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Second, a reflection on today's readings: selections from the "apocalyptic" genre. The sacred writers of apocalyptic works (e.g. later prophets, Revelation) used startling imagery and strange expressions to give hope to persecuted people. One commentator, Jesuit Father Jim Harbaugh, considers apocalyptic a strong pain-relieving medication for the soul. If you take too much of this medicine, especially when you're not in such grave pain, you can start to "need" it when you really don't--feel like you're being persecuted when you really aren't.
Consider the excitement over various apparitions, locutions, etc. Pope Francis had something to say just the other day about this craze. Now, we clearly affirm the numerous apparitions that have gained ecclesiastical recognition. Most apparitions contain nothing contradictory to the Faith, and indeed emphasize the "basics" of repentance and prayer, the unique role of Our Lady in the divine plan; but the Scriptures, Catechism, and Liturgy have all the revelation I need. Knowing my personality, I could easily get caught up in extraordinary iterations; the ordinary does enough to me.The prophet Malachi foretold the coming of the "Day of the Lord" in terms of an all-consuming fire that would reduce sinners to stubble but reflect well on the righteous. Jesus sternly warned about the destruction of the Temple and related upheavals on the national and family levels. Read such Scriptures out of context, add your own anxieties and fears, and you have a prescription for madness.
The key to understanding the first reading and Gospel often can be found in the second reading. Today, Paul addresses the Thessalonians, many of whom were caught up in the possibility that Jesus should return soon. In the face of rampant persecution by the Empire, the Second Coming was a welcome prospect! Unfortunately these people also prematurely withdrew from daily concerns, contributing nothing but grief to the larger community.
Addicts, self-centered people--to some extent, all of us--share the traits of "apocalypse junkies": a penchant for excitement ("drama"); preoccupation with our feelings, especially those we label "bad"; a desire to medicate (with food, alcohol, pornography, spending, even prayer at the expense of tangible needs!). If everything is just "going to hell in a hand basket," why bother caring?
Instead of losing patience with how slowly events unfold and people change in this world, St. Paul suggests quiet and steadfast work: efforts of daily prayer and service, fidelity to worship and obedience to the Lord's commands. With a return to responsibilities, curiosities fade away.
Perhaps the clever insight of a modern humorist, (+)George Carlin, can illustrate the point: "Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that..."
Of course, we don't necessarily have to be employed; we just have to get out of ourselves. A friendly phone call, e-mail, or visit--or any spiritual or corporal work of mercy--is a great restorative that heals us as much as its intended recipient!
As with potato chips, one doesn't tend to suffice: hence Jesus' prescription for "perseverance" (Lk 21:19). One "I love you" doesn't count for the duration of a marriage, unless you want it to have Kardashian longevity. One workout doesn't render you physically fit. One prayer does not maintain communication with God until our last breath--unless, of course, we happen to be praying at our last breath.
It's one of many crazy paradoxes in our holy faith. We have to take it seriously, but take it easy.


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It Came from Beneath the Slush Pile, including my story, Romancing the Stone Soup! 😀
Fatally flawed flash stories by Holly Lisle and students
Edited by Katharina Gerlach
"If there's one thing more fun than writing awesome stories, it's occasionally indulging in the worst excesses and writing awesomely bad stories. Holly Lisle and a group of her students put all of the most clichéd, badly formed, and just plain wrong techniques into as few words as they could, and gathered them together as a way of leading by (horrific) example and illustrating why sometimes, the rules really are there to help (and yes, run-on sentences are bad too).
For learning should always be fun.
If you find this book helpful, you may pass it on under a CC license (no altering)."
So if you liked my Fractured Fairytales, here's a new cast of wacky characters ready to pun their way into your mind! (I did warn you about the puns. :D) Plus all the crazy galoots from my author friends, too. And you can't beat the price – free!
