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Saint Michael's Medical Center and the consulting firm that recently evaluated five Newark-area hospitals for the state couldn't be further apart on what should be done to best address the region's future healthcare needs.
Navigant Consulting recently recommended converting Saint Michael's and two other nearby hospitals into outpatient-focused ambulatory and emergency care centers, while greatly expanding Newark's University Hospital into a regional medical center.
But officials at St. Michael's see their hospital playing a vital role in offering competition – both in terms of cost and quality of care — with larger hospital networks like Barnabas Health, which operates Clara Maass Medical Center in Bellesville and Newark Beth Israel Hospital, and also has a management partnership with the state-owned University Hospital.
The differences were underscored yesterday when Saint Michael's released its official response to the Navigant report, in a report by David Ettinger, a Michigan-based lawyer who specializes in antitrust law.
Beginning by asserting that Navigant's recommendations "should be completely rejected," Ettinger said various studies have found that hospitals can increase their bargaining power with insurers and tend to raise their prices when their competitors close their doors.
Ettinger described the Navigant report as "anti-competition" and "pro-monopoly," and he said it isn't true that healthcare quality would improve in a less-competitive Newark hospital market.
He said added costs for Newark patients and employers could be as high as $180 million should Saint Michael's stop operating as a full-service hospital.
He said Barnabas Health already holds a dominant position, with a market share above standards set by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice that presume that a hospital can charge prices above competitive levels.
Saint Michael's charges to Medicare are the lowest of any Newark-area hospital by a wide margin and the hospital is Barnabas Health's only Newark-area competitor in some medical specialties, he added.
Ettinger also questioned Navigant's projections for future inpatient healthcare needs and the impact on each hospital's finances, noting that several major healthcare projections have been wrong in the past.
Ettinger touted the track record of Prime Healthcare of California, the for-profit chain that's trying to buy Saint Michael's. The state's extended review of the sale has raised concerns among Saint Michael's supporters that state officials are purposely putting off a decision.
The sale to Prime Healthcare would allow the state to pay off $50 million of the $232 million in outstanding bonds that Saint Michael's owes. But the state would still be on the hook for the remaining debt.
[related]Ettinger's report said Navigant's recommendations would "provide a huge windfall to Barnabas Health and will only increase the obligations of New Jersey taxpayers."
Saint Michael's President CEO David A. Ricci said he'd like to see the state speed up its decision on the sale.
"We have answered all of the questions that have been forwarded to us," from the attorney general and state Department of Health, Ricci said.
State Department of Health spokeswoman Donna Leusner said in an email that there's an ongoing exchange pertaining to the application.
"Sometimes when an applicant provides information, that generates additional questions," she said.
Barnabas Health spokeswoman Ellen Greene didn't directly respond to the report in a statement, but said that the health system is focused on providing the highest quality healthcare with the greatest access to the community it serves.
"As healthcare delivery continues to transform in line with President Obama's national vision of healthier communities, we look forward to continuing our mission of promoting wellness and caring for the sick because we believe that life is better healthy," she said.
David Knowlton, president and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, said the Navigant report addresses a longstanding need for a rational approach to healthcare planning in the state.
He added that the state still must consider the effects of Saint Michael's outstanding bonds. If the state takes on that debt, it would present a fiscal challenge, but if it were to default on the debt, it could raise interest rates for hospital bonds throughout the state.
"That's the real rub here: What are the implications in real time on all of the other business interests in the area, and that includes the state of New Jersey," said Knowlton, a former deputy health commissioner.
Knowlton expressed skepticism about Saint Michael's argument that increasing Barnabas' market power would lower healthcare quality, saying financially strong hospitals are usually in a position to improve quality.
He also noted that in the most recent hospital safety scores from the Leapfrog Group, Saint Michael's had the worst Newark-area score, with a "D" grade. Clara Maass had an "A," Newark Beth Israel a "B," and University Hospital and East Orange General Hospital both had grades of "C."
State Health Commissioner Mary E. O'Dowd said during a Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday that the Navigant study offers a way to "transform our healthcare system to better meet the needs of our community."
Based on discussions, she said representatives of "all but one" of the Newark-area hospitals said they found value in the report.
While the commissioner didn't name the holdout, the identity of that hospital was apparent yesterday.


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OK, so it's a little link baiting, but... ZDNet has just posted an article about Your perilous future on Windows XP. Basically, Microsoft will stop supporting XP on April 8, 2014. This means no more security patches, no more malware checks, and no more holes plugged in Internet Explorers 6 & 7.
Yes, there are still people using Internet Explorer 6 & 7. Why? There are large organizations (public and private sector both) that invested a lot of time, money and resources to put XP on their desktops to begin with. They then wasted even more money developing browser based applications that only ran in those browsers.
So, here's what's going to happen. MS will EOL XP, and IE 6 & 7 with it. (Definitely 6, and hopefully 7...). The day the last patches are released, new zero day exploits will come out that will never be patched. After the initial pandemonium, organizations who have not upgraded from XP will either A) upgrade right away, or B) start using Firefox or Chrome. Many of them would also start spending mad resources to upgrade their application code to work in browsers other than Internet Explorer.
Where this is going to be felt first, hardest, and likely the slowest to respond, will be within the finance and government sectors. These are the areas that should be the most secure, but are also the tightest on the purse strings. It will probably take some major intrusions, crimes, and data loss before they finally begin to respond appropriately. Even then, it will probably take an Act of Congress, which means it'll be even longer.
The upside is that contracts for web developers should skyrocket, come April or May of 2014. If you are highly skilled in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and can work quickly and reliably, you should be in high demand.
Now, will all of this come to pass? I don't know. That's what it looks like in theory. They all though Y2K was the end too, and it wasn't. I do think that this is a much bigger threat, on the grand scale of things. Guess we'll just have to wait and see...


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The greatest game of the year is set to kickoff on Super Bowl Sunday. I'm not talking Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks. Yes, it's the biggest sports event of 2014, and everyone across the globe – including The Spin Cycle – will be dialed-in to see the epic battle between the NFL's best offense (The Peyton Manning Express) vs. the league's No. 1 defense (Richard Sherman's Reputation Wreckers).
That's all an appetizer to the really big game of the day. Call it the Brand Bowl! Major companies from across the land are suiting-up, lacing-up and spending a whopping $4 million per 30-second ad spot for Super Bowl XLVIII. It's a fierce competition between ad shops and their vaunted brands, which have spent, for the better part of a year, all their time out-creating each other in hopes of scoring major consumer gold!
So tune in to Fox on Feb. 2 for the Super Bowl from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
To keep your pulse on all the action, The Spin Cycle has turned to the master playbook – the AdAge Super Bowl Ad Chart – to give you everything you need to know for the big game!
This year, Scarlett Johansson will pitch the SodaStream home carbonation machines – going head-to-head with the cola companies. Jaguar is dialing-up Ben Kingsley and two other British villains. Stephen Colbert has gone Wonderful Pistachios for his Super Bowl debut. And David Beckham will throw a deep Hail Mary with H&M's first Super Bowl shoppable ad.
Squarespace, a web design company, has entered the game this year for the first time. Audi, Axe, Chobani and TurboTax are in; E-Trade is out for the first time in years. So we will certainly miss snarky kids with higher-than-adult IQs giving us investment advice.
Chobani, whose minute-long ad will depict a nature-loving bear in a supermarket, won't be the only Greek yogurt brand in the big game. Dannon's Oikos is returning to the Super Bowl, after sitting out 2013, with plans to reunite the men of "Full House:" John Stamos, Bob Saget and Dave Coulie.
