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Oct 16, 2011 - 8:01 pm
Hi Everybody -- my mother's been having a lot of trouble with vertigo in the past 3-4 weeks. She finished the cycles of Gemzar+platin at the end of September, so we were hoping that the vertigo would go away on its own, but it's actually gotten worse. She's fallen twice in two weeks, with stitches and a broken finger and lots of bruises -- this from a woman who could easily blow me away in a power pump aerobics class two years ago. The doctors are playing hot-potato with her, passing her from oncologist to opthamologist to neurologist with no one able to figure out what's wrong.
Sounds familiar to anyone? any advice or ideas?
Good wishes for all of you--


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Remember the feature called Undo Send by Gmail which allowed you to avoid those OOPS moments which happen when you send emails to someone and realize that there was something missing, or even realize that you should not have sent that email in the first place?
Well, yes thanks to that I have revoked several emails in the past, however, the only problem with it was that Google only allowed you to undo send for 5 seconds.
But wait, did you visit your Gmail settings page recently? If you did, you will notice a new feature where you can change the cancellation period and set it up be up-to 20 seconds. This is definitely a great addition and will now allow for more graceful undo's than the scrambling which happened when the Undo send was only limited to 5 seconds.

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Star Pics
Dog Foster
Star was one of over 1,000 Chihuahuas that have been transferred from a shelter in California to the Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Although we have been cat fosters for years, one day the foster coordinator accidentally sent a dog foster email to the cat foster distribution list. We had always wanted to try fostering a dog and with three cats of our own we felt it would be good to try with a small breed that wouldn't pose a threat to our cats.
We fostered Star as she went through two rounds of surgeries for luxating patella and performed her physical therapy as instructed by the shelter. But after four months when she was ready to go up for adoption we decided to make our house her forever home. Foster fail!
Star Videos
Here are some videos of Star on my youtube channel.


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Director: Kate Blackmore
Cinematographer: Bonnie Elliott
Editor: Kate Blackmore
Sound Design: Fred Rodrigues
Featuring: Vea McBride; Jessica Burns; Brittany Tutton; and Taylor Dern
Dual Screen Video Installation
High Definition Video, 16:9, PAL, Sound
Duration: 21 mins 15 secs
Commissioned by Campbelltown Art Centre as part of 'The List', an exhibition curated by Megan Monte.
'Girls' is a dual screen video installation which centres on four fourteen year old girls growing up in Claymore, a public housing estate in Sydney's South West. In a research paper published by Griffith University in 2008, Claymore is described as "the most disadvantaged community in Australia" due to its high rates of crime, alcohol and drug abuse, domestic violence, teenage pregnancy and intergenerational welfare dependency. Through interviews and observation, Blackmore exposes the specific attitudes and behaviours the girls have developed as a way of surviving within their stigmatised community. Rather than presenting them as victims of the welfare state, Blackmore attempts to capture the significance of this moment in their young lives in which they hold the power to break the cycle or continue it.
Review: Pedro de Almeida, CACSA Broadsheet, 43(4)
Bullying, violence, suicide, sexism, the demoralising expediency of authority figures, who serve their own interests with little care or concern for young people: just some of the subjects broached by fourteen-year olds Brittany, Jessica, Vea and Taylor in Kate Blackmore's peerless video work, 'Girls' (2014). Opening with a shopping trolley sitting idly in a field of grass, 'Girls' began its dual monologue confessions with the wistful preamble; "When I was young…", which more than anything signals the sobering realities of growing up fast in Claymore. As a suburb with a decades-old reputation for severe disadvantage in all of the social and economic measures that matter, in purely demographic terms Claymore is more than anything a community of young people.
The fact that children in this patch of Sydney's suburban fringe continue to be marginalised is no unforseen misfortune of class struggle. Nor is it an unfounded corollary of the endemic failures of a built environment designed as landscaping solution to ideological renovations of the social contract. Seemingly trapped in a demonstrably deteriorated public housing estate that is a monument to nothing more than the scandalous reverberation of almost four decades of State government neglect—that's changing, but not nearly fast enough—the girls in 'Girls' understand the all too human motivations that inculcate this state of affairs: "No offence, but it's kinda selfish", they say of teachers whom they accuse of neglecting the welfare of students.
That Blackmore's art beautifully intimated the presence of mutual recognition and trust between artist and subjects, as to what might be achieved by such an enterprise, was nowhere more evident than in the naturalism of the girls' presentation to camera. This quality was elevated further by the sensitive handling of the more formal concerns of light and shade, figure and ground, time and sound, which resonated in every dual-channel sequence of 'Girls', especially in the closing scene of a violet gloaming, the girls atop a highway overpass trying to attract a horn-blow reaction from the speeding drivers below as they disappear into the horizon on their way to somewhere else before darkness falls.


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Zepter Apart hotel is the first high -category apartment hotel in Belgrade, located in the very centre of the city, and represents a oasis of peace, luxury and comfort.The hotel has 32 fully-furnished acomodation units, with a total of 37 bedrooms, of witch 25 are suites with fully equipped kitchens, 5 deluxe rooms and 2 studio apartments. All rooms are fully equipped with Zepter products for a healthy and long life. All accommodation units are size range from 30 to 320 square meters and all units have air-conditioning, video intercom, telephone, safety deposit box, cable TV, Wi-Fi, smart TV, fire protection and safety systems with motion sensors. The hotel has seven floors. The luxurios Imperial Cobalt suite, located on the fifth floor, has 320 square meters and three bedrooms with bathrooms. On the seventh floor is SmartLife Fitness Shuttle, an oasis where our guests can keep in shape, equipped with the latest technogym equipment, massage center, salt room and sauna. Gusets can relax with our team of medical professionals and injoy in the healing Bioptron light therapy treatments. The impressive open – air Horison Terrase is situated on the seventh floor. It has a 100 square meters and offers the best panoramic view of future Belgrade Waterfront. It is ideal for various open-air events and it can be adapted to special desires and needs of each guest. The multi-functional Zepter Meeting Club is adequate for banquets, seminars, and other meetings. It is equipped with the state-of-the-art audio-visual technology. SmartLife Restaurant with a snack bar, has an abundant culinary offer of international, Mediterranean and local cuisine and specialties prepared in the healthy Zepter way. Zepresso Aperitive Bar is open 24 hours, so that guests can enjoy a wide choise of favourite drinks. The open air JOY-ME Terrace, of the capacity of up to 80 persons with a view of the City Garden from the second floor of the hotel, is ideal for intimate open-air events. By request, our chef will prepare a meal in the guests apartment. The Garden Block is a separate accommodation block witch is pet friendly.
In addition to the 32 accommodation units, Zepter Apart Hotel includes:
SmartLife restoran,
Zepresso Apertive Bar,
Zepter Meeting Club,
Tеrrace JOY-ME,
SmartLife Fitness Shuttle,
Terrace Horizon.
Special services: By guests request , the Zepter Apart Hotel reception will organize transport by limousine from the airport to the hotel and back, or provide tickets for shows at the Opera and Theatre Madlenianum, the Madl' Art auction house, the sightseeing tour of Belgrade and for the tours outside Serbia.
SmartLife Restaurant: 06:30 – 22:00
Zepresso Aperitive Bar: 00:00 – 24:00
Zepter Meeting Club – By appointment
SmartLife Fitness Shuttle: 08:00 – 22:00
This new hotel is in Belgrade's vibrant business and entertainment district. Located in New Belgrade area and with a great connection to the airport, the hotel offers a modern design, comfort, excellent service and a high level of functionality. Perfect for business travel and conferences or a sightseeing trip to this booming metropolis in the Balkans. - 14 rooms and suites with luxury design - Reception 24/7 with Concierge - Security Video Monitoring - Included in the price use of Sauna, Jacuzzi and Fitness - Included in the price continental breakfast - Unlimited consumption of...