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Garage Sales Tracker
It is no glaring epiphany that yard sales aka garage sales are a beloved part of American culture. The familiar signs, sometimes professionally printed, but more often scrawled on cardboard with a black marker, punctuate any weekend drive through American neighborhoods. For some, these signs point the way to untold bargains, and sometimes, even hidden treasures, but for the poster, they simply announce the intent to shed unneeded items. Either way, yard selling is an institution, an American tradition - one with its own cadre of dedicated enthusiasts. All across the country, on any given morning, there are thousands out before sunrise stocking tables on their dew covered lawns with items from the basement, attic or garage, while others cruise the streets, sleepy eyed, coffee in hand, searching for those nocturnally placed signs. Others have moved into the information age, and utilize websites such as GarageSalesTracker.com to advertise their sales or to plan their shopping strategies on a much wider than neighborhood scale.
It is certainly no wonder that yard sales enjoy such a beloved place in American custom. Aside from the work of hauling items to the yard, there really is no downside for all involved. Sellers get to cleanse their homes of unneeded, unused, or unwanted items, creating lots of new living and storage space while adding cash to the coffers. Shoppers save tons of money buying tax-free articles at pennies on the dollar. Even the kids can cash in on the flow of shoppers with a lemonade and cupcake stand. What's not to love about that?
When you think about it, there are many reasons why garage sales are so wonderful. Need money for a charitable cause? Yard Sale. Trying to afford something new for the home? Yard sale. Moving out and do not want to haul all your stuff to the new place? Yard Sale. Moving in and need to furnish on a budget? Okay you get the idea. The list goes on and on, from the only place where one can find treasures to furnish with a retro look, to a bridal gown for just a few dollars, the good old American yard sale is a treasure in itself.
Those in the know are aware that yard sales often are the final act of those who are moving out and an early exercise for those who are moving in. This knowledge can empower one to utilize yard sales in ways that pay off in ways that many may not imagine. Yard sales are a great indicator of homes soon to be on the market or areas where homes are selling.
May is the start of yards sale season, and this season promises to be busy. Folks are into saving money more than ever, and lots of moving is going on all across the country. Jobs change, lifestyles change, young people are heading to college and new Americans arrive everyday. All of the above are good reasons for the existence of the yard sale tradition.
So are you ready to be a yard seller? Do you have your magic marker and poster board ready? Are you setting your clock for four a.m. to go out and look for signs? Well, not so fast. Yard selling has changed. Like everything else in American culture, yard selling has gone high tech. That's right, it's hit the web, and sites like GarageSalesTracker.com make things a lot easier.
While day glow poster board signs and pre dawn cruisers will never disappear, there are now more efficient ways to advertise and find yard sales. No more wasting gasoline hoping to happen on a sale, now you can just log on and search by area. No more trying to decide which telephone pole will get the most traffic for your sign. Now, you can just log on, post your sale and wait for customers.
Internet sites like GarageSalesTracker.com have brought the age-old tradition of the American yard sale to the 21st century. Sellers can post sale times and locations months in advance, as well as photos of items and driving directions. As a seller, you can get unlimited word count and national exposure for less than the cost of an ad in your local newspaper. There is even a rainout guarantee!
Buyers using the net can benefit as well by searching for specific items and getting fuel saving directions to the right sale for the right item. In addition, buyers can contact the seller beforehand with questions.
So save an hour's sleep, forgo the signs (Okay the kids like doing them so have them anyway), and beat the early bird cruisers by knowing where all the sales are ahead of time. Log on, sit back and make your plan. It is the new wave of an old tradition, and who doesn't want to be on the cutting edge?


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I have been building framesets for 9 years now and that bike has been a benchmark of sorts for function and aesthetics in my bikes. My tastes are simple. I'm not a big fan of overly ornate lug shorelines. I don't really like the look of lugs that are thinned to the point where they nearly blend in with the tube. I like simple paint jobs; 3 colors are plenty and one of them should be an accent color at most. And the bike had better look "right". It's not just how the frameset looks, but how the overall bicycle looks when fit to the rider. The saddle should be clamped on the center of the rails. The stem should be the correct length and should not be angled up to the sky. There should not be a mile long stack of spacers under the stem. It should look like a racing bike.
