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If you have studied English Literature in an Indian college or university, there is no escaping the great debate and divide: Native Writings Vs. Indian Writings in English (IWE). While there are many points of argument between the two it essentially boils down to these: the "Nativists" largely contend that literatures in Indian languages are far superior and "Indian" than the ones written in English in India. The debate between the two sides of this argument can be so heated and full of academic invective that I am surprised that the two sides don't settle it with blows. I don't belong to either side. As long as the literature is readable I don't really care if some people consider the "vernacular" writings to be better to those written in English or if another group of people contends that it is IWE that is currently India's face in the literary world and encompasses a sufficiently strong body of work to be considered a world literature. I do think that while the literary merits of the different books in various languages and cultures can be a matter of debate, debating the "Indianness" of a particular literature is too narrow minded a focus. I also consider Indian Writings in English to be sufficiently "Indian".
A bigger issue while debating the literary merit of any book is to ensure that it is widely accessible and available to as many readers as possible. Given the huge diversity of our peoples, most Indians know at least two or three languages. However usually the proficiency is "functional" and a person would prefer reading in a single language (or perhaps can manage in another as well). That does mean that a goodish bit of the native Indian literatures are not accessible to people who don't speak that language. Similarly IWE is not read by people who don't know English. This is where translations play such a big role. I am surprised and dismayed that India doesn't have a strong publishing in translated works.
Penguin Books since many years has tried stepping into this space. For more than a decade now Penguin has been translating and publishing classics of Indian literatures into English. From the few translations that I have read, they are doing a far better job of promoting and making Indian literatures more accessible than the rabid academics.
All that about Indian literatures, IWE, and translations was prompted after recently reading It Rained All Night by Buddhadeva Bose. This slim novel was first published as Rat Bhore Bhrishti in Bengali 1967. I picked up the translation by Clinton B. Seely. Some random marginalia about the book:
- Buddhadeva Bose's It Rained All Night has all the ingredients of a juicy, salacious scandal. There's a lovely protagonist, their's the lack of satisfaction or contentment in a marriage, their's a "weak" and intellectual husband Vs. a gruff "doer", and there is infidelity set against the genteel backdrop of middle-class Kolkata of the sixties. There is little wonder that some idiot back then charged the book with obscenity and had it banned. It Rained All Night, is however not prurient but rather a deep exposition of marriage, the expectations from a marriage and how two people who so want to be happy and love can be apart because their notions of love are different. This is something that was probably recognized by the Kolkata High Court which overturned Buddhadeva Bose's conviction and the ban on It Rained All Night.
- Many would consider looking at It Rained All Night as a strongly feminist work or at least a work that has a strong feminist undertone to it. The book at one level seems to justify Maloti's infidelity, for all purposes and means, as a married woman's need for love — just love, pure and simple. A feminist reading is not invalid but reading the book purely as a feminist text would be unfortunately limiting. Considering the broad social context of the genteel class of Kolkata of the sixties — a time when women were not granted their sexual rights (not that the situation has changed drastically even now), and the heavy taboo associated with infidelity in Indian culture it is tempting to read an assertion of female rights into Maloti's infidelity. That, I think, would however be a very simplistic and reductive reading of the book. For me the story is more of an analysis and exposition of how two fundamentally different people in a marriage are unable to bridge the gap between them and make their relationship work. It is to me a story about how a sensitive and yet prideful Nayonangshu, the husband, is unable to reach out to his wife in spite of realizing that the marriage is falling apart. It is a story about how a clear-headed and sharp Maloti is unable to communicate her desires and longings to her husband. It Rained All Night does an excellent job of showing how communication breaks down in a marriage and how a lack of communication and an unwillingness to understand and bridge differences will eventually would tear a married couple asunder.
- Having said that, it has to be admitted that It Rained All Night does show a wife whose need for love and passion breaks the commonly held views of the "sanctity" of marriage. The emphasis on a woman's right to herself, her body and the unabashed exercise of her sexual rights is very strong. At a fundamental level, Maloti is attracted to Jayanto, because she craves for passion and a love that is actual and not some idealized notion (held by her husband). This unapologetic depiction of a woman's need for passion must have been very brave, especially in the sixties.
- The book does a fine job of showing two different kinds of love — Nayonangshu's idea of an "ideal" and "pure" love is shown as the "intellectualization" of love. Maloti is shown to believe in a more earthy and physical idea of love. Nayonangshu thinks so much about love that in a way he looks down upon the physical aspect of it (not that he denies it, he wants to possess Maloti entirely). His love is a distillation of all the ideal love that he has read in literature. Maloti tries to understand what Nayonangshu desires but ultimately finds it limiting and incomplete. She understands to some extent the "intellectualization" that her husband brings to his notions of love but is unable to subscribe to it. Nayonangshu loses Maloti because he over thinks love and is unable to move beyond thought. Maloti drifts away from Nayonangshu as she feels his world of thoughts has no room for her and is unable to relate to it.
- There is little or no action in the novel. The narrative of It Rained All Night comprises alternate chapters that show the thoughts of the two protagonists — Maloti and Nayonangshu. The first and the third chapter's are Maloti's, the second and the fourth bare the thoughts of Nayonangshu. In a way one could look at each alternate chapter as the two protagonists justifying their position and actions in an "argument." The first-person narrative chapters enable the author to bring out not only their thought and feelings but also the extensive mental turmoil of both Maloti and Nayonangshu. There is a final chapter that is in third-person that sort of serves as a summation. This final chapter to me was the weakest part of the book — though I do realize that Basu needed the third-person chapter as a device to bring the novel to a "physical" closure. As you would expect for such a novel, there is no closure to the story. We just see the two sides and know that the story will continue. How it will end is not told or perhaps left to our own inclinations.
- While there is little action in the book, It Rained All Night starts dramatically and explosively with Maloti defiantly proclaiming her infidelity: "It's over— it happened — there's nothing more to say. I, Maloti Mukherji, someone's wife, and someone's mother—I did it. Did it with Jayanto. Jayanto wanted me, and I him … How did it happen? Easy. In fact I don't know why it didn't happen before—I'm surprised at my self-restraint, at Jayanto's patience." The novel then moves largely backwards in time to apprise us of the facts, events, thoughts that led to Maloti sleeping with Jayanto. The dramatic start belies the measured delineation and the interiority of the characters' turmoil and thoughts to follow.
- Apart from Nayonangshu and Maloti there are no other characters in the novel. Their daughter, Bunni, and Jayanto — Nayonangshu's friend and ultimately Maloti's lover, are the only two other characters of some note. Both Bunni and Jayanto and any other character are always seen through the prism of either Nayonangshu's or Maloti's perspectives. This device in a way also helps readers understand how the two look at the same people and events differently and serves to underline their differences.
- Nayonangshu, comes across as a tortured man, inert to some extent with low self-esteem (or rather a self-esteem bubble that is easily pricked) and jealous. He also comes across as extremely sensitive, intellectual and conflicted. In some ways the new assertive Maloti is his creation. He thinks he wants a wife who will be his intellectual and emotional equal and he pushes Maloti to change her ways and to conform to his ideas. Maloti, perhaps otherwise would have been happy to stay in the comforting confines of a joint family and manage the traditional "womanly" duties. However once Maloti is recognized by his friends as a person in her own right and when he realizes that many of his friends visit their home not to converse with him but to listen to and see Maloti, Nayonangshu's insecurity flares up. It is notable (as compared to traditional or typical notions of Indian husbands) that in spite of his insecurities he never bans Maloti from interacting with his friends. Even when he realizes what is happening between Jayanto and Maloti he is extremely reluctant to ban Jayanto from visiting their home. His idealization of the idea of love and his ambivalence to physical love is also very well brought out. In spite of all his intellect and sensitivity he however is unable to unbend and bridge the widening gap between him and his wife.