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Whats new in JavaFX8
by Gerrit Grunwald
In this article the author Gerrit Grunwald will explain the new features of JavaFX 8 which is part of JDK 8. New features like new controls will be explained by using code examples. In addition, the article will also give you some information about what has changed from JavaFX 2 to JavaFX 8 and what the developer has to take care of when starting with JavaFX 8.
Is Java 8 a Functional Language?
Three ways it is – Three ways it isn't
by Nick Maiorano
There's been lots of excitement surrounding the release of Java 8 and its new functional programming paradigm. After all, it is the greatest shift for Java in its 18-year history. But lost in the noise is the backstory of functional programming. What is functional programming? How does it fit into Java? And can Java now be considered to be a fully functional language?
Dealing With Memory Leaks
by Steven Lewis
In this article, the author will show how to deal with memory leaks. A really rare but possible situation. This article will demonstrate code to instrument a Java application and answer two questions of how many instances of my classes have not been garbage collected, and where were those instances constructed? Also, the article discusses two technologies, WeakHashMap which uses WeakReferences to allow objects to be remembered without stopping them from garbage collection, and the other is the use of an Exception to probe the stack without being thrown.
Actualizing the 'Potential' Shippable Increment
by John Marx
As Agile and DevOps gain in popularity among enterprise organizations, the hype around these important disciplines increases. Discovering the true meaning of these terms and the practices they entail helps developers, architects and managers alike to thrive in their careers. Understanding how Agile development and Continuous Integration links with DevOps and Continuous Delivery is fundamental to reducing project risk and delivery on expectations.
Introduction to Java Cryptography
by Ioannis Kostaras
In this article, the author will describe the two categories of cryptography (symmetric and public key), authentication, message digests and certificates and we will see how to implement them in Java using the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE).
Tools automation for Java projects implementation – Agile way
by GVB Subrahmanyam
Use of tools for software development has always played a significant role as they provide faster delivery, higher reliability, and reduction in complexity, lower cost of implementation as automation helps in distributed development teams. The tools based approach for java projects using agile methodology will address filling the gap of project life cycle management, development tools, test automation and difficulty in managing environments across multiple concurrent releases.
Java 8: Removal of PermGen
by Pierre-Hugues Charbonneau
In this article, the author will go through the latest major update in Java which includes several new features and enhancements to the Java Programming Language and the other component libraries. One of such changes is the removal of the HotSpot JVM Permanent Generation memory space a.k.a. PermGen and replaced by the Metaspace or the class metadata space.
Efficient Geo Web Crawler System in Java
by Sumith Kumar Puri
With this article Sumith Kumar Puri provides the implementation of a web crawling system titled 'Mowglee' that takes into account geography as the main classifying criteria for crawling. Also, it runs in a multi-threaded mode that provides a default implementation of the robots exclusion protocol, sitemap generation, data classifiers, data analyzers and a general framework for application to be built of a web crawler. Mowglee is a Multi-Threaded Geo Web Crawler implemented in Core Java.
Emotions in communication: The logic of seemingly illogical
by Paweł Badeński
This article is inspired by two (out of five) values which are a foundation of eXtreme Programming. Those values are respect and communication. For the respect the basic premise is for you to care about your colleagues, your organization, your client and the users of your software. I believe that in order to be respectful you are first required to accept the human bit in every person. This human aspect consists of their prejudices, emotions, and baggage of past experience. We need to appreciate how often we entirely unconsciously disrespect each other and put each other down. I want to show how we can approach everyday communication with our colleagues and our clients with more respect. This requires understanding the role that emotions play in our communication, and grasping the logic behind them.
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1 qt milk
1 stick of butter (melted)
1 lb penne pasta
8 oz parmesan cheese
8 eggs
Dash of salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Par cook the pasta for 5 minutes and drain. Beat eggs and milk in bowl place ½ of the pasta in a 9" X 13" pan, sprinkle ½ of the parmesan cheese then drizzle ½ the butter and ½ the egg mixture and a dash of salt. Repeat process for a second layer.
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The rains have been pouring down here at my store. Last night the river crested to the highest I have seen it in over 20 years. It touched the back corner of the building.
My wife reported that all of our potted plants at home were swimming in their pots.
That's not good for potted plants. Almost as bad as no water at all. Everyone knows that gardening requires continued diligence; a little watering, a little weeding, a little pruning done consistently and continuously. You can't just do the weeding and watering once and expect the garden to thrive.
Yet isn't that what we often do with our staff?
They show up. We give them a name badge, show them where the restroom is, teach them how to run the cash registers, and set them loose. No follow up, no continual training. No additional information. If they're motivated, they'll learn it on their own (or at least that's what we tell ourselves).
Then we wonder why there is no growth.
Training is like gardening. It needs to be consistent and continuous if you want your staff to grow to their full potential. A little training, a little evaluation, a little polishing, a little pushing.
Just like the Three Bears, you also have to find that "just right" amount of training. Too little and they don't get the skills they need, too much and like my potted plants at home, they cannot absorb it all.
Staff training should be a lot like how we water the potted plants. Pour some water in. Wait until it is absorbed. Pour in a little more. Keep checking back, pruning, weeding and watering. Add in a heaping amount of sunlight (praise), and watch them grow.
Are you tending to your staff garden?
-Phil Wrzesinski
PS Thanks to my wife for this powerful analogy. Thanks to Mother Nature for this awesome display of her power. And Thank God that the water receded back to normal levels rather quickly. Forty seven years on the banks of the Grand River and that is the first time the water touched the building.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Gardening, Training, and the Three Bears
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I first posted about Snug when it was published in Clotheshorse digital magazine, and I'm pleased to say that it is now also available as a self-published individual pattern download on Ravelry, with updated yarn information using Malabrigo Worsted, and a separate photo tutorial for the Tuck stitch.
A cozy sweater with ample tucked funnelneck, Snug is knit in one piece from the bottom up with flattering shoulder shaping. Gentle waist shaping and short dolman sleeves flatter the body, while grafted shoulders and an integrated slouchy funnelneck ensure seamless knitting. Short rows make the sleeves and shoulder comfortable, eliminating excess fabric at the underarm. Each front and back is knit with one continuous strand of yarn, with no binding off or picking up stitches at the neck. The substantial cowl frames the face with a series of narrowing tucks at the front neck, gently pulling down the front edge below the chin. Wear it alone in the transitional seasons, and as a Snug extra layer in the depths of winter.
Techniques & Skills Used: knit/purl, short rows, increasing/decreasing, picking up stitches, tucks. A tutorial is included for the Tuck stitch.
Size: 30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44)" bust; shown in fourth size with 2" ease.
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Worsted (100% wool; 210 yards/100g); 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5) skeins, shown in Coco.
Other Materials: US 8 (5mm) 40" circular needle, or size to match gauge; US 8 (5mm) 16" circular needle or dpns for tucks, cowl and grafting; US 6 (4mm) 16" circular needle or dpns for cowl hem; Stitch markers (4); Stitch holders (3); Yarn needle.
Gauge: 16 st and 22 rows/4" in stockinette stitch, after blocking.
See it on Ravelry, to read more or purchase the pattern.


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Contrary to popular belief, nurses work in a wide variety of medical settings, treating a range of different ailments. Some specialize in certain bodily areas, while others provide a more general method of treatment. In the list below, we will discuss thirty different types of nurses and what each specific type is responsible for.
For more information about healthcare and how to ensure that you are on the right path to reaching your optimal level of health, check out this course on the perfect health!