I suppose the frame presented below has been 14 years in the making. These are the same Walter lugs that were used on the Carrera. I gave them some of the "Z" treatment. The is my vision of the perfect racing bicycle frame.


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What Are Used Car Lemon Laws?
Every state has a lemon law that provides protection to consumers that purchase a new vehicle that is faulty and the fault cannot be rectified, many states have not enacted similar laws that provide protection to those consumers that opt to buy a used car.
Although many states do not have an explicit lemon law used car the laws usually cover those with certain types of warranties. It is logical to expect a used car to be a more likely candidate for being classified as a lemon than a new car but if the purchaser of a used car has been given an expressed written warranty that applies to the vehicle in question then the federal statute will probably apply to the purchase. An express written warranty is often what remains on the original new car warranty, a separate warranty provided by the dealer or an extended warranty that was purchased from the seller at the same time the car was purchased.
Some states do have used car lemon laws:
Some state legislatures have passed laws that provide some relief to those consumers that purchase a used car that can be considered a lemon. Just as new car lemon laws vary between states, the same is true for lemon law used car but the criteria is often based on the number of miles on the odometer or the age of the vehicle. In the event the vehicle exhibits problems during the statutory warranty period the dealer that sold the vehicle is given an opportunity to repair it. Just as with new car lemon laws, if the defect cannot be rectified after a number of attempts, normally three, the dealer is given the option of providing the buyer with another vehicle which is substantially the same as the original car or to buy the faulty vehicle back.
Consumer protection laws:
As well as lemon laws that apply to used cars, some states also have consumer protection laws that address the issue of deceptive sales practices of used cars. These state laws require that a used car dealer answer any and all questions that the consumer has and that the answers are honest. In the event the consumer purchases the vehicle based on the answers given and it so turns out that the information was false, the aggrieved consumer may have a justifiable claim against the errant dealer. For added protection, some states make it mandatory that a dealer disclose facts about the vehicle even though the potential buyer has not inquired.
Not all states have a lemon law used car but even in the absence of a defined law consumers have rights in the event they purchase a lemon used car. For detailed information you are invited to visit the website YourLemonLawRIghts.com.


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Nspired is an Australian online company revolutionising the furniture industry by offering originally designed and truly chic furniture at a fraction of current prices. On their website , you'll discover beautiful designer furniture to fall in love with - all at incredible prices.
By making our products on demand, we have no inventory or costly retail outlets. This means we can offer boutique style furniture, at 50-80% cheaper than regular retailers, without sacrificing build quality.
We share your love affair with style and believe that design integrity and affordable pricing should go hand-in-hand. That's the Nspired difference.
I have been lucky enough to be selected as one of the first 8 designers to launch the website with our designs.
On the VOTE section of the website you can choose which design you would like to get manufactured, it would be brillinant if you can just take a few moments to vote for my designs, as I would love to have more of my designs avaliable for people to buy and enjoy in their homes.
My designs on the website are:
1. The AXIS floorlamp, which combines lighting with a multi functional table. Perfect for reading or having some Tea and cake!
2. The AXIS Occasional Tables, that have a Hexagonal top so several tables can tessilate together, suiting our more modualr urban lifestyle. Plus they are splash of fun and colour into the home!
3. The TYTE tables, each table base is made from the same shape leg, meaning it is easy to assemble and can be delivered in a flat packaging. A simple design that looks complex.
4. The NICHE bedside table, made from bent plywood with a bright interior, perfect for stashing your nightime reading and specs.
It would be great if you can vote, you can also find aout more infomration about Nspired and the designs on their Facebook page.