- Maloti comes across as a passionate woman who on the nudging of her husband tries to change herself to fit into his notions of how she should be. This to her is how she shows her love for him. However she is also assertive enough to resent (perhaps passively) Nayonangshu's insistence that she conform to his ideas of a woman and love. This translates into an inflammable anger and a torn self where she would like to preserve her marriage but is angered by her realization that to Nayonangshu only wants her to believe and follow his ideas. She resents the realization that her husband wants to be seen as a liberal and her "emancipator" but in reality doesn't want to offer her true emancipation or recognize her as an individual with her own beliefs and needs: "I am just a means to satisfy his physical appetite, some sort of machine to provide him his comforts — and once I became convinced of this, was I still supposed to remain his gentle Sita-like wife? No, I want love — love in every sense of the word. I want to be flattered, worshipped. I want devotion, I want to see myself as larger than I am... How can I reject someone who is madly in love with me? Why should such strength be expected from me alone? I am human, I am a woman. I have a body of flesh and blood." As she increasingly and "dangerously" gets attracted to Jayanto she is irritated that Nayonangshu is unable to climb down is intellectual ivory tower, assert himself as her husband and throw out Jayanto.
- Maloti is at times practical or realistic enough to realize the social expectations of matrimony: "The main thing is the family. You married me. We 're husband and wife — we still are... why not just let our entire lives pass like this, like the lives of countless others." She perhaps would have accepted life/fate if Nayonangshu had banned Jayanto from their home and would have continued in the construct of their marriage. It is Nayonangshu who is unable to accept a hollow marriage and continue in it. As a translator and a husband in love with his wife, he understands "there are some things one just can't say in Bengali". He confesses: "In a country where even now countless people go for arranged marriages and accept these marriages as permanent, the occasion for asking such an absurd question as 'Do you love me?' presents itself to only a handful of ill-fated individuals. I am one of those unlucky ones." He refuses to ban Jayanto as he knows that it will make Maloti a husk of her former self and that it will also make Jayanto unhappy. Rather than making three people unhappy, he feels that it is alright if he stays unhappy while Jayanto and Maloti find happiness in each other.
- A beautiful piece of writing in the novel is (and one that serves to show Nayonangshu to be kind of person he is) when Nayonangshu finds a notepaper on which Maloti has scribbled "Jayanto, please come back" over and over again. For a short while Nayonangshu is morbidly gleeful — he has evidence and he can use it against his wife the next time they quarrel. But soon his nature asserts itself and he begins to wonder what would presenting the evidence achieve. He can't make Maloti love him and would end up making three people unhappy. Over a period of time he forgets where he has hidden that piece of paper.
- The novel is wonderful and explosive in its candor and the rejection of middle-class thoughts and values. For a novel about infidelity, there is very little physical love or lust in the novel. The readers realize that while Jayanto and Maloti come together it is because in their own way they are similar — people who can never say "I love you" but actually believe in showing love — and that the two genuinely love each other. For whatever little passion that Buddhadeva Bose writes into the novel it is written with much sensuousness. Nayonangshu's contemplation of a semi-clad sleeping Maloti after she has just slept with Jayanto is beautiful. Even more wonderful is how Nayonangshu, covers up Maloti, before waking her up to save her any embarrassment.
- Perhaps the only thing to kvetch about is the translation itself. Clinton B. Seely's translation gives very little of the ethos in which the story is rooted. The Bengali backdrop of the story or the fact that it was originally written in Bengali is hardly noticed in the translation. Apart from a few Bengali words and mentions of places in Kolkata and the a single mention that Jayanto always prefers calling Maloti by her "daak naam", "Lotan" , there is no Bengali flavor to the the tale (tellingly, Nayonangshu is unable to ever bring himself to call Maloti by her nickname because it doesn't fit into his ideas about her). Now there is no judging if this is a drawback on the part of the translator or of the original leaves little scope to bring in the local flavor. I suspect the latter is true because the novel largely plays out has the thoughts of the two protagonists. Having said that it would have been nice if the translation too had managed to capture the Bengali flavor of the story more strongly. A case in point is the excellent translation of the Marathi Kosala by Bhalchandra Nemade into the English Cocoon. The translation captures the cadences of Marathi perfectly.
- To me the greatest reason for recommending the novel is how beautifully it balances between the thoughts and actions of Maloti and Nayonangshu. To bring back a point that I had raised earlier, if one were to read this story as two sides presenting their arguments, it will be difficult to make up our minds about who is correct or who is to blame. When either Maloti or Nayonangshu are baring their thoughts and conflict you do feel they are right but it is always tempered with the perspective of the another. Buddhadeva Bose's triumph in It Rained All Night is to show how neither Maloti nor Nayonangshu are solely to blame but how both are responsible for what happens.


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Originally published May 7, 2012
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So you're thrilled over your massive 'following' and 'friends' on your chosen social media networking platform. And letting them pals know what's on your mind, what you're experiencing, where and with whom every minute of the day is just the ultimate use of social media, right? Hmmm… What if you're doing it wrong? What if you're just spamming everyone's news feed all the time? Here's a few common activities to stay away from.
Unforgivable Sin #1:
Having an altercation with your boyfriend / girlfriend on each others walls or status and suddenly list yourself as 'single' in 10 seconds flat. Then list yourself as 'in a relationship' after the kiss and make up – I have no words for this. Really. If people wanted to be bombarded with such nonsense, they'd watch a soapie.
Unforgivable Sin #2:
'Happy Birthday Mom!' 'Happy Birthday Dad!' when your parents aren't even online. Their online profiles don't even exist. If you're so excited and happy over your parent/s birthday and can't help but show it, it's understandable. It's just the message that isn't. Wishing them a happy birthday on your status that they will never see is like lighting a candle in broad daylight = useless.
Unforgivable Sin #3:
Cursing and swearing at someone you're in school with or work with is one of the most immature things I've seen. Foul language are for those who lack a complete and fully functioning lexicon. Grow up. Or grow some etiquette.
Unforgivable Sin #4:
Posting every single photograph taken during your city break or holiday in the hope of showing everybody what a fun time you're having. Get this straight: fun times are times when you're having so much of fun offline, you don't have the time to immediately share the fun times online. Period.
Unforgivable Sin #5:
Being overly emotional. This includes how you feel after a break up (refer to Unforgivable Sin #1), how much you love your partner or vice versa, how your 'best friend' stabbed you in the back, how much you 'hate' your parents for not giving you permission to do something you really want to, and the list goes on. The point is: be rational. Sound rational. Don't bore people with your temporary outbursts. Come now, where's the fun in that?
Unforgivable Sin #6: Updating your status no less than twice a day (yeah, twice) can be a pain. Whether you're quoting Gandhi or Martin Luther King, a status or two a day is enough. (Unless it's a funeral message – that's an exception). Personally, I've blocked people from my news feed who update their status too often within 24 hours. It irritates. Give your account a break. Log off. Breathe.
These are the sins that come to mind at the moment. There are more, but they are a little more tolerable and forgivable. Do you know of any activities online that simply bother you enough to call it a sin? Let me know, I'd love to hear 😉


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Hi and welcome to Inside Perspectives.
This site is an attempt to analyse and give some inside perspectives on some of the most common differences, difficulties, reactions, talents and idiosyncrasies in "Aspies" (people with Asperger Syndrome), autism spectrum and related Neurodiversity differences and conditions such as ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Scotopic Sensitivity, Synesthesia, OCD, Tourette, SPD, and HSP.
I consider most Autism Spectrum differences to be natural neurological or personality type variations, explainable by any combination of the following:
- Personality type and neurological structure geared towards specialisation or creativity rather than towards generalisation and socialising.
- Quicker-than-average intellectual or creative development, sometimes in combination with slower-than-average social/emotional development.
- Atypical learning style or brain hemisphere dominance.
- Tendency to trance or space out.
- Androgyny or different brain gender than body gender.
- Differences in energy level.
- Food intolerances, allergies, or other hypersensitvities.
- In some cases neurological impairments or brain differences.
Thanks to all the wonderful people – too many to list – who have contributed with quotes, inspiration and information.
This is not a blog even though a blog host was used to create it, it's a website with fixed pages. And I now rarely have time to answer questions or update links, sorry about that.
The information here is based on a combination of personal experience and accounts from hundreds of neurodiversity people whom I've gotten to know over the Internet and/or in real life. However, they are still generalisations or unique experiences and may not be applicable to everyone with a similar diagnosis.
Also note that I am not a medical professional and that the views presented here are just my own personal opinions. Always consult your primary health care professional and use your own discrimination before following any suggested advice.
