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In the fall of 1898, a group of five students at the Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science began to hold informal meetings in their rooms desiring good fellowship and the opportunity to intellectually discuss the problems of their chosen careers. As the group grew, they became more organized and moved the meetings to the Old Rathskeller on Broad Street in Philadelphia. In less than one year; the group had grown to 16 members. Refused admission into a large national fraternity; they decided to start their own. their group into Delta Kappa Phi Fraternity in 1899.
Founded in 1899, Delta Kappa Phi, Inc. is the oldest textile fraternity in America
A second chapter was formed in 1902; at Lowell Textile School. The chapter grew through multiple name changes of the school, first through the Lowell Textile Institute and Lowell Technological Institute years, later the University of Lowell; and finally University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
Early in 1905 Delta Kappa Phi was officially incorporated into a National Fraternity with Lowell become Beta Chapter. The House was located on Powell Street in Lowell.
In the 1940's the national charter was amended at a National Conference changing the Fraternity from a professional to a social organization. There were six chapters.
The Beta chapter has also called 523 Fletcher St. home through the 1970's and since 1977 has been at it's current location the "big red house" at 9 Mt. Hope Street.
The University of Lowell decertified the Greek system in 1987, no longer recognizing fraternities or sororities on campus. At the time, Delta Kappa Phi decided to form the Community Service Organization and the Brothers reached out to the Lowell community at large doing community service projects while being independent of the University system. UMass Lowell maintained a Greek free environment until 2011.
Many fraternities and sororities closed during this period. We're proud to say that Delta Kappa Phi survived this challenging period and in fact, it likely made us stronger as we bonded together and were assisted by the alumni perhaps more than any other time in our history.
The purposes of our fraternity are numerous. For the University, Delta Kappa Phi is a service organization. We hope to continually strive to advance the aims and interests of the University through various charitable works, engaging in a wide variety of activities and athletics, as well as providing social options for students.
For the Brothers, we try to inspire high scholastic achievements and strong personal ideals. The Fraternity encourages participation in all school activities; clubs, government, athletic and others. We truly believe in well-rounded character development. The Brotherhood ideals, both social and professional, form lifelong bonds.


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3 Doors Down, Todd Harrell, Down Home Flavor
TODD HARRELL HAS DRIVEN THE 3 Doors Down hit machine for the past 15 years, anchoring scores of hits and setting some of rock's most memorable hooks. Harrell has always prided himself as a meatand- potatoes player, favoring straightforward bass playing to bells and whistles. With his band's fifth studio release, Time of My Life, he gets to rock melodically while riffing and refining at all the right moments. Harrell became a student of his instrument through the recording process, embracing different feels and utilizing vast tones.
How do you view your role in 3 Doors Down?
Lay down the groove and keep the flow. I love playing and performing, and my groove reflects that. Anybody who plays for a living is bound to get better, and from the first record to this one, I've found my playing has become more cohesive.
How did you approach the studio with your playing?
Our producer, Howard Benson, challenged me to add more complexity to my bass parts. The beauty was just trying things; if they worked, they were typically genius on his part.
Plus, there was so much gear that I felt like a kid in a candy store. I was able to try different tones, basses, and effects as well. All of our prior records were completely straightforward; on this recording I felt like I really spread my wings.
"Round & Round" has a great feel.
Brad [Arnold, lead vocalist] and I were in the studio and I started playing that cool bass line and he felt a drum beat immediately so he started riffing with me. [Arnold also plays drums.] Both of those elements helped him come up with the lyrics on the spot. The bass is driving the song and it came really naturally.
"Time of My Life" evokes early 3 Doors Down.
I channeled my inner rock star for that one. It has so many great pulls and pushes that it was exciting to play the bass. I felt like I went back to my roots laying that track down.
Who is one of your personal bass heroes?
Harrell (left) and Matt Roberts.
I've always loved Sting; his tone has always inspired me. When we played the American Music Awards, he was sitting right in front of me. In my mind, he was the only person in the arena. It was a little intimidating at the time—I felt like he was staring right at me.
How would you describe your playing style?
People have always told me that I'm a laid-back person. My feel on the bass has always been that way, as well. Playing the bass has always felt right to me; I just seem suited to be the bass player. 3 Doors Down writes songs that everyone can relate to, and I've always felt like I've played the bass in the same way—not many frills, but playing exactly what the song needs every time.
3 Doors Down, Time of My Life [Republic, 2011]
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Made from the most humble ingredients~mushrooms stuffed with spices and potato are tasty treats for an appetizer. Making a healthy appetizer or snack for my daughter is a daunting task for me and this recipe was definitely a winner. Do try it with the spices of your choice and your family would appreciate the flavorful mushrooms.
- 12 Button Mushrooms (preferable large ones)
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped onions
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1/4 cup mashed potato
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder
- 1/4 teaspoon mutton masala
- 1/4 cup shredded mozorella cheese
- Salt to taste.
- Preheat the Oven to 350° F/200°C
- Wipe the Mushrooms with a wet towel, to remove all the dirt.
Remove the stalk and the rims with a knife.Reserve the stalk.
- Finely chop the stalk and set aside.
- In a pan add oil and when its hot add the onion and saute until golden brown.
- Add the ginger garlic paste and saute until raw smell leaves.
- Now add the chopped mushroom stalks and saute well.
- Add the pepper, masala powder and salt, stir well for a few minutes. Mix in the mashed potatoes and let it cool.
- Apply some oil over the mushrooms and arrange in a baking tray and bake for 10 mins.
- Now tightly stuff the baked mushrooms with prepared stuffing.
Sprinkle the shredded mozerrella cheese over the top and bake for another 10- 12 mins or until the cheese melts and golden spots appear on the top.


