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“Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” (Lord Acton)
Power comes in many different forms. Executive position, influence, knowledge, ability, pedigree, wealth. Whatever your station in life, you exercise varying degrees of power.
Some of us are single and are empowered to direct our own lives and influence the people around us. Some have positions in the marketplace carrying significant executive weight and accountability. Others of us are born into privilege and responsibility, a greater degree of power carrying commensurate benefits or consequences depending on its stewardship. One can’t help thinking about the Kennedy’s and the Rockefellers. Or the House of Windsor.
I’ve noticed, after nearly five decades of living, that power, when given—as in, say, a sizeable job promotion—tends to bring out what is hidden in the heart of the one to whom it is delegated.
For some, it brings into relief the most noble qualities—service, care, efficiency…
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Finding the right solution providers is essential to your association’s success. That’s why we’ve designed the Association Solutions Marketplace (Expo) to be your one-stop destination to finding the right products and providers to help your association achieve new heights. You can walk the show floor and browse categories ranging from hospitality to AMS providers and everything in between.. | https://eventsinamerica.com/events/asae-annual-meeting-exposition-2018-american-society-of-association-executives/ev58fa26611f215 | 2018-10-15T17:00:01 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
The mapping of love and death: a Maisie Dobbs novel / Jacqueline Winspear.
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- Edition: Unabridged.
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The 3rd match on the 13th of February of the Premier League (or the closest date to the 13th that matches were played).
The above is the first thing I wrote of this article. For a while I’ve thought that the amount of clearances that teams make in matches, and places where they make them, can be used to tell the story of the match, in a similar way to shots.
Both, on the surface, have obvious flaws. You can shoot from anywhere and it’ll boost your shot numbers, and you don’t know how good these shots actually were. Similarly with clearances, many clearances might show good defending* or it might show opposition pressure or both, it might be hard to tell which is which.
I picked a random match to try and use clearances to tell the story because I figured this would help reduce a level of confirmation bias. If I’m picking the match myself, I’ll probably end up choosing one that shows how useful clearances are.
Anyway, the match in question turned out to be Chelsea vs Everton (1-0, from the 11th of February). I do not remember it (I see now that Matic was WhoScored’s man of the match, maybe this has something to do with it).
I go to look at the possession. Chelsea had 58%, Everton 42%, so Chelsea obviously dominated to a degree.
The shots back this up:
Chelsea had 21 shots to Everton’s 7, with a good handful of Mourinho’s side’s being in the ‘danger zone’, central in the box.
You get something similar with the clearances:
Both show Chelsea as dominant. Clearances increases both sides’ in-box presence, although this may partly be due to defending corners, where clearances are likely to happen in dangerous looking areas of the box (although the same goes for shots, if you get on the end of it).
I’ve made some observations about clearances during my year or so looking at defensive stats. These aren’t backed up by thousands of matches of data, but I think they *generally* hold true.
Clearances made in the dark green area have a fairly good chance of having been headed clearances by defenders (from long, maybe hopeful, balls forwards), and I think the more dominant your team performance, the more likely they are to be headed (if you’re under pressure yourself then clearances in this area are more likely to be ‘genuine’ on the ground clearances, and you’re also more likely to be clearing away hopeful hoofs if your own team is dominating – these are guesses).
The yellow area are clearances that are bordering on irrelevant, having a higher likelihood of being made by wingers or full backs from throw-ins, for example. It is, therefore, somewhat intuitively, the red zone that is most important.
So, if we’re to glance at the clearance map and tell the ‘story’ of the game, we can see that Everton had some presence in Chelsea’s box (1), but given the relative lack of clearances elsewhere (2) we can be suspicious of this and tentatively guess that corners had something to do with it (I checked, it did). Everton were also clearly bombarded (3) and the fact that a lot of their clearances were so deep (as shown by a rough, vertical line of best fit of their clearances, 4) shows just how pressed back they were.
Is there anything there that we couldn’t glean from looking at the shot map? Maybe not. We can see Everton had some presence in Chelsea’s box, but that most of their shots were from outside. We can also see that Chelsea dominated, and that Everton must have been pressed deeply back into their own territory.
So what does this mean for clearances? To be honest, I don’t know. The random match didn’t show anything great in support of taking more notice of clearances, but it also didn’t tear down the idea completely. It also gives a sense of where the team’s defence is in one handy map, almost like a defensive counterpart of the shots map, the other side of the coin.
(You can, of course, get maps of all of the team’s defensive actions, but they are generally more confusing, with tackles and interceptions across the pitch. I think clearance maps, like shot maps, are less messy and that comes with its pros and cons).
The use of the clearance maps in practical terms, probably, isn’t much. They might help you get an idea of how a game went if you missed it, but you can generally watch highlights, read a match report, or your Twitter timeline. It might give you a sense of whether a team was hanging on for a result, or just couldn’t break through to get one, but, as I’ve said, shot maps can give you this sense too.
Basically, this is an idea that’s been knocking around in my head and I thought I’d have a small bit of a closer look and report my findings, whatever they turned out to be. Of course, neither shot nor clearance maps are a substitute for watching the match analytically yourself, nor do I think clearance maps will really change how people think about the game. This is more of a tossing of the clearance hat into the ring and pointing to it, saying “Hey, what about this?”
*(For the record though, in my previous work with defensive stats, I’ve come to the conclusion that clearances aren’t a measure of good defending, at least on an individual level, even when possession adjusted, you’ve got to juggle defensive stats a lot more than that to get something worthwhile. Obviously match to match everything that stops an attack is good, but I believe clearances tell the story of opposition pressure more than individual or team defensive strength).
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Fair warning: You’re not going to like Susan Traherne. As the complex heroine of David Hare’s 1978 drama Plenty — now in its first major New York revival at Off Broadway’s Public Theater, the site of its U.S. premiere — she is selfish and self-absorbed, casually cruel, and destroys herself and those around her with almost inconceivable ease.
In other words, Oscar winner Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) has her work cut out for her playing the former French Resistance fighter whose postwar life amounts to a series of letdowns and misfires. Really, once you’ve been a secret agent, can any job, or any man, match that thrill?
An attempt to conceive a child never comes to fruition. A career in advertising turns out to be spectacular mismatch: “To produce what my masters call good copy, it is simply a question of pitching my intelligence low enough,” Susan sighs. And marriage to Brock, a kind but less-than-blazingly-ambitious diplomat (House of Cards’ Corey Stoll, in fine form), ends with him passed out naked on the floor, the victim of a scotch-and-Nembutal cocktail.
Which is where the play begins: in England in 1962, with an unconscious Brock and an about-to-bolt Susan, who, before she leaves, bequeaths the house to her bohemian friend Alice (Emily Bergl) as an unwed mothers’ shelter. Then, flashback to France, 1943, to a teenage Susan in wartime. And so on. In sum, Plenty covers 19 years, three countries, and eight locales in its 12 scenes — and the shifts can be clunky, and lengthy. We’re always vaguely aware of some fuss going on behind the massive wall that bisects Mike Britton’s rotating set.
One constant throughout director David Leveaux’s poorly paced revival: the luminous Weisz, who radiates steely determination and profound intelligence in every scene (and she is in every scene). Even Hare admitted the role is underwritten — “I aimed for a half-filled-in quality…which would give the actress particular freedom,” he said in his 2015 memoir, The Blue Touch Paper. Weisz’s distinct gift is that she gets us thinking about what Hare hasn’t shown. The gaps between are almost as intriguing as the scenes themselves. B | https://ew.com/article/2016/10/23/plenty-ew-stage-review/ | 2018-10-15T18:25:36 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Job cuts
Public Service Dept to keep communication open on restructuring
The department’s Mava Scott says its undeniable that there are talks on the table on the restructuring of state micro organisations.
AngloGold Ashanti may shed 2,000 jobs
The gold mining company says domestic production has been reduced by half over the past year.
Implats in talks that could lead to 2,500 job cuts
Implats, the world’s second-biggest platinum producer, said last week job cuts were possible after it reported a 2017 year loss.
Labour Court rejects union bid to halt Telkom job cuts
Telkom said in February it would cut 300 jobs as part of a turnaround strategy.
Intel to cut up to 12000 jobs as PC industry swoons
Global personal computer shipments fell 11.5 percent in the first quarter, tech research company IDC said.
NWU to exhaust all options to avoid job cuts
The university informed staff at all three campuses about the new project which will see a reduction in posts
Amcu vows to halt 32,000 possible job cuts
Joseph Mathunjwa says he’s concerned mine bosses are placing shareholder interests over employee interests.
Finance Union saves close to 600 jobs at FNB
Over 1,000 employees had been placed on a list for possible forced retrenchment in February last year.
Telkom yet to make decision on more job cuts
Telkom said on Friday it plans to cut at least 300 jobs at its head office and further outsource 260 jobs.
Anglo American to cut 2,000 jobs at Union, Twickenham mines
The company has proposed a restructuring process that will impact thousands of its employees.
Lloyds Bank to cut 1,585 more jobs
The announcement brings the total cuts announced so far to 5,530 since Lloyds’ announced in October 2014.
BP plans new deep staff cuts to withstand oil price storm
BP aims to reduce its global headcount by 4,000 to 20,000 undergoes a $3.5 billion restructuring program.
South32 to cut more than 400 jobs at South African manganese mine
Mining companies in South Africa are under pressure from rising costs and falling prices.
Air France managers flee as staff storm meeting on job cuts
The airline's human resources and labour relations chief Xavier Broseta had his shirt ripped off.
Mining jobs task team under fire
Tensions in the task team set up to manage retrenchments in the mining sector, threaten its effectiveness.
Steel industry job cuts under the microscope
Around 3,000 jobs are on the line across the board & Steel Works in Vereeniging is at risk of closing.
Can jobs be saved in the mining sector?
Questions have been raised about job security & whether a NUM strike could add more pressure to the sector.
More mining jobs could be on the line
NUM cannot confirm if 11,000 miners who received notifications from mining employer will be fired.
'Mining job cuts will worsen SA's struggling economy'
The ANC says mining companies must work with govt and review its plans before cutting thousands of jobs.
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Issue
An initial calculation of KWH produced a artificially high value that was captured by a trend log and is now stored in Report Server.
This anomaly is artificially skewing the auto scale feature.
Environment
- Web Report Server
- Trend Log
- Extended Trend Log
- Extended Log
Cause
The trend data anomaly is artificially skewing the auto scale feature of the trend graph in Report Server.
Resolution
- Open the associated extended trend log.
- Right click on the entry that is to be corrected and select edit record.
- Change the value of the entry to some more acceptable value.
- Enter a reason for the change in the comment field.
- Select save.
The new value will appear in place of the original entry with an icon to show that the value was altered.
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to reach definitive conclusions. However, the aim of the recent study was to conduct an updated systematic review and meta-analysis, assessing the effectiveness of electroacupuncture (EA) relative to conventional medication in functional constipation (FC).
People from all around the world suffer with this distressing condition. But what is functional constipation (FC)? It’s constipation that does not have a physical (anatomical) or physiological (hormonal or other body chemistry) cause, it may have a neurological, psychological or psychosomatic cause.
The characteristics and symptoms of FC are hard stools, incomplete and infrequent defecation and straining during defecation.
This is a very common condition in Europe and America, with a huge economic burden and extensive hospital costs.
Medical intervention for FC is often unsuccessful and can have adverse side-effects. Often conventional treatments include lifestyle and dietary changes, with medication in the form of stool softeners, stimulant laxatives and bulking agents.
The ineffective outcome of these measures have led to the increasing use for alternative treatment options, which includes the use of acupuncture.
Acupuncture has been used to treat functional gastrointestinal diseases, including FC, in Traditional Chinese Medicine for many years.
A number of studies and clinical trials have been carried out and show promising results where acupuncture has been used for treatment. For instance EA and manual acupuncture (MA) have been seen to be effective for analgesia and in early post-operative inflammatory small bowel obstruction. EA has also been shown to accelerate the recovery of gastrointestinal motility and improve the quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer resection.
This review looked at a number of randomised control trials with adults diagnosed with FC using treatment with either EA or anti-constipation medication. Trials in which the control group received sham EA, at non-acupuncture points, as well as medication were excluded.
The review involved the gathering of data where patients in the control groups were treated with anti-constipation medications. Acupuncture was performed at a single acupuncture point in six trials and at multiple points in four.
They looked at the primary outcome measure: increased number of weekly spontaneous bowel movements, alongside response rate and reduction in symptoms. The number of patients in the studied treatment groups ranged from 19-356 and 21-140 in the control groups. Patients ages ranged from 22-67. The duration of constipation ranged from 3-20 years. The time point for the outcome measurement ranged from 4-64 weeks.
Five trials reported changes in frequency of spontaneous bowel movements.
The results of this review is encouraging and concluded that electro acupuncture (especially with deep needling) was more effective than anti-constipation medication at improving spontaneous bowel movements, total response rate and reducing the symptoms associated with functional constipation. | https://exeteracupuncture.co.uk/acupuncture-functional-constipation/ | 2018-10-15T16:57:38 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Fast Track Marketing
Wouldn’t it be great to start each day to find your inbox with five or more new targeted prospects eager to learn more about your product or service? Isn’t that what every entrepreneur and small business owner desires?
It is possible to get prospects coming to your website to make enquiries, but first they have to know you exist, where to find you and know how you solve their most pressing issues, problems and pains. That is
where marketing comes in.
Marketing is something you know need, but to be honest, you’re not really clear what marketing is, nor what to do or even how to begin. Being honest with yourself and seeking help is the step. This is where Fast Track Marketing comes in.
Fast track marketing is all about attracting your ideal prospects through various traffic sources and by giving them something of value, getting them to ‘opt-in’ to receive information from you. Once you have their email details you can subsequently keep the conversation going with them, educating them and moving them through your sales pipeline to achieve a sale.
Here’s what you’ll be able to do following this 2-day workshop
- You’ll be clear about what marketing is and its purpose
- Drill down to your ideal target audience (consumers who want and can afford your product and service)
- Go to them! Find out where your ideal target audience is hanging out so you can market to them
- Decide your marketing objectives/goals and set the marketing budget to get you there (Note: You don’t need a huge budget to play in the same sandbox as the big boys)
- Create your marketing message that tells potential customers how you help them with their problems
- Move consumers through the sales funnel with baby-step conversions
- Engage, educate and entertain consumers using social media
- Attract interest in your business by using lead magnets (videos, infographics, static banners, eBooks, reports, white papers)
- Use the power of Video to create awareness and build trust
- Capture leads and details with engaging opt-in forms strategically placed
- Keep the conversation going using education-based emails that educate and give the reader value
- Don’t go it alone; Discover the tools, tips and techniques that will help you get things done easily and at a low cost.. It’s a great idea to get more visibility online and thanks to your valuable insights it will not affect my marketing budget. Thank you Pamela!”
– Monika Khaled Authorized distributor for Desert Diamonds Singapore and Co-chair for PrimeTime Small Business Group
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Energy Aware Load Balancing In Cloud Computing Using Virtual Machines
- Publisher: Journal of Engineering Computers & Applied Sciences
- Journal: Journal of Engineering Computers & Applied Sciences (issn: 2319-5606)
- Subject: Computer Sciences | Cloud computing, Datacenter, Virtual machine, Workload, Energy consumption
Cloud computing offers business-oriented IT resources and IT services delivery as a utility to users worldwide. The fast growing rate of the usage of large-scale data centers on cloud has demand for computational power. Datacenters hosting cloud applications consume huge amounts of electrical energy. As a result, the cost is assisting by energy consumption and cooling of the datacentre. It may increase overall investment on the computing. Therefore, minimization of energy consumption and balance the temperature of resources are a most important in Cloud Computing. We are working on VM migration mechanism. The objective is reducing the energy consumption with thermal aware load-balancing in a Cloud center. Energy savings are achieved by continuous consolidation of VMs according to current utilization of resources and thermal temperature of computing nodes. In my propose work, we have considered the situation of over-utilization, under-utilization using resource utilization threshold and control temperature of the host using temperature threshold.
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AthleteWord: You were made to be the mirror of greatness.
READ
Hebrews 1:1-4
REFLECT
What was the first information we submitted when registering for the Open? Was it information about our performance like a 1-rep max? Was it another measurement like our height or weight? No, it was the most important information we can share, because it is symbolic of what means the most to us. We submitted our name.
Our names matter to us. If someone mistakenly calls us by the wrong name, it matters. Why is that? It's because our names serve as the primary way we are defined.
DISCUSSION
How do you feel about your name?
What do you hope people think when they hear your name?
Throughout Scripture we see people's names used to define their character. Abraham, Jacob, his sons, and numerous others had names that signified their identity. The greatest man to live on this planet was named with purpose. “You shall call his name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
John records seven statements of Jesus that describe His identity:
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Each of these statements begins with two words: “I am.” A close investigation of these words not only points to the concept of identity, but also to the covenant name of God. Jesus is not only describing Himself through these statements. He is also telling us His identity is the same as the Father. In Jesus we see the one true God – the “I AM.”
The first step to developing a relationship with someone is learning their name. This is also true as we learn to follow Jesus. We must understand He is the true God. He is deity. And when we unite with Him through faith we are given a new name – through His identity. Our identity becomes wrapped up in His identity. What used to define us no longer does, because His name is all that matters.
“Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name.” – Hebrews 13:5
SKILL WORK
What does the name “Christian” mean?
How do you know if your identity is found in Christ?
How can your identity in Christ affect your daily life?
How can your identity in Christ affect your training? | https://faithrxd.org/blog/2018/03/11/name-your-strength/ | 2018-10-15T17:54:04 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Falcon Test Engineers is accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) to ISO/IEC 17025 in the field of mechanical testing. It specializes in dangerous goods transport packages and attainment of UN approvals in accordance with the
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Falcon Test Engineers is primarily a package testing laboratory conducting tests on a wide range of materials and package types from specimen vials; plastic glass and metal inner packagings of combination packages; aerosol cans packages for transport of biological products; sharps containers; temperature critical packages to single packages such as drums, jerricans and portable fuel containers; plastic timber and EPS boxes to Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) and Flexible Intermediate Bulk containers (FIBCs) and others.
It is the only independent package testing laboratory of its kind in the southern hemisphere. It is not affiliated with any manufacturer. All testing and information supplied is treated with utmost confidentiality.
Because of the specialised needs of many manufacturers, importers and shippers, Falcon Test Engineers has extended its services to include a wide range of test types not related to dangerous goods packages.
Falcon Test Engineers provides its clients with a high level of customer service with a strong focus on efficiency and expediency in conducting tests and attaining UN approvals.
It provides assistance that enables clients to overcome technical and regulatory issues so they can achieve UN approvals.
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Comlink/Issues 41-50
Contents
Issue 41
Comlink 41 was published in October 1989 and contains 20 pages. The cover is "Pleistocene on the Last Crusade for the Temple of Doom" by Bob Miller.
- the editor publishes the results of "The 1989 Readership and Star Trek: The Next Generation Survey Results": she sent out 114 and got back 38%, a much lower percentage than last year -- she blames the lower result on the fact that maybe fans aren't that interested in expressing their opinions of ST:TNG (which aren't included here). The Questions:
- gender: male: 17.5%, female: 82.5%
- age: under 17: 0%, 18-24: 5%, 25-34: 50%, 35-44: 40%, 45-54: 2.5%, 55+: 0%
- marital status: single: 57.4%, married: 37.5%, divorced/sep/widowed: 2.5%
- if you are married, is your spouse a fan: yes: 20%, no: 12.5%
- hours spent on fanac per week: 0-7: 35%, 8-15: 32.5%, 16-23: 17.5%, 24-31: 7.5%, 32-39: 5%
- current annual income: $0-5,999: 17.5%, $6,000-9,999: 12.5%, $10,000-14,999: 7.5%, $20,000-29,999: 27.5%, $30,000+: 20%
- are you making videotapes of the ST:TNG to keep? : yes: 77.5%, no: 22.%
- a fan writes about fanzine's prices: "As to what constitutes a fair price, that varies so greatly, it's hard to know. New fanzines can cost between $5 and $20. Old zines I've seen priced from $10 to $40 depending on how rare or old they are."
- a fan asks: "Does anyone know what happened to the Star Wars Lending Library?"
- another fan is : "absolutely delighted that my assertion of the last 15 years that Spock's birth was unassisted by modern medical technology was made official."
- fan says that while he admires Gene Roddenberry for many things but "Some Trekkers have come to consider Gene a father figure of sorts... I believe that some folks expect too much from their media icons, and Gene is as mortal as the rest of us."
- a fan writes of ST:TFF:I'm very upset that Star Trek fans are not supporting this movie. The movie was not perfect by a long way, and it had some things I didn't like but there was mostly good in it. I was mostly looking for the relationship between Kirk, Spock, and McCoy. I was waiting 23 years for these men to finally admit that they need eachother... I would not put the blame on ST:TFF and William Shatner directing, but I blame Paramount. They are the culprits for not supporting Star Trek and their fans. And it is a shame to see that happen as ST has been a large part of my life for a very long time... I will support it when it is released on video tape and keep buying the merchandise as I am a true-blue Trekkie and I will always be in the future.
- another fan weighs in on the new ST movie:What is the reason for Spock holding a conversation with Kirk while he is climbing a mountain with no protective equipment and is distracting him so that Kirk will fall. The only reason is for the joke: Spock can play Superman and catches him before he crashed to his death. Well, boy howdy. And Kirk isn't doing better in the smarts department. What is a middle-aged starship captain on shore leaved doing climbing a mountain [without weeks of practice and planning and using safety equipment]... I can ignore Uhura's fan dance. I can ignore the sing-a-long at the end. I can ignore that fact that David Warner and the Romulan women are wasted for half the movie. I can ignore the terrible make-up jobs. What I can't ignore is the lack of sensitivity on the part of the writers for the characters and the universe they're playing in... Spock's birth is the scene that bothered me the most. Is it logical that Spock should be born in a cave with just a high priestess in attendance... for the first Vulcan-hybrid birth?... But more than that, if Sarek is so disgusted at having a half-breed son... why did he marry Amanda in the first place? ... I was absolutely shocked to witness such an insensitive characterization of Sarek, betraying an utter disregard not only for Spock but for Amanda as well.
- a fan responds to an earlier letter in a previous issue:I'll try to respond to your letter even though I have difficulty employing ten words in a sentence. Yes, we are everywhere! Media Fen, Costume Fen, all of us, we're everywhere you go! Lucacons, Westercons, World Cons! We like to be entertained. We enjoy seeing artists and authors do magic tricks and juggle hoops while balancing on a large rubber ball. For too long, we have been judged by the color of our fannish activities and not by the content of our interests.. We shall overcome, we shall overcome.
Issue 42
Comlink 42 was published in January 1990 and contains 18 pages. The cover "Starsong and Talltree" by Dafydd Neal Dyar.
- in this issue are two reviews by Debbie Gilbert on "Trekwar" and "Strike Zone"
- a fan comments on the latest Star Trek movie: "I won't go into detail about Star Trek 5 since other writers have pretty much covered the territory. ST5 had some delightful moments, but overall it was a tragic waste of money and talent. What's worse, Shatner's self-indulgence may have irreparable damaged ST's credibility. It's a shame the couldn't have quit while they were ahead with ST4." This is a opinion echoed by many fans.
- a fan echoes a huge fannish agreement that folks like William Riker far, far better with is beard: "Riker's popularity has increased greatly. He's much more relaxed, more approachable than last year. Could it be the beard?"
- lots of fans write that they would like to see a sexual affair between Wesley Crusher and Guinan in ST:TNG, something that, for this letterzine, feels quite racy, as its LoCers never, never talk about sex
- a fan writes: "If William Shatner had really written Trekwar, we'd have heard about it long ago. Shater, Mr. Ego the Size of the Great Outdoors, would have blabbed about it before and during its writing. Shatner loves to toot his own horn. I though Trekwar was a typo. I'll wait for it to come out in paperback than get it at Strands for half price."
- a fan says: "I can't support the ST movie because there's so little there to support. It's just not a good movie, and I don't support not-good movies. It's just like I don't buy ST merchandise just because its ST merchandise."
- a fan comments on an earlier letter.
- a fan writes about the difference in cost between sf and media z.
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Issue 43
Comlink 43 was published in April 1990 and contains 22 pages. The cover is an Alien Nation 1995 newspaper mock-up.
- the editor is moving and assures fans that she will continue editing and publishing the letterzine while she is overseas
- this issue has a short article by Nancy Merckle called "Save Beauty and the Beast"
- illustrating how TPTB misread fannish messages, a fan says Paramount Studios believes the fifth Star Trek movie bombed because, 1) the actors were too old, 2) the Batman movie blew it out of the water, and 3) fans get enough Star Trek with ST:TNG on TV -- fans' comments in the letterzine have almost universally stated they didn't like the movie because it was a crappy script, Shatner's direction was awful, and the movie didn't honor the characters in any way
- a fan compares two letterzines' fan reaction to the fifth Star Trek movie: "One of the things I've noticed in reading letterzines is the 'attitude' toward Star Trek 5. I don't know if you get Interstat, but this letterzine is overall (not completely mind you) pro-Star Trek 5, while Comlink seens to be overall negative about it." The editor of Comlink responds: "In the eighteen years I've been in fandom and the almost nine years I've edited Comlink, I can generalize and say that a letterzine, as with any fan publication, is a reflection of the editor... I imagine that those people who disagree with what is being said in Comlink have packed up and left. This isn't to say Interstat is better than Comlink or vice-verse. We obviously have two different editorial policies, personal beliefs, and perhaps different readerships. All this does is make fandom a better place for all of us by allowing a forum for different sides of an issue."
- a fan speculates on fan campaigns and her favorite cancelled show: "I feel that the secret to a successful campaign to get a series revived rests on having a core of dedicated fans willing to devote the majority of their time to getting a series revived. In media fandom, that tends to be women. Apparently, while Max Headroom was a favorite among media fans, not enough women thought it worthy enough to save."
- a fan comments on copyrighting and fanzines and profit:I especially resent the attitude that it's okay for us to be inspired by the characters and settings of other authors/creators BUT it's now done to share the fruits of that inspiration unless there's money in it! So we get the mediazines which print legalese at the bottom of the title page along the lines of the following: 'This amateur publication does not intend to infringe upon the copyrights held by Paramount, the BBC or any other corporate entity or person. But don't YOU dare copy anything herein without EXPRESS written permission from teh author/artists AND the publisher!' Can you day 'double-standard'? Since the mediazines are on shaky ground to begin with, I really don't think that we have reason, or GOOD reason, to howl if a fan copies that work for purposes not involving money or plagiarism. I personally am just happy to share my work with my fellow fans -- as long as no one is trying to make money off MY small contribution to everyone's enjoyment. Happily, some mediazine publishers have now started explicitly printing 'permission to copy with our blessing' statements, in reaction to the close-minded. I DO know that 'what goes around comes around' and those greedy zine publishers and (and bootleggers!) will get theirs from the fans, if not the copyright lawyers -- but I'll continue to be indignant in the meantime.
Issue 44
Comlink 44 was published in August 1990 and contains 20 pages. The cover is "Holy Hanna-Barbera!" by Bob Miller.