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many thanks for your webpage, it is the best resource i found on the whole web for it. It helped me alot to understand myself.
I'm a little freaked and relieved. I never thought about autism as related to me in any way. I am older, >60. I have had a full life. All of my life I have "danced as fast as I can" to be normal. I never teased out what normal meant. I have three college/university degrees. I always felt better at work or school because I knew what to do. I worked and went to school full time for 8 years. My eventual specialty was in mental health. My co-workers asked me on multiple occasions if I thought I was hypomanic and why I walked around smiling (for no apparent reason). In general I avoid social situations like the plague. If I don't recognize a phone number I don't answer. The most disturbing thing for me recently is social media. If I can't see a person I don't know what to say, which apparently is all the wrong things. I guess I say too much or it is concerning to people. I either get no response or a concerned face emoji.
About six months ago I was drinking a few beers with my wife. I have no friends. I will have been married to Kate for 40 years in October. First she said I think you are a genius. I figured she drank too much beer. A little later she said, I think you're autistic. Then I knew she was drinking too much. I couldn't get this out of my head though. I am extremely introspective. When I am stuck on an idea it will not subside in intensity until I reach some resolution I am satisfied with. Kate was a masters prepared special education teacher. She frequently worked with autistic children. I had to give some credence to her opinion
I am not sure how much research I have read at this point or how many "quizzes" I have taken. The quizzes always come out in the autism spectrum or the old aspergers range, well with in the range. I do not know what benefit a professional diagnoses would do for me at this point. I so see a professional for treatment of ADHD. Adderal has helped me to feel much more comfortable, as if I have a center to my life.
I suppose I have said too much again. I don't like to come across wierd or creepy. I'm really not. I won't read it over 15 times, because I want to send this, and I will instead delete it. I'm not sure what to do. I'm not upset, just surprised with this whole idea. It explains a great deal Perhaps it is a little sad in some way and perhaps not. Thank you
Great webpage. One of the best resources!
Thanks for sharing!
This is a wonderful website and resource for me. I finally understand myself!! thank you so much for the work involved in this site. it has helped me with so many of my relationships. and i refer other people to it, to learn about Aspies and other neurodiversities!
This website is da best !!!! Thanks for so much hard work 🙂
Thanks for your very informative site.
I just read your list of traits and other items.
Gee, isn't this how everyone is?
Doesn't it bother the heck out of everyone if there's a lot of chaos and people running and pushing and grabbing and making it impossible to have a little secure space?!
And why don't they also notice the obvious and incredibly irritating inconsistencies in things? Don't you just have to write to that author and let them know about spelling or grammar errors in their article?
And why is it so hard for folks to spend 10 hours straight working on a project, eat, and stay up all night to do more?
And this is not normal behavior?
Perhaps I have self diagnosed.
What do I do with this?
Over-focusing- ADD or ASP?
Can anyone shed light on making a determination about if over-focusing is ADD or ASP? Thanks
I'm wondering if you know of any genetic/hereditary Asperger connection in families. If a parent has Aspergers, is it more common for a child to have Aspergers or Autism as well?
Thank you,
Hey, thanks very much!
Overall, isn't autism/aspberger's a gray-scale disorder with many variations possible?
I have to thank you so much for creating and maintaining this website. I'm a 54-year-old woman in the U.S. who has always felt inexplicably "out of step" with almost everyone around me. After years of confusion, frustration, anxiety, and difficulty with relationships, I now know why. What a relief! I no longer have to feel "bad" or "wrong" for being who I am, and, even better, I can understand why most of the people in my life (who are NTs) don't understand me and I can give them a break. It doesn't mean I have to change, but I can be more forgiving of myself and others when things seem to go pear-shaped for no apparent reason. I feel like the door to understanding myself has finally been opened. Thank you again for your work!
As the mom of an Aspergers son (we think) who had a miserable, miserable adolescence, and still in the throes of it,. i was quite taken by the comments about androgyny and Aspergers. My son has always been more boy than girl, but never classically boy, rather the little professor and intellectual sort, gentle and soft. He thinks all of a sudden that he might be trans — and wants to become a girl. I embrace this, if it is true, but I worry that it is more a reaction to hating his male body now, and wishing to stay androgynous. any help, does anyone have experience?
Young people commonly experiment and question their sexuality, and my own experience is that people I know personally who might be Aspie question everything, including this aspect of their lives – a lot. Depending on where you live, your son might feel that the just doesn't fit into the gender role that is expected of him and can't see any other examples of how to be a man. I might suggest that you reaffirm that you love your son just as he is and you support his choices but that gender reassignment is a very permanent change which will require him to undergo a long process of psychological testing, living as a woman before surgery for a certain period of time, surgeries, and hormone support therapy for the rest of his life (he probably knows all of this already, but telling him that you know it, too, may be helpful). In addition, the surgery and drug therapy can be extremely expensive, and I've been told by a few transgender women that there are still only a few doctors (in the U.S.) who have real expertise in this area – many more are merely quacks who do a botched job – so he's probably going to pay a lot of money if he decides to go forward with the process if he's in the U.S. Many young people who do not meet the standard/stereotypical portrayals of their gender think that this means that they must be "other" (the other gender). This is not true – gentle, non-aggressive men should be valued as should strong, independent-minded women, and in many social circles, they are. Gender traits fall on a continuum, and a "soft" man is still as much a man as a "warrior," though a high school student might not believe that. Thankfully, most of us realize that there is life after high school, and we begin to see that the roles that were defined for us during that time were restrictive and unrealistic, and we move on. I would encourage your son to explore this issue as much as he feels is necessary but to wait to make a final decision for a good while, perhaps several years. He should seek the advice of a therapist who is familiar with transgender issues and who can help him sort through his feelings. Transgender surgery may feel like a quick fix out of his problems, but he will still be the same person post-surgery as he was pre-surgery. I would also encourage him to speak with M to F transgender women and men to find out more about their experiences. He should speak with people who are both happy and unhappy that they went through gender re-assignment (he may have to look a bit to find the latter). Does he understand that women in modern society are still subject to discrimination and violence (mostly at the hands of men, often sexual)? Does he really want to accept this fact as part of his life, because it will be a reality for him if he undergoes the process. Does he understand that he is likely to be paid less just because he is a woman and that he may find himself targeted by religious bigots? This is no established "place" for transgender people in modern society at this point, and people have lost their jobs and their children, among other things, when they have decided to undergo gender reassignment. It's a hard road. I have met M to F transgender women who probably shouldn't have undergone surgery and eventually settle in a kind of limbo, but I have also met M to F transgender women who are as feminine as I am (I was born and still am female) and are much more comfortable with themselves and less depressed after reassignment. This is a new area of medicine and law, and it can be confusing for family members as well as for the individual who exploring their sexuality and gender. I commend you for reaching out to get information rather than condemning your son. Aspies tend to jump into things they are interested in with everything they have. It doesn't mean that this is where they will land. Being a girl is not a bad thing. Being genuinely unhappy, on the other hand, is rotten.
It's possible he's reacting negatively to the gender role stereotype that society is forcing on him as he grows older. I once thought I was trans, as a teen, but grew out of it when I realised that all I wanted was to dress in the clothing traditionally assigned to the other sex, and to be mentally androgynous. Reassure him that he is free to express his gender any way he pleases and society should not be allowed to bully him into permanently changing/damaging his body in order to fit its idea of gender expression. Also reassure him that not being macho is perfectly acceptable and respectable, and guide him towards male role models who are not silly, overtly-masculine caricatures. Many male artists, writers, and scientists are thoughtful, quiet, and gentlemanly, rather than brash, loud, and rude/dominating.
Thank you so much for this site! I was put in therapy in first grade and started treatment for bipolar disorder when I was in 8th grade (I was NOS, it never felt like the right diagnosis and nothing explained the rest of my symptoms.) I am near tears reading the information here. 40 years of struggling and failing to be "normal". I am not nuts, stupid or intentionally pig headed, and I'm not alone. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I just took the aspie test and the result was too many inconsistent control questions answered????????????????