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(FRESNO, Calif.)-On Nov. 20 and 21, 2014, President Barack Obama announced the administration's "Immigration Accountability Executive Action." The plan that the President outlined is designed to help reform the immigration system and ranges from measures to enhance border security, to new temporary protections for many of the people living in the United States without permission. Many of these changes, will directly affect members of the Pacific Islander community. With this blog, I will highlight the two most pertinent changes.
This program is a form of "prosecutorial discretion," which means that it is controlled by United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS or "Immigration"), and it is in their sole discretion to grant or deny applications. It will provide the parents of Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR or "green card holders") or United States Citizens, authorization to work and relief from the threat of removal or deportation. In order to qualify, you will have to meet the following criteria:
-Have US Citizen or Resident son or daughter as of November 20, 2014
-Have continuously resided in the US since before January 1, 2010
-Be physically present in the US on November 20, 2014, and at the time that you apply
-Have no lawful immigration status on November 20, 2014
-Not be an "enforcement priority," which includes various criminal convictions, suspicions of gang involvement and terrorism, recent unlawful entries into the country, and other immigration violations
If you qualify, you will be granted work authorization for three years, which will include a valid social security number. You may also be able to travel outside of the US with advance permission from USCIS, and only in certain circumstances. If travel becomes necessary, it is important to seek competent legal advice before attempting to exit the country. If you travel without first obtaining the proper permission from USCIS, including paperwork that will guarantee you are allowed to reenter the US, you could be banned from returning. Applications for the DAPA program have not yet been released, however, the administration estimated that they would be ready within 180 days of the initial announcement--May 19, 2015.
In 2012, USCIS began the DACA program for young people who were brought to the US as children. Prior to this announcement, applicants had to be under the age of 31 on June 15, 2012 and show that they had been continuously present in the country since June 15, 2007, along with proof that they attended school here in the US and either graduated from high school or achieved equivalent diploma or were currently enrolled in high school or an equivalent program. With the new executive action, there will no longer be any age limit for applicants and they will only have to show that they have been in the US continuously since January 1, 2010. In order to qualify, you will have to meet the following criteria:
-Arrived in the US before your 16th birthday
-Have lived continuously in the US since January 1, 2010
-Be physically present in the US on November 20, 2014, and at the time that you apply
-Have no lawful immigration status on November 20, 2014
-Have graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school, have obtained a general education development (GED) certificate, or be "in school" on the date you submit your application
-Have not been convicted of any felony or "significant misdemeanor," or three or more misdemeanor offenses
The new expanded DACA will be good for three years and applicants will be granted work authorization and a valid social security number. Similar to DAPA, DACA applicants may be able to travel with advanced permission from USCIS and only in certain circumstances. USCIS will begin accepting applications on Feb. 20, 2015. The immigration filing fees for DAPA and DACA will be $465, which includes a biometrics (finger print fee) of $85.
While these new changes will help millions of people living in this country without legal status, they do not grant any type of permanent status, nor are they a pathway to permanent legal status at this point. They grant temporary status for three years which will need to be renewed every three years, unless the law changes. It is very important that you seek the advice of an immigration attorney or certified representative before filing, not only to determine your eligibility for DAPA or DACA, but also to see if you might be eligible for a more permanent form of relief. This is especially true for any applicant who has an arrest record or criminal convictions, or someone who has multiple immigration violations.
(As always, immigration law is difficult to navigate and every case is unique. This blog is meant to provide general information, and cannot address every avenue of relief that may be available. Additionally, immigration law is always changing and that can change options available to you. You should always consult with an immigration lawyer before filing for anything.)


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You don't need a $300 Oculus Rift developer kit to experience VR, according to Google. All you need is a bit of cardboard and your Android device. Google handed out these makeshift VR headsets at I/O, but now anyone can get a replica from a company called Knox Labs for less than twenty bucks.
The device (if you can call it that) handed out at Google I/O is a sheet of cardboard that folds up into a headset with a phone compartment right in front of the eye holes. There are two plastic lenses that allow the wearer to see stereoscopic 3D images on the phone's screen, which is held in place by a velcro strap. Cardboard is not intended to be a serious product, but more a statement about what is possible with a little ingenuity and some help from Android.
Google has posted the Cardboard app in the Play Store, which can be launched automatically on NFC-enabled phones that are placed in the Cardboard enclosure. The app doesn't discriminate, which is why Knox Labs is able to whip up its own clone of Cardboard. Google's Cardboard site links to various sources of materials needed to create your own cardboard visor, but the version from Knox Labs is pre-cut and can be assembled in less than five minutes.
The basic kit costs $18.95, but it's $5 more if you want a built-in NFC tag to launch the app. Knox Labs is also working on a version of Cardboard with an aluminum finish. I'm not sure you still get to call it "Cardboard" at that point, but you can only preorder that version right now. It's more expensive at $65.95 without NFC and $68.95 with NFC. That's still a few hundred less than the Oculus Rift, but it might not hold your attention in quite the same way. Knox Labs estimates at least a few weeks before it can get caught up with orders, so be patient.


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real life test kitchen: grilled tandoori-style chicken thighs
Come summer, if I've got the day off, you can bet I'm out on the deck, making dinner on our trusty Weber Smoky Joe. I love grilling — with charcoal in particular — that tasty smoke and crazy-high heat do wonderful things to meats. Charcoal, though awesome, can be hard to control (more about that in another post), and that's why I often grill bone-in chicken thighs. They are just so forgiving — near impossible to mess up. Even better, they're usually pretty affordable, too. This week, the thighs got bathed in a tasty yogurt-based indirect method with the charcoal to mixed results (though I will try the method in the link next time). Even with my difficulties, the chicken was delicious — hot off the grill that night with spinach-infused basmati rice, or cold for lunch the next day, wrapped in flatbread with yogurt, radishes, cilantro and lettuce. — Megan B. Click for the recipe, after the jump!
Grilled tandoori-style chicken thighs
Adapted from Allrecipes.com
12 oz. plain whole milk yogurt
2 teaspoons reduced sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon curry powder
2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
2 teaspoons dried fenugreek
1 tablespoon sriracha hot sauce (or to taste)
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground coriander
Juice of one lime
1 tablespoon honey
16 chicken thighs
olive oil (for grilling)
In a medium bowl, stir together yogurt with soy, pepper, spices, ginger, lime, and honey. Set aside. Rinse chicken under cold water, and pat dry with paper towels. Place chicken in a large resealable plastic bag. Pour all but 1/4 cup of the yogurt mixture over chicken, press air out of bag, and seal. Turn the bag over several times to distribute marinade. Place bag in a bowl, and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, turning bag occasionally.
Preheat an outdoor grill for indirect medium heat, aiming for 225 degrees F. Brush Chicken with a bit of oil, and
place chicken on the grill directly over the coals/flame. Cook about 2-3 minutes per side. Arrange the chicken to receive indirect heat (you may need to do this with a foil pan), brush with reserved marinade, and cook approximately 35 to 40 minutes, to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F.
These would also be great baked in the marinade in a 350F oven for 30-45 minutes. Just sayin'.


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Usually I like to avoid driving into the city on a weekday morning unless I absolutely have to as it can either be a decent 40 mins drive or be 90 mins+ of bumper to bumper mess, yet this morning I happily got up at 6 am to drive along a congested motorway. See I had a morning date with amazing harbour views with a beautiful Italian and her 2 Japanese friends. Maybe this is a dream for some, but then again it is WTAC week so I was meeting up with 3 of many show stopping cars from this years WTAC event.
The World Time Attack's event team had organised this launch right in-front of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge, on Pier 2/3 an old 1890's Wharf. The 3 cars in attendance were the Pagani Huayra BC, Mazda RX7FD "HUMBUL" of "Mad" Mike Whiddett & 3-Time World Time Attack Champions Tilton Racing Mitsubishi EVO, with a staggering 2850HP between them. Destination NSW is backing the event this year, so the launch was also attended by some local dignities, as well as a lot of the events sponsors were in attendance.
The Pagani Huayra BC, which is 1 of 20 ever made with a mind blowing price tag of $3,000,000AUD definitely made it's first arrival to Australia known. The car is not just going to be hard parked this week, but will be driven in anger by the Japanese legend himself Keiichi Tsuchiya aka "Drift King". Make sure you check it out both on and off the track this weekend, you don't want to miss it.
Mike has come to WTAC numerous times in the previous years, either bringing his Mazda RX7FD "MADBUL" or his Mazda RX8 "BADBUL" wowing the crowd with his crazy drift style and flame show. This year he has decided to bring his Japanese Formula Drift Mazda RX7FD "HUMBUL", a Mazda 26B Twin-Turbo Machine capable of 1000HP, if its anything like his previous visits the crowds will have their minds blown.
The Champ! Tilton Racing's Mitsubishi EVO last year completed the Triple, winning WTAC in 2013,14 & 15 which is an amazing feat with the bar rising every single year. This year it won't be competing as the car has retired from WTAC competition, that said it will still be on track over both days with a Lap of Honour for the crowds to get a last glimpse of the car on track. There is however going to be an announcement in the coming days of what Tilton Racing will be doing with the car after the event and into the future. The sky is the limit for the worlds most successful Time Attack car, could a trip overseas be on the cards? I personally would love to see how one of our cars would go at Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, or compete against some of the best European Time Attack cars.
Once the launch had died down, the Pagani snuck off inside the Wharf area, a beautifully rustic area. As you can see there was a massive contrast between the old look of the Wharf and the modern styling of the Pagani. A very cool opportunity that won't happen again any time soon.
Hope you enjoyed this taster of what is to come of this weeks mega event, with anticipated crowds of 25,000 it is going to be bigger than ever. I know for sure the team is ready and itching to get out to capture all there is to this amazing WTAC 2016.
It all kicks off Friday morning, so if you can't make it to the track please continue to check SpeedNation for updates here and also on our social media pages: www.facebook.com/SpeedNation.com.au/


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Oops! I missed Photo Friday yesterday! In my defense, I have a severe case of momnesia that only gets worse around the holidays. So here is a picture of my son and me with the Wild Thing. I hope you all enjoy living in fantasy-land as much as I do! 🙂
Me, Raymond, and the Wild Thing. Love this book!