- there is much more discussion about William Shatner's authorship (or more specifically, lack thereof) of the pro book "TrekWar"
- a fan uses a term: "Roddenbarrier," a word which describes the original creator of a text coming in after the fact and dictating changes, but changes that actually make the show/book/etc. WORSE; sadly, this never became a widely used term: "Yes, the writing [of ST:TNG] is much improved over last season although... I can still scope out the occasional Roddenbarrier. The tampering is usually minor, but it always clashes with a well-written script."
- there is an early modern fannish use of the word phile as a fannish admiration for a character: "I am not a huge Rikerphile, even I found it hard to see how Troi could get involved with that schumcky part Betazed when she had Riker around for casual sex and companionship."
- in this issue, the editor writes an essay about her temporary move to Iceland; it is called "Iceland: The Land of Fire and Spite" and it was originally in APA-VCR and updated and included in A Woman's Apa; she pretty much hates living in Iceland
- the editor is now publishing the letterzine from a U.S. Naval base in Iceland and has some special issues with postage:... [this] is causing some interesting problems. As with many other fannish efforts, this publication isn't exactly 'legal,' in that I don't have business license, a business chequing account or anything like that. Because we are technically living on foreign soil, the Provost Marshall and Customs keep an eye on what gets mailed or carried off base. While I don't think that Comlink would cause a problem, I do collect dead presidents for it, and I don't want to be in any position of raising any questions. Therefore I've asked [name redacted] if she wouldn't mind mailing the issues out as soon as they are printed n Michigan.
- a fan comments on one of the current debates: media and science fiction fandom:Science fiction is a huge umbrella with lots of spokes. Probably for any fan of the genre, there is a separate but just as valid definition of the term. Back in the late '60s, when Star Trek was still on the air, it won several Hugo Awards. So its roots are clearly in the science fiction community. However, in 1972, when the first of the big Star Trek conventions was held, it seemed to those same science fiction fans who had admired the show in the first place, were dwarfed by all these new people who were starting to come to science fiction conventions. The fact that these new fans were predominately female may have played a role, too... Media fandom, of all the subgenres, seems to cause the hottest debate. And I think part of the reason is because it has continued to take on a meaning completely outside of science fiction. What has Starsky & Hutch and Simon & Simon have to do with science fiction? Nothing, except that people who are/were Star Trek fans liked Star Trek fandom, so they branched out and extended that fandom to other television shows... The circle of media fandom, for some reason, is seen as a threat to the circle of science fiction fandom, as if that entire media circle was going to descend on and swamp all of science fiction fandom... As one of the people who is in that portion where the two circles meet, I hear flack from both sides.
- a fan comments on the line between using a conglomerate's creation and a fan's creation in a transformational way:I agree there is a double standard in fandom (science fiction and media) regarding ownership. There's a prevalent attitude 'if something is owned by a huge conglomerate, it's okay to infringe on its copyright and trademark licenses, but I'll sue your pants off if you infringe on my rights.' I've seen this in media fanzines where a fan has created a new character in a fanzine story based on a major studio's copyrighted product. It's okay for that writer to write in that copyrighted universe, but if someone else uses that character in another story in the same universe, the creator of that character starts crying 'copyright infringement.' Who's kidding whom here?
- a long-time fan writes a letter with a focus of the purpose of LoCs and reviews.
Issue 45
Comlink 45 was published in November 1990 and contains 20 pages.
- this issue has a third season episode synopsis for ST:TNG
- one fan has sent Comlink's editor a survey by a graduate student that she hopes the editor will distribute. The editor writes: "As much as I'd like to run Cinda's survey, it's rather long, and I don't have the resources to do so. However, if you'd like to participate, send her an SASE. I've invited Cinda to write a short LoC about her research, and I hope she'll take me up on it."
- a fan comments on the recent set of letters from a disgruntled fan who has canceled her subscription to the normally very calm letterzine over what she felt was "Shatner-bashing"; she pleads for civility on the part of all parties, and in retrospect, gives a historical flavor to her comments: "C'mon, kid, we're not tearing down the Berlin Wall, we're not freeing South Africa, we're not even frightening Saddam Hussein."
- a fan writes in and complains of all the professionally produced Star Trek merchandise for sale: "Just say NO!!! to $90 videotapes, $20 hardbacks, $10 dolls, just say NO!!! to dealers charging $50 for our [own] zines."
- there are many letters in this issue commenting on the letter in the last issue on the purpose and value of LoCs/feedback/reviews
- regarding fan fiction reviews, a fan writes that when she wrote her two zines, The Genesis Aftermath and Descent into Darkness, she included in the zine reply forms to get feedback:I got about 105 of the forms back. Most were favorable. Some were not. All were welcome. One fan with a highly negative reaction send hers anonymously as if she thought I would come to her house and throw her typewriter against the wall if I knew who she was. I say this so that one one can accuse me of applying standards to others I'm not willing to observe myself. Of course, unfavorable comments should not be stated rudely, but some editors believe ANY unfavorable comment, no how how politely stated, is unacceptable.
- a fan comments:Personally, I depend on reviews, as well as the few comprehensive LoCs I receive, to improve my skills... There's little point in doing anything if you're not interested in doing it better next time. Peer review affects us in almost everything we do, and I don't think I'd do zines if I never thought I'd get any feedback at all. I don't think I'd write either. It's not a perfect system. People abuse it, and I admit I can't use every suggestion I get. It's more a matter of doing the best you can. Isn't that what this is all about?
- a fan writes about the lack of LoCs lately:They are rare. Does that have anything to do with whether or not they are appreciated? I'll only spend time on a serious zine LoC for someone I know appreciates it. This year that has been a total of 2 (count 'em), so we have something of a catch-22 here... It may seem like an old topic, but I have noticed a tendency towards better quality zines, and I'd like to know if there's a changing attitude toward reviews.
- the editor of Comlink ruminates on the quality of recent zines, one she thinks has gotten better, at least production-wise:One reason for better quality zines these days could be the technology of producing zine has improved. In the early days, it was your IBM Selectric, if you were lucky, and mimeo. Now it's desk-top publishing and high-quality photocopying. All this technology doesn't come cheap. Perhaps the editor/publishers realize that they need to charge more for zine and is therefore doing a better job? Also, there's more competition out there in zine-land.
- Ming Wathne gives an update.
Issue 46
Comlink 46 was published in February 1991 and contains 24 pages. The front cover is by Zaquia Tarhuntassa.
- while the editor has asked for a moritorium on negative William Shatner comments as they're doesn't seem to be much more to say, some readers get in a few more comments; they compare him to a 'purring ham,' hate that he lied about writing 'TrekWars,' feel he used to try to do a good job but is coasting, is egotistical, and despise his Saturday Night Live "Get a Life" skit: "... the actor saying this has traded on Star Trek for most of his career. Get a life, indeed!"
- an ad in the back of this issue reads: refers to the "CORELLIAN ARCHIVES" as the "The National Fan Zine Library"
- the editor publishes the results of the "Third Season Star Trek: The Next Generation and The Fifth Comlink Readership Survey" results; she is unhappy that she only had a 39% return rate
- a fan defends FIAWOL:I've met more open-minded people, made more long and lasting friendships (some nearing 20 years), and done more traveling, historical research, sewing, and meeting people in all walks of life than have in the first 22 years of my existence.. No, FIAWOL is not an obsession, it's family.
- a fan writes:I was especially interested in the comments on the on-going 'readers versus media fans' discussion. I, too, recall the attitude of science fiction fandom toward Star Trek fandom in its infancy. But, actually it goes back beyond that. A few years before the Trekkies, the same sort of thing was happening with the old-line sf fans and the 'hippie' invasion of the late 60's and early '70's -- between, broadly, the fans who crowded around the bar and the ones who retreated to dark rooms with loud stereos and funny cigarettes. But it's just human nature: the existence of an in-group implies out-groups, those pathetic and often obnoxious people who don't share _____ (fill in the blank). Just as Star Trek fans discovering sf cons were often made to feel like second class citizens, so too, at Star Trek cons after the summer of 1977, were people in Princess Leia outfits and Imperial Stormtrooper outfits often looked upon as somehow inferior. Not to mention smaller out-groups. I can recall a serious conversation among committee members at a Star Trek con in the midwest about whether they should ban Runners from their next con. 'Runners' you say? Well, there was a small, but dedicated group of boisterous, youthful Logan's Run fans who wore quite nicely done uniforms and, in keeping with the nature of their characters, spent a great deal of time chasing each other around the function rooms and corridors, and zapping each other with blasters. Admittedly, they could be a little annoying if you were having a conversation in the vicinity, but it hardly seemed reasonable to ban them from a con. Like I said, it's human nature.
- a fan remembers the emergence of fans of role-playing games at cons:I do recall when role-playing was emerging how some convention committees considered barring them because all they did was spend time playing their role-playing games and not actively participating with the rest of the convention-goers. My attitude was, you take their money, give them a room, and you don't see them for the rest of the convention.
- a fan writes in about acafandom.
Issue 47
Comlink 47 was published in June 1991 and contains 20 pages. The front cover is by Zaquia Tarhuntassa.
- a fan thinks there are less fanzines published due to demographics: "... the average age in fandom seems to be creeping up towards the mid-30s... and fanzine publishing is slowing down as more of the people engaged in it devote more time to family and job responsibilities."
- a fan comments on another question from an earlier issue:The double standard in fandom' RE: [fan] fiction writing does seem hypocritical, doesn't it? On the surface it is. Fan fi writers help themselves to studios' or other pro's characters and/or universes at will. Many of these pro outfits seem to tolerate this; in fact, for them, it's a form of free advertising. I wonder how much money fan fiction has made for Paramount just by keeping interest in Star Trek encouraged all these years? And not a penny was spent by them for that advertising, because the fans did it themselves. But as for fan writers' original characters and/or universes being pirated; there's an extenuating circumstances there. Media characters-universe are at least common knowledge. We all know the personalities, settings, etc. We know how a given character would react in a certain situation... But when we create our own characters... what we're doing is apart from common knowledge; we're breaking new ground. We KNOW Spock and McCoy. WE don't necessarily have this thorough a knowledge of someone's original fan fiction character or setting, and if we did, we might not have the 'feel' of it to write it properly. The only proper way to write in another's fan fiction universe is: 1) get permission; and 2) consult the originator on everything, planned and written, start to finish.
- a fan writes:... I went to England and had a chance to sit down and talk with fellow Gerry & Sylvia Anderson fans to talk about fannish stuff. One problem British fans have in Anderson fandom is the fact that ITC which owns most rights won't allow any fan fiction outside of the official Fanderson, the official Gerry Anderson fan club, publications. That is, no fan can do a fiction fanzine on Thunderbirds without serious legal complications. Could you just imagine what would have happened to Star Trek fandom back in the 70s if we weren't allowed to have fanzines? I seriously doubt that Star Trek and by extension media fandom would be anything like it is today, a vast worldwide interconnected network.
- a fan explains how the VCR can revive a fandom.
- a fan writes of the prejudice she has experienced, and how it relates to the tensions between media fans and science fiction fandom?' It really makes me sad that fans, who know first-hand the kind of heartache this can cause, would resort to infighting over what kind of fannish life is better. Isn't there room for everyone?
- another fan comments:[There is a link between] the fannish opposition to Trekkies to the hippie invasion. It's likely that both of these were perceived as potential threats to the unique identity of our subculture, just about the time we were beginning to realize that we had one, but before we understood that cultures (like plants or human minds) begin to die when they cease to grow.
- a fan comments on the recent academic interest in fandom.
- another fan isn't as accepting of this academic interest.
Issue 48
Comlink 48 was published in September 1991 and contains 20 pages. The front cover is by Zaquia Tarhuntassa.
- there is a reprint of a public letter that was posted on the GEnie Bulletin Board in February 1991 by Brad Ferguson in which he dismisses his own pro book, "A Flag Full of Stars." He writes about how it was edited into something he doesn't even recognize: "I am stuck with this two-headed yet brainless mutant child who bears my name, and I do not like it at all. Not at all."
- a fan contemplates vocabulary.
- a fan gives some advice:For all the successful and aspiring Star Trek novelists out there, I have a foolproof formula for a good novel. Write a story with a good plat about the Star Trek universe, with all the characters we know well. Add two or three of your own original characters and give them a central importance to the story. Rewrite it until you think it is very good. Then, delete all references to Star Trek, the Enterprise, all the characters you created, all hardware and technological developments commonly associated with Star Trek and all round, furry animals that purr. What you're left with, to your joyous surprise, will be the beginning of an original novel that you can proudly proclaim is your own creation and you can do whatever you want with, without having to follow the guidelines set up by someone else, and without using the alternate universe excuse... It's possible that someday, fans will be misusing your characters as we are misusing Gene's.
- a fan responds to the above statement:Writing fanfic based on other's universes is something that many fans simply enjoy. Their goal isn't to create a whole new universe, but to simply 'share' in the one created... Too many times I've read comments from fans, mostly non-media fans who lambaste media fanfic writers -- 'Why don't they write their own universe?' -- The simple answer is: because they don't want to.
Issue 49
Comlink 49 was published in December 1991 and contains 26 pages. The front cover is by Zaquia Tarhuntassa.
- the editor asks fans to submit positive testimonials about fandom for the next issue, the 50th one "Fandom has done so much and means so much to me that it really saddens me when all we talk about are bad things. Sure, there's plenty to gripe and grumble about, but how about for issue #50, we all talk about some of the good things..."
- the editor publishes the result of "The Comlink and Star Trek: The Next Generation 1991 Survey Results"; she'd sent out about 90 of them and got a 44% return rate on them
- there is a con report for Fanderson '91
- there is a long letter from Lori Chapek-Carleton about the foul-ups at the last MediaWest*Con. They are investigating legal action as the hotel was a disaster in not honoring contracts and space: "The hotel's capacity for ineptitude seemed boundless."
- another fan writes a con report for MediaWest, also commenting on the rotten hotel; she also writes of other more positive things: "The convention itself was a lot of fun. I was on six panels, my favorite being 'Lust in Space: Intimate Relationships on the Enterprise.' I also attended four other panels. MediaWest is a showcase for new fanzines and there were plenty of them... The masquerade was interesting in that there were several historical costumes presented. You'd think no one would do historical at a media con. 'Best in Show' went to a couple dressed as Christopher Lloyd and Mary Steenbergen from Back to the Future III. They were wearing the 1890s costumes from the final scene in the movie."
- there is a con report for Creation Con's 25th Anniversary Star Trek Convention
- a fan writes that "a friend of mine attended a fanzine panel at this years Westercon. What she found extremely amusing was that panelists were all people for whom Lan's Lantern and File 770 are fanzines, while the audience was made up of people for whom Guardian and T-Negative are fanzines. The panelists wanted to talk about mimeos and the audience wanted to talk about Windows."
- fans continue to discuss the long-running topic of whether the ST: TNG uniforms had pockets
- a fan writes a long, long letter complaining about Creation Cons and their various policies and actions
- a fan comments that she has seen a message on the "Computer Bulletin Board Quantum-Link that both Richard Arnold and Susan Sackett were let go."
- there is much discussion over the "study of fandom" by academics; one strong belief is that only an academic who is also a fan is going to have any success with any sort of study: "You must have significant contact with fandom to understand its support system and information network... I would hate to imagine conducting research on fandom without having been a participant in some way. There are just too many insights that would be lost among the data and clinical observations, a significant concern for any social researcher."
- a fan asks:Why the surprise over the feuds and factions in fandom? Fans is people, too, y'know. Some of them are candidates for sainthood, some deserve to be beaten with a sock full of dead hamsters, and the rest are just guys, y'know? The pity of it is that some fans get so caught up in the fantasy, they lose track of reality, and wind up as little more than fundamentalists defending their little patch of turf and hurling abuse and anathema at anyone who doesn't agree with them. More's the pity.
Issue 50
Comlink 50 was published in March 1992 and contains 24 pages. The front cover is by Zaquia Tarhuntassa.
- beginning with this issue, Allyson has help producing the letterzine from Linda Deneroff
- many, many fans write about what fandom means to them and the two main topics they talk about are 1) the friends they've made, and 2) it's a place they feel they belong
- the aca-fan (C G) who has been participating in the letterzine lately says she has received over 200 surveys from fan and hopes for at least 300 in total
- a fan loves this new trend of having little refrigerators in hotel rooms: "Those little hotel refrigerators ARE nice. We used to stack pizzas in them like compact disks and live off of them for the whole con. There's nothing like cold pizza for breakfast at a con!"
- a fan comments on a difference between ST: TOS and ST: TNG: "I can see that Kirk/Spock/McCoy are good friends and care about each other. That's not really noticeable on ST: TNG. Heck, when Riker was about to croak in 'Shades of Gray,' only Picard and Troi came by. Geez, couldn't someone else have dropped by, even if only to say, "Hey, if you die, can I have your trombone?""
- a fan writes that "Richard Arnold and Susan Sackett were fired after Gene Roddenberry died and there are no plans to replace them. We fans are the victim of our own success in that Paramount now feels they don't need a fannish liaison office."
- a fan complains: "I agree that sports fans get far more acceptance than SF fans. I've had a chance to see sports fanaticism first-hand with the 'Redskins Fever' this year... I'm tired of seeing all these interviews with die-hard football fanatics."
- a fan talks of Star Trek and computer bulletin boards and makes the first mention of the word "internet" and "email" in this letterzine).
- a fan looks back on fandom:When I first became involved in fandom, there were only two major branches of media fandom: Star Trek and Star Wars. There were other smaller fandoms such as for Man from U.N.C.L.E. but the other two were so huge, it seemed fandom was divided into two parts... As the years passed, media fandom changed. Fandom became more fragmented with many Star Wars fans leaving that fandom when George Lucas showed no signs of producing any more Stars Wars, for smaller fandoms such a Robin of Sherwood, The Professionals, and Blake's 7... It's been interesting to watch fandom fragment into smaller fandoms and to see which show produces the 'hot' fandom for that year. | https://fanlore.org/wiki/Comlink/Issues_41-50 | 2018-10-15T17:54:16 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
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Stapleford Sacred Harp Singing
Stapleford, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Saturday, November 11, 2006
The annual Stapleford Sacred Harp Singing was called to order by Helen Brown leading 171. Ruth Steggles offered the morning prayer.
The following officers were elected or appointed: Chairman—Helen Brown; Arranging Committee—Dave Richardson; Secretary—Margaret Gillanders.
Leaders: Dave Richardson 48t; Ruth Steggles 49b; Ian West 500 (CB); Margaret Gillanders 150; Ted Brown 569b; Sheila Girling Macadam 365; Phil Tyler 98.
At 11:00 a.m. (the 11th hour of the 11th month) a two-minute silence was observed in remembrance of all those killed in the conflict of war. Helen Brown recited the following: “They shall grow not old, as we are that are left grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn; at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them”. Song on page 36b was sung in their honor.
Leaders: Carmel Wood 282; Judy Whiting 507b (CB); Edwin Macadam 564; Hannah Land 148; Cath Tyler 460; Chris Brown 72t; Rosalind Oldham 127; Sarah Pinney 324; Steve Fletcher 183.
RECESS
Dave Richardson called the class back to order leading 54t (CB). Leaders: Helen Brown 559 (CB); Ian West 411 (CB); Margaret Gillanders 55 (CB); Sheila Girling Macadam 191; Phil Tyler 399b; Ruth Steggles 573 (CB); Carmel Wood 449 (CB); Judy Whiting 268t (CB); Edwin Macadam 528; Hannah Land 147t; Cath Tyler 218; Chris Brown 501; Rosalind Oldham 488t (CB); Sarah Pinney 155; Ted Brown 441. Rob Mahoney gave thanks for the meal.
LUNCH
The class resumed with Cath Tyler leading 63. Leaders: Ian West 68b; Margaret Gillanders 475; Ruth Steggles 159; Phil Tyler 436; Steve Fletcher (for Ken Baddley) 481; Sheila Girling Macadam (for Bernard Collard) 480; Carmel Wood 547; Judy Whiting 516 (CB); Edwin Macadam 504; Hannah Land 228; Chris Brown 128; Sarah Pinney 29t; Helen Brown 225t.
Ted Brown conducted the memorial lesson in honor of the following deceased: Sgt. Philip Dodson, Evelyn Ward, Helen Ward, Mike Walker, Sally Lee, and Marcia Tucker—USA; Jonathon Hayward, Alice Rose Cole, and Howard Evans.
The sick and housebound: Ivy Moore, Amanda Denson (USA), Lilian Shufflebotham, Vera Foster, Diane Davis, Bill Poyzer, Penny Gallon, Gae Kyffin, Deirdre Powell, James Oss, Audrey Nathan, Sue Briggs, June Powell, and Brenda Phillips.
Phil Tyler led 340 for all those named and Helen Brown closed the Memorial by leading the class in prayer.
RECESS
Dave Richardson reconvened the class with 77t (for Amanda Denson). Leaders: Cath Tyler 524 (CB); Ian West 511t (CB); Steve Fletcher 108b; Margaret Gillanders 318; Ruth Steggles 269; Sheila Girling Macadam 142; Carmel Wood 457; Judy Whiting 575 (CB); Edwin Macadam 236; Hannah Land 186; Chris Brown 38b; Sarah Pinney 74b; Steve Fletcher 452; Ted Brown 278t; Helen Brown 572 (CB); Phil Tyler 105.
Announcements were made and thanks given to all who had made this such a wonderful singing.
Helen Brown, Dave Richardson and Margaret Gillanders led 347; David Stow gave the closing prayer and the class was dismissed.
Chairman—Helen Brown; Arranging Committee—Dave Richardson; Secretary—Margaret Gillanders. | https://fasola.org/minutes/search/?n=2458 | 2018-10-15T16:59:30 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings
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Edwardsville Baptist Church
Edwardsville, Cleburne County, Alabama
Sunday, April 1, 2012
The annual Sacred Harp singing at Edwardsville Baptist Church was called to order by Ed Thacker leading 39b. Cecil Roberts offered the morning prayer. Ed Thacker led 176t.
The following officers were retained to serve: Chairman—Stanly Edwards; Vice Chairman—Ed Thacker; Secretary—Pearl Guier; Arranging Officer—Judy Chambless.
Leaders: Cecil Roberts 399b (in honor of Lois Bowman), 138b; Rene Greene 222; Margaret Thacker 49 (t? b?), 303; B.M. Smith 503, 350; Jackson Harcrow 56b, 49b; Virginia Dyer 354b, 127; Robert Chambless 163b (in memory of Julietta Haynes), 317; Margie Smith 225t, 405; Henry Johnson 144, 138t; Jeff Sheppard 146.
RECESS
Blake Sisemore led 82t and 436 to bring the class back to order.
Leaders: Pearl Guier 32t, 59; Oscar McGuire 155, 441; Lou Cotney 300, 358; Fallon Cook 37b, 36b; Charlene Wallace 79, 313t; Marilyn Bradley and Oscar McGuire 58, 47b; Evelyn Harris 47t; Ruth Daniel 335, 378t; Judy Chambless 339 (in memory of Lonnie Rogers, Nick Griffin, and Julietta Haynes), 274t; Jackson Harcrow and Blake Sisemore 224; Jackson Harcrow 101t; Rene Greene 78, 107; Blake Sisemore 434, 411; Henry Johnson 375; Virginia Dyer 63, 137. Rev. Bobby Garner, pastor of the church, welcomed everyone and offered the blessing before the noon meal.
LUNCH
The afternoon session was called to order by Jackson Harcrow leading 145t. Leaders: Fallon Cook 73t; Sherrill Clieno 100; Margaret Thacker 480; Margie Smith 108t; B.M. Smith 192; Lou Cotney 218; Cecil Roberts 229; Charlene Wallace 371; Robert Chambless 145b; Jeff Sheppard 162; Sherrill Clieno 452; Oscar McGuire 348b; Judy Chambless 334; Rene Greene and Jeff Sheppard 212; B.M. Smith and Margie Smith 448b; Blake Sisemore, Fallon Cook, and Jackson Harcrow 186; Ed Thacker and Margaret Thacker 565; Oscar McGuire and Cecil Roberts 35; Henry Johnson and Virginia Dyer 205; Robert Chambless and Judy Chambless 143.
Ed Thacker led 521 as the closing song. Rev. Charles Wright offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.
Chairman—Stanly Edwards; Vice Chairman—Ed Thacker; Secretary—Pearl Guier | https://fasola.org/minutes/search/?n=3844 | 2018-10-15T16:57:35 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
The Squares Are Filled With People by Miguel Caldas
-It will come,
He said, sipping his beer and fumbling for the lighter.
-What will?
I listened to every other word,
hazy and detached.
-This thing that’s happening in Tahrir Square. It’ll come here,
-Here?
-Yes.
To the south first then to the North,
Maybe not as dramatic as in Egypt, but it’ll come.
-You think?
-Oh yes,
we both have regimes that no one believes anymore,
ailing economies,
elites that represent only themselves …
these things are infectious,
Said my father,
blowing cigarette smoke through his nose and looking me in the eyes,
forcing me into attention.
I grunted my accord and looked at my glass,
feeling cheated of the dreamy beer buzz
I felt I deserved.
Not really sure of what to say,
I said what I was thinking:
-Better late than never, I suppose.
-Yes, this place needs a cleaning …
Off course here it wont be so … revolutionary.
The European Union won’t let it go so far,
but people will fill the squares very soon.
-Soon?
-Yes, soon,
-Like what, four, five years?
-No! A year … maybe less.
My father looked intently to his cigarette.
Waiting for me to say something.
I zoned out as I felt the conversation taking a turn to the improbable.
Of course there’s reasons for people to be fucked with politics, politicians and government,
but we have years of rot before we see people on the streets.
This is Portugal,
we’re all beyond indignation,
and certainly over protestation.
I looked at my father, encouraging him to talk some more,
and ask me nothing.
I looked over the roofs of downtown Lisboa that,
4 months from then,
would see camped protesters on Rossio Square.
A five minutes walk from my house.
So close.
All this things that I chose to believe were in a manageable future,
are already here.
On this particular grey Saturday afternoon,
during a boozy lunch in my house,
I was warned of the times that were coming.
Saintliness is a form of attention. I heard said once.
True.
Veio num sonho, visto à distância.
Um ovo feito de cinzas que se levantava do chão
perfeito
envolto em braços de fogo muito brilhantes
como um Fabergé vulcânico.
Cinzento, laranja-fogo.
Quis ver mais
não consegui, o sonho apagou.
Shut up. Shut up. There’s nobody here.
If you think you hear somebody knocking
On the other side of the words, pay
No attention. It will be only
The great creature that thumps its tail
On silence on the other side.
If yo.
—
William Sidney Graham (1918-1986)
Um destes dias sonhei que tudo parecia veludo e em câmara lenta. Eram os cinzentos, as sombras e os contornos que encaixavam e se envolviam perfeitamente, como o sonho e eu.
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Free Online Dating for Women: Possibilities Are Endless
Who could have predicted how much the dating world has changed for women of all ages in the online dating world. Girls every where are socializing more and more on the internet and meeting great guys though sites offering free online dating for women.
Every year the online dating world grows by more that 25% and they aren’t looking like they are gonna slow down anytime soon. In America alone there are at least 40,000,000 people who are members of at least one dating site, but more likely they are member of 3 or more.
The reason why so many new online dating websites are emerging is because developers understand that over four hundred million dollars are being spent on the online dating market every year with no signs of it slowing down.
Stigmatizing the Online Dating World
For years there was a stigma associated with the online dating sites, especially those offering free online dating for women and men. But this is no longer the case.
