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After the floods in may 2015, for the past one year, Pilgrims are allowed only four days in a month at the time of Amavasya and Pournami. So pilgrims get prior information from below contacts before you start your journey to Sathuragiri Temple.
Temple Administrative Office Postal Address
Arulmigu Sundhara Mahalingam Swamy Temple,
117/42 Agraharam Nadu Theru,
Virudhunagar District.
Phone : 04563-288155,04563-293155
Mobile : 9486461488
Name : SathuraGiri, Chathurachalam, Siddhar Bhoomi, Mooligai Malai (Vanam), Mahalinga Malai
Location :
It is situated approximately 5 Kms from "Watrap" (otherwise called as "Vathirairuppu") near Srivilliputhur. It is approximately 100 Kms from Tirunelveli and 70 Kms from Madurai.
Legends :
Footmark (hoof-marks) of the divine/celestial/Indira Loga cow "Kamadhenu".
Once upon a time, a devotee was on his way to Sathuragiri. In those days only a few people used to go to the hills, as it was thick forest with lots of wild animals. Since being new to the hills he soon got lost in the thickly populated mountains. Seeing this the Lord asks Kamadhenu, the divine cow to help his devotee and bring him back to the correct path. Kamadhenu immediately appeared before the devotee and lead him to the correct path. After bringing the devotee to the correct path, Kamadhenu, being a divine cow, had to travel back to its heavenly abode. In the process, of starting to fly, Kamadhenu gave pressure to her legs and the pressure was so immense that her hoofs left an indelible mark, that can be seen even today.
Gorakunda (Goraknathar Cave)
Goraknathar is one of the foremost important Indian Siddha. He is part of the 18 siddha tradition of South India. He is also one amongst the Nava Nath Siddha tradition of North India. He is also closely associated with Vajrayana (Tantric) Buddhism. He attained Siddha by mastering sound. The main siddha of Sathuragiri is Goraknathar. Goraknathar created thousands of new siddha medicines like Kayakalpa etc to attain immortality. Every 10th in the Tamil Calendar he appears in light form to his devotees at this place. On every no moon day Sri Kalimuthu Ashram offers a lingam made of Thinai Maavu and the same is worshipped.
Description :
As the name speaks, the mountain is mentioned as "South Kailash" (Thenkailayam), Bhoologa Kailayam as Lord Shiva and Parvathy have promised the Siddhars that they will stay here permanently and visit other places only from here. It is also said that it is the meeting place and head quarters of all the Siddhars, who still stay there in various places/caves in the mountain to worship Lord Siva and Parvathi.
It is also said in Siva Puranam that the four Vedas joined together and formed this mountain and that is why it is called Chathur(ved)agiri.
Diety :
There are three main temples in the hill
Sri Sundara Mahalinga Swamy Temple and
Sri Santhana Mahalinga Swamy Temple
Anandavalli Amma temple Temple
One more sanctum of Lord Siva is also there in the top of the hill which is called as "Periya Mahalingam" Big Mahalingam). This is worshipped by Siddhars and only those who are destained to see it will be able to go there. It can be reached with help of the local people called "Palingargal" (Hill tribe people)
Sacred waters or Theertham :
The Akasha Ganga (river) which flows from above the Santhana Mahalingam temple.
Atthiootru, Maangani Ootru (Maavuthu), Arjunaa river and Naval OOtru which are on the way when hiking up.
Naaval Ootru is just below a jambu tree water in it has the taste of Jaman tree and it is said that it is good for Diabetic patients.
The Holy Trek Starts :
The trek to Sadhuragiri starts from Dhaanipaarai, and in about 30 minutes we reach a place called Kudhirai Ootru (a place where yesteryear Rajahs used to tie their horses at this area before proceeding on with their treks)
Then one has to pass the Vazhukkupaarai. As name says it is very slippery to pass this. Then comes Atthiootru, Koonathalaivaasal, so named due to its winding uphill trek, Kaaram pasu thadam, a landmark during the trek, apparently a hoof mark of a cow from which Lord Shiva drank milk from.
Path after Sangali paarai leads to Korakkar cave (Goraknath cave). After crossing Gorakunda – you can go through the river to visit a small cave here, you will com across Irattai Lingam.
Irattai Lingam :
Legend says that a Shivite husband and a Vaishanite wife had an argument on who is the greater god – Shiva or Vishnu, and went into deep meditation in Sadhuragiri to find the answer. God then appeared before them in his Shiva form and Vishnu form to make the couple understand that both are one and the same (Hari-yum Haran-num Onnu). To mark this, both Shiva and Vishnu forms rest here as 2 Lingas, thus Irattai Lingam.
A short trek after Irattai Lingam led us to Periya Pasukkidai, Naaval ootru and to Pacharisi Medu. Pacharisi Medu named because of the small white pebbles found on the path. Then we reached Kuliraati, Chinna Pasukkidai and Vanadurgai, a kaaval deivam (protecting deity) of the forests. Then you reach Pilaavadi Karuppar Sannidhi who is known to be the security guard of Shivamalai.
Pilaavadi Karuppar :
As the name says this shrine of karuppa samy is below a Jackfruit tree (Pala maram) and hence the name came pilavadi karuppa samy.
The legend says that a Siddhar called Kaalanganaadhar has the rare ability to turn normal metal pieces to gold, using mooligai from Sadhuragiri and the right Mantras. After making a whole bag of gold to a guy from a nearby village to assist him in building a temple in his hometown, Kaalanganaadhar still had some left over gold-making essence, gold pieces and herbs. He decided to dig a deep well called Thailakkinaru and hid the precious material in hit. To secure the well further, he created Pilaavadi Karuppar as a guard to protect the treasures not only in Thailakinnaru but the whole of Sadhuragiri itself.
Sundara Moorthy Swami Lingam (Anidai Lingam - A Lingam worshipped by Siddhas) :
15 minutes of trek after Pilaavadi Karuppar shrine will bring u to Sundara Moorthy Swami Temple. Sundara Moorthy Swami is a disciple of Sundara Mahalingam. The legend goes that once upon a time, Lord Siva was looking for a priest to perform regular puja (ceremony) at his temple. Siva found a child 3year old nearby village and he took the name of Sundara Moorthy Swamy and grows up to be an ardent devotee of Lord Siva. It is said Sundara Moorthy Swamy is much more powerful than Sundara Mahalingam. Devotees normally pray to Sundara Moorthy & would request him to let Sundara Mahalingam know about their prayers. Lord Sundara Mahalingam would also doubly ensure that prayers routed through Sundara Moorthy Swamigal gets immediately answered. Since this lingam was worshipped by various Siddhas including Agathiyar & Sundaranandar, it belongs to Anidai type.
Sundhara Mahalingam Temple :
The Sundhara Mahalingam temple, and infront of the temple, flows a stream. It is inevitable that your feet touches the cold flowing stream water before u enter temple premises, so a definite feet wash is done. It is notable that a stream or river runs in front of the 3 major temples in Sadhuragiri. There is a row of shops on either side of the steps that lead to the Sundhara Mahalingam sannidhaanam, selling Pooja products, posters, pictures and what really interested me was these natural incense resins (Saambiraani)
Sandhana Mahalingam Temple :
Santhana Mahalingam temple is just 15minutes upward trek from Sundara mahalingam temple. It is only Shiva temple where instead of vibhudhi, santhanam is given as prasadham. Also in this campus are present sanctums for 18 Siddhars, Lord Ganesha, Lord Muruga, Navagrahas, Santhana Mahadevi (Sakthi). The Aagaaya Ganga as it is called, which flows down right behind Goddess Shakthi's shrine. Inside the Siddhar peedam we can see the cave of Sattamuni, where he meditated and lived.
Periya Mahalingam :
Periya mahalingam is a huge spellbounding swayambu lingam. You can see rocks looking like Balipeetam and Thiruvodu nearby. Also the trunks/roots formation of the tree on top lingam looks like the Jadamudi (hair) of Lord Shiva.
Temples Timings and Festivals :
At Santhana MahalingamTemple the daily pooja starts by 3 'O' clock in the morning. The two jama poojas are performed before sunrise. At Sundara Mahalingam temple the daily pooja starts by 6 'O' clock in the morning. At both the temples Ardha Jama Poojas are finished before 18.00 hrs and closed. On full moon and new moon days, the time schedule changes according to the visit of pilgrims.
During full moon and new moon devotees visit the temples and pay their penance and have darshan. Pilgrims will climb the mountain only in groups and not in solo, since the forest is full of animals. Those who have strong heart and health are advised to climb up. The new moon during the month of July-August (Aadi Amavasai) attracts about 10 to 15 lacs devotees who come there to have the darshan of the Lord Mahalingam.
