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The hundreds of participants in this year's Polar Bear Plunges weren't just dipping into the bone-chilling surf to seek some thrills. They were also doing it for a good cause.
For the annual New Year's Day event, brave souls charged into icy waters all across the United States — from the Jersey Shore and New York City's Coney Island to the less wintry beaches of Southern California.
But this year, the plunges held a special significance for hardy swimmers at New York and New Jersey beaches, many of them hard-hit by Superstorm Sandy last year, and many of the plunges raised money to help victims of the hurricane's devastation.
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"This is something I've done a couple years anyway just for the sake of doing it," Thomas Pirrone of Sicklerville, N.J., told NBC 10 Philadelphia on the beach in Ocean City, N.J. "Why not do it for a good cause?"
Swimmers nationwide took to their nearest ocean, lake, river or even swimming pool Tuesday — some for charity, some still just for the sake of doing it.
Pittsburgh swimmers took to the Monongahela River, Cleveland residents jumped in 38-degree Lake Erie, and San Franciscans ran into the frigid Pacific Ocean, as did Californians in the warmer climes of La Jolla, NBC 7 San Diego reported.
In the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas, families supporting a scholarship fund made do with a swimming pool chilled with ice cubes, NBC 5 DFW reported.
Polar Bear club members and others were raising money for Sandy relief efforts at Coney Island in New York, according to NBC 4 New York. In Ocean City, members of the Wish Upon a Hero Foundation, which has provided assistance to South Jersey victims of Sandy, ran into the surf, too.
"They sent us clothes within a few days and made sure we got back on our feet," said Ken Murphy, a Superstorm Sandy victim.
Other charities were well-represented, too. In Atlantic City, close to 200 people sprinted into the water to help the AC Polar Bear Club raise more than $2,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America.
"It's more than I expected, it's absolutely terrific," said Dale Raesly of Levittown, N.J. "Everybody should come out here and support this cause!"
In Coney Island, the Ice Breakers tried to raise awareness of water pollution, and the Polar Bear Club in Brigantine, N.J., where many people were impacted by Sandy, supported Fisher House, which provides transportation and housing to the families of wounded military members.
"We might have lost our personal items and our personal things," said John Hand, a Brigantine plunge organizer. "But we still have our arms and legs. Right now what we're doing is for our soldiers, our men and women overseas."
The location for this year's plunge in Brigantine had to be changed, since the beach where they normally held the event doesn't exist anymore due to Sandy.
"From this storm, there's no seawall left," said Hand.
But the thrills and chills remained the same in the new location, providing a fun-filled kickoff to 2013 and hope for better things to come this year.
"It's got to be a better year," said Billy Bryan of Brigantine. "Let's hope so. For everybody."


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Papillon Resort
159/3 Moo 2, T. Bophut
Koh Samui, Suratthani 84320
Chaweng Beach
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The Papillon Resort is located on the northern part of Chaweng Beach and offers both tranquility and quick access to the center of Chaweng, where you will find excellent shopping and a diverse and vibrant nightlife. The 23 bungalows are situated in a luxurious tropical garden, tastefully decorated and built with natural wood shingles in Lana-Thai style. All bungalows are fully equipped with air conditioning, minibar, safe, hot water & hair dryer, WC, international telephone connection and a private terrace where you can relax in peace. Spend the afternoon relaxing at the pool or jacuzzi, pamper yourself with a massage and enjoy the Thai-French cuisine in the restaurant on the beach.
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Date of stay:
Feb 24, 2015
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We had a wonderful time and loved the location, a short walk to dining and shopping and right on the ocean with easy access to the entire Chaweng Beach. Staff was courteous and kind and the resort very clean and well maintained.
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Booking was fast, easy and convenient!
Mar 06, 2015
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Sean M Douglas
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Feb 24, 2015
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Our stay at Papillon was great. The room was clean and comfortable, the staff friendly and the food very good. The view of the ocean from the resort was beautiful and had direct access to the beach and shallow waters. The pool was also very nice. We had everything we needed and the main road was a three minute walk where there were lots of restaurants and services. If we return to Chaweng Beach we would stay here again!
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Fast, easy And convenient!
Feb 27, 2015
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Sean M Douglas
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Mar 12, 2014
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Nice enough place to spend a few days on Koh Samui.