It must be the shear convenience of sites offering free online dating for women that has proven to with stand any stigma. It is so convenient to browse through potential mates without the torrid games of courtship that many are choosing to date online.
Matchmaking for women over the Internet has advanced rapidly and there are many more people actively involved in online dating than ever and the general opinion is that it (online dating as well as free online dating) provides an excellent opportunity to know and meet new people – especially those whose likes and dislikes match with yours.
With such exponential growth in the online dating market, the possibilities are endless for women inclined to take up these offers for free online dating for women.
Some of the better known free online dating sites for women include Book of Matches, Plenty of Fish and Dating Hall. Connecting Singles is another popular free online dating site and its main selling point is that it allows singles to meet by choice rather than by chance.
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If you’re a girl that feels it should be the guy that pays if he wants to meet up with you and chat to you some more, then sites offering free online dating for women may be the way to go for you. The guys you meet on there wont be the stereotypical internet nerds you may fear, you can find some perfectly normal guys on there with a lot to offer a girl.
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Biological and molecular characterization of <i>Zucchini yellow mosaic virus</i> isolates infecting melon in Xinjiang, China
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<p><i>Zucchini yellow mosaic virus</i> (ZYMV) causes one of the most destructive diseases of cucurbits worldwide. Although the virus has been present in China for more than 25 years, there is little information about biological and molecular traits of ZYMV isolates from China. This study aimed to characterize 26 ZYMV isolates from Xinjiang, China based on pathotypes, molecular variability and host range. Phylogenetic analysis of the complete sequences of the coat protein gene revealed three distinct groups (A, B and C), with four subgroups in A (I–IV). All isolates from Xinjiang were placed in group C and subgroups A–I and A–II. To test for differences in host range among different phylogenetic groups from Xinjiang, 13 isolates were mechanically inoculated onto 14 plant species in five families and their pathotypes were also identified based on the reaction of a resistant melon accession PI414723. Overall, the results showed that there were no correlations of host responses to inoculation with ZYMV isolates from different phylogenetic groups. However, on <i>Cucurbita pepo</i>, differences in host responses to inoculation with the ZYMV isolates from different phylogenetic groups were observed. Although the host range of the 13 isolates tested was similar, their biological properties on different hosts were slightly different from the ZYMV isolates characterized in other countries. The results of the pathotype test showed that the 13 ZYMV isolates were classified as pathotype 0. The information obtained is important in breeding for resistant varieties.</p> | https://figshare.com/articles/Biological_and_molecular_characterization_of_i_Zucchini_yellow_mosaic_virus_i_isolates_infecting_melon_in_Xinjiang_China/4733200/1 | 2018-10-15T17:14:15 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Cultural villages in post-apartheid South Africa: a decolonial perspective
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The thesis provides a decolonial interpretation of the cultural village phenomenon in South Africa. By cultural villages, I mean purpose-built complexes that feature staged simulations of what are supposedly the cultural aspects of indigenous communities in South Africa, mainly for the purpose of attracting tourism but also reproducing colonially rooted, stereotyped images of indigenous people. The thesis explains the meanings of this phenomenon for a subject whose locus of enunciation within the structure of the colonial power differences is that of a colonial subaltern. This interpretation is constructed around the theoretical idea of the structure-agency dialectic. This is a suitable theoretical frame for examining the cultural villages because the project of modernity/coloniality tends to constrain the potential of the social agency of the indigenous subjects of the village in developing alternative imaginations about their culture and identity. In order to effectively explain the meaning of the cultural village phenomenon from a decolonial perspective, the thesis draws on case studies of the cultural village of PheZulu Safari Park in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, and on the quotidian experience of the traditional healer MaDlamini, in the locality of Diesploot, Gauteng province. In the former, what is represented as Zulu culture is predominantly a product of the structure of modernity/coloniality. In the latter, imaginations of Zuluness are products of indigenous agency. The two case studies provide contrasting contexts for examining the question of the tension between the influence of the structure of modernity/coloniality and indigenous agency in their respective imaginations of identity and culture in post-apartheid South Africa. The thesis demonstrates that in the cultural village of PheZulu Safari Park, the influence of the structural system of modernity/coloniality takes precedence over the agency of the indigenous people, while in the quotidian experience of the traditional healer MaDlamini in the community of Diepsloot, located outside the business of cultural village tourism, the agency of the healer plays a prominent role in determining the nature of cultural identity. The thesis reveals the cultural villages through a decolonial interpretation of the role of structure and agency in their establishment and operation. This interpretation enables the analysis to avoid the pitfall of projecting the oppressed indigenous subject as complicit in its oppression, while exonerating modernity/coloniality of its crimes against the oppressed subjects of the non-Western category. The decolonial epistemic standpoint empowers the analysis to visualize the influence of modernity/coloniality in the making of the cultural identities of the oppressed non-Western subjects without reducing these oppressed subjects into feeble and complying objects of coloniality. Thus, for instance, the cultural village experience of PheZulu Safari Park exposes the cruelty of the structural system of modernity/coloniality and yet the case of the quotidian experience of the traditional healer MaDlamini exemplifies the capability of the oppressed subject in outmanoeuvring the trapping of a colonial situation. This is an important lesson for post-apartheid South Africa, where the efforts of the subjects on the dominated side of the colonial differential require recognition against the background of a coloniality that restricts anti-system activities capable of producing a better present and future.
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So it is that time of year again, the clever play on words against today’s date. I, for one, need little reason to honor the great Star Wars phenomenon, so today I have chosen to pick 20 of the more quieter moments (I know, only 20?) from the A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi that are just as memorable as those space battles, lightsaber clashes, stormtrooper chases, At-At attacks, growling monsters, bleeping droids – you get the idea. Moments of the more serene variety, the looks, the reactions, the words that don’t need to be spoken, the actions that don’t need to be explained. May the fourth be with you, all day.
Love at first site – young Luke Skywalker sees the projected image of Princess Leia for the very first time, smitten.
A blast from the past – hearing his old moniker of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ben is instantly fed some nostalgia.
Not a real Stormtrooper – in disguise to rescue Leia, Luke makes a stromtrooper appear dazed and confused.
Over to you Vader – Ben knows all too well the ongoing power he has should Darth Vader “strike him down”.
One last shot – allowing the force to guide him, once last attempt at destroying the Death Star is a breath-skipping moment, for Luke, and us.
True love foreshadowing – at the medal ceremony, there’s a subtle difference in the way Leia looks at Han Solo, jus’ sayin’.
Hard to get – as feelings develop between Leia and Han, so does the tension, more directly led by the princess herself.
Using the force – Luke has little choice given the freezing temperatures and the potential to be torn limb from limb by the wampa.
The smug and the scorned – Luke gets a kiss from the princess, leaving Han in the cold, in the short term of course.
A huge parental clue – in a vision while hanging out with Yoda, Luke sees his own face within the Darth Vader mask.
Yoda’s disappointment – when Luke is unable to fully pull his X-Wing Fighter from the swamp, Yoda ponders on his student’s ability.
I love you; I know – as Han is about to be sent frozen to Jabba, Leia declares her love for him, of course he feels the same, it barely has to be said.
I am your father – between the revelation and the Nooooo! comes a look you won’t see on any reality TV show.
Leia hears Luke – almost at death’s door, Luke speaks out to Leia for help, and amazingly she hears him beyond her senses, turning the ship around.
Jabba chokes – having caused more than enough trauma, Leia uses all her might to literally take Jabba’s breath away.
A friend in Wicket – stranded in the Endor forest, Leia meets a feisty, super-cautious little character.
Death of an ewok – in a rare genuine sad moment, an ewok shows despair at losing a friend on the battlefield.
The look of victory – finally instigating a lightsaber battle between father and son, the Emperor relishes his enemy falling to the dark side.
Humane Darth Vader – as Luke begs his father for help, we somehow see the pained man behind the dark mask.
He’s my brother – the relief on Han Solo’s face when Leia simplifies the difference in love she feels for him and Luke is priceless.
*****
Let’s hear your more subtle, under-stated, silent moments from the Star Wars franchise in the comments below. I’ll even let you talk about Episodes I, II, and III if you really must – I particularly like the end titles of all three films.
Thanks to Starwarsscreencaps.com for images.
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Spectacular post! Love at first sight, smitten! haha love this!
Wow. Thanks. 🙂
I love this! You have nailed all these moments. You even reminded me of some I had forgotten about. I’m gonna try and remember some you have not mentioned here.
Great post Robin, I really enjoyed it. A fantastic idea.
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On this week's show we will be about Dallas, Killary, Independence Day, and anything else that comes to mind.
God and Guns Podcast Episode 156 - Dallas Killary Independence Day
Intro: Welcome back to Episode 156 Dallas, Killary, Independence Day, and anything else that comes to mind.
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This Week's God and Gun activities:
Doug:
God: Been doing my daily devotional, Piper and sportsman daily devotional. Had to work Sunday and didn’t make it to church
Guns: EDC. Got my new Crossbreed Supertuck in this week. Started a new project. I am building an AR-15 Pistol from scratch. I got the lower and yesterday my CMMG parts kit came in and my PSA Buffer and Buffer spring came in. I also got a Shockwave Blade arm brace for it. I am looking at uppers now. I think I am going to put a 7.5” barrel on it. I want a truck gun.
Troy:
God: Reading Through the bible in a year ESV Bible App or at Bible.com, Got to watch the video and pull security in our children's building last Sunday, Was Chaperone at our Students Camp in Jonathan Creek with the Crossings. We had 3 make conversions, and 4 surrendered to full time ministry.
Guns: EDC, Nothing else, was at camp. I saw that Crimson Trace is giving away a trip for two to Gunsite Academy . I’ve been reloading on the Dillon, I love it. Planning for my trip to MT VFOB July 23, 2016
EDC Check:
Comedy Corner: guy was sitting in a bar one day and two really large women came in, talking in an interesting accent.
So he said, “Cool accent, are you two ladies from Ireland?”
One of them snarled at me, “It’s Wales, dumbo!”
So he corrected myself, “Oh, right, so are you two whales from Ireland?”
That’s about as far as he remember.
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Thanks for all you do promoting both God and guns.
Rich
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." John 17:15-18 (ESV)
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(CNN)The congressional boys of summer ditched partisan hardball for seven innings of healing Thursday at their annual baseball classic just 36 hours after a horrifying gun rampage at a Republican batting practice.
With a crowd rivaling those at some Washington Nationals home games, members of Congress faced off in a partisan showdown Thursday evening that took on a new meaning after
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) –– A pair of area Congressmen, from both sides of the aisle, plan to show unity after the shooting in Virginia.
Dwight Evans, a Democrat from Philadelphia, and Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican from Bucks County, will be side-by-side in the stands at the Congressional Baseball Game Thursday night.
Evans says it’s the right thing to do.
WASHINGTON — With emotions, interest, and symbolism high, congressional lawmakers took to the baseball diamond Thursday night for a game normally meant for fun, but now suffused with meaning..
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is taking on a leadership role in the fight against the national heroin and opioid addiction crisis.
My great-uncle, Philip Fitzpatrick, was a proud patrolman with the NYPD. He was also a poet, often writing about the world he knew as a “soldier of peace.” As we’ve recognized Police Week 2017, I’ve found myself thinking of him and a line from one of his poems where he wrote: “When he kisses his wife and children goodbye, there’s the chance he will see them no more.”
Lawmakers from both parties are urging the Trump administration to keep funding the Office of National Drug Control, saying they are “gravely concerned” a pause in funding could exacerbate the opioid crisis.
In Middletown Township, Bucks County Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick kicks off Police Week with ride-along
U.S. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08) marked the start of Police Week 2017 with a ride-along with members of the Middletown Township Police Department on May 15. During the ride-along and station visit, Fitzpatrick and officers discussed community policing challenges, the battle against drug addiction as well as funding and safety.
We lose 10 people to drug overdoses every day in Pennsylvania, a number that's almost too shocking to believe. To put it into perspective, we are now losing more people to the opioid epidemic than from firearms or car crashes - combined. | https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news?page=11 | 2018-10-15T17:53:07 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
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COPPeR (Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region) operator of Peak Radar, approached our friends at CSCA (Colorado Springs Creatives Association) about creating a brand for The Peak Arts Fund, a new initiative they were creating to funnel money to existing arts organizations in the Pikes Peak region. As a member of CSCA, we volunteered to create the logo for a pro-bono package that the association was planning to put together.
One of the greatest challenges in creating this logo design was striking a visual balance between the COPPeR logo and the Peak Radar logo to create a new identity that acts as a bridge between the two disparate brands while simultaneously holding it’s own as a solid design and not as some kind of Frankenstein logo conglomerate that you often see in logo mashups. | https://fixercreative.com/portfolio/peak-arts-fund/ | 2018-10-15T17:47:08 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
15 Free E-Books That Will Help You Be a Better Entrepreneur
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Whether you have only recently started entertaining the thought of striking out on your own or you've been an entrepreneur for a while, we can all agree on one thing, there is always more to learn. The | https://flipboard.com/@minikabab | 2018-10-15T18:23:05 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [
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When it comes to the culinary arts, Italy has graced the world with many gifts. Though delicious, the edible exports coming out of the boot shaped country haven't always catered to the most diverse palates, particularly those averse to eating animal byproducts. Until now, that is.
Students at the University of Udine in Northern Italy have developed a ready-to-eat vegan hard-boiled egg. Through a calculated combination of legumes, vegetable oils, gelling agents, and salt, the students replicated the experience of eating a hard-boiled egg—without the whole animal byproduct thing. Many vegans cite eggs, along with cheese, as one of the food they miss most, so I expect the news to be greeted with excitement.
The alternative egg is the brainchild of four students (Francesca Zuccolo, Greta Titton, Arianna Roi, and Aurora Gobessi) completing their master’s degrees in food science and technology at the Italian university. After a year and a half of modifications and taste tests, the students settled on their final product last week, and are in the process of registering for a patent.
The product won’t only benefit vegans, though. It’s cholesterol and gluten-free, so a variety of different diets can delight in the chicken-less egg! The University will approach companies to gauge interest in the upcoming weeks.
This Italian "egg" will join the ranks of a few other vegan egg replacements. And though no definitive testimonial exists as to how it tastes, it seems this "egg" looks a little more like the real deal.
Would you give it a try? And how would you prepare it? Let us know your eggy ideas below.
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For those that like something sharp and refreshing to finish a meal well, this is definitely the option for you. Lemon is a nice flavour to end a meal with. The sauce option of this recipe can be poured over fruit salad as well or used as a moistening agent for cakes.
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
- 225g butter, softened
- 225g caster sugar
- 2 lemons, zest only
- 4 large eggs
- 225g self-raising flour, or plain flour with 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 25g ground almonds
- 2 lemons, juice and zest
- 250ml water
- 75g caster sugar
- 1 rounded dessertspoon cornflour
- 25g butter
Method:
1 Preheat the oven to 180ºC/gas mark 4. Soften the butter and beat in a large mixing bowl with the sugar and for 4-5 minutes.
2 When this mixture is creamy and fluffy, add in the eggs and the flour and ground almonds and mix thoroughly until completely combined. Stir in the lemon zest at this stage also.
3 It is important to scrape down the bowl at this stage to ensure that all of the butter has been incorporated into the pudding mixture. If you find the mixture is a little tight you can add a dessertspoon of milk to loosen it up.
4 Divide the mixture between six or eight well-greased individual pudding basins/dariole moulds/ramekins.
5 Place the puddings onto a baking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
6 Lightly press the puddings into shape if they have risen excessively and remove from the tin immediately.
7 Place the lemon juice, zest, water and sugar into a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Dissolve the cornflour in a little water and, when the liquid is boiling, whisk in the cornflour and simmer uncovered for 5-6 minutes making sure that the taste of corn flour is gone from the liquid.
8 Just before serving the sauce, whisk in the butter and this will slightly darken the colour of the sauce but it will also give it a beautiful gloss or shine. Serve the sauce over the steaming hot puddings.
Tip: For a different flavour remove the lemon zest and add 1 rounded dessertspoon of cocoa to the flour for a light chocolate pudding.
Recipe credit: Edward Hayden
Photography credit: Harry Weir, assisted by Brian Clarke | https://foodandwine.ie/baked-lemon-pudding-with-lemon-syrup | 2018-10-15T18:01:57 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [
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Weiβ Schwarz: Hatsune Miku: Booster Pack: Project Diva F
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”WOW FANTASTIC BABY”
Fantastic Baby M/V hits 100 million views!
Thank you all the fantastic viewers!”
As posted from BIGBANG‘s Facebook page. It is such a milestone because BIGBANG is the FIRST KPOP Idol Boyband to achieve more than 100 million (Currently 100,054,434 views) views in their M/V in Youtube. Congrats to our boys! Good job VIPs! Spread the BIGBANG Love~ | https://forevergdragon.com/category/info/ | 2018-10-15T16:58:24 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
© Reuters. WALL STREET OPENS UP
(Reuters) – The New York stock Exchange and progresses to the beginning of the session on Tuesday, buoyed by new signs of relaxation on the folder north Korean and the hopes of appeasement on the front of free trade.
A few minutes after the opening, the Dow Jones wins 86,02 points, or 0.35 percent, at 24.960,78 points. The Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, rose by 0.3% to 2.729,11 points and the Nasdaq Composite takes up 0.48% at 7.365,56 points.
The market appreciates the announcement of the holding at the end of April for a summit between South Korea and North Korea, the first for ten years, and the statements of a responsible south Korean return from Pyongyang that the north Korean regime is willing to negotiate with the United States and to suspend its nuclear tests during these discussions.
The equity markets were already well-oriented before these news from Asia, thanks to the reflux of fears of tensions in international trade after the multiple calls of political leaders and businesses in the United States addressed to Donald Trump that he does not put in execution his threats of taxation on imports of steel and aluminum.
The Dow and the S&P had gained more than 1% on Monday, with investors judging that the risk of an escalation of trade tensions between the United States and its major partners had decreased.
“The fact that even supporters of the president Trump in the administration speak out publicly against the rights of customs has fuelled expectations of a decline of its share,” explain the managers of the policy rate by Nomura.
– BOND YIELDS UP, DOLLAR DOWN
The renewed appetite for risk is also reflected by clearances on the bond markets, and therefore yields to rise: the ten-year-old american has briefly crossed the bar of 2.9%, and its German equivalent, plus 0.68%, takes more than five basis points.
On the foreign exchange market, the revival in risk appetite hurts the dollar, which dropped to 0.45% against a basket of reference currencies; the euro, it has a time crossed the threshold of 1.24 dollar, under which it has evolved since the 20 February.
The greenback has, however, reduced its losses, according to statements made to CNBC’s Robert Kaplan, the president of the federal Reserve bank of Dallas, on the lack of impact of the tensions on trade for its economic forecasts. He has specified that the basic scenario of the Fed continued to integrate the three increases of rates this year.
Values, Chevron (NYSE:CVX) is gaining 0.72 per cent. The oil group said it forecast a growth of 4% to 7% of its production this year, higher than last year, excluding disposals and on the basis of a price per barrel to 60 dollars. It has added search to resume its repurchases of shares, suspended since 2015.
The downside, International Paper, assigns 1,93% after the announcement by the european group Smurfit Kappa’s rejection of an unsolicited offer to purchase from the paper american.
The distributor Target loses 2.33 per cent, one of the most robust fucks in the S&P 500, after its quarterly results, its earnings per share current printed under the consensus.
Like Wall Street, and for the same reasons, the european markets are also not well oriented: the CAC 40 in Paris rose 0.59 percent, the Dax in Frankfurt 0.66% and the FTSE 100 in London of 0.79%.
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Well it’s the end of the first week of “Forgotten heroes”, and what a week it’s been, the majority of people seem to off to a good start though we do have a couple of chaps who are yet to take the plunge! I too have been beavering away (when I’ve got the chance) and I’ve made reasonable progress this week..
But how have I been progressing you ask? What you don’t? Well tough because I’m going to tell you anyway, Saturday was spent looking over the figures and seeing if I was going to change their stances in anyway, starting with Mer-man, his pose was actually not a million miles away from the classic toy pose (though his legs are less bent than the toy). Now he is often depicted with a sword, and indeed the
toy version came with one (a silly yellow one made of what appears to be coral of some sort), however I decided that any self-respecting sea-monster would rather be armed with a trident, and it just so happens that there are some pictures of him along with a later version of the figure that does show him with one, so to this end I bent up his right arm in readiness to accept one that I will make later on in the build. I also took the opportunity to file his face away ready for me to add his “fish-face” later too. That was about all I needed to do to him so he was glued to a tuppence and he was sorted. Stratos on the other hand needed a bit more work, first off he was another of those “legs akimbo” figures that’s bases are too wide to fit onto my copper coin, base of choice, so first job was to get out the junior hacksaw and cut his base in half and take a bit out of the middle, but after doing this I decided that I’d straighten his arms out a bit, remove all the base from under his right foot, bend his leg, and pose him as if he was leaping up into the air. I used a little greenstuff to tilt the remaining bit of base to add to this effect (I’ll hide it under the filler when I complete his base at the end). He looks a little bit like Rudolph Nureyev doing “Swan Lake” at the moment, but hopefully once I get all his “bits” on he’ll look alright.
Sunday, and I could start getting some putty onto them. So starting as I usually do I slapped a bit of greenstuff about their “nether” regions and after shaping them into underpants, tapped in some fur with the blade of my small knife. You have to ask yourself though whether “fur” is really the best material to have your “undies” made of if you live underwater, but hey’, who am I to judge.
Monday was a “no show” figure wise so it was Tuesday before the old tools came out again, I began by adding Statos’ belt, this was just a
thin sausage of putty run around his waist and flattened to shape, then using the same technique I added the straps that run over his shoulders and the plate that sits on his back, because yes folks I can reveal that Stratos is a FRAUD!, because despite all those feathers he actually has rockets on his back to help him fly!! (I’ll add these later), after this I just had to add his belt buckle, this was just a blob of putty, shaped into a square, then I pushed a circle into the middle of this with the end of a “glue tube” spout, and then flattened the top and bottom of the square making it a rectangle, and the circle became an oval!. Taking the tiny bit of putty I had left, I added Mer-man’s belt in the same way only I made it wider and left it plain as he has a fancy “fin” design on his that I’ll add after his armour is in place.
Wednesday, was another, no hobby time day so it was Thursday before the tools came out to play again, and it was mostly Stratos who
saw the fruits of my labor’s today, as I set about adding his helmet, this was a blob of putty plonked onto the top of his head and then pulled down around the sides and back of his head, then taking one of my colour shapers I smoothed out the surface, this is a very tedious task as you have to keep turning the figure to make sure the helmet is equal and symmetrical. Then once I was happy with it I “pushed” four indentations into the top, as this gave me the three ridges that run across the crown of his helmet front to back, more smoothing and shaping ensued until the shape looked about right. With the little bit of putty I had left I added a couple of “lugs” on either side of Mer-man’s head, these will support the fin like appendages that sprout out there and added his three toed “frog feet”.
Friday was a “bust” too as they say, and so dear reader that brings us too today, all in all I’m reasonable happy with the progress I’ve made, I’ll leave you with this little fun fact, apparently during the initial planning stages of these figures Mer-man was going to be called Sea-man! Luckily that idea didn’t “cum” to fruition!
Till next week, Excelsior Roger.
5 thoughts on ““Off the hook, but up in the air” (Roger Webb)”
So far so good fella
Cheers IRO.
Roger.
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Great progress Roger! Crazy what a bit of cutting, bending, and GS can do. You are a wizard with putty. You have skillz.
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Many thanks Harry, praise indeed, I only hope I can live up to it (probably not I have a history of disappointment, as my wife!).
Cheers Roger.
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Ha!
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Your advice was greatly appreciated
Thank you everyone
did you convert one of your iron storages to a barracks? You used to be able to do that…unfortunately that would lock you out. You need to convert the barracks back to iron storage and use a different building for barracks.
I’m assumimg your 2200k is a typo as 2200k is more than enough as upgrade costs 1073k.
I just can’t figure out what your total was supposed to be
Based on the screenshot you shared which shows you have 188k iron stored and only shades in a small fraction of your meter, I’d say that you truly DO have 2200k in available iron storage. 2200k = 2,200,000 iron, or more than twice the required iron cost of upgrading to level 16.
I did convert the building I forgot about that…it was such a while ago…thank u for the advice…I better get upgrading again I think it was only level 5
Yeah I know its sucks thanks for being cool…I can’t believe I forgot I converted my building how silly of me…after its done upgrading I should be able to upgrade it
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Anime Boston NEEDS a change. This is getting completely ridiculous, and whats more is I am APALLED that it took them THREE HOURS to tell us that signups were delayed, so now, not only did I waste my entire afternoon, but I am going to waste likely my entire evening.
It's not news that the AA signups will crash the site, it does every year. if you're not prepared to deal with that, then maybe you should change your method even just for your own sanity.
Here's the thing though-- I love contributing to AB's AA. Anime Boston is my hometown con and I've been attending the con since 2005. (granted I have not tabled most of those years)
The AA staff is generally wonderful and I've never had an issue with how the AA is run itself, but this FCFS method is downright irritating and disrespectful of people's time considering the fact they don't give you any sort of an idea of what time it'll even go UP.
Like so many others, I called out of work to try for the AA today. I'm lucky in that I am in a position where asking for time off is not an issue, but this not at all the case for so many others.
I know I've personally been in situations where asking for time off could mean forfeiting time off on a holiday or for a con. Weekend days off is a luxury so many can't afford to take and this system's lack of even giving a ballpark time is so disrespectful of that.
I understand that the AA gets so many apps that juried would be difficult, and that lottery isn't ideal either, but you know what? those are better than this.
Worried about the amount of apps? Cap it. Cap it at 500 like other cons do, give us a TIME the apps will go up like every other con, and then do FCFS juried, regular juried or lottery.
that would be better than this and cut down on your work.
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So I’m looking to pre order Call of Cthulhu digitally on ps4 but it tells me that it’s going to be available on 12/31/2018 but I know the release date is 10/30/2018, is this just a screw up on the ps store or is the legit digital release on December 31st? | https://forums.focus-home.com/topic/30532/ps4-digital-release-date | 2018-10-15T17:16:50 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
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@ewgenij84 how can i get that look and does it cost FPS?
@alpscruiser yeah ur right, just checked and 4 day gap is consistent
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Stick with me on this . . . I have pretty much all my DVDs (TV shows and movies) converted and stored on an external hard drive - which is connected to my iBook G4 (oldie, but goodie). Anyway, I was using my iPad yesterday to homeshare an episode of LOST. I then moved to the bedroom where I have an ATV2, I thought I could just airplay it straight to the device, but it would only let me do sound. Of course, I just pulled up the episode on the ATV2 itself, thinking that it would ask me if I wanted to continue where I left off. No dice. It started playing from the beginning. I'm thinking it has to be some limitation of some sort - having to homeshare then airplay. When I view a video that is stored on the iPad it airplays no problem. But I thought I'd take a flyer and see if anyone here has got it to work. | https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/homesharing-to-iphone-ipad-airplay-to-atv.1158179/ | 2018-10-15T17:26:50 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Hi, Whenever I copy and paste an layer from one image to another in photoshop it always puts it in the dead centre of the canvas. If there a way to move a layer and make it keep the same X and Y co-ordinates it had on the previous canvas? Many Thanks. | https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/photoshop-pasting.273866/ | 2018-10-15T18:51:04 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Hi, I have joined my computer to a homegroup and i can access files and folders in the Homegroup with my userid when using the Window Explorer and also when i want to upload pictures from within Internet Explorer its no problem. When my wife logs on to my computer she can also see files and folders in the homegroup. When my wife uses ie Internet explorer and wants to upload pictures she cant browse to the homegroup , its says the homegroup is not available. How is this possible. Joecks | https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/homegroup-not-always-available.11536/ | 2018-10-15T17:29:38 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Definition
Everybody knows what generally comedy means. According to the dictionary definition, comedy is a genre of a narrative, a movie or a play, which is funny by itself, either because of the course of events or characters. One more case when people may use comedy is to describe a fun experience they have had. So, one may come to a conclusion, that comedy aims at making people laugh and entertaining them.