Anandavalli Amma temple:
Anandavalli Amma's temple mandapam can be found behind Sundara Mahalingam temple. Anandavalli Amma is formless. Only during Navarathiri she takes a form. There are two festivals in honour of Amma. The first one falls in the Tamil month of Purattasi and the second one during Navarathiri.
Other deities above Sundara Mahalingam inside forest :
1. Vana Durga
2. Oonjal Karuppan Swamy
3. Korakkar Scripture Rock
4. Vellai Ganapathi (White colored Lord Ganesha)
5. Nadu Kattu Ganapathi
6. Naga Kanni Kavu
7. Lord Ganesa at Thavasi Cave
8. Periya Mahalingam
Trekking Adventures :
There is Thavasi Cave above the temple. This cave is formed in between Rocks and one has to crawl to go inside the cave. After crawling there is a huge space inside for 12 people to gather and do meditation. This place is illuminated inside by small oil lamps. There is a belief that Siddhars do Tapas here every day and that's why the name Thavasi Kugai.You cannot enter inside the cave without their permission.
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Friday, September 17, 2010
Easy Choice
It was one of those mornings. I had it all carefully timed out to let Lukas sleep until the very last moment before waking, dressing, and getting him out the front door. Barring anything out of the ordinary, I would be pulling into his preschool about 10 minutes before 8:00. I would sign him in, take him to the bathroom to make sure his bladder was empty and his hands were washed. Then, after a big hug and a kiss I'd zip off to work.
Of course, careful planning would have actually built in extra time for things to go awry. They always seem to do so when you're in a hurry. Although I'm no rookie, I'm still getting back into the swing of getting him out the door on time after several months without that job.
And on this particular morning, I was in a hurry. Nothing big barred us from leaving the house on time. It was more of a series of little things. Lukas didn't want to get out of bed for one. He was still tired, having fallen asleep later than optimal the night before. Plus, I didn't have everything ready to grab and go like I should have. He needed extra clothes that day.
The end result was that we arrived at preschool a few minutes after 8:00. Not normally a big deal, but that day I had an event starting at my work promptly at 8:00. Thankfully, I worked close by. So I sent him to the bathroom while I signed him in. Then I heard "Uh Oh" as I approached. It turned out he missed the mark and peed down his leg onto his pants. Sigh.
No problem. Like a well oiled machine I sat him down on a little couch without blinking and proceeded to change him into clean clothes. As I did he grabbed a nearby book and started thumbing through it. In no time flat, like Super Dad, I had him back into dry pants and ready to tackle the day.
It was then that he turned to me, holding up the book. "Will you read this to me Daddy?" he asked. "Nope, I have to leave for my meeting buddy" I responded succinctly as I went to put away the dirty pants. However, after doing a circuit of the noisy, echoing room clutching the book, my son returned with a disappointed look on his face. Another 3 year old friend of his had only stuck out his tongue when Lukas asked if he wanted to look at it with him. "Please read this to me Daddy?" he politely asked again. But I was in a rush to get to work.
As I was grabbing the doorknob to leave, a quick glance at my watch revealed that it was 8:10. "Why don't you ask one of the teachers to read it to you?" I suggested. But as the words were leaving my mouth my eyes were taking a scan of the room. The teachers were all otherwise engaged and tending to the group of kids who were swirling about the room. I didn't see that suggestion coming to fruition. It seemed to me, in that instant, that the surrounding chaos faded away and Lukas and I were suddenly alone in the room.
I looked down at him. He was still glancing at me with pleading eyes. They said 'Please Daddy.' I thought of work. Then realized that I work so that I can have moments such as these. In that moment it became an easy choice.
So we found the quietest corner we could and read it together.
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16 comments:
- SciFi Dad said...
It's important to let them know that they're still our priority, even when other things temporarily distract us.
- September 17, 2010 at 4:54 AM
- Mrs. M said...
You made the right call dad.
- September 17, 2010 at 6:27 AM
- Keith Wilcox said...
Awesome choice! It's heart wrenching to make a bad decision and have to live all day knowing you disappointed your kid. I've done it on a few occasions. It'll probably happen again, but I keep telling myself I've learned my lesson -- that spending those extra few minutes make all the difference. So, good for you. Them is some mighty fine priorities you've got there! :-)
- September 17, 2010 at 7:17 AM
- TempestBeauty said...
LOVE that you took a moment to read to him. He WILL remember those moments. You are an AWESOME dad. :D
- September 17, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Homemaker Man said...
This is why I just don't go to work.
- September 17, 2010 at 10:53 AM
- Doug @ Daddy's Tired said...
Dropped my little one off at day care for the first time yesterday, was running late, and felt harried...I' know where you're coming from..Good on you for stopping to take a breath.
- September 17, 2010 at 11:16 AM
- Steve said...
So hard to say No and so good to say Yes.
This very morning, keen to get into work early to complete soemthing important, I am proud to say I managed to pull myself up and stop for just 5 minutes to do something more important: fulfil my son's request to read him a Spiderman comic. He appreciated it, I felt better for it and the work still got done.
- September 17, 2010 at 3:29 PM
- Didactic Pirate said...
Lukas the Emotion Ninja. He worked you over like a pro.
Just kidding, of course. Yes, you made the right choice. But you already know that.
- September 17, 2010 at 3:57 PM
- Didactic Pirate said...
Lukas the Emotion Ninja. He worked you over like a pro.
Just kidding, of course. Yes, you made the right choice. But you already know that.
- September 17, 2010 at 3:58 PM
- Kevin McKeever said...
Some decisions are easy to make. Wise choice, James.
- September 17, 2010 at 8:21 PM
- triles said...
The life of a parent is full of these little decisions, and your example is a great reminder to do the right thing.
- September 18, 2010 at 7:47 AM
- Captain Dumbass said...
Good call, dad.
- September 18, 2010 at 5:00 PM
- Shelle-BlokThoughts said...
That's so awesome. It really is. So was your work upset? Or was it not a big deal? Not that it matters... your priorities are in the right place... just curious.
- September 18, 2010 at 7:54 PM
Whether your 10 minutes late or 40 minutes late... you're still late right? Sweet story man.
- September 18, 2010 at 7:54 PM
- James said...
Nice post.
Oh, and YOU'RE FIRED!
- September 24, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- Jamie K said...
"Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. They are WORK, FAMILY, HEALTH, FRIENDS and SPIRIT and you're keeping all of these in the air.
You will soon understand that WORK is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - FAMILY, HEALTH, FRIENDS and SPIRIT are made of glass. If you drop one of these they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it".
Work efficiently during office hours and leave on time. Give the required time to your family, friends and have proper rest.
-Bryan Dyson (former CEO of Coca-Cola)
- September 24, 2010 at 7:16 PM


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Cedar waxwings: Winter fruit draws these lovely nomads
My wife was working in the flower beds the other morning when she ran into the house and said, "Come see the cedar waxwings!"
At least 50 birds had descended on two yaupon bushes by the side of our house. They were flitting frenetically from branch to branch and contorting their sleek bodies acrobatically around clusters of ripened red berries, gulping the fruit as though they were starved.
But I knew they weren't. I had been seeing smaller flocks of the birds in forests and parks since the weeks before Christmas in the San Antonio and Houston areas, where they begin arriving as early as October. They come from breeding grounds in the Rockies, Canada and the northern half of the U.S., although many remain in the northern U.S. all year.
It's tricky to call cedar waxwings migratory because they behave more like nomads, wandering here and there to areas with abundant fruiting vegetation. I've seen wintering waxwings in Mexico and Central America but not as commonly as I've noticed them in Texas.
Our state draws them because of winter fruit supplies from cedar, which gives them part of their name; mistletoe; hawthorn; and fruits from ornamentals such as honeysuckle, pyracantha and chinaberries. Yet the yaupons excite them in January and February.
Flocks of cedar waxwings often numbering in the dozens may quickly strip a yaupon tree of its berries. Mockingbirds, which also eat the berries and usually defend a yaupon from intrusion by other fruit-eating birds, cannot save their bush from the waxwings.
Fortunately, the itinerant waxwings will move on and leave other yaupon trees for the mockingbirds.
Cedar waxwings scuttling along a yaupon bush are unbelievably gorgeous. The birds are about the size and shape of cardinals, even sporting cardinallike crests. They have black face masks sweeping over the eyes, walnut-brown plumage, pale yellow bellies and yellow-tipped tails, and dark wings with bright, red tips to the secondary or innermost flight feathers that look like red patches on the folded wings.
The red wing tips look waxy, which gives the bird the other part of its name. I think the entire bird looks like a brightly painted wax carving.
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• Scientific name, Bombycilla cedrorum, roughly translates to "silky-tailed of cedars."
• The highly social birds typically travel in flocks of two dozen or more.