Now onto the types:
1. Agency Nurse
Agency Nurses, as opposed to traditional nurses, work on an availability basis, announcing the hours in which they will be able to work and signing up for shifts that fit within those ranges. Since they work for an agency, rather than a specific hospital, their jobs often shift from place to place.
2. Ambulatory Care
Ambulatory Care Nurses take care of temporary patients who reside in hospitals for twenty-four hours or less. Since the patients who fit this description vary quite a bit, these types of nurses work with a number of different injuries and illnesses, rather than specializing in one region.
3. Nurse Anesthetists
Nurse Anesthetists assists doctors in a wide variety of settings, including the hospital room, surgery room, and dentist's office. They provide the anesthesia to relieve or prevent the patient from feeling pain from the impending procedure.
4. Cardiac Care Nurse
Cardiac Care Nurses work with many staff members, including various types of doctors, to monitor and regulate functions of the heart in patients. Cardiac patients often come in for one of quite a few different issues, ranging from less severe chest pain to the extremely severe heart attack.
5. Case Management
Case Management Nurses focus more on the research aspect of healthcare, seeking to find the most efficient treatment process for patients. They work in labs and hospitals with a group of patients, analyzing and assessing conditions, as well as testing potential treatment methods.
6. Critical Care Nurse
Critical Care Nurses care for patients who are knocking on death's door. These patients need immediate care and, if it is not provided, could result in fatal consequences.
7. Emergency Nurse
Emergency Nurses work in the Emergency Room and treat patients who arrive at the hospital in critical condition. The environment tends to be quite a bit hectic, filled with doctors and nurses rushing from room to room in an attempt to make sure no one passes on their watch.
8. Forensic Nurse
Forensic Nurses work with patients who have been involved and injured in violent crimes. They collect evidence regarding the misdemeanor and pass the information on to the police. In addition to this, Forensic Nurses also often work in the prison system.
9. Gastroenterology Nurse
Gastroenterology Nurses treat patients with potentially detrimental gastrointestinal issues who require assistance in eliminating these problems. They work in a range of medical settings, including physician offices, inpatient and outpatient departments, and inpatient hospital units.
10. Geriatric Nurse
Geriatric Nurses take care of the elderly in nursing homes, hospitals, or at the patient's home. This particular type is very taxing on nurses since the elderly tend to become ill very often and rely on the nurses to help them meet all of their basic needs.
To learn more about achieving the fullest level of health, take a look at this course on the five pillars of optimal health!
11. Holistic Nurse
Holistic Nurses work with patients to provide care for the entirety of the patient, including both mind and body. They use therapeutic methods to improve the patient's connection with emotions, spirit, interpersonal relationships, and surrounding environment.
12. HIV/AIDS Nurse
HIV/AIDS Nurses care for terminal patients who have been diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (more commonly referred to as HIV/AIDS) to lessen the severity of symptoms and help patients cope with the onset of this disease.
13. Nurse Informatics
Nurse Informatics is a field of nursing that heavily involves the use of computers. Nurses in this area create and enhance electronic medical programs to assist doctors and other nurses better treat and care for their patients.
14. Legal Nursing
Legal Nursing is a field of nursing that requires individuals to work with attorneys to assess the medical condition of the person on trial in order to determine whether or not that individual can claim medical negligence.
15. Midwife
Midwives are nurses who specify in the area of childbirth, assisting in the delivery process by calming the mother down and physically delivering the infant. They often come to the mother's home when the labor begins and provide the best ways to deliver that involve the least amount of discomfort.
For more information on the processes that go into proper treatment and care for the female body, check out this course on woman's health!
16. Military Nurse
Military Nurses work with patients who have been injured on the battlefield, sometimes providing emergency services for those in critical condition and other times simply treating a bullet wound that's not life threatening. They also work on base camps to treat more mild conditions.
17. Neonatal Nurse
Neonatal Nurses care for newborn infants immediately after birth, checking to that the infant is breathing correctly, as well as a range of other physiological health checks. They typically take care of infants from the time they are born until they leave the hospital.
18. Neuroscience Nurse
Neuroscience Nurses treat patients with a variety of ailments related to the functioning of the nervous system. Diseases that affect or are caused by the dysfunction of the nervous system include epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's chorea, and Alzheimer's disease.
19. Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioners include individuals who have obtained a Master's degree in nursing and are qualified to prescribe medication and make diagnoses without the assistance of a doctor.
20. Occupational Health
Occupation Health Nursing is the field of nursing that concerns and cares for the employees of the hospital in which they work. They treat doctors and nurses who have become ill from the patients or other means.
21. Oncology Nurse
Oncology Nurses work with cancer patients to provide treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy in an attempt to diminish or eliminate the cancerous cells. They also provide relief and assistance to those who have been terminally diagnosed.
22. Pediatric Nurse
Pediatric Nurses work with children and treat almost anything that a child has contracted, whether it be the common cold or the chicken pox. They practice in hospitals, clinics, schools, and in the home.
23. Psychiatric Nurse
Psychiatric Nurses care for and treat patients who have been diagnosed with a mental illness. The illnesses range from mildly disruptive, such as mild depression, to life altering, such as schizophrenia. These nurses can be found in hospitals and mental institutions.
24. Research Nurse
Research Nurses work in the lab to develop treatments and drugs to cure certain illnesses or improve overall quality of life. They often work in a specialized area, researching and coming up with new ideas of treatment methods for patients in their field of interest.
25. Transplant Nurse
Transplant Nurses assist in procedures in which an infected organ is to be replaced with a donated healthy organ of the same kind. A few examples of organs that are frequently transplanted include the liver, kidney, pancreas, small bowel, heart, and lungs.
26. School Nursing
School Nursing is a field of nursing that takes place inside the walls of a school. They treat a variety of students in different age ranges regarding issues that occurred within the school, such as gym injuries, and outside of the school that could potentially affect the other children, such as the flu.
27. Trauma Nurse
Trauma Nurses work with patients in critical condition who require immediate treatment. They can often be found in the emergency room since they assist in treating trauma caused by such incidences as a car accident, gun shot wound, stabbing, or assault.
28. Travel Nursing
Travel Nurses are very similar to agency nurses in that they spend their days in different hospitals and work for a company, rather than a location. However, the way in which they differ is that Travel Nurses move from hospital to hospital around the country rather than only staying local.
29. Urology
Urology Nurses treat patients in areas related to oncology, male infertility, male sexual function, kidney stones, incontinence, and pediatrics.
30. Woman's Health
Woman's Health Nurses assist in gynecological visits, ensuring the patient that the procedure remains medical in nature. They also provide check-ups for mammography, reproductive health, and general women's health.
To learn more about the precautions that these medical professionals need to take to ensure the protection of patients and coworkers alike, take a look at this course on understanding and complying with HIPAA. Also, if you're curious about the questions you should be asking when you encounter a nurse, check out this blog post on interview questions for healthcare professionals.


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When is the best time to move to Spain?
Start by thinking about:
- The best time for you,
- The time of year:
- weather patterns,
- local celebrations
- parental issues
- The age of your children (if applicable)
Let us explain …
The timing of your move to Spain is fundamental to its success. As with many things in life, getting the timing wrong can lead to disastrous results (even for simple tasks like boiling an egg!).
The best time to move to Spain, for you, can be calculated by taking into consideration a few important factors.
We are here to ensure your move to Spain is a success. We will save you time. We will save you money. We will help you to achieve your aim … a wonderful life in Spain!
Is this the right time for you?
People move abroad for many reasons. People also move back to their home county for many reasons. Unfortunately, not always the right reasons.
How do you know if this is the right time in your life to make the move?