Here's a rundown of the top Super Bowl ad contenders:
Anheuser-Busch InBev
The famous brewer's crucial and expensive Super Bowl plans this year comprise three ads for Bud Light and two for Budweiser. The five ads will run a total of three and a half minutes, one minute less than the brewer bought in the past two Super Bowls. They include two celebrity-filled Bud Light ads, a 60-second spot and a 30-second spot, which will introduce a tagline, "The Perfect Beer for Whatever Happens," ending the four-year-run of "Here We Go." Teaser ads on TV and online promised appearances by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Don Cheadle and comedian/musician Reggie Watts. Another 30-second Bud Light spot in the game's first ad slot will promote a new aluminum bottle. One Budweiser ad will bring back the Clydesdale trainer from last year's well-received "Brotherhood" commercial and spotlight a bond between a Clydesdale and a puppy. The other Budweiser spot will pay tribute to soldiers returning from Afghanistan.
Audi of America
There will be one 60-second commercial in the first ad break after the third quarter kick-off to promote the new Audi A3
Axe will feature a 30-second depicting a series of soldiers and tyrants turning toward love. Last year the company used its Super Bowl ad to introduce the Apollo product line and a global contest to send 25 fans into space, or at least the very edge of space, aboard private commercial carrier Space Exploration Corp. The contest drew more than a million male and female entrants, according to Unilever.
This thirty-second spot in the second half will promote the new Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups, a line extension meant to go head-to-head with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups from Hershey. This ad ditches longtime Butterfinger mascot Bart Simpson, for something much more broad while keeping the brand's clever irreverent personality.
Expect a clever family-oriented spot that will resonate with the audience and score with consumers.
Chevy (GM) – which sat on the sidelines in 2013 – will sport two 60-second ads, to spotlight the company's new cars and trucks.
Chobani cranked it up this year to a 60-second ad in the third quarter. This ad, called "Ransacked," will show a bear in a supermarket in a move to depict how hard it is to find "real, natural food." The spot will unveil the brand's new platform, "How Matters," which is meant to describe the company's mantra of making "nutritious, delicious foods with only natural ingredients accessible to everyone."
Coca-Cola has ads expected to feature roller skaters and tap dancers to celebrate American society.
Doritos (PepsiCo's Frito-Lay)
Doritos will be back with two 30-second spots chosen through the "Crash the Super Bowl" contest, back for the eighth year in a row. The twist this year – the contest was open for the first time to entries from all 46 countries where the chips are sold. Creators of the winning ads will get the chance to work on the set of "Marvel's The Avengers: Age of Ultron."
GoDaddy will have two 30-second ads, one in each half. Expect both spots to feature Danica Patrick, the racecar driver and longtime GoDaddy endorser.
H&M's 30-second spot during the second quarter will feature David Beckham, and will let viewers with certain Samsung smart TVs use their remote controls to engage with the commercial and buy products from Mr. Beckham's Bodywear line, using tech from Delivery Agent.
H.J. Heinz Co.
Heinz, for only the second time in Super Bowl history, will take to the field, and will tap into nostalgia and the belief that when someone picks up a bottle of Heinz Ketchup, they're triggering all the happy memories they've experienced over the years.
Hyundai Motor America
Hyundai will have two ads, and the creative is not yet known. Last year it offered "Team," about a kid gathering a team to take on some bigger kids, and "Stuck," about using turbo to escape unsavory other drivers.
Intuit – which makes financial and tax prep software such as Quicken and TurboTax – will boast a 30-second spot in the third quarter announcing the winner of a contest for small businesses. The four finalists were Poop Natural Dairy Compost, dog treat maker Barley Labs, egg company Locally Laid and Beastie Boys antagonist GoldieBlox.
Jaguar pounces into the game with its first-ever Super Bowl ad. This 60-second spot in the third quarter, for this venerable British brand, will promote the new F-Type, starring British actors Ben Kingsley, Tom Hiddleston and Mark Strong as a trio of British villains.
Kia is making its fifth consecutive Super Bowl outing to help introduce its new K900 flagship sedan in the United. States. Spots in the last Super Bowl focused on "space babies" and "hotbots."
M&M's (Mars)
Mars debated between featuring Snickers or M&M's this year, and decided to go with the bite-sized candies, whose colorful characters have been featured the past two years in Super Bowl commercials. In recent weeks, Mars has spotlighted its M&M's peanut variety, but the company hasn't tipped its hand on the direction.
Oikos (Dannon)
Dannon made its Super Bowl debut in 2012 with an Oikos Greek spot featuring actor John Stamos, but skipped the 2013 game because it wanted time to evaluate the long-term viability of the Oikos brand, which launched in mid-2011, as well as the sustainability of the relatively young Greek segment. Now it's back with plans to reunite Mr. Stamos with fellow former "Full House" cast members Bob Saget and Dave Coulie.
Paramount Pictures (Viacom)
This 30-second spot will promote "Transformers: Age of Extinction," the fourth movie in Hasbro and Paramount's "Transformers" franchise, due out in June.
PepsiCo Beverage
Pepsi will feature two 30-second ads in addition to its sponsorship of this year's halftime show for the second year in a row. Pepsi is emphasizing multiple brands in spots around its NFL sponsorship this year, with new ads featuring each of Pepsi's varieties — Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Max, Pepsi Next.
Toyota (Toyota)
Toyota will feature one 60-second spot promoting the Toyota Highlander. For the prior Super Bowl, the automaker bought two 30-second slots, then combined them into a comedic 60-second ad starring Kaley Cuoco from "The Big Bang Theory" as a "RAV4 Genie" who grants wishes for a family.
No Golden Mic | Richard Sherman, Seattle Seahawks Cornerback
It was definitely not a super moment for Richard Sherman, and the rant heard around the world. This rambling, heated, post-game interview took all the shine and luster off a win that landed the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. Sherman – an intelligent Stanford graduate – should have been smart enough to refrain from the bombast he hurled at San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree following the Seahawks' thrilling 23-17 victory to advance to the Super Bowl. As a result, he spent the better part of a week apologizing for the serious misstep instead of focusing on the Super Bowl. In the end he may hoist the shiny Lombardi Trophy, but there's no place for a Golden Mic on his shelf.
» Todd Smith is president and chief communications officer of Deane, Smith & Partners, a full-service branding, PR, marketing and advertising firm with offices in Jackson. The firm — based in Nashville, Tenn. — is also affiliated with Mad Genius. Contact him at email@example.com, and follow him @spinsurgeon.
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The Proofs Of Reincarnation
To many minds the "proof" of a doctrine is its reasonableness and its
adaptability as an answer to existing problems. And, accordingly, to
such, the many arguments advanced in favor of the doctrine, of which we
have given a few in the preceding chapters, together with the almost
universal acceptance of the fundamental ideas on the part of the race,
in at least some period of its development, would be considered as a
very good "proof" of the doctrine, at least so far as it might be
considered as the "most available working theory" of the soul's
existence, past and future, and as better meeting the requirements of a
doctrine or theory than any other idea advanced by metaphysical,
theological, or philosophical thinkers.