Meaning of comedy
The literary style of comedy usually has a note of satire and a tone of amusement in the text. For comedies, it is common to end on a cheerful and happy note, unlike tragedy, for example. The aspect that characterizes this genre and distinguishes it from other, the optimism and humor, even when everything comes thick and fast. Here is a conclusion, that comedy was created to cheer up people, even when they fall apart. What is more, as a literary term it has a number of divisions, which differs from one another with its mood, language, literary devices, and methods. The comedy may be divided into:
- romantic: where love always wins and happy end is present.
- observational: where everyday routine becomes a base for jokes.
- tragicomedy: where the combination of tragic and comic elements with a happy ending is involved.
- comedy of manners: where social elite is satirized, feelings and emotions run high.
- sentimental: is focused on conjuring strong feelings such as sympathy, regret, pity.
Usually, in comedy the author depicts and derides the problems of the society at different levels, entertaining the audience. Satire and comic elements help the writer to make fun of the raw spots of every person and society in general.
Examples in literature
There are a lot of prominent writers who master the genre of comedy and managed to create a literary masterpiece. William Shakespeare is one, who had quite a few comedies at his own charge. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy about love that plays tricks with a couple. All the adversity is soon overcome, the reconciliation with their opponents is achieved, and now everyone is happy. Fun and light tone, dramas, witty conversations, and humorous events make the work a classic sample of comedy.
All’s Well that Ends Well another Shakespearean comedy, worth reading. This play is of a tragicomedy type, where tragic and comic elements are intertwined. The story revolves around main characters Helena and Bertram, where their negative traits are depicted. All the audience attention is given to Helena’s tricks, who wants to achieve love from her beloved man. However, when he asks her to marry him, she does not accept it as far as she considers that now she should wear the ring and give birth to his child. She resorts to trickery, and her husband finds it out. Although Bertram has been deceived by his wife, he forgives her. He understands that everything has been done out of great feelings for him. So, the story ends happily as it always does. | https://freebooksummary.com/tag/comedy | 2018-10-15T16:56:13 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
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The failure behind most digital marketing strategies is because firms are simply racing to promote their brands using social media platforms, and not just trying to creatively engage with their audience. A marketing enterprise uses social media platform for building the brand’s voice with a uniform identity, showcasing their brand’s long-term visions and virtual existence. The significance of having long-term relationships with the audience is that it proves to be extremely beneficiary in the long run.
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The content you created, should speak more about customers and least about you. Understand your audience by inviting them to participate in your marketing events. Thus, you can prosper only if you’re having creative stuff and winning marketing strategies to carry out campaign tasks easily.
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This is especially true for small marketing businesses who have just ventured into marketing deals. Social media platform is the sole way for new marketeers to play and get paid for branding their business virtually. For small businesses, it might be impossible to go for large investments in large projects. Instead of going for large investments, we suggest you to have small investments for marketing campaigns that promise better outcomes.
It takes a rigorous attempt in positioning brand at the pinnacle point. Testing and speed are the most important aspects in their initial phases of marketing programs. Quality matters because it’ll be the best way where you have to offer audiences with superior quality goods. This will not only help you in getting a good exposure but also will build a good brand image in the digital market space. Although, there is no accurate playbook for creating the best digital marketing strategies, you can still modify them by keeping in tune with the evolving market trends. Lastly, we would advise you to ply modern technologies to boost your marketing events.
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Josh was born and raised in rural North Dakota. Not great for phone and internet reception, but great for growing up with an active imagination. Josh attended the Savannah College of Art and Design where he fell in love with creating stories with images. Before creating his first children’s books, Josh worked in a number of art related jobs such as storyboarding for movies and commercials, sculpting and even some special fx work. All along the way Josh wrote and drew stories for himself, but never thought about doing it professionally until the birth of his son. Now he creates stories for his son and children everywhere. | https://funlittlebooks.com/josh-hagen-bio/ | 2018-10-15T18:20:01 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [
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I don’t say this often and usually look at things with a healthy dose of skepticism. However, this is a such a wonderful idea. It’s called the “HealthCare Innovations Exchange” – a government website that offers visitors a compendium of tried and tested innovations across the healthcare sector. Think of them as case studies in innovation written by the innovators themselves.
Complete with a keyword search, and categorized into section like “Stage of Care”, “Setting of Care”, and “Organizational Process”, it’s an easy-to-use site that is filled with real life examples of innovations that have worked.
We’ve always been trained to think that innovation has to be something completely new, but this endeavor is a great reminder that a “fast-follower” strategy can work just as well. So, why reinvent the wheel when you can learn from others? Perhaps this is the beginning of many industry and trade associations to take a leadership role in shaping and mainstreaming how innovation can spread within their sectors. Think about powerful a similar “innovation exchange” can work especially in those industries that are ripe for innovation – airlines, insurance, financial services and more.
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This is the first post of the Geneva to Monte Carlo (G2MC) charity bike ride blog.
A number of people have suggested I write a blog but it was my niece, Emily, that put me onto this site. Unfortunately, Emily has been admitted to hospital with kidney failure and she has written a marvelous blog (). We’re all thinking of you Ems.
Today I have been at the admin all day – getting info to the tour operator, Classic Tours, bagging up the sponsored kit (thanks sponsors – KPMG, Mayflower, SPF Private Clients, Conyers, Freshfields, Validus, Citadel Re and Paddy-O’s), checking that the cash all adds up and writing a final note to the 17 other brave souls who are coming on the ride. Begging letter to follow tomorrow, after we take a photo of some of the team in their super G2MC (well done Ian Pilgrim for doing such a great job).
Anyway, that’s it for a first entry. Be back on line when we land in Geneva, if not before.
Best. CT
Good Luck with your ride 🙂 Xxx
Hi Dad, Congrats on your ride! So proud of you! Love you lots, Liz xx
Good Luck Mr Thresh!! I’m Lizzies friend from Cheltenham! Hope your ride goes great! Hope to meet you in the near futer.
Alice
Looking forward to hearing about your vertical challenges! Let’s swap stories in MC if we dont’ meet somewhere enroute.
Great idea for the Blog Charlie. I think a very big “Thank you” is due to Charlie for all the hard work organizing this adventure (and I suspect that some of it was delegated to Elin, so a big thanks to her too). I have already started the travel – left Bermuda last night with wife and kids (4 of them) in tow and arrived in Somerset today. While not exactly ideal preparation for our ride, have a couple of hours booked in Newport Velodrome with a coach and the kids – anyone who has not tried track cycling should give it a go – the most fun you can have pedalling in lycra. Having the gearing changed on my bike later tomorrow – going for a compact with an 11-32 casette – local bike shop reckons they can do it without a long deraileur. Got a few rides up and down Cheddar Gorge planned over the next few days. Looking forward to meeting you all in Geneva next week. Best, Ian | https://g2mcblog.com/2012/08/25/welcome/ | 2018-10-15T18:21:39 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Built on an abandoned site, the Southside Oaks Subdivision in Jacksonville, FL now boasts a new community of attractive and affordable homes. It’s a prime example of infill development, a process that is helping aging communities thrive and prosper.
“Filling In” and Revitalizing
As our urban neighborhoods age, vacant or under-used parcels of land—abandoned buildings, overgrown parks, decaying roads—can spoil a neighborhood for its residents. The process of re-developing such property is called infill development. The National League of Cities’ Sustainable Cities Institute uses a synonymous term, “urban infill,” meaning that the property being developed is “filling in” the gaps.
Imagine an urban neighborhood with a bank, gas station, pharmacy, grocery store, apartment buildings, and homes. In the middle of that neighborhood is a large abandoned dry cleaner, a property that has been corroding and derelict for 20 years. That property needs to be developed, or “infilled” to make the rest of the community vibrant again.
Increased Demand for Urban Development
In its Smart Growth publication, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows how aging baby boomers, millennials, and singles are seeking urban settings that are easy to walk, bike, use transit, or drive shorter distances. Two-thirds of millennials, according to the EPA resource, desire walkable communities where they can use public transit. Singles and retirees are looking for the connectivity that downtown areas offer.
Infill development can help an urban community restore its former vitality by removing the blight of abandoned or vacant properties. It also reduces development pressure on outlying areas, protecting areas reserved for ecological purposes. Moreover, infill development typically results in more non-vehicular forms of transportation being utilized. With less people driving, air quality improves and greenhouse gases are reduced. It’s a win-win for municipalities, residents, businesses, and the environment.
Taking Advantage of Existing Infrastructure
“Infill development allows developers to take advantage of existing infrastructure,” says GAI Florida Market Initiatives Director Nick Mousa, AICP. “Having roads, utilities, and stormwater management in place is a big advantage to an urban development project.”
“Infill development allows developers to take advantage of existing infrastructure.”
By focusing on already developed areas, particularly in urban settings, developers can utilize existing infrastructure and reduce urban sprawl. “There is also a socioeconomic benefit,” says Mousa. “An infill development project such as new housing that attracts young families can help underperforming schools with low enrollment numbers. With a new population of students in the area, schools, parks, even Little Leagues can be revitalized.”
GAI knows firsthand the benefits of infill development projects, making a considerable impact with its work on the Southside Oaks subdivision project in Jacksonville, Florida. “I recently led the Southside Oaks project,” says Mousa. “The project was on an abandoned trailer park and its roads needed to be brought up to standard. GAI played a critical role in the development of that project from concept through construction.”
Southside Oaks: A Classic Infill Development Project
When JWB Real Estate Capital (JWB) purchased an abandoned mobile home property, it was unusable and unsafe. Trash-ridden with crumbling roads, overgrown ditches, and busted streetlights, the site had seen better days.
Today that 14.8 acre property is a model example of infill development. A thriving 99-lot single family subdivision, the Southside Oaks Subdivision boasts affordable and quality homes in an attractive and safe setting.
GAI was retained by JWB to design and permit improvements to the road, utility, and stormwater management infrastructure for Southside Oaks. Providing professional services from due diligence through construction administration, GAI also coordinated permitting with four different jurisdictional agencies. Additionally, GAI assisted JWB in leveraging development rights associated with the lots of record that comprised the site in order to minimize time and project costs.
Overall, the Southside Oaks project makes a good case for the paybacks of infill development. “Each infill development project has its inherent set of challenges and opportunities,” says Mousa. “But all the benefits—revitalization, increased property tax base, ecological preservation, infrastructure in place, socioeconomic—far outweigh the challenges. GAI has a team of experts in all the necessary technical areas ready to assist developers to make these projects a reality.”
For more information about infill development processes, projects, and trends, contact GAI Florida Market Initiatives Director Nick Mousa at 904.559.8133.
For related information, check out the following articles:
Brownfields: Recycling Our Past | August 29, 2012
Some Say Life Begins at 65 – Planning for our Aging Population (Part I) | January 12, 2016
Increased Longevity – Planning for Our Aging Population (Part II) | January 21, 2016
Breathing Life Back into the Historic Town of Eatonville | September 22, 2016
“OBT Next” – Looking Toward the Future | December 1, 2016
Power to the Pedestrian: Road Diets for Walk Friendly Cities | April 27, 2017 | https://gaiconsultants.com/infill-development-transforming-southside-oaks/ | 2018-10-15T17:46:13 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [
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Most likely the furniture within your house in good restore but still simply leaves you dissatisfied. Why, you may well ask your self, doesn't my indoor environment excite me much more? Is it the lighting, do I need to remodel, Should I think about buying a new house altogether? Maybe some different pictures around the partitions?
The solution to all this may be that you need to bring in more modern furnishings. Simply mind boggling how this kind of furnishings can modify your interior atmosphere. It will take drab spaces and turn them into advanced mind blowers. It will make your home's landscapes beautiful and sleek. Let's take a look at a few of the ways in which modern furniture may be used to great impact.
The solution to all this may be you need to bring in more contemporary furnishings. Simply mind boggling how this sort of furnishings can transform your indoor atmosphere. It can take drab areas and using them as advanced mind blowers. It can make your home's scenery stunning and sleek. Let us check out some of the ways that contemporary furniture may be used to great effect.
The Living Room
The lounge of a house is frequently probably the most repeatedly visited locations, to really change the design of your property around, getting some contemporary room furniture is a superb place to start. You could start by benefiting from contemporary sofas. There are a vast number of choices right here and a cornucopia of striking styles to select from. There are couches with curved shapes, beanbag style sofas, and a lot of revolutionary styles to list out here. Try to believe when it comes to what would enhance your home when it comes to each color and form. Additionally you may want to get an overall concept heading that has a continual throughout the house. The modern living room furniture concept may serve as a focal point for the stylistic continuity of the rest of the house.
The Bedroom
There are some wonderful bedroom accessories designs available these days. You can turn a bedroom from the fairly utilitarian position for resting (along with other actions) into a visually spectacular hideaway that you will have to spend considerable time in. Enable your creativity run wild. There are awesome and polished looking beds with sleek headboards, mattresses that feature shelving or storage, or that come in not used shapes like circles or more complicated curvilinear types. They might also provide innovative looking the canopy or Murphy mattress collapse options. The bedroom is a fairly personal region, so it's a great place to really get creative. Take into account the types of types you would like to see when expending personal and intimate times and move forward from there. Once again, try to believe each of complementing the interior room itself and possibly of having a sense of continuity using the other contemporary furniture in the home.
The Dining Room and Kitchen area
The dining room is usually an area where a lot of mingling occurs. The interesting and as much as day furnishings that you simply devote this space can make loved ones and visitors feel like dinner is a special occasion. You can get contemporary cup dining tables with matching chairs, marble tables, tables with modernized Oriental or Africa inspired styles, geometrically interesting furniture, and other great tales as well as on. There are breathtaking designs that will pleasure everyone and make meals a new kind of experience.
Even though there often is not as much in the kitchen area when it comes to furniture, do not overlook kitchen tables and chairs in the furniture dependent modernization of your house. Even in the kitchen area the sense of the new and interesting will inspire you and make cooking food and casual consuming an esthetically revitalizing experience. Again, the design choices are numerous here.
The Ramifications of Designing with Contemporary Furniture
In these along with other locations, modern or perhaps futuristic looking furnishings can change a monotonous or higher habituated household environment into a stimulating and wonderful living space before your vision. Beyond merely improving the appeal of your interior home areas, modern furnishings helps you "think outside the box." Quite simply, the surroundings that modern furnishings produces encourage a spirit of freshness in the manner you think and see issues.
During these along with other areas, modern or even advanced looking furnishings can change a monotonous or higher habituated household environment into a revitalizing and wonderful living area prior to your vision. Past merely enhancing the attractiveness of your interior home locations, modern furnishings can help you "think outside the box." Quite simply, the surroundings that contemporary furniture produces encourage a nature of freshness in the way you believe and see things.
This seems a "Feng Shui" kind of theory: the environment that you spend considerable time has a tendency to shape your general perceptual and cognitive patterns. The repetitive view of conventional or drab furniture can lead to a feeling of staying with old some social norms. This really is is not to say it will always do this, however it definitely could be this way. This is even more true if you discover your current furnishings not merely outdated or old but uninteresting. Just like is the case now, you will find old or vintage furniture pieces which are revolutionary and exciting and others that are dull or simply utilitarian. The thing is that development happens to be happening in the furniture world, so why not tap into the developments from the new?
If you are opting for the spirit of freshness and development you are probably going to get the most bang for your buck from modern items. They are the advanced in furniture and they say a great deal about the people who buy and enhance with them. Along with making your own domestic experience much more of a cutting-edge adventure, they inform other people that you are able to thinking in new and original methods.
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Gdańsk Business Week: Warm-Up!
11 Czerwca 2018, 17:00-18:30 (Poniedziałek)
Gdański Inkubator Przedsiębiorczości STARTER, Gdańsk Zobacz na mapie
Hi! Are you 15-19 years old? Do you want to practice your English in a positive atmosphere?
Take part in a energetic event dedicated to help future Gdańsk Business Week participants improve their English before GBW and more important -get to know each other as soon as it's possible :)
Interested
While preparing for Gdańsk Business Week 2018 we launch three workshops dedicated to improvement of your skills in teamwork and communication.
During GBW or any project or work you'll always face people from another cultures and communities. It's important to be prepared for it - armed with great knowledge of English language and the ability to use it under pressure of time, schedule and shared responsibility.
A lot of that will happen for sure on Business Week. To prepare and warm-up for it, you can come to three different events organized by our team. On each one there will be another set of few little and one main exercise engaging your focus, problem solving orientated thinking and most importantly - teamwork.
Events will be run 100% in English, just like the full Business Week is. There's no problem if your English isn't perfect - in that case you'll learn even more. It's an occasion for you to meet other open-minded and self-developing students, mostly former and future participants of Business Week program. So grab your friends, bring them with you and come to us ;)
Agenda:
17:00 - 17:10: Welcoming
17:10 -17:25 Quick "warm-up"
17:25 -18:30 Main exercise
18:30: The end (but you can stay a bit longer :)
All the time there's a Host, one of GBW's Interns' team to help you out and answer to your questions. Don't hesitate to ask us anything about Gdańsk Business Week.
More about Gdańsk Business Week:
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It was an ordinary day on my recent visit home to Victoria. Midmorning on a weekend, walking up a less-busy downtown street, enjoying the smells and sights of home after nearly eight months away.
I didn’t tell many people I was in Victoria. It was a short visit and I was on limited time. But suddenly I heard my name yelled out. Yelled.
Unsure if it was me (but how many Gillians are there?!) I turned to see where the call was coming from. And then I saw him, one of my former clients from the shelter, running across the street. He reached me on the other sidewalk, picked me up and swung me around in a giant hug and, as he set me down started to talk.
He’d just moved into his own apartment – first one since transitional housing at the shelter. He was doing really well and was really excited about life … and he just wanted to tell me that since he hadn’t seen me for awhile.
I was smiling for the rest of the day.
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Silenx – InterviewPosted: October 6, 2011 Filed under: 80's, Ambient, Disco, Electronic, Interview, Italo, Soundtrack, Synth | Tags: SaiR, Silenx Leave a comment
Silenx is a portuguese “kid” we have already talked about here before. First time i heard about him, was trough his “Kaleidoscope” EP. Since then i have been following his “evolution”. I don’t know if evolution is the correct word to define, probably it’s more like a journey he has to keep on. It’s very interesting to see what he has been doing with his synths. Always finding new sounds, always bringing something new and fresh. For me it’s a pleasure to give you this interview, about a dude that we all hope to be recognized for his talented and excellent music!
Enjoy…!!!
GS: How did you get in touch with Boombar Music?
Silenx: I met Jowie for the first time on soundcloud, around January 2011, we listened to each other’s work and then he invited me for a future release on Boombar Music. I said yes, and a week later I came up with the idea of my Kaleidoscope track, which was accepted for a release. Then I met some other artists and Jowie also introduced me to some new ones, and that way I managed to find the remixers: 80s Stallone, Lazercat, Lost Years. Recently I talked with Jordan F, he’s also making a remix for it, should be in time for the EP release too (November/December).
GS: What is the story behind your artist name?
Silenx: The history beyond this name is kind of funny because it came from my “gamer” nickname in the arcades (SLX). When I start producing I simply adapted that name to SiLenX -> Silenx, which I like a lot because it’s related to silence, chillout, peace, which I can’t live without too.
GS: How would you describe your music?
Silenx: That’s a tricky one. I really don’t have a tag that could describe all my stuff. I love synthesisers, the 80s, groovy basses, ye.. so I would say my music is a mix of all that. Sometimes it’s a little more dreamy/new wave stuff, with a lot of big chords and melodies, other times more chilled, a sort of “space disco” feeling, with warm and slap basses. I like to use a lot of small details so I always try to create some small synth melodies that interleave with the main melody, because in the end, my goal is to produce my music as melodic as possible.
GS: What kind of gear are you using in your productions?
Silenx: At this moment I only use software in my productions. I use FL Studio 10 with a couple of external VST’s. I plug my midi keyboard to my laptop and I am ready to go. If I had to chose my favourite virtual instruments would be: Minimonsta, Poizone (from FL), and most of the Arturia ones. My first experience with a real synth was with a microkorg and I felt in love. In the future I will definitely invest some money in analog synths, possibly a Juno-106 to start with the right foot 🙂
GS: When and why did you start making music?
Silenx: Well, I first want to say that before my 15/16’s years old I hated music. Yes, I could not stand to listen to it! My love for music came that year when I started to listen to some old records I had arround home. Mainly I feel in love with old tunes from the 70’s/80’s especially the ones that used a lot of synthesisers. Then, some years later someone introduced me to Daft Punk (Discovery album) and I think that was the main reason i started producing. At first I was only making some beats, some small experiences to share with friends, then I became interested in producing my own melodies, but…since I did not have any music theory I started to experiment arround. With a lot of experimentantion and online music theory readings, recently, maybe 1-2 years ago, I took my productions to a more serious level and in october 2010 I shared some of my work in soundcloud, which was (and still is) a great plataform to interact with other artists and grow like an artist.
GS: What can we expect from “Silenx” for the near future?
Silenx: This year I will release 2 EP’s, each for different labels. The kaleidoscope EP will be released on Boombar Music later this year, around December, with remixes from 80s Stallone, Lazercat and Lost Years. I will also release a ‘name-your-price’ EP called ‘Far Far Away’ on Teenage Gang Records (12th September) with a remix from my producer mate Ruben, SaiR. Meanwhile, I will start my next EP, which will be a collaboration between some known artists that will provide some vocals for my originals. Pretty excited with this one. I also have some future remixes to do for other artists EP’s and yes, pretty much it’s all by now 🙂
Silenx – Long Lost Love (Free download)
Silenx – Kaleidoscope
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…when you have the Sakai Entity Broker and jQuery in your hand. It is an extremely useful combination that certainly has a place in Sakai 2.x.
At some point, for example, one of us snuck in the FCKEditor for editing a Sakai site description. The problem is, the display locales for the site description were not designed to render gracefully complex/long/enormous/gigantic blocks of stuff, they were reserving space for the original plain text description only !
One solution is to strip the html and display the first “n” characters (KNL-133). This solves the problem of the rich text description mangling the context (gateway sites list, site info, etc.).
And yet the original information in the site description was of importance to the person who crafted it – how to make it available again? Enter the Entity Broker. Since the context provides the ID of the site the RESTful url to the site’s information is:
‘/direct/site/’ + siteId + ‘.json’;
The rest is a matter of parsing the site JSON, extracting the useful info, and displaying it in (following Noah Botimer’s recommendation) a jQuery UI Dialog. The details can be found at SAK-15861 – the trickiest part was manipulating the dialog to display correctly in an iframed environment, but luckily the jQuery UI Dialog was very tweakable:
We considered other places where this would be useful. One obvious place was in group selection instances. When creating an assignment, targeting an announcement, restricting a resource access, etc., you can select what groups are involved. A modal dialog displaying the group’s membership might be good (“Who is in this ‘The Scroungers’ group after all?”). As with the site description there is a handy url:
‘/direct/membership/group/’ + groupId + ‘.json’;
That can be parsed for useful data which can be displayed in a dialog, this time with the addition of a print preview link that might be helpful.
The combination of the Entity Broker and jQuery makes this absurdly easy, there is no actual, um, development in the traditional sense going on here. A project we are almost done with at Michigan uses an “entitized” provider to display to a user a list of the courses they are enrolled in, links to the corresponding site if any, as well as a way to navigate to past and future terms. This was designed to address the “Where is my course site?” issue that the tab metaphor unfortunately produces as a side effect.
Once the heavy lifting was done entitizing the provider (thanks to Savitha!) the view component was not only fast but fun to produce. We used a velocity template but only to load the language strings into a json, otherwise it could have been just some html.
The urls in this case were, to retrieve the terms that the user was registered for courses:
“/direct/mycourses/terms.json”
This is used to build the navigation menu for the user. The current term and any the user picks is retrieved via:
‘/direct/mycourses/’ + termId + ‘.json’;
The json gets parsed and the UI gets constructed (blurred here because this is an actual person/persons, real CM data):
That is it. This is happening in these msub branches: CT-912 mycourses and CT-912 ctools-provider.
There are a few things that need a lot of work. For one, since this is mostly DOM manipulation (all of the information of value here is the result of DOM manipulation) and since it is sort of a central piece of information (what are your courses, where are the sites) it makes it both important and difficult to ensure it is accessible. Will be studying ARIA ways of addressing this. | https://gonzalosilverio.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/everything-looks-like-a-nail/ | 2018-10-15T16:41:41 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [
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Recently the senior rabbi of my synagogue recounted a “discussion” with his wife. Out of frustration at being corrected for something she had said, she countered with, “Why do you have to take words so literally?” His response must have added to the marital discord: “Because words have meaning.” As much as I could see how this was not going to go over well at home, I actually did agree with him on his point.
I definitely am a firm believer in finding the exact right word to convey meaning. Many a time on the dance floor, Kurt would say something that didn’t ring true. I would then either end up arguing semantics with him or stop and go into my head to pull out the right term, and then I could move on.
That tendency is currently being fed by my copy editing course, where we are expected to respect the meaning of words (which at times is in opposition to their common usage). It can be quite the challenge. I’m having to look up seemingly every word because I don’t know when some commonly used words are being abused, or if my spelling Spidey sense works any more. I’ve used a dictionary more this quarter than I did in my entire life up to this point!
Initially, I was going to write how I am not an advocate of the word police. That made me feel like such a rebel against my own personality, and I liked it. In thinking about it though, labels matter. I believe that how we express ourselves reflects on our character and shapes our thoughts and actions.
That being said, I won’t be the one doing the correcting of grammar and word usage (unless specifically asked). Although I am all excited about what I am learning, I realize that not everyone cares… at all. In working with my new boss to compose a thank you to a potential donor, I explained, “You can’t combine two independent clauses with a comma like that. You need either a coordinating conjunction, a semi-colon, or to break it out into two sentences.” His glazed look was his sole response. “It’s better as two sentences.” “Okay, thanks.”
Discovering brain-hurting differences between how I’ve always used a word and what it actually means does warrant the occasional tweet or post on a grammar site, but other than that, I’m not trying to bore my friends – I could easily become Sheldon‘s “Fun with Flags” and am trying to resist!
Who else gets all excited about punctuation? (crickets) or Am I the only one to wish that somewhere out there existed Easter Egg bonuses of full length “Fun with Flags” episodes?
4 thoughts on “Word Police”
I’m completely with you on the proper use of words. It’s hard to understand what someone is saying if they don’t know the proper words. Over the years, I’ve accepted that people will often misuse some words or not understand what word they are using. I can usually get around it, but still I like when people use words correctly. This reminds me of two words I hear people use incorrectly a lot. One is “literally” the other is “enormity”. People often misuse these words, but I’ve become used to it.