Ask yourself: What is my main reason for wanting to move abroad?
Work Commitments? Many people move abroad for work commitments. If this is your case, are you sure that taking the children with you is the best choice? Have you considered commuting? Many families live very happy lives like this.
Check out the alternatives and ensure that your new destination is suitable for your children. Does it offer the opportunities you want for them?
Looking for new job opportunities for yourself? This is a difficult one, especially in the current economic climate. We are am currently advising people not to move to Spain unless they are financially independent or they have secured a guaranteed work contract.
In search of a better lifestyle? This is thankfully the main reason people tell us. It is the reason we most love to hear. It is the reason we live where we live.Read more…
What Time of Year?
Provided you have a choice about when you move, (i.e. it is not subject to work demands, although that does not always have to dictate the timing of your child's move), the only way you can decide is by researching your chosen destination.
We are often surprised at the number of families who tell us that they are planning to move to Spain "just before Christmas" or "over the Christmas period". For most people, this really is not a good time to move to Spain.
Why do we consider this to be a bad choice?
In a nutshell; the weather, Christmas celebrations and school timetables!Read more…
For Families With Children: Consider the Age of Your Child
We are adults. We are responsible for our decisions and our actions. As parents, we are also responsible for the decisions we make for our children. This may seem obvious, but a recent survey we have conducted, about moving to Spain with children (by people who have already done it), brought some shocking truths to light.
There is no one correct answer to "When is the right age to move abroad with children?". However, this is a question you must ask yourself about your own personal situation.
Generally, younger children are more adaptable and open to change and therefore easier to move. If you are moving to a country that does not speak your native tongue, the younger the age of the child, the earlier they will adapt to the new language if they are immersed in it.
Older children may be more resistant to the idea of moving to another country due to leaving friends and of course the more complicated issues in terms of education. On the other hand, they understand a great deal more about different cultures, retain far more, and can therefore gain much more from the experience.Read more…
Tip 1: Research the weather patterns of your chosen destination.
In most popular regions of Spain, the majority of people choose to move there for the sunnier climate and the wonderful outdoor lifestyle (amongst other factors of course!). However, the weather is generally the most unreliable between the months of December and April. As a result, by moving, during the Christmas period, you will not be starting off in the best climatic conditions. Your dreams of sunny days on the beach and outdoor lifestyle may well be questioned!
This is not to say it will not be possible, thanks to the wonderful climate in parts of Spain. However, it is an important point to think about.
Tip 2 : Research local and traditional celebrations in your new destination.
Christmas and New Year is traditionally a time to be spent with friends and family. It is the most celebrated time of year in some countries but not in all. Imagine, your first Christmas in your new destination where you do not know anybody, you may not even be able to buy a Christmas tree and all the gifts sent by post have not yet arrived.
Not an ideal situation for our loved ones, is it?
Tip 3 : For families with children – Research school term times and enrolment procedures.
In Spain, school applications are generally submitted in March, places are confirmed by June and term starts in September. So, why move over in December? Even in our home country, starting a child in a new school in the middle of the school year can be challenging. Imagine starting them in a new school in a new country in the same circumstances. Don't we at least want to try and make it easier for them?


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The offer and sale of the XFAB® consumables ("the Products") through the website www.dwslab.com ("the Website") shall be governed by these General Terms and Conditions of Sale.
Before sending the purchase order read carefully these General Terms and Conditions of Sale. You may print a copy of the General Terms and Conditions of Sale at the following link.
XFAB® relevant consumables ("Products") are manufactured by DWS S.r.l. ("DWS") with registered office at Via della Meccanica No. 21, 36016 Thiene (VI) Italy, Italian company registered at Vicenza Company Register (REA) n. 324604 – fiscal code and VAT code IT 03424670242, company capital Euro 10.000,00 f.p. Net Capital as of December 31st 2014 Euro 6.154.364.
Contacts: DWS S.r.l. – administrative office at Via Della Meccanica No. 21, 36016 Thiene (VI) Italy, Ph. +39 0445 810 810, email: email@example.com, website: www.dwslab.com.
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If you are interested in stuff in this website, here are some interesting books. While these are mostly about the specific content of the website, I have also included another list of uncategorized recommended reading (In praise of older books) for those who find the digital age wearing.
Hard to Classify Stuff
Volunteer Archaeology
Kids Books
Alaska & the North
Northwest & Sense of Place
Fire Lookouts
Japan & Zen Buddhism
In Praise of Older Books
Carpenter, Edmund--Oh What a Blow That Phantom Gave Me!--a picture of a Mickey Mouse katchina figure is on the cover. Edmund Carpenter has written numerous other excellent books, but this is one I particularly like
Stump, Sarain--There is My People Sleeping--poems and line drawings on Native American themes
Anonymous--A Field Guide to Washington State Archaeology-- put out by the State Archaeologists office, lots of good information for anyone wanting to get involved
Deetz, James--An Invitation to Archaeology--An excellent introduction to the subject, suitable for high school age or older.
Stuart, George and Francis McManamon--Archaeology and You--another good introduction for someone considering a career or volunteering, put out by National Geographic
Holling, H.C.--The Book of the Indians--published in 1935, pretty rare, but an excellent kids book, covers all of N America, wonderful illustrations, good stories
Kirk, Ruth and Richard Daugherty--Exploring Washington Archaeology--a good starting point for Washington State
Lopez, Barry--Crow and Weasel--I enjoyed this, but for kids mainly I guess.
Murphy, Claire R.--The Prince and the Salmon People--an excellent retelling of a Tsimshian story in Boas' 1910 Tsimshian Mythology, illustrations by Duane Pasco. Although a kids book, this could easily be used as a college text.
Berton, Pierre--The Klondyke Fever--One of the great mass adventures of the century, written by a fellow who grew up in the area not long afterwards.
Brower, Charles D.-- Fifty Years below Zero-- A great account of the Arctic coast of Alaska from the 1880s to the 1930s; don't read it if you disapprove of whaling.
Crisler, Lois- Arctic Wild--an amazing account of a couple living in n. AK, filming the caribou migration who raised some wolf pups and lived with them.
Freuchen, Peter-- Book of the Eskimos-- Based on his experiences from 1906 on in Greenland, with Knud Rassmussen he founded a trading post at Thule in 1910.
-Arctic Adventure: My Life in the Frozen North-- memoirs of Greenland.
Houston, James--The White Dawn--This is fiction, a very realistic portrayal of early contacts between Inuit and the Euro-american whalers.
-Confessions of an Igloo Dweller--a nice memoir of the Canadian arctic before it changed into what it is today.
Marshall, Robert--Arctic Village--While studying tree growth in the arctic, Marshall spent a lot of time hanging out with Alaska Natives and old sourdoughs.
-Alaska Wilderness--This one is a lot about exploring the Brooks range, mostly by dogsled or on foot in the '30s.
Mowat, Farley--The People of the Deer--A great account of the Barrenland Inuit from the '40s.
-Never Cry Wolf--Although I am not convinced of the scientific accuracy of some of Mowat's assertions about wolves, this is a must read if you like wolves.
Murie, Margaret--Two in the Far North--A memoir of Alaska before the war by someone who loves the wilderness.
Nelson, Richard K.-- Make Prayers to the Raven: A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest-- A detailed account of the relationship of the people with their land; important reading if you appreciate sustainability and having a sense of place.
Rasmussen, Knud--Across Arctic America--This is an incredible account of crossing arctic North America from Greenland to Alaska by Greenlanders; as one Canadian Inuit said to Rasmussen "You are the first white man we have seen who is also an Eskimo."
Walden, Arthur T.--A Dog Puncher on the Yukon--a memoir by a fellow who hauled freight by dogsled for the Klondyke miners.