• They do not always return to the same nesting locale but pick the best feeding spots instead.
• They are related to the silky flycatchers of Central America and the phainopepla of West Texas and the Southwest.
• Two other waxwing species are Bohemian waxwing of northern boreal forests and Japanese waxwing of eastern Asia.
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You'll know you're chatting up the right guy when the advice headed your way is served from under a killer moustache and the cocktail in your hand has you reconsidering your plans for the rest of the day. Serious facial hair and inventive cocktails: It's all part of the signature style of serial entrepreneur and mixologist Jason Kosmas.
A former New Yorker, Kosmas moved to Dallas to take advantage of the city's move away from an insular, steakhouse-heavy restaurant scene toward one that's starting to get national attention.
"It's got more restaurants per capita than NYC, so the opportunity is, obviously, pretty great," he says. Along with his business ventures up north--he still co-owns Manhattan cocktail emporiums/restaurants Employees Only and Macao Trading Co., as well as a non-alcoholic mixer company, EO Brands, with business partner Dushan Zaric--Kosmas recently joined Twomey Concepts as executive beverage director.
Multitask in Dallas by asking Kosmas for some business advice while patronizing Twomey's newly opened Marquee Grill & Bar. (And yes, that is Top Chef's Tre Wilcox running the kitchen.) You'll find Kosmas behind the bar on weekends and, most likely, mixing up ingredients on weekdays.
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The note, scribbled on yellow paper, was sent to Presley sometime between 1993 and 1996, more than a decade before Jackson died after requesting powerful medication to help him sleep.
"Lisa I truly need this rest I haven't slept litterally (sic) in 4 days now. I need to be away from phones and business people. I must take care of my health first Im' (sic) crazy for you," the note said, according to Reuters.
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Mountains, volcanoes and ultras: they're what Patrick Müller Suárez lives for. A winner of our #SuuntoAdventure selfie contest on Instagram, he tells us about his love of exploring new trails.
How does it feel to win?
I feel very fortunate. I am a faithful Suunto user and have had my Suunto Ambit for about two years now. It has been with me on all my training sessions, races and adventures. When the new Suunto Ambit3 Sport arrives, it will be my new companion in future adventures. I can't wait.
Patrick's winning selfie
Tell about the photo:
The photo (above) was taken in the mountains of Sierra Nevada in Granada, Spain. It was during a tough training session conquering the mountains Veleta 3,396m and Mulhacen 3,478m. It was 9pm in a stunning, spectacular sunset. This was part of my training sessions in preparations for the 2014 Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc in Chamonix.
What are your sports?
I enjoy running in general – trailrunning and ultras, preferably in the mountains or the volcanoes of the Canary Islands. I also like to swim in open waters, mountainbike, windsurf and ski & snow board.
What adventures are you most proud of?
Since January 2014 all my training and adventures have been towards completing the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc. Preparations have been everything from Transgrancanaria (126 km), sessions in Sierra Nevada, different Canary Islands, different climates, terrains and altitudes.
The two finishing lines I am most proud of are Transgrancanaria in March 2014 and of course recently, the UTMB (168 km) August 2014. In all my training sessions I like to explore and discover new routes. Where I really enjoyed this was in the mountains of Sierra Nevada and there it was great to trust my Suunto Ambit, which was a faithful companion.
What Ambit3 features are you looking forward to?
I can't wait to try out the new features such as Bluetooth and mobile communication. Now I will be able to update my moves without cables and computers. Besides this, I look forward to measuring cadence and the multisport function, features that the original Ambit doesn't have.
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At this instant moment I am enjoying my recent finish at UTMB. But in the pipeline I have exciting projects like filming the best trail and mountain routes in all eight Canary Islands. Maybe I'll give the next Tenerife Blue Trail (101 km) a go, climbing mountain Teide 3,800 m above sea level. In November I'm planning on doing the Ultratrail de Corsellola in Barcelona. Of course I am looking forward to all adventures with my new Suunto Ambit 3 Sport.
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Volunteer Programs in Europe
Europe has long been the go to destination for North Americans looking for an international adventure. Regardless of how many tourists travel to Europe each year though, far fewer take the time to learn, experience, and explore as a volunteer.
But you, you're different. You don't just want to visit castles, you want to help restore castles. You're just as interested in drinking the wine as you are in picking the grapes on a vineyard. You want to immerse yourself fully in a European lifestyle by living and volunteering abroad in Europe.
So, whether that means teaching English in Spain or working with children in Poland, Europe is just as full of volunteer opportunities as it is world class museums and sidewalk cafes.
Europe is small but diverse. And when we talk about Europe, we're just as much referring to world powerhouses as we are emerging economies.
On top of that, each nation in the region has slightly different needs and priorities that volunteers can help out on. For example, Malta and Italy struggle to support large numbers of refugees from North Africa. In France, you'll find volunteer projects working with the restoration of castles.
Throughout Europe's wine growing regions, there's a demand for volunteer grape pickers and farm workers. In Greece, you'll find projects for sea turtle conservation. And just about everywhere, there are the usual gamut of volunteer positions working with community development, education, and healthcare.
Honestly though, more stable European countries are ideal locations for travelers who only want to volunteer for a short amount of time. There are programs smartly set up to balance a demand from the community (i.e. more English education) and the interest of travelers who want to do something different (i.e. teach). Make sure you do your research and choose a responsible volunteer program that's just as interested in helping the local community as it is supporting volunteers.
Castle Restoration
Europe was at the heart of the medieval age and many remnants of it still remain. However, many of these buildings/castles are in poor condition and in need of restoration.
As mentioned above, France is an excellent destination if you're interested in this type of project but by no means the only country in Europe with castles. Adventures in Preservation, for example, works with preserving buildings and important historical areas (not just castles) in Scotland and Eastern Europe.
Teaching English
Although education in Europe is some of the highest in the world, there are still opportunities to teach English in Europe as a volunteer. English Conversation Volunteers Abroad (ECVA) is one of the largest volunteer English teaching program providers in Europe, but several others operate throughout the continent.
Also popular are short term English camps that help connect English learners with English speakers to simulate an English immersion environment -- without ever leaving the student's home country. Pueblo Ingles in Spain and Angloville in Hungary and Poland are two good examples.
Environmental Conservation
There are a variety of environmental projects that volunteers can get involved with in Europe. Everything from sea turtle conservation in Southern Europe, to helping stray dogs in major cities.
Orphanage Work
There are several countries in Europe -- Ukraine, for example -- which, unfortunately, have large orphan populations. As a volunteer, you have opportunities to work and support these orphanages. However, this is an ethically tricky project to get involved with, so make sure the orphanage is responsibly run and that you can commit for a longer period of time.
WWOOF has a large and established presence throughout Europe. Whether you volunteer through them, or find another project via another program provider or organization, the most common project you'll find working with agriculture in Europe will be in some way related to wine making.
For more tips, read our comprehensive guide on planning a volunteer abroad trip.
So, you want to volunteer in Europe? How do you make it happen? What should you know before planning your trip?
When to Volunteer in Europe
Keep in mind that some projects, like wine picking or sea turtle conservation, are seasonal, and you won't be able to participate in them year-round. Look into this first before getting your hopes up about working on a vineyard in December.
Also note that most European cities will empty out in August, making it a less than ideal time to travel there. Instead, plan on traveling during one of the shoulder seasons (spring and fall) so that you avoid the high tourist prices and tourist crowds.
Do I Need a Visa?
Within the EU, most nationalities will not need a visa to stay for up to 90 days. You can absolutely volunteer on a tourist visa.
However, if you want to stay for longer than 90 days -- and are planning on staying in the same country for those 90+ days -- then that gets complicated. Nomadic Matt has a great article about how to legally stay in Europe for more than 90 days, and I'd suggest you take a read through his helpful (and extremely detailed) advice before committing to a 6-month project in Germany.
For you UK citizens, well, lucky you. You can pretty much ignore this whole section and just go.
Although Europe tends to get a reputation as one of the pricer travel destinations, volunteering in Europe is one of those tricks for visiting Europe on a budget. If you can score a volunteer project that also provides housing and -- though rare -- meals, then you're essentially working your way through a very affordable stay in Europe.
Again, Europe is a diverse continent, and some countries are more expensive than others. For example, the overall cost of living in Portugal, Spain, Malta, Greece, and most Eastern European countries makes it easy to get by on $30 - 40 USD per day.
Do, however, make sure you set aside some funds to travel before or after your volunteering stint in Europe (unless you want to hitchhike and camp your way through... which is an option.)


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|Thank you for your reply. I appreciate your input. I actually found that my local Cabela's is having a sale this weekend in which the Redington CPX ($300) will be going for $150! I have been told it is a great rod and the sale price is phenomenal. Would you agree with this? I believe will be purchasing this with the Lambson Konic II.