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Fast and easy booking.
Mar 15, 2014
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Christian Hjalmarsson
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Jan 13, 2013
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Французский отель, прекрасный сервис, круглосуточный бассейн, джакузи.Очень вкусный ресторан.
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Olga Eliseeva
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Nov 06, 2012
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Papillon resort was lovely, the rooms were clean, comfortable and the hotel is in a quite location at the end of the main beach strip although there is only a small strip of beach at the front of the hotel at low tide, the water is calm and not terribly deep so it is great for swimming. I cannot comment on the meals as the restaurant was closed for renovations as we visited in the low season but we had a choice of breakfasts which were all good. It is an easy 10 to 15 minute walk from the hotel to the main area of town which we didn t have any issue with at all (helped work off some of our holiday indulgence calories) The bungalow style rooms make for a very quite stay which was great for sleeping. We were very satisfied with the overall look and feel of this place and the staff were just lovely.
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Great service our flights were changed by the airline at the last minute, I emailed through late in the evening to tell them that we were still coming but would now be a day late, I received a reply almost immediately and it was all sorted out with no hassles...very happy with everything
Nov 26, 2012
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samara thompson
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Feb 25, 2012
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Really nice and warm hotel in the north of Chaweng. Best location in Samui and surely the best coffee available.
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Mar 09, 2012
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May 21, 2011
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Me and my family enjoyed a great stay at papillon. Fantastic service and always ready to help when we needed to plan a trip or get a taxi. Quiet but still close to other restaurants or hotels. Great food at the hotel... Must try their kai pad met muang... Can t wait to go back. Thank you papillon.
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May 24, 2011
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Vibeke Madsen
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Feb 23, 2011
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This place was lovely. The food was awesome at the restaurant, the pool was great, the setting was pristine. Our room was clean and spacious, very comfortable. The location is great because it s close to chaewang but away from the chaos, very secluded little spot. The staff was fantastic, friendly and helpful. Loved the pool deck with steps down into the gulf!
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Feb 26, 2011
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Feb 09, 2011
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good hotel , rent a motorbike from hotel , used hotel for booking trip no problem and very kind , nice location , quiet but not so far from chaeng
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Small, guiet and relaxing hotel. Perfect for family with kids that dont want to be desturbed by boozing youth. The pool is a little small and the loss of a beach outside the hotell is a minus for the resort, still big chaweng is just around the corner.
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Jan 06, 2011
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Our stay at papillon was ok, but you should arrenge new beds in cottage 5, we stayed there for ten days and non of us had a good night sleep during our stay in cottage 5, and also you should arrenge more sunbeds so that all the guest in papillon could have one
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Jan 13, 2011
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Dec 14, 2010
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Small bungalows with noisy AC. small pool but OK for cool down See level low = 30-60cm depth several 100 metes out from the resort. Hotel service excellent. Kitchen: Best in class, the Pad Thai chicken was fantastic
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Dec 30, 2010
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Papillon Resort
Are you looking for the holiday of a life time. Take a look at one of the finest Koh Samui Resorts. Located at the northern part of Chaweng Beach, Papillon offers both tranquility and quick access to Chaweng Centre, where you will find great shopping opportunities and a diverse, vibrant night life. Established 13 years ago, Papillon Resort has recently been renovated to reach 3 star status.
Under Western & Thai management, Papillion combines the easygoing comfort and the delightfully friendly and welcoming service of Thai culture. A dynamic and friendly team is here to help you with whatever you may need. We are dedicated to making your stay in Koh Samui unforgettable.
Just ask us! Every day, many people walk along Chaweng beach and discover our place with its fine food, its welcoming atmosphere that combines provincial France and the generous hospitality of Thailand, all here on the beautiful beach located at the tip of Chaweng Bay. Opposite the Papillon is Koh Matlang, within easy reach by canoe or swimming.
In a luxurious tropical garden, 23 bungalows all tastefully decorated with natural slates and wood in Lana Thai style. There are 4 types of bungalows, Standard, Large, Mini Suite and Suite (With two independent bedrooms + 1 living room) located in the lush tropical gardens or on the seafront.
All bungalows are fully equipped with air-conditioned, mini-bar, safety box, hot water & hair dryer, WC, international phone connection and your own private terrace where you can languish in peace and tranquility or you can always spend the afternoon lazing by the pool and Jacuzzi.