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Boy oh boy, I have waited a long old time to get my hands on one of these! For those of you who don't know, the Nuna Leaf is probably one of the most talked about baby 'must haves' currently on the market and I am only too delighted to reassure you that yes, it very much does live up to all the hype surrounding it!
Even though my 'baby' is now a chunky (not so little) 10 month old, it still felt a little bit like Christmas morning when Joshy's Nuna Leaf arrived in the post!
I suppose the first question is, what actually is a Nuna Leaf?
Well, the leaf is an evolutionary baby seat which is crafted to imitate the gentle float of a leaf on the breeze and bring an energy-smart gliding motion to newborns and children. It gently rocks your baby from side to side (no batteries, motor or electricity required) with a seamless swaying action designed for premium comfort and optimum soothing- sounds impressive, right?
I remember when we attended a Mothercare press day a little while back, the new suited collection from Nuna was launching and one of their reps gave Eddy and I a thorough tour of the entire collection. When I first laid eyes on the Leaf I knew I would fall hard for it- it was just SO beautifully designed! We had to laugh when the representative demonstrated how strong the Leaf really was and promptly plonked himself into it. (Needless to say, it took his weight quite happily!)
The great thing about the Leaf is that it is designed to cater for newborns right up to pre-schoolers (max of 60kg) and for that reason, we knew ours would definitely get a lot of action. But it's also so nice to think it won't become redundant after Joshy turns 1. I think its usability and longevity definitely makes this a really worthy investment piece.
All our boys have been equally enthralled by the smooth dynamics and comforting fabrics, the gentle rhythmic movement and the perfect tilted position of the leaf (reclining just enough for optimum viewing access to whatever else might be going on in the room!)
I think for Joshy especially, this is such a nice alternative seat to kick back in. He can doze off quite happily in this and I have peace of mind that he is safely strapped in and comfortable if I need to leave the room.
Our Nuna Leaf is from the new suited collection and it is utterly beautiful. I particularly LOVE the grey fabrics and the toy mobile bar a handy little play feature. My only regret?- Not getting one of these sooner!
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A contributor to the Financial Times Guide to Business Coaching
April 14, 2011
I felt very proud when Anne Scoular of Meyler Campbell (www.meylercampbell.com ), one of the 'thought leaders' in business and executive coaching asked me to contribute too and sense check a couple of chapters in her recently published Financial Times Guide to Business Coaching (available on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/FT-Guide-Business-Coaching-Guides/dp/027373444X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1302778862&sr=8-1 )
Anne refers to my work on the application of techniques to develop mental toughness and resilience in the chapter on 'Building Coaching Skills, the different approaches'. Additionally she sought my advice and input on approaches and tools to include in the chapter, 'Advanced Coaching: Motivation and Change'.
I feel very honoured to have been asked and very proud to be listed as a contributor.


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The O2 Arena
Peninsula Square
The exit to North Greenwich tube station is designed to come out onto the outside foyer of the O2. Just follow the crowd!
Audiences around the world are familiar with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's blockbuster musical "Jesus Christ Superstar", which heads to arenas across the United Kingdom soon as part of a national tour. As part of the spectacle audiences will be able to pick up theatre tickets to witness the show at The O2 Arena, where they will have the opportunity to see some surprising cast members in the lead roles.
Comedian Tim Minchin plays Judas Iscariot, Mel C will play Mary Magdelene and Chris Moyles will take on the role of King Herod. As can be seen, this will be a musical spectacular like no other.
Based partly on the story of Jesus, in particular the last week of his life according to the Gospels, "Jesus Christ Superstar" has been a popular and well known musical since it first emerged on Broadway in the 1970s. As such this is a special 40 year celebration of the show and comes on the back of an ITV show called "Superstar", which aims to find the performer who will portray Jesus Christ in the production.
Songs throughout include "Superstar" and "I Don't Know How To Love Him".
In a year that also brings "Walking With Dinosaurs" to the venue, "Jesus Christ Superstar" is at the O2 Arena on Friday 21st September 2012.
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text: Columbia's Dear Blanca won't release their new album Talker until February 12th, but they have been kind enough to post a song from it, "Havana Tonight". It's a careening track that feels as if it will fall apart at any moment, late-period Tom Waits mixed with a jazz/punk/indie aesthetic that comes out on top like the last kid standing in an epic game of King of the Mountain, breathless yet triumphant. Listen below:


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Travellers have been shifted from land near a multi-million pound housing development on the border of Leigh and Lowton.
But several caravans simply relocated to a car park close to the Plank Lane swing bridge, near one of the entrances to Pennington Flash.
Neighbours had condemned the ongoing saga as a "farce" after the encampment was moved from Tinsley Park Way before the weekend.
The travellers then pitched on a site less than 100 yards away off Riley Bank Road - where they had been based earlier in the summer.
Council bosses and Taylor Wimpey - which has several holdings in the area and is behind the nearby Pennington Wharf housing development - have pledged to work together to combat the issue.
Fed-up residents saw each party claim the other owned the land. The Homes and Communities Agency, which also owns land locally and is Taylor Wimpey's partner, confirmed they were not responsible.
A large mound of builders' waste has been deposited at the top of Tinsley Park Way and several large concrete blocks are positioned at the entrances to the Riley Bank Road cul-de-sac.
Travellers also ended up on the children's playground, in Crankwood Road, earlier in the summer


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The wings of technology have spread far across in this age of innovation, and there's no denying the fact that it has made a big impact on construction techniques employed for commercial construction over the years. The industry is continuously evolving and reshaping itself by embracing the technology and learning new processes that can be significant in achieving successful construction objectives. Technology has completely transformed the entire picture of building & construction in WA, and it continues to bring about effective changes on global level.
Notable increase in efficiency
Take yourself back to the time around a decade ago, when digital outsourcing was not really an option. Clients use to prepare a hard copy of the project plans, along with diagrams and printed materials; multiple copies of which were distributed to the trade partners to bid for the same. This involved significant expenditure of time and money.
However, when technology took over with the invention of online software tools meant for digital project planning and bid management, it became easier to handle multiple projects available at the tip of the finger. The whole bidding process is no more tedious and time consuming, since everything can be evaluated online, and the take-off process can initiate quickly. Not only does it save time and labor, but also augments the efficiency of workflow.
Better customer service
It used to be a painful task to keep the clients updating about the project on a daily basis, but with online project management portals these days, you can easily update weekly reports or share project photos which can be conveniently accessed by the client, no matter wherever they are. Commercial construction involves an intricate hierarchy that includes everyone from the foreman to the site engineers, and to keep an account of work progress is no easy task both for the client and the company dealing with the project.
Having all that necessary information in one place creates a level of responsibility and transparency, which any client would appreciate. It allows for better functioning of the construction work by streamlining all communication related to the project.
On-site smart applications and tools
Smartphones have come as a revolution for many industries, including the commercial construction. Even the most outdated construction experts are equipped with using latest technology and apps for scheduling project, sharing photos and reporting daily status. There are tools which can give you 3-dimensional insight of what is happening at the project site, and whether you need to implement any changes to avoid issues, if there are any.
Apart from easily accessible applications, there are also connectivity tools that help the team to interact with each other, and update the work plan executed on their part. The latest technological advancement in commercial construction is the use of drone technology, which provides the site manager with the real-time view of the on-site happenings, and also transfers important signals. This saves a huge amount of time, which would otherwise be spent on individual inspection of specific project areas, causing a delay in project completion.