Spend your money on the rod and a new fly line. For the type of fishing you are describing the reel does nothing more than hold line. If I had $300 or so to spend I would go with the TFO BVK rod in a 4 or 5 weight and a +1 line for bass/panfish fishing. For example if you by a 4wt rod, buy a 5wt line when warm water fishing and stick with the 4wt line as an all around trout line. If you go with a 5wt rod then get a 6wt line. Spend the rest of your money on a used reel. You should be able to get a nice used reel in that size range plus an extra spool for under $75. I can give you many options if you like. I have a reel addiction problem so I have lots of choices.
Later on when you have more money you can get a fancier reel if you like but you will not have to. A good rod is a life time investment.
In search of an upgrade; expertise needed
Hello all! I am a relatively new fly fisherman. I began fishing around 2-3 years ago. My main quarry is trout in tight-quarters WV streams, although I occasionally pursue bass and panfish. Until this point, I have been using a 8'6 #5 White River Hobbs Creek rod and reel combo from BPS. I have been quite pleased by this setup, but look to improve upon this with a new rod and reel. I am looking to spend $150-$200 for the rod and something like that for the reel. in total, I look to stay UNDER $350 for the whole setup. My two candidates to this point have been the TFO Professional II rod in 8'6 #4 ($149)...
Here: http://www.cabelas.com/product/Fishi...3Bcat105573780
...and the Cabela's LSi, also in 8'6 #4 ($189)
Here: http://www.cabelas.com/product/Fishi...3Bcat105573780
If anyone has knowledge of these rods, I would like to know. I like the LSi because of the looks and from what I have heard of the performance. Although the looks of the TFO are slightly less pleasing to me, I have heard it is a phenomenal rod and the lifetime warranty is reassuring. As to reels, I have considered the Lambson Konic II
Here: http://www.cabelas.com/product/Fishi...3Bcat105572880
but haven't put much thought to it. Any help or suggestions outside of my options shown here are more than welcome and appreciated. Thanks much!
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CEBU CITY, the Philippines – The list of examinees room/building/school assignment in Cebu for November 2018 Midwife Board Exam also known as Midwives Licensure examination is posted here.
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) together with the Professional Regulatory Board of Midwifery will administer the aforementioned examination on November 3 & 4, 2018 in Cebu City.
Link to others room assignments: [ Manila | Baguio | Cagayan de Oro | Davao | Iloilo | Legazpi | Lucena | Pagadian | Tacloban | Tuguegarao | Zamboanga ]
As PRC reminders that all examinees are advised to be in their designated rooms before 6:30 in the morning on the first day of examination. Late examinees will not be admitted.
They are required to bring their Notice of Admission (NOA), applicant's stub, official receipt, metered-stamped window mailing envelope, two or more pencils (No.2), black ball pens, long brown envelope, and long plastic envelope. Examinees are required to wear their school uniform.
Things that are Prohibited inside the examination premises are the following: Books, notes, review and other printed materials containing coded data, information, and formula. Gadget/devices like mobile phone, portable computers, programmable calculators. Bags of any kind. And other examination aides not stated in the examination program.
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Peter, Here are responses to your message "from the OWL WG" to RIF public comments on Nov. 2. Feel free to forward to the owl-wg, I cannot post to it. > ** Comments on the Syntax > > Why is the complex signature mechanism in this document, as the only > used language doesn't really need it? Signatures are part of the general framework of RIF from which other dialects are to be derived. This general framwork has meanwhile been split off of the dialect specification, resulting in the FLD document. > Further, the signature mechanism > cannot capture the syntax of the BLD condition sublanguage, so it is not > even adequate for distinguishing between dialects. This question is quite unclear. The signature mechanism is intended to be used for defining and extending RIF dialect semantics. Can you be more specific? What do you mean by the inability to "capture" the syntax and why it is relevant? > Why are there are three different kinds of atomic formulae (regular, > slotted, and frame)? This could cause problems with OWL integration, as > it is not obvious which kind of formulae should be used for integration > with OWL. In particular, frame formulae might be the target for OWL > Full and regular formulae the target for OWL DL. The three kinds of formulae are related formally and, in fact, we expect frames to provide a natural way to anchor the OWL integration work. The others are present because the RIF framework is intended to capture all the major types of atomic formulas used in rule languages. > > * Semantics of the RIF BLD Condition Sublanguage > > The semantics is only for the RIF BLD Condition Sublanguage, not the > full RIF Condition Sublanguage. At present we are specifying RIF-BLD. Other dialects will be specified separately and in due time. The "Condition Language" distinction will be removed in future drafts and the syntax & semantics merged into the apprpriate BLD sections. > * Comments on the Semantics > > The mappings for predicates are partial. It seems that this means that > the truth value of some formulae are thus undefined, but no account is > taken of this in the later development of the semantics. This has been fixed. > Why is a new treatment of data values needed? The treatment is not new -- it is equivalent, but more uniform. It was chosen for its uniformity, since the same mechanism can be used other RIF needs: data types and other kinds of symbols (IRIs and local). > Why does the set of known > data types not include XSD data types like xsd:short? It was decided to start with a subset of the data types. There is no technical reason to exclude xsd:short and others. They might be included in the future. It is also not clear why an exchange language needs to support all the XML data types. > > Why does there need to be a symbol space for IRI identifiers? This may > cause problems with OWL integration. This symbol space corresponds to RDF's resources. Which problem can it cause for OWL? > > The treatment of slotted formulae is unusual in that the predicates have > a direct map to their extension but the slot names are first mapped into > the domain. This means that a=b implies that f[a->3] is equivalent to > f[b->3]. In what sense is it "unusual"? It is usual in F-logic, but can be prevented by signatures (in dialects). To be elaborated upon in the followup draft. > * General Comments on the Condition Language > > The language is very complex. It appears to have been designed to > mirror several other languages. In particular, the frame formulae > appear to have been designed to mirror F-logic. > > The logic is not like RDF, as it is monomorphic and predicates are not > first mapped into domain elements. This is intended to be changed in the next draft. > The frame part of the logic is not > like regular frames, as the slot names are first mapped into domain > elements. What is a "regular" frame? > * Notes on RIF-RDF compatability > > Why worry about interpretations where IP is not a subset of IR? This > only happens in simple entailment. As there are already datatypes in > RIF why not just go to datatype-entailment? It is at the moment not clear which entailment regime(s) will be useful for RIF. It might be the case that we decide to use only D-entailment. See also the second last paragraph in the [http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-rif-rdf-owl-20071030/#Overview introduction]. > > The treatment of ill-typed literals appears to allow accidental capture > if the replacement IRI also occurs in the RDF graph. For example, > "abc"^^xsd:decimal ex:a ex:b . > RIF-RDF entails > http://www.w3.org/2005/rif/rdf-ill-typed-literal/uri-encode("abc"^^xsd:decimal) > ex:a ex:b . There was already general skepticism in the working group about using such an IRI encoding of ill-typed literals. It was decided to remove this encoding, so that it is no longer possible to directly use ill-typed literals in RIF rules. See also the example in [http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-rif-rdf-owl-20071030/#RDF-Compatibility section 2]. Note that it is, however, not the case that RIF-RDF entailment matches RDF D-entailment when the set of rules is empty; see the example at the bottom of [http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-rif-rdf-owl-20071030/#head-7bc418db41931aa0bec2cdadef81be12759c6807 section 126.96.36.199]. > > Note that rdf:type is not related to membership formulae (i#c) and > rdfs:subClassOf is not related to subclass formulae (c1##c2). This does > not seem to be reasonable. In the [http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-rif-rdf-owl-20071030/ current draft] they are related; see [http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-rif-rdf-owl-20071030/#head-0d9bc055f4ca271102e7b53420888f3818628265 section 22.214.171.124.1]. > > * RIF-OWL Compatability > > There was a section on RIF-OWL compatability in an earlier draft of the > document but it has been removed. > > * Notes on RIF-OWL Compatability. > > There is a question as to which part of the syntax OWL should map to. > There is also a question as to whether OWL syntax should map to RIF > facts. The questions will be addressed by the recently established OWL-RIF taskforce. -- Dr. Christopher A. Welty IBM Watson Research Center +1.914.784.7055 19 Skyline Dr. firstname.lastname@example.com Hawthorne, NY 10532 http://www.research.ibm.com/people/w/weltyReceived on Tuesday, 29 January 2008 15:29:16 UTC
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Gallup: Peak Number Of Americans Delaying Medical Care Over Costs | The Daily Caller: It's a remarkable shift: after Obamacare's redistribution of wealth, the middle class is actually delaying medical care due to high costs at a higher rate than the poorest section of the country, which is highly subsidized by taxpayers.From the linked article: "[W]hile it's named the Affordable Care Act, its purpose was to increase the number of Americans with health insurance, not to make it more affordable for everyone."Look at the numbers:
Americans with an annual household income of between $30,000 and $75,000 began delaying medical care over costs more in 2014, up to 38 percent in 2014 from 33 percent last year; among households that earn above $75,000, 28 percent delayed care this year, compared to just 17 percent last year.
