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Seven Needles
|Spoiler warning: this article or section may contain major plot or ending details! Proceed with caution.
The Seven Needles in Mother 3 are a major plot point, being mostly introduced in Chapter 7, although appearances of the Needles and vague mentions of them have occurred before then.
In Mother 3
The Dark Dragon protects the Nowhere Islands in its sleep with its unlimited powers, however, if the Dragon were to be ever awakened, its power would be too much for any human to control. To keep the Dark Dragon from waking up, the Seven Needles were created and placed all over the islands by the Magypsies's ancestors. A Needle exists for each of the Magypsies, and they all guard their respective Needles closely.
The only ones destined to pull the Needles is anyone who has learned PK Love, an extremely rare and exclusive ability. The chosen one's heart will be passed onto the Dark Dragon and obey them completely, regardless of if they are good or evil. If they have good intentions and a pure heart, the Dark Dragon will recreate the world and vanquish all evil. However, if one has wicked intentions and wishes to destroy the world, the Dark Dragon will obey without hesitation.
Lucas and the Masked Man are the only ones bearing the ability to pull the Seven Needles. While Lucas is pulling the Needles for good, the Masked Man lacks any intentions himself, being completely controlled by Porky, who intends to destroy everything.
Needle locations
- Osohe Castle (Aeolia)
- Murasaki Forest (Doria)
- Snowcap Mountain (Lydia)
- Fire Mountain (Phrygia)
- Tanetane Island (Mixolydia)
- Argilla Pass (Ionia)
- Depths of New Pork City (Locria)
"Seven Needles" Memo description
"Once all of the Needles are pulled, what will happen? The die is cast. There is no choice but to go on."
"Needle Locations" Memo description
"There are seven Needles in all. The Belly Button Needle is in Osohe Castle. The Heart Needle is in Murasaki Forest, near the factory. The Left Hand Needle is located on Snowcap Mountain, far to the northeast. The Right Hand Needle is located in the crater of a volcano to the far east of the highway. The Right Foot Needle is located on Tanetane Island south of Tazmily. The Left Foot Needle is in the temple of Chupichupyoi on Mt. Oriander. And the last Needle... No one knows where it is. Too bad."
- The second through fifth Needles, in reality, may be pulled in any order. However, the most common and linear order is as listed above.
- The Magypsy guarding the fifth Needle to be pulled will always be the one to give Lucas the Jar of Yummy Pickles to give to Ionia.

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DonRay Petroleum, LLC Announces Completion of the DRP Grace #47 Well
Oklahoma City, Okla. – DonRay Petroleum, LLC, a privately held oil and gas company located in Oklahoma City, today announced the completion of the DRP Grace #47 joint venture well in Noble, County, Okla.
The DRP Grace #47 well began production in January 2013 at approximately two barrels of oil, 35,000 cubic feet of gas and 600 barrels of salt water per day. In April 2013 the well was recompleted and began producing approximately three to four barrels of oil, 6,000 cubic feet of gas and 900 barrels of salt water per day. The well is scheduled to be completed in another formation in February 2014.
"This joint venture well has not responded favorably to the completion so far, yet still has production potential in two shallower formations," said Ray Corbitt Jr., president and joint venture manager of DonRay Petroleum, LLC."We are hopeful that one of them will be profitable."
About DonRay Petroleum, LLC
DonRay Petroleum, LLC is a privately held company that engages in Joint Ventures with private investors for the purpose of oil and gas exploration, production, operating and return on investment.
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A reissue of the 1965 cult classic by Metcalf (1917-1999) that weaves together stories by Herman Melville, Christopher Columbus, and an emotionally rattled narrator.
We meet that narrator, Michael, in the attic of his Indianapolis home, trying to tell his own story about growing up and losing his brother, Carl, who was executed in prison for reasons not disclosed till the novel's end. But Michael can't write more than a paragraph or so without other stories elbowing in: the novel quotes heavily from Melville's and Columbus' writings, as well as the medical texts Michael has stored away (he's a nonpracticing physician). This conceit is initially disorienting and orthographically busy, with the disparate quotations set off in italics, boldface, and indentations. But as the quotations begin to cohere around particular themes—fatherhood, exploration, loss, madness, health, faith—the novel becomes an affecting cubist portrait, acquiring its psychological depth by including the multiple ways writers have considered these ideas across the centuries. Metcalf, who was Melville's great-grandson, once said he wrote this novel in part to escape the long shadow of his literary antecedent. Mission accomplished: this work is itself pioneering, anticipating metafictional experiments by Robert Coover, Jonathan Lethem, Margaret Atwood, David Shields, and others in the decades since. Unlike many experiments by those writers, though, Metcalf's has a strong narrative arc and (most surprisingly) rhetorical warmth. That's partly thanks to the copious quotations from Melville, which any Moby-Dick admirer will be thrilled to revisit. But once the story gives way to the news stories about Carl that reveal his tragedy, all that quotation takes on a deeper layer of meaning—Michael clings to those old stories not just as a reminder of enduring sensibilities, but as a shield against the horrors of the present.
A welcome reappearance of an influential sui generis story.


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Alliance Party Environment Policy
A core belief of the Alliance is that all economic and social policy for New Zealand and New Zealanders should be working towards a sustainable future for the country and the planet.
The Alliance stands for the right of people to live in a clean, safe and healthy environment. We will work with other socialists and environmentalists both internationally and within New Zealand, to campaign for global action to protect the planet and its natural resources. We recognise that economic growth is not the same as human development, and that unlimited growth is not sustainable in a finite system.
The Alliance opposes private control of essential services and utilities, such as water and electricity that are basic to life.
The Alliance vision of a socially just, non-violent and healthy society cannot be attained without an awareness and commitment to protecting the natural environment.
We stand for the following policies:
Make links: Raise political consciousness of the role of capitalism in environmental degradation; include environmental issues in the school curriculum and encourage community environmental projects.
No user pays: Though user charges may help conserve resources, they impact most on the poor (particularly large working class families); we would regulate the provision of water, electricity and gas to domestic consumers to ensure that no New Zealander is denied access to these basic necessities because they cannot afford to pay.
Sustainable development: Take into account the full impact of new projects and current service delivery to ensure sustainable development; strengthen the Resource Management Act and open up public debate on all developments of significance.
Good public transport: Reduce pollution caused by too many cars by investing in buses, trains and ferries, but first bring these back under public ownership and control; support electrification of Auckland suburban rail.
Zero waste: Promote strategies to minimise and eliminate waste by encouraging recycling, promoting the reduction of packaging and consumption, and ensuring that products are made to be reused, repaired, recycled or composted.
Good housing: Inadequate, poorly insulated housing and overcrowding causes preventable diseases among our children, such as meningococcal disease and TB; we oppose the winding down of the Environmental Efficiency Conservation Authority under the last National Government and would strengthen this agency.
Efficient and renewable energy: New power generation must be planned as part of the Government's overall energy strategy; this must include use of renewable energy sources to achieve long-term efficiency and sustainability; planning must prioritise the environment.
Nuclear free: Active promotion of New Zealand's anti-nuclear status; promote an end to all nuclear dumping in the Pacific and a ban on the dumping of chemicals and explosives at sea.
Renewables: Government investment in research and provision of sustainable forms of energy.
Not for Sale: Ban absentee and foreign investors' ownership of New Zealand land and coastal property to preserve our natural heritage – now and for future generations.
Foreshore and seabed: We support the common ownership of foreshore and seabed, river banks and lakes, but we also recognise collective forms of Maori 'ownership'; our position on the Foreshore and Seabed legislation was that it should prevent sale into private hands, guarantee public access, and include protection for the environment.
GM: The Alliance in Government introduced legislation to require the mandatory labelling of Genetically Modified food and we consistently opposed field trials until such trials were proven to be safe. We support a cautious approach to Genetic Modification to protect people's health and New Zealand's 'clean, green image'. The precautionary principle is the best approach.
Opposition to field trials and the commercial release of Genetically Modified crops because of serious concerns about environmental impacts and food safety. Adequate testing and labelling of food.
Climate Change: Climate Change is one the greatest threats to our natural environment. We need to act now. We would promote research to reduce methane gas emissions (which account for 54 percent of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions).
New Zealand should be a world leader in the equitable mitigation of Climate Change. We would aim for carbon neutrality by 2030.
The fight against Climate Change cannot be successful without international solidarity. We fully support the international fight against Climate Change based on the principle of equity.