“I was literally swept off my feet by his charm.” Um, no. I’m definitely with you on that one, Steve. There are so many pet peeves when it comes to language usage, but like you I normally just mentally correct and then move on without saying anything. Picking my battles.
I love etymology and linguistics was one of my favorite courses when I got my English degree. And if it says anything, the ONLY book I still have from all of my books in college is The History of the English Language. It’s a fascinating read.
I’m a dictionary geek and love a good game of Scrabble.
So I TOTALLY get your delight in the right use of words.
Another sister from another mother moment for us, Tammy. 🙂
I have grown into being a word geek, and I’m loving every moment of my new passion. I think it was my grammar and punctuation class that demonstrated how complicated our language can be and how little I know about it!
It truly is another sign of our sistership! | https://grownupnowwhat.com/2013/05/23/word-police/ | 2018-10-15T17:36:17 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
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Street artist puts up 3D calligraffiti show
eL Seed takes inspiration from romantic poem by Nizar Qabbani for his first solo display titled ‘Declaration’ after a stint at Tashkeel
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French Tunisian street artist eL Seed is known for his “calligraffiti” style, which blends traditional Arabic calligraphy with the art of graffiti. His colourful, larger than life spray painted murals, voicing his thoughts, opinions and ideals can be seen on walls around the world. His intricate compositions bring out the beauty of the words and the emotions behind them, while also conveying a sense of movement and rhythm.
The artist recently completed a year-long residency at Tashkeel during which he experimented with new ways of expressing himself. His first solo exhibition in Dubai, “Declaration”, marks a new direction in his practice, with the works liberated from the walls and transformed into monumental three-dimensional fibreglass sculptures.
The entire body of work is inspired by a romantic poem by Nizar Qabbani. The poet’s words come alive in eL Seed’s sculptures, weaving in and out of the walls, hugging the corners, climbing up to the ceiling and gliding on the floor with the graceful curves and loops of the letters enveloping viewers in a world of beauty and strong emotions.
The artist spoke to Weekend Review about the development of his unique style and its evolution during his stay in Dubai. Excerpts:
What was the thought process behind this new direction in your work?
I came to this residency with the idea of getting out of my comfort zone and doing something different. I wanted to do three dimensional works for a long time, and I am happy that Tashkeel provided me with the facilities I needed and a wonderful support team. The idea behind this work is to free the letters from the two-dimensional surface of the wall so that viewers can interact with the calligraphy and become part of the conversation between the poem, the language, the form and me.
Why did you select this poem by Qabbani?
The poet is telling his wife that despite the passage of time, she will always remain young and beautiful in his poems and his words. I feel the same way about calligraphy and have used the poet’s words to make a public declaration of my abiding love for this ancient art.
Why did you make the sculptures pink?
The colours generally associated with Arabic calligraphy are black, gold and silver. But in my work, I have always tried to break this stereotype. This particular shade of pink is a signature colour that I often use in my wall murals.
How did you develop this unique “calligraffiti” style?
My parents are from Tunisia, but I was born and raised in Paris and spoke only French. Like most youngsters from my social background, I was involved in the hip-hop street culture, and expressed myself through break dancing and graffiti. But as I became older, I felt the need to connect with my North African roots and search for my identity. So, I started learning Arabic, and that is when I discovered calligraphy. I wanted to bring that into my graffiti, and taught myself this art without really understanding the rules.
Gradually I developed my own style, separating each letter as is done in Western style graffiti. Although I was always interested in art, I went to business school and was working as a business consultant, doing graffiti only on the weekends. But I hated my job, and calligraphy became my saviour because the response to my calligraffiti gave me the confidence to quit my job and become an artist. My unique style is about reclaiming my identity and being an ambassador for my culture.
How do you choose the words in your works?
As a street artist, I paint walls in different places and then I leave. But the work stays with the people of that place. So, my first priority is that the words must be relevant to the local community. But I also try to say something with a universal dimension that people across the world can relate to. I want to build bridges through my art and the words are a way to open a conversation with the public.
One of my largest murals is a message of unity and tolerance painted on a 47 metre high minaret in Tunisia. My murals in Rio de Janeiro, including one on a rooftop on top of a hill, were inspired by the words of a Brazilian poetess from the favelas. And in Saudi Arabia, I used words from a Bedouin poem to bring awareness about the preservation of Saudi historical heritage.
How do people who cannot read Arabic relate with your work?
Calligraphy should be seen as abstract art. My calligraffiti appeals to everybody because the Arabic script speaks to the soul before it speaks to the eye, and even those who cannot read the words can feel the emotion and be touched by it. My work is about emotion, and about beautification of the streets.
How was your experience of living and working in Dubai?
It was nice to be part of the community. I enjoyed conducting workshops on street art at some schools here and creating murals along with the students, who amazed me with their enthusiasm and talent. It was also a great opportunity to develop my studio practice, and experiment with three dimensional works.
“Declaration” is presented in collaboration with the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation and will run at Tashkeel until December 27. | https://gulfnews.com/culture/arts/street-artist-puts-up-3d-calligraffiti-show-1.1424766 | 2018-10-15T17:26:55 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Kajol switches to mom mode in ‘Helicopter Eela’
Bollywood actress compares her role as an overbearing mother to a teenage son in her latest film, to that of a mom-of-two in real life
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Indian actress Kajol, who plays a single parent in her new Hindi film Helicopter Eela, doesn’t subscribe to its theme in real life — helicopter parenting, marked by over-controlling and an excessive interest in your kid’s lives. She’s a hybrid, claims the mother of two.
“I am more like a drone parent and a partial helicopter parent,” she says laughing. “I maintain my distance from my children and I don’t make as much noise as a helicopter. But just like a drone, I can fire missiles and get it over and done with.”
It’s a well-documented fact that the 44-year-old daughter of legendary actress Tanuja is an upright role model to her children with Bollywood actor-producer Ajay Devgn: daughter Nysa, 13, and son Yug, 8.
The award-winning actress, who plays the title role Eela in director Pradeep Sarkar’s new drama out in the UAE on October 11, belongs to a minority in Bollywood who doesn’t take herself too seriously.
She laughs as she defends her ideology that seems to have worked wonderfully in her life.
“I don’t think in this world you can be a hands-off parent. If you are a good parent, you have to keep an eye out and be alert about your kids. I am not talking about stalking them or smelling their breath every morning. I have faith in my children. But in this day and age, you have to be aware of what mental and emotional space your kids are in,” Kajol says.
While she may have figured out the best way to parent in her real life, she’s on shaky ground in Helicopter Eela, in which she plays a mother to a college-going son Vidvaan Arora (Riddhi Sen). The trailers show Eela as an involved mother who derives her self-worth and happiness from her son’s growth and life.
“Eela does whatever she thinks is best for her son all her life. Although the mothers around her think she’s an ideal parent, her son doesn’t seem to think so,” she explains. “She’s involved in his life [and] she seems to have lost pieces of her life in the process of bringing him up. At one point, her son has to remind her about who she used to be and who [she] wanted to be before he arrived into her world.”
The theme of where to draw the line when it comes to parenting holds universal appeal. The boundaries are always blurred.
The film also explores the concept of space between loved ones.
“There’s always this question of space and claustrophobia in any loving relationship. It’s not specific to a mother-son relationship, but also between siblings, best friends or with your own partner,” says Kajol.
The theme, which also explores the co-dependency between a single mother and her son, is a strain that’s rarely touched upon in Bollywood films.
“The relationship between a single parent and their child is slightly deeper. There’s this co-dependency between them as they know that there’s no third person in their relationship dynamic. At 3am, if you have an issue, you know that it’s one of you who will call for help… There’s so much meat in my role too,” says Kajol, adding that the script written by Anand Gandhi is of top quality.
Kajol remains one of Bollywood’s most bankable stars and has acted in iconic films including Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and My Name Is Khan with Shah Rukh Khan, Fanaa with Aamir, Khan and Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya with Salman Khan in the lead. Despite her projects being studded by Khans, Kajol has always held her own.
But there’s no denying that Helicopter Eela isn’t as high-profile as her previous outings at the box office. Kajol is aware of it and takes a pragmatic stand.
“Ten or 15 years ago, such a film would have been written but would never have been made. There would be no takers as it may not be considered a financially viable plot,” she says. “At the end of the day, films have to be financially viable. We often forget that there are many people in the entertainment industry that sink their hard earned money into it. When things don’t go well, they may end up on the streets.”
The reality is less bleak now as the audiences are now open to good content and to hearing interesting voices and stories.
“This is the kind of role that probably comes to you once in your lifetime. When I read the script, I knew instantly that this is something I wanted to do. I was lucky that a director like Pradeep Sarkar was leading it. Every actor wants to always build on a good script. You can pitch in a good character in a good script, but it is rare that you can get a good script culled out of a good character… When there’s meat to the story, you can always make something cool out of it.”
The word ‘cool’ was often used by Kajol in this interview to describe her film and her role. She promises that Helicopter Eela won’t be preachy or bore you with parenting sermons.
“[It’s] very realistic. All the mothers and parents out there will be able to relate to it. The scene in which she has an infuriating conversation with her kid who fails to understand her is a familiar circumstance in a parent’s life… We haven’t glossed over anything,” Kajol says.
Kajol, who took a self-imposed sabbatical after the birth of her children and is notoriously picky about her projects now, claims it’s a fabulous time for actors in Hindi cinema.
“I love the fact that audiences have opened up and are saying that they want to watch all kinds of movies — potboilers, the non-potboiler… everything that has something to say,” she says. “Suddenly we all have to pull our socks up. 15 years ago, we could have got away with a lot of stuff saying ‘chalta hai’ [it’s OK] or nobody will notice. But we don’t make such statements anymore because everybody will notice and pull you up for it. You can’t take anything for granted right now.”
Her thoughts aren’t limited to films anymore. Bollywood is experiencing its own #MeToo movement where a string of women are naming and shaming sexual predators in entertainment circles.
Kajol calls it a step in the right direction.
“Their actions will ensure that such things don’t happen to others in the future. They are setting examples for those joining this industry and have deal with it [sexual misconduct and harassment] at the workplace on a daily basis,” she says. “We have to change our environment of work. This problem is not gender specific… We are living in a wonderful time where social media is a great platform. You don’t have to have a famous face to be heard anymore.”
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KAJOL’S TOP 5 PARENTING TIPS
1. Take one day a time.
“I don’t beat myself up if I cannot do something. I am a good multi-tasker.” (Case in point: during the interview over the phone, Kajol took care of a personal issue with impressive command and alacrity. She had her game face back on as soon as she was back on the phone to finish the remaining call).
2. Don’t be self-critical
“Stop that constant monologue that goes in your own head that you are not working hard enough.”
3. It’s OK to take a break, if you can afford it
“Generally I am a secure person. Why most women shy away from taking a break is because they worry about what will happen when they take a break or the fear of failing at doing something else. This feel is not restricted to women alone. Even men feel they can’t afford to take a break or afford to take a chance at doing something else with their lives. If you are financially secure, then try being brave.”
4. Tell your children to own up to their mistakes:
“If you are wrong, you are wrong. Have the courtesy to apologise.”
5. Be more kind and tolerant towards each other
“I hope you walk away from Helicopter Eela by realising that we are strangely unkind and intolerant towards each other. We have low tolerance towards the people we love. Let’s learn to be more kind towards the people you love. Just be less harsh.” | https://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/kajol-switches-to-mom-mode-in-helicopter-eela-1.2288364 | 2018-10-15T17:29:22 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Manager Draws Gun on Attempted Robber, Assists in Arresting the Suspect, Then Finishes His Shift
The manager of a Meineke service center in Fargo, North Dakota acted like stopping an armed robbery was all in a day’s work this weekend.
According to WDAZ, when the manager found a suspicious person in the shop, the following happened:
Fargo Police say 32-year-old Eugene Fredrick Quinnett went in store and was digging around behind the counter.
A manager questioned him and Quinnett put his hands in his jacket and indicated he had a gun.
The manager then pulled out his own gun and Quinnett ran.
The manager provided police with information, including a great description and general direction, that Quinnett was heading. That information proved to be enough to locate and arrest Quinnett.
After Quinnett was arrested and police finished questioning him, the manager reportedly went back to only the 3rd defensive gun use we’ve documented in the state of North Dakota and the 1,359th defensive gun use we’ve documented overall. | https://gunssavelives.net/self-defense/store-manager-draws-gun-on-attempted-robber-assists-in-arresting-the-suspect-then-finishes-his-shift/ | 2018-10-15T18:26:07 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [
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Big Dig
By: Gustav Hoiland
Category: Uncategorized
Ahh, the little perks of doing works for those with a knack for attracting attention. A handful of my images from the recent immersive dance/theater/music show I’d covered have landed in the online version of Dig Boston.
I suppose this perk could also well be attributed to this very bloggery. The ongoing plastering of my aesthetically informed rectangular visions all abouts the pages of my shared corner of the internet. This space where I spill my mind for a couple minutes before expiring for the day. Pleased to have you reading.
Three days, roughly, until the move. The petty inconveniences, the wrangling with monopolistic telecom, the struggle and delight of freeing myself of a years’ worth of accumulated unnecessary physical objects. Everything is change, and it always has been. And where there is change, there is the excitement of opportunity.
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Christopher F. Zurn is Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is the author of "Deliberative Democracy and the Institutions of Judicial Review" (Cambridge University Press, 2007) and co-editor of "Anerkennung" (Akademie Verlag, 2009).
Also see Christopher Zurn's new paper on "Judicial Review, Constitutional Juries and Civic Constitutional Fora: Rights, Democracy and Law". | https://habermas-rawls.blogspot.com/2011/05/christoper-zurn-on-habermass-theory-of.html | 2018-10-15T17:21:17 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Hadith 7. Naseeha]
Brief Commentary:
- Scholars say this hadith is comprehensive and encompasses the whole religion, just like the hadith of Jibreel (Hadith 2).
- Some scholars say that if we lost all the rulings of Islam, this hadith would suffice us for a quarter of them due to the many rulings that can be derived from it
- Ibn Al-Atheer said, “Naseeha is a word which is used to describe a sentence, and that sentence is, ‘Wanting good for the thing you are giving naseeha to’, so it is impossible to explain naseeha in one word”
- The linguistic meaning of Naseeha is:
- To purify
- To gather that which is dispersed
- We can summarise Naseeha to mean “Wanting good for someone with a sincere heart which is free from any defects/deficiencies and wanting all good for that particular person.
- Naseeha is one of the great and noble qualities of the prophets (peace be upon them)
- The companions asked “To whom?” which shows their eagerness to implement the knowledge they learn
- Naseeha to Allah involves:
- Purifying our hearts for Allah, which is done by fulfilling His rights to the best way possible, and with ihsan
- Striving hard in worship, and doing more Sunnah actions
- Cleaning our minds and thoughts from deviant ideologies
- Being sincere in our worship. We love for His sake and hate for His sake
- Glorifying Allah and His laws and recognising His blessings over us
- Naseeha to His book involves:
- Believing in the entire Qur’an and acting upon it
- Having great love and glorification for it
- Striving hard to understand it, contemplate over its meanings, and adorn ourselves with the manners it teaches us
- Be pure when holding it
- Ensure we read our daily portion of the Qur’an
- Naseeha to His Messenger (peace be upon him) involves:
- Believing in him and putting his statement above any other human
- Having eagerness to know more about him, and study his seerah like we study the Qur’an (This is what the previous generations used to do)
- Follow his Sunnah
- Trying to learn more about his manners and emulating them
- Loving what he loves and hating what he hates
- Naseeha to the leaders of the Muslims involves:
- Wanting good for them and for Allah to guide them to the truth
- Making du’aa for them and wanting the ummah to be united under them
- Advising them personally and not publicly, and remembering the statement of the scholars, “However you are is however your rulers will be”
- Showing love and respect for the scholars and not searching for their mistakes and having trust in them. (The scholars are also incorporated in the category “leaders of the Muslims)
- Naseeha to the common folk of the Muslims involves:
- Loving for them what we love for ourselves and hating for them what we hate for ourselves
- Respecting their elders and showing mercy to their youngsters
- Being happy when they are happy and sad when they are sad
- Carrying no envy for them in our hearts and wishing good for them
- Benefits and action points to take from the hadith:
- We need to be eager to seek more knowledge and implement what we learn, just as the sahabah were
- Giving/Having naseeha is an integral part of Islam
- Study more about Allah
- Never look down upon or belittle a ruling that has been decided by Allah
- Never abandon the Qur’an. In the tafsir of [Al-Furqan:30], ibn Kathir said abandoning the Qur’an can be by:
- Not listening to it
- Not reading it
- Not acting upon it
- Not believing in ALL of its rulings
- Not contemplating upon its meanings
- Leaving it for something else e.g. poetry, music etc
- Never look down upon or belittle a ruling that has been decided by Allah
- Study the seerah of the prophet (peace be upon him)
- Send salutations on the prophet (peace be upon him) whenever he is mentioned
- Improve on our attitude towards our scholars
- Abu Bakr didn’t supersede everyone by his actions, but because of his love for Allah, and his naseeha to His creation
- Implement all of what the naseeha to Allah, His book, His Messenger (peace be upon him), the leaders of the Muslims and the common folk of Muslims involves
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This morning I started up my work laptop after placing gently yet firmly into the docking station and saw my connection to the network was with the wireless network. Something inside of me thought, “The docking station has a wired connection, why not use it versus a wireless connection?”. Now that I have considered it for more than a few minutes, I am a little upset about the wireless preference when a perfectly good wired connection exists.
Armed with a sense of righteous empowerment and a little noodle power, I think I have come up with a sure fire way for WIndows to chose the right connection given a set of scenarios. Here goes:
- Speed advantage– If one is faster than another then go with the fastest
- Pros – the fastest will result in the best experience for the user.
- Cons – How often does the measurement need to take place? Do we warn the user when switching in case they are streaming or connected via VPN or any form of connection where the adapter and the data flow matters?
- Net – I don’t see this as a viable option when it comes to configuration because the cons are too many and too hard to interpret.
- All network connections– Have no preference and use them all at once
- Pros – Amazing throughput for applications that can use more than one connection at a time.
- Cons – Incredibly complex implementation. If wired and wireless are pointing to the same network there would be no advantage to the multiple connection points. Possible application issues for apps that require a specific MAC or IP.
- Net – Too many potential issues but if it could be done, the result could be amazing.
- Use wired as primary then wireless as a secondary or allow the user to select a preference
- Pros – Simple and predictable; wired is usually better for speed and throughput; user preferential order for overrides; the functionality for wireless already exists
- Cons – The user needs to know which is faster; the user may get confused if too many networks are available
- Net – Easiest for Windows to support because half of the functionality exists
I don’t think making the third option work would be too hard and third parties may be able to get the other options working. This request will be made to the Microsoft support network but I am interested in getting your feedback. | https://harrylord.me/2012/03/05/windows-wired-vs-wireless/ | 2018-10-15T18:10:45 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Used well, strategy meetings provide clarity and momentum. They align a team around key decisions and create positive energy.
Used poorly, strategy meetings irritate people. They waste time and energy, or worse, strengthen entrenched points of view creating frustration and resignation.
In my work with companies from large Fortune 500 firms to small startups, I’ve attended hundreds of strategy meetings. I’ve seen leaders make three common mistakes over and over again:
1. Drafting an overly ambitious agenda. Executive teams are often too optimistic about what they can accomplish in a short period of time. For example, one client allotted one hour at a 10-person meeting to gaining “a deeper understanding of the challenges we’re facing in Europe and laying out a high-level plan of attack on how to address them.” I looked at him and said, “You realize there’s no way that’s going to happen, right?” He ruefully agreed.
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I know why he was doing it. He had four big topics on his mind and he wanted to get resolution on all of them in a six-hour meeting. When he reflected on it rationally, he knew that was impossible. He was just frustrated.
My suggestion is to prioritize your issues and pick one or two to address. Leave the others for a later date. If you do a great job moving through a limited set of issues, people will be less reluctant to have another six-hour meeting in the near future. In fact, they’ll likely welcome it — because they’ll expect to get something accomplished then too.
However, if you do a mediocre job running through too many issues, you’ll have screwed yourself on two levels: 1) you won’t have good resolution or buy-in on what you’ve discussed that day, and 2) people won’t be motivated and focused for the next meeting.
2. Not doing enough meeting preparation. Most of the hard work of a good strategy meeting happens before the meeting. Doing research, gathering perspectives, teeing up scenarios, identifying important questions. Sometimes you have the time and resources to do a proper strategic work-up. Sometimes you have to rely more heavily on intuition. Either way, you should arrive at a clear point of view and document it before the meeting. The meeting can be used to critique, debate, or expand a strategic point of view. But a strategic meeting should never be used to create a strategic point of view. It’s simply too hard to do this in real time with a lot of people.
Still, I see it happen all the time. Unprepared, teams casually wander into tough topics filled with land mines. They think they’ll “get everyone into a room and get on the same page.” Then they’re surprised when the meeting blows up or derails.
Keep in mind that there’s a good reason why you’re having a meeting rather than just making a decision on a given topic — it’s complex. If it wasn’t complex, you wouldn’t need a meeting. Complex topics need smart and focused prep work.
3. Underestimating the need for skillful facilitation. Great facilitators are like jungle guides. They know their intended destination, the general contours of the landscape they’re traversing, the strengths and weakness of the people they’re guiding, and how to keep things moving when conflict erupts or conversation peters out. It’s part science, part art. But skilled facilitators are pretty rare. Instead, I see four common facilitator errors:
- They never set clear objectives for a conversation. What does success look like for a given conversation? Do we want to provide input? Debate? Make a decision? Too often objectives are never clarified in advance. People just jump in and start firing off opinions with no apparent purpose other than to give a point of view. You arrive at the end of your allotted time no clearer than when you started. My advice: Be crystal clear about what you hope to get out of a conversation before you start it and get everyone aligned on the goals.
- They pick the wrong discussion strategy. You might have the right topic and set of objectives you’re trying to reach, but the wrong discussion strategy. The most common faux pas is trying to get too many people talking about a complex issue at once. I’ve found 7–10 people is the max you want discussing a complex topic. More than that and people start to disengage, killing the energy of the conversation. If you have a bigger group, break them up and cull generated insights later.
- They miss the signals in the noise. The most important signals in a strategy meeting don’t always jump out at you. They can get lost in a sea of noise. One common reason is that the loudest voice many not be the most astute. Good facilitators must quickly and dynamically separate signals from noise to ensure they’re focusing on what matters most. Before the meeting starts, have a clear opinion regarding the most important signals you think should come up. That way you have a better chance of spotting them.
- They let the conversation meander too little or too much. We’ve all been a part of both of these scenarios. On the too-little side, just when a conversation gets creative the facilitator tries to pull the group back to the “task at hand” killing the creative energy in the room. On the too-much side, long after a conversation should have been cut off, people are still debating relatively unimportant or mind-numbing points. Good facilitators have to constantly try to find the balance. One trick — when you get stuck, pause the conversation and ask the room if they feel you should continue or cut the conversation. Most people are good self-assessors. | https://hbr.org/2016/03/3-reasons-your-strategy-meetings-irritate-your-team?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+harvardbusiness+%28HBR.org%29 | 2018-10-15T18:12:50 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [
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Automotive engineering studies all there may be to know about manufacturing and operating automobiles, including in-depth knowledge about mechanics, design, innovation and sale of products. Automotive engineers use their expertise in designing mobility programs, offering revolutionary options by delivering prototypes, and working engineering subsystems. They can work as inventors, quality assurance managers, technical gross sales managers, or consultants. Sadly there are still websites which are inaccessible or are very troublesome for blind persons to entry, because the needs of blind individuals have not been thought-about within the design stage of the web sites. ―Despite the existence of assistive gadgets and accessibility pointers, if a Web page is just not designed in a way that it is flexible enough to work with varied assistive gadgets, there may be nothing that the consumer can do that may result in profitable use of the positioning‖ (Lazar & Jaeger, n.d, para. sixteen).
Beniger’s (1987) overview of the theoretical perspectives that characterised mass communication analysis from the 1930s by means of the Nineteen Eighties illustrates the prominence of theoretical approaches (ranging from makes use of and gratifications to viewers decoding to framing) that stretch well beyond notions of 1-to-many dissemination of messages, concurrently acquired, and similarly interpreted, by large, heterogeneous and largely passive audiences, that came to (mis)characterize the sector in lots of circles. Thus, it might appear that mass communication has always prolonged past the constraints inherent in the mass society paradigm.
There is no such thing as a single know-how that may secure the longer term for Morgan, or another manufacturer. Even the mainstream producers are gambling with a mix of low carbon applied sciences as a way to meet or obtain present and forthcoming necessities. It might be considered that Morgan cars, as a producer of ‘niche’ automobiles doesn’t want to lead however simply comply with industry trends. However, that is not the Morgan approach! Although manufacturing volumes are low (in comparison with the mass market), innovation and technology are inside the Morgan DNA. As the one remaining, true British manufacturer, Morgan takes its responsibility to be a frontrunner very seriously. A clear example of that is the place Morgan takes in this area, with many analysis projects and collaborations with leading universities, who can undertake the research activity and produce tangible expertise that may be ported into manufacturing by Morgan.
The bargaining energy of suppliers and menace of recent entrants are average, which is not very favorable to trade profitability. It should be noted, however, that the bargaining power of suppliers could also be induced upon them by force, as if they cease supplying it’s not because they have cash and are threatening the automakers, but as a result of they can’t afford to keep assembly lines open. This creates a unfavorable-sum recreation, hurting both events. It might force the automakers to rescue the suppliers.
Describe the operation of computerized gasoline-engine ignition techniques and their service. There’s a number of competition for assignments, however typically one is troublesome to allocate, and the company improve the fee to attract customers. It’s worth protecting a close eye on jobs accessible. Not all are first come first served, you earn a rating based on stories filed, and this may play an element in who is obtainable the project. | https://hcrg.tk/5-automotive-engineering-bachelors-levels-in-canada.html | 2018-10-15T17:33:12 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Instagram recently released a second stand-alone app called Hyperlapse. It allows users to create short, time-lapsed clips without the assistance of any additional high-tech video equipment. For a healthcare facility, this app has much untapped marketing potential. Here are four ways you can put it to work at your facility to enhance brand awareness.
Source: healthworkscollective.com
See on Scoop.it – Health Care Social Media And Digital Health | https://hcsmmonitor.com/2014/09/12/hyperlapse-app-for-hospitals-healthworks-collective/ | 2018-10-15T17:18:40 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
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Superkids
Around the world there are indigenous versions of suburban American soccer mom. While their aspirations for their children may vary, their tactics are largely the same. The kids are overcommitted and trying to best the competition at everything the parents sign them up for. The modern day nerd may also be prime NFL material. They become a hard act to follow but over ambitious parents will not quit trying even if a fiasco on the scale of Kaavya Vishwanathan results from their efforts.
One popular theory many teachers including Mrs H, J's kindergarten teacher have is that children must be exposed to everything out there until they recognize their true calling. In J terms that would be signing her up for hockey, ice-staking, theatre, clarinet, karate, painting, salsa and everything in between until she has her epiphany.