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Australian Classics: Xavier Herbert's Capricornia
In the final in our special series of five great Australian novels, we look at Xavier Herbert's Capricornia. It's a great swirling book, which contains and then negates Herbert's vision for Australia.
In this epic tale, Norman Shillingsworth, the product of a white father and a black mother, belatedly learns of his Aboriginal heritage and what that means in the violent world of Australia's untamed north during the 1930s. Herbert proposes a hopeful rainbow coloured future for Australia, but what the story may actually illustrate is ongoing despair. Listen and decide.
[from Capricornia]: 'Welcome to Capricornia. What brings you two new chums way up here?'
'Capricornia government service. We're clerks, me and my brother here.'
Lyn Gallacher: Mark and Oscar Shillingsworth are brothers, both public servants who travel north to better their lives. Oscar ends up running a cattle station and Mark goes off the rails. Mark's unwanted son, Normie, or No-name, a half-caste, becomes the central focus of the story as he's adopted by his uncle, Oscar.
[from Capricornia]: 'Little yeller fella, boss... Baby belonga you?'
'Your son. A bastard half-caste. With no name.'
Lyn Gallacher: Capricornia is a fictional place, but the setting is clearly the Northern territory and Port Zodiac is obviously Darwin. And Norman? Who, with his fractured identity, is Norman?
Wesley Enoch: Norman is Australia. Norman is this man of mixed identity who doesn't quite know himself, who hates part of himself, because it doesn't fit into the world that he wants to be the owner. He calls himself the Javanese prince, and this is the story he's been told. And when he realises that he's Aboriginal and he belongs in this landscape and he has connections to it, he cuts against himself and he doesn't know where he fits. And I think that's what Australia is. Xavier Herbert writes a character which represents the whole country.
Lyn Gallacher: Wesley Enoch, who directed an Indigenous version of this book as a play, for Company B, Belvoir Street in 2006.
Wesley Enoch: Belvoir Street had done the original production back in 1988, which was part of a whole bicentennial kind of project. And so almost 20 years later, there was a sense of 'Oh, how would an Aboriginal director look at all this kind of stuff?' So it was quite exciting for me to look at our history as a nation and recast it as an Aboriginal director, to go: 'How else can we look at this?' Because it's a play, really, about racial tensions in the north of Australia and relationships and how they all formed and reformed and broke up. And I loved that, because part of my vision and recasting of these historical plays (oh and in this case the book) was a sense of... they are a snapshot of that time, of that place, but here we are now and what can we do and how can we politicise the skin of it, if you like. 'Cos some of the characters say quite terrifying, racist things and to put those racist things into the mouth of an Aboriginal actor actually brings more frisson and more tension into the work, rather than just seeing it as its historical... where it comes from historically.
Interviewer [archival]: This Capricornia book: before you wrote it you wrote a thing called Black Velvet and you took it over and the London publishers knocked you back on it. What sort of book was this?
Xavier Herbert [archival]: Ah, it was just a book about the Aboriginal question, the raw book as I knew it. My early experiences in the Territory—I got mixed up with pearling and all sorts of things on the north coast—they used to steal Aboriginal women in those days, you know: more for fun than anything else. The usual thing was, you know, the Aboriginal would lend you his woman, sell his woman to you, hire her out. And, curiously enough, the men who used to hire them used to get annoyed at this. They thought it was indecent. So they used to annoy the blacks by... they'd hire them, you see, especially if you had a boat, pearl-fishers, and they used to up anchor and shift out with the girls on board. They never stole them for good—who'd want to steal women like that for good? Then you'd put 'em off somewhere else, you see? And everybody would be running round like ants. Well, I knew that and that's the sort of thing I wrote about in Black Velvet. 'Cos people didn't understand. They still don't understand the depth of, the significance of the Aboriginal person in our midst, you see?
[from Capricornia]:
Man 1: 'A combo? What's a combo, Chook?'
Man 2: 'What's a combo? Here, here, see all them lubras hanging round the back veranda?'
Man 1: 'Yeah?'
Man 2: 'Every one of them belongs to one of the white blokes here.'
Man 1: 'You mean they're...?'
Man 2: 'How's about I fix you up with a little lubra of your own?'
Man 1: 'Oh no, I couldn't come at that, Chook.'
Man 2: 'Oh, you wait, matey, you wait and see. Here, here, have another beer.'
Lyn Gallacher: Would it be fair enough to say there's a Xavier Herbert theory of race; that we all could be a happy, rainbow, multi-coloured people?
John McLaren: There certainly is. But like many of his ideas, it's very confused. There are times when he thinks the interbreeding will create the ideal race. Basically, he talks of a Creole nation somewhere, and his idea was that it would be white men and black women [who] would breed the ideal race, the only race that could survive in Australia; not the other way round, this again is part of that misogyny. One of the central characters, Tim O'Cannon, again has his little garrison, which is the family of half-castes that he's bred from his Aboriginal woman, and this genuine love for them and a love for the wife, even though he treats her very badly. And the half-castes he sees growing up in the wider society are often figures of fun, which they were in the society of the Northern Territory at the time, and beyond that, people who are at home in neither race. So the half-breeds or half-castes, as he called them, for him were both a hope of the future and a condemnation of the present.
Lyn Gallacher: John McLaren, the author of a study of Capricornia, which in its first incarnation was called Black Velvet and was a complaint against social brutality.
John McLaren: It starts as a picaresque story about two brothers that go up to the north and take up the land, and want to take up the land. One of them runs astray and leads a quite villainous, but, you know, it's a swashbuckling life; and the other one establishes himself on a farm and has a certain amount of success. I think the moral of that part of the novel is given in the opening sentence, which is to the effect of: 'Port Zodiac,' by which he meant Darwin, 'was established on the most fertile part of the coast and the bones of half the Aboriginal tribe.' So this is a story about the destruction of the land and the tribes, and the revenge of the land on the people.
And when Norman comes into the story it changes, it gets a focus it's lacked in the first part, and to that extent, yes, Norman does have to learn the truth about himself because otherwise he has nothing to offer society, or the figure of Norman has nothing to offer to the book. Yet the truth is devastating because society is not ready for that. And when I said that the book requires a political response from its readers, what it requires is that they think about this so that society will be ready to accept people like Norman—as they are, not in some mythical fashion.
Lyn Gallacher: One of the striking things about Herbert's book, and the Louis Nowra, stage version is the ever-present violence. Of the over 80 characters that are listed in the front of the book, 19 die and only two of them are from natural causes. As well as this, another eight characters are killed in a train accident, there are many fistfights, the horses and the cattle in the story are treated with horrible cruelty, even the weather seems malicious. And all this takes place against a backdrop of global destruction, the Great War. Capricornia is a story for a strong stomach.
Wesley Enoch: For me, the most violent act that you put on stage is that rape scene where Tocky is raped on stage, or attempted to be raped, and she ends up shooting Frank McLash, the perpetrator. And, you know, we had complaints from audiences about that, and you go: 'Why? Why is that?', 'cos it's just as violent as anything else. And I think it is because there's a real... it's fuelled by an anger and a real kind of viciousness, that we can accept death or we can accept violence when it's faked or when it's just an act of passion, but when it's actually premeditated and acted out in that way, we can't. And that's interesting where it fits dramatically in a script.
So the moment where Frank McLash attacks Tocky, takes advantage of her, and demands sex with her, basically, and that she eventually shoots him, we got amazing letters of complaint from audiences and all that kind of stuff. And you go: 'Why? Why is that more violent than some of the other things we showed where there was a lot more racial tension between the Asian character and whatever?' And it was a sense that they connected with and believed in Tocky's journey and really loved her. And you think, well that's why it's there. So that you do feel violated yourself, because a character you love is being violated as well.
[from Capricornia]:
Tocky: I want you to go.
Frank: Hey, this is the Wet. What about kindness to strangers? ... Come on... Enjoy it.
[Sounds of a scuffle]
Frank: Bite me again and I'll belt ya! You little piece of shit! I'll show you!
Frank: What have you done? I was only going to play.
Tocky: Get up.
Lyn Gallacher: Tocky is the love interest. Her father, Tim O'Cannon, dies while bringing his family Christmas presents. As a result, Tocky is taken to the mission, but she escapes.
Wesley Enoch: In the play we always thought that Norman and Tocky were two faces of the same coin, that you flip a coin and you become Norman, you flip it again, you become Tocky, that these two paths are possible. And when he's talking about this whole sense of the world, when Norman's talking about this, the backdrop of it all is, like, the eugenics arguments that fuelled World War II. There's a sense of 'we are better than you.' And Aboriginal people, through anthropology but also through eugenics, measuring skulls and all of that kind of stuff, were extremely studied. And judgements were made of Aboriginal people based on these kind of scientific rationales. And so it's interesting that he uses this language of science to talk again about what is basically a social experiment.