Well, I confirmed once again that I'm an Aspie. I'm the kind who read encyclopedias as a kid for fun, found it difficult socializing with the other kids and teachers were surprised that I used such complex vocabulary at my age. I also hated physical/visual contact (even with my family), and became really upset when my routine was disturbed. About odd interests, my mother said that when I was a baby I had an obsession with wheels. I could spend hours staring at them and when I grew up I was obsessed with science (biology, astronomy). Also, I have a really odd sense of humor, and people always remind me to speak more softly or slowly. Finally, I'm really clumsy. To make things worse, I'm a former lefty so I'm the kind who trips on her own feet or drops things
A few years ago, I got into a big depression. No matter what I did, I kept failing on my thesis. I was about to get expelled from university. To make things worse, I had a bad fight with a close friend (well, ex-friend) because he told me he was tired of dealing with me and my mood swings (he's was a douche!). I got into Cognitive behavioral therapy and I took Fluoxetine and Sertraline for at least a year.
Today, things are better. I managed to have my little group of friends from the university and now I've even socialized with people who share my same hobbies (figure collecting, and a band that is not well known here). At work, I can act almost normally, meaning I can follow a conversation at lunch and participate on it (something that was pretty hard a few years ago). Still, my visual contact is poor, but at least, I can look in the eye at people for a bit longer. I'm known as being a bit eccentric and to be awfully clumsy but I don't give it much though. Therapy has helped me a lot, so if somebody is reading this, I advice to go to the psychologist, doctors can help you a lot.
What good does it do to come up with another label to label someone with? Once they attach a label to you then they use that label to reject you or abuse you – I know someone who has an autistic daughter – I asked her when her daughter was going to quit being her autistic daughter and just be her daughter. Why give people more tabels to abuse people with? most of the people who have all these labels are the way they are because of all the abuse they've suffered – why abuse them more? Why give people another piece of ammunition to abuse them with? How many labels do you need to describe a person?
Interesting. My calculated score was "You have answered inconsistently on too many control-questions". I was trying to answer as best as I could as often my answer didn't quite fit one of the selections. I tended to think more about my answer in the first part of the test and went more on first impression towards the latter. Now I'm wondering if I can take it again without trying to second guess the question or myself.
I just read an earlier comment where the person received the same "score" as me. I'll assume my replys will be the same as his. Thanks
Thanks for the info!
But now I'm sitting here self-diagnosing myself… Thinking im positively an aspie… I do wish there was a surefire way for me to know. It would explain SO much.
I was born with ACC (without my Corpus Callosum,) have ASD, ADHD, ACC is so rare that we haven't yet gotten the attention that ASD has gotten, that is changing. I have some rather interesting ideas about neurodiversity myself.
I spent three obsessive days online, searching for this resource (I reset my device and lost the link). So glad to have found it again, one of the most comprehensive guides to ASDs online. Great work!!
Autism is said to have increased dramatically in recent years. Some people speculate that autism is an aspect of evolution, a response to our change in lifestyle. We used to call inheritance of acquired characteristics Lamarckism. We now call it epigenetics and acknowledge that lifestyle can influence biology over multiple generations. Some species may have achieved stasis and stopped evolving, but humans appear to be in the process of dynamic change. The way children spend their childhoods has changed profoundly. What could be a more dramatic change than children spending hours a day looking at symbols on paper and transcribing them into abstract thoughts? Maybe our persistent emphasis upon reading and learning is eroding some of our intuitive abilities, and we are all becoming less conforming. Some autistic children have savant abilities, and appear overwhelmed by super-sensitivities, such as sight or hearing. Like all creative processes, Nature's ability to devise adaptive change is tentative and imperfect – sometimes producing partial results. Not all of Nature's innovations are successful; just some of them. Are we labeling Natures incomplete adaptations mental illness?
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Smoking pot is getting more and more sociably accepted. As a result, marijuana's negative and criminal connotations are evaporating. For example in America, it is the first time that the pro-legalization vote outnumbers those against legalization. Voices of (medical) marijuana advocates are commonly heard in the media. More and more people start to believe in the positive effects of the green herb and it's medical value. Cannabis even reached the status of the New Superfood.
Smoking organic pot, with a fresh, all-natural bong, seems to give the right sexy edge to a contemporary lifestyle of health, fitness and wellness:
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We had a HOLLY JOLLY time making our Elves and Santa Clauses for our Hallway Bulletin Board. 4K made the elves and 5K make the Santa Clauses. I worked really hard to come up with a title for the bulletin board...do you like it?
|I had to give a close up of this adorable elf.
My student told me many times that he wanted his elf to look like Cookie Monster.
I think he did a pretty good job...Don't you!?!
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Well I am back in Toulouse after a lot of gigs in Barcelona, Lyon and Montpellier and it's good to chill home. I went to the guitar store and got my electric guitar back after trying, in vain to get some euros from her during 9 years. Not even one peso ! So you'll understand I feel like having a shift in the trend and present you some cumbias with pop rock. Here's for today:
1. Freakcastro is the typical soundclouder mashuper that have no-bio at all, no EPK and you know we love them at GB. He has this nice cumbiaton with Offspring what wil remind you the nineties.
The Offspring – Pretty Fly For A White Guy – Freak Castro Tropical Remix by FreakCastro
2. The Anchor Babies: Wherever they see borders, they smash them like twigs. With this one they use cumbia.
Cumbia Core (march 12) by theanchorbabies
3. Gnotes is a multi-instrumentalist rapper and producer from Seattle. He has produced two instrumental hip-hop records [Granada Doaba and Inthrumental] and is currently recording his sophomore rap album Conflict and Interest featuring Devin the Dude, Blockhead, Illmind and Metaform. His album Rhymes and Beats is available at iTunes CDBaby or Amazon. He belongs to the Gnawledge crew which sent me this nice edit of "Mi Morena Rebelde" by Eusebio Y Su Banjo.. The Chicha with the crazy electric guitar always have something very rock. I love it.
Gnotes – Morena Rebelde (Remix) by Gnawledge
4. Naku, another voluntary unknown mashes up the inexpectable: typical tropical clarinet with reggaeton and rock indie classic anthem of the Yeah yeah yeah.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs vs Calle 13 – Gritona Atrevida (Pat Moritas Mix) by naku
5. Bombombum is fan of colombian music – especially of cumbia …with her roots and futuristic blooms. This mixtape is based on classics and you know it's necessary to listen to the classics to keep humble, and keep on improving the use of the blessed and overused sample packs. As one GB reader would write without any sense of sympathy nor cleverness last week, it's not because you put a guiro or a guacharaca that you have a cumbia nor a nice edit. Cumbia is far more than that. Let's listen to the Bombombum good classic selection which will make everyone agree !
bombombum > cumbia viejoteca by bombombum
anibal velasquez y su conjunto – el aguacero
los cumbiamberos de pacheco – santo domingo
aniceta molina – mi sombrero volteado
calixto ochoa & alfredo gutierrez – belleza latina
combo sampuesano – la bacana
andres landero y su conjunto – perdi las abarcas
alberto pacheco – cumbia cienagera
conjunto tipico vallenato – cumbia sampuesana
andres landero – cumbia india
morgan blanco y su conjunto – cumbia de colombia
los corraleros de majagual – cumbia sambranera
los corraleros de majagual – los sabanales
andres landero y su conjunto – la pava congona


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An Insure OK policy gives you the chance to earn a refund each quarter and at renewal. We will check how you're doing every quarter (day 90, 180 and 270 of your policy) and then again at renewal. You can earn a refund if you drive well. You must remember, however, that if you drive poorly, you'll owe us, so it's really important to maintain a safe and good driving score.
We will also look at how fast you are driving on a daily basis and will let you know if you have exceeded the speed limit by a considerable margin (extreme event). If you receive three extreme speeding event warnings during your 12 month policy, your policy will be cancelled (please see What if I exceed the speed limit? for more details). You can keep track of how you're doing on your personalised Insure OK Driving Dashboard and this will be updated with all your driving information each day. We'll also e mail you monthly so you'll never be caught out with a surprise about your premium.
A telematics policy can prove to be cost effective for drivers who might normally struggle with very high insurance premiums, such as young drivers, and drivers with previous convictions or claims. With Insure OK, we will give you an upfront discount because we'll assume you are a good driver. When you have your Insure OK Box fitted and start driving, you can prove this for real and have the chance to earn even more discounts for driving well.