Some people I know have masters in multiple disciplines and are still in school because they haven't found that one subject that is just right for them. The parents are bankrolling these experiments in education even into their late twenties and early thirties. Now, that is the kind of parent Mrs. H would whole heartedly endorse. She would love nothing more than for me to become one of them and is understandably frustrated by my obdurate refusal to comply.
After all the time and money invested in getting J to find herself she may discover that she wants with her heart and soul to be a professional clown and travel with a circus company. According to Mrs. H and her ilk, I should gladly bring myself to the precarious edge of bankruptcy if that is what it takes for J to know her mind. Apparently, that is the only way to get our children ahead in life and succeed in a world where meritocracy reigns supreme.
The last line of Epstein's essay is worth remembering for all parents "..meritocracy is merciless, and hardest of all on those it would at first seem to favor"
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Acronym Soup
You know you are on the other side of generation gap and fighting a losing battle when you can't even keep from drowning in technology acronym soup, less be able to keep up with it. When I came out of the caves, they were talking about MoSoSo and I thought that sounded a lot like MoMA.
The irony of discovering that MoSoSo referred to the latest social networking enabling technology and not a new art museum was not lost on me. I am so over the hill that even watching kids in action with their Gameboys and Nintendos makes me anxious as does a lot of recent cinema.
The pace and choppiness of the action wears me out. I seem to be retrogressing to an earlier generation that was happy to listen to really slow music, play solitaire with real cards and curl up on the couch with a good book and a cup of tea. I can find peace and joy in all of those activities. The chances of me catching with any of the myriad MoSoSo applications is remote to non-existent. Maybe I can leap frog a couple of generations in technology and catch up when J comes of age.
High up on my wish list for future technology is to see user interfaces that don't have multi-function keys that need to be toggled between modes and devices that don't need me to study the user manual like I were preparing for the board exams. A readable font size would be most welcome. How difficult can it be to devise something that the lowest common denominator such as myself is able to understand without burning out every last grey cell that have ? I'm not surprised that Alzheimer’s is getting to be so common these days. The demands of modern technology can burn out older people mercilessly quick.
To my credit, I am perfectly capable of using the self check out system in the public library and only sometimes need help with it at the grocery stores. It seems that the gaming and wireless communication industry has no use for the likes of me and can safely ignore us when designing their goods and services.
Monday, January 29, 2007
The Whole Truth
A few months ago, my friend Poorvi wanted me to meet her boyfriend. Her family believes that the only way to marry is to have the parents arrange it. Needless to say, they knew nothing of the existence of Steve. I met them, we went out together and had a wonderful time.
Late that night when I was half asleep, Poorvi called to ask the inevitable question "So what did you think of him ?" I know of no other question that is quite as difficult to answer. My answer was truthful but incomplete. I told her I thought Steve was a decent guy, very easy to talk to and like.
The part that I did not tell her was that I saw no real spark between them and feared they would grow apart emotionally once the exhilaration of a new relationship faded. As hard as I tried, I could not visualize them as a couple. I told myself it was not my place to say any of that and besides I could be entirely wrong.
Since that meeting, whenever Poorvi calls me it is always about how Steve's interest in her seems to be waning and how he tells her nothing has changed and its all in her imagination. She is not convinced and asks me what she should do. She wonders if she should break up and move on but likes him too much to summon the courage to do so. The longer she waits the more she will hurt.
Though she lives with her family, she can't share any of this with them. Each time we talk about Steve, I feel guilty. Maybe I could have spared her the pain by telling her the whole truth but what if I had been wrong. Instead I dispense platitudes on the nature and purpose of relationships and how all will be well in the end.
A few years ago when I lived for a couple of weeks with Naina and her husband, she confessed that she always knew my ex and I would not work out and had wanted to warn me before we got married. I asked her "Why didn't you ?" Her answer was no different from my reasons for not wanting to tell Poorvi that she and Steve will not work. There is a fine line between honesty and presumption and like Naina I fear to cross it.
Naina's own marriage has been difficult but she has chosen to accept her fate and stay on. Poorvi trusts my judgement because I am the veteran of a few failed relationships. It is incredibly sad when we learn lessons the hard way and yet when our friends look to us for help, we let them slide down the same slippery slope of mistakes we made ourselves.
We want to believe that there are exceptions to the rule and for those that we care about the exception will apply. Both Naina and I are guilty of this.
Reading this poem by Nikki Giovanni made me think about Poorvi
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Vasudeva Kutumbakam
First
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Friends Of God
As a recent immigrant and a non-Christian, this documentary was an eye opener at many levels. A few key themes emerge in the message of the religious leadership. Marriages are sacrosanct and the only kind that has Bibilical sanction is between a man and a woman. The sole purpose of such unions is to procreate. Planned parenthood is almost as evil as abortion. Finally, God created the world in six days and evolution is scientific myth.
And that is the end of their message. Not once did anyone talk about kindness and forgiveness which most non-Christians believe to be the cornerstone of Christian faith. Christ's life is replete with examples of both. Not once did anyone argue if there was religious sanction for the war in Iraq. For a religious outsider this seems to be a highly selective and opportunistic dissemination of Christian philosophy.
Interestingly all of the religious leadership that the movie features is male and not surprisingly they are pursuing an agenda that will strip women of their hard earned liberation. Twelve years and ten children later, a woman will be completely worn out physically and trapped in marriage until death delivers her. The man can just walk away from it all his freedom completely intact. He can rape and leave but she must bear his child because abortion is a sin and she is a believer. As a woman I have to wonder, what's in it for us.
If adherents really followed through on what their leadership was asking of them - i.e. married early and continued to have children until they were able to, it will not take long for America to join the ranks of overpopulated third world countries, with their women shackled and children impoverished.
Whenever a religious group begins to wield political clout, the fate of the democracy is sealed. Electoral math will override every other concern when millions of voters start to vote as a single entity. The men on the pulpit accquire unprecedented power because they can determine the fate of political leaders. Mixing politics with religion is what it takes to create a crisis like the Middle East. It is sad to think that America could one day sink to the same levels of chaos and anarchy.
No where in the lines "Give me your tired, your poor; your huddled masses yearning to breathe free; the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me." is it implied that there is room in this great country for only one religion to the exclusion of the rest. After watching Pelosi's intrepid movie you wonder if you belong here if you are not Christian.
About Friends of God - A HBO documentary, “FRIENDS OF GOD: A ROAD TRIP WITH ALEXANDRA PELOSI” directed by Alexandra Pelosi which premiered on Jan 25th at 9PM EST..
With her unique brand of road-tripping reportage, and driven by an unflagging curiosity and genuine interest in learning about this increasingly influential community, Alexandra Pelosi (whose previous HBO credits include 2000’s Emmy®-winning “Journeys with George”) embarks on a fast-paced cross-country journey, offering snapshots of a cross-section of evangelical America .
Friday, January 26, 2007
Men, Women And Religion
Thought provoking post about why women are more religious than men in all societies and cultures. In an average Indian home, it is the mother and grandmother who perform the pujas and practice ritualistic observances but the temple priests are almost always male. One western commentator explains with characteristic disregard for facts and scant understanding of Hindu religion what women were used for in Hindu temples - but that is a whole different discussion.
The division of religious duties home and outside is not unlike the role of men and women in the kitchen. When at home it is typically a woman's domain, a commercial enterprise would more likely find a male chef in charge. Women may have a more personal relationship with their religious faith as they do with cooking. As Grandma's rice pudding is to Ferran Adrià's molecular gastronomy, so is Mother's soulful recitation of the Shanti Mantra to a strident Ashta Prahar (chanting for twenty four hours) led by a religious guru. It is more about different than less or more.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Fluffing Wikipedia Tuesday.Sounds like all MS had to do was to hire someone whose entire job description would be to monitor Wikipedia and the like, prettify and fluffify everything that the dissenters were saying. The official title for this position could be Web Media Hygiene Specialist. They would have been playing by the rules and not be causing so much "disappointment".
This could be Wikipedia's finest hour yet and a huge win for the vision of a democratically edited encyclopedia.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Lunch Break
I stopped taking a lunch break from the time J started going to daycare. It gave me an extra hour of work and I could head home sooner. Among the many things in life that I have had to adapt and abbreviate to make room for the demands on my time, eating lunch at my desk while working is a terribly insignificant change - or so I thought.
After almost four years, I ate lunch at my desk without a single distraction - no emails flying back and forth, no status reports being prepared, so phone calls - nothing except complete silence. I could hear myself eat, I could tell the difference between the fruit, vegetables and bread. They were not the composite lump of "lunch" that I go through along with green tea. Lunch was not an interruption to the main event today but the event itself.
The twenty minutes of silence was at once magnificent and frightening. I think the Sanskrit word that comes closest to describing the ambiguity of that feeling is Vibhatsya. My mind having nothing to focus on and being unaccustomed to focusing on eating, started to wander in ways that I was not prepared for. Like a wild horse it refused to be reined in or controlled.
It took me back to happier times when silence did not connote alone, when it was the desirable pause between events, the tiny synapse joining threads of frenetic activity. Today silence is more onminous -it forces me to look back, revaluate and worse think of the road ahead. Suddenly, it is no longer possible to live in the moment - the past and the future jostle for room and consideration that they have been denied.
I realized how unacquainted I have grown with myself - I could as well have met a stranger at lunch today.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Too Much Detail
It could be God or Devil that is in the details. While some viewers may like it that the stars are only mortal like the rest of us troubled by acne, spider veins and cellulite others may demand they be perfectly airbrushed down to the last pore.
Depending on the numbers on either side, the beauty business may further the cause of the "real" and "natural" look or make people strive towards impossible standards of physical perfection. If only it were possible to bring one's mental and emotional state into such sharp focus - it may have been able to shock us into recuperation.
Monday, January 22, 2007
The Desi-fication Of J
Unless
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Old Wounds
The third and final part of the Cold Attic series
Meeting Clara and Mahesh again
V was so terrified that I feeding her a line about the intent and length of stay at her house, that she decided misbehaving with me was the best pre-emptive action. The things that bothered her were quite strange. Clara and Mahesh were over at their home one weekend.
Clara was shopping near Trenton for some kind of specialty wood for her furniture and had stopped by at V’s. We got chatting after a late Sunday brunch – it was mostly about my situation and I was telling Clara how things had been during and after my deciding to walk out of my marriage. It was pedestrian conversation at best. She was curious about what it was to be in my situation in India and seemed to understand why I was so desperate get out of there.
At the time, I felt so detached from the event and the dramatis personae that I could as well have been narrating a third party observation of facts. V stayed on the living room futon not bothering to join us at the dinner table and I could see her rage mounting by the minute.
A few days later she tells me “You are so upfront about your personal life – you can talk about it with everyone – even Clara – who is she anyways , you don’t mind discussing your problems with my husband using him to get job leads – so why can’t you be just as upfront about how long you plan on staying here. Why do you need to be so ambiguous about that ?”
Explanation Redux
I went over the situation all over again with her for the nth time because she had been browbeating me around the same issue ever since I had come. For the nth I explained to her that I had not planned much – things had just fallen into place the last day when I was at the client’s site. Out of the blue I had a headhunter call me and offer to process a work permit. As always, she just refused to believe me. Her theory seemed to be that I had slyly wheedled my way under their roof without disclosing my real intent.
That morning like many other times before, V managed to reduce me to tears. For better or worse I will remember those few weeks in Philadelphia for how many times I cried and how much when after the end of my marriage I used to think I had no more tears left to cry. I came to realize that you never know if there are still more tears to come, only time can tell.
Maybe doing that made her feel like she was even with me - I prayed for deliverance each time I cried –“God, take me out of here while I still have some pride left, while I still feel human” It hurt like hell to have to stoop so low trying to survive.
Three Years Ago
Another interesting detail came out during the course of my stay. V told me why she had been upset me with for quite some time – maybe a couple of years or more – I must have been too tied up with my own problems to notice the difference in her behavior with me. When she had visited us (me and my ex when we were still newly married) she looked so frazzled –a bundle of nervous energy trying to do everything on her own that it got me really upset.
Back in the day, my cultural sensibilities were entirely desi – I was too new in this country to have assimilated anything. The fact that I had only recently come out of a long period of stress related to my parents trying to find me a match without success – made the wound pretty raw – my heart went out to her because she had been through much more than I had and God had not thought it time to give her a break yet.
I felt the deepest empathy for her but no condescension or pity and there is a world of difference between the two. She was always confident, smart and perfectly capable of taking care of herself. She had no “need” of a man to take care of her. I wished ardently that she would find the companionship that she did need – have a home and family of her own.
After spending the weekend with us, she was to leave for Washington DC to renew her passport and left at the crack of dawn. When she called from DC to tell me she had reached safe and the breakfast I had packed for her was good – something about the way she spoke anguished me so much that I cried – I really wanted her to find someone who would take on some of her strife – I must have cared that much about her to feel her pain like it were my own. For a moment, I felt I could have been in her shoes, if I had accepted the job offer in DC four years ago.
She definitely would not want my shadow to fall upon her home and matrimony and blight it. It takes a while for anyone I think to realize that they are looked upon like an ill-omen – they try hard to think this is not for real – it’s just in their magination. I know how hard V had to belabor the point with me until it actually sunk in.
The here and now
We all evolve with time – I must have changed in fundamental ways that may not be obvious to me. V has become this very superficial and artificial person, making polite conversation with everyone – inflecting her voice just right to portray concern for everyone just the same way. She probably has no real friends and if I ever was one that is obviously history. Losing a good friend is always hard thing for me to accept – when I was younger I would try again and again to go back and start anew – over the years I have come to realize how futile those attempts at restoration were – I don’t try anymore.
For a while I feel the absence of someone that was once important in my life – just the force of old habit maybe but then I withdraw. With V, I don’t have much to do because she had shoved me far away from her thoughts with much violence and deliberation making sure that all the doors leading back are bolted and secured. She is not the type that will leave anything to chance. It hurts my vanity a little to think that I, as a person was not of consequence enough for her to even feel any loss at the end of a decade long friendship. Well, such is life perhaps.
While at V’s I meet with this uber-cool desi dude by name VeeJay. He gave me hope and inspiration to continue with my job-hunt which to most people was no better than a wild-goose chase. He is in the recruiting business and thought I’d ace any interview – provided I got one. I felt much better hearing him say that – he also gave me plenty of leads and contacts for jobs. His wife is quite a smart lady too – studying something to do with Bio- informatics – they make an interesting though not a very compatible looking couple.
Chazzez and Dechazzez
I also had a chance to see the widely published “unemployment statistics” up close and personal at a Philadelphia career fair. Endless streams of unemployed or underemployed humanity lined up at the fair from 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There were three companies only and they merely chatted with candidates for 2-3 minutes, took their resumes for their “database” (read trash bin).
The whole scene reminded me of the employment exchange and the jobless hero standing in a serpentine queue so poignantly portrayed in old black and white Hindi movies. Here I was in such a queue myself and having any hope was potentially impossible. The air was so thick with desperation and depression that I was glad to be back "home".
In the meanwhile, V gave me a dead-line of 21st March to find another place to go and live. Her general behavior with me goes through ups and downs. If she is pleasant for a few days – my hopes are up and I start to think maybe she will not evict me on the 21st after all – maybe I can stay a little longer and get my visa before I decide to do anything else – and I start to relax a little.
The moment she perceives that I am getting too comfortable with the status quo her attitude changes dramatically and once again I’m frantically looking out for a place to live. I call Madhavi, an acquaintance from the city I last lived with R. She very firmly says “No, it won’t be possible”. She comes up with what she thinks is a smart move. A month ago she was not sure if she is even going to India for a visit and I could come over whenever I was done with my client assignment. However, now she was on her way out of America for good and could most definitely not accommodate me.
I’m not sure what kind of emotional insecurity leads her to do this but there I was being given out hope and then when I needed help the most – I was just told that was all make believe. I’m getting used to people playing these little mind games with me – and I’m not even surprised. There is no better way to know somebody than to reveal your weaknesses to the point they can take advantage of you. I’d advise Madhavi to become a little more secure and sane before getting married – that way she’d spare a man’s life from being trashed unnecessarily.
In their shoes
Sometimes I think there is this thing about making one’s bones in the US that makes people the way they are. Most new immigrants start out being gullible and naïve – get hard knocks every inch of the way – hardening little by little until there is no tenderness left at all. It is as if the human element vaporizes to form an impentrable crust of stability. The good beneath their feet is firm at last and it will be over their dead bodies that someone will disturb it.
Everything turns calculated and cautious – you have to look out for yourself if you want to survive – no one wants to take a chance and risk what took many years to build. Sometimes, this gets taken to an extreme point that its strikes one such as myself as motivated cruel behavior when perhaps it is not.
Both V and Madhavi are worried that I have no future – that I am on this kamikaze mission trying to get a visa and a job in a market where people with many more years of experience and much better legal standing have been jobless for months sometimes years. What if I want to stay on with them as an illegal ? They could jeopardize their future harboring an illegal immigrant not to mention the costs of doing do – they’d much sooner not have anything to do with me.
I see where they are coming from but they’ve gone through too much to even care to look at it from my perspective. Ego-centrism is the primary bane of this country and is what makes it such a cold and bloodless society. Madhavi and V have definitely assimilated this part of the American character very successfully. I don’t want to become like them – but who knows it may well be inevitable.
A room of my own
I contact my terminally ill American friend A next– she is more than happy to have me over but she lives in an assisted living home and is not allowed have guests for more than 3 weeks. I check out the air-fares to Phoenix – I just can’t afford it. By train it would be four days before I even reached – I did not have that kind of time – and what after the three weeks were done ?
S and V suggest that I move into a transitional home for women – but they take only battered women in an immediate crisis and I am not a candidate – the next suggestion from them is to get a cheap student accommodation near the University – but that does not feel so safe – all the money I have is in cash plus there is an expensive laptop.
I feel sad that a friend from ten years ago does not think twice about telling me to go to place full of traumatized women out of marriages and relationships that are figuratively if not literally killing them – that she does not think that my mental state would be affected living in a place like that. I find it laughable when V says that I must stop driving myself so desperately and return to a normalcy – unless a transitional home is her concept of normal life.
I can’t believe that she has really grown so heartless – she tells me “ I can’t put my life on hold – I’ve wanted to visit Minneapolis for a weekend and this happened long before you came over, so those plans cannot change now. You need to figure where you can stay that weekend.” And then a few days later S tells me “ I want V to go out and do volunteer work, meet people around Philadelphia – she can’t stay home all day. We’re not comfortable with you living alone here all day.”
Here is someone draining their life away to get a toehold in a hostile environment, an eighteen month old baby far away in India who is counting each day to when they can be together again – and what seems infinitely more important than all that is “volunteering” and “getting to know the city” and the “planned weekend at Minneapolis”. Life's a bitch like my ex mother-in-law or maybe I am one hell of a self-entitled bitch. It would have helped me immensely at that point in my life to know which of the two was true.
Relative Priorities
This is revelation to me and I’m glad God gave me the opportunity to know the people I thought I could count on. I keep trying to place myself in her shoes and think – what would I have done. Common sense says anyone with even an iota of reason would not ruin their career and their future by staying on indefinitely in a country as an illegal. With a baby back home I could not go on job-hunting forever– things would have to reach closure before my business visa expired. Was that asking for a lifetime ? Was I being so unreasonable in my expectations ? I really do want someday to be in their shoes just to know myself - would I do the same too ?
I post ads everywhere to look for room-mates – am very scared doing so because I’m revealing my identity on the internet and maybe my co-ordinates will be known to my ex after all my efforts not to let it out. They have pushed me to a corner so I have no choice left. I create fictive mail ids and put out the ads. As the days run out, I have to divide my time between job-hunting and roomie-hunting while panic and uncertainty grip me like a vice.
Nitin and Mike continue to hound me about giving a firm date of return to India and taking charge of my newly expanded team that is floundering without a manager. I make up creative reasons for not being able to provide an exact date. I have a single thread of lies running for their benefit – a complete scenario verified for accuracy by A who had been through the same situation - and I stick to it like my life depended on it because in a way it did.
At a time like this I call Naina and ask her if I could stay over at her place. She has her mother over and is hesitant but says we could manage for a week or so. By an amazing stroke of luck, I have also found a room-mate in the DC area so that gives Naina an idea that I would be with them only for a bit – she is okay with that and so is her husband. She sounds happy that I’ve worked out something so she does not have to say no to my request.
The journey thus far
Through out this long journey alone after walking out of my marriage – I know I have been the object of envy to both friend and foe, men and women. That people living in what is generally termed as normal lives should even think of me as an object of envy never ceased to surprise me. I think the reason is my state is closer to nature and God.
I am a very fulfilled mother blessed with a lovely child. I have respect for the child’s pedigree - my marriage was no youthful folly or a regrettable error of judgment. I could not live with this man because in he equated love with control. Unless he could be my puppet master, I did not love him enough.
I felt emotionally abused by him and this touches a raw nerve in most married women because they are emotionally abused to varying degrees though they may choose to be in denial of it – as is the case with most abuse. I chose to walk out because I believed I could give my child a much better life if I were alone - that I would be freer and happier alone than in a marriage that suffocated me.
I have accomplished what is at best a dream for most women – I may not be wrong in saying this is their most cherished utopia. They cannot believe that someone can actually do it and do it well. They envy me and would not like me to be happy because that would only prove while they are entrapped , I have set myself free – and I had the guts to do it and they don’t. In nature the father is usually gone after the mating season while mother and cub fend for themselves – what is natural is perhaps Godly as well.
I have also mailed out my papers for the work permit to my new employer – the lawyer comes back with questions and the filing takes place two weeks after it was originally supposed to. I feel the pressure mount on me and a sense of agitation. There is a choking pain in my chest sometimes – I have read somewhere it has to do with prolonged grief – as I write this I have not felt it in a while.
The cold at V’s bothered me too – it was close to being out in the open in winter – the heating duct did not work – I tried to sleep with a woolen cap at night for a few days – and my head was still stone cold when I woke up in the morning and it felt like a dead weight. I mentioned the heating a couple of times and then figured they were skimping on gas so it was best not discussed. Interestingly, they have asked me a few times about my medical insurance coverage and I have told them I am covered by my company for the time allowed on my business visa. They are anything but convinced. I feel worried because I don't want suspected illness to be another reason they get desperate to throw me out.
Goodbye, V
My telling them that I was all set to go to Washington DC on 21st had an amazing effect on V and S. They were at once warm and cordial all over again and kept insisting that if I did not like it there for whatever reason I should feel free to head back. I could not help feel amused. Here was Naina bailing me out of an impossible situation and I was supposed to think that they were not treating me like royalty like I was used to being treated here. That was a hoot !
Anyways, I made the best of the brief respite from tension this gave me and concentrated once again on the job hunting. The visa papers were sent out to INS in the meanwhile and the lawyer thought it looked fine in all respects. I was to have my permit by 2nd April, giving me enough time to deal with Nitin and Mike.
I came away from Philadelphia – with a heavy heart – whatever V’s compulsions to behave the way she did has sealed the fate of our friendship. Nothing that either of us do would make any difference anymore – it would be a strenuous exercise of trying to keep a dead thing alive through artificial respiration of pleasantries. I am also worried for her – she is anything but happy – her depression spread a pall of gloom all around her – if there is anything at all about her present life with S that she finds happy, it would have lifted the clouds.
I am worried about how she is going to turn out – she is probably not going to tell me because she feels no emotional connect to me anymore – or has severed it during my stay at her home – knowingly, unwillingly or however – but the act is committed all the same. I feel like I have lost a friend – a very good one. We can still depend on each other for logistics but there is a much more to life than that. In my heart I know she regrets it too.
Hard Times
I decide to take the 12:00 noon bus to DC instead of the 10:30 a.m. because of a seven hour layover that would force me to take. V and I hang around at a nearby mall and I pick up a crafts and hobbies book for Naina from Waldenbooks. I guess this will be a nice gift for her – maybe God did not will for me to go to their home empty handed. I gifted V and S a small bottle of Godiva liqueur and a volume of the “Rubaaiyaat of Omaar Khyyam.” as a token wedding gift – which they really appreciated.
V is a little wistful seeing me off – there is something final about my going away – the lady at the counter asks me “One-way or Round Trip ?”. I pause a brief while and say with conviction “ One-way” – V probably did not expect that. I also make a surprise discovery – my driving license is still valid - I had been sure it had expired a year ago.
V is astounded that I could miss something as obvious as that. The date of validity is printed clearly on the license and I never noticed it. She exhorts me to check that my passport and visa are valid – just be sure that they are. Well, everyone misses some in life – and mine has been a roller-coaster so I guess I’ve missed a few extra.
Naina had asked me to come to Arlington because that would be closer to their home – this meant yet another change of buses. I was tired from lugging my belongings all the way and the waiting for the bus connections. I had an interesting experience as I got ready to board the bus to Arlington – there were two African American guys helping stow the luggage in the luggage compartment.
One of them starts to speak with me in Spanish and the other interjects “She is no Spanish” and then he tells me “Your luggage is over-weight. You’ll have to pay extra”. I say “I came all the way from Philadelphia and no one said this was over-weight” He replies “But it is and you have to pay extra – or we don’t take this. Maybe you can work something out with this guy here” he says pointing to the other chap – this I realize is a blatant attempt to collect a bribe.
I tell him “I can ask someone to pick me up from here, that way I don’t have to go to Arlington.” The guys says “It’s ok , We’ll take it”. I’m a little surprised at the experience but figure it’s probably natural in economic depression and joblessness.
These are desperate times for many of us and we may all be excused for what it drives us to.
Part 1 : Cold Attic
Part 2: One NYC Trip
Saturday, January 20, 2007
The Schooling Of J.
Friday, January 19, 2007
Sparklessly Married
After hearing one KANK reference too many from friends, acquaintances and strangers on blogosphere over the last few months, I decided to watch the movie. I was curious to know why it resonated with so many people who apparently had little in common. They most definitely did not share a common taste in cinema. What was the draw then, I wondered.
The story seems to make sense to the young, affluent and urbane desi of today - specially those who are or have been married. The message is simple : feeling the vibe, the click, the spark and having chemistry is not optional while entering the state of matrimony. Just having one nice person marry another nice one is no guarantee of a lifetime of happiness.
This turns traditional wisdom on its head which said that any two nice people once married would inevitably come to love each other, that the vibe, click, spark and chemistry were impermanent and should never form the basis of a durable relationship. You were taught to think of the very long run - the real dividends from marriage came when the two were nearing death, up until then you continued to nurture and invest in it, you never sought solace elsewhere to ease boredom.
Whereas our parents and grandparents were saddled with a lot of responsibilities from an early age to late in life in the form of dependent siblings and aging parents, we have the incomparable luxury of contemplating the nature of relationships into our thirties and beyond. We delay starting a family because we can afford to do so. We are willing to try several relationships for fit, spend the time and effort it takes because "the journey is not less important than the destination".
Our options have increased to the point where no one choice is truly final. In the west, all of this has been true for a while. While KANK is no great cinema, it is an epiphany of the state of desi matrimony today. Small wonder then that it strikes a chord with such a wide variety of people.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Mural To Music
I knew that the word I was looking for belonged to the mural family but was not exactly that. I was wanting to suggest that S get a trompe l'oeil of a rustic courtyard bathed in warm sunlight on one of the walls so there would be an illusion of the tropics in the Midwest. He managed to get the drift even as I fumbled for the word trompe l'oeil.