Lyn Gallacher: The love between Tocky and Norman, however, doesn't flourish, because Norman thinks he's above associating with natives. He was told, after all, that his mother was a Javanese princess.
[from Capricornia]:
Girl: Norman, if you went to Java would people really bow to you?
Norman: I suppose so. Yes they would.
Norman: Why are you looking at me like that?
Girl: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.
Norman: Is there a spot on my nose or something?
Girl: [Laughs] Of course not.
Lyn Gallacher: But the truth will out.
John McLaren: This is where Charles Ket comes into it. Charles has been able to pass himself off, or thought he was able to pass himself off, as a white. In fact, he's a figure of fun among the whites. And he's the one who tells Norman (or No-name is where Norman comes from because he's neither white nor black) his parents got rid of him.
So Norman has been brought up to believe he's the son of a Javanese princess, and it's Charles Ket who, in a moment of rage and exasperation at the way he's been treated, blurts out the truth and destroys Norman's self-esteem and the place he's established for himself in the community. And that does lead in part to the final tragedy of the book.
[from Capricornia]:
[People singing 'Jingle bells']
Guest: Oscar, this is the strangest Christmas party I've ever been to.
Oscar: Ket, I told you once to keep it down.
Charles Ket: Piss off. You don't let me in because you think I'm a yeller fella.'
Oscar: You combos, you can't hold your drink.
Charles Ket: You treat me like a nigger, Oscar Shillingsworth, I'll behave like one.
Norman: What's going on?
Oscar: Go back inside, Norman, keep them entertained.
Charles Ket: Him. You treat that nigger like he's a Shillingsworth and me, just because I've got a bit of Chink blood in me, you look down at me. I'm a piece of shit to you, you like pushing me around. And look at him, the jumped up son of a murderer and a gin.
Oscar: Get out of my house!
Charles Ket: You stand back...
Guest: What's going on?
Charles Ket: ...or I'll bloody cut your head off. I'm not frightened of you and your pissy arse.
Norman: Get out of here, Ket.
Charles Ket: Move back or I'll put this thing right through your black face... Can you believe this bloke? His old man put him in a bag and tried to lose him. Oscar picked him up and took him home. Ain't that right, Mr Shillingsworth?
Lyn Gallacher: At the Christmas party, when Norman learns about his true heritage, it's all a bit melodramatic. But it's this melodrama that keeps the characters at a certain distance from the readers. It seems as if Herbert likes it that way.
John McLaren: I feel sure that when he conceived the novel, he conceived it as a comedy, a farce even, a farce with a dreadful theme. You're expected to see these characters as actors, without really any knowledge of themselves, people like Frank McLash and other... not only no self-understanding; no understanding of humanity in any one of the senses of that word. But, despite himself, characters like Norman and like Oscar engage him, we do see an inner life for them. But you look through the whole list of characters, very few of them have any inner life.
Lyn Gallacher: And a lot of them die. And they die violent, horrible deaths...
John McLaren: Yes.
Lyn Gallacher: ... it's not kind.
John McLaren: Well, the north isn't kind. That's part of the theme of the book. It is a very unkind, unforgiving landscape, which perhaps creates an unkind and unforgiving society, although there's also a suggestion that society, white society at any rate, makes it worse.
[from Capricornia]:
Judge Pondrosass: Mr Bightit.
Mr Bightit: Yes, your honour.
Judge Pondrosass: Perhaps you and Mrs Bightit might care to dine again tonight with Mrs Pondrosass and myself.
Mr Bightit: A pleasure. The only civilised company in Port Zodiac. Perhaps I might beat you at chess again. [Laughter]
Judge Pondrosass: Very possibly.
Wesley Enoch: One of the things about Capricornia for me is that it's not a black story at all, even though some of the key characters are Aboriginal. It's actually a white man's story about trying to fit into this country. And you can't tell that story unless you have Aboriginal characters. Do you not write Aboriginal characters because the paralysis of integrity stops you from doing it? Or do you need to write Aboriginal characters to tell the white person's story in this country? Now, my argument is you have to. Sometimes you have to go there, you have to write Aboriginal characters to tell the white story of this country. It's also the responsibility of Aboriginal writers to write black stories about this country as well. The more voices and the more we explore the aspects of being in this country—white and black—the more interesting the dialogue will be.
[from Capricornia]:
Tocky: Hey. You. You bite me, you gonna to pay for that. You proper dead meat.
Norman: How old are you?'
Tocky: Oh don't get your shoes wet! And look out for that crab. Him proper mean bugger.
Norman: So, how old are you?
Tocky: I dunno. Fourteen maybe.
Norman: When was your birthday?
Tocky: Forget.
Norman: You're kidding.
Tocky: I used to have birthdays, but me mum and dad they done die.
Norman: Where do you live?
Tocky: With Christobel.
Norman: Who's that?
Tocky: That 'nother one, half-caste girl.
Norman: But you're not half-caste.
Tocky: Yeh.
Norman: 'What colour was your mother?'
Tocky: Half-caste. Blackfella in there somewhere. And Chow too. What about your Mum?
Norman: Javanese.
Tocky: 'Japanese? You don't have eyes like Jap...
Norman: 'No, no, no, no. Jar-van-ese. Have you heard of them?'
Tocky: Funny kind of blackfella.
Norman: No, no, no, no. They're not black... So where do you live?
Tocky: In the compound. With Christobel. We're maids in the hospital. Jesus you ask big as mob questions.
Lyn Gallacher: This is Luke Carroll and Ursula Yovich playing Norman and Tocky in Wesley Enoch's stage production.
Ursula Yovich: This is all set up in the Northern Territory, the Top End. And I actually come from there, from Darwin. And I still hear that, I actually still hear half-caste and quarter-caste. So those words for me were, like, 'Yeah, it's so relevant. It's so relevant to today.' You might not hear it down here but you still hear it, you know.
Luke Carroll: It's definitely underlying... I'm born and bred in Sydney. Sydney's such a multicultural city, so the racism is not as much in your face. But as I've grown up in Sydney, it hasn't been so in your face as probably, I would probably suggest, Darwin or...
Ursula Yovich: Yeah, I don't think, it's not a matter of, 'oh, these people are really racist,' but they don't realise that the things that they say, the way they behave, what they do... you know, it is racism. We're a society where we're really ashamed of being racist, but we are. That we're too afraid to admit it, actually work around it... I think it's there but it's been passed down, so it's second nature to most people and they don't even realise they're doing it.
Luke Carroll: But for me the stories about identity, um... it's about a young guy who thinks he's something that he's not. And I relate it to a stolen generation story, people finding out who they truly are. So for me that's what it's all about and there's the struggles that he goes through finding that identity, and his own demons.
Lyn Gallacher: In order to face his demons and have a future, Norman must first face his past. The lies cannot continue, even if it means that everything he believes in is challenged. And this is how Xavier Herbert felt about the future of Australia. He wanted the lies told about race in this country to be uncovered and confronted.
Frances de Groen [archival]: I think he had a profound and remarkably insightful perception that white Australians were illegitimate within Terra Australis, that they had appropriated the land, dispossessed the Aborigines, and because of that, they would never feel comfortable in the land until they'd acknowledged that and made some kind of rapprochement with the original owners. And I think he understood that because he himself was illegitimate and he suffered from that sense of personal dispossession that one does if one grows up to doubt one's own identity.
Lyn Gallacher: Frances de Groen, the author of Xavier Herbert: a biography and also, with Laurie Hergenhan, the author of Herbert's collected letters. And this is one of them, that he wrote to his publisher 'Inky' Stephenson.
[Reading from letter] Carlin Compound, June 1936. To PR Stephenson. My dear Inky, I've been living in Darwin for eight months now. For eight months I've been superintendent of the compound here. Officially I am superintendent, but in fact I am only one of the 500 inmates. I rarely see white folks. I don't want to, and they don't like me. I dream of being made a patrol officer, so that I might go right home to the old people and become one of them. But I've not forgotten the true commonwealth. I still tear up such Sydney Morning Herald as I find and bare my teeth at the Pommies. Yes, and I'm working to found a giant organisation called the Euraustralian League, comprised of so-called half-castes and quarter-castes and any white fellas who believe that the culture of the land will grow like gum trees from the soil. These Euraustralians, or yeller fellas, as the transplanted Pommies call them, are a great race. There are something like 20000 already. Properly organised they should in a few years be able to wield some weight. We are not Australians, Inky, only those lucky people are. They are, I should say, the most vigorous race of people on the earth. I love them and envy their nationality. Curse the fates that arranged that I should be born a colonial Pommie. Will you work with me to organise this Euraustralian race that it will rise up and up and increase and multiply and eventually sweep the Pommies back into the sea? Yours always with great love, Xavier.
John McLaren: He is a truth-teller about what history has done to Australia and what sort of society we have as a result of that.
Lyn Gallacher: And he wanted to live the life as well as write it, the...
John McLaren: I think so. Particularly, he wanted his readers to live the life, in the sense that the work needs to be completed. It's aesthetic faults are ones that have to be put together again by the reader, but the ultimate outcome of it would be political action.