The lowest-income section, some of whom can take part in Medicaid and who are more likely to qualify for significant premium and cost-sharing subsidies on an Obamacare exchange, are less likely to delay care this year. Now, 35 percent of those who earn under $30,000 a year are putting off seeking medical care, down from 43 percent last year.
As the old 60s song asked, "When will we ever learn?" (From "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?")
You get what you pay for. And your elected representatives appear happy to buy your votes . . . and move you toward dependency.


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Museum of Culpeper History
113 S. Commerce Street
Culpeper, VA 22701
Phone: (540) 829-1749
Monday to Saturday
10am – 5pm
1pm – 5pm
Guided Tours:
By appointment only. Please call for information.
Adults: $5
Seniors (65+) and Military Veterans: $4
Children: FREE (There is a fee for guided tours and programs)
Students with ID: FREE
Museum Members: FREE
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The Kermit Project |
612 West 115th Street, New York NY 10025 USA • email@example.com
Frank da Cruz and Christine M. Gianone, Using C-Kermit,
Second Edition, Digital
Press / Butterworth-Heinemann, Woburn, MA, 1997, 622 pages, ISBN
1-55558-164-1. In computer and book stores, from
and Noble,
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For other sources, search here.
Also published in German.
The second edition is current for C-Kermit 6.0;
the new features of C-Kermit 7.0 are described in
the C-Kermit 7.0 Update Notes;
the new features of C-Kermit 8.0 are described in
the C-Kermit 8.0 Update Notes;
new features of C-Kermit 9.0 are described in
the C-Kermit 9.0 Update Notes.
Order from Amazon in softcover New: Kindle E-Book Edition
Note: MS-DOS Kermit is for DOS and for Windows 3.11 and earlier. For Windows 95 and later (98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7) the software is Kermit 95, which comes with its own online manual.
The Kermit 95 book was published in 1995 along with Kermit 95 itself, and packaged in a big box with the software diskettes and a copy of Using C-Kermit, first edition, total weight several pounds. The cover of the Kermit 95 book is, well, horrible. Our sketch for a design was given to a designer who evidently favored Hot Wheels and Dungeons and Dragons. We were thinking more VW Beetle or Mini Cooper, exploring a friendlier landscape, not the Mountains of Doom (after the first release of K95, the manual was online only). Authors rarely get approval of book covers, and worse, even of the titles. The title of the first Kermit book should have been The Kermit File Transfer Protocol but the designer changed it for, well, design reasons. By the way, the cover of that book shows an IBM PC/AT on the left, connected to a DEC VAX, which is accessed by a DEC Rainbow, which was DEC's answer to the IBM PC.


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U.S. gains 148,000 jobs; jobless rate, 7.2%
- Job gains have averaged 143%2C000 for the past three months%2C 185%2C000 for the past 12
- Businesses added 126%2C000 jobs%3B governments%2C 22%2C000
- Americans out of work for at least 6 months falls by 144%2C000 to 4.1 million
Employers added a disappointing 148,000 jobs in September, extending a summer slowdown in payroll growth.
The unemployment rate fell to 7.2% from 7.3%, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
The closely-watched survey was scheduled to be released Oct. 4, but was delayed by the federal government shutdown.
Economists' consensus forecast had estimated that 180,000 jobs were added last month.
Businesses added just 126,000 jobs, while federal, state and local governments added 22,000. Professional and business services, transportation and construction drove the private-sector payroll growth.
"The labor market is very much on a razor's edge and very much in need" of the Federal Reserve's stimulus, says Jason Schenker, president of Prestige Economics.
Barclays Capital says the weak report has prompted it to push back its estimate for when the Fed will begin to scale back its bond-buying stimulus from December to March. The research firm now expects the Fed to end the purchases in September instead of mid-year.
Job gains for July and August were revised up by a total 9,000. July's were revised down to 89,000 from 104,000. August's were revised up to 193,000 from 169,000.
Other barometers of the labor market in September were mixed. Employers added a solid 20,000 temporary workers. The addition of such contingent workers often foreshadows a pick-up in permanent hiring, but since the recession many businesses have embraced the hiring of temporary workers as a substitute for committing to permanent staffers.
The average workweek, meanwhile. was unchanged at 34.5 hours. Employers often increase the hours of existing workers before adding new ones. Average hourly earnings rose 3 cents to $24.09.
Another bright spot: The number of Americans out of work at least six months fell by 144,000 to 4.1 million, but they still represent 37% of all those unemployed.
A broader reading of distress in the employment market called the underemployment rate fell to 13.6% from 13.7%. The measure includes part-time workers who prefer full-time jobs and those who've stopped looking for work, as well as the unemployed.
Professional and business services led the job gains, with 32,000. Transportation and warehousing added 23,000 jobs; retail, 21,000, and construction, which is benefiting from a housing recovery, 20,000.
Manufacturers, which have been hobbled by defense cuts and a global economic slowdown, added just 2,000 jobs.
Several reports had fueled hopes for a strengthening job market in September. Initial unemployment claims fell to post-recession lows and a measure of manufacturing activity rose solidly. The anticipation was tempered by payroll processor ADP's survey that showed businesses added 166,000 jobs last month.
The monthly job gains reported by the Labor Department have steadily slowed this year, averaging 207,000 in the first quarter, 182,000 in the second quarter and 143,000 in the third quarter. Some economists attribute the weakening to the federal budget cuts know as sequestration and the effects of Congress's decision early this year not to renew a payroll tax break for working Americans. The slowdown helped prompt the Federal Reserve to delay tapering its $85 billion a month in bond-buying in September.
In the fourth quarter, meanwhile, economic and job growth had been expected to ratchet higher as the effects of federal spending cuts fade and the housing recovery and low household debt levels spur more consumer and business spending. But the recent shutdown and the budget deadlock in Congress has led many economists to push back those expectations into next year.
The job report for October, scheduled to be released Nov. 8, is likely to reflect a significant impact from the shutdown, which began Oct. 1 and resulted in the furloughs of hundreds of thousands of federal employees and contract workers.


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I have been so busy today perusing the PENNSYLVANIA DEATH INDEX. I thought it would take a long time to get it online, but it appears that it was already indexed and it just had to show up. I have found about four family people that I have been searching.
There are a number of years in the twenties that are index by the Russell Index, I think that Russell, whoever he was, was a sadist. I tried to follow the instructions and it was difficult to grasp. BUT, I found SOUNDEX CALCULATOR from Eastman's Genealogy Newsletter. The calculator is great I no long have to pull out my hair, just put in the name and there it is.
The cost is now $3.00 as opposed to $10.00, but it now states that it will take fourteen to sixteen weeks to get your certificate. If you are like me you will have forgotten what you have sent for and when you did it.
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The ongoing battle over the Apple-dominated tablet market has left Samsung battered, with multiple, multinational lawsuits against it alleging the Galaxy tablet violates iPad design patents.
Today one such suit has led to a European Union-wide ban of the Galaxy Tab 7.7. Samsung's Galaxy 10.1N is allowed to be sold, however.
The 7.7 was already banned in Germany via prior court orders, but the appelate court ruling Tuesday morning broadens the ban to span the continent.
U.S. & World
Samsung vowed to continue fighting Apple over the design and to protect "our intellectual property."
Despite efforts by both companies' CEOs to try to find common ground these suits will continue until they can reach some sort of compromise.


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I try to keep the decorating simple. I also make fondant figurines at least a week in advance so they can dry and I'll have a chance to redo any that may break or fall apart.
If you have any questions just send me an email and I'll be happy to answer them!
This one was for my daughter's 6th birthday. It was at a gymnastics centre so, of course, a gymnastics cake was perfect.
Her 5th was a princess castle:
This one was for her 4th birthday - fitting a princess such as she is!
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JOB POST: Project Manager: Making HIV-AIDS Strategies Inclusive, Tanzania
CCBRT is Seeking to Employ a Project Manager for a PEPFAR funded Project
"Making HIV/Aids Strategies Inclusive for People with Disabilities"
Application Deadline February 21, 2009
Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation Tanzania (CCBRT) is a locally registered Non Governmental Organization (NGO) first established in 1994. It is the largest indigenous provider of disability rehabilitation services in the country. CCBRT aim is to improve the quality of life of people living with disabilities as well as their families and to enable them to claim and use their legitimate human rights.