We can cover some standard modifications such as alloy wheels or fog lights but this isn't a specialist product for modified cars. Our sister company, First Insurance can provide a quote for a wide range of modifications. Visit our website at www.first.co.uk/car and see if we can help or call us on 01527 758 041.
That's ok. Unlike some other providers, Insure OK can cater for drivers who have a wide range and number of driving convictions. If you've also had a claim or two in the past, don't worry - we can also look to give you a competitive quote.
We have designed our product to be able to cater for a wide range of circumstances including drivers with high mileage, so we will still be able to give you a quote. If you have any doubts, please contact us on 01527 758 041
When your box is installed, you'll need to provide the engineer with your photocard driving licence and proof of any No Claims Bonus(if applicable). The engineer will also take photos of your car to help us validate your policy.
Your Insure OK policy already includes an upfront discount as we assume that you are a good driver. However, exactly how much your premium will change will depend on you as an individual. You are in control of your own driving and can monitor how you're doing on your personalised Driving Dashboard. As a guide, if you drive carefully and your driving score is in the green you could earn a refund of up to £50 each quarter. If you drive poorly and your driving score is in the red, you could end up paying an extra £150 each quarter, so it's worth checking your Driving Dashboard regularly to see if you need to improve your score.
You can change your car by ringing us on 01527 758 045. Once you've made the change, we'll arrange for a new Insure OK box to be fitted to your new car. You'll need to pay an admin fee of £165 to cover the cost of the new box and the installation. There may also be an additional premium or refund depending upon the type and acceptability of the new vehicle. If you plan to change your car frequently during the next 12 months, this may not be the best policy for you.
You can add a named driver to your policy and you must tell them that there is an Insure OK Box fitted to your car, that their driving will be monitored and data used to manage your policy. You must make sure they agree to their data being used in this way. How they drive will affect your Insure OK Driving Score, and potentially your premium, so make sure they are a good driver!
You must notify us if you are planning to travel abroad and you will only be able to drive within the EU. The Insure OK Box will continue to capture your driving but any journeys will not count towards your Driving Score. You can travel abroad for a maximum period of 60 days during your 12 month policy.
It is important that the annual mileage you declare at the inception of the policy is accurate. The Insure OK box will collect data about how many miles you drive within the policy year. If you exceed the declared annual mileage, we will contact you and ask you to buy 'top up miles' to cover your mileage expectation for the rest of the policy year. Additional 'top up miles' will be charged at 10p per mile.
You can access your online driving dashboard here. You'll need your username and password to login. If you have any problems accessing your dashboard, please give us a call on 01527 758 045.
Your overall Insure OK Driving Score is based on a combination of different aspects of your driving. We take into account your acceleration, braking, cornering and speed, that is driving within the speed limit. The best way of describing this is if you had a passenger next to you in the car with a cup of coffee, how would you drive to make sure the coffee isn't spilt?
You can view your current driving score and how you've done over the previous months on your Insure OK Driving Dashboard. If your score drops, we'll email you to let you know and you'll be able to access hints & tips on how to improve your driving score before your next review. Remember that if your score has dropped at your quarterly review, you'll be charged an additional premium, so it's really important to drive the best you can.
Any form of speeding (driving above the road speed limit) will negatively impact your Driving Score. If you exceed the speed limit by more than 50%, this will trigger an 'extreme event' on your policy. This will affect your Driving Score and you will be sent a warning e mail. If you receive 3 extreme speeding event warnings during your 12-month policy, your policy will be cancelled.
If you are involved in an accident or need to make any claim, call the Insure OK Claims Line on 01527 758 169.
Your Insure OK box is fitted so that it can detect a strong impact or an emergency stop and it will send us alert to let us know. We'll check the alert and if your car is stationary, we will try to call you to see if you are OK. We can then help you through what's happened and send out assistance if necessary.
Insure OK and your insurer will access and use your data to manage your policy. Our telematics partner is Trak Global and they will provide the Insure OK Box. They will collect and process your driving data so that we can run your Insure OK policy.
We recommend you log on regularly to your Driving Dashboard to keep track of how you are driving and to see your Driving Score. This will tell you whether you may be on track to qualify for a discount or conversely, heading for an additional premium at your next review.
At Insure OK, we like to put the driver in control of their driving and therefore we only give access to the dashboard to the policyholder.
YYour Insure OK box must be installed within 10 days of your policy start date. When we set your policy up over the phone, we'll arrange for a time and place for your box to be installed. Locations can be flexible but the installers must be able to park without charge, have plenty of room around your car and locate you and your vehicle with ease. For this reason, we cannot install your Insure OK box if your car will be parked in a public car park or multi-storey car parks.
It's a small box about the size of a small mobile phone and it will be installed under your dashboard, out of sight.
No, our professional engineers will fit the Insure OK Box discreetly under your dashboard and this will be wired in to the electrics for a power supply only.
The Insure OK Box will not interfere with anything in your vehicle. The engineer will connect it for power only and therefore your warranty is not affected.
We monitor the Insure OK Box to make sure that everything is in working order. The Insure OK Box is covered by a warranty and if we find that the box may be faulty, we will contact you to arrange for one of our engineers to visit you to repair or replace your box, free of charge.
The Insure OK Box will capture data relating to speed, acceleration and braking, cornering, mileage driven, GPS location data and details of any impacts or crash events. Your policy will monitor your acceleration, braking, cornering and speed plus your length and frequency of your journeys and these behaviours will make up your Driving Score.
We will use the majority of the data about how you drive to build up your driving score, with the key areas being how quickly you drive, how hard you accelerate, brake, corner and the types of journeys you make. We will use some of the other data captured including the location of your vehicle to help if it is stolen or to help with any claims investigation. A full explanation of how we use telematics data can be found in the Telematics Terms and Conditions.
Your Insure OK Box will capture details about what happened if you do have an impact or an accident and this will be used by your insurer to help with their claims investigation.
Your Insure OK box can also detect a strong impact or an emergency stop and it will send us alert to let us know. We'll check the alert and if your car is stationary, we will try to call you to see if you are OK. We can then help you through what's happened and send out assistance if necessary.
You can see your Driving Score and some of the other information collected by your Insure OK Box on your Driving Dashboard. If you would like to see all the data captured, under the Data Protection Act 1998 you have certain rights in relation to the information Insure OK and your insurer hold about you. You may request, by writing to us and enclosing a cheque for £10 payable to Insure OK, details of the information that Insure OK, or your insurer hold about you. Any request for vehicle telematics data, including any location data, will need to be authorised by all named drivers on this policy. We will ask for confirmation that consent has been given to request this information before we release any data.Details will be provided to you within 40 days of Insure OK receiving your request and fee. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions document for more details.
You can keep your Insure OK box in your car, we will automatically switch off the data free of charge so you can be sure that no further data will be collected from your car after you leave us. Alternatively, you can ask to have the box removed – this will incur a removal fee of £90 to cover the cost of removing the box.
To have access to a courtesy car, you must make a claim through your own policy and have comprehensive cover. You would then receive a courtesy car providing you use the insurers' approved repairer, subject to availability and only for the duration of the repairs. If your vehicle were written off a courtesy car would not be provided in the above circumstances. If you have an accident that is not your fault you could be provided with a hire car by your legal cover, irrespective of the cover on your policy.
No, you may provide an estimate from a garage of your own choice for approval by your Insurer. You do, however, forfeit the benefit of a courtesy car should the approved repairer not be used.
Should you need to report a new claim please contact our claims hotline on 01527 758 169. The line is open 24/7, 365 days a year.
In respect of each qualifying accident the sum of £100,000.
Your Insurer will arrange payment direct with an approved repairer or garage of your own choice. Costs are agreed before work is authorised and you would be expected to pay your policy excess directly to the garage once repairs are complete.
No, windscreen claims will not affect your no claims bonus. However not all policies cover you for windscreen repair. You can check whether you are covered by referring to your policy booklet and schedule of insurance.
Yes, it is always advisable to tell your insurer of any incident the insured vehicle is involved in, so that your file is always fully updated, even if no claim is to be made. If in doubt – report it.