"Where do you find those things ?" he asked. I had no idea but figured getting one painted would cost an arm an leg. "You can look it up on the net" I said. "My nephew would suggest I download the image and print it out on wall paper. Kids these days will never buy if it can be downloaded. He thinks I am old fashioned because I buy music CDs" he laughed. So from talking about the best shade of yellow for kitchens, we wandered away to discussing the ethics of using Gnutella type file sharing services.
Back in the 80s when we were kids, mixed tapes were cool, hip and fun. Everyone borrowed from everyone, you copied from copied tapes ad infinitum until the sound quality was so severely degraded that you no longer recognized the song. As kids, we thought it was a harmless pastime and adults did not tell us any different.
The storage media today are different but kids are still being kids and doing what comes naturally at that age - they want to rip, burn and mix until the ultimate desert island album is born. It is a project that takes years, is often punctuated by coming of age experiences, love, loss and heartbreak. Then in the mid twenties, you begin settle and you start to buy more than you burn. Trying to put the brakes on Napster clones is as futile as trying to take the raging hormones out of a teenager.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Amusing City
I suspect he might be right though I have yet to make the detour through there on the way home to India as promised to A. Reading this essay on Slate tempts me to this time around though I might need a trip to Disney to primer me for the high octane "amusement".
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Shoe Storing
Now that I am older and wiser and the paychecks support enterprises less frivolous than fancy shoe stores, life is different all around. The shoe rack has been drastically downsized. No longer can I wear those absurdly high heels. After untying countless knots on J's shoe laces each day (apparently the kids in her class are learning to lace up shoes and use hers to test their skills not to mention strength) , the maze of spaghetti strap sandals is more torture than I can bear. I have to choose between one pair of sensible shoes and the next if I plan on being able to walk and have little use for such fancy revolving, configurable shoe storage.
Monday, January 15, 2007
One NYC Trip
Around this time, four years ago. In which I go out with V and S, and spend a night in Brooklyn instead of in their cold attic :Arriving in the City
One weekend we went over to NYC to Clara and Maheshs'. The occasion was a reception Clara's was having at her studio. I had heard a lot about these two – S’s brother and his American wife. The woman was a jeweler and a vegetarian. The studio was somewhere in Upper East Side and that sounded incredibly cool and artsy. We reached NYC at night and the skyline looked gap-toothed. I could not tell where the towers had stood but something that defined the Manhattan skyline was gone forever – it looked stunted and powerless. The symbolism of it all hit me suddenly and I began to see the great need they had for waging war on Iraq and all that was a perceived threat to their way of life.
The studio was a little shack . There were plenty of Art-Deco touches in the interior including a rather stylized commode – thankfully it was easy enough to use ! The hand-crafted jewelry stood in a few glass showcases. It would take a lot of practice to see where these pieces were different from their machine made, mass produced clones. To my Indian eyes nothing I saw there appeared truly out of the ordinary but the atmosphere was nice. I have some red wine in a plastic glass and hors de oeuvres – I can’t place any of the music that was playing and noticed the crowd was more on the scruffy side than sophisticated. This is my first foray into anything even remotely artsy in the west. I am hardly dressed for an evening on the town but blended in quite okay.
Clara is a petite woman with a tiny golden nose stud and hair that curls backwards in the 70s style. We make small talk and I tell her she must make a stop at Calcutta to see the jewelry designs – it might give her new inspiration. There is this other woman V introduces me to – she works for a drama troupe – has what looks like lacquered hair and over done eyes. She wears a deep scarlet lipstick that makes her mouth look like an undefined splash of strawberry jam.
She is Clara’s childhood friend and is passing through town. I am fascinated by her profession and tell her as much. She tells me that her life is hardly as romantic and glamorous as it sounds. To help pay the bills, she also teaches acting in Shakespearean plays. This is presumably the fixed income part of her job and apparently its not a big chunk of change. She says I’m lucky to be in a profession that pays steady and well. Grass is greener etc..
The Studio
Along with the guests come a couple of dogs one is a Terrier and the other is a nippy little Chihuahua. V is very dog-unfriendly or whatever it is that describes people like us that like dogs from about a mile away on a tight leash. However the Chihuahua is taken up by her and keeps trying to get on her lap as she tries to squirm out of its way.
She has already warned me of the cat at Clara and Maheshs' that sheds like crazy and sometimes curls up in your bed uninvited. I am already dreading the prospect of spending the night at Brooklyn with the cat in my bed. V has told me before that she hates staying the night at their place because of the cat.
Mahesh comes in the door and I know it must be him because he looks exactly like his mother who I’ve seen in V’s wedding pictures. He and Clara make a very nice couple. He hardly looks Indian - with his complexion and features he could pass off for Eastern European. We head out for dinner at a South Indian restaurant – it’s a few blocks away from the studio. The food is almost home-made in taste and simplicity.
The interesting detail of the dinner is that the bill is divided between everyone equally. Clara and Mahesh pay as individuals as does Strawberry Splash. S however pays for V and me. I feel distinctly uncomfortable at the inequity of it all. V I think does not feel much better. I know she always talks about how much she regrets not working any more. The bill-pay scheme leaves a strange after-taste in the mouth of a otherwise wonderful south Indian Thali dinner. Mahesh hates driving and they don’t have a car. Living in the city works out good for them. It would be a cold day in hell before they moved either upstate or to Jersey burbs.
Leaving for Brooklyn
S drives us all to Brooklyn – the place looks a little better than seedy but it I figure must be expensive anyways. We walk up to their apartment on the second floor – they recently bough this place for about half a million. Inside it’s nice – the furnishings are few but they are in good taste and look expensive. There is a spray of orchids in a vase on the kitchen counter-top and rows of books on vegetarian and vegan cooking in the book shelf.
The infamous cat is by the corner propped up on a chair. The sleeping arrangements are quickly made – I opt immediately for the living room with the cat. The down comforter and pillow feel immensely comfortable and a hugely welcome change from sleeping in V’s cold attic with two sweaters, socks and slacks and getting up in the morning with a head heavy from cold. Since they pay for the utilities the heating is used very sparingly and in a winter that was completely unsparing it sure got tough.
I got up several times that night to check on the cat – it had moved into the kitchen but kept away from me. In life I realize it’s difficult to have everything at once – a warm bed comes with the price tag - a lurking somnambulist cat.
The next morning – Clara has to leave early and Mahesh fixes breakfast for us – the frozen bagels are thawed and toasted, the tofu scramble is made – I see the connect clearly now. V's tastes are more evolved since I saw her last about four years ago – she wears only designer labels now – and shops at the more expensive stores. Cooking and baking are her new hobbies – talking of which (hobbies and interests ) there is simply no end- who ever does what ever she must do too.
The Clara and Mahesh effect
It may be wood burning, stain glass making painting, quilt making, knitting – you name it and even before she embarks on her new passion she has bought her books on the subject and all the supplies – and then she drives herself to do all these things which probably interest her only very little – if at all. Her home is full of remnants of many still born hobbies. She has about a dozen picture frames she intends to frame her art work in some day. She is keeping up with a host of real and imaginary Joneses and Clara is definitely one of them.
S plainly hero worships Mahesh – the guy who covered himself in glory working by making a successful career as an investment banker , marrying a vegetarian “gori-mem” and owning a nice home in Brooklyn. V must equal or exceed Clara in order to meet his expectations from his wife and by God she is doing all she can to get there. She has lost all sense of self – the precious little that she had.
One rule of thumb – any woman who eulogizes all of her in-laws and all of their remote collaterals at all times has most definitely got some serious issues in her marriage – mine was a case in example. V is pretty far into the game already - her husband ranges from “pleasant looking” all the way to “handsome” depending on how hard she’s trying to seek happiness in her new life with him. He is a good way off from either description as far as I can see and V I’m sure is not blinded by “love”.
Well, I went through the appeasement and self – delusion routine for three years until I gathered the guts to call my mother-in-law a “bitch” which is by far the mildest word I know to describe her. Marriage precludes options and that makes some of us claustrophobic – it’s like “So, here we are – this is the substance of my marriage and here is the man who for whatever he is worth – my husband. I can’t get out of this reality for all of my life.” The further this reality is from one’s ideal greater the degree suffocation. We seek escape through delusions of grandeur in our situation - we go out on a limb to imbue it with substance that does not exist.
Returning to the Cold Attic
Anyways, we head back to Phily making a brief stop over at NJ to meet a friend of V’s there. She is a single mom with a 7 year old son separated from a physically abusive husband. Apparently, she had a serious drinking problem that almost cost her the child’s custody but she’s doing better now. She is a spaced out looking woman – and I don’t blame her. We go out for lunch at Sukhadia’s and she picks the bill for all of us. Again I feel very guilty – I don’t know what gives me the right to freeload off a struggling single mother – but she simply refuses to split the bill with S. Not that I have any more rights with him but it is just slightly better – its does not seem so unethical at least.
We drop her home and continue our journey home to Phily. S buys V some “meethi pan” at Edison and comments “ It takes so little to please V – she is happy just to eat pan” – if he really means what he says then he knows her very little and /or V has morphed herself to appease his him and personify his ideal of an ideal wife. Either way it is a sad state of affairs and I see uncanny similarities with my own marriage that bother me. For the longest time R knew only an imaginary me by when he got to know the real person , our marriage was over.
Part 1: Cold Attic
Part 3: Old Wounds
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Serendipitous Discoveries
I was looking for audio recordings of the Bhagwad Gita online for J and the search lead me to places I would not otherwise found.
Autobiography of a Yogi I have seen this book several times but have managed to never read it. As luck would have it I jump right to Chapter 8 that is about J.C Bose and his experiments on the consciousness of all matter animate or not. I read about this last in a school text book when I was about twelve.
Then after wandering some more, I arrived at some writings of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh reminding of my childhood visit to the ashram in Pondicherry. There was no Auroville then as I recall. Encouraged by the discovery, I looked for the text of Savitri online and found it too ! I remember having looked for it when my friend P had first shown me the amazing series of pictures she had painted in Photoshop inspired by this reading this epic poem - I had not found it then.
She had said "As an adult, Savitri became the link between me and my father. He liked to read it every year and said that it conveyed some new meaning to him each time. I think it does the same for me as well" Her dream was do a different series of paintings after each reading based on her understanding and interpretation at that point. Her father died five yeard ago I realized that I have not heard from P since then.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Summer Of 2003
We went out to feed ducks in the lake in our community earlier today and were disappointed at not finding them in their usual numbers. The few that were around were not interested in food - I theorized to J that they must already be full. Sitting on the wooden bench, enjoying the mild weather and the silence all around, I found myself thinking of a time few years ago when things were much different both for J and I. I felt grateful for the passage of time and its healing touch. But for a while today, I was back in April of 2003 when I wrote this :
A Short Walk
I change into a red, pink and white striped tee – red is color of my happiness – I need to try these new shoes I bought, so I can survive in them the first Monday at work. My first job after coming back to America in such difficult times. Decide to take a walk to the strip mall across from the apartment community. It is cold outside, I step back in to grab a cardigan – my room-mate of two days snaps at me “ Did you lock the door behind you ?” I say “ I thought I told you I was going out and you said you were going to be in”. She says “But try locking it so you can learn how it works”
In two days and in lieu of $500 per month including utilities, she has decided that she is a better and happier person than I can ever aspire to be and so she can teach me how to live my life – I have decided to humor her. She has a “husband” in LA she says and they spend the better part of Saturday morning on the phone – looks more courtship less matrimony to me – fours hours of mid morning pillow talk is quite a lot !
The Holy Roomie
After college, I never lived with a room-mate and promised myself I never would - but here I am creature of circumstance living with one because I cannot afford a place of my own - at least not right now. The wall between our bedrooms is wafer-thin though I have to wonder if my room-mate realizes it as phone sex each night reaches fever pitch - I presume it must be with the "husband" in LA.
I don't know whether to be sad or amused at their plight. She prays aloud for two hours each evening - her singing is accompanied by ringing bells and clanging cymbals. On the weekends she repeats the performance in the mornings as well. I was always nervous around overtly pious people and here I am living under the same roof with a Hindu zealot.
Anyways, I step out again, up from the basement down the stairs and into a summery afternoon. Two trees full of white blossoms stand right in front of the apartment. They look desolate, a fragile beauty that would not be able to weather a storm.
Remembering R
The walk takes me from Le Havre Place to King’s Chapel Road – it’s a long straight walk – I chose this route because I don’t want to meet anyone – the neighborhood does not feel very safe, the kids look scruffy, the cars are uniformly shabby, the women are over-weight - all the signs of impoverishment in America.
The memories of my first time in this country come back – the pretty community that looked out of this world in it’s picture perfection to my Indian eyes. The same trees, the same summertime skies and mild breeze. When I walked there was someone who walked beside me, someone who almost always held my hand when we walked together like it was the most natural thing to do and wanted to rush home so we could kiss "properly".
I missed him terribly when he went to work and my happiness was truly complete when he knocked the door in the evening. Sometimes he surprised me by coming home to lunch turning the afternoon into a thing of exciting possibilities . If that was not love, what else was it ?
And how the seasons changed and the with it everything – I look at this country with new eyes – the eyes of a frightened woman in a big unknown world, with very little money trying to make some rather impossible dreams come true. Something tells me, he knows how passionately I want to make a beautiful life and wherever he is, he wishes me well. That inspite of everything he does not admire me any less than he once did - for the strength of my convinctions and my passion for life.
I feel bitter about having my world being turned upside down – like I deserved the happiness that he once promised me. I feel alone in America – the road ahead feels incredibly long. If I must build a future, I must fight every fear , every hesitation and doubt and come out strong. Do I really desire that kind of strength ?
I was happier by far to depend on him, have him take care of me – to go about my life knowing that the big things would be taken care of – I had to dream, keep the magic of our relationship alive, work at a job and save up a little for the future. I cherished my innocence and would give up a lot to keep it. When I woke up this morning, my eyes had that child-like look for a bit then it was gone again - it was almost as if I had imagined the look that I longed for.
Longing for what is gone
Every step that I take alone, I remember him – that I had truly loved him and had lost him to forces beyond my control. I think he must miss me too – in the past year there has not been a minute when I’ve not thought about him – sometimes in the sheer white hot fury but many more times in sadness of nostalgia – but through the myriad of conflicting, confusing emotions I missed him. He was not perfect but he was still a very good friend – maybe the best I ever had.
Fleetingly, I wished we were back together, taking on new challenges and making a fresh start knowing fully well that it was impossible - I had chosen to burn every last bridge so I would never fall prey to the temptation of returning. It took effort to accept the truth - that it was over, that we would never be able to fulfill our promises to each other - long and dark shadows from the past would always fall in the way. I long for someone who will let me lay my head on his shoulder and rest just for a little while – take a break from this ceaseless running , trying to beat the impossible odds.
Aisle gazing
I wander across the aisles picking up the bare necessities to survive. I stop by at the cosmetics section and spend an inordinately long time thinking if I really need a Body Gel and a Facial Scrub – I look at the price tags and decide to wait until my first pay check. I can’t help feeling very poor. When I shopped with him – I never thought twice about buying anything and he would only insist that I buy more and more – forcing on me a lipstick or a nail polish or yet another dress that I did not need. Was I happy then ? No. Am I happy now ? No. I needed the sense of balance in my life that was missing then and still is.
I buy food to last me a while. I’ve spent about $80 on groceries and I should be good for the better part of this month. I need to now estimate how much it costs me to survive – all of a sudden I have one fourth of the income that I was used to and it’s panicking me because I am used to a life style that I cannot afford any more. How can I bring my child here if I cannot afford to give her the life she deserves ? How can I stay in this cold heartless country alone without her. Why do I want to be here ?
For the first time in my life I feel financially insecure – I have to think twice before I spend anything. While I would want J to value money, I want her to feel like her small material needs are well within reach – just like I did growing up. I realize what a long way I have left to go.
Friday, January 12, 2007
Unlikely Heroes
Elsewhere he talks about how at the height of the cold war, most average 11 year olds in America dreamt of being an engineer. Today kids that age are far less likely to see engineering as a career choice. He talks about the role of parenting in enabling future generations to take on the world flattening forces of globalization - about how they need to wean kids from the many distractions of Game Boys, TV, iPods and the like and get them to work hard.
Being that there is no contest against Sputniks or a space race to be won, rallying the masses around the cause of challenged national pride is that much harder. Maybe the movement should be at the grass roots level, at dinner tables where parents do their bit to make celebrities out of Sergey Brin, Vinod Dham and Bill Gates instead of Britney Spears.
From my vantage point in American Hicksville, where J is the only non-white person in her kindergarten class, I can tell that the current dinner table discourse in the average all American family is not nearly as sophisticated. It makes Dylan tell J "I don't play with brown skinned people". When she told me, I wondered for a minute if I had time traveled to the 60s or even earlier - I thought the sentiment was rather quaint in this day and age. I had to stop laughing before I could even begin to explain anything to J.
Clearly, that family has not heard about quiet crisis in America that Friedman is talking about.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Indulging A Nihilist Impulse
Bloggers get applauded or dissed by the punditry depending on what value they perceive the community brings to online social, political and cultural commentary. This article in eurozine presents some very interesting views on the subject of what blogging and bloggers are good for and not. One excerpt feels particularly germane to most if not all of my posts :.
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Table of Content
Transcripts
- Accessing Transcripts
- How to view Transcripts
- New Hire Training
- Insite Training 1:1 or Group Setting
- Insite Training on Hand-Held Devices
- Training Compliance
- How to manage course Acknowledgement and due dates
- Self-Initiated Courses
- Viewing Self-Initiated Courses
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Transcripts
A Transcript is a complete record of courses that were assigned to an Associate or Self-Initiated by an Associate. Assigned courses show their due dates, and both types show completion status.
Accessing Transcripts
1. From any Insite page, click the Personnel module from the Main Navigation bar.
2. Select either the Team Stats or SEP Scorecard feature from the sub-menu.
- Both features enable access to the list of Associate scorecards.
- On either page, the Associate scorecards are arranged in alphabetical order, by first name.
Note: A specific Site must be selected from the Site Picker in order to access SEP Scorecard functions. If a specific Site has not been selected, a pop-up will display prompting you to do so.
3. On either page, Click the
icon to view information About This Feature.
How to view Transcripts
1. Scroll through the list to find the Associate scorecard you wish to view, or use SEARCH at the top right of the page to find an Associate by Name or Position.
2. Click the Compliance percentage bar in the TRAINING column at the far right of the scorecard (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. Compliance percentage bar
3. The My Profile page will open enabling Managers to access Associate Transcripts
(see Figure 2).
Figure 2. Associate Transcript
a. Above the Assigned Courses list, you can see the Course totals:
- ASSIGNED – The total number of courses assigned to the Associate.
- COMPLETED – The total number of courses that the Associate has completed.
- COMPLIANCE – The percentage of assigned courses that the Associate has completed. Note: Only Past Due courses are considered non-compliant and impact the Compliance percentage negatively.
b. The VIEW BY filter enables you to filter the Course list to show only Assigned Courses or only Self-Initiated Courses or both (All).
c. The Assigned Courses list shows each Course Title, Due Date, and Completion Date.
d. The Due Date/Past Due filter enables you to show all courses with the most Recent Due Dates at the top of the list or show only Past Due courses.
e. The Completed/Incomplete filter enables you to show Completed courses or courses that are Past Due/In Progress.
f. The Management (Ellipsis) icon
to the far right of each assigned course enables you to –
- Acknowledge – Approve that a course has been completed.
- Unacknowledge – Remove course completion.
- Change Due Date – Change the due date for the course.
New Hire Training
When hired, Associates are automatically assigned a core training curriculum based on their position.
The following course types should be completed as soon as possible after the hire date:
- Orientation
- Human Resources
- Safety (EHS)
After these priority courses are completed, Managers may guide the completion of required courses at their discretion.
Note: Most of the assigned Associate courses must be taken 30 days from the date courses were assigned and annually after their completion as Refresher training.
Insite Training as a 1:1 or Group Setting
If your site practices group training sessions (either 1:1 or group settings), you must conduct a course by entering into the Knowledge Center, watching the video as a group, and completing the quiz as group.
To understand which Associates need to take which courses, you must enter into each Associate’s Transcript, note the courses each Associate needs to take, and conduct group trainings accordingly.
After completing a group training, you must access each Associate’s Transcript and Acknowledge the course(s) completed during the group training.
At this time, it is not possible to Acknowledge courses for multiple Associates at once. Also, since you cannot select an alternative date when you Acknowledge a course, the best practice is to perform this step the same day that the group training occurred.
Insite Training on Hand-Held Devices
When Insite is implemented on Associate hand-held devices, an Associate may complete Assigned courses as time allows during their work shift.
Managers should ensure that Associates understand how to use Insite to check their Transcripts regularly and complete assigned courses by their due dates to maintain compliance. It is the Manager’s responsibility to give the Associate an allotted appropriate time during the workday to take courses. It is also a Manager’s responsibility to monitor Associate compliance percentage across their respective site to ensure Associates are meeting goal.
Training Compliance
The Training Compliance goal is met when an Associate has completed 80% or more of all Assigned courses by their due dates (see Table 1).
Table 1. Associate Training Compliance percentage guide
Management teams can access Associate Transcripts through the TEAM STATS or SEP scorecards in the Personnel module, by selecting the percentage bar of the desired Associate (Team Stats), or by selecting the percentage (SEP).
How to manage course Acknowledgements and due dates
1. Open the Associate's Transcript.
2. Click the Management (Ellipsis) icon
at the far right of the course line.
- Select Acknowledge to approve course completion.
- Select Unacknowledge to remove course completion.
- Select Change Due Date, and click the Calendar date for the revised due date.
Self-Initiated Courses
The Knowledge Center allows users to take Self-Initiated courses for self-improvement or career advancement.
Note: Self-Initiated courses cannot be courses that have been assigned.
Managers should establish an allotted amount of time that Associates may use for elective, Self-Initiated courses. Associates should be fully trained and meeting compliance goal with Assigned courses prior to taking Self-Initiated courses.
Viewing Self-Initiated Courses
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It has been a long, often bizarre trip, but at last we have reached the lowest point of Hell and the end of Dante’s catalog of the eternal wages of sin, Inferno. As I think about the Henry Center’s theme, The Sting of Death, it seems to me Dante has made a pretty extensive case for what that sting might look like not to those left behind but to the soul who suffers it.
The good news is that Dante and Virgil will come out the other side of Hell. Virgil will eventually return to Limbo, which is not the worst, and Dante will eventually return back to his life, purified and properly ordered toward the good. But the worst sinners are before us: the betrayers.
Betrayal is Totally Cold
We’ve seen plenty of the fire and brimstone version of Hell on the poet’s journey, though it was restricted to really only a few circles, partly because it does not always fit Dante’s contrapasso allegory and partly, I think, because Dante can think of more kinds of suffering than just burning. When we get to the lowest region of Inferno, though, we leave the heat and drama and dynamism of the upper circles and enter a cold, static world of ice.
I find this fascinating. In the darkest pit of Hell is a frozen lake of ice. Some souls’ heads are still free and they can speak, but some of them are trapped deep within, only visible as blurry colors, “like straw in glass.” It is the nightmare vision of eternity, perpetual sameness, discomfort, entrapment.
Why are the betrayers the worst of sinners? Judas probably offered Dante a model or cue; betrayal is the most destructive to the dignity and glory of the other it doesn’t get much worse than sending God to His death. But we’ve already seen that the sins deeper down tend to concern abuses of the divine image in others, and betrayal is the most destructive to the dignity and glory of the other because it depends upon and turns against the other’s love. I cannot betray you unless I have earned your trust; I cannot hurt you deeply unless you first love me deeply. As anyone who has suffered betrayal knows, it’s a wound that does not quickly heal.
Dante finds betrayal so monstrous that, shockingly, he imagines that the souls of betrayers actually descend into Hell before their bodies die. The body continues to act under possession so that, to the living, the betrayer has become literally demonic.
Here Dante extends the image of Judas’s betrayal in John 13:27, “As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him” (NIV) If Judas, why not other betrayers? Note, too, the poetic inversion of John’s gospel. Satan enters into Judas, and then Judas’s soul spends eternity in Satan’s mouth.
The Other Side of Hell
Finally, follow the allegory through to the end: the way out of Dante’s dark night of the soul has always been to descend through the darkness, sin, and suffering. Now we arrive at the ultimate depths of that process, the emblem of all sin, Satan himself, and the way out is to grab onto him and invert yourself so that you stand upright while he is rightly upside-down.
I love, here, the geographical description of Satan’s fall from Heaven. The earth so abhors and fears him that it gives way on either side, piling up on either side of the planet to create the Mountain of Purgatory in the south and some unnamed topography in the north, while Satan gets lodged in the middle.
Virgil explicitly says the cavity in which they then stand was created by this dislodged ground, The chaos of Hell is behind; we are back in a world of comforting order. but I also imagine that Hell was created on the other side by the same process. Satan’s crime, then, creates both Hell and Purgatory, both the place of punishment for sin and the (metaphorical, minimally) means of emerging out of them.
As I’ve said, it’s hard for me not to picture Inferno as a cave, and part of this certainly owes to the way the final line of this canticle feels like such a relief from the claustrophobia of the poem. Suddenly, instead of looking down deeper into the darkness, we can look up, see the stars, feel the dawning sky opening above us. Stars still symbolize for us a world beyond, but for Dante they represented the rational intelligence behind and within the cosmos. The chaos of Hell is behind; we are back in a world of comforting order.
The challenge for Dante the poet, now, will be to show us not only purification but also eternal beatitude in a compelling, non-clichéd way.
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Tune in for a special episode of Beer Sessions Radio as Jimmy Carbone chats with a Finnish brewer about Lammin Sahti Oy! Finnish Sahti, along with Belgian Lambic, is one of the truly old and unusual or , better, one of the last original beer styles in the world. Dating back to the 1500s it is still mostly produced near Helsinki in traditional sahti brewing equipment like open wooden mash tuns and troughlike wooden lauter tuns {“kuurnas”} with a filter bed made of juniper twigs. The juniper acts as the main preservative and balanging agent. Only very little hops (if at all) is used to accentuate the aroma. Sahti is an all-malt beer (Pilsener or Pale malt, Crystal barley malt and dark rye malt). The Finnish Baker’s yeast employed in Sahti produces phenols and esters similar to those produced by the classic Bavarian wheat beer yeast. | https://heritageradionetwork.org/podcast/beer-sessions-radio-episode-254-lammin-sahti-oy/ | 2018-10-15T17:57:52 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [] |
Featured Pets
Charlie McCausland
Charlie is a 12 year old male, neutered Pug who had a routine dentistry procedure at a referring veterinarian, in Nantucket, Massachusetts on July 28th, 2017. During this procedure it was noted that there was a soft tissue mass on his lower left mandible at the site of the canine (#304). A biopsy of this mass revealed oral fibrosacroma with the possibility of amelanotic melanoma. Immunohistochemistry was performed on August 04, 2017 and confirmed malignant melanoma. A CatScan was completed on August 08, 2017, with biopsy of the tissue in question and mandible. These biopsies confirmed the presence of melanoma.
Cyberknife radiation was performed August 16, 2017. Charlie then received a series of Melanoma vaccines starting on August 18th and finishing on September 29th.