The PEPFAR project is aimed to considerably increase access for people with disabilities and their care givers to appropriate HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support services in Tanzania. The project is funded by PEPFAR for the duration of 3 years beginning 2009. CCBRT will coordinate the project in collaboration with the Government of Tanzania, civil society and other stakeholders.
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*The Project Manager will have the following responsibilities*
· Setting up, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project.
· Recruitment of part time HIV/AIDS and Disability Coordinators in consultation with the Community Program Director.
· Setting up of the National Platform in consultation with governmental, non-governmental and international stakeholders.
· Selection of target districts and partners in consultation with TACAIDS and NACP.
· Coordination and monitoring of the development of minimum guidelines (VCT, care and treatment), development and distribution of various Information Education and Communication (IEC) materials, and respective training manuals.
· Initiation, coordination and evaluation of trainings in collaboration with technical experts and target organizations.
· Further development of IEC, training materials and programs after lessons learnt in collaboration with technical experts.
· Establishment of follow up mechanisms to support trained experts.
· Establishment of collaborations and referral mechanisms between district authorities, disability and HIV/AIDS organizations.
· Provision and coordination of technical / advisory support to partners.
· Assessment and approval of small project proposals for infrastructure adjustments and campaigns in collaboration with CBM US and a representative of the National Platform.
· Development of public awareness programs on disability, equal right and HIV/AIDS.
· Generation of lessons learnt and continuous integration during the project implementation.
· Development of a reader on making HIV/Aids strategies inclusive in collaboration with technical experts.
· Development of annual work plans and setting of annual targets.
· Compilation of narrative / financial reports in collaboration with the CCBRT Finance Manager.
· Coordination and support of the work of the CCBRT Health, HIV/AIDS and Disability Coordinator and three HIV/AIDS and Disability Coordinators.
The project manager should have
· a minimum of 5 years working experience in HIV/AIDS
· In depth knowledge about HIV/AIDS strategy framework in Tanzania including HSHSP, NGPRS, NMSF as well as HIV/AIDS related working structures and relevant stakeholders in Tanzania.
· Experience in guideline and training programme development
· Proven working experience with vulnerable groups, preferably persons with disabilities
· Good analytic, report writing and presentation skills
· Experience in coordinating and managing larger teams
· Strong written and oral communication ability, both Kiswahili and English
CCBRT will offer an attractive salary package.
The Project manager is expected to start working latest 16th March 2009.
*How to apply*
If you believe you are the ideal candidate with the necessary background, please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae detailing your experience, supportive documents as well as contact details of three referees to email@example.com or by post to
CCBRT Executive Director/ P.O Box 23310, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255 (0) 22 260 1543 / +255 (0) 22 260 2192 Fax: +255 (0) 22 2601544
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Website: http://www.ccbrt.or.tz
*People with disability are highly encouraged to apply.*
*Closing date for applications: 21st Feb* (only short listed candidates will be contacted)
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It's been a busy year for Pentatonix, the futuristic a cappella troupe from Arlington, TX. Having won the third season of NBC's The Sing-Off, touring behind their Sony records debut PTX Vol. 1 – featuring covers of songs by Nicki Minaj, Gotye and fun. alongside two originals – they've now found the time to offer their interpretation on PSY's K-POP smash "Gangnam Style."
Kudos to lead vocalist Scott Hoying for holding his own against PSY's rhymes in Korean; not to mention the rest of the group's deft ability to keep the thumping electronica thrill ride alive for the full three and a half minutes on vocal cord steam alone. Epic head-bobbing dance moves and a centrally placed punk-rock Teletubby also provide some visual interest, even if the latter does appear a little odd.
Given the fever-pitch popularity of "Gangnam Style," which doesn't appear to be waning any time soon, the smart money says the subversive Korean commentary will be part of Pentatonix's live set as they head out on the road this fall:
- Oct 21 – The Parish, Austin, TX
- Oct 23 – Administration Auditorium, Searcy, AR
- Nov 11 – The Old Rock House, St Louis, MO
- Nov 27 – Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Nov 28 – House of Blues Orlando, Orlando, FL
- Nov 29 – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
- Dec 02 – Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville, VA
- Dec 04 – Baltimore Soundstage, Baltimore, MD
- Dec 05 – Howard Theatre, Washington, DC
- Dec 08 – Westcott Theater, Syracuse, NY
- Dec 09 – Virgin Mobile Mod Club, Toronto, Canada
- Dec 15 – Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip, Las Vegas, NV
- Dec 18 – Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR
- Dec 19 – Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA
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Search equipment has detected two new signals that might be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Australian authorities said Wednesday.
The two signals, both picked up Tuesday, yielded more than 12 minutes in transmissions, retired Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston told reporters at a briefing in Perth.
That could allow search leaders to significantly narrow the area they need to scour to determine whether they're zeroing in on the "final resting place of Flight 370," which disappeared March 8 with 239 people on board, he said.
"What we're picking up is a great lead," he said.
While there's still "a great way to go," the new signals could help data specialists triangulate "a much more sharply defined search area — a much smaller search area underwater," Houston said.
That's vital because the jet's "pingers" are already past the expected 30-day life of their batteries.
"I don't think that time is very far away at all" before the pinger batteries die for good, meaning "we have need to make hay while the sun shines," Houston said.
Houston said indications were that the ocean floor in the vicinity of the Ocean Shield is very silty; silt absorbs sound, probably hindering the signal detection, search officials said.
"It comes from a man-made device, and it's consistent with the locator on a black box. But we've got to lay eyes on it."
Still, he said he was much more optimistic than he had been Tuesday, although he refused to put a concrete assessment on the probability that crews had come closer to locating the plane "without visual confirmation."
"It's nothing natural — it comes from a man-made device, and it's consistent with the locator on a black box," Houston said. "But we've got to lay eyes on it."
The search area has been now reduced to about 46,000 square miles — just one-third the size of the search area in previous days, he said.
The previous two signals were detected about 3 miles below the water's surface — the maximum known depth of the ocean floor.


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Sorry CC. Didn't mean to offend your anti-Shania tendencies. But I thought she belonged on my top 5 list. In the mean time, keep enjoying your bald guys.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Sarah Michelle Gellar.
And I'm going to post ANOTHER photo of my most favorite bald man ever, Prize mud fighter JediMAC "Hollywood" Colman, kicking the crap out of some poor unfortunate soul named OCB (aka Mr. I soon have no team left in the NBA playoffs). If I lived to be four hundred years old, I could never get enough of this guy (JediMAC). Unbelievable fighter, and SO my type it's not even funny. So don't laugh.
How about Denise Richards.
I decided to kick Shania off my 5 Hottie Island. Taking here place? Rachel Weisz!
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Archive for the 'A digital edition of Simon Forman's & Richard Napier's medical records 1596–1634' Category
A digital edition of Simon Forman's & Richard Napier's medical records 1596–1634
Most portrayals of astrologers at work are satirical. This project takes seriously the encounters between the astrologer and his clients. 'Credulous lady & astrologer', a colour stipple-engraving by Pierre Simon after John Raphael Smith, c. 1800.
Wellcome Library, London
Simon Forman, the notorious London astrologer, recorded 10,000
consultations between 1596 and 1603. Most of these are medical.
Forman's casebooks can now be searched by name (of any party
involved), date, sex, age, topic of consultation and many other
criteria. The edition includes images of all the manuscript pages of
Forman's first volume, and more will follow soon at:
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As a trial recap, the plaintiff, Danais Santana, asserted that she has $17,000 in medical bills as a result of an October 2009 accident. The Plaintiff filed, years ago, and before any of these people were involved, a proposal for settlement for $4,250. Therefore, if this plaintiff received a verdict totaling roughly $5,500, our insured would be exposed to approximately $200,000 in attorneys' fees.
The Plaintiff presented her own testimony at trial, which went very poorly, as this plaintiff was involved in three prior accidents. The plaintiffs then just simply read the previous testimony of Dr. Robert Martinez, our expert. The plaintiffs then called Dr. Freed, Chiropractor who had seen the plaintiff after this motor vehicle accident. The cross examination of Dr. Freed went well, Dr. Freed had to admit that he didn't have knowledge of the plaintiff's three previous accidents, or the extent of the injuries that she sustained in these accidents. Despite this, he did not change his opinion.
To finish the case we played the deposition of Dr. Ravipati, treating physician, whose testimony was confusing, but in any event, established that because of the inaccurate medical history the plaintiff had given him, he could not determine within a reasonable degree of medical probability that there was any injury caused by the October 2009 accident.
The jury determined there was no causation of any damage as a result of the October 2009 accident, and came back with a defense verdict in approximately 20 minutes.
In my opinion, any time that we can get a plaintiff or a claimant lying, it is devastating to their case.