An excess is the amount payable by you in the event of a claim against your policy for your own damage/loss. Details of specific excesses relating to your policy can be found on your policy schedule.
Exchange full details with any other party involved, ensuring you note their registration number, then contact us immediately on 01527 758 169.
If a claim is either pending (or has been settled against you) in the current period of Insurance, the Insurers will not allow a refund. For clients paying by instalments, this means that the instalments must continue to be paid until the premium is paid in full.
No, we will cancel your direct debit for you when the policy is cancelled, and calculate if you have under or overpaid.
To cancel, you can write to us stating the reason and date, and making sure that you return your current certificate of Insurance or cover note. The adviser will inform you of any refund, or any additional payment, due following the cancellation.
If you chose to pay by instalments, it may be that the charges made by your Insurer and us are greater than the amount you have paid so far. Insurers sometimes charge on a short-period basis, meaning that the charge is not directly proportionate to the amount of time covered on the policy.
Insurers all have different cancellation charges and not all policies will allow a refund. Insurers' standard cancellation charges can be found in our Terms & Conditions at www.first.co.uk or call our customer service line for further information.
The paperwork MUST be signed by the policyholder
You can only use your no claims bonus on one policy at a time. If you want to apply your no claims discount to your new policy, your previous policy must either be cancelled, or the no claims bonus removed.
Once you have either cancelled your policy, or removed the no claims bonus, you should receive proof from your insurance provider. You can simply forward this to us, or complete the form that we send to you. We will then try to obtain evidence of your no claims bonus over the telephone from your insurance provider.
If you have any further queries about your no claims bonus our Customer Service Team will be pleased to offer you advice.
You may have had a company car for the last few years and this is your first policy 'on your own'. If this is the case, your no claims bonus would have been earned on the company car. We may be able to allow a discount on our policies for this, but would just need to see proof from your company. This generally is provided in the form of a letter from the Insurers of the vehicle, or a letter from your Company stating the dates that you had the vehicle from and to, and that you had no claims during that time period.
Your proposal form should show all of the information that was provided to us over the phone. It will resemble an application form. It should be checked thoroughly, and you should amend any errors. If there are any blank boxes, these should be completed. If you are unsure of any areas on the form or wish to expand on a piece of information, you can attach an explanation to the form on a standard piece of paper. Please ensure you have signed the form where required as the forms often require more than one signature. When we receive the form, we will let you know if any amendments affect your policy.
Not normally - advise us of this as an introductory discount may be available.
Not all insurers will allow this. Advise us at the time of quotation that you have commercial vehicle NCB so we can try to accommodate this.
Most Insurers will accept no claims bonus which has expired up to two years before you use it again. We may be able to use no claims bonus which is over two years old, however you MUST advise us of this at the time of the quotation.
I have been a named driver on someone else's policy for a few years, does that mean that I am entitled to a no claims discount?
In order to gain no claims bonus entitlement the insurance policy needs to be in your name. However providing you have been claim free as the named driver, we can normally offer an introductory discount.
In order to gain no claims bonus entitlement the insurance policy needs to be in your name. However providing you have been claim free as the named driver, we can normally offer an introductory discount.
You can only use your no claims bonus on one policy at a time. We do, however, offer policies that allow a discount if you have no claims bonus on another policy. This is called an "Introductory Discount" and is usually only given if you are claim free.
Most insurers will accept No Claims Discount from an EU country. You should ensure that you tell us when you request your quote if your No Claims Discount was earned in an EU or another country, so that we can place your policy with an appropriate Insurer.
This stands for 'No Claims Discount'. You earn a year's NCD for every full year of a policy in which no claims are made either by you or a third party. Some policies, such as classic car policies, are not based on NCD and so at the end of such a policy you would not have gained any NCD. Only the main policyholder earns NCD. NCD is also sometimes referred to as NCB - No Claims Bonus.
This is possible, and the interest remaining on your direct debit agreement should be reduced. Contact our Customer Service Team to find out the outstanding balance and make an arrangement to pay.
It may be, depending on the circumstances. We would advise that you contact our Customer Services Team as soon as possible so that your policy does not get cancelled.
We accept all major Credit/Debit cards, postal orders and cheques. We also accept cash payments in person however we do not recommend sending this in the post.
Cheques should be made payable to First Insurance Services Ltd
This may be possible, depending on the policy you have and the vehicle you wish to add. We can only add an additional vehicle for a period of seven days. The Insurer will generally charge an additional fee for covering the extra vehicle.
A green card is no longer issued by Insurance Companies for when taking your vehicle abroad. All details regarding European cover are now incorporated into the Insurance Certificate.
The majority of Insurers allow a designated period of cover free of charge within EU countries on a pleasure use basis only. You should contact us before you depart to ensure that the countries you are travelling to are acceptable, you are within the amount of days allocated by your Insurer and whether there is a charge for the cover.
Call our customer service team on 01527 758 045 as most insurers need to be advised of this. Charges may apply.
No, this is not an automatic inclusion in comprehensive policies. You can check your certificate of Insurance to see if you have this entitlement. If you are in doubt, we would advise that you contact our Customer Service Team.
Once the insurance is in force you cannot add this benefit to your policy. However if you display an interest in this at your renewal date we can try to include this in your quote.
Most policyholders over the age of 25 are given this cover. If this benefit is added it will show on your certificate of insurance. This cover is Third Party Only and is restricted to vehicles not owned and registered to you.
No this benefit only applies to the policyholder, provided that this is stated on the insurance certificate.
No this benefit only applies to the policyholder, provided that this is stated on the insurance certificate.
Our Renewals Team will contact you by post or by email two weeks before your renewal is due. We offer an automatic renewal on most of our policies, whether you are paying by a credit/debit card, or by direct debit. Your renewal letter will clearly state if your policy is to be automatically renewed.
For any queries on your renewal, please contact our Renewals Team on . It is in our interest to retain your business; we may also be able to secure loyalty discounts for existing clients.
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Main features
- Polyamide and wool cloth
- Long pants
- Ribbed knit hem at waist
Made in: Serbia
Product code: 105EP0851_700
50% Acrylic 20% Cotton 20% Viscose 10% Wool
Clothing care
- Maximum temperature: 30°C. Gentle cycle
- Do not bleach
- Do not tumble dry
- Flat dry in shade
- Delicate iron at maximum temperature of 110°C. without steam, which could damage the garment
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Seeking 'last frontier,' international air carriers bet on India's loss-making domestic market.
India's biggest automaker beats analyst estimates with buoyant sales at luxury unit Jaguar Land Rover.
Will cut 1,775 jobs, ending the building of warships in England for the first time in centuries.
Cost cuts and the weaker Japanese yen compensated for slightly weaker vehicle sales.
The shipbuilder obtained refinancing by two banks, Caixa and Santander, on a $175 million loan, says Reuters.
Company said its performance was affected by high spending on new technology and growing competition.
Japan's second-biggest automaker faced tougher than expected conditions in many markets.
Weak demand in a poor economy and stiff competition pushed Air France-KLM's net profit down.
Toyota's global sales for the first nine months of the year reached 7.41 million vehicles.
The German airline issued a new profit forecast that is short of analyst expectations.
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This article originally appeared on CRN Australia.
A game changer for public sector agencies, Azure Australia Central balances the productivity benefits of moving to the cloud and ensuring their data is always safe, secure and hosted on Australian soil.
What this means for our local customers in Australia and New Zealand is increased assurance with increased levels of security, allowing for protected communication with external partners.
We are so proud of our amazing Connect Product Team for their incredible efforts. Our Connect Dev 'Ninjas' have worked tirelessly on this migration project. A milestone that represents security, compliance and governance with that added peace of mind to our all of our customers.
"Being able to offer Objective Connect and Objective Connect Link from the Microsoft Azure AU Central region delivers additional peace of mind that derives from Azure's Protected status awarded by the ASD,"
Tony Walls, CEO of Objective.
Further to transferring Objective Connect customers to Azure Australia Central, Objective is working directly with public sector agencies looking to transform their existing Information Management infrastructure by moving to the cloud. We will also be offering specific public sector solutions such as Ministerials processing, Correspondence management and Open Data (FOI) through Azure Australia Central.