:: Standard Room (Old room) ::
:: Standard Bungalow ::
Our Standard Bungalow located in our tropical garden, very quiet and relaxing, and our friendly and warm atmosphere will allow you to enjoy your stay in Koh Samui.
Located in tropical garden close to beach, restaurant and pool
Room size 20 square meters
1 Double bed
Private terrace where it is so nice to relax in the coolness of the vegetation
Cable TV.
Bathroom with hot water and toilet
:: Large Garden ::
You and your friends would like to enjoy the sea pleasure, facing the beach or appreciate more the shady places with a need of space and 3 star comfort, while benefiting of the best quality and price. Our Large Bungalow located in our tropical garden or on beachfront, very quiet and relaxing, and our friendly and warm atmosphere will perfectly suit you.
Located in tropical garden close to beach, restaurant and pool
Room size 30 square meters
1 Double bed
Private terrace where it is so nice to relax in the coolness of the vegetation
Cable TV.
Bathroom with hot water and toilet
:: Large Seafront ::
Located in tropical garden close to beach, restaurant and pool
Room size 30 square meters
1 Double bed
Private terrace where it is so nice to relax in the coolness of the vegetation
Cable TV.
Bathroom with hot water and toilet
:: Mini Suite ::
With other butterflies, you like to travel with friends or family from 2 to 4 persons, you need some space and appreciate the comfort. Our Mini Suites, with the living room and the bedroom in mezzanine, is perfect to satisfy all your wish with a very good price.
Located in tropical garden close to beach, restaurant and pool
Room size 40 square meters
Very spacious with a living room
Bedroom in mezzanine
Private terrace where it is so nice to relax in the coolness of the vegetation
Cable TV.
Bathroom with hot water and toilet
:: Garden Suite / Seafront Suite ::
With its lovely Bungalows in front of a quiet beach, its very nice tropical garden and its warm and family atmosphere, Papillon Resort is the ideal place for perfect family holidays. Our Seafront Suite and our Garden Suite have particularly been thought to satisfy the wishes of space and 3 stars comfort for families, couples, business men, managers.
10 meters from the beach, restaurant and pool
Room size 50 square meters
Very spacious with a living room
Bedroom in mezzanine
Private terrace where it is good to enjoy a cocktail watching the sea
Cable TV.
Bathroom with hot water and toilet
More than only the hospitality, the user-friendship and the kindness, the Thai and French cultures also share a great reputation of quality and variety about their delicious food. It naturally brings out a well furnished menu, mixing the tastes and pleasures for the happiness of the big as well as the more young greedy butterflies.
The arrangements of the tables discretely and carefully designed to allow you to choose according to your wishes (Close to the pool to keep a look at the more young butterflies, on beachfront to get lost in the contemplation of the view or in a more intimate place to fully enjoy a honeymoon) achieve to sublime this so friendly and personalized atmosphere.
And because, as well as the Niceguy Massilia and the Lutecia Sativa, all the butterflies like to joint together to party in a relaxed atmosphere while enjoying many delicatessen, we organise regularly different food-parties, buffets or barbecues. That allows us to wait until the extraordinary Gala dinners for the great time like Christmas or New Year Eve We serve Breakfast or any meal during all the day (from 07.00 am to 10.30 pm) in our Restaurant, at the poolside or in your Bungalow without any extra charges. For the drinks, do not worry, we only close the Bar when you whish to go to sleep.
Your wedding in Papillon
Let make your wedding unforgettable with celebrating the ceremony with your friends in Koh Samui. More than only a honeymoon, we propose to you a Buddhist or catholic benediction as well as festivities you will never forget in your life.
Papillon in Samui offers full service for guests and tourists alike.
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The U.S. Marine Corps is arguably one of the most revered institutions within the U.S. Department of Defense. So, when Combined Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) leadership recently welcomed members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) into the U.S. Marine Corps Corporals Course, it was a distinct honor.
Initiated by the Japanese military, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) supported a joint-nation noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise and training here, Sept. 29.
The Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa's 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB) Functional Specialty Group (FXSP) veterinarians spayed, dewormed and immunized the cats of Caritas Djibouti here, Aug 30.