But to the scientific mind, or the minds of those who demand something
in the nature of actual experience of facts, no amount of reasonable
abstract theorizing and speculation is acceptable even in the way of a
"working hypothesis," unless based upon some tangible "facts" or
knowledge gained through human experience. While people possessing such
minds will usually admit freely that the doctrine of Reincarnation is
more logical than the opposing theories, and that it fits better the
requirements of the case, still they will maintain that all theories
regarding the soul must be based upon premises that cannot be
established by actual experience in human consciousness. They hold that
in absence of proof in experience--actual "facts"--these premises are
not established, and that all structures of reasoning based upon them
must partake of their insecurity. These people are like the slangy "man
from Missouri" who "wants to be shown"--nay, more, they are like the
companion of the above man--the Man from Texas, who not only says:
"You've got to show me," but who also demands that the thing be "placed
in my hand." And, after all, one has no right to criticize these
people--they are but manifesting the scientific spirit of the age which
demands facts as a basis for theories, rather than theories that need
facts to prove them. And, unless Reincarnation is able to satisfy the
demands of this class of thinkers, the advocates of the doctrine need
not complain if the scientific mind dismisses the doctrine as "not
After all, the best proof along the above mentioned lines--in fact,
about the only possible strict proof--is the fragmentary recollections
of former lives, which many people possess at times--these recollections
often flashing across the mind, bringing with it a conviction that the
place or thing "has been experienced before." Nearly every person has
had glimpses of something that appeared to be a recollection from the
past life of the individual. We see places that we have never known, and
they seem perfectly familiar; we meet strangers, and we are convinced
that we have known them in the past; we read an old book and feel that
we have seen it before, often so much so that we can anticipate the
story or argument of the writer; we hear some strange philosophical
doctrine, and we recognize it as an old friend. Many people have had
this experience in the matter of Occultism--in the very matter of the
doctrine of Reincarnation itself--when they first heard it, although it
struck them as strange and unusual, yet they felt an inner conviction
that it was an old story to them--that they "had heard it all before."
These experiences are by far too common to be dismissed as mere fancy or
coincidence. Nearly every living person has had some experience along
this line.
A recent writer along the lines of Oriental Philosophy has said
regarding this common experience of the race: "Many people have had
'peculiar experiences' that are accountable only upon the hypothesis of
Metempsychosis. Who has not experienced the consciousness of having felt
the thing before--having thought it some time in the dim past? Who has
not witnessed new scenes that appear old, very old? Who has not met
persons for the first time, whose presence awakened memories of a past
lying far back in the misty ages of long ago? Who has not been seized at
times with the consciousness of a mighty 'oldness' of soul? Who has not
heard music, often entirely new compositions, which somehow awakened
memories of similar strains, scenes, places, faces, voices, lands,
associations, and events, sounding dimly on the strings of memory as the
breezes of the harmony floats over them? Who has not gazed at some old
painting, or piece of statuary, with the sense of having seen it all
before? Who has not lived through events which brought with them a
certainty of being merely a repetition of some shadowy occurrences away
back in lives lived long ago? Who has not felt the influence of the
mountain, the sea, the desert, coming to them when they are far from
such scenes--coming so vividly as to cause the actual scene of the
present to fade into comparative unreality? Who has not had these
We have been informed by Hindus well advanced in the occult theory and
practice that it is quite a common thing for people of their country to
awaken to an almost complete recollection of their former lives; in some
cases they have related details of former lives that have been fully
verified by investigation in parts of the land very remote from their
present residence. In one case, a Hindu sage related to us an instance
where a poor Hindu, who had worked steadily in the village in which he
had been born, without leaving it, ever since his childhood days. This
man one day cried out that he had awakened to a recollection of having
been a man of such and such a village, in a province hundreds of miles
from his home. Some wealthy people became interested in the matter, and
after having taken down his statements in writing, and after careful
examination and questioning, they took him to the town in question. Upon
entering the village the man seemed dazed, and cried out: "Everything is
changed--it is the same and yet not the same!" Finally, however, he
began to recognize some of the old landmarks of the place, and to call
the places and roads by their names. Then, coming to a familiar corner,
he cried: "Down there is my old home," and, rushing down the road for
several hundred yards, he finally stopped before the ruins of an old
cottage, and burst into tears, saying that the roof of his home had
fallen in, and the walls were crumbling to pieces. Inquiry among the
oldest men of the place brought to light the fact that when these aged
men were boys, the house had been occupied by an old man, bearing the
same name first mentioned by the Hindu as having been his own in his
previous life. Other facts about the former location of places in the
village were verified by the old men. Finally, while walking around the
ruins, the man said: "There should be a pot of silver buried there--I
hid it there when I lived here." The people rapidly uncovered the ground
indicated, and brought to light an old pot containing a few pieces of
silver coin of a date corresponding to the lifetime of the former
occupant of the house. Our informant told us that he had personal
knowledge of a number of similar cases, none of which, however, were
quite as complete in detail as the one mentioned. He also informed us
that he himself, and a number of his acquaintances who had attained
certain degrees of occult unfoldment, were fully aware of their past
lives for several incarnations back.
Another instance came under our personal observation, in which an
American who had never been to India, when taken into a room in which a
Hindu priest who was visiting America had erected a shrine or altar
before which he performed his religious services, readily recognized the
arrangement of the details of worship, ritual, ceremony, etc., and was
conscious of having seen, or at least dreamed of seeing, a similar
shrine at some time in the past, and as having had some connection with
the same. The Hindu priest, upon hearing the American's remarks, stated
that his knowledge of the details of the shrine, as then expressed,
indicated a knowledge possible only to one who had served at a Hindu
altar in some capacity.
We know of another case in which an acquaintance, a prominent attorney
in the West, told us that when undergoing his initiation in the Masonic
order he had a full recollection of having undergone the same before,
and he actually anticipated each successive step. This knowledge,
however, ceased after he had passed beyond the first three degrees which
took him to the place where he was a full Master Mason, the higher
degrees being entirely new to him, and having been apparently not
experienced before. This man was not a believer in any doctrine of
Reincarnation, and related the incident merely as "one of those things
that no man can explain."
We know of another case, in which a student of Hindu Philosophy and
Oriental Occultism found that he could anticipate each step of the
teaching and doctrine, and each bit of knowledge gained by him seemed
merely a recollection of something known long since. So true was this
that he was able to supply the "missing links" of the teaching, where
he had not access to the proper sources of information at the time, and
in each case he afterward found that he had stated the same correctly.
And this included many points of the Inner Teachings not generally
taught to the general public, but reserved for the few. Subsequent
contact with native Hindu teachers brought to light the fact that he had
already unraveled many tangled skeins of doctrine deemed possible only
to the "elect."
Many of these recollections of the past come as if they were memories of
something experienced in dreams, but sometimes after the loose end of
the thought is firmly grasped and mentally drawn out, other bits of
recollection will follow. Sir Walter Scott wrote in his diary in 1828:
"I was strangely haunted by what I would call the sense of
pre-existence, viz., a confused idea that nothing that passed was said
for the first time; that the same topics had been discussed, and the
same persons had stated the same opinions on them." William Home, an
English writer, was instantly converted from materialism to a belief in
a spiritual existence by an incident that occurred to him in a part of
London utterly strange to him. He entered a waiting room, and to his
surprise everything seemed familiar to him. As he says: "I seemed to
recognize every object. I said to myself, what is this? I have never
been here before, and yet I have seen all this, and if so, there is a
very peculiar knot in that shutter." He then crossed the room, and
opened the shutter, and after examination he saw the identical peculiar
knot that he had felt sure was there. Pythagoras is said to have
distinctly remembered a number of his previous incarnations, and at one
time pointed out a shield in a Grecian temple as having been carried by
him in a previous incarnation at the siege of Troy. A well-known ancient
Hindu sage is said to have transcribed a lost sacred book of doctrine
from memory of its study in a previous life. Children often talk
strangely of former lives, which ideas, however, are generally
frightened out of them by reproof on the part of parents, and often
punishment for untruthfulness and romancing. As they grow older these
memories fade away.