Wesley Enoch: You have no future unless you have a past. If we deny our history, we have no future: both in terms of art, but also in terms of social values and culture. And that a work like Capricornia actually helps us investigate the future more, sees how far we've changed and moved on, but also say, 'What can we leave behind now? What can we kill off? What can be the death,' if you like, 'of the world that Capricornia inhabits?' And what is the future? How do we write and create a vocabulary for the future?
Lyn Gallacher: The climax of the novel is the courtroom scene, where Norman is charged with murder. When the police come to arrest him, he thinks that they're looking for Tocky, because she's escaped from the mission. Even though she's heavily pregnant, Norman tells her to hide in the empty water tank. Unfortunately it's him the police are looking for.
[from Capricornia]:
Norman: ...the coppers are coming to take you back to Flying Fox Mission. Go for your life! You hide in the tank. You understand? The big old empty water tank. Where you hid from Dan O'Crimnell the last time. Remember? Stay there in the tank till I come for you, Tocky. You hear?
Lyn Gallacher: And all of this leads to a dramatic speech in the courtroom from Norman.
[from Capricornia]:
Norman: In the big cities down south you don't see Australia clearly. Up here you do. You see all the hypocrisy, the lies and the violence that have made this country. Capricornia: it's not the Top End of Australia, it's the very centre of it.
Wesley Enoch: Yeah there's absolutely this sense that this final speech, which I think is in the courtroom, where he's talking about where he fits into the world: 'Am I black; am I white?' 'I am what you have made me,' he's almost saying. And I love that, you know: 'I am like a scientific experiment that has gone wrong.'
[from Capricornia]:
Norman: I am like a scientific experiment that's gone wrong. Been made out of black and white blood, taught to act and think like a white and then told to be black.
Wesley Enoch: 'Like the monster in Dr Frankenstein. Instead of being made out bits of corpses from here and there, I've been made out of black and white blood, taught to act and think like a white and then been told I'm black.'
[from Capricornia]:
Norman: Now you want to get rid of me because you can't bear to see what you've created. Well, I'm here and you're going to have to hang me to undo it.
Wesley Enoch: He's basically saying to the world: 'I am the product of this society, ' but everyone's living in denial. And I love it, you know, I love when he gave that speech in the play, he just says it to the audience. And you feel like he's talking directly to them about where we sit now in contemporary Australia.
[from Capricornia]:
Mr Bightit: The skull is perforated in two places—here and here—in such a way as to suggest the instrument responsible was a heavy rifle-bullet.
[Muttering in the courtroom]
Judge: Order! The sort of bullet that might be shot from the rifle, Exhibit E, would you say?
Mr Bightit: Undoubtedly. The rifle with the Red Ochre brand mark on the butt.
Norman: But I didn't shoot him. I lost that rifle before that. I never shot Frank!
[More commotion]
Judge: Order! I will have order in my court.
Lyn Gallacher: Norman eventually gets off the murder charge, because his flashy lawyer from down south proves that the person who shot Frank McLash did so in self-defence. It's a finding that implicates Tocky.
[from Capricornia]:
Mr Bightit: It's my belief that the bullet entered the skull here, piercing the frontal bone above the left eye-cavity, and left the skull by piercing the rear part of the crown, here. The second perforation being, as you see, bigger and more jagged than the hole of entry, through the enlargement of the bullet upon impact. Death, in my opinion, would have been instantaneous.
[Murmuring in the courtroom: 'Why did you kill him?' 'Maybe he shot himself?' 'Here, here. He was wanted for murder, he could have been suicidal.']
Judge: 'Order!' Order!'
[from Capricornia]:
Norman: Tocky, the johns are coming for ya. Hide in the tank again.
Tocky: Which tank?
Norman: The big, empty water tank, where you hid last time. Remember?
Tocky: Yeah...
Narrator: The tank.
Norman: And don't come back till I come for ya... d'ya hear me, Tocky?
Tocky: Yeah...
Norman: And stay there!
Narrator: The tank. The big empty, rusty water tank, on the hill above the homestead. The Red Ochre homestead, Norman, that you're seeing today for the last time. You walk away for the last time, past the tank, deciding not to look back.
John McLaren: Tocky gets into a tank, and isn't seen. And she's unable to get out of that tank, the water tank. And, of course the weather up there being as it is, she is literally parched to death. She dies of heat, dies the most dreadful death.
Lyn Gallacher: With her baby...
John McLaren: Yes, with her baby, which is Norman's baby, probably.
Lyn Gallacher: And presumably she gave birth in the tank.
John McLaren: Yes, the two of them are there. And they die the most dreadful death, that's what I say. Although the book is not a tragedy, this part of it is certainly tragic. And then, only at the very end is the cry of the crow—'Kah! Kah!'—[a] very symbolic Australian sound, symbolising death every time it's used in literature. That cry of death is last thing which we hear in the novel. The crow is calling death over the bones of Tocky and her baby. It's a terrible, terrible moment. It arises directly out of what Herbert sees as the social situation that refuses to allow these people any place in society.
Lyn Gallacher: So is this Australian nihilism or not? This bleak ending is certainly a comment on the desolate prospects of human happiness; it's also a savage assessment on human weakness, the kind that allowed Norman to build his prosperity in complete forgetfulness of Tocky.
Herbert felt he was part of a battle between the creative energy of life and the appalling waste of the universe. There is no doubt Tocky's death goes beyond anarchic destruction into a kind of nihilism, but because the book ends there doesn't mean that readers have to end there. As the book ends, the story continues, and whether it's nihilistic or not is up to us.
Wesley Enoch: Tocky represents, yes, a love, but also an older way of looking at the world. And the kind of death that happens around the end of the play for me signals a chance to be reborn. The storm is a really important factor in my head—you know, the seasons and the landscape. And for me, growing up in Queensland, storms are always a moment of release, a release of tension and a kind of washing away and cleansing of stuff. So again, symbolically I think the death is about a marker in time, saying: 'This world has ended and the new world is ready to begin.'
John McLaren: The destructive forces every time outweigh the moments of creativity and it finishes on that destruction. But I think it's this cyclic energy—that things are destroyed; that destruction has an energy which then creates life and creates delight; only it's the overreaching [that] destroys it again.
Lyn Gallacher: And I guess that's why the last word is left with the crows.
John McLaren: That's what it means: that the waste is greater than the energy at the end of the book. As I say, the book looks outside itself, so I don't think we can take that as the final message, even though it's the final word of the book. Every time I think about it I come to a different conclusion. I mean you could say there is hope in the... there was a potential of love and a future, even though it is destroyed in this episode.
[from Capricornia]:
Narrator: The tank. The big empty, rusty water tank, on the hill above the homestead.
Norman: Bloody crows.
Narrator: Two crows, sweeping up out of the broken water tank, perching on the rusted rim.
Norman: What are they doing in there?
Narrator: And what's that, Norman? Fluttering from the bird's black beak? A ragged cloth. Dusty blue. The colour of Tocky's dress.
Norman: Tocky!
Narrator: Run, Norman, back to the tank. Climb the old iron ladder to the top. Dry grass rattles against the iron. A dry wind moans through the rust-eaten holes. You reach the top, Norman, and below you, on the dry bottom of the tank, a litter of bones, small white bones and...
Norman: A skull...
Narrator: ...a human skull. No. Two.
Norman: Two...
Narrator: A small skull and a tiny one. And human hair. And rags of clothes. And a pair of bone-filled boots.
Norman: Tocky...
Narrator: Tocky and her baby. Your baby.
Norman: Tocky... [Weeping] Tocky! Tocky!
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Hello folks, this is my first post. I've been meaning to start some discussions but haven't been able to get around to it, but this tipped me over the fence. I recently came across this article on NBC news where they were discussing experiments that attempted to determine if the universe is conscious, "questioning whether the cosmos has an inner life similar to our own". The subject of that article is a discussion for another day, but one of the scientists based his theory on something called Paranego's Discontinuity. I've been trying to understand the discontinuity and it appears to be an observed difference in orbital speed of stars around our galaxy in comparison to our Sun. From the data, the speed difference is related to apparent magnitude (if I'm understanding the variables correctly). The article above summarizes, "On average, cooler stars orbit our galaxy more quickly an do hotter ones. Most astronomers attribute the effect to interactions between stars and gas clouds..."
This got me thinking, if stars that are emitting more energy are traveling slower than stars emitting less energy, possibly this is more due to their interaction with the galactic disk (thinking of how it's harder to turn a generator the more energy you're outputting, likely a loose analogy). Anyway, here's some more information on the subject:
Dynamics of Young Star Clusters and Associations This book also goes on to discuss how Spitzer and Schwarzschild think Parenago's Discontinuity is just stars interacting with molecular clouds. (reading p265-266. If pages aren't visable, try scrolling up and down until you're able to preview them)
Also, most results when I Googled "Parenago's Discontinuity" are discussing the subject of the original NBC article, stating that one hypothesis for the velocity difference is that stars are consciously moving themselves... so you have to dig a bit to get beyond that.