U.S. Embassy representatives from eight East African nations joined military leaders from U.S. Africa Command and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier Jan. 24, for the 2017 East Africa Security Synchronization Conference.
Within hours of being notified, CJTF-HOA's East Africa Response Force prepared dozens of Soldiers and tons of supplies for takeoff during an emergency response exercise, validating the EARF's rapid response capabilities.


text: Creative Arts Therapies Department The Department of Creative Arts Therapies provides students with the most comprehensive and the highest-quality education in their respective creative arts therapy discipline. Through an integrated blend of classroom, experiential and practical learning in the field, students learn side-by-side with future colleagues in the other creative arts therapy specialties. Program courses are taught by faculty that are national leaders in their respective fields. Students take advantage of Philadelphia's lively arts community, which nourishes the artist, dancer and musician within and enables you to continue practicing your art form while pursuing graduate study. The Department and Diversity As a community of learners, Drexel's Department of Creative Arts Therapies is committed to cultivating a diverse and dynamic student population. We are interested in, and enriched by, diversity, including but not limited to: culture, race, ethnicity, gender identification and expression, socio-economic class, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, learning styles, and political perspectives. We value these identities, shaped by experience, which support empathetic understanding and enlivened critical thinking in and outside of the classroom and in field placements. Here in this community, we are aware of our past and present shortcomings and deficiencies. We understand that our programs, like the society in which we live, have too long habitually failed to provide just and plentiful opportunities and resources to all people, a perpetual misstep that has resulted in recurrent exclusion for some and disproportionate inclusion for others. We strive for an expansion of diversity. We recognize, embrace and proclaim that it is only by welcoming all people that we may reach our full, and true, potential as an educational community. Programs The Department of Creative Arts Therapies offers three Master of Arts degrees: Art Therapy and Counseling, Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling, and Music Therapy and Counseling. The 90 quarter-credit curricula can be completed in two years on a full-time basis. We encourage full-time enrollment, yet part-time study can be arranged. We also offer a PhD in Creative Arts Therapies, an innovative and unique research degree for art therapists, dance/movement therapists, and music therapists who are interested in focusing their careers on scholarly pursuits and academic leadership in their specific discipline. Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling Engage in art therapy at a prestigious health center aligned to a school of fine arts. Master of Arts in Dance/Movement Therapy Counseling Integrate dance and movement into a whole-body approach to mental health. Master of Arts in Music Therapy and Counseling Study in the only music therapy program housed within an academic health center. PhD in Creative Arts Therapies Earn your PhD in a culture of creativity, innovation, initiative, and support. Creative Arts Therapies Faculty View Profiles


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The 1960s and 1970s witnessed what has been termed the "dematerialization" of the art object. The prevailing movements of the period favored austere expression; works with an economy of means often focused on the idea or concept rather than the object itself. In contrast, a return to the traditions of painting and sculpture characterized the 1980s.
Beginning in Germany and spreading to the United States, Neo-Expressionism comprised a varied assemblage of young artists who had returned to portraying the human body and other recognizable objects in reaction to the remote, introverted, highly intellectualized abstract art production of the 1970s.
New and aggressive methods of salesmanship, media promotion, and marketing on the part of art dealers and galleries helped to form the movement; while some criticized Neo-Expressionism for its political detachment and lack of engagement with broader social issues of the decade.
Julian Schnabel, at the 2010 Hamptons International Film Festival
Julian Schnabel played a critical role in the emergence of Neo-Expressionist painting in the U.S. Schnabel's heroic scale, gestural brushstrokes, and figurative subject matter marked a radical shift in painting that the aesthetics of Minimalist and Conceptual art had dominated for nearly two decades. Schnabel came to prominence with his signature plate paintings. The series, notable for its heroic scale, flamboyant texture, and distorted subjects, transformed the traditional surface of the mosaic, the broken plates and cups project from the canvas like jagged, sculptural brushstrokes.
Later in the decade, Schnabel began making paintings that marked a change in imagery from one of excess to one of deliberate austerity and from pictorial narrative to oblique, linguistic, and visual reference.
Perhaps more than any one work, Schnabel's career as a whole embodies the baroque sensibility of Neo-Expressionism.The audacious scale of the works; decadent combinations of oil painting and collage techniques; classical pictorial elements that historical art and contemporary culture inspired; and the blending of abstraction and figuration announced a sharp departure from the spare and concept-driven paintings of the 1970s.