Another CatScan was performed on September 21st that showed expansile lysis of the right rostral mandible around the canine (304). Clindamycin and Metronidazole, antibiotics, were started.
In December 2017, Charlie had another CatScan and biopsy of his mandible. The histopathology revealed healthy granulation tissue in the absence of a tumor.
Danny
Danny is a 2 year old mixed breed who presented to the Hickory Emergency Service after ingesting dark chocolate covered raisins. While these are tasty treats, both chocolate and raisins are toxic to dogs!!! In the hospital we made Danny vomit but only a few of the treats were removed. Her heart rate was elevated and treatment was initiated.
Danny stayed in the hospital for 2 nights on supportive care. Chocolate’s toxic ingredient, theobromine, can cause an increased heart rate and abnormal heart rhythm – these were treated with medications. Raisins and grapes can cause kidney failure. This toxicity is treated with intravenous fluids and constant blood value monitoring. Severe cases of raisin ingestion may receive dialysis.
Fortunately, Danny recovered well from both toxicities and is back to being her normal playful self. During the holiday season keep your sweets and treats in a cabinet and away from your pets! If your pet ingests something toxic do not hesitate to call Hickory Veterinary Hospital or the Pet Poison Hotline.
Riggins
Riggins is a 3 year old Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever who presented to Hickory Veterinary Hospital’s emergency service for limping on all four of his limbs after playing in the snow. On initial examination all of the spaces between his toes were red, moist, and inflamed. He had a piece of rock salt stuck between his paw pads on his hind left limb.
His paws were scrubbed and cleaned. Riggins was sent home with some pain medication and recommendations to rest for 1 week. He recovered well but missed a few days playing in the snow! Keep in mind a few pet safety tips for the winter:
- Rock salt can get stuck between your dog’s.
- Once inside, dry your pup off with a towel and remember to clean their feet.
Wembly
Wembly, currently a eight month old female Labrador Retriever was born via Cesarean section
with her nine other litter mates. Unfortunately, she was born with a congenital mid-line cleft palate involving both her hard and soft palates. Incomplete fusion of the maxillofacial structures during the 25th to 28th days of fetal development results in this cleft or abnormal communication between the oral and nasal cavities. Intrauterine insult/trauma, stress, corticosteroids, antimicrobial drugs, nutritional hormonal, viral, and toxic factors have been proposed etiologies. It can be heritable. In addition, brachycephalic breeds are predisposed. Aspiration pneumonia and a failure to thrive are common sequelae to cleft palates.
Intensive supportive care for Wembly focused on tube feeding every 2-4 hours, daily weights, and monitoring for signs of aspiration pneumonia. Her diagnostic work-up did not identify other abnormalities. At thirteen weeks of age, Wembly underwent her first surgical correction of her cleft palate. The goal of this surgery was to place an esophagostomy tube for long-term nutrition via a route that would bypass the surgical site and close the hard palate. To do so, an overlapping flap technique was successfully performed. This technique produces an off-set, lateralized suture line with reduced suture tension.
At sixteen and a half weeks of age, Wembly underwent a second surgery to close the soft palate. A bilateral bipedicle advancement flap was performed. This surgery healed well. The feeding tube was able to be removed and Wembly is currently doing well.
September Pet of the Month – Petey
Petey is a 1 year old Mastiff who was referred to Hickory Veterinary Hospital’s emergency service in July after the owner found him with two fish hooks in his lower lip. One had quite a large lure attached! Petey was just out of his owners’ site for a minute when they found that he had broken into a tackle box.
Petey was sedated and given systemic and local pain medication around the fish hooks in his lip. Both hooks were cut and extracted.
When he recovered from sedation, Petey was sent home with antibiotics and pain medications.
A cautionary “tail” to all fishermen, this occurs more frequently than you might expect, especially in the springtime! Fishing lures apparently attract and catch dogs and cats too!
August Pet of the Month – Luca
Luca is a 7 month old puppy who presented to the Emergency Service at Hickory Veterinary Hospital after overindulging on a bone! He was so excited to finish his treat that while chewing, it got stuck on his jaw.
Luca was brought to the treatment area and given a sedative to allow the staff to work inside his mouth. The bone was easily removed and Luca was able to go home with his family (without the bone).
July Pet of the Month – Bernie II Hallman
Bernie II Hallman, a 7-year old Bernese Mountain Dog presented to Hickory Veterinary Hospital’s emergency service in February 2017. This gentle giant was outside in the yard one afternoon and was unable to make it into the house. He was lethargic, unsteady on his feet and presented with severe skin disease.
Bernie II had a history of skin disease, which was difficult to resolve with treatment at home. The inpatient staff groomed his thick fur to obtain a better view of his skin, and lathered shampoo/conditioner in hopes to provide relief. A superficial skin scraping was then performed, and was positive for scabies mites. These small mites can cause extreme erythema (redness), and itching. This mite can also be transferred to the human species. Proper treatment with monthly prevention ex: Nexguard can aid in the resolution of these clinical signs.
Among other things, he had a paraprostatic cyst (fluid filled retained testicle) within his abdomen. Diagnostics such as an abdominal ultrasound were recommended, and Bernie II always sat steady with Dr. Reetz prior to going to surgery. Removal of the retained testicle was a success and Bernie II recovered well from anesthesia.
We are proud to announce that Bernie II made a great recovery with extensive care in hospital. We commemorate Bernie II’s dad for his dedication and perseverance in treating his best friend and old time companion!
September’s Pet of the Month – Rocky Burrows
Rocky, a 4 week old male domestic short hair feline, presented to Hickory Veterinary Hospital’s emergency department for a history of vomiting three times over the past 24 hours. Rocky was a new addition that was found outside the owners’ home.
There were no significant findings on examination. On taking radiographs there were radiodense foreign material in the small intestines and colon. Rocky was hospitalized and observed over the next three days monitoring the foreign material for passage through the intestinal tract. However, by day four two pebbles were not moving. Rocky underwent an abdominal exploratory surgery and enterotomy (one small hole in the intestines) where 2 small stones were removed from the small intestines.
Rocky recovered uneventfully from anesthesia and was home two days later.
Unfortunately, Rocky was a stray kitten whose ingestion of stones couldn’t be avoided however it is important to remember that all small objects can be played with and accidentally swallowed. Rocky is a sweet kitten with a strong will to survive and an amazing family that rescued him. Not only was he a joy to work with but a very patient kitten. He was even named after the rocks he ingested!
Is there anything in your home your cat can mistake for a snack?!
July’s Pet of the Month – Milhouse
Milhouse, a 2-year-old male neutered domestic shorthaired feline, presented to the emergency service with a history of eating a rubber kitchen mat, possibly 3 days prior. He was vomiting and produced pieces of rubber mat in the vomit. Milhouse had a history of eating foreign material in the past and had a gastrostomy (incision in the stomach) to remove ingestion plastic in April of 2016.
On physical exam Milhouse was 5% dehydrated with soft non-painful abdomen. Blood work was performed, including a complete blood count, chemistry, and electrolytes, and all the results were within normal limits. On abdominal radiographs the stomach was filled with foreign material. Milhouse was taken to surgery and a gastrostomy was performed. Al large number of rubber pieces were removed.
Milhouse recovered uneventfully and went home two nights after surgery.
It is important to keep a safe environment for cats. Al small objects that can be played with and accidentally swallowed should be removed. Cats need a large amount of environmental enrichment to stimulation. They benefit from cat furniture, climbers, scratchers, and a place to hide where they feel secure. Empty boxes can be a favorite. Cat climbers and walkways are commercially available. They need human playtime also. Other stimulation can come from interactive toys, food puzzles, other cats, fish aquariums, bird feeders in the window, or TV. There are even special DVDs and I-pad apps sold for feline entertainment. Cat grass grown inside may also be enjoyed.
Unfortunately cats that ingest foreign material are at risk of doing it again!
June’s Pet of the Month – Calliope Morris
Calliope Morris, a ten year-old female spayed Domestic Longhair cat, presented to the Emergency Service with a two day history of lethargy, inappropriate urination in the house, and hematuria. Her physical examination was normal with the exception of moderate gingivitis with calculi and a firm mass present in her cranial abdomen. Bloodwork (a complete blood count and serum chemistry) was unremarkable. Urinalysis revealed concentrated urine (specific gravity of 1.043) with a pH of 6.0 and increased white and red blood cells (>50 RBC/high power field (hpf) and 4-10 WBC/hpf). An aerobic bacterial urine culture demonstrated a coagulase positive Staphylococcus infection sensitive to Cefovecin (ConveniaR). Thoracic radiographs were grossly normal. Abdominal radiographs and ultrasound revealed a gastric mass (10 x 7 x 3 cm) within the stomach lumen, mildly enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes, an atrophied right kidney, and a small apical bladder mass.
After initial stabilization with intravenous fluids, famotidine and cefazolin, Calliope was scheduled for surgery. At surgery, a gastrotomy was performed to remove a large gastric trichobezoar (compacted hairball from months to years of grooming). In addition, multiple biopsies were taken from her stomach, lymph nodes, and bladder. Her biopsies results were encouraging with mild gastritis secondary to the trichobezoar, reactive/inflammatory lymph nodes, and chronic cystitis with a urinary tract infection. Calliope made a smooth recovery from surgery with two additional days of supportive care before returning home.
We are pleased to report that Calliope has fully recovered, her sutures have been removed, and she is enjoying time with her family.
April Pet of the Month – Chica
Chica a 12 week old female Havanese was presented as an emergency to Pennsylvania Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Associates at Hickory after a metal “baby gate” was accidentally knocked over and fell on her. Chica was just adopted the day prior to presentation.
Chica presented in respiratory distress with evidence of head trauma. Her mentation was depressed and owner reported noting a lateral strabismus (eye pointing in a different direction) of her right eye. Her physical exam revealed harsh lung sounds on auscultation concerning for pulmonary edema (fluid in the air spaces). On initial presentation Chica was treated with flow by oxygen as an intravenous catheter was placed. The oxygen helps increase her blood oxygen levels helping her respiratory distress as well as improving oxygen delivery to her brain aiding any decreased oxygen delivery to the brain due head trauma and tissue swelling. After an IV catheter was placed Chica was treated with methadone (opiod pain medication) and administered a bolus of hypertonic saline to treat her shock and head trauma. Hyertonic saline is a fluid that contains a larger amount of sodium (salt) making it greater tonicity then plasma which pulls fluid into the blood vessels helping restore blood volume in shock and reducing edema fluid in the tissue, this is the benefit in head trauma by causing a reduction in intra-cranial pressure (reduces brain swelling).
When Chica was deemed to be more stable, thoracic (chest) radiographs were obtained (please see pictures). The radiographs confirmed pulmonary edema, the pattern was most consistent with non-cardiogenic (meaning not due to heart failure) pulmonary edema secondary to head trauma. What occurs with head trauma, is there is a massive sympathetic stimulation (fight or flight response) which causes a drastic elevation in the pressure within the blood vessels of the lungs. This rise in pressure causes fluid to leak out of the vessels in the lung and into the airspaces. This is the cause of Chica’s respiratory distress.
Chica was admitted to the hospital for ongoing therapy. Her treatment regimen included oxygen supplementation, IV fluids with dextrose (intravenous sugar), and a low dose continuous infusion of the diuretic furosemide. Furosemide is a diuretic generally used to treat congestive heart failure by causing the body the expell excessive fluid accumulating in the lungs through the kidneys. It can be used to treat non-cardiogenic pulmonary at lower doses cause it stimulates the cells lining the air spaces to move sodium back into the vessels, the sodium then draws fluid out of the airspaces with it. Furosemide also causes some vasodilation of the blood vessels in the lungs reducing the excessive pressure making it easier for fluid to flow out of the airspaces back into the vessels.
Chica was hospitalized for several days, as she gradually but continually improved. Chica remained on supplemental oxygen until the edema fluid in the lungs improved enough that she could oxygenate normally without supplementing her. Chica was hospitalized for a total of four days and was on oxygen for 3 out of those 4 days. The final 24 hours she was closely monitored to insure that she was eating and drinking normally as well as breathing normally without oxygen supplementation.
Diesel Boland
Diesel Boland, a six month old, male neutered domestic shorthair presented to Hickory Veterinary Hospital with a four day history of lethargy, anorexia, and projectile vomiting. Two months prior, he had been treated for Coccidia and roundworms. His initial physical examination, bloodwork and abdominal radiographs revealed a moderately dehydrated kitten with an intestinal mass causing a complete obstruction. Abdominal ultrasound confirmed that this intestinal mass was a jejunal intussusception. Supportive care consisting of intravenous fluids, antibiotics and analgesics was instituted prior to emergency surgery. At surgery, a midjejunal intussusception was identified and manually reduced. A preventative procedure, enteroplication, was completed to stabilize adjacent bowel segments and minimize the potential for recurrence. Diesel was hospitalized for an additional forty-eight hours, during which time his clinical signs resolved, and his appetite returned. Prior to discharge from the hospital, a fecal analysis revealed roundworms; Diesel was dewormed accordingly. Two weeks after surgery, Diesel’s sutures were removed. He has returned to normal and enjoys his leisure time at home.
Intestinal intussusceptions are a telescoping of one segment of bowel, the intussusceptum, into an outer bowel segment known as the intussuscipiens. This situation quickly creates an intestinal obstruction and progressive devitalization of affected intestine. Intussusceptions can be single, multiple or double and are typically oriented in the direction of peristalsis. The most common intussusceptions, as described by their intestinal location, are ileocolic and jejunojejunal ones. They are more common in dogs and younger patients less than one year of age. The German Shepard and Siamese are at increased risk of this disease. Intussusceptions are thought to result from any pathology that creates altered intestinal motility. In young animals, intestinal parasites, parvoviral infections and foreign bodies have been precursors to intussusceptions. In older patients, intestinal tumors have been implicated. Surgical intervention is necessary to manually reduce the intussusception or resect the devitalized intestine prior to preventative enteroplication.
We are glad that Diesel’s problems are resolving, and he is doing well!
Buddy Devine
Buddy a 5yo male neutered Standard Poodle was evaluated by the emergency service at Hickory Veterinary Hospital on a Friday night with a history of vomiting and possible foreign body. Buddy had been hospitalized at a veterinary hospital in North Carolina for vomiting. There was concern of a potential foreign body causing an obstruction and evaluation for surgery was recommended. Buddy is originally from our area and his owners elected to return home with Buddy and have him evaluated at Hickory Veterinary Hospital.
On presentation Buddy was bright and alert, the only physical exam abnormality was dehydration. There was a history of vomiting which started after Buddy was playing on a beach in North Carolina. There were no medical records (diagnostics such as blood work, radiographs (X-rays), or treatments) available to the emergency doctor, as such a diagnostic work up was recommended, which included radiographs and blood work.
Radiographs of Buddy’s abdomen (stomach area) were obtained in addition to his thorax (chest). The radiographs of his abdomen were taken to try to determine the cause of his vomiting such as a foreign body. Thoracic radiographs were obtained due to concern for potential aspiration (the act of inhaling gastric contents into the lungs). The thoracic radiographs did reveal evidence of aspiration pneumonia. The abdominal radiographs revealed distension of his stomach with radiopaque (visible on radiographs) material which was very consistent with the administration of barium (a contrast substance administered to animals to help with the detection of foreign body obstructions). A definitive foreign body was not seen. A consultation with a radiologist was requested by the emergency doctor that confirmed the aspiration pneumonia as well of distension of the stomach but no obvious foreign body. Although there were no medical records available on Buddy it seemed possible that the veterinarian in North Carolina had administered barium to Buddy to confirm the presence of a foreign body. The recommendation was made to hospitalize, rehydrate (give intravenous fluids), and treat his aspiration pneumonia with the plan to re-evaluate the radiographs the following morning.
The next morning, the veterinarian in North Carolina informed us that Buddy was not given any barium (contrast material). The veterinarian also advised us that beach sand in North Carolina can be visible on radiographs. The repeat radiographs that morning revealed that the material had not moved from Buddy’s stomach. The recommendation was made to take Buddy for an exploratory surgery.
Buddy was taken to surgery that day, and what was found was a stomach full of rock hard sand that was causing an obstruction to contents flowing out of his stomach. An incision was made into Buddy’s stomach and all sand was removed. Buddy recovered well from anesthesia and improved from his aspiration pneumonia. He was discharged home to his owners about 48 hours after surgery.
Lesson learned, do not allow your dog to eat sand at the beach and sand in North Carolina can be mistaken for contrast material on an abdominal radiograph.
Dragon
Dragon, a 3-year-old male shorthair guinea pig, first presented in December of 2014 for evaluation of a mass that started growing a few months prior. The mass was on the back of the neck near the spine and measured 2 cm. It was round and freely movable. An aspirate was sent for evaluation by a pathologist. Results showed a lipoma with infiltration of inflammatory cells. The client elected not treat at the time because it was benign and did not seem to be interfering with Dragon’s comfort.
His owner brought him back in January of 2016. His mass had increased to 5 cm and had begun to ulcerate a few days prior. There was serosanguinous discharge from the ulcerated mass. Removal was recommended due to risk of infection and overall decreased comfort secondary to the increased size. Dragon was started on Trimethoprim Sulfa liquid, an antibiotic, in case of infection starting in the ulcerated mass.
Dragon presented for surgery a few weeks later. He was anesthetized with isoflurane gas anesthesia. The mass was removed using cautery and blunt dissection. The incision was closed with a combination of subcutaneous and skin sutures. Dragon was prescribed and administered Buprenorphine and Meloxicam to manage pain associated with surgery. He started eating as soon as he was awake from anesthesia and went home later the same day. He was discharged with Meloxicam (oral) to help with any post-operative pain. Histopathology confirmed that the mass was a spindle cell lipoma and removal should be curative. his owner notes he is doing well at home and continues to heal. He has a lot more energy and is jumping now that he does not have the extra weight on the back of his neck!
Rico.
Malibu! She could hardly catch her breath and was turning blue!
Malibu was rushed to our hospital and brought back to the emergency treatment area for immediate evaluation by a veterinarian. Within minutes an X-Ray showed an abnormality inside Malibu’s trachea (wind pipe). In less than 30 minutes from when Malibu walked through the doors at Hickory Veterinary Hospital, our Emergency and Surgical teams had placed Malibu under anesthesia and were performing a tracheoscopy (the process of using a fiber optic camera to look inside her trachea, using the same equipment human doctors would use on you!). To everyone’s surprise, we found a big mass in the middle of her trachea!
Frankie and Lulu right family.
Ninja and Eevee Baron
Ninja and Eevee, Yorkshire terrier littermates were born in December 2014. They presented for surgical extraction of retained deciduous teeth, which were found during their puppy exams. Puppies normally have 28 deciduous (baby) teeth that erupt during the first 6 months of life. The roots of the deciduous teeth resorb in order for the teeth to become loose and fall out. This allows the permanent teeth to erupt normally. Adult dogs have 42 permanent teeth.
If deciduous (baby) teeth don’t fall out to make way for the permanent teeth, they are called retained deciduous teeth and should be extracted surgically. If not removed soon after discovery they can cause dental problems – such as overcrowding in the mouth, plaque buildup, malocclusion and other problems.
It is much easier to position the permanent (adult) tooth while it is erupting, therefore if the retained deciduous tooth is extracted early enough the adult tooth usually will move to its correct position. And this is the case with Eevee and Ninja, there owners scheduled surgical extraction soon after discovery, they can look forward to healthy Yorkie mouths for years to come!!
Marley
Marley is a 6 month old female intact Chihuahua who was recently adopted by a loving family with two rescue dogs. Marley’s canine siblings are much larger in stature and love climbing on the jungle gym and going down the slides in the back yard. Unfortunately, Marley was not too keen of the idea and jumped off the jungle gym! She landed with a cry 6 feet below and could no longer bare weight on her right front leg! Her family rushed her to the emergency room at Hickory Veterinary Hospital. Where Marley received pain relief medication and subsequent radiographs diagnosed a fracture of her radius and ulna, the two parallel bones that make up the forearm. Due to the location, splinting alone would not provide sufficient stability for the fractures to heal, little Marley needed surgery.
Marley met with the Hickory surgery department the next day. She was placed under general anesthesia and a metal bone plate, just the right size for a small Chihuahua, was carefully fitted and secured with eight screws to her radius. The approach to her radius was closed and a post-operative splint bandage was placed to lend support as Marley’s bones began to heal. Marley was able to go home the very next day with strict limitations to her adventures for the next several weeks. Marley was thrilled to be back with her two canine siblings and her one very special human sister!
Our young aerodynamic patient will return in 10 days for splint removal and recheck radiographs to monitor healing, plus lots of love from the Hickory Veterinarians and staff! By the middle of Summer Marley will be back in action, with all four healthy legs on the ground!
Picasso
Picasso, a 7 year old Australian Shepherd dog, presented to Hickory Veterinary Hospital for sudden left hind leg lameness. Radiographs (pictures) and palpation of his left hind leg diagnosed Picasso with a torn cranial cruciate ligament (ACL tear is athletes), which is one of the support bands in Picasso’s knee that helps to keep it stable. Picasso had Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO), which uses a special bone plate and small screws to help create a new more secure and stable knee joint for Picasso. The pup recovered great from his surgery and he even got to spend some time recovering with exercises in an underwater treadmill! He is back to running, jumping and being an active Australian Shepherd dog!
Skippy
“Skippy” Loughrey-Roccia, a 12 year old male castrated Jack Russell Terrier, presented to Hickory Veterinary Hospital’s surgical service in August 2014 for the evaluation of a very large mass on the top of his head that had been presented for the last 4 years. The mass was initially small, but had greatly increased in size over time. The mass had become so large, that it began to cover his eyes, impeding his ability to see.
“Skippy” underwent surgical removal of the large mass and did well under general anesthesia. He recovered well and was discharged to his owner later that day. Over the following three weeks, “Skippy” continued to recover and his sutures were removed. He has continued to do well, and is back to begin a happy energetic dog!
Helping and healing for over 75 years.
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The 2nd Quarter of 2017 is here & Dusty Renoylds is also working on a solo project & is working on a New way to put out his project with Underworld Music Radio & get his songs streamed on the Underworld Music Radio.
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Chicory Benefits
Although it is largely known especially due to its medicinal qualities, chicory is famous for being an excellent replacement for coffee.
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Bearing the scientific name of Chichorium intybus, Chicory is a perennial plant originating in the north of Africa, Europe and Asia. It has ramified stems, small leaves and big, solitary flowers, colored in light blue. The parts coming out of the ground can be used for medicinal purposes, and they are collected in the first part of the flower blooming period, in the months of June-August, when the plants have not yet entered the next phase. In order for the product to be of good quality, the rosette of base flowers must also be cut down. The roots are cropped in the months of September-October.
Chicory is a plant which is very well-known for its curing effects, ever since ancient times. Chicory can stimulate digestion, cleanse the liver and the spleen, it detoxifies the organism, it decreases cholesterol and glucose, it calms down the nervous system and it has a slight laxative effect. It can either stimulate, or inhibit appetite. This plant has remarkable depurative properties. Jean Valnet in fact stressed out the fact that this palnt is pure blood. Appetite may increase if chicory-based products are used before meals, and if these products are taken during the meals, the effect will be contrary to it (i.e. diminished). So chicory can be used both in case of decreased appetite, and in case of too much appetite. The tonic effect of this plant can be valued, in a sense or another, depending on the method of administration. Because of that, roots of this plant are recommended in obesity. Also, this plant contains very efficient insulin derivate which can transform the non-alimentary products in biodegradable products.
Chicory products, either roots or aerial parts, are recommended in case of some digestive diseases such as gastritis, hepatitis, hepatic diseases, light forms of enterocolitis, helmintiasis, hemorrhoids, diabetes, and so on. Chicory can also prove to be efficient after certain diseases, in convalescent states, or after consuming an improper meal. Chicory is recommended as an adjutant, in cases of insomnia, melancholy, neurosis, and so on.
In sensitive persons, chicory can determine phenomena of intolerance or allergy. There are people who suffer from allergy when coming into contact with this plant, and this allergy can manifest by cutaneous reactions. Because it can have a negative interaction with certain components of the wormwood plant, these two plants should not be used together, but rather separately.
The dried parts of the plant can be used either as powder or in decoction. Also, fresh roots leave a milky type of juice if squeezed which also has officinal properties. The powder obtained by grinding of the aerial part of chicory if taken 2-3 times per day, in a small quantity, apart from exerting the above-mentioned properties, it can also prove to be a good iron supplement as well as a regenerator and protector of liver's cells.
The fresh parts of chicory can also have a curative and dietetic value. They are used in spring, as well as in specific treatments. Leaves of this plant if used as such or in salads, can have a refreshing effect on the human body, having a favorable effect on the liver and can help eliminate certain toxic compounds from the organism. Also, fresh leaves have favorable properties in gallstones. The leaves of the plant are collected in early spring and their taste is rather bitter. If in springtime, before being picked up, the rosettes of the chicory are covered with glass jars for a few days, the unpleasant taste disappears. Witloofs also present properties which are similar to those of chicory. Witloofs are vegetables which are very much related to this plant.
Among the most important properties of this plant, we can mention its good effect on stimulating the nervous system. One can make a decoction out of the plant's roots, for stimulating digestion. Chicory infusion can help replace coffee. Worldwide chicory producers have elaborated an entire series of products. There is for instance pure chicory (roasted and ground), granulated chicory, destined for obtaining the so-called "coffee", soluble chicory which can replace soluble coffee, chicory combined with malt, chicory flavored with vanilla. But the coffee producers did not limit themselves to that; this is how products like chicory cappuccino, which is caffeine-free, with several flavors such as chocolate, cream, and walnuts appeared. | https://holisticzine.com/chicory-benefits | 2018-10-15T18:25:04 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | 1539583509336.11 | [
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NZ mum shares the moment she was fat shamed by a flight attendant
By Kahla Preston|
A New Zealand mum has shared the ‘fat shaming’ comment from a flight attendant that spurred her to overhaul her approach to eating and fitness.
Michaela ‘Kayla’ Martin’s healthy lifestyle habits, which she began introducing slowly in 2014, have seen her lose 32kg so far.
The mother of three documents her progress on Instagram, where she shared two before-and-after photos last week: one taken as she was about to fly to Australia, and a more recent shot.
As Martin recalls in the caption, the first photo was taken moments before a humiliating moment that became a turning point in her life.
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"I was on the edge of the row so she could have easily had a quiet one-on-one conversation with me, but instead, it turned into almost a public declaration."
Martin says she'll never forget the feeling of “pure embarrassment and shame”, and looking back, she’s stunned she let herself be treated in such a way.
“I loved myself so little back then… I believed I wasn't deserving of the same respect that she was showing the rest of the passengers because in my head, I was worth less than every skinny person on that plane,” she admits on Instagram.
“But as I know now, that was the furthest thing from the truth and I wish my old self could have seen and known what I do now.”
Martin says her journey to a healthy, active lifestyle started when she loved herself enough to nourish and take care of herself, both physically and mentally.
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“The girl on the right side is a lot healthier, a whole lot happier and has so much confidence now,” she tells her fans.
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Martin tells Maori Television her family’s support has been essential to her new lifestyle, along with “a good routine, a lot of meal planning and prep, a good bunch of friends ... and a lot of caffeine.”
In line with her doctor’s advice, she is hoping to reach a target weight of 80kg.
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