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West France on flood alert
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Much of France's west coast was on flood alert on Friday with high tides and coastal erosion to blame. Heavy snow was expected in the Alps.
With heavy rain expected, nine French departments were on orange alert for floodiung, the Météo France weather forecaster announced early Friday morning.
They were Pyrénées-Atlantiques, the Landes, Gironde, Charente-Maritime, Loire-Atlantique and the Vendée in the central and south-west and Morbihan, Finistère and Côtes-d'Armor in Brittany.
"In a context of exceptionally high tides and a damaged coast, a combination of particularly high sea levels and strong waves make particularly neccessary," Météo France explained.
The Morlaix and Laïta rivers in Finistère were likely to burst their banks at high tide, it pointed out.
Storms hit west France in December and earlier this month, causing considerable damage and flooding and further weakening coastal defences.
Météo France also predicted heavy snow in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-Maritimes.


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I was interviewed last week for an article on how companies are using collaboration technologies to reduce operating costs during the current economic downturn. The article, entitled Virtual Conference Victory for Cisco Systems, was published in the Technology section of the Financial Times today.
When I spoke with the author, Joseph Menn, I tried to make it clear that using Web-based collaboration technologies like video conferencing to avoid travel costs was simply a baseline management activity. The most effective organizations use these technologies in bad and good times to not only minimize operating costs, but also to maximize productivity. After reading the FT article today, it was clear to me that Joe had indeed understood my point.
There is a larger story here though. The quote from me that was actually published,
"There's a real, fundamental change going on in the way we work, both as companies and as individuals."
is a c. 5 second sound-bite of a much longer conversation, in which Joe and I discussed how enterprise collaboration and social software are changing the way organizations are structured and how work gets done. Most of that didn't make it into the article, but that's OK. We can discuss it here.
Increasingly, organizations exist to provide specific assets and services to employees, including:
- a clearly defined and shared business mission and strategy
- a favorably recognized brand
- marketing and sales
- project management
- bookkeeping and accounting
- legal services
- organizational knowledge networks and repositories
Individual employees can provide pretty much everything else they need to work efficiently and effectively themselves.
The role that corporate IT departments play has evolved markedly over the last decade. Ten years ago, IT departments laid infrastructure, built and deployed applications, and managed both as their primary function. The focus was not on the end user. Today, the IT function is viewed as providing assets and support services that enable workers to do their jobs in a productive manner. A huge and important change in perspective has occurred.
I believe we are nearing the time when entire organizations will make that same shift of perspective. Hierarchical command and control structures already have (mostly) given way to matrixed organizations. The next step in organizational evolution will be the formation of networks of individuals who work together to solve a specific business challenge, and then disband. The organization will support their endeavors by providing the assets and services listed above. Organizations will endure only as long as they can continue to form networks of knowledge workers and supply the assets and services those workers need.
How do I know this? I already work for such an organization!


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text: Aucklander Ilai Amir was forced to end his involvement in the occupation this afternoon for personal reasons (1). Before climbing down he said "I'm proud of what we've achieved here and I will still be with the team in spirit, as they continue to make sure that Shell hears the message loud and clear: the world does not want your reckless Arctic oil."The remaining five activists and Lawless have vowed to fight on. They remain camped out on the top of the ship's 53 metre drilling tower and intend to stay put for a second night. They are calling on Shell CEO Peter Voser to cancel its plans to open up the Arctic to oil drilling. Since the activists boarded the ship yesterday morning over 96,000 people worldwide have emailed the Shell CEO asking him to drop the company's Arctic oil drilling plans. It has also captured media attention across the world.Commenting from the top of the Nobel Discoverer Lucy Lawless said, "Shell has said that they are very disappointed with Greenpeace for launching this direct action. Well we're disappointed that they are planning to drill in the pristine Arctic. And overnight 96,000 people have written to Shell to express their disappointment.""Shell use words like 'safe' and 'environmentally responsible' but this is laughable. The fact is that if drilling is allowed to go ahead it's not a question of if there will be an oil spill in the Arctic, it's a question of when".ENDS:New Photos and video from this morning are available for download from the Greenpeace on request.Contacts:For more information call the onsite press officer on 021 4952 16 or Greenpeace New Zealand Press Office on 09 630 6317 x 310.(1) Ilai Amir will not be available for interviews.A Greenpeace briefing on Shell's Arctic plans can be found at: (1) http://greenpeace.org.nz/briefing/Shell_and_oil_exploration_off_Alaska.pdf


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Sierra Club Delta Chapter to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act
In September of 2014 the Nation will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Wilderness Act. The Wilderness Act is one of the most important pieces of conservation legislation ever enacted in this country. We have three wilderness areas here in Louisiana.
Breton Island wilderness area was designated in 1975 and is 5,000 acres managed by US Fish and Wildlife Service. It is a barrier island in gulf waters 60 mi southeast of New Orleans and is part of the Breton National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is comprised of a series of barrier islands including Breton Island and all of the Chandeleur Islands in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
Lacassine, designated in 1976, is a 3,445 acre wilderness management area within the 35,000 acre Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge in Cameron and Evangeline Parishes. The National Wildlife Refuge is primarily freshwater marsh. The wilderness area is located in the southern portion of refuge. The refuge and wilderness areas are managed by US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Kisatchie Hills, designated in 1980, 8,679 acres. It is called "Little Grand Canyon" and has some of the most unique topography in Louisiana - unusually steep, rugged terrain with flat-topped mesas, sandstone bluffs and outcroppings. This is the largest of three designated wilderness areas in Louisiana and the only one managed by the Forest Service. Kisatchie Bayou, a State Natural and Scenic Stream, flows through the area.
Delta Chapter of the Sierra Club will commemorate the event by planning some outings in Lacassine and Kisatchie Hills wilderness areas. Our first outing will be on Feb 2, 2014. This will be an auto tour of Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge, Cameron Prairie and Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge. The tour will be conducted by the Sierra Club Acadian Group. You can see further information on the Lacassine tour and other outings in southwest Louisiana at the Acadian Group outings page.
Here is a facebook page and a website about the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.