People traveling in strange places often experience emotion when viewing
some particular scene, and memory seems to painfully struggle to bring
into the field of consciousness the former connection between the scene
and the individual. Many persons have testified to these occurrences,
many of them being matter-of-fact, unimaginative people, who had never
even heard of the doctrine of Reincarnation. Charles Dickens, in one of
his books of foreign travel, tells of a bridge in Italy which produced a
peculiar effect upon him. He says: "If I had been murdered there in some
former life, I could not have seemed to remember the place more
thoroughly, or with more emphatic chilling of the blood; and the real
remembrance of it acquired in that minute is so strengthened by the
imaginary recollection that I hardly think I could forget it." Another
recorded instance is that of a person entering a foreign library for the
first time. Passing to the department of ancient books, he said that he
had a dim idea that a certain rare book was to be found on such a shelf,
in such a corner, describing at the same time certain peculiarities of
the volume. A search failed to discover the volume in the stated place,
but investigation showed that it was in another place in the library,
and an old assistant stated that a generation back it had been moved
from its former place (as stated by the visitor), where it had been
previously located for very many years. An examination of the volume
showed a perfect correspondence in every detail with the description of
the strange visitor.
And so the story proceeds. Reference to the many works written on the
subject of the future life of the soul will supply many more instances
of the glimpses of recollection of past incarnations. But why spread
these instances over more pages? The experience of other people, while
of scientific interest and value as affording a basis for a theory or
doctrine, will never supply the experience that the close and rigid
investigator demands. Only his own experiences will satisfy him--and
perhaps not even those, for he may consider them delusions. These
experiences of others have their principal value as corroborative proofs
of one's own experiences, and thus serve to prove that the individual
experience was not abnormal, unusual, or a delusion. To those who have
not had these glimpses of recollection, the only proof that can be
offered is the usual arguments in favor of the doctrine, and the account
of the experiences of others--this may satisfy, and may not. But to
those who have had these glimpses--particularly in a marked
degree--there will come a feeling of certainty and conviction that in
some cases is as real as the certainty and conviction of the present
existence, and which will be proof against all argument to the contrary.
To such people the knowledge of previous existences is as much a matter
of consciousness as the fact of the existence of last year--yesterday--a
moment ago--or even the present moment, which slips away while we
attempt to consider it. And those who have this consciousness of past
lives, even though the details may be vague, intuitively accept the
teachings regarding the future lives of the soul. The soul that
recognizes its "oldness" also feels its certainty of survival--not as a
mere matter of faith, but as an item of consciousness, the boundaries of
time being transcended.
But there are other arguments advanced in favor of Reincarnation, which
its advocates consider so strong as to entitle them to be classed as
"proofs." Among these may be mentioned the difference in tastes,
talents, predispositions, etc., noticeable among children and adults,
and which can scarcely be attributed to heredity. This same idea carries
one to the consideration of the question of "youthful genius,"
"prodigies," etc.
It is a part of this argument to assume that if all souls were freshly
created, by the same Creator, and from the same material, they would
resemble each other very closely, and in fact would be practically
identical. And, it is urged, the fact that every child is different in
tastes, temperament, qualities, nature, etc., independent of heredity
and environment, then it must follow that the difference must be sought
for further back. Children of the same parents differ very materially in
nature, disposition, etc.; in fact, strangers are often more alike than
children of the same parents, born within a few years of each other, and
reared in the same environment. Those having much experience with young
babies know that each infant has its own nature and disposition, and in
which it differs from every other infant, although they may be classed
into groups, of course. The infant a few hours born shows a gentleness,
or a lack of it--a yielding or a struggle, a disposition to adjust
itself, or a stubbornness, etc. And as the child grows, these traits
show more plainly, and the nature of the individual asserts itself,
subject, of course, to a moulding and shaping, but always asserting its
original character in some way.
Not only in the matter of disposition but in the matter of tastes,
tendencies, moral inclinations, etc., do the children differ. Some like
this, and dislike that, and the reverse; some are attracted toward this
and repelled by that, and the reverse; some are kind while others are
cruel; some manifest an innate sense of refinement, while others show
coarseness and lack of delicate feeling. This among children of the same
family, remember. And, when the child enters school, we find this one
takes to mathematics as the duck does to water, while its brother
loathes the subject; the anti-arithmetic child may excel in history or
geography, or else grammar, which is the despair of others. Some are at
once attracted to music, and others to drawing, while both of these
branches are most distasteful to others. And it will be noticed that in
the studies to which the child is attracted, it seems to learn almost
without effort, as if it were merely re-learning some favorite study,
momentarily forgotten. And in the case of the disliked study, every step
is attended with toil. In some cases the child seems to learn every
branch with the minimum effort, and with practically no effort; while in
other cases the child has to plod wearily over every branch, as if
breaking entirely new ground. And this continues into after life, when
the adult finds this thing or that thing into which he naturally fits as
if it were made for him, the knowledge concerning it coming to him like
the lesson of yesterday.
We know of a case in which a man had proved a failure in everything he
had undertaken up to the age of forty, when his father-in-law, in
disgust, placed him at the head of an enterprise which he had had to
"take over" for a bad debt. The "failure" immediately took the keenest
interest in the work, and in a month knew more about it than many men
who had been in the concern for years. His mind found itself perfectly
at home, and he made improvement after improvement rapidly, and with
uniform success. He had found his work, and in a few years stepped to
the front rank in the country in that particular line of business.
"Blessed is he that hath found his work." Reincarnationists would hold
that that man had found his work in a line similar in its mental
demands with that of his former life or lives--not necessarily identical
in details, but similar in its mental requirement. Instances of this
thing are to be seen all around us. Heredity does not seem to account
for it--nor does environment answer the requirements. Some other factor
is there--is it Reincarnation?
Allied to this phenomena is that of "youthful genius"--in fact, genius
of any age, for that matter, for genius itself seems to be out of the
category of the ordinary cause of heredity and environment, and to have
its roots in some deeper, richer soil. It is a well-known fact that now
and then a child is born which at a very early age shows an acquaintance
with certain arts, or other branches of mental work, which is usually
looked for only from those of advanced years, and after years of
training. In many cases these children are born of parents and
grandparents deficient in the particular branches of knowledge evidenced
by the child. Babes scarcely able to sit on the piano stool, or to hold
the violin, have begun to play in a way that certainly indicated
previous knowledge and technique, often composing original productions
in an amazing manner. Other young children have begun to draw and design
without any instruction whatever. Others have shown wonderful
mathematical ability, there being several cases on record where such
children have performed feats in mathematics impossible to advanced
adults teaching the same lines. What are the cause of these phenomena?
Is it Reincarnation?
As Figuier said, years ago: "We hear it said every day that one child
has a mathematical, another a musical, another an artistic turn. In
others we notice savage, violent, even criminal instincts. After the
first years of life these dispositions break out. When these natural
aptitudes are pushed beyond the usual limit, we find famous examples
that history has cherished, and that we love to recall. There is Pascal,
mastering at the age of twelve years the greater part of Plane Geometry
without any instruction, and not a figment of Calculus, drawing on the
floor of his chamber all the figures in the first book of Euclid,
estimating accurately the mathematical relations of them all--that is,
reconstructing for himself a part of descriptive Geometry; the herdsman
Mangia Melo, manipulating figures, when five years old, as rapidly as a
calculating machine; Mozart, executing a sonata on the pianoforte with
four-years-old fingers, and composing an opera at the age of eight;
Theresa Milanollo, playing the violin at four years, with such eminent
skill that Baillot said she must have played it before she was born;
Rembrandt, drawing with masterly power before he could read." The same
authority says, in reference to the fact that some of these prodigies do
not become famous in their after years, and that their genius often
seems to flicker out, leaving them as ordinary children: "That is easily
understood. They come on earth with remarkable powers acquired in an
anterior existence, but they have done nothing to develop their
aptitudes; they have remained all their lives at the very point where
they were at the moment of their birth. The real man of genius is he
who cultivates and improves incessantly the great natural aptitudes that
he brought into the world."