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Easy on the eyes, easy on the planet:
eco-friendly productivity with new Philips PowerSensor Displays
- 16:10 aspect ratio for less scrolling when working with applications
- Sustainable eco-design with Power Sensor saves up to 80% energy costs
- LowBlue Mode for eye-friendly productivity
- IPS technology for full colours and wide viewing angle
Amsterdam, 8 December 2016 – MMD, the leading technology company and brand license partner for Philips Monitors, announces two new 24-inch LCD displays that work for the health of users as well as the planet. Packed with eco and user-friendly design features, these displays include an integrated PowerSensor to turn power off when no one is at the desk; and a special LowBlue mode to cut the amount of blue light exposure for the eyes. Combined with the colour performance and wide viewing angles of IPS technology, the 16:10 aspect ratio as well as advanced connectivity with USB 3.0, they are displays to improve productivity in any modern office.
Wellbeing at work
Commenting on the user-friendly productivity of the new displays, Artem Khomenko, Product Manager Philips monitors Europe at MMD says, "At home and at work, people routinely log many hours of screen time every day. These displays are part of our ongoing commitment to developing innovative products that keep people working productively and healthily even when hours are long."
Keeping eyes fresh and healthy is key to better wellbeing at work. However, excessive exposure to the blue light of displays can potentially harm vision. The LowBlue mode in the new 240B7QPJEB/240B7QPTEB LCD displays counters this impact. Developed to enhance wellbeing, LowBlue mode uses a smart software technology to reduce the shortwave blue light. LowBlue mode is complemented by Philips Flicker-free technology, a solution to regulate brightness and reduce flicker for more comfortable viewing. The displays also feature the SmartErgoBase, which users can tilt, swivel and height-adjust to their personal preference for a more comfortable viewing experience. As a useful side benefit, the base also keeps cables neat and tidy.
Displays with eco credentials
These new Philips Monitors displays were developed with eco-friendly productivity in mind. They are made from 85% post-consumer recycled plastics with TCO Edge, minimising the environmental impact of production. In operation, they save energy highly effectively through the PowerSensor, an integrated "people sensor" that transmits and receives harmless infrared signals to determine if a user is present, and automatically reduces monitor brightness whenever the user moves away. This cuts the energy bill by up to 80% and prolongs the monitor life.
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The new Philips 240B7QPJEB/240B7QPTEB LCD displays are available now for an RRP of £289.00/£299.00 respectively.
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Plug & Play Compatibility: DDC/CI, macOS, sRGB, Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7
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USB: USB 3.0x 2 (1 w/fast charging)
Audio (In/Out): PC audio-in, Headphone out
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Signal output: DisplayPort out
Sync Input: Separate Sync, Sync on Green
USB: USB 3.0×4 (1 w/fast charging)
Audio (In/Out): PC audio-in, Headphone out
|· Height adjustment: 130 mm
Pivot: 90 degree
Swivel: -175/+175 degree
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The Senate will return to FAA legislation Tuesday afternoon. As the bill is currently written, it provides approximately $276 million in additional funds to modernize the U.S. air-traffic system by upping taxes on several areas within the airline industry.
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I have a special radar for earth mamas, so when I spotted the Smyths at the farmers' market among the retirees, I just knew we were meant to be. We had a glorious community garden together one summer, which hasn't been the same since they moved out west to chase adventure.
This post is beautiful, just like my favorite strawberry blondes. Make sure you check the links, too. You don't want to miss a shot.
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This photo of me is exactly what my experience of motherhood is. One eating, the other waiting. Underpants. A little exasperated, a little impatient--happy overall and a whole lot of love.
When my daughter was born I rejoiced in her perfection. Starlight eyes, strawberry hair, rosebud smile and skin so fair. My beautiful, perfect Ada was shaped exactly as I am. Same hips. Same hair. Same booty. Those nine pounds of perfection grew from within me. My body made an ocean for her to grow in, then delivered her. It comforted and sustained her. I wondered how this baby girl could be so perfect and I anything else? If she is perfect, so am I.
The truth is that each of us is inherently perfect.
Don't believe me? Think of the ocean. Imagine the sound of the waves. The feeling of sea breeze. The brilliance of the sun over the water. Now, try to imagine what you might add to or take away from it that might make it more perfect. Is it not already perfect? Just as any ocean, you were perfect and complete from your first breath.
I chose to be photographed for the 4th Trimester Bodies Project because I believe this.
Like everyone before me, my body changed with pregnancy. I loved my body the entire time I was pregnant with that angelic little girl you see there. My body was creating life, and I was proud of the changes. Once she was born and my first fourth trimester began, I felt uncomfortable in skin I had usually felt confident in, and suddenly, I was someone I did not recognize.
My belly, which had always been squishy-but-shapely was now unwieldy. My joints that had allowed for impressive flexibility were now loose. My shoulders carrying the weight of my worries were suddenly very real obstacles in my path to successful breastfeeding. I realized I had no idea how to relax. I found that contrary to what I had believed prior to birth, I was useless on no sleep. I forgot to eat or drink water. Any bits of identity I had before I met that precious girl were shredded, and I was left as sets of pairs: arms for holding, breasts for feeding, and lungs for breathing.
At first I felt angry, and then I felt sad. After that guilt and later regret. So I waited. I prayed. Little by little, my resistance to the changes broke apart and floated away to make space for something else. I certainly didn't get my pre-pregnancy body back, because that body had been physiologically rewired to protect and nurture, to unleash the mama bear. With the radical transformation of my old body came unbounded possibility.
You guys, this body of mine can do anything.
This body learned an entirely new style of communication and how to relax at the age of 26. This body moved an entire family across the country on faith and a shoe-string budget in a Honda Accord. This body cooked and cared for a family with a sprained spine. This body runs two businesses on top of mothering and housekeeping full time. This body created a son, who was delivered at home into his daddy's hands. This body hikes miles around this city and rides the Trimet while keeping track of two children. This body gets up and down off the floor thirty seven times a day. This body is mine, and I am more thankful for being in it right now than anything else.
Ashlee Wells Jackson is daring to change the world by photographing mothers. Mothers feeding their children, mothers with their mothers, mothers courageous enough to stand alone. If we can learn to accept and love ourselves, we too can enact enormous change in our lives and the lives of people who know us.
[For more info or to donate, visit the 4th Trimester Bodies Project.]
Jill Smyth is a lady settled (for now) in the Pacific Northwest.
I manage a household, cooking most meals from scratch. This is both tedious and rewarding. I unschool a little lady, normalize breastfeeding, and gave birth to my little sun at home in the shade of an oak one morning in June. I freelance graphic design while my children are sleeping and constantly look for ways to spend time with my code ninja husband. Parenting has been a path to awakening, and I marvel with gratitude at the ways in which my life is blessed.