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Standout Moments
1) It's Showtime! In a relatively refreshing start, Chris Jericho kicked off the show with...his show! He barely got going though before The Miz and Maryse sauntered out to get MizTV up and running, complete with the ring crew literally changing up the scene in the ring. Miz continues to be one of the top heels going, as the live crowd immediately jumped on him. This would include a "You suck" chant that Miz returned back to them, "I couldn't possibly suck, I'm not from Kansas City." Boos ensued, fun was had by all. Out came Dean Ambrose who rearranged the set for the Ambrose Asylum, while finally (sort of) paying Chris Jericho back by getting him a jacket with Christmas lights on it. Not quite the $15,000 that he owed Y2J - for destroying his previous coat - but it's the thought that counts, right?
Nice way to push two feuds in one segment, especially with Kevin Owens now on SmackDown. Nothing mind-blowing, but it was entertaining for sure, it's still amazing how Jericho can get literally anything over these days. My one major issue with the segment was Dean Ambrose getting another Dirty Deeds on Miz. We've had this happen two out of the past three weeks with Miz getting out of the move last Monday. My hope is whenever Dean and Miz meet up for the title, Miz will get it back. All will be forgiven, if that is the outcome.
2) Who Am I? If rumors are true, we should eventually see more of "Broken" Matt (probably Brother Nero, too), for now Matt is subtly sliding in and out of his different personalities, much like he did last night. The matches are solid enough, but can't say this feud against Sheamus and Cesaro is really "must-see" for me. The Hardys had such a great resurgence thanks to what they did in Impact Wrestling, that needs to return, reverting back to the "Xtreme" gimmick isn't going to keep me for long.
3) No Reigns Have to give credit to WWE for keeping Reigns off the show for two weeks in a row. Although, he wasn't physically there, his image was splashed on the screen throughout the night. After Braun disposed of Kalisto, we got a full on face promo about Reigns, he did all the talking for their Make-A-Wish segment, quotes from a WWE interview, and they ran basically his entire storyline against Braun near the end of the night. WWE continues to sway on their stance with Reigns (maybe, it's intentional?), one week he feels more like the bad guy ("This is my yard now"), then in the middle, and last night, he's Superman again. Despite their attempts last night, he's still getting those boos on Sunday.
4) Strange Ending First, I have no idea if Bray was actually the partner Miz was all excited about (Miz had a look of complete surprise when Bray showed up), so I'm going to reserve judgment to see if we actually do get someone new on Raw. Second, if it wasn't obvious before, Bray is definitely losing to Orton on Sunday with how much they just built him on Raw. People were not so excited to see another Ambrose vs. Wyatt feud, but I'm thinking Bray's total destruction of all parties in the main event was just setting him up to be a major player on Raw going forward. In theory, I didn't mind what they were doing, but the execution felt off.
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Cruiserweights In the past, I've been critical of when Raw puts on tag or 6-man tag matches with this division. Typically, no matter how good the actual match is, the live crowd dies off badly. This time they put together Aries, Gallagher, Perkins, and Neville together, four guys who have been getting steady reactions as of late (TJP, since turning heel). The match was solid and the crowd's attention was kept focused throughout. I enjoyed the match quite a bit, especially with Aries going nuts on both TJP and Neville at the end. A strong showing for the number one contender as we head towards Sunday.
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Dumpsters So, the match itself was fine, although, we did just see Braun flip an ambulance, how hard is it to toss Kalisto into a dumpster? Putting that aside, I didn't mind how Kalisto got the sneaky win by kicking Braun's feet out from under him, mainly because the destruction afterwards would kind of nullify the loss for Braun, or so I thought. After Braun hauled the dumpster all the way up to the stage, he tosses the dumpster off the stage, which was maybe three feet from the floor. The initial camera angle WWE used didn't help things at all, making the destruction look not all that impressive, despite Kalisto getting put on a gurney and rushed off to the nearest "Medical Center." Again, fun in theory, but this missed the mark, stage drop needed to be higher.
Seth Rollins' Finisher It's weak looking, and yet, we know he completely rearranged John Cena's nose with a similar looking move. WWE won't let him use the Curb Stomp anymore and it doesn't make sense for him to use The Pedigree, so he's in a tough spot at the moment. Steve Austin was talking about Rollins not being "over" enough, how about the Stunner? Someone should be given that move eventually, why not Rollins as he attempts to get over as a good guy? It won't happen though, I just want to see that move on my screen again...now I'm sad.
This Week's MVP
.@AlexaBliss_WWE really is the best. pic.twitter.com/GqbJPrVUsK TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) April 25, 2017
Alexa Bliss Not many standout players this week, but Alexa tricking the crowd with the line above was absolutely hilarious. They just said it right back to her! Working next to Bayley (who's promo was awful) just showed how awesome Alex is on the mic, outshining another of the "Four Horsewomen." The real drama came when Sasha Banks made her way down and went into a bit of a verbal war with "Little Miss Bliss." This is the feud we all want to see, and I really hope Alexa wins the title, so these two have something more to fight over. Loved that Alexa backed out of the match (and beat up Bayley), got her heat, and kept fans wanting more between Sasha and her. My favorite segment of the night.
Overall Thoughts
When it comes to interviewing wrestlers, Charly Caruso may not be quite as casual/fun as Renee Young, but I appreciate her newscaster-like style. Bray's promo put me to sleep and then gave me more nightmares. Between filler segments and the big moments fizzling out, this was a long three hours for WWE fans. Let's just move on, shall we?
Grade (out of 10): 4.5 (Last Week: 7)


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The trowel trades are the family of crafts that have in common their most basic tool – the trowel. Examples of the work performed by masonry craftsmen are all around you in the tile, brick and concrete block used in homes, schools and hospitals. Add to these examples cement finishing, plastering, terrazzo, stone and marble work and you can begin to see the many jobs skilled trowel workers do.
Work in the trowel trades is a combination of physical and mental activity. You must first develop the skill to use the tools and place masonry materials efficiently, with high quality workmanship. Additionally, you must understand mathematics and its application to building materials and gain a thorough knowledge of construction blueprint reading. Begin to study these subjects while in school.


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The Subjection of Women
Unabridged Audiobook
Written By: John Stuart Mill
Narrated By: Robert Bethune
Publisher: Freshwater Seas
Date: November 2015
Duration: 4 hours 46 minutes
English society in the 1860's was on the brink of enormous change, and some of the biggest
changes coming to birth in that time were tremendous changes in the status of women--
changes affecting politics, economics, law, government, business, education, psychology,
religion and sexuality, and the list goes on. The changes John Stuart Mill foresaw in 1861
as he wrote The Subjection of Women were just beginning to surface in his own time and yet
have not yet run their full course in ours. Indeed, changes happening today and yet to come
in the relationship between women and men remain some of the most important developments of
our own time.
Mill was a militant visionary, far in advance of the thinking of most people of his time,
both men and women. Yet, as we listen to his words, one cannot help noticing that in many,
many ways, he remains a quintessential Victorian gentleman with many of the habits of
thought characteristic of such men remaining in full flower. We may well smile at his
unconsciously patronizing attitudes towards women's cultural achievements. His concepts of
the lives of women not of his own high social class seem drawn more from Victorian
melodrama than Victorian reality. His blind spots are strikingly obvious. For example, when
defending women's abilities to carry out long-term projects, it never occurred to him to
point out that raising a child is a twenty-year endeavor.
In other words, Mill was a human being, and even the extraordinary vision articulated in
this book was that of a fallible man. That being said, his book remains strikingly relevant
to our own times. Anyone with any sensitivity to social justice cannot help but be struck
by the fact that were Mill to come to life today, he would see that many of his most
trenchant criticisms still apply, and that many of his best visions remain to be realized.