For more information, download our joint Microsoft and Objective Solution Sheet.


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Well, yet another year has almost past in Curt's Analogue Hobbies Painting challenge, and yet again, I keep forgetting to update our own blog about my progress. Greg is great about cross posting, but I always get sidetracked and think well it's up someplace already... So, with the end nearing, I figured I should at least post a few images here again and some cross links for any of the Fawcett Crew that haven't been following the other blog.
Byron's 8th Entry - All Quiet on the Martian Front - Misc. Vehicles
Several strange contraptions in 18mm for AQotMF, including some mono-wheel tanks (with training wheels), a tank with a gattling turret, and a Tesla Cannon tank.
Byron's 9th Entry - UCM ships for Dropfleet Commander
A collection of plastic space ships that in my mind combine the best of both of Babylon 5's and Battlestar Galactica's aesthetic. For a very cool new game where the actual combat and kills don't win you the game, it's all about landing troops on the planet!
Byron's 10th Entry - Late Swiss DBA army
This has been on my to do list for a long time, and I finally got around to it, my very first DBA army! Which I fondly refer to as my skittles army since they are random colours. I wanted to do better on them, but once I started I got a little lost on what is what on them (breast plates, shirts, greaves, elbow guards, etc) and as a result I ended up short cutting some things, so they are definitely table worthy, but not my best work. That's what I get for knowing nothing about a period that I am trying to paint, I just wanted to paint some pikemen, so that's how I picked the army.
Byron's 11 Entry - 30k Drop pods and assault troops
Some very cool 3d printed drop pods for my 30k Epic force along with some jump troops to help out in the assault.
Byron's 12th Entry - Kingdom Death Butcher and Malifaux Rail Golem
These were two pieces I tried OSL lighting on, in two different ways wet dotting and air brushing. Not sure I like either result, but they do work, they just don't fit what I pictured in my head.
Byron's 13th Entry - French Napoleonic command stand for Curt (from MikeA, SteveB, and Myself)
The entrance fee this year as a shared project submission. I dug around and found some extra Napoleonics that I know Curt likes and conscripted Mike and Steve as my partners to submit this piece.
More to come...
I have a few other small projects in the works, but I have managed to pass my 1000 point goal by 50% so have kind of slowed down at this point. I have already started planning the madness for next year though!
The Fawcett Avenue Conscripts are a group of table-top wargamers who get together on Thursday nights to enjoy some gaming, some beer and a few chuckles courtesy of our hobby.
Monday, March 13, 2017
Byron's 8th through 13th Analogue painting challenge entries
Labels: 15mm, 18mm, 28mm, AQotMF, Byron, DBA, Dropfleet Commander, Epic 30k, French, Kingdom Death, malifaux, Napoleonics
3 comments:
- Michael Awdry said...
Some of the best work in this year's challenge, in my humble opinion.
- March 13, 2017 at 4:02 PM
- Greg B said...
Better late than never when it comes to posting Byron! Great work all around. Can't wait to get a game in with those Epic 30k fellows...
- March 13, 2017 at 4:10 PM
- ByronM said...
Thank you guys, I keep trying to get better over time. This year i realy surprised myself with the quantity of stuff I got done, way over my goal, and am happy with some of the pieces i spent a lot of time on. I definitely learned a few new tricks to play with. Glad you guys liked it.
- March 13, 2017 at 10:35 PM
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So what does this have to do with C#? Well C# partially fixed this with the "internal" keyword. Internal members of a class are visible to other classes within the same assembly, but are effectively private as far as classes outside the assembly are concerned. Internal members are very different from protected ones by the way. In the latter case, they are only visible to subclasses (whether in the same assembly or not). However, largely due to a limitation with Visual Studio, internal members used not to be the full answer to the needs of unit testing. The C# compiler supports compiling multiple projects into one assembly, but Visual Studio has a strict one to one project/ assembly mapping. So unit test classes used to have to reside within the same project as the product code (which wasn't practical if the project's assembly was a executable, rather than a dll.) The other alternative was to expose all the members that the unit test classes needed to access by making them public.
I talk in the past tense in the previous paragraph as this problem was fixed with the release of C# 2.0. This introduced the idea of Friend Assemblies. To explain, let's go back to our class A and B. Class A resides in assembly A.dll. Class B resides in assembly B.dll. Normally class B would have no access to the internals of class A. Add the "InternalsVisibleTo" attribute to class A though, specifying B.dll as the trusted assembly and now class B can access those internals. Further, unlike with C++ and friend classes, private members in class A remain private; only internals are exposed via this method.
If both A.dll and B.dll are unsigned, the extra code is just:
class A
which is a pretty neat solution.
Things get really messy though the moment signed assemblies are used. The reason is that one must put the public key (not the nice short token, the full-blown humongous key) in the attribute. So it becomes something like:
[assembly:InternalsVisibleTo("B, PublicKey=0024000004800000940000000602000
class A
(I've wrapped the public key across many lines for clarity. In reality, it must be on one line)
The whole horrible nastiness of the matter doesn't stop there though. To get that public key, one must find the sn.exe tool, plough through its dozens of obscure options, and then run the right one against the required assembly (or run a sequence of two even more obscure commands against the original key file). Then one can cut and paste the output of the command into the attribute in Visual Studio. This is what we in Britain politely term a "complete faff".
Having banged my head against the wall performing this operation recently, I decided that a simply little utility was required to do all the work. So I wrote an app called FriendAssembly, which I'm sharing here.
FriendAssembly is a basic windows application as shown in the screen-shot below:
The application is simple to use: run it, use the file selector dialog to point at the required signed assembly/ snk file and then hit the copy to clipboard button. Next switch to Visual Studio, put the cursor at the start of the word "class" and hit ctrl-V. All done.
You can download the binary installer here. It is an MSI file that requires the .NET framework version 2. I've tested it on WIndows XP and Vista. I've no idea if it'll work with other versions of windows.
Alternatively the source files (as a Visual Studio 2005 solution) are available as a zip file here.
The official documentation on friend assemblies is available here. It's not very good though in my view.


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Brad Baer, a Managing Director in the Management & Technology Consulting group at UHY Advisors, recently had the pleasure of leading UHY's Cause & Affect radio program on the topic of continuous accounting. Along with my colleagues Andrew Borsuk from the UHY team, Matt Cagwin with First Data, and Tammie Coley with Cox Communications, we addressed transforming a company's accounting department to become more automated, efficient and productive, ultimately making a real impact on company performance.
During the show, Tammie shared that she's automated 96 percent of her company's journal entry processes and 84 percent of the company's reconciliation processes. The real value of that accomplishment means 80 to 90 percent of her team is now focused on analysis and insights, rather than repetitious, mundane activities. This is the true distinction of a transformed accounting department.
Continuous accounting means automating and optimizing the financial reporting process, eliminating waste and non-value-add activities, and working on activities throughout the month rather than at month-end.
At the Starting Gate
While it may seem like a gargantuan leap to get to this improved state of financial reporting, there are several critical things a company can take on to start making some significant strides.
Obstacles in Your Path
The biggest roadblock to starting these changes is something you've probably heard before: "We've always done it this way, and it works." As Andrew noted, an abacus was working at one time, too.
From my background as a controller before UHY, I've seen firsthand and dealt with managing the reconciliation process in Excel and email. Back then, a lot of my time was spent on fixing things. Close to 90 percent of my team was fixing things because people didn't do them right the first time. But we worked hard, and when you fix things you feel a sense of accomplishment. We didn't know any differently. But we never got to the point of asking what the root causes of the errors were to eliminate them in the first place. Once I realized, "90 percent of my team and my time is waste," I knew we weren't adding real value. Things had to change.
Matt shared how to really look at end-to-end processes, and how to make them better. It's a different way of thinking about it. It's not about reducing or passing your work to somebody else, but rather about reducing the overall work for your organization.
Andrew added, when people are designing the processes up front, they have no idea what the impact is downstream. You have to look at the process from end-to-end. It's critical to establish cross-functional teams and map out the processes together so everyone understands the full spectrum.
Tammie shared it's a change in mindset to look at things holistically, and it means the culture of the company needs to be open to it, too. Accounting has to prove the model's worth to the rest of the company. The tools and solutions that support continuous accounting, like BlackLine, will help show the metrics. Tammie is a visionary and leader, and has led her company in embracing this new model.