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Parenting isn't easy at any time but especially of the holiday season. Are your children more of a hindrance than a help at Thanksgiving? Do they tend to get a little greedy and entitled around the holidays? Here are 25 jobs for children to help in Thanksgiving preparations. Good parenting means putting kids to work helping at Thanksgiving, not just letting them sit around, watch TV and get waited on. Perks are that children learn unselfishness, community spirit and satisfaction of a job well done. And the whole family gets memory making and bonding time. Good parenting also means making each child feel important. Each task has a job title (kids love job titles–it makes them feel like valued contributors not just idle spectators.) Kids can double up on jobs as some are done at different times.
Holiday parenting: jobs for children under 3.
Artist in Residence: Print off placemats and give her the job of working at her desk (coloring in her highchair). This helper must color the Thanksgiving or holiday placemats, one for each guest. Official Thanksgiving taste tester. This is a very important job as he must make sure the food is edible. Teach kids that in days of old, the taste tester checked for poison in foods. Your child won't have to do that (oh darn, say the adventure loving kiddies!).
Pie Crust Maker. Give him his own little blob of dough and a pot pie tin to make his pie. He can cut the fruit and create his own. recipe. Chief Dishwasher: Give your little helper an old apron, some dish soap, water and some of the less breakable dishes (not grandma's gravy boat). Soon she'll have your dishes (and probably the floor) clean and sparkling. Greeter: this child welcomes guests, takes coats and belongings and ferries food offerings to kitchen. He also seats people (let him make place cards for each guest). Pet supervisor; pets get nervous at holiday time. Little ones can pet and reassure them and help them feel safe. Potato peel picker upper collects scraps from floor and the pet feeder gives scraps to pet rodents or squirrels and birds outside.
Holiday parenting: jobs for children 3-6 years old to help in Thanksgiving holiday preparation. The Miller uses the applesauce mill to make the applesauce. The Dairyman shakes the whipping cream to make butter. The Official Potato Peeler preps the potatoes, white and sweet, for cooking. The Baker make the bread, canned biscuits or croissants. Pumpkin Pie Mixer measures the ingredients and blends for pumpkin pie. The Apple Slicer pares the apples for pie. Use a plastic knife or teach paring knife safety. The Package Opener/ box crusher gathers up recycling, collapses boxes, folds bags, cleans cans and removes labels.
Chair washer wipes down chairs before company comes. This is a great job for younger children (whose eyes are actually young enough to see the dirt!). The Table Setter counts out forks, knives, spoons, plates, cups and napkins for all guests (this is a great math lesson on sets, division and multiplication. Potato masher: give this job to your mini wrecking ball (every family has one). She can pound away at the potatoes and they will only get smoother and creamier.
Holiday parenting: jobs for children under 10.
Poet Laureate: This child can write a poem of thanksgiving and welcome for guests, family blessing, prayers, etc. The Pie Maker assembles to prepped food and makes the pies. The Onion and Celery Chopper preps onions and celery for stuffing. She might also be the Bread Cuber who cuts bread into cubes and supervises drying for stuffing. This person can also be the Stuffing Mixer who mixes stuffing with hands and puts into turkey.
The Scribe helps the younger kids make a "Giving Thanks" chain. Each family member shares one thing they are thankful for on each link. The chain should be as long as there are days from Thanksgiving until Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa. Each day, remove a link and read. The chain gets shorter as your holiday arrives.
The Beverage Server takes drink requests from guests and serves them their drinks (with a napkin). She makes sure there are coasters on the tables. She might also be the Spill monitor who helps to keep up with all the food, beverage and cooking spills. Use your creativity to come up with more holiday jobs for children.


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The auction runs from Sunday, July 26 through Saturday August 8th at 10:00 PM ET.
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Click here to bid now!
Note: Winning bids will receive their items within two weeks of auction end.