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Think. Discuss. Act.
Can you remember any special experience of reconciliation? If so, past feelings of relief, joy, and peace may allow you to savor that memory.
Google defines reconciliation as "the restoration of friendly relations," and "the action of making one view or belief compatible with another."
Perhaps, as seldom before in history, we are aware of hostilities among family, ethnic, political, and religious groups. Some of it simmers just below the surface; some of it erupts from time to time between siblings, police and certain classes, or across national boundaries. Then, there is almost chronic strife—as in Southern Sudan, Israel and Palestine, and between White Europeans/Americans and people of color. Sometimes this strife is of explosive proportions.
The need for reconciliation is seen not only within individuals themselves, and various social or political groups but within and between religions. Religions are rightly blamed for major disputes and deaths around the world. Muslims are acting against Muslims (e.g. Shiites vs. Sunnis), radical Orthodox Jews can be hostile to reformed, progressive Jews. Discord in the Christian Church is dramatically evident, and there are examples of Christian violence towards others.
Theologian Miroslav Volf is a prominent proponent of reconciliation as described in his challenging book Exclusion & Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation (1996). He proposes four difficult and long-term steps toward reconciliation: from Closed Arms…to Open Arms…to Embrace…to letting each go to be themselves. We are reminded that reconciliation needs to be studied, discussed, and finally practiced with trials and errors. Failures to embrace or reconcile should be turned into learning lessons and challenges for persistent efforts to move from diversity to unity, from hostility to peace.
The Jewish Scripture (oldest of the "three Western religions") describes the effects of reconciliation in these words:
How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!
It is like the precious oil…running down the beard of Aaron…
It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls upon the mountains of Zion.
For there the Lord ordained blessing, life forevermore. (Psalm 133, NRSV)
Islam also cries out for reconciliation and peace:
Had you given away all the riches of the earth you could not have joined their hearts, but it is Allah Who joined their hearts. Indeed He is All-Mighty, All-Wise. (Surah Al-Anfal: 63)
O Allah, reconcile (with love and understanding) between our hearts. And resolve our (broken) affairs. And guide us toward peace and paths of guidance…
(Dua from the Hadith of the Prophet)
Christian Scriptures, as well, urge unity out of diversity, peace beyond hostility.
If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
(Romans 12:8, NRSV)
Pursue peace with everyone….that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble.
(Hebrews 12:14a, 15b, NRSV)
Christ…in his flesh has broken down the dividing wall, that is the hostility between us…that he might create one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace, and might reconcile both groups to God in one body… (Ephesians 2:13, 15-16)
Hopefully, global strife, fueled by religious, ethnic and political pride and greed, can submit to the deep human aspiration for reconciliation and peace. Hopefully religious faiths can model peaceful pluralism rather than nasty rivalries and deadly hostilities.
Our controversies rise from individual and corporate differences in wealth, power and ideologies. Whether we believe or not that all persons and cultures bear within them an image and values of a Higher Power, we must agree on a basic respect for all persons and societies, all identities and persuasions. Such respect calls for listening, a careful and patient telling and hearing of stories, affirmation of persons and cultures—as well as mutual respect beneath differences in faiths and ideologies.
We are left to ponder the balance between avoidance and intervention, between peace-making and military interventions. Despite apathetic and cynical indifference, trauma-induced defense mechanisms, and anger-fueled atrocities, we must believe that, deep within the human soul, there is a universal longing for reconciliation and peace.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
- To what extent are you bothered by global and local hostilities?
- Do you consider the divisions of today's world hopeless in terms of constructive social change and great peace?
- Have you worked out reconciliation with someone with whom you experienced some criticism, rejection or enmity?
- Most of us have experienced some tension within ourselves—perhaps blaming ourselves unduly for imperfections. Do you agree we must find peace within ourselves (which many do through therapy or spiritual healing) before we can be effective reconcilers in the world? Why or why not?
- Most nations of the world contain different religions and different cultures. Do you believe we must work toward peaceful pluralism—which means religions, while exhibiting their core values, should not impose their beliefs and practices on others?
- The issue of religious freedom for conservative Christian schools and other institutions, in regards to gay rights, has been a contentious and difficult legal problem in the U.S. in 2015. Do you believe Christian schools have a right to exclude gay partners from faculty and staff positions?
- What positive step might you, and your organization (place of worship, school, etc.) take in bringing about further reconciliation and peace?
- Peace is not just an absence of rivalry and hostility. It connotes holistic well-being—expressed in the Hebrew word, Shalom.
- Peace and reconciliation must be associated with truth and justice.
- Both sides, progressive liberals and dogmatic conservatives, have a right to their beliefs and behaviors. With respect, they may to agree to disagree and seek some common ground for the common good.
- Reconciliation in today's world calls for some acceptance of multiculturalism and pluralism. These are no absolutes in regards to cultural diversity, but compromises need to be worked out by thoughtful minds and educated public opinion.
- Human nature possesses both the seeds of reconciliation and peace, as well as tendencies toward hedonism and avarice. This is manifested on the individual, as well as the corporate and national, levels. Realistically, then, we must work for not perfect, but proximate reconciliation and peace.
Dean Borgman© 2019 CYS