Andrews, Ralph W.--This Was Logging!--a collection of the photos of Darius Kinsey showing the big trees and the men who cut them down.
Blanchet, M. Wylie--The Curve of Time--trips by boat in Kwakiutl country in the '20s.
Brower, Kenneth--The Starship and the Canoe-- a cultural history of some boat hippies in British Columbia in the early 70s.
Burn, June--Living High--a couple of independent thinkers who would have been called hippies, but they did their thing in the '20s and '30s.
Carr, Emily--Klee Wyck--a memoir of visiting abandoned Haida villages to sketch and paint totem poles circa 1910.
Craven, Margaret--I Heard the Owl Call My Name--An account of living at Kingcome Inlet in the '20, fictionalized.
Chambliss, William--On the Take--An account of political and police corruption in Seattle in the 1970s. A must read for anyone who claims to know Seattle history.
Dobie, Frank--The Voice of the Coyote- Although this probably belongs in the category of Southwest folklore or natural history, it is a "must read" if you are interested in coyotes.
Gibson, John Frederic--A Small and Charming World--accounts of working for the Canadian dept. of social welfare visiting and living at various Indian reserves in British Columbia.
Grainger, M. Allerdale--Woodsmen of the West--a fictionalized account of working in the Knight Inlet area around the turn of the last century.
Iglaur, Edith--Fishing with John-- an account of trolling north of Vancouver Island, excellent writing
Leydet, Francois--The Coyote: Defiant Songdog of the West- another fine book on the coyote.
MacDonald, Betty--The Egg and I--later made into a series of movies, parts of this book are priceless. MacDonald is perhaps better known for her Mrs. Piggle- Wiggle books.
Maclean, Norman--A River Runs through It--a well known book on western Montana
Peterson, Harold--The Last of the Mountain Men--living in the Salmon wilderness in central Idaho, the ultimate do-it-yourselfer.
Reid, Bill with photos by Adelaide de Menil--Out of the Silence--if you like totem poles don't miss this.
Stowe, Leland--Crusoe of Lonesome Lake--Another account of incredible achievements by an individual in the wilderness of northern British Columbia.
Beaty, Jeanne K.--Lookout Wife--a memoir
Hardy, Martha--Tatoosh--another memoir
Kresek, Ray--Fire Lookouts of the Northwest--a major compendium of lookouts
Snyder, Gary--Riprap & Cold Mountain Poems--Snyder worked on Sourdough Mt. Lookout and Crater Mt. in the early 50s and suggested to Jack Kerouac that he might enjoy a summer of solitude on Mt. Desolation.
Spring, Ira and Byron Fish--Lookouts: Firewatchers of the Cascades and Olympics--another compendium
Suiter, John--Poets on the Peaks--a nice history of Snyder, Kerouac, and Whalen and their time spent on fire lookouts in the '50s in western Washington.
Also see: http://www.firelookout.org/brochure.htm
Blythe, R. H.--Zen in English Literature and the Oriental Classics--I'm not sure if I'm remembering the title exactly, but if you are interested in Zen Buddhism, don't miss this book
Chadwick, David--Thank You and OK! An American Zen Failure in Japan-- very amusing at times, a fascinating look into the world of the modern Zen Buddhist in Japan.
De Bary, Wm. T. et al.--Sources of Japanese Tradition--for the scholarly background stuff
Herrigel, Eugen--Zen in the Art of Archery--a cool book on Zen Buddhism and archery from some time ago.
Kerr, Alex--Lost Japan--Insightful, entertaining, at times depressing, highly recommended if you care about Japan.
Matthiessen, Peter--Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals 1969-1985
Miura, Isshu--The Zen Koan--more for the Zen afficianado I guess, but cool Zen aphorisms and koan.
Okakura, Kakuzo--The Book of Tea--about the tea ceremony and how it reflects Japanese values.
Reps, Paul--Zen Flesh, Zen Bones--another cool book on Zen koan
Statler, Oliver--Japanese Inn--a novel extending over three generations set in a Japanese inn.
-Japanese Pilgrimage--an account of the pilgrimage to the 88 temples in Shikoku
Allsop, Kenneth - Hard Travelin': The Hobo and his History (OP) --lots of detail, a history of sorts
*Anderson, Nels - The American Hobo --I have not read this one.
Anderson, Nels - Hobo: The Sociology of the Homeless Man, 1923 (OP) --the first scientific study of the American hobo, still worth reading.
Anderson, Nels (Dean Stiff) - The Milk and Honey Route, 1929 (OP) --this is one of the best books on hoboing ever written, very perceptive and amusing.
*Ashleigh, Charles - Rambling Kid -a fictionalized account of IWW organizing in the teens and '20s, based on real people.
Bailey, William - Bill Bailey Came Home -I have not read this one.
Beck, Frank - Hobohemia -I have not read this one.
Benson, Benjamin - Hoboes of America: Sensational Life Story and Epic of Life on the Road, 1942 (OP)-- I have not read this one.
Benson, Benjamin - 500,000 Miles without a Dollar- I have not read this one.
Black, Jack - You Can't Win, Amok Press-- another very cool account of hoboing and the "Johnson" family. Don't miss this one if you like the literature of the picaresque.
Brissendon, Paul F. - The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, New York, Russell and Russell, 1919 438 pp.--I have not read this one.
Brown, Charles, P. - Brownie the Boomer, (ed. H. Roger Grant), 1930, 1991 N. Illinois University Press-- an edited version of a self published account of hoboing and later working on the same freight trains in various parts of the US from the 1890s until the 19-teens, more details of working the trains than hoboing, but a good example of how the two occupations overlapped.
Bruns, Roger - The Damnedest Radical--an account of the life of Ben Reitman
Bruns, Roger - Knights of the Road: A Hobo History, 1980 (OP)--the best history of the American hobo.
Bull, William - Trampery--I have not read this one.
Chaplin, Ralph- Wobbly--the memoirs of the guy who wrote the words to Solidarity Forever, another account of labor organizing in the early part of the last century.
Conover, Ted - Rolling Nowhere--Conover's first book, very good writing, a real greenhorn, some dumb decisions, but the best account of riding in the 70s.
Cotton, Eddy Joe- Hobo-- A poorly written book, this one is so bad that I include it to warn prospective readers; the real culprit is the editor who convinced Mr. Cotton (a pseudonym understandably) to write it.
d'Autremont, Hugh - Rails North, 1989 Vantage Press-a memoir of the '30s.
Davies, William - The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 1917 (OP)--another memoir, from the early 1900s, pretty good.
Davies, William - The Adventures of Johnny Walker, Tramp--I have not read this one.
Depastino, Todd - Citizen Hobo-- scholarly and thorough.
Douglas, William O. - Go East Young Man--a memoir of later supreme court justice, who grew up poor and never forgot what poverty means.
Edge, William - The Main Stem, 1927 (OP)--a memoir of the WWI years, probably hard to find, but worth finding and reading.
Eighner, Lars - Travels with Lizbeth--although not hoboing, an excellent account of hitching from Texas to CA and back with a dog; the chapter on dumpster diving is not to be missed.
Eisley, Loren - All the Strange Hours-- a memoir of the '30s by a later rather famous scientist and writer.
Etulain, Richard, ed. Jack London on the Road-- worth reading if you are at all interested in Jack London.
Feied, Frederick - No Pie in the Sky--another scholarly look at hoboing; a look at the writings of Kerouac, Dos Passos, and London.
Fox, Elmer - Tales of an American Hobo--another memoir from the '20s & '30s
Freed, Dolly - Possum Living --how to live with very little money, hard to find but fun reading.