There is an interesting field for study, thought and investigation,
along the lines of the early development of traits, tendencies, and
thought in young children. Here evidently will be found the answer to
many problems that have perplexed the race. It is true that heredity and
environment plays an important part, but nevertheless, there seems to be
another element working in the case, which science must have to reckon
with in making up its final conclusions. Is that "something" connected
with the "soul" rather than the mind of the child? Is that "something"
that which men call Metempsychosis--Re-Birth--Reincarnation?
Along the same lines, or thought, lie the great questions of instinctive
Like and Dislike--Loves and Hates--that we find among people meeting as
strangers. From whence come those strange, unaccountable attractions and
repulsions that many feel when meeting certain strangers, who could
never have occasioned such feelings in the present life, and which
heredity does not account for? Is it merely an absurd, irrational, fancy
or feeling; is it the result of natures inharmonious and discordant; is
it remnants of inherited ancestral feelings toward similar individuals
hated, loved or feared; is it a telepathic sensing of certain elements
in the other; or is it a manifestation of the feelings experienced in a
past existence? Is this phenomena to be included in the Proofs of
Reincarnation? Many people think that in Reincarnation the only answer
may be found.
Arguments Against Reincarnation
The Argument For Reincarnation
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We have a lot of fun with cornstarch in our house. I am always looking new ways to to have fun with my kids, and of course prefer when I already have everything in our cupboards.
Cornstarch alone can be… messy, its silky soft and flies everywhere when spilled, or even worse, dropped. Add in a bit of water you get goop.
Cornstarch Goop – water and cornstarch mixed together. You can add in a little food color, liquid paint, etc.
Face Paint! What child doesn't love having their face painted?
Water Color Paint. Save yourself some money at the art supply store and make your own!
Frozen Chalk Paint. This is some fun for a hot summer day!
You can mix cornstarch with shaving cream, add in a little paint for some soft messy play.
Cornstarch can make a great playdough, and putty. Or, maybe you want to make a bouncy ball.
You could really get your kids attention by making some bouncy balls with them!
We have made both of these recipes a few times one is: Silky Stretchy play dough. It makes your hands feel amazing!, and the other one is Wonder Dough. Two simple ingredients in each.


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Archive for October, 2016
How to Effectively Plan a Corporate Event Party
Are you wondering how to set up a corporate event? There are several ways that you can go about doing this but there are just a few fundamentals that you can follow in order to narrow it down for yourself. Corporate event planning can be a stressful endeavor, especially if you are the one in charge. Here are a few tips for how to set up a corporate event whether it's fundraising ideas or corporate event ideas mixing work and play.
Find Out Your Budget
The very first thing you need to do is find out how much you are allowed to spend on the party. You'll never know how to set up a corporate event without your budget. Talk to the pow


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Building A Life On Correlation
It was Joe what done it.
He's the one or maybe it was
His first born son.
The cat ain't eatin' the cat food man.
I can tell from the mess it's that
Raccoon Stan.
Course, I ain't seen 'em
I'm guessing yo
But the the way I talk
You'd think I know.
However, I don't and won't listen so…
Thank you, friend.
Barry out.


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A carpenter by trade, Rory's love of beer and flair for the artisanal led him to New Zealand and then Scotland where he apprenticed at various breweries learning the art of ale.
"I learnt so much – mainly about quality control and the importance of respecting the brewing process."
That was 8 years ago. Today, Aegir Project Ale can't keep up with the burgeoning demand. It's real beer. Made properly. With no preservatives and no shortcuts taken. Now available at Constantia Uitsig, you can enjoy world-class beer served at its freshest.
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Ingredients Edit
- 20 large white mushrooms
- ⅓ cup onion, diced
- 2 tbsp cornflake crumbs
- 2 tbsp breadcrumbs, fine
- 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
- 3 tbsp dry sherry
- water
- parsley flakes
- salt and pepper
- garlic powder (optional)
Directions Edit
- Wash and clean the mushrooms; then pull off the stems and dice.
- Place the diced stems and onions in a small bowl, and cover with wax paper.
- With the microwave on high, cook for 45 seconds.
- Add the crumbs, cheese, sherry and enough water to moisten the mixture.
- Season to taste with parsley flakes, salt, pepper and garlic powder.
- Then spoon the filling into the mushroom caps.
- Place them around the edge of a large round microwave plate.
- Cook on medium for 3 minutes, turning the plate every minute for even cooking.
- Serve hot.
Nutritional information Edit
Per serving:
- calories: 12 | carbohydrates: 3 | exchange: negligible
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Below some more insight in what we are trying to achieve with Ski Accommodation Finder.
We have launched this Ski Accommodation Finder website for three main reasons:
1. We wanted to offer a commission free website as an alternative to the growing number of commission based ski accommodation websites and commission ski travel agents.
2. We wanted to offer a fair and transparent ski accommodation request interface to all participating owners of chalets, apartments and hotels to help them take bookings during periods with low demand.
3. We wanted to offer ski holiday makers the opportunity to place
accommodation requests independent of ski resort, ski region and
country. I.e. Find a solution for user who just want to get a go skiing,
not too bothered where but want to find good value accommodation as a
starting point.
1. We don't take any commission on any chalet, apartment or hotel referred or any other services offered on this website.
2. We are completely independent and we are not aligned to or part of any ski travel provider or any ski holiday operator.
3. Our system treats every user and ever ski accommodation provider equally - We don't give any preferential treatment to anybody regardless of subscription levels.
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We hope you find our website useful. For more information, please consult our FAQ section or find out more on How Ski Accommodation Finder Works
We also operate a similar website for ski
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The term mod derives from modernist, which was a term used in the 1950s to describe modern jazz musicians and fans. Jobling and Crowley called the mod subculture a "fashion-obsessed and hedonistic cult of the hyper-cool" young adults who lived in metropolitan London or the new towns of the south. Due to the increasing affluence of post-war Britain, the youths of the early 1960s were one of the first generations that did not have to contribute their money from after-school jobs to the family finances. As mod teens and young adults began using their disposable income to buy stylish clothes, the first youth-targeted boutique clothing stores opened in London in the Carnaby Street and Kings Road districts.(wikipedia)
Many mods used motorscooters for transportation, usually Vespas or Lambrettas. Scooters had provided inexpensive transportation for decades before the development of the mod subculture, but the mods stood out in the way that they treated the vehicle as a fashion accessory. Italian scooters were preferred due to their clean lined, curving shapes and gleaming chrome. For young mods, Italian scooters were the "embodiment of continental style and a way to escape the working-class row houses of their upbringing". They customized their scooters by painting them with customs metalflake and two tone paint jobs. It was also common to accessorize them with mirrors, luggage racks, crash bars, fog lights, and chrome.
Scooters were also a practical and accessible form of transportation for 1960s teens. In the early 1960s, public transport stopped relatively early in the night, and so having scooters allowed mods to stay out all night at dance clubs and coffee shops. To keep their expensive suits clean and keep warm while riding, mods often wore long army parkas. For teens with low-end jobs, scooters were cheaper than cars, and they could be bought on a payment plan through newly-available Hire purchase plans. After a law was passed requiring at least one mirror be attached to every motorcycle, mods were known to add four, ten, or as many as 30 mirrors to their scooters. The cover of The Who's album Quadrophenia, (which includes themes related to mods and rockers), depicts a young man on a Vespa GS with four mirrors attached.