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Tinkerbell Reactive State Handling
At the core of
tink_state stands the notion of an "observable". There are various definitions of what that is and ReactiveX practically monopolized the meaning within the realm of programming. The result - while being a fine display of technical prowess - exhibits a complexity that often scares away developers who could hugely benefit from reactive programming. Which is quite ironic, because reactiveness promisses simplicity.
This library is an attempt to deliver on that promise. If you are familiar with ReactiveX, empty your cup: in
tink_state an observable is not a stream (if you want streams, check out
tink_streams). Rather than providing a swiss army knife of functional programming, observables are conceived based on the fundamental meaning of the word:
Let's start at the very beginning
The Wikipedia offers a very simple definition of what an observable is:
In physics, an observable is a dynamic variable that can be measured.
That's actually rather straight forward to define:
typedef Observable<T> = {
function measure():T;
We wouldn't need a library to hold one trivial
typedef of course. The main reason we have to complicate things just a little more is that we don't want to be measuring all the dynamic variables of our system all the time to figure out which ones have changed. So how about if a measurement doesn't just yield the current value, but also information about when the value becomes invalid? Let's do that:
typedef Observable<T> = {
function measure():Measurement<T>;
typedef Measurement<T> = {
var value(default, null):T;
var becameInvalid(default, null):Future<Noise>;
Now we're talking. If you're not familiar with
tink_core here's a crash course in how to interpret
Future<Noise> in this context:
A future represents a single future event. You can register a callback that is invoked once that event occurs. If the event was in fact in the past at the time of callback registration, the callback is invoked immediately. Unlike a promise (if you are familiar with those), a future never yields an error. A future of "noise" is one where the actual event doesn't carry any particular data - just noise. In this case the future will call us back once the measurement became invalid.
What's interesting about observables is that they are first class values, so we can start defining computations on them:
function map<In, Out>(o:Observable<In>, transform:In->Out):Observable<Out>
return {
measure: function () {
var m = o.measure();
return {
value: transform(m.value),
becameInvalid: m.becameInvalid,
This way we can transform an observable of one shape into an observable of another. This makes it easier to have dependent states. Ordinarily, you would have state in one place and once that changes, some event gets dispatched, you have to intercept it and make an update on the dependent state. All kinds of things can go wrong and you wind up with invalid state because the original state and the dependent one go out of sync and what not. This is not so with observables.
While mapping allows you to transform one observable into another, sometimes you might want to combine multiple observables into a single one, which works like so:
function combine<A, B, C>(a:Observable<A>, b:Observable<B>, combinator:A->B->C):Observable<C>
return {
measure: function () {
var ma = a.measure(),
mb = b.measure();
return {
value: combinator(ma.value, mb.value),
becameInvalid: ma.becameInvalid || mb.becameInvalid
// the || operator on two futures creates a new future that triggers as soon as one of its operands trigger
Et voilà, we can combine two things that change over time to one. Let's see how we might use that:
typedef Player = {
health:Observable<{ cur:Int, max: Int }>,
import haxe.ds.Option;
function isFull(health)
return health.cur >= health.max;
var player:Player = ...;
var nextHealthPotion = combine(
function (inventory, health) {
if (isFull(health)) return None;
for (item in inventory)
switch Std.instance(item, HealthPotion) {
case null:
case v: return Some(v);
return None;
So we have created
nextHealthPotion which is an
Observable<Option<HealthPotion>> that results in
None when the player is at full health or has no health potion and otherwise results in the first health potion found in the inventory. A more sophisticated implementation might look for the smallest potion that fully heals the player or what not. That does not really matter. In fact the function itself may be chosen based on a choice the user makes in the game settings. Notice also, that both
map and
combine do create observables, but the actual value is not computed unless
measure is called on the resulting observable.
This way we do not have to manage dependent states ourself. Instead, we use different operations to create it from the other states it depends on and we use pure functions to do it, which are easily testable in isolation. The resulting setup is far less error prone.
The Full Picture
The above introduction leaves out a few details:
- How to modify any state (we have only discussed how to measure it and how to operate on it)
- How to efficiently react to state changes
If there is "a piece of state" that you own, you can construct a
State defined like so:
abstract State<T> to Observable<T> {
var value(get, never):T;
function new(value:T):Void;
function set(value:T):Void;
function observe():Observable<T>;
@:to function toCallback():Callback<T>;
@:from static private function ofConstant<T>(value:T):State<T>;
As we see, a
State can act as an
Observable but it also exposes a
set function whereby you can update it. When exposing a state to the outside world it's best to expose it as an
Observable so that you alone can update it.
The actual observables that you will find in
tink_state are conceptually the same as the simple counterpart conceived in the introduction, but they provide a few things on top:
- Operations: Certainly not as many as you would find in ReactiveX. Arguably just the right amount - in particular they deal with asynchronous transformations.
- Caching: Because all operations assume pure functions, the result can be cached and this is just what happens to avoid recalculating the same result every time somebody pulls an observable's value.
(Batched) Binding: Rather than measuring the observables yourself and dealing with when the measurement
becameInvalid, observables expose a
bindmethod that is batched by default, i.e. it collects all changes and performs bulk updates.
- Automagic Composition: There is a function to very naturally compose observables that doesn't require using operations explicitly, resulting in more concise and readable code, at a slight performance cost.
Let's look at how
tink_state actually defines observables. For starters, we have measurements:
abstract Measurement<T> from Pair<T, Future<Noise>> {
var value(get, never):T;
var becameInvalid(get, never):Future<Noise>;
function new(value, becameInvalid);
They are practically the same as in the introduction, except that they are abstracts. With that settled, here comes the center piece:
abstract Observable<T> {
@:to var value(get, never):T;
function measure():Measurement<T>;
function bind(?options:{ ?direct: Bool }, cb:Callback<T>):CallbackLink;
static function updateAll():Void;
@:impl static function deliver<T>(o:Observable<Promised<T>>, initial:T):Observable<T>;
static function create<T>(f:Void->Measurement<T>):Observable<T>;
static function auto<T>(f:Computation<T>):Observable<T>;
@:from static function const<T>(value:T):Observable<T>;
function map<R>(f:Transform<T, R>):Observable<R>;
function mapAsync<R>(f:Transform<T, Promise<R>>):Observable<Promised<R>>;
function combine<A, R>(that:Observable<A>, f:T->A->R):Observable<R>;
function combineAsync<A, R>(that:Observable<A>, f:T->A->Promise<R>):Observable<Promised<R>>;
function nextTime(?options:{ ?butNotNow: Bool, ?hires:Bool }, check:T->Bool):Future<T>;
Let's take it from the top. First of all, there is a convenience getter to get an observable's value directly, which really just uses the
measure method we've already familiarized ourselves with in the introduction.
After that, things become a little more complicated, so we'll look into them step by step.
Using an observable's
bind method we can create a "binding" to a callback, which gets invoked with the current value and then with the new value, when the observable changes. If you're not familiar with
tink_core: a
CallbackLink represents the link between a callback and the place it was registered and can be undone using its
dissolve method.
If we create the binding with
{ direct: true }, then every time the observable changes, the callback is called immediately. This can be pretty inefficient though. Assume the callback is bound to an observable that combines two states and you update both of them, then the callback fires twice - once after both states were updated, but once in between. Performance considerations aside, it may also be that the callback inbetween receives non-sensical data.
Therefore, the default behavior is to invalidate the binding and schedule an update at a later time (chosen depending on the current platform, e.g.
requestAnimationFrame in JavaScript). Using
Observable.updateAll() you can forcibly update all currently invalid bindings.
Before we continue to the next methods, notice that some of them accept a plain function or
Transform or
Computation that produce a
Promise<R> and finally return an
Observable<Promised<R>>. Here is what a
Promised value looks like:
enum Promised<T> {
We want this because it
Observable<Promised<R>> is a more handy representation of
Observable<Promised<T>>. The latter nests two asynchronous data structures and that results in all kinds of issues. For starters, here is what we'd have to do to get data from the it:
o.bind(function (promise:Promise<X>) {
//now we are loading
promise.handle(function (o) {
//now it is loaded
switch o {
case Success(d)://and succeeded
case Failure(e)://and failed
Instead, we can do this:
o.bind(function (promised:Promised<X>) switch promised {
case Loading://now we are loading
case Done(d)://now it is loaded and succeeded
case Failed(e)://now it is loaded and failed
Not only is it more concise, it also deals with another problem: in the first case, we can get called back with a new
promise even though the previous one did not even trigger yet. And in fact - even though unlikely - the second promise can potentially be faster than the first, which means that we'll get the result of the first after the second and so we have to keep track of order and what not. Luckily, all this is taken care of.
Using so called "selective function" we can also tell an
Observable<Promised<T>> to
deliver on its promise by providing an
initial value and thus giving us an
Observable<T> that starts out with the initial value and only updates when data is successfully loaded.
A computation really just means something that can produce a value and
Observable.auto consumes computations to create observables. It is defined like so:
abstract Computation<T> {
function perform():T;
@:from static private function async<T>(f:Void->Promise<T>):Computation<Promised<T>>;
@:from static private function plain<T>(f:Void->T):Computation<T>;
So we see that a plain function
Void->T can act as a
Computation<T>. However
Void->Promise<T> will act as
Computation<Promised<T>>, meaning that any function that returns a promise can act as a computation that produces a promised value. This means if we call
Observable.auto with a function that produces a
Promise<T>, we will get an
Observable<Promised<T>> rather than the undesirable
The general idea of transforms is very similar to computations, except that transforms take an input and produce an output.
abstract Transform<T, R> {
function apply(value:T):R;
@:from static private function naiveAsync<T, R>(f:T->Promise<R>):Transform<Promised<T>, Promise<R>>;
@:from static private function naive<T, R>(f:T->R):Transform<Promised<T>, Promised<R>>;
@:from static private function plain<T, R>(f:T->R):Transform<T, R>;
So a transform really just maps values of type
T to values of type
R and a plain
T->R function will do. There is however a way to "lift" so called naive transforms as needed. What that means that a function that assumes a plain
T will be automatically wrapped into a transform that can accept
Promised<T>. This way you don't have to deal with errors or loading states but can operate on the actual values directly, while errors nicely propagate out of band.
Transforms are used in both
map and
mapAsync, the former being very much like the simple version in the introduction and the latter just being an asynchronous version to once again obtain
Observable<Promised<R>> rather than
Suppose we have a translation service:
function translate(word:String, fromLanguage:String, toLanguage:String):Promise<String>;
And we have an
Observable<String> that represents user input.
var input:Observable<String> = ...
.mapAsync(function (word:String) return translate(word, "English", "Spanish"))
.mapAsync(function (word:String) return translate(word, "Spanish", "German"))
.mapAsync(function (word:String) return translate(word, "German", "Russian"))
.mapAsync(function (word:String) return translate(word, "Russian", "English"))
.deliver("Loading ...").bind(function (v:String) trace(v));
As you can see, we always deal only with
String despite the fact that
$type(input.mapAsync(function (word:String) return translate(word, "English", "Spanish"))) is actually
Awaiting the next time a condition is met
nextTime you create a
Future that triggers when the provided condition is met for the very next time. Note that if the current value meets the condition, then the future is triggered with that value, but you can set
options.butNotNow to
true to delay triggering until the condition turns false and then true again.
.nextTime({ butNotNow: true }, function (h) return h.cur < 0)
.handle(function () trace("You have just died!"));
options.hires parameter is for the cases where the observable can switch very rapidly between these states, in which case direct binding is used internally.
var s = new State(0);
var timer = new haxe.Timer(1);
timer.run = function () s.set((s.value + 1) % 1000);
s.observe().nextTime(function (value) value == 999).handle(function () trace('999!'));
Assuming the timer would really fire a 1000 times per second, it will be in the right state for about just one millisecond, so batched binding may never hit that interval. On states, hires binding is cheap, on combound observables this may not be the case however. Keep that in mind when deciding whether or not to use it.
Aside from constructing a
State, there are three other methods of creating observables:
- From a function that creates measurements with
Observable.create. Under the hood this is wrapped into an object that provides some caching and other niceties.
- From a constant with
Observable.const. Any constant can act as an observable. It will obviously return the same measurement again and again.
- In an automagic way, simply through calling
Observable.autowith a
Computation<T>that determines the new value.
Automagic Observables
Automagic observables work by executing the function to calculate the new value while tracking which other observables are accessed in the process. If any of those becomes in valid, the resulting observable becomes invalid too.
Here's how we might write the
nextHealthPotion function above:
var nextHealthPotion = Observable.auto(function () {
if (isFull(player.health.value)) return None;
for (item in player.inventory.value)
switch Std.instance(item, HealthPotion) {
case null:
case v: return Some(v);
return None;
That might not seem like a big advantage, but suppose the result should depend on some other observables:
var nextHealthPotion = Observable.auto(function () {
if (isFull(player.health.value)) return None;
if (player.isStunned.value) return None;
for (item in player.inventory.value)
switch Std.instance(item, HealthPotion) {
case null:
case v: return Some(v);
return None;
We could get the same result by calling
combine which is quite a bit more work than adding a line of code to your calculation.
Everything comes with limitations and costs attached. Things to be aware of when using
- The resulting observable only tracks changes in other observables it accesses. So for example
Observable.auto(function () { return Date.now() })will never update.
- While they make your code much more concise, it becomes far less implicit how exactly observables are wired together. If you want to be explicit, you can always fall back to