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Repetitive motion injuries
Repetitive motion injuries result from the repeating tasks required by certain jobs. It is also referred to as RSI or Repetitive Strain Injuries or Repetitive Stress Injuries and involves the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. These injuries can result from a number of factors such as:
- awkward and sustained positions
- forceful exertions
- pressing against a hard surface (or mechanical compression)
- repetitive tasks
- vibrations
Non-specific arm pain and upper limb work-related disorders are also included where RSI's are concerned. In many cases of this nature, it is apparent that psychosocial and physical stressors play a significant role in these types of injuries.
RSI Symptoms
Patients who have been diagnosed with RSI typically experience the following symptoms:
- lack of endurance and weakness
- pain experienced in the arm, back, hands, shoulders, and/or wrists
- pain that worsens with activity
When you contrast RSI injuries with CTS injuries, the symptoms of the latter tend to be both diffuse and non-anatomical in nature. It crosses the proper distribution of nerves and tendons as well as not being characteristic of specific discrete pathological conditions.
Ms. A and her bilateral CTS case
Ms. A is a candidate for bilateral CTS surgery due to injuries incurred from a bilateral injury to her upper extremities while performing her job. Her job required a great deal of repetitive arm and hand work as she cut and made fiber optics. Despite experiencing pain in her upper extremities, she continued to work until she was no longer able to. Her employer referred her to Dr. S who began treating her with physical therapy. When her conservative care and PT didn't relieve her pain, she was referred to Dr. B.
Dr. S splinted her arms and put her on "light duty" status. Unfortunately, there was no light duty work for her on the job and she could no longer perform regular work, so she was sent home and remains on full disability (temporary total disability) to this day. Dr. S ordered an MRI for Ms. A and it revealed that she had lateral epicondylitis partial thickness tearing in the proximal common extensor tendon. The proposed treatment is an initial surgery on Ms. A's right elbow. Once the right elbow heals, she will have surgery on her left elbow.
Ms. A is now considering whether or not to settle. On one hand, there is a high degree of uncertainty with regard to the nature, extent and future cost of future medical care. Often settlement values are higher when the insurance company is facing open ended medical costs. On the other hand, if my client settles and her future medical needs involve multiple surgeries and physical therapies, even a settlement of $100,000 or more will not adequately compensate her. This dilemma of whether and when to settle is one of the more difficult decisions for a significantly injured workers' compensation claimant.


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30 July - It's the end of the month already
I never feel it's worth writing anything important at the end of the month with a new blog about to overtake the current one, and with this month's end falling at a weekend and me feeling lazy I shall award myself a short break during which I offer only a few words from the last two days' postbag.
• Bexley council is not my favourite organisation, but I didn't know they were SO bad - bit of an eye opener.
• I don't think there is another council in the UK which has so many dodgy events that have been connected to it.
• Great news on that petition. Where do we sign?
• Came across your site by accident, have spent a really enjoyable hour here. Very interesting stuff.
• Brilliant reporting. I follow your blog regularly.
• I don't know how you maintain your patience in the face of such hostility.
• Keep up the good work.
I do try to answer all emails but there have been a few occasions recently when I have fallen behind by several days if not a bit longer. If anyone does not get a reply within 48 hours, excluding weekends, please don't hesitate to resend, as it is quite possible I have overlooked it.


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Monday, August 24, 2009
Back to School - with a bang
I still have a list of things to get as long as my arm. It's not that I'm a last minute lassie, it's just that it really does take the whole summer to organise things. Things like a pack of twistables x 3, or rubbers x 20, or even copies (exercise books to forn readers) x 100. And that's not a joke.
I buy pencils by the box load, pens by the bucket. And don't talk to me about pencil parers (I actually invested in an industrial strength one of those a few years ago - best €15 I ever spent). But somehow when we get to Christmas they're all gone - poof - vanished into thin air. I reckon there must be a hole in each classroom where stationary fairies live with a huge hoard of the little buggers. Maybe they re-sell them on fairy-eBay...