Gracey, Everett L.- From a 13 Year Old Hobo to an Entrepreneur-- another memoir from the '30s
Graham, "Steamtrain" Maury and Robert Hemming- Tales of the Iron Road-- another memoir; this one I like because Steamtrain did the right thing just like Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th St.; another hobo who liked to think for himself.
Grant, Richard- American Nomads--quite a collection of independent thinkers and scofflaws described, but only peripherally about hoboing. I really like his historical look at the origin of America's individualism.
Grienbrier, J. J.- Railroadin, Etc.--This probably should be classified as naive art, a very unusual fictionalized account of poverty and rail riding in the south in the '30s; I can't believe the person who wrote and illustrated this didn't live these experiences.
Guthrie, Woody - Bound for Glory--Woody's story, pretty good.
Haggard, Merle with Peggy Russell -Sing Me Back Home Times Books 1981, 287 pp.--another memoir with freighthopping involved.
Haggard, Merle with Tom Carter - My House of Memories Cliff Street Books 1999 --ditto as per above
Hallet, Richard M. - This Rolling World-- this guy knocked around quite a bit, hopped some freights, another memoir.
Harlow, Alvin F. - Old Bowery Days, New York, Appleton 1931 564 pp.-- I have not read this one.
Harper, Douglas - Good Company--a sociological study of hoboing, very good photos and fieldwork, but I still don't understand how Douglas didn't get it that his partner was an alcoholic.
Hinkle, Ray- Polk County Vagabond-- another '30s memoir
Hobos from Hell- There's Something about a Train-- a 'zine edited by Lee, a few different numbers out there, very good accounts of riding freights, including Mexico and other countries.
Hoffman, Victor F. - The American Tramp, 1870-1900, Chicago, MA thesis, University of Chicago, 1953 --I have not read this one.
Hofvendahl, Russ - A Land So Fair and Bright--a great memoir of a trip in 1938 through western Canada and around the US, well written, makes the '30s come alive.
Holm, Monty and Dennis Clay--Once a Hobo--a very moving memoir of a boy leaving home at the age of 13. He later became famous (to hobos) for being a hobo who came to own his own railroad.
Irwin, Godfrey - The American Tramp and Underworld Slang--I have not read this one.
Jacobson, G.D.-Four on a Flatcar--a nice memoir of riding in the late 40s, a period not well documented.
Kemp, Harry - Tramping on Life --a memoir from the 20s
Kerouac, Jack - The Dharma Bums--This is one of my favorites, having been inspired to work on Mt. Desolation myself after reading it.
Kerr, James - Backdoor Guests-- I have not read this one.
Kreiger, Michael - Tramp-- I have not read this one.
Kromer, Tom - Waiting for Nothing-- accounts from the '30s, a bit depressing; the author later committed suicide.
Leen, Daniel - The Freighthopper's Manual for North America: Hoboing in the 21st Century, 1992, Ecodesigns Northwest Publishers-- out of date and out of print; when I wrote this the yard bulls practically helped you into your boxcar.
Littlejohn, Duffy - Hopping Freight Trains in America, 1993, Sand River Press- -very good safety advice; some bad advice on yard bulls, would be a much better book if it were edited down to about half its length.
Lonesome Whistle-- some nice writing about riding in the 70s, Littlejohn is willing to expose his own goof-ups which makes the stories believable.
Livingston, Leon Ray (A-No.1) - From Coast to Coast with Jack London-- Livingston likely never rode with London, but amusing stories nonetheless.
- How I Won My Wife, 1919
- The Ways of the Hobo--probably the most interesting of his books, a bit baroque but an interesting look at the turn of the last century.
- The Curse of Tramp Life
- Here and There with A-No. 1
- The Snare of the Road
- The Life and Adventures of A-No. 1
- Hobo Camp Fire Tales
- The Adventures of a Female Tramp
- The Mother of the Hobos
London, Jack - The Road-- one of the best accounts of riding in the 1890s, as London put it, "it all spelled adventure"…
-John Barleycorn-- a memoir of London's drinking and other adventures.
Lovald, Keith Arthur - From Hobohemia to Skid Row: The Changing Community of the Homeless Man, unpublished PhD thesis Univ of Minnesota, 1963--I have not read this one.
Love, Edmund - Subways are for Sleeping--a great description of homeless people in NYC; real independent thinkers with gumption
Maharidge, Dale - Journey to Nowhere-- travels in the 70s, concentrating on the "rust belt"
Mathers, Michael - Riding the Rails, 1974 -- a superb photo essay with tapes of the old "fruit tramps" and other hobos talking
Mayhew, Henry - London Labor and the London Poor: A Cyclopedia of the Conditions and Earnings of Those that Will Work, Those that Can Not Work, and Those That Will Not Work, New York, Harper and Brothers, 1851. Vol. 1 535 pp., Vol 2 480 pp.-- for the scholarly type.
McGuckin, Henry E.- Memoirs of a Wobbly--a well written account of what it was like to be a wobbly organizer. This and related works are available from the Charles H. Kerr Publishing Co. in Chicago
McLean, Gordon-Riding on Top--another '30s memoir, quite good, available from Trafford Publishing in Victoria
McMurry, Donald - Coxey's Army, University of Washington 1929 --an interesting historical look at Coxey's Army and Jack London's experiences on the road
Metzger, Wendell -Hobo Story, 1994, Softspin Press--a fictionalized account of a trip around the US in 1940
Milburn, George - The Hobo's Hornbook: A Repertory for a Gutter Jongleur, 1930, Ives Washburn -- a collection of hobo songs from the 19th century and later.
Minehan, Thomas - Boy and Girl Tramps of America -- a significant sociological look at young hobos in the '30s
Minehan, Thomas - Lonesome Road: The Way of Life of a Hobo, 1941, Row Peterson & Co. 1941, Evanston -- a juvenile, more of a collector's item for the serious student of hoboing
Monkkonen, Eric H. (ed.) - Walking to Work: Tramps in America 1790-1935, 1984, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln-- scholarly stuff, no first hand accounts of hoboing
Mullin, Glen - Adventures of a Scholar-Tramp --I have not read this one.
Nelson, Eugene - Break Their Haughty Power--A biographical novel about the life of Joe Murphy, one of the important IWW organizers during the 1915-1940 era. More about the IWW, but also tells what it was like to ride the freights in those days.
Orwell, George - Down and Out in Paris and London --highly recommended, not about hoboing but a great classic about the downtrodden
Payne, Roger - The Hobo Philosopher or The Philosophy of the Natural Life-- I have not read this one.
Peele, John - From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket-- I have not read this one.
Peery, Nelson - Black Fire: The Making of an American Revolutionary --a first hand account of a black hobo in the '30s and later experiences during WWII.
Phillips, Rudy - A Hobo Lives Again
- Hobo King Rambling Rudy --These are the same story, one told in 1st person, and one told in the 3rd person; a great scam to double your sales Rudy!
Reitman, Ben (as told to) - Boxcar Bertha (orig. pub. as Sister of the Road in 1937)-- Some researchers suspect that Bertha was a literary invention of Dr. Reitman; whether or not, a pretty good story.
Ribton-Turner, C. J. - A History of Vagrants and Vagrancy and Beggars and Begging, London, Chapman and Hall, 1887 --largely European in scope.
Rice, Clyde- Night Freight-- a fictionalized account of a trip on the old coast route of northern CA based on the author's experiences in the '30s.
Richards, Stan and Associates - Hobo Signs -- I have not read this one.
Schmidt, Jaqueline K.- Done & Been: Steel Rail Chronicles of American Hobos-- a collection of oral histories and recent experiences.
Schockman, Carl - We Turned Hobo-- I have not read this one.