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Critical capture
In Generation V, there is a chance of a critical capture, where the Poké Ball will only shake on the ground once before capture. When a critical capture occurs, the Poké Ball will make a high-pitched whistling sound as it is thrown, then pause in mid-air, and shudder before it drops down to the ground.
The probability of a critical capture depends of the number of Pokémon that have previously been caught in the Pokédex. First, compute the value of a (the modified catch rate), as above. Then, whether or not this value is less than 255 (above which the Pokémon is caught regardless of whether or not it is a critical capture), multiply this value by the following:
Species Caught Multiplier
>600 2.5
451-600 2
301-450 1.5
151-300 1
31-150 0.5
<30 0
A random number is generated, and if it is less than the modified value, a critical capture occurs.
Critical captures make one shake check instead of three, thus it appears to increase the odds of capture for Pokémon. Though it may create higher odds of capture, a critical capture is not a guaranteed catch; it is possible for critical captures to fail. For example, a critical capture against a full-health Pokémon with a catch rate of 3 (such as Kyurem) with a Poké Ball will still only have a 25.03% chance of success, but it is much higher compared to the normal capture's 1.57% chance. Furthermore, situations where critical capture is guaranteed will not guarantee capture.
///source bulbapedia
That's how Gamefreak wanted it, sorry for giving you this stupid answer though.
In Generation V, there is a chance of a critical capture, where the Poké Ball will only shake once, thus providing a higher catch ratio.
It is only a coincidence that it happened for older Pokemon


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The postcards had been in Norma McGovern's family for almost 100 years before their mystery was unlocked. The writer, George Finlayson, sent them during WWI and they became family treasures from a man that was forgotten. Check out the story at The Evening Telegraph and find out how Norma discovered her family's relationship to this young soldier!
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As hearts around the world break…
As you're all very well aware, I don't generally post "real life" stuff relating to DT, I focus on his work in film and TV, but I think in this instance I will make an exception. Please remember however, to bring your sense of humour…
As you all will no doubt know, the web has been alight today with the news that DT has proposed to GM. There are numerous articles, which I'm sure you'll all find easily enough so I won't list them, but this one did make me chuckle.
"One report claims the wedding "is scheduled for New Year 2012," but does not specify a source. Take the wedding date with a grain of salt. I'll just use my salty tears."
So, I offer all the fangirls out there who are sniffling into their hankies while sipping a glass of wine, or whatever is your preference, an additional hanky. Let's hope he is truly happy.
Before I go though, I would also like to offer this article from kasterborous.com, which quite rightly points out the less than stellar reputation of the news service which broke the story, and also raises some very good points regarding whether or not the report is in fact true. Given that the only other "news" services reporting it are either from the same news group, or are "gossip mags", and all simply quote the Sun newspaper as the source, they definitely have a point.
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I hope he is too but… My woman's intuition makes me uneasy. I'm not sure I quite believe it anyway. We'll see.
Comment by whogal | January 4, 2011
The Sun practically printed his home address one time – I reckon they have someone in his lawyer's office. I have a feeling this is true, and if it is, best of luck to both of them – I hope they make each other very happy.
Comment by Lisa | January 5, 2011
I wish them all the best. We're all DT fans, afterall. We want what's best for our lad. ^^
Comment by Fran | January 5, 2011
Just more silliness about the whole thing.
Comment by Windrose | January 5, 2011
always happy for a bit of kilt porn!
Comment by Lisa | January 5, 2011
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1597 pages worth of reports. I'm swamped.
They're coming out my ears, and starting to take over over the desk. 136 pages of NAMA, 388 pages of the Lisbon Treaty, 397 pages of the McCarthy Report and 551 pages of the Commission on Taxation. Oh, and the Kenny Report from 1973, 125 pages: That's a lot of reading.
The current crisis is a huge challenge, but it is also an opportunity to address the 'never again' side to the property bubble. I'm fairly confident that we'll strike the right balance on paying a fair price for the NAMA loans. Improving regulation and ensuring the mistake of 110% mortgages is not repeated is also part of the necessary reforms.
A key challenge lies in removing the incentive to rezone land for all the wrong reasons. Some Planning Authorities around the Country zoned enough land in the last few years to take care of growth for the next 60 years. iIn doing so they accelerated the bubble's expansion , and facilitated sprawl. It is now time to row back on those rezonings and capture the betterment that flows from rezoning decisions. In 2004 the Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution (Ninth Report, p143) endorsed Kenny's conclusions from thirty years previously and outlined four mechanisms for recouping betterment: development levies; planning gain; taxation (such as a site value tax) and compulsory acquisition for the public good. If NAMA is approved we'll be going well down the road to implementing the latter, but it was disappointing that the Commission on Taxation recommended an annual property tax rather than a site value tax. Don't get me wrong - I feel a shift away from the boom-time tax of stamp duty on property is long overdue, but taxing rezoned land (as well as property) would be a decent incentive to stop bad rezonings in the first place. However at this stage much of the damage is done, and we should be discouraging future inappropriate rezonings by placing an annual tax on undeveloped rezoned land.
An end to stamp duty on property transactions could encourage people to move to a home that's suitable for their needs, whether it be older persons down-sizing, or younger people avoiding a 70 mile commute by living closer to where they're working. You do need a decent lead-in period, particularly for people who have already forked out chunks of cash on stamp duty in recent years.
There is still an irrational belief amongst local authority members in the major parties that rezoning land will bring back the goose that laid the golden egg f in the years leading up to 2007. Removing the propensity to rezone would allow County Councils to concentrate on providing decent services. Neither George Lee nor Enda Kenny have sufficiently acknowledged the need to rein in the rezoning tendencies of their more maverick councillors, although both Noel Dempsey and his predecessor Michael Smith drew attention to bad planning while in office. Both the NAMA legislation and the Planning Bill that is under preparation can address this issue.
Carbon pricing is contentious. What we've been doing to the environment with carbon emissions up to now is similar to what Bernie Madoff did with his investors, and that's why we need to start picking up the tab. Carbon charging will also have its own teething pains, and I thought Oisín Coughlan from Friends of the Earth did a great job debating carbon taxes with that Daily Mail journalist on Pat Kenny yesterday. Eamon Timmins from Age Action is right in saying that vulnerable older people must be protected from higher fuel prices, and that's where providing cash for upgrading the insulation and heating systems of older peoples homes comes in. However I disagree with Gerry Mullins where he argues that a carbon tax on bus and coach diesel would be a 'greenwash'. Once you start lashing around exemptions, where do you stop? In any event, buses are streets ahead on fuel efficiency compared to cars, and a carbon levy will favour public transport, as well as greener cars.
Charging for water, as recommended by Frank Daly's Commission on Taxation will be a political hot potato over the months ahead. Our view has always been that people should receive a basic allowance, but that a charge should apply for excessive use. If you're filling a swimming pool, washing the car every week, or leaving a tap running then you should pay for it. It's crazy that there's absolutely no incentive to change a broken washer on a leaking tap if you're piped up to a municipal water supply. Some form of charging might allow us to avoid the proposal doing the rounds to pipe water from the Shannon all the way across Ireland to the east coast. Let's conserve water and use it wisely instead of building bigger pipes half-way across the country.
We're heading off for our annual think-in to Athlone for a few days before the new Dáil session, before a members' conference on Saturday. We've a meeting of the Parliamentary Party on Thursday, and meetings with our group of Councillors on Friday. All of these reports will figure in our deliberations. One things is certain, doing nothing is not an option. Let the sleigh-ride begin!
Musings from Ciarán Cuffe, Green Party campaigner and Dublin candidate for the 2019 European Elections
09 September, 2009
Doing Nothing is not an Option
2 comments:
- Ciaran said...
It's good to know that you are "fairly confident that we'll strike the right balance on paying a fair price for the NAMA loans". If your confidence is misplaced however - we are all screwed.
Surely "removing the incentive to rezone land for all the wrong reasons" - should have been done long ago by your coalition partners?
Based on past performance I think FF are incompetent and do not have the interest of the country at heart. You guys would probably have agreed with me up until the time that you entered government.
- 10 September, 2009 14:33
Doing the wrong thing with NAMA is far worse than doing nothing Ciaran.
- 11 September, 2009 23:37
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Erasmus+ Programme brings opportunities to gain experience and knowledge not only by teaching staff but also by other staff from higher education institutions.
Thanks to Erasmus+, faculty and other university staff may go abroad to receive training in partner institution/enterprises/organisation and acquire practical skills relevant for their current job and their professional development.
Furthermore, the stay is a good chance to stimulate further exchanges and to build up cooperation between higher education institutions and enterprises.
If you are staff member at higher education institution which holds Erasmus University Charter, we may organise the staff mobility for training at the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów.
Each member interested in the Erasmus mobility should meet the following requirements:
- agree dates of arrival and departure.
- submit an Individual Work Plan (IWP) agreed by the UITM to your institution. The plan must consist of at least:
- overall aim and objectives,
- expected results from the training or learning activities to be carried out,
- an agenda of the mobility period.
All details must be agreed and accepted by three parties (staff member, UITM and partner university) before the arrival.
The Individual Work Plan (IWP), duly signed and stamped by university authorities, should be faxed or e-mailed to Ms Lidia Lejko (Erasmus Programme Coordinator at UITM).