Ah well. The upside of all this expense is that next week I get my house back to myself between the hours of 8.30am and 2.45pm, Monday to Friday. I think that's something to look forward to: the sweet smelling sound of silence. Oh yeah.
And in between all that I've been writing poems, and getting ready for my own new term of writing classes to begin. You know what they say: ask a busy woman ...
13 comments:
- Totalfeckineejit said...
Join the club, B, I has been backing books when I should'a been backing horses. :)
- August 24, 2009 8:41 PM
- Michael Farry said...
Ah that back to school feeling, I remember it well, both as a teacher (retired now) and as a parent (parents never retire!).
- August 24, 2009 9:10 PM
- Dominic Rivron said...
Still got another week off here, but the spectre looms, none the less...
- August 24, 2009 11:42 PM
- BarbaraS said...
I absolutely hate backing books TFE and avoid it as much as possible. These days that clear sticky back plastic causes more breakdowns here than is possibly worth it.
Michael, I bet you enjoy looking on at the rest of us rushing around frantically.
Dominic, they start back here in dribs and drabs, but by the time we get to next Tuesday the 1st they're gone, gone, gone!
- August 25, 2009 2:11 PM
- Dick said...
Nine days before I'm back to being a Housewife and Mum, discussing whether you should iron sheets and pillowcases with my playground pals.
- August 25, 2009 4:47 PM
- BarbaraS said...
Life's too short for ironing bedlinen, Dick..!
- August 25, 2009 7:00 PM
- WOMEN RULE WRITER said...
I empathise, lady. And I have only 2 to do for. No quiet house for me this term though. Sigh.
- August 25, 2009 7:31 PM
- Bernardine Evaristo said...
Hello Barbara,
Continuing along the theme of back-to-school One of my most poignant memories is of my first two weeks at secondary school. My mother was knitting me a regulation blue school cardigan but it wasn't finished in time and so I had to wear a grey one. I felt so embarrassed being not only the only child wearing the wrong colour but also the only child of colour in the school. Even to this day I feel that twinge of humiliation. At that age all you want to do is blend in, and I didn't.
- August 27, 2009 7:05 AM
- Kay said...
wow you are truly superwoman. I mean it! Kudos to you mama! (AND you write poetry!)
- August 27, 2009 10:28 AM
- apprentice said...
You put me to shame
- August 27, 2009 12:25 PM
- BarbaraS said...
Hi N, I know - you'll still have missy's needs to tend to - you'll be watching for her naps like a hawk! Still, I think girls are far easier to get to entertain themselves than boys!
Hi Bernardine - my mum knitted our jumpers too, until such stage as I had to knit my own. Nothing worse than that feeling of sticking out when all you want to do is be like the rest. Until you hit teenagehood..!
Hi Kay, I think I'll meet myself coming back one of these days - as they say in Drogheda!
Hi A - I think you do busy just as much as I do; you just have different pulls on your time :)
- August 27, 2009 3:54 PM
- Michelle said...
Just wanted to wish you a fabulous term of writing classes, Barbara.
- August 27, 2009 8:00 PM
- BarbaraS said...
Thanks Michelle - hopefully I'll make enough to pay the fella in the santy suit at Christmas time :)
- August 28, 2009 11:54 AM


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Recent posts: Dream Your Dream
Dream Your Dream – Belgian Rave (Original Release 1994 Bonzai Jumps Cat No. BJ94004)
Following on from Soushkin, Dream Your Dream continued to dominate in the Hardcore and Hard Trance area. Switching from Bonzai Records to Bonzai Jumps with the massive Belgian/Belgium Rave, the guys certainly knew how to work a pumped up crowd. From the soft vox intro and James Brown-eque vocal snippets to the full on fist pumping beats and hoover stabs, this one always rocked the joint and went on to become an instantly recognisable Bonzai hit, which is still true even today. On the flip we got You And Me which was another big hitter.