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The Library and Archives Canada (LAC)--in a joint partnership with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR)--acknowledged the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10th.
A Canadian, John Humphrey, wrote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 with the encouragement of Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of the U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The CMHR has embarked on its first virtual exhibition entitled, "Everybody Has the Rights: a Canadian and The Words that Changed the World", and the LAC has been key in the launch of this inaugural exhibition.
As the press release says, "The LAC identified archival records, offered interpretive captions for each document, digitized documents for the inaugural exhibit and provided advisory services and support for copyright permission requests."
There are four area in which the LAC website can provide you with information on human rights, and they are -
1. The Chinese Head Tax - You can find original certificates and registers of Chinese immigration and links to libraries and institutions if you go to www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/northern-star/index-e.html.
2. Black History - You can go to the "Under A Northern Star" webpage and read the historical papers of former slaves, read about the events being held at the LAC during Black Heritage Month. or see the photo of Africville, the Black community that once was part of Halifax before it was torn down in the 1960s.
3. Ukrainian History - There are immigration documents such as the passenger lists and land grants which provide a picture of what life was like from 1914 to 1939. They can be viewed at
4. Aboriginal History - There are treaties records, Band and Agencies information, Government of Canada records, the database of Indian Reserves, Jesuit Records, Métis genealogy and the Project Naming web project on www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/aboriginal/index-e.html.
5. And you can go to the Canadian Genealogy Centre and view all the information there is there in a genealogical context in both official languages www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html


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First Runners-Up Quotes in the MRC's Best of NQ Annual Awards for the Year's Worst Reporting
The first runners-up quotes in the MRC's 'Best Notable Quotables of 2011: The Twenty-Fourth Annual Awards for the Year's Worst Reporting.' As announced in a CyberAlert Special, the awards issue was posted, with videos, on Monday, December 19, but the last weekdays of the year the MRC.org's BiasAlert and corresponding CyberAlert e-mail newsletter will run the winning quotes followed on succeeding days by the runners-up. Tuesday's BiasAlert/CyberAlert featured the winners.
The page linked above also has links for the text of the entire issue in MS Word, OpenOffice Writer or WordPerfect formats. You can also download a colorful and easily read-able PDF version.
(Tip: There's an extra quote in most categories in the online version over the PDF one.)
To determine this year's winners, a panel of 48 radio talk show hosts, magazine editors, columnists, editorial writers, and expert media observers each selected their choices for the first, second and third best quote from a slate of five to eight quotes in each category. First place selections were awarded three points, second place choices two points, with one point for the third place selections. Point totals are listed alongside each quote. Each judge was also asked to choose a 'Quote of the Year' denoting the most outrageous quote of 2011.
The MRC's Michelle Humphrey distributed the ballots and was assisted in their tabulation by Melissa Lopez. Alex Fitzsimmons helped produce the numerous audio and video clips included in the Web-posted version. Rich Noyes and Brent Baker assembled this issue and Brad Ash posted the entire package to the MRC's Web site.
The list of the judges, who were generous with their time, is posted online and was also listed in Tuesday's BiasAlert/CyberAlert.
Now, the first runners-up quotes in the 17 award categories, plus Quote of the Year (see the 'Best Notable Quotables of 2011' pages for video and audio clips - 57 have them - for the quotes):
The Tea Party Terrorists Award [first runner-up]
'You know what they say: Never negotiate with terrorists. It only encourages them. These last few months, much of the country has watched in horror as the Tea Party Republicans have waged jihad on the American people....For now, the Tea Party Republicans can put aside their suicide vests. But rest assured: They'll have them on again soon enough.'
— New York Times columnist Joe Nocera, August 2. [54 points]
Tying Granny to the Train Tracks Award for Condemning Budget Cuts [first runner-up]
'After many years where Democrats kind of cried wolf about Republicans wanting to throw granny into the snow, this time that's what they have just voted to do.'
— Newsweek's Jonathan Alter during the 6pm ET hour of MSNBC Live, April 15. [56]
The Obamagasm Award [first runner-up]
'Full of sunny optimism, very Reaganesque, on and on about American exceptionalism in many, many instances and full of Kennedyesque encouragement to break a new frontier. That Sputnik moment was remarkable....'
— ABC's Christiane Amanpour reviewing Obama's State of the Union speech during live coverage, January 25. [53]
Hopeless Dopes Award for Discrediting Obama's Opponents [first runner-up]
'Mr. Cain, I have to ask you what is the point of that? Having a man smoke a cigarette in a television commercial for you?...Well, let me just tell you, it's not funny to me. I am a cancer survivor like you. I had cancer that was smoking related. I don't think it serves the country well, and this is an editorial opinion here, to be showing someone smoking a cigarette. You're the frontrunner now and it seems to me as frontrunner you would have a responsibility not to take that kind of a tone in this campaign....Why don't you take it off the Internet?'
— Host Bob Schieffer lecturing Herman Cain on CBS's Face the Nation, October 30. [55]
Damn Those Conservatives Award [first runner-up]
'President Obama is going to be visiting Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday, but you know what they're talking about? Like this right-wing slut, what's her name, Laura Ingraham? Yeah, she's a talk slut. You see, she was, back in the day, praising President Reagan when he was drinking a beer overseas. But now that Obama's doing it, they're working him over.'
— Ed Schultz on his radio program, May 24. The next night, Schultz appeared on his 10pm ET MSNBC show to apologize: 'I used vile and inappropriate language when talking about talk show host Laura Ingraham. I am deeply sorry, and I apologize.' [54]
The Media Millionaires for Higher Taxes Award [first runner-up]
Host Christiane Amanpour: 'Some 75 percent of Americans agree with an increase in tax on millionaires as a way to pay for these jobs provisions. Do you not feel that by opposing it you're basically out of step with the American people on this issue?...Are you concerned that these budget cuts are going to hurt the people who can least afford it?...There doesn't seem to be the sense amongst people here that the sacrifice is being shared because they point to taxes and tax cuts and who it benefits and who it doesn't.'
House Speaker John Boehner: 'Come on! The top one percent pay 38 percent of the income taxes in America. How much more do you want them to pay?'
— ABC's This Week, November 6. [53]
The Grim Reaper Award for Saying Conservatives Want You to Die [first runner-up]
'Most people who follow the news and watch the newspapers every day and watch television shows like this on Fox or this network, MSNBC, or anywhere, on CNN, they — those most attuned to this debate over the budget are either retired or close to it....Let them [Republicans] offer a big slash in Medicare, which is going to kill half the people who watch this show.'
— Chris Matthews talking about the House GOP budget plan on MSNBC's Hardball, April 11. [61]
Occupy My Heart and Soul Award for Left-Wing Protest Promotion [first runner-up]
'Good evening. We begin tonight with what has become by any measure a pretty massive protest movement. While it goes by the official name 'Occupy Wall Street,' it has spread steadily and far beyond Wall Street, and it could well turn out to be the protest of this current era.'
— Anchor Brian Williams leading off the October 5 NBC Nightly News. [45]
The Media Hero Award [first runner-up]
'Bill Clinton has taken the prestige of his time in office, his relationships with other heads of state and forged something never known before, a global force for good. He's fighting AIDS in Africa, the devastation of floods and earthquakes, and nearly every other challenge facing mankind on the face of the globe....We've never had a world leader like this before! Bill Clinton: President of the World.'
— Chris Matthews on the February 9 Hardball, touting his upcoming MSNBC documentary on Clinton. [59]
Flunk the Founding Fathers Award [first runner-up]
Fill-in anchor Norah O'Donnell: 'When Republicans take over next week, they're going to do something that apparently has never been done in the 221-year history of the House of Representatives. They are going to read the Constitution aloud. Is this a gimmick?'
Washington Post writer/blogger Ezra Klein: 'Yes, it's a gimmick. [Laughs] I mean, you can say two things about it. One, is that it has no binding power on anything. And two, the issue of the Constitution is not that people don't read the text and think they're following. The issue of the Constitution is that the text is confusing because it was written more than a hundred years ago and what people believe it says differs from person to person and differs depending on what they want to get done.'
— MSNBC's The Daily Rundown, December 30, 2010. [69]
The Poison Tea Pot Award for Smearing the Anti-Obama Rabble [first runner-up]
Host Piers Morgan: 'Where is the similar mob to Mussolini's and Hitler's in the modern democratic era?...The Tea Party?'
Ann Coulter: 'No. No, no, no.'
Morgan: 'The nearest thing to it in America?...Are you wild about them?...The Tea Party?'...
Coulter: 'Oh, yeah, I love them.'
Morgan: 'See, I don't really get that....I don't get that because you're a smart cookie....You're intelligent. You live a provocative life.'
Coulter: 'I believe you're insulting the Tea Partiers.'