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Meteorologists use a variety of tools to help them gather information about weather and climate. Some more familiar ones are thermometers which measure air temperature, anemometers which gauge wind speeds, and barometers which provide information on air pressure. These instruments allow meteorologists to gather data about what is happening near Earth's surface. Collecting data from other sourcesand other parts of the atmospherehelps to create a more descriptive picture of weather.
Weather satellites
For viewing large weather systems on a worldwide scale, weather satellites are invaluable. Satellites show cloud formations, large weather events such as hurricanes, and other global weather systems. With satellites, forecasters can see weather across the whole globe: the oceans, continents, and poles. Recent satellite data is very detailed, even to the point of showing states and counties.
On each satellite there are two types of sensors. One is a visible light sensor called the "imager," which works like a camera in space and helps gather information on cloud movements and patterns. This sensor can only be used during daylight hours, since it works by capturing reflected light to create images. Since different surface features reflect light in distinctive ways, they can be distinguished from each other in the images. Water reflects very little light, making it appear black on the satellite image. Land masses tend to appear as shades of gray, depending on their temperature and moisture.
The second sensor is called the "sounder." It's an infrared sensor that reads temperatures. The higher the temperature of the object, the more energy it emits. This sensor allows satellites to measure the amount of energy radiated by Earth's surface, clouds, oceans, air, and so on. Infrared sensors can be used at nighta helpful feature for forecasters, considering that the imager can only pick up data during daylight hours.
Doppler radar
Doppler radar is another essential meteorological tool. Radar works a little differently from satellite sensors. Instead of reading reflected light or energy, radar measures reflected sound waves.
When sound waves are broadcast from a radar antennae, they may come into contact with objects in their path, such as dust particles or ice crystals. If they come into contact with an object that is moving away from the radar, the sound waves will be reflected back at a decreased frequency (that is, fewer sound waves will be reflected back within a certain time period). If the object they come in contact with is moving toward the radar, the sound waves will be reflected back at an increased frequency. This effect was discovered in 1842 by Christian Doppler. Later, scientists applied Doppler's principle to weather radar. Using Doppler radar, meteorologists can get a picture of precipitation that allows them to track a storm's progress over time.


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Oral Diseases and Your Health
Oral Diseases and Health
Oral diseases not only affect mouth to mouth area, but impact in various parts of the human body, so it is important to have good hygiene to ensure the elimination of bacteria.
For people, it is very important to have a healthy white smile, but when not properly care for infections can appear uncomfortable. In here you will familiar with the most common diseases of oral health.
Oral Caries:
A crack in the teeth is caused by food acids decaying. It affects more than 90% of the world population.Regularly recorded on the outside, but if not treated in time, can affect the nerve, causing severe pain and loss of tooth. The poor oral hygiene and sugary food intake favor its appearance.
Oral Gingivitis:
Gingivitis is generated by improper brushing, poor flossing and smoking involves the inflammation of the gums caused by an infection (bacteria) or the accumulation of plaque and tartar. If not attended to in time, can affect the bone and become a periodontitis.
Its symptoms include bleeding, swelling, redness, sensitivity to cold and bad breath.
Periodontists is a progressive infection of the gums and bone loss around the teeth, which causes the release of teeth.
Most cases result from prolonged accumulation of plaque and calculus on teeth. Its main symptoms are intense redness of the gums, pain and inflammation without eating or light bleeding during brushing.
Oral Cancer:
When there is no proper cleaning, your mouth can harbor many germs and bacteria that cause this type of oral disease. It manifests from any sores, inflammation or ulceration last long.
Some risk factors that trigger the disease are: smoking, alcohol, diet deficient in vitamins A, E, C and iron, a viral infection or excessive sun exposure.
Poor oral hygiene, tooth decay and smoking are the causes of bad breath in adults. It is important to visit the dentist to make a diagnosis and prescribe appropriate treatment.
Experts Recommendation:
Oral experts recommend avoiding sweets and sugary drinks, eating a balanced diet, brush twice a day with quality tooth brush and tooth paste in proper ways, flossing and regular visits to the dentist for a check-up.