Like most gangs of their time, The Mods had a very distinct, yet common interest in music. While the Beatles were enjoying immense popularity and success among Britain's mainstream society in the early 1960's, the first-wave of Mods pursued a different sound, modern jazz. They were attracted to the "cool" demeanor and clothing possessed by jazz musicians, and strived to emulate their style. As jazz grew in popularity, Mods began listening to Blues, Soul, Rhythm & Blues, and then moved on to Jamaican Bluebeat and Ska to stay ahead of the mainstream. The Mods sparked a nationwide enthusiasm for Rhythm & Blues music that surpassed Jazz as the music of choice for young adults. They preferred the British bands who played a Rhythm & Blues style of music, such as The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things, The Kinks, The Cyril Davis All-Stars, The Downliners, and The Small Faces.The most popular and revolutionary band who could be labeled as Mods themselves were the High Numbers, later renamed The Who. They wore Mod outfits, had Mod hairstyles, and sang blues-based songs about being Mods, such as "I'm the Face", and "My Generation".


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Hornaday Receives $25,000 Fine
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Four-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. was fined $25,000 by NASCAR for intentionally wrecking rookie driver Darrell Wallace Jr. during the April 14 event at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway.
Hornaday and Wallace had been involved in a scuffle on the track when the yellow flag came out and Hornaday bumped Wallace as the trucks were slowing down, sending the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 54 into the outside wall.
After the race, Hornaday maintained that he was not trying to wreck Wallace, but still NASCAR found him in violation of Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing. Altercation with another competitor on the race track during a caution period) of the 2013 rule book.
Hornaday has also been docked 25 championship driver points and placed on NASCAR probation until June 12.


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UPDATE: Registration is now live! Head over to the site or the Facebook app to register for your chance to attend the Catching Fire LA premiere fan camp.
There are approx. 1000 tickets available for the camp, taking place at the NOKIA plaza in Los Angeles. Successful fans will be notified by November 7th.
Click here to read the full terms and conditions.
Calling all US tributes! Want to attend the Catching Fire US premiere in Los Angeles on November 18th? Well now's your chance!
Registration for a special Catching Fire fan camp will begin on Thursday, October 24th at 1PM ET / 10AM PT, lasting for 48 hours only.
#CatchingFire FAN CAMP registration begins this Thursday, 10/24 at 10am PT for 48 HOURS only at http://t.co/HVuE6RoXic! #CFFanCamp
— Catching Fire (@TheHungerGames) October 22, 2013
Check back at CatchingFireFanCamp.com on the 24th to register.
The camp is set to start on the 16th, and run right up until the premiere on the 18th.
May the odds be ever in your favour...


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and wasnt it now more then ever that we needed the language if the heart to be spoken? in broad daylight and at night...
Month: September 2017
ode to the love of the poor..
how evil, could get away, for so many years, for so many generations with doing to the good and the poor what it has. so much blood in the name of power.. in the name of a cult.. how evil could run so amok and be left un checked? its a wonder, if this planet … Continue reading ode to the love of the poor..
oh Mother..
just as the old vine soaks in the blood of the ancient war.. the new wine the sacred female whose cycle is commanded by the cycles of the moon are you aloud a place here? or are they poisoning the vine? or are they plucking you off the vine and planting you in fertile soil? … Continue reading oh Mother..
coming to a place of love and true care healing the new skin healing the new world the egg of the old as food for our garden the master tends his vineyard and remains in the future where no physical thing can find him. he invites you too leveraging the power of the infinite as … Continue reading Homeostasis
in my hands
So lets place the capstone, and make our new language then? or a few bottle caps and a mobile and some sun light.. i was waiting in the late summer for the next few seasons to see the mustard plant of next year.. holding a wild gord in my hand...
A Golden Road..
then she reared her head in my direction, riding bare back on the beast she said," i eat rocks, i eat diamonds.." my sword plunged into her and threw into the beast.. dividing everything in every direction the beast began its deaththrows and that world she was lay silent finished Golden roads ahead..new worlds ahead..
what were you waiting for? the rhythm couldnt have been in a better spot to make the transition from telling to harmony from singularity to concious flow two notes not in discord harmony balance it was never something that complicated.. just love


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For as long as I can remember, vanilla nut cookies were our family staple for any major holiday. Both my grandma and mom would modify the recipe a little based on the final shape they were intending, but they always tasted delicious and never lasted too long on the table.I've made my own modifications according to my nutritional preferences, including swapping out white flour for whole wheat and experimenting with all the possible types of nuts I could get my hands on (my personal favorites are walnuts, though my husband and son became big fans of peanuts). You can make the cookies in any shape or form, using cookie cutters or forming them by hand. You can also decorate them with dark chocolate, icing or other goodies, but they taste good as plain undecorated cookies too.
The recipe is really very easy and hard to mess up–the worst that can happen is they might be very brittle at first, but after few days they will soften up. And even the pickiest eaters of all ages love them!
Ingredients (yields about 30 cookies)
4 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup light-brown sugar
1 cup nuts (walnuts, almonds, peanuts or coconut), ground or shredded
2.75 sticks butter, softened
3 medium-sized eggs (room temperature)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon peel, shredded
1. In a medium-sized bowl, mix together all dry ingredients: flour, sugar, nuts and lemon peel.
2. In a large bowl, mix softened butter, eggs and vanilla extract together well.
3. Add dry ingredients gradually to the wet mix and work everything together thoroughly. Once the dough is formed, we recommend that you work it for few minutes with your hands to blend all ingredients together.
3. Put dough on parchment paper and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
5. Line baking pan with parchment paper.
6. Roll dough flat to about 1/4 thickness and cut desired shapes with cookie cutters and place each one on baking pan, about 0.5 inches apart.
7. Bake for about 10 to 15 minutes until cookies start turning gold. Remove from oven and allow to cool for another 20-30 minutes before serving or decorating.
Store cookies in an air-tight container in your fridge. You can also freeze them, and when you're ready to serve them simply remove from freezer and allow to sit for about 20 minutes at room temperature.


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Electric cars are much more efficient at turning energy into speed. Does that mean the world's fastest production car might someday be battery powered?
The electric car "float well enough to turn it into a boat for short periods of time," CEO Musk tweeted.
So the affordable electric car concept we saw in April? That's probably not what the real Model 3 will look like.
The Tesla Motors CEO recounted all the ways that the company's first car was a complete failure.
Tesla's Supercharger stations give free, fast charge-ups to Model S and Model X owners, but Model 3 buyers will have to pay.
Practichem, maker of innovative scientific research instruments, offers to lease an all-electric Model 3 for every full-time employee.
Ford has come up with a fuel-efficient concept sleigh that could bring Santa into the 21st century.


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TOKYO — Japan's defense chief says no sensitive data is known to have been lost in a cyberattack on the country's largest arms contractor.
Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa said Tuesday that he will instruct Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to strengthen its data security systems.
The company says it is working with police and independent experts to investigate the attack. It says there was no confirmed leak of sensitive data involving its products or technology.
Japan's Nikkei business newspaper says the attack involved about 80 servers and computers at 11 facilities related to nuclear power, missiles and submarines.
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Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Snowman Burning
Celebrating the end of winter, students gather every year at Lake Superior State University to torch a 12-foot-tall snowman.
One of several annual traditions at Lake Superior State University, snowman burning takes place every March or or near the first day of spring. Students, townsfolk and alumni all gather around a 12-foot-tall snowman on campus and light it on fire.
Derived from a German tradition - the Rose Sunday Festival - in which the mayor of a town burns a snowman to declare an end to winter, the snowmen burned on the LSSU campus are usually built out of recycled paper, wood and wire. Sometimes, the snowmen are just the capstone of a long day of celebration that can includes a parade, poetry readings, and more.
Started in 1971 by the Unicorn Hunters, a campus club, the annual snowman burning has often been built around political issues. In 2009, the snowman represented capitalist greed. In the 1970s, during women's liberation, the snowman was replaced with a "snow person." In the 1980s, a "snow clone" was burned to riff off cloning in the news. During the Iran hostage crisis, the Unicorn Hunters burned a Snow Ayatollah Khomeni.