Sevareid, Eric - Not So Wild a Dream-- a memoir from the '30s, Sevareid was a well known journalist in later years.
Shaw, Clifford - The Jack Roller: A Delinquent Boy's Own Story --a sociological case history
Sinclair, Andrew - The Hallelujah Bum, London, Faber and Faber 1963-- I have not read this one.
Spradley, James - You Owe Yourself a Drunk -- a study of Seattle "home guard"
Stevens, Irving - Fishbones: Hoboing in the 1930s -- another memoir, a good one
Sutherland, Edwin and Harvey Locke - Twenty Thousand Homeless Men -- I have not read this one.
Thomas, Will - Tramp --a fictionalized account of riding in the '30s
Tully, Jim - Beggars of Life -- one of the older accounts, amusing if you like the picaresque
Uys, Errol L.- Riding the Rails: Teenagers on the Move during the Great Depression-- Inspired by Minehan's Boy and Girl Tramps of America, this book features numerous oral histories and in depth interviews made in the '90s
Vaughn, J.B.- The Wandering Years--a Canadian memoir of the "dirty '30s"
Whitey, Guitar- Ridin' Free--a memoir covering the period from the '30s through the '80s
Wilcox, Finn and Steve Johnson - Here Among the Sacrificed-- an account of riding down the west coast in the 1970s, a small press edition and hard to find.
Williams and Maharidge - The Last Great American Hobo--a photo essay about one old hobo turned home guard in Sacramento
Willard, Josiah Flynt - My Life -- one of the more interesting accounts of hoboing, and probably the earliest detailed description. Willard traveled in Europe and Russia as well, hard to find but very worth finding.
Willard, Josiah Flynt - Tramping with Tramps -- specifically about hoboing in America, also very hard to find and worth reading.
Willeford, Charles Ray - I Was Looking for a Street-- a memoir from the '30s
Williams, Cliff - One More Train to Ride-- A fine collection of short biographies and oral histories of late 1990s riders, with some verses thrown in.
Wise, Ken C.- Depression Bums-- a memoir from the '30s, a couple of Boy Scouts hopping freights; this one reminded me of my own experiences too much.
Witten, George - Outlaw Trails --I have not read this one.
Wormser, Richard - Hoboes: Wandering in America-- a historical overview for younger people, but good information.
Wren, Daniel A.- White Collar Hobo: The Travels of Whiting Williams--"a prosperous, educated, turn-of-the-century Ohio businessman…adopted the guise of a blue collar worker in order to learn first hand about labor conditions"; too bad George Bush and his ilk don't try this sometime, an excellent historical source.
Wyckoff, Walter H. - A Day with a Tramp and Other Days, 1901 --I have not read this one.
These are some books that I have found interesting and educational, although some are a bit hard to find these days. While there are many more books I like as much, these are mostly ones that are no longer candidates for the best seller list. It is an eclectic list; I am not assuming everyone will enjoy all of these, but they all have a particular uniqueness that appeals to someone like myself who is curious about the world around him. I realize of course, the irony of attempting to encourage reading books by posting them on a website; when you get bored with digital gaming, know that there is another kind of virtual world out there. First I will mention some of my favorite authors: for travel adventure, Roy Chapman Andrews and Sven Hedin, for escapism, Jack London, Saul Bellow, Mark Twain, Alan Furst, Rex Stout, Raymond Chandler, Kurt Vonnegut, and Dashiel Hammet. For education and general curiosity, John McPhee, Oliver Sacks, Colin Turnbull, Ernest Thompson Seton, George Orwell, Studs Terkel, Eric Sloane, and Timothy Ferris. For books more specifically related to a sense of place, particularly regarding the Pacific Northwest, and other things found on this website, I have additional books listed.
Adams, Richard--The Plague Dogs--More well known for Watership Down, this is my favorite of Adam's works.
Agee, James and Walker Evans--Let Us Now Praise Famous Men-- This is not light reading; an account of three sharecropper families in the depression south with photos by Walker Evans.
Alpert, Richard (Baba Ram Dass)--Be Here Now/Journey/From Bindu to Ojas/&c.--an interesting approach to self knowledge by the man who hung with Tim Leary
Berne, Eric--Games People Play--Now in the realm of pop psychology, this book was thought provoking when it came out.
Blackmore, R.D.--Lorna Doone--the prose is a bit ancient, but one of my favorite novels, set during the English civil war
Capek, Carol--The War with the Newts--by the man who coined the word "robot", a brilliant take on human folly, very applicable to today's world
Childers, Erskine--The Riddle of the Sands-- a mystery adventure ca 1900 involving sailboats and Brits
Corbett, Jim--Man Eaters of Kumaon-- back when white hunters who shot tigers were heroes
David-Neel, Alexandra--My Journey to Lhasa--quite an impressive trip into Lhasa by a woman during the early part of the last century
Feynman, Richard--"Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman"--I didn't understand all the math, but I like the man's elan.
Fleming, Peter--News from Tartary --Ian's older brother, an account of traveling the old silk road route in the late 30s from China to India
Fletcher, Colin--The Man from the Cave--a "detective story" about a desert campsite that reveals a lot about western history. Fletcher also has written extensively about hiking.
Hasek, Jaroslav--The Good Soldier Schweik--one of the best anti war novels, set in WWI
Hayakawa, S.I.-- Language in Thought and Action-- a worthwhile guide to semantics, which is useful for understanding what today is termed "spin".
Horner, John--Digging Dinosaurs--pretty much what the title indicates. Made me want to head out to Montana and lend a hand.
Huff, Darrell--How to Lie with Statistics--to help build your shockproof bullshit detector
Jung, Carl-- Man and His Symbols-- Written by Jung and some of his former students, a good introduction to the ideas of Jung.
Kohl, Herbert--36 Children --about teaching 36 kids in Harlem in a 60s grade school
Leighton, Ralph--Tuva or Bust-- an amusing account of Richard Feynman's attempts to visit Tuva during the cold war
London, Jack--The Iron Heel-- An interesting futuristic account of class war. Also, Before Adam is one of the earlier (and astoundingly accurate considering when it was written) "cave man" novels.
McPhee, John--The Control of Nature--about human attempts to control nature. Should be read by anyone who thinks global warming is not going to be a problem. McPhee has written a score or more of excellent non fiction works, some on science, some on people, and some that are harder to classify. When you can make a subject like Oranges interesting, you are a good writer.
Macintyre, Ben--The Man Who Would Be King--the man who was the real life basis of Kipling's story
Maillart, Ella--Forbidden Journey-- an account of the same trip (above) made by Fleming's travel partner
Manry, Robert--Tinkerbelle--an account of sailing across the Atlantic in a 13 ½' sailboat
Mauldin, Bill--A Sort of Saga--a memoir of growing up in the SW. Mauldin later was a cartoonist for Stars & Stripes during WWII.
Neale, Tom--An Island to Myself-- a Kiwi decides to live on a desert island
Newby, Eric--The Great Grain Race--an account of a trip around the world on one of the last square rigged ships hauling grain from Australia to England, in 1939. Newby has written a number of excellent travel books.
Nichols, John--The Milagro Beanfield War--an amusing novel satirizing rural hippies in NM in the 60s; don't bother with the sequels.
Norman, Marc--Bike Riding in Los Angeles--a rather obscure paperback about riding bicycles in the LA area.
Quammen, David--The Song of the Dodo--if you are concerned with the present mass extinction, read this. A lot about island biogeography, Wallace and Darwin.
Sacks, Oliver--The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat-- Sacks has written a number of interesting books on science and neurology, I think my favorite is his memoir, Uncle Tungsten.