Morgan: 'Well, they're not among the brightest of spellers, are they?'
— CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight, June 7. [57]
MSNBC = Mean-Spirited, Nasty, Belligerent Chris Award [first runner-up]
Host Chris Matthews: 'One thing I notice about black people at different conventions. You go to a Democratic convention with Donna [Edwards] and black folk are hanging together and having a good time. They're smiling, they're enjoying themselves. They feel very much at home. You go to a Republican event, you get a feeling that you are all told, 'Individually now, don't bunch up. Don't, don't, don't get together. Don't get together, don't crowd, you'll scare these people.' Is that true in the Republican Party? Is that still true in your party? Did you fear that if you got together with some other African-Americans, these white guys might get scared of you?'
Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele: 'No! What are you talking about?!'
— MSNBC's Hardball, January 17. [62]
The Ku Klux Con Job Award for Smearing Conservatives with Phony Racism Charges [first runner-up]
'I get out of all of these things that many of these candidates would rather take legislation to build a time machine and go back in time to where we had, you know, no women voting, slavery was cool. I mean, it's just kind of ridiculous.'
— Daytime anchor Thomas Roberts on MSNBC Live, September 23, talking about the previous night's GOP debate. [55]
America Is the Real Evil Empire Award [first runner-up]
'The dead in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania were used to sanctify the state's lust for war....Because few cared to examine our activities in the Muslim world, the attacks became certified as incomprehensible by the state and its lap dogs, the press....Our brutality and triumphalism, the byproducts of nationalism and our infantile pride, revived the jihadist movement. We became the radical Islamist movement's most effective recruiting tool. We descended to its barbarity. We became terrorists too. The sad legacy of 9/11 is that the assholes, on each side, won.'
— Ex-New York Times reporter Chris Hedges writing on Truthdig.com, September 10. [70 points]
Refusing to Acknowledge the Obvious Award for Denying Liberal Media Bias [first runner-up]
'You know, I think that the people who see the Times as like a liberal rag are wrong and that they sometimes don't understand the separation between our opinion side, which produces our editorials and our op-eds, and the news report....You know, the news reporters go into their stories with an open mind. And something I stress to our reporters at the Times is even when you think you know the story, go in ready to be surprised or illuminated by what somebody tells you.'
— New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson on NPR's Diane Rehm Show, October 19. [50]
The Audacity of Dopes Award for the Wackiest Analysis of the Year [first runner-up]
'One of Cuba's greatest prides is its health care system. Cuba's government promotes the country's free and universal medical care from the moment a baby is born as the cornerstone of its communist state....How can one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere provide free care and achieve such impressive health outcomes?...There's no doctor shortage in Cuba, which means the health care system here can push doctors and nurses down to the smallest rural communities, providing a kind of care that's both personal and persistent....In an era when countries are struggling to do more for less with limited health care dollars, Cuba's successes in prevention are likely to be closely watched.'
— Correspondent Ray Suarez on PBS's NewsHour, December 21, 2010. [51]
The Barbra Streisand Political IQ Award for Celebrity Vapidity [first runner-up]
'Because we don't have government health care, that's one reason why a crazy person gets a gun because, you know what, it's hard for a crazy person to get a job, so therefore it's hard for them to get health care.'
— Host Bill Maher on his HBO program Real Time, January 14, talking about the shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords just days earlier. [52]
Quote of the Year [first runner-up]
'Can we just enjoy Obama for a moment? Before the policy choices have to be weighed and the hard decisions have to be made, can we just take a month or two to contemplate him the way we might contemplate a painting by Vermeer or a guitar lick by the early-seventies Rolling Stones or a Peyton Manning pass or any other astounding, ecstatic human achievement? Because twenty years from now, we're going to look back on this time as a glorious idyll in American politics, with a confident, intelligent, fascinating president riding the surge of his prodigious talents from triumph to triumph....'I am large, I contain multitudes,' Walt Whitman wrote, and Obama lives that lyrical prophecy....Barack Obama is developing into what Hegel called a 'world-historical soul,' an embodiment of the spirit of the times. He is what we hope we can be.'
— Esquire's Stephen Marche in a column for the magazine's August 2011 issue: 'How Can We Not Love Obama? Because Like It or Not, He Is All of Us.'
On Thursday: The second runners-up.
- Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center. Click here to follow Brent Baker on Twitter.


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By Hilary Davidson
Back in high school, when I read Jules Verne's classic novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, I remember thinking, "This book would be perfect if only Jules had added some Fifty Shades of Grey-style sex!" And now, a British press called Total-E-Bound Publishing has done it, launching a new imprint called Clandestine Classics. Thanks to Mr. Verne's new coauthor, Marie Sexton, there's a "sexy and temperamental harpooner" aboard to mix things up. Ahoy, matey!
Truth be told, it hurts my head to imagine classic novels being used — and abused — like this. I love it when someone reinterprets a classic novel in a fresh way — or even a twisted way — in film or theater. But the concept of having a new writer hack apart the original book, insert some sex scenes, and stitch the whole thing together feels like a literary Frankenstein monster. (What do you want to bet that Total-E-Bound Publishing has Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on deck next? Because what that book lacks is a solid monster-on-scientist spanking scene.)
According to the founder of Total-E-Bound Publishing, Claire Siemaszkiewicz, "We're not rewriting the classics. We're keeping the original prose and the author's voice. We're not changing any of that. But we want to enhance the novels by adding the 'missing' scenes for readers to enjoy."
Enhance? Enjoy? There are fine examples of writers taking works created by another author and doing something wonderful with them. Robert B. Parker took four chapters of an unfinished novel by Raymond Chandler and created a book, Poodle Springs, with them. More recently, Ace Atkins wrote an original novel based on Robert B. Parker's own immortal detective, Spenser. Hell, I'm still planning to read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. But the idea of a publisher pawing at classic books, tarting them up and making them turn tricks, is downright creepy. Trading all of the sexual tension in Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice for a "sexy and temperamental harpooner" is as unsexy as it gets.
Huge, heartfelt congrats to two friends with new novels that are out today: Megan Abbott with Dare Me and Sean Chercover with The Trinity Game. Both books belong at the top of your must-read list!


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After Michele Bachmann accused Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin of having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood in an epistolary fit of paranoia and rapidly vanishing relevance, some more reasonable Republican lawmakers politely informed her that her xenophobia was showing. On Monday night, it was Hillary Clinton's turn to defend her aide against Bachmann's irresponsible allegations.
Speaking on international religious freedom at D.C.'s Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Clinton was asked about "Islamaphobia" in America and whether she had any comments about the recent accusations against Abedin. Clinton answered:
Leaders have to be active in stepping in and sending messages about protecting the diversity within their countries. And frankly, I don't see enough of that, and I want to see more of it. I want to see more of it, and we did see some of that in our own country. We saw Republicans stepping up and standing up against the kind of assaults that really have no place in our politics.
In other words, anyone who wants to sling baseless accusations about terroristic threats should think about it for a long time and maybe, instead of pursuing a paranoid fantasy of detective work, go outside, and enjoy the last third of summer with a refreshing Arnold Palmer, which, after all, is a much better way to show off one's patriotism.
Hillary Clinton denounces Bachmann Muslim charges [CBS News]


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Rihanna Announces New Album, 'Talk That Talk,' Will Be Released November 21
Rihanna fans, start your engines.
On the 'Rihanna Unlocked' section of her Facebook page, the pop diva announced the follow-up to her critically and publicly-acclaimed album 'Loud' will drop on November 21 and be called 'Talk That Talk.'
Rihanna wrote, "Mission #5: UNLOCKED! Rihanna's new album, TALK THAT TALK, out November 21st! #TalkThatTalk."
The new album will likely feature her new track and collaboration with DJ Calvis Harris, 'We Found Love,' and is sure to have other songs that will quickly become hits — 'Loud' produced seven singles, including the chart-toppers 'Only Girl (In the World),' 'What's My Name?,' and 'S&M.'


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Trailer Released for Deus Ex Fan Film 'Human Revolution'
This Deus Ex movie looks like it has the potential to be up there with Sonic the Hedgehog and Haloid in terms of being one of the best video game-based fan films to date.
'Human Revolution' is Moe Charif's beautiful-looking fanfilm based in the world of Deus Ex. In particular, its namesake and story are oriented around the 2011 cyberpunk favorite, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which acted as a prequel to the original Deus Ex title. For a fan film, Moe Charif's film looks amazing and appears to be comprised of some very talented actors and actresses. By watching this trailer, it becomes quite obvious that Charif himself is a fan of the franchise and adhered to the mythos of the Deus Ex universe very closely in creating this film.
'Human Revolution' will be premiering on Machinima's YouTube channel on March 25.