The Ultimate Benefit of Automation
We don't automate processes to replace humans doing the work. We automate with the primary goal of freeing up humans so they can analyze and improve other parts of the finance and accounting department. There are only a small percentage of companies who reach this level of analysis, and for those that do, the proof is indisputable. With metrics to show, accounting and finance executives bring these analyses to the C-suite to make their recommendations actionable and drive the business forward.
I've seen continuous accounting truly elevate the accounting department. While traditional accounting is viewed as overhead and non-value-add, the principles of continuous accounting and the financial leadership that goes along with it get integrated into larger business plans and company direction. Accounting gets a seat at the table. And that's truly transformative.
Click here to listen to the full show on continuous accounting, and check back often for more insights from Cause & Affect.
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Today, January 30, 2012, is the 100th birthday of Francis A. Schaeffer. He was an important influence on my intellectual formation while I was in college. Although given my return to the Catholic Church I would now part ways with Schaeffer on several philosophical and theological questions, I still retain a healthy appreciation of the role he played in making American Evangelicals aware that the Christian faith is a rational knowledge tradition that simply cannot be relegated to the realm of "mere belief" without diminishing its epistemic status.
On April 29, 1986, I met Francis Schaeffer's widow, Edith. I tell the story of our encounter in my book, Return to Rome: Confession of An Evangelical Catholic (Brazos Press, 2009):
During my second year in New York City I had the opportunity to meet Edith Schaeffer, the widow of the Presbyterian theologian, Francis A. Schaeffer (1912–1984), whose published works were influential in my decision to pursue graduate work in philosophy. Mrs. Schaeffer was in New York for a book-signing event at the massive Christian Book Distributors retail outlet in Midtown Manhattan. When I arrived there in the mid-afternoon, the crowds had dissipated and Mrs. Schaeffer was sitting alone at a table. I introduced myself to her and told her about her late husband's influence on me. She seemed sincerely interested in my story. She then kindly asked if I wanted her to sign one of her books. I said "yes," and handed her acopy of Common Sense Christian Living. She then opened up the book to the first blank page and proceeded to draw a sketch of the Swiss Alps, with birds flying between the mountains and a small flower at the base. (For years, her and her husband lived in Switzerland where they founded the ministry, L'Abri). She then wrote in large letters [photograph of the inscription is below]:
April 29, 1986
To Francis with love, Edith Schaeffer. I've written many notes to another Francis—-I do pray your life may be as significant in History.
It was only when I reread Mrs. Schaeffer's inscription while writing this book that I realized that the day of her written prayer for me is the same day that in 2007 I was publicly received back into the Catholic Church, April 29. This is one of those "coincidences" that really spooks me, but in a good way.


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This is a serial bluetooth module that is compatible with both iOS and Android. Use it to send and receive wireless serial data through bluetooth. The BT12 Module is similar to a HC06 + CC2541 modules in a single package. This module can be used to receive serial data from phones, computers, laptops and other bluetooth module.
This module is simple to use. It operates between an input voltage of 3V3 and 6V. The Tx and Rx lines operate at 3V3, please use proper level conversion to avoid damage to the module.
BT12 dual mode bluetooth module adopts dual mode chip AB1122 and standard SPP Profile to realize data transmission of traditional bluetooth. And through the embedded data transmission dedicated Service to achieve transmission of BLE data based on GATT. BT12 dual mode bluetooth module supports serial command mode, which is used to realize the interaction between external MCU and module. The user can configure and control the module through the serial command, such as modifying the Bluetooth name, address, the control module into pairing, shutting down, etc.
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General Bankruptcy Information
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There are many reasons people need to file bankruptcy such as job loss, unexpected medical illnesses, divorce, or business failure. Bankruptcy is available for individuals to obtain a fresh start and to move forward without being shackled by overwhelming debt. Consulting an experienced bankruptcy attorney such as at the attorneys at Andersen, Ellis & Shephard will allow help you assess your legal options.
Bankruptcy law is primarily federal and administered by the federal courts. However, the various states' consumer and commercial laws do play important roles in certain bankruptcy issues.
Bankruptcy is an option for individual consumers, businesses, farmers and municipalities. There are two major types of bankruptcies: liquidation and reorganization. Oftentimes, an individual filing for a liquidation bankruptcy has a no-asset case where all of the property is allowed to be kept under the limitations provided for under the law and eligible debt is discharged without any property being sold.
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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Chapter 7 is available to individuals and businesses and is referred to as a liquidation bankruptcy. Filing for bankruptcy protection starts the process known as the automatic stay where the bankruptcy court stops most collection proceedings against the debtor. A bankruptcy trustee will be assigned with the filing of the bankruptcy petition. The bankruptcy trustee is responsible for selling assets that aren't protected under the exemptions (or limitations imposed by the law on the amounts of property you can protect) and distributing the proceeds to your creditors. Generally, creditors are not paid in full or anything at all. For individuals, most debts are discharged and no longer the responsibility of the debtor; however, certain types of debt survive the bankruptcy, such as alimony or child support. For a business debtor, the liquidated business does not survive the bankruptcy.
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A reorganization bankruptcy is more appropriate where there is ongoing income that can be used to pay creditors, at least in part. Reorganizations are governed by several chapters of the Bankruptcy Code: Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13 and Chapter 9. Most consumer debtors will file Chapter 13 to reorganize. Chapter 12 is for farmers, Chapter 9 for municipalities, and Chapter 11 is for larger business entities and individual with high debt.
Filing for reorganization also generates an automatic stay of most collection activity. The debtor then develops a repayment plan to pay debts over a three- to five-year period through a bankruptcy trustee. If the payment plan is completed, the remaining debt is discharged and forgiven. If plan payments are not made, the Court could dismiss the case or the case could be converted to a liquidation case.
Involuntary Bankruptcy
In addition to bankruptcies filed voluntarily by debtors, creditors have a legal remedy through "involuntary bankruptcy" petitions under Chapters 7 or 11. Creditors can file a bankruptcy petition against a debtor to ensure that assets are distributed fairly among creditors through the bankruptcy process. This is uncommon as there are many pitfalls to creditors doing this.
Speak to a Bankruptcy Lawyer
Bankruptcy primarily benefits the debtor but sometimes there are advantages to creditors as well. If you have questions about bankruptcy in Michigan, you should schedule a free appointment with an experienced bankruptcy attorney at Andersen, Ellis & Shephard (formerly David Andersen & Associates, PC).


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Girls Education in Rwanda: New Secondary School opens in Kiziguro
Last week on the 8th of March, people all over the world celebrated International Women's Day.
Despite the wonderful leaps in gender equality that the world has seen in recent years, a new publication reports that some 40 million girls and women world-wide miss out on any form of education. In many instances this is due to the perception that educating girls is not nearly as important as educating their brothers and male counterparts.
Even if young women do make it into educational institutes, there are often deterrents that discourage continuing with schooling. Problems such as poor sanitation and living facilities, along with the threat of sexual harassment and bullying serve to decrease female enrollment.
However, things in Rwanda have taken a turn for the better, the government has recently announced they are prioritizing women's education and Plan UK has stepped in to help to fund new facilities to support this initiative.
Schools such as Kiziguro Secondary now enjoy new dormitories and hygiene facilities, as well as varied classes that teach creative skills and provide classes for those whose education has been cut-off. The school has 600 places and allows those from far away to board and not miss out on the opportunity to learn.
"My parents live in Nyagatare district more than one and a half hours drive from school. I'm in senior four – Computer Science. The Kiziguro dormitory is the only place where I can stay for my studies." explains 17 year old Joyce, who boards at the school. "This new building comes at the right time. We used to sleep two per bed."
The classes offered range from sciences to humanities and also cater to those whose education has been hampered in some way. English, creative writing and literary studies help women to build confidence and express themselves.
Jackline, who is 17 and took part in the classes, said "During the classes we leant that given opportunity girls can perform better than boys. I also discovered that reading improves my English, which helped me to perform well."
These schools offer new beginnings to young women country-wide.
Valerie – goallover.org – http://www.goallover.org/?p=5913.
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