Salzman, Mark--Lost in Place--an amusing memoir of growing up in New England. Salzman has also written on teaching English in China (Iron and Silk) and a novel (the Laughing Sutra)
Seton, Ernest Thompson--Two Little Savages-- perhaps a kid's book, but I still enjoy his profuse illustrations. He wrote and illustrated many books on wild animals, and was buddies with people like Roger Tory Peterson.
Sinclair, Upton--World's End --this is the first of a series of "spy thrillers" featuring the same character, following the history of Europe and the US as Fascism developed during the last century
Siringo, Charles--Riata and Spurs--an impressive story of the old west by a man who later advised the first filmmakers making westerns
Sloane, Eric--A Museum of Early American Tools-- Sloane has written and lavishly illustrated a number of books on american folk architecture.
Slocum, Joshua--Sailing Alone around the World--from the late 1800s, a great account of perhaps the first solo circumnavagation
Steffans, Lincoln--The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffans--required reading for all politicians and CEOs who would claim to have hearts.
Thesiger, Wilifred--Arabian Sands--an account of crossing the "empty quarter" with two Beduin in the late 40s. Thesiger has written a number of other accounts of his travels.
Turnbull, Colin--The Forest People-- Turnbull has written a number of very insightful books on Africa, this one is my favorite, an account of living with the Bambuti pygmies.
Voltaire, Francois--Candide--well known, but still a brilliant commentary on what makes humans tick; like the War with the Newts, it is still quite apropos today.
Wolfe, Tom--The Electric Kool-Aid, Acid Test--a cultural history of Ken Kesey and LSD in 60s CA
Yardley, Herbert--The Chinese Black Star Chamber--the man who cracked codes during WWI and was told "gentlemen don't read other people's mail"
Yoors, Jan--The Gypsies--an incredible account of a young Belgian boy who "ran away with the Gypsies" in the 30s for a year or so. Yoors also wrote an account of working with the underground during the war.
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Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Increase Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in People with Heart Disease
27-Sep-2012 10:00 AM EDT
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Canadian Medical Association Journal
KEYWORDSAtrial Fibrillation, Alcohol Consumption
Newswise — Hamilton, ON (Oct. 1, 2012) - Moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of atrial fibrillation in older people with heart disease or advanced diabetes, says a study by McMaster researchers.
"Moderate alcohol intake, with or without episodic binge drinking, is associated with an increased incidence of atrial fibrillation in older and high risk cardiovascular disease or diabetes patients," said Dr. Koon Teo, an author of the study and a professor of medicine at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University. "Among moderate drinkers, the effect of binge drinking on atrial fibrillation risk is similar to that of habitual heavy drinking."
The study was published today by the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). Atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heartbeat, is a concern because it increases the risk of stroke.
The findings come from a large study involving more than 30,000 individuals 55 years or older from 40 countries who had a history of cardiovascular disease or advanced diabetes with organ damage. Data came from the clinical trials which followed participants for four and half years.
Moderate alcohol consumption was measured as one to 14 drinks a week for women and one to 21 drinks a week for men. Binge drinking was classified as five or more drinks a day.
The incidence rate of atrial fibrillation rose to 6.3% of the low intake group, 7.8% in the moderate and 8.3% in the high intake groups. The increase in atrial fibrillation cases linked to higher alcohol consumption was found in each age group.
The report said that since moderate drinking is common for more than a third of the population, these findings suggest the effect of increased alcohol consumption, even in moderate amounts, on atrial fibrillation risk in patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease may be considerable.
Limited data from other studies indicates that binge drinking in healthy people may increase the risk of atrial fibrillation, although moderate drinking in healthy individuals does not appear to be linked to increased risk.
"Recommendations made about the protective effects of moderate alcohol intake in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease may need to be tempered with these findings," the report said.
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Indo-Russian nuclear deal likely in Oct
September 17, 2008 11:57 IST
In a move that is likely to put further pressure on the US Congress, India is putting finishing touches on a civilian nuclear agreement with Russia [Images] during Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to India on October 20.
Coverage: Indo-US Nuclear Deal
This agreement was first set to be signed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's [Images] visit to Russia in 2007. The Russian establishment, keen to leverage its historical connection with India's atomic energy programme, had offered to build four more reactors in Kudankulam for civilian nuclear energy.
While accepting that offer, Dr Singh had told the Russian government that India would prefer to wait until the paperwork, especially the Nuclear Suppliers' Group clearance, was completed.
Now, ironically, although the US has pulled out of its nuclear deal with Russia, citing Russian intervention in Georgia as the reason, India is going ahead with the Russian deal.
The Russian civil nuclear industry is enthusiastic about the opening of India's nuclear business and hopes to get the first-mover advantage after the NSG approved rule change India's favour.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to sign a nuclear deal with France [Images] in the last week of this month.
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Must I file an adoption petition?
Yes. You must file an adoption petition regardless of the type of adoption. The adoption court must approve the adoption. You must file the adoption petition and go through the adoption hearing. A notice of hearing will be sent to all parties having an interest in the adoption including the biological parents, the agency and the child if he or she is over a certain age. Sometimes the court will appoint a disinterested third party to protect the child's interest. If a legal representative has been appointed for the child, the representative must give notice of hearing to the concerned parties. The courts will look at the best interest of the child when deciding on the petition. If the court approves the adoption, it will issue an adoption decree.
What information must an adoption petition contain?
An adoption petition must contain at least the following information:
• Names, ages and contact details of the adoptive parents
• Relationship between the child and the adoptive parents
• Reason for termination of the child's rights
• A statement to the extent that the adoptive parents are the best persons to adopt the child
• A statement that the child's best interests are protected by the adoption
The petition should be accompanied by the consent of the birth parents or court order terminating the parental rights. If you want to change the child's name post adoption, you should file a petition for name change at the same time.
Do I need an attorney?
Yes. Even if you are working with an agency, you should hire an adoption attorney. The agency will do the paperwork but you will need an attorney to prepare the petition and represent you in the court. You can prepare the petition on your own and represent yourself but the law is complex and unless you have in depth knowledge of the law, you should hire an attorney to do the work for you.
What are the legal requirements for international adoption?
For an international adoption, the requirements under the US laws as well as the law of the child's country must be satisfied.


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Blackeight assumes responsibility
Also this year the team from Blackeight is committed to helping children in need. Together with »Connect minds4change«, we will help thirty children from Manila return to school next year.
Connect minds4change´s goal is to give disadvantaged children access to better education and with that a new life perspective. Next to building small libraries in remote villages and furnishing self-mounted solar cookers, the work focuses primarily on returning street kids into the school system long term.
What does Connect minds4change´s work in Manila look like exactly?
Volunteer teachers in Manila give children daily lessons right on the street, at the same time and at the same place. Straightforward and without complications. For some children, this access to education is their first in years. In the beginning each lesson usually lasts less than two hours per day, later even longer. Yet every hour is important for the way back into the school system. In the following years, on-site education will be crucial for their continuing journey through life.
With its work in Manila, the organization strives to…
…identify obstacles impacting school attendance
…re-establish routine playfully
…promote interest on school and knowledge
…create prerequisites to re-enable school attendance again
The volunteers from Connect minds4change have not only built a trustworthy and secure contact-point, but have also established the conditions for long-term school attendance.
Who is behind Connect minds4change?
Franziska Bammert initially founded Connect minds4change with friends in Munich. Supporters came swiftly from all over the world — from US book donations and pan-European volunteers from all over Europe, to native Filipinos and Filipinas who play an important role on-site. The focus is to understand what is really needed in order to create useful and sustainable projects. Direct on-site aid and personal exchange is in many aspects possible and for Franziska Bammert desirable.
Further information about Connect minds4change is available at https://connectminds4change.jimdo.com/