The tradition, like most, is not without controversy. In 1992, the event was called off after the Environmental Awareness Club staged a series of protests. The tradition, though, was resumed the next year.
- Wikipedia: Lake Superior State University: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Superior_State_University
- Yooper Steez: 40th Annual Snowman Burning: http://www.yoopersteez.com/blog/upper-peninsula/40th-annual-snowman-burning-day/
- Zany Holidays: Snowman Burning (Jack Frost RIP): http://www.zanyholidays.com/2008/03/snowman-burning-jack-frost-rip.html
- Lake Superior State University: LSSU Ushers in Spring With Annual Snowman Burning: http://www.lssu.edu/snowman/


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For my redistricting cases, click here to go the the Case List page. The Case List page does not list many cases which were settled or on which a judge did not write an opinion. Case documents and other writings on redistricting, see the Writings page.
The National Conference of State Legislatures has some good resources on redistricting, including the
Several groups have very good web sites relating to redistricting:
Click here for selected pleadings and orders in Gustafson v. Johns, the suit by Alabama Republicans charging that the legislative districting plan is a
partisan gerrymander.
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Discussion Forum (Archived)
When we were kids we used to accuse a friend of lying by chanting,"Liar liar pants are on fire nose is long as a telephone wireLiar liar" I sure we made that up in our neighborhood and then the other day while playing cards with a person from Liberal Texas and she said, "liar, liar, chicken fryer your pants are on fire" something she said from her youth.
My question: How did it get from our neighborhood in Brigham City Utah to Liberal Kansas
Maybe by way of The Castaways? Here it is in performance.
The version we got in the Los Angeles area was "Liar, liar, pants on fire, hanging on a telephone wire".
Barry Popik wrote on this recently:
(I found the part about the "alleged 1810 poem" interesting as well.)
The Blake poem reference:" It is frequently claimed that "Liar, liar, pants on fire" is related to an alleged 1810 poem by William Blake, titled "The Liar," that begins: "Deceiver, dissembler; Your trousers are alight. From what pole or gallows; Shall they dangle in the night?" There is no record that this poem was written in 1810 by William Blake; the poem appears first on internet blogs in the 2000s. The alleged William Blake poem is featured in a "Liar Liar Pants on Fire" entry in the Uncyclopedia, a Wikipedia parody." in fact is a parody, so we still don't know its origin.
I would think that,"nose as long as a telephone wire" refers to Pinnochio's nose, but what does "pants on fire" refer to? Or, maybe, it has no referrent at all, but was the only word that the person who created it could find that rhymed with liar.
I think Freud would claim that "Pants on fire" is a sexual reference. Perhaps the object of the person was lying to his girl friend about his sexual interest in her and she calls him out by saying "liar, liar your pants are on fire." The more I think about it, the more plausible this explanation appears. I don't think it is the reverse or the saying would be, "liar, liar, your panties are on fire."
I always understood our version ("liar, liar, pants on fire, hanging on a telephone wire") to indicate a pair of trousers blazing away on an overhead wire with nobody wearing them. The imagery made a strange kind of sense: you were caught lying, so your pants were taken away from you (or a pair stolen from your closet), set alight, and slung out of reach in a place where everyone could see you publicly accused of lying.
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Not as a tool on itself and neither as a part of an effect (like choosing the grey area for lighting). It says that there is a program error. Any idea what could be wrong, and what should I do? I ́m using CC.
Make sure Photoshop is Up-To-Date: http://adobe.ly/PS-Up-To-Date
My photoshop is up-to-date and I have this problem.... Do you have solutions to fix it?
Because know I can use my eyedropper..
Because know I can use my eyedropper..
Which specific version of Photoshop are you using?
According to you account, it looks like you own a copy of CS4 for Windows. Have you tried restoring your prefs? http://blogs.adobe.com/crawlspace/201...
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12. Oct, 2009
Very cute ))),
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10. Nov, 2009
Looks good but not functional


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-- As I've done the past several years, I "took inventory" of the homestead, writing down a list of our livestock. A long-time friend suggested this to me a few years ago, saying that Thomas Jefferson kept this habit. I take a few papers outside with me to write the info down (how many chickens there are, for instance, because I can never remember unless I write that down), then copy it into a notebook.
-- My truck's transmission finally went south. It was towed off to the shop on New Year's Eve.
-- We ended the year with about an inch of rain on New Year's Eve, which was so needed and so welcome. 2012 was the hottest year in Oklahoma recorded weather history with an average temperature of 64.1 degrees. It was a very dry year, with rainfall 7.05" below normal. It's been very cold this past week, and the forecast is for continued cold, but last year we had such mild temperatures that we had a lot of insects: fleas, ticks, grasshoppers, and more.
-- And it's still muddy this morning from that rain on Monday!
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Despite what we're often told. What we have drilled into us by parents, teachers, the government and the media, money should never, ever be for main driver for doing anything. If it is, then you'll either fail or just end up hating what you're doing. Neither of those things is worthy of your life. YOU have this one life, this one episode of creative freedom, to do what you want and to make your mark. If you make it about money, then you're ultimately only ever dedicating your life to filling the pockets of others, unless you're top of the chain. The irony is, if you chase money, you're unlikely to ever reach the top of this chain. Don't end up in this trap.
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Bills, money and finances and such, are perceived as "important" in our society. It's really sad that so many people end up in an endless quest to acquire more of this virtual concept, forfeiting their happiness, their family and ultimately their life in the process. After all, other than digits on a piece of paper, money doesn't actually exist. Ridiculous isn't it? But because this "importance" is instilled within us, people worry about it. Minds become consumed by it, and this completely clouds and fogs the truth about what we desire in life. It locks away our true potential, our reason for being. People are stuck driving lorries or operating shop tills, keeping a mind of amazing creativity trapped & weighed down by the forced obligations of the capitalist and corporate elite. After all, money, this society and our economic system are all systems designed to protect those at the top, despite what any government may try and convince you. Problems in society are never caused by those at the bottom – they simply get the blame – all problems stem from the vast distribution of wealth only being shared to the elite few, rather than the rest of society.
This is a trap you need to overcome. The first thing to do is to abolish the worry of money, because it's holding you back. Easier to say, than do, right? Well.. Yes, and no. Let me explain.
Abolish the Money Worry
This is the biggest thing that will hold you back. Our system is designed to keep those at the bottom consumed by the worry of money, so that they don't "rise above their station". So, you need to ask yourself? Are you going to spend your life, living like that? Are you going to let those born into privilege, sit on their thrones, whilst you, with your more than equally important life scrabble along in the rat race? Are you f*ck!
Trust is the biggest player in abolishing the worry of money. For me, I only ever find myself motivated when I think to myself "f*ck it", I'm just gonna trust myself and do exactly what I want today. I'm not gonna worry about anything else. And funnily enough, that doesn't mean I sit around doing nothing all day. Quite the opposite. I do, exactly what inspires, me, what I feel I want to get done, and just get on with it. And because I want to do it, I don't think about it and I enjoy doing it as I go. If you can find this state every single day, then you will make massive headway in your life.
Look deep down inside of yourself. What is it that inspires you, that ignites you, and excites you? Do you notice, that whilst you're engaged in whatever that is, you forget about the worries sculpted by society. Your mind is consumed by your passions, and these man made constricting virtual concepts disappear. This is an indicator for you. It's a message from your very core, which you should listen to and should explore. Ultimately you should only do what you WANT to do.
It's fine to hear the voices of worry (blocking things out is never a good strategy), but don't give them as much attention as your passions. They don't warrant it. Realise, that whatever you think, is merely that. It's just a thought, and life is not nearly as serious as your mind tries to convince you. Those worries, those concerns, are all concepts which have been fed into you, and they're precisely the things which are over-riding your intuition and your self trust.