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So you've finally decided to remodel your basement. Perhaps you're planning to earn some extra cash by renting out a basement apartment. Or maybe you've decided to work close to home, and have realized that you could utilize the unused space in your basement. Whatever the case is, you're likely spending thousands of dollars to… Read more »
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Preparing Your Home for Winter
Here in Lorton, VA, it no longer feels like fall! It isn't officially winter until December 21st, but the weather has definitely said otherwise! Now that the chilly nights have turned into frigid nights, it's time to get your home really prepared for the nights where it's just too cold to step outside! Here at… Read more »


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Opening: Shake My Sillies Out – Raffi
Book: Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug – Lynn Rowe Reed
(This was just a bit long, so we clipped some pages, and it worked great. )
Activity: 5 little fishes
(This was a hit, I think especially because of our shark puppet.)
Five little fishes swimming in the sea,
Teasing Mr. Shark, "You can't catch me! You can't catch me!"
(buzz lips with fingers)
Along came Mr. Shark as quiet as can be
and SNAPPED that fish right out of the sea!
(count down remaining)
Book: The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark – Ken Geist
(I was a little reluctant about the wordiness of this, but it really worked well. The kids like the variation of the traditional story.)
Activity: Baby shark
Baby shark, Do doo, do do do(x3)
(make jaws with pointer finger and thumb)
Brother Shark Do doo, do do do(x3)
(jaws with two hands joined at wrist)
Momma shark, Do doo, do do do(x3)
(shark jaws with forearms connected at elbows)
Daddy shark, Do doo, do do do(x3)
(shark jaws with full arms)
Grandpa shark, Do doo, do do do(x3)
(Daddy Shark, curl fingers for gums)
Now let's swim, Do doo, do do do,
From the shark, Do doo, do do do (x3) (doggy paddle)
Gotca! (clap hands together!)
(The kids liked this more than I expected. It's a really simple premise, and a nice simple filler.)
Book: Shark and Lobster's Amazing Undersea Adventure – Viviane Schwartz
(A cute premise, fun characters, but not so well suited to group reading. The pages tend to be a bit busy with smaller images, and it runs a smidge long.)
(The kids love projector stories, and this is so well suited for it.)
Book: I'm a Shark – Bob Shea
(A really fun book, as is everything by Bob Shea)
Activity: Bubbles
(We ended the program with watery bubbles!)


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