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Dream Your Dream – Soushkin (Original Release 1993 Bonzai Records Cat No. BR93019)
Karim Boux and Roel Reynders where responsible for some of Bonzai's most famous releases as Dream Your Dream, but they also cut some fine wax a Belgica Wave Party, Dreamland and The Daltons. Karim was also known for his A B C And D guise a well as being part of the Thunderball duo with Jan Vervloet. Roel also ran out as Traxcalibur and made up one half of Attaboy, also with Jan Vervloet. Between them, these guys recorded some huge tracks that still offer much today. Soushkin was the follow up to their first Bonzai outing – II The Belgica Wave Anthem, in 1993. The intro alone would be used in many sets and when that voice came and the melody kicked in you knew the place was going to rock and rock hard. Powerful and pumping is an understatement where this one is concerned, a track that will live on and on and on and on.
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Dream Your Dream – Mayday Dream (Original Release 1994 Bonzai Records Cat No. BR94051)
Back at Bonzai Records the guys hit us with another full on Hardcore, Hardtrance effort in Mayday Dream. Again we find ourselves lured into a seductive trance like surrounding with sweeping pads and cool vocal snippets. Pounding beats take over and bring us to the main event where we are thrust into banging hard techno sequence with those cascading synths taking control. Strange that the guys opted to include a conversation with a Liverpudlian, we may never know why but it was a cool touch nonetheless. Mayday Dream first appeared on III alongside It's A Dream Song on the flip.
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Strasbourg, March 17, 2017: A total 1,204,000 people applied for political asylum in Europe last year, 53,000 fewer than in 2015, the European Union's statistics agency Eurostat said.
Syrians were the largest group of asylum-seekers (334,800) in 2016 followed by Afghans (183,000) and Iraqis (127,000), Eurostat reported on Thursday.
NewsGram brings to you current foreign news from all over the world.
Most asylum requests (60 per cent) were made in Germany, 10 per cent in Italy, 6 per cent in France, 4 per cent in Greece and 3 per cent in Austria, Eurostat said.
Overall asylum requests in Europe last year were almost twice the number made in 2014 (562,700), according to Eurostat. (IANS)


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The Navy SEAL killed in a parachuting accident was identified Thursday as Petty Officer 3rd-class Jason Kortz of Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Kortz, 29, was killed Wednesday during a parachute training mission in the Riverside County community of Perris. The incident is under investigation.
Kortz enlisted in November 2012 and graduated from SEAL training in Coronado in September 2014. He was assigned to a West Coast SEAL team.
"Losing such a promising special operator is a tragedy, not just for his family and the Naval Special Warfare community, but also for this nation, [which] needs men of such uncompromising character in these uncertain times," said Capt. Todd Seniff, commodore of Naval Special Warfare Group One.
Born in Massachusetts, Kortz earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and a master of business administration, both from the University of Denver.
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I have just had a 12 day holiday catching up with family and friends in Sydney (Aus) and Auckland, Hamilton and Whangarei (NZ). Was a lovely trip, nice to see all the new additions to the family, kids husbands and wives etc!
Back to work now, but i feel good, well relaxed. hoping to get right back into the fun stuff.. coding!
FYI there looks to be a Coding Dojo being organised by Mike (Alt.Net Perth) which i may be contributing, so keep april the 8th earmarked if you are a perth local. For those unfamilir it is a way of cross polinating skill by actually coding with others, not just watching. The theme will be TDD.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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The beach had dozens of fisherman and women, I may add, already hauling the lines holding the nets of fish at 7am one day during the week.
We found out later that this fish is a herring used in making pet foods, fertilizer and fish meal. I know it took hours for these nets to be dragged into shore, fish shoveled into mesh bags and carried to waiting trucks. Backbreaking work to be sure!
Once the fishermen finished for the day there was not a trace of them being on the beach, it was spotless, just amazing!