This balance needs to be addressed. If you're having troubles with this, then I unequivocally recommend jumping on this quick Udemy course by Eckhart Tolle. It can completely revolutionise your life, open your mind and help you realise the path which you probably already know, but is hidden deep within you, under layers of false concepts.
What's Next?
Now there's some people none of this will apply to. Some people are happy just drifting along, serving "the man" and being a little cog in a system run by others, and they genuinely like doing that. However, I for one, cannot sit in that camp. I simply cannot give my life to someone else… because that's effectively what most of the "employed" class do, unless you totally love your job. Usually employment means losing a proportion of your freedom, and when it's already been eroded by society, it's not something you want to give away. If you're reading this article still, then I know you're in the same camp as me. Trust that feeling and move onwards…
The next part of this process is to JUST GET STARTED on your passion. You may have absolutely no idea where to start or what to do, and you know what? That is absolutely fine. How many times have you read about success stories in the news, or on the internet about people who were just starting their multi-million pound business and went through a massive area of "not knowing what they were doing", or "taking things as they went". Often successful people look back and have absolutely no idea how they got to the point they are now. They don't know how they survived, created their business or ended up where they are. The reason for this, is they simply trusted their gut and went along with the now. They did what they felt was right and they kept doing it.
If you do the same, trust me, you'll get to the same point. You'll get to success and you won't know how you got there. But you have to trust yourself, and you have to keep going even when those fears and worries try and creep their way back in. You may have to give things up along the way, you may have to put in hours you're not used to, but the thing is, because you're doing something which fires your passions, you won't care one bit.
Then once you reach the end of the road. You'll still be doing something you love, but you'll also be making enough money to make your way in this society.
Chase your dreams, help others on the way, and the money will come naturally as a by-product. Trust me. Trust yourself. Then you can become one of the people who has overcome the constraints of our society and can live, like you were intended to, rather than being a slave to the system, to your boss and to the capitalist elite. After all, we have one life and we're certainly not here to be a servant for others.


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After almost one year of waiting the living legend returns with the second part of the much acclaimed 'Back to Basicsš
John Acquaviva, who has already written house-& techno-history and as pioneer of the first hour he does not need any further
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featured as tracks from labels like Crosstown Rebels, Toolroom and Systematic. After years of abstinence John Acquviva finally
returned to the studio and that is why šBack to Basics Vol.2› features three of his own productions.
Next to šBling›, a co-production with Madox, there are the yet unreleased tracks šCheap and fat› & šZombie› on the cd. Both tracks
will be released on the german Blufin label in the near future.šCheap and fat› comes under the ego šA2Z› where A stands for
Acquaviva and the Z for non other then Ramon Zenker (one half of Hardfloor). šZombie› is a co-production with Lützenkirchen, who
is one of the heroes of the newschool electro-scene.
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MAYWOOD — A Hackensack man was charged with attempted murder after he repeatedly stabbed a woman in the head and then chased her down the street before being apprehended by officers, according to Maywood police.
The 41-year-old man, the alleged victim and her three children were in the car just after 1:30 p.m. when he began stabbing the 36-year-old mother in the head multiple times, Maywood Police Chief David Pegg said. The woman escaped from the car and the suspect chased her down West Pleasant Avenue, the borough's major shopping district, according to Pegg.
Rochelle Park and Maywood police officers quickly arrested the man in front of dozens of storefronts, Pegg said. The victim was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center with what Pegg described as non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect –– whose identity is not being released so as to protect the identity of the alleged victim –– was charged with attempted murder, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and one count of unlawful possession of a weapon.
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Dryships Hands Over the Last of Five Panamaxes
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8 September (Part 1) - The obscene blog - who dunnit?
No idea! I could guess but I would probably be putting two and two together
and making five. Whoever it was has friends in high places, the police in
Bexleyheath are going to inordinate lengths to hide his (I don't believe it is a
her) identity.
First the police wouldn't talk about it until leaned on by MPs and Ministers. Then Borough Commander Stringer sent a letter of reassurance that things were progressing, maybe slowly, but it was all being taken very seriously and everyone involved would be kept informed. The government Minister received similar assurances. Then two weeks later came a couldn't care less sort of automated response (no signature, wrong reference number) saying nothing could be done. The police refused to talk about it on the phone as they had marked the file 'RESTRICTED' to keep it hush-hush and the promise for someone to call back didn't materialise.
It was decided I should write to the Borough Commander while Elwyn Bryant (also a subject of the Bexley council inspired obscenity) should probe via a Freedom of Information request. For technical reasons the FOI went off under my name. My letter to Commander Stringer made reference to it. He would have received it by Tuesday morning of this week and by mid-afternoon the FOI had been rejected for daring to seek personal information. It's not subtle is it? Whoever heard of an FOI getting dealt with within a couple of days? They were in so much of a hurry they addressed me as Mrs.
The FOI did not seek personal information, it asked for dates, but any excuse will do when indulging in a frantic cover up. Obviously the complaints procedure was an essential first resort before going to the Information Commissioner yet again. The letter to the Police FOI Complaints Unit went off this morning.
Bexley council are busy trying to dodge the issue too. They came up with their excuse of a response to my Subject Access Request a mere two months late. It tells me one thing and one thing only, that Will Tuckley got the police to send the harassment letter. Exactly the same response as given to a four month overdue Freedom of Information request. You would think their obscene blog never happened; a blatant attempt to dodge their responsibilities under The Data Protection Act. A complaint was called for. The email read…
Dear Mr. Grosvenor,
You appear to have confused my Subject Access Request with Mr. Barnbrook's Freedom of Information Request. The response is close to identical but SARs and FOIs are not the same thing.
I accept that I gave permission to exclude mundane areas of little interest such as council tax payments or failure to empty refuse bins but you appear to have excluded everything except for Mr. Tuckley's ill-judged trip to Bexleyheath police station.
At the very minimum I require to see copies of all the correspondence by staff and councillors relating to me and my website. For example I know that the IT department blocked access from council computers in mid-April 2011 because a councillor wrote to someone about it and the mail found its way to me. I know that the IT department later blocked access to my website from libraries because numerous people have tried and failed to get it from a library. All this must have been in response to written instructions.
It is also well known that by arrangement with Mr. Chris Loynes I visited the council's offices on 20 May 2011 which must have been logged by him and within a couple of (working) hours of that visit it had been recorded in scurrilous terms on the website http://malcolmknight.blogspot.com in contravention of Google's terms and conditions on impersonation. If Mr. Loynes did not do it himself he must have told someone else who did. There will be correspondence. Similarly there will be correspondence on the day Mr. Tuckley received my complaint about my arrangement with Mr. Chris Loynes being made public.
Within the period in question I have received email from a fairly senior council official and a councillor both from a bexley.gov email address. Unless you find at least the councillor's correspondence I will know you have not looked for any.
Do you wish me to give you a little more time or would you prefer I report the latest failure to the Information Commissioner without further delay?
Yours sincerely,
So who is this Chris Loynes? Head of Democratic Services is the official title, he runs around after the needs of councillors and as events have shown, looks after the register of members' interests. It is that register which was examined on 20th May. Anyone can do that by appointment, in a more open and transparent council it would be available on-line. So it is Mr. Loynes responsibility to look after councillors' interests and unless he went blabbing about my visit he was the only person who would know about it. But I don't know who set up the obscene blog, I expect Mr. Loynes foolishly blabbed.
I didn't see Mr. Loynes at the last two council meetings I attended, a council mole tells me that that is because he has been off sick. I still don't know who is adept with Google's blogspot facility and I'm sure everyone will wish Mr. Loynes a speedy recovery.