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In 1991, when I retired from active duty, only 50 percent of our nation's young people—ages 17 to 24—were considered eligible for military service as officers or enlisted.
This was based on enlistment standards set by the military to ensure recruits would be competent to serve in our increasingly sophisticated military environment. Reasons for this lack of eligibility ranged from academic achievement to physical ability, to medical problems, drug use, and criminal records.
Today, eligibility to enlist has dropped to 25 percent, mostly because of an emergent condition among young people called obesity!
While a national effort to encourage better lifestyles would be good, even if it works it will be a long time to get results. You don't turn that ship on a dime.
And honestly I have my doubts that such a broad societal effort will have much of an effect. It's not like the government doesn't encourage better eating and more exercise.
I think a better approach would be to establish pre-basic training lifestyle camps for new recruits designed to get recruits otherwise qualified into shape with lower weight, more strength, and better eating habits.
When I was in basic training (in 1988) I know the Army had pre-basic strengthening camps that lasted 3 (if memory serves me) weeks.
The Army already has a plan to deal with overweight active duty troops. How much more effective would it be with the "total control" that trainees are under?
Like the Army was able to do with lower standards at the height of the Iraq War, perhaps the Army (and the rest of the military) should study different types and scales of obesity and figure out which potential recruits in those categories could benefit from such pre-basic camps. I don't know how long they should last, but I assume months rather than weeks.
This could be contracted out to civilian companies with Army Reserve drill sergeants rotated in for oversight to remind the new recruits they are in the Army.
Of course, if only 25% of X number of potential recruits are eligible, increasing the eligibility rate is only part of the equation. Increasing X also increases the number of recruits.
Another problem is that the military doesn't recruit well in all parts of the country. If 75% of potential recruits aren't eligible, the military can't afford to fail in effectively recruiting in large parts of the country where a lot of the 25% eligible live.
I had a suggestion on that front, recently, with "Course Could Be a Lifesaver for Recruiting." (And just discovered it is online. See pages 14-15.)
We need quality people as the foundation of the military.


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Hi, Bryan Here….
It looks like actress Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass/Hugo) will be taking on the iconic role of 'Carrie' in the remake by Kim Pierce. The decision was made after a group of actresses sat down for a table read and Chloe did so well, they formally offered her the role today. 'Carrie' is a remake of the Brian De Palma version based on the 1974 Stephen King novel of the same name.
'Carrie' follows a female high school student who is raised by an insane religious fanatic and abusive mother. Carrie is coming to terms with highly volatile telepathic powers as she finishes puberty. She eventually uses her powers to kill her classmates at prom when they humiliate her in front of the entire school. Sissy Spacek originally played 'Carrie'. Also, John Travolta starred in the original film too. Spacek got an oscar nomination for her role in the film.
If negotiations go as planned, then Chloe will play Carrie. If not, I've heard talks of Dakota Fanning being asked according to Deadline. I think Chloe will do a fantastic job. She is one of my favorite actresses out there now and I'm sure she will conquer that role. Can't wait to see this and I look forward to more casting.
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being developed by CW4K, or Creative Writing 4 Kids. They are the company behind a website that enables children to create and publish their own stories online. In its first year it has signed up over 2000 members and has been enthusiastically received by children, parents and teachers. In fact the response has been so encouraging that they are planning a huge expansion of its services. Embedding The Author Hotline into the site is part of that expansion...
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Q: What were you like at school?
A teacher once described me as "often disruptive". I like to think that she meant it in a good way.
Q: What did you want to be when you were a child?
Reading John Grisham books made me want to be a criminal lawyer. I'm fortunate enough to have followed my dream. Not a single day is the same and the colourful characters that I meet give me inspiration for my stories!
Q: Which three words describe you best?
Never. Grown. Up.
Q: What is your favourite word?
I like saying 'Hullabaloo'. I like typing 'Banana'. Go on, try it. Fun huh?
Q: What are you afraid of?
Q: What is your most treasured possession?
My wedding ring. (And if we're including people, my wife)
Q: What do you do as a hobby?
Writing IS my hobby at the moment.
Q: What strange habits do you have?
I always get told off for clicking my joints! "You'll get arthritis....!"
Q: What's your favourite food?
Easy. Sausage, egg and chips. Next question.
Q: What do you day dream about?
Tommy Parker being a household name. "What's your favourite Harry Potter book?" "Who? Oh, him. I prefer Tommy Parker." You know, that kinda thing.
Q: Do you feel younger or older than your current age?
Exactly the same. But I admit that I do feel a little older than I did when I first read the question.
Q: If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
So many options, but from a literary point of view I'd like to have a chat with Roald Dahl.
Q: What quality do you most admire in a person?
Loyalty / sense of humour
Q: What is the best advice anyone has ever given you?
You can accomplish anything if you put your mind to it. (George Mcfly & my parents)
Q: What has life taught you?
That if you want to succeed in anything you have to put in the hard work. No one else can do it for you.
Q: How long have you been a writer?
About 5 years (evenings and weekends!)
Q: Was there a specific moment in your life when you decide to become a writer?
Nope. The idea for the story came to me one day and then I just started writing and didn't stop until my pen ran out.
Q: Where do you do your writing?
Mainly in front of me. Sometimes just to the side.
Q: What are the best and worst things about being an author?
I love escaping into my imagination where you can make absolutely anything happen. I do feel sorry for my wife who is occasionally subject to choruses of "Sssh, I'm concentrating!" or "Aww, you've made me lose my place now!" I hope she knows how much I appreciate her support (and her ideas) - she's always the first to hear the stories and has proved to be an extremely creative sounding board.
Q: Where do you get your greatest ideas from?
Within. ;-)
Q: Which of your own characters do you most identify with?
Tommy Parker. He's kinda me 20 years ago.
Q: What do you do to combat "writers' block"?
Give up and sulk. Not really. Never give up kids. (unless it's really hard, then give up)
Q: What was your favourite book as a child?
As a young child - Charlie & the Chocolate factory. As a teen - Any John Grisham. Favourite 'adult' book is The Godfather by Mario Puzo.
Q: What book do you wish you had written?
To Kill A Mockingbird. An exceptional coming of age story that just happens to feature a court case and a brilliant lawyer / father figure in Atticus Finch. Right up my street.
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring authors?
Just make sure you enjoy it. If others like it, then that's a bonus. It's a wonderful feeling of accomplishment to finish a story of your own making. You don't have to be the smartest or even the best with words; just try to let the story shine through. Most readers will remember whether they were swept along by the story-telling. Let the English teachers worry about the silly things like grammar and vocab!
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12 July (Part 1) - Health at a stroke
Mr. Rowbotham, Director of Adult Social Care, commented on
his slide show as follows
The NHS Bexley Clinical Commissioning Group is his principal health partner, co-located in the Council Offices and with some shared staff. (Slide 1.)
"There is no in-borough acute hospital provision which is peculiar factor for a borough of this size." The hospitals "are highly challenged both financially and operationally. The Princess Royal Hospital is part of Kings' which has an infamous overspend situation". (Slide 2.)
"The winter just gone was one of the most difficult with significant breaches of A&E waiting times at almost all of the hospitals. The pressures flowed through to Social Care, in particular cost pressure."
"Queen Mary's is now a very successful site providing a wide range of crucial health services."
"The services provided by Erith Hospital are valued by residents but badly in need of review. Radiology is provided from a World War II bunker and the hardware is badly in need of replacing and it is difficult to recruit and retain radiologists. It that goes you cannot run an urgent care centre. The hospital will likely need to be reconfigured".
"The GP service is very much under pressure in London, there needs to be some clever thinking about how to make the best use of qualified general practitioners."
Vice- Chairman Richard Diment described a recent visit to the stroke unit HQ which is in Maidstone. Their facilities cover an area extending from Bexley all the way down to East Sussex. Five sites have been identified as potential stroke units. Darenth Valley, Medway, Maidstone, Ashford and Tunbridge Wells. Clinically (based on numbers of patients) there should be two units but for geographical reasons there will have to be three. "No decisions have been made at this stage."
Last year just over 200 Bexley residents went to Darenth Valley for stroke treatment so "to have Darenth Valley chosen as one of the centres is very important." Bexley Council can only express an opinion, it can exercise no direct control but it could appeal to the Secretary of State.
Councillor Alan Downing emphasised that rehabilitation for stroke patients is vital and it needs to be near where they live.
Councillor James Hunt said that "there were lots of rumours about Erith Hospital following the withdrawal of out-patients services there so timelines around the future of Erith Hospital would be good to hear".
He was told that the Council was having regular meetings with the health providers. "There is a threat but also very much an opportunity", a statement which is unlikely to dispel the rumours.
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