From the curatorial notes of the Museum of Contemporary Arts Jacksonville for their current exhibit Refocus: Art of the 1980s.
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Great climate change news from Germany and Switzerland: A Swiss climatologist has found truffles in Germany:
Truffles, a luxury delicacy in French and Italian cuisine, may soon be adding flavour to blander dishes, as it migrates further north amid climate change, a Swiss scientist said Friday.
Ulf Buentgen, a climatologist, told AFP that a rise in average temperature observed during 20th century may be shifting the natural habitat of the delicacy about 100 kilometres north, from France and Italy to Germany.
During an expedition in southern Germany last year with a specially-trained Italian truffle-scenting dog, the climatologist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich found some two kilograms of Burgundy truffles.
Buentgen, who ate the truffles, explained that such finds had rarely been reported, but could be explained by climate change, "which translates in an an isothermal upward shift of around 100 miles (110km)."
The preliminary finding has led to a more extensive ongoing study, which has so far turned up a further 210 sites with truffles since last summer in eastern Switzerland and Germany.
The find could prove lucrative for northern European states as the much sought-after warty fungi used to flavour up anything from pasta dishes to sausages can fetch up to 1,000 euros (1,432 dollars) a piece.
In November 2010, Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho reportedly paid $330,000 for two white truffles weighing a total of about 1.3 kilograms during an auction in Macau, matching the price he paid two years earlier for a single 1.5 kilogram specimen.
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Hopefully the Swiss climatologist, who ate the truffles, enjoyed his lunch. He could, of course, have made another choice - to have a Big Mac, sell the truffles to Mr. Ho and buy a Rolls Royce convertible.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bruce Willis remains a die-hard at the box office.
Willis' action sequel "A Good Day to Die Hard" debuted as the weekend's top draw with a $25 million debut from Friday to Sunday. The 20th Century Fox release raised its domestic total to $33.2 million since opening Thursday for Valentine's Day to get a jump on the long President's Day weekend.
The previous weekend's No. 1 movie, Universal's comedy "Identity Thief," ran a close second with $23.4 million to lift its haul to $70.7 million.
Debuting at No. 3 with $21.4 million was Relativity Media's romance "Safe Haven," starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel in an adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel.
The Weinstein Co. animated adventure "Escape from Planet Earth" opened at No. 4 with $16.1 million.
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Despite not being American, it's hard to ignore US elections. This is always the case anyway because America is so central to the world stage, but it's particularly hard this time around because it's so weird.
Watching this, the latest instalment from the lovely people at Cooch Watch:
I'm struck once again by the sheer bewilderment I inevitably get when I consider that there's so much as a single woman in the entire United States of America even considering actually voting for Romney and his gaggle of misshapen misogynists. I'm kinda disappointed that any men are, either, but not exactly surprised. But women?
I mean, OK, I kinda get the mindset some female voters will have about the abortion issue. Women who are certain they won't ever need one (too busy filling their quiver) and are equally certain that their daughters won't ever need one (because they're Promise virgins, not like them other sl*gs). See?
I don't like it but I get it.
But rape? I can't even list the recent gaffes made by Republican politicians about rape because I'm assuming that even the Universe has some kind of finite time frame and, whatever it is, it won't be sufficiently long to get them all down.
Suffice to say, it's always a woman's fault, it's never 'rape rape' anyway, and a child resulting from rape is both a gift from god and a biological impossibility.
You get my drift.
But. I suppose that the same women with Promise virgin daughters believe all this shit, so they're equally certain that they and their offspring won't get raped, either. But what about the other 99% of American women who haven't leapt off the edge of reason and hit their head on the way down?
I hate to reveal this to my American readers but there is a perception over my way that Americans are just a bit, just ever so slightly, completely nuts. Which is typically self-hating given that the people who hold this view are the same as those who think Americans are our soul mates.
I, however, subscribe not at all to that view; as I've mentioned before on this blog, Americans are no more nuts than any other nationality. They're just more able to put their nuts in our face is all.
So, American women: not particularly nuts, still considering voting for Romney.
And then I saw something which attempted to explain it. Thank shit for that, I thought.
And, no, I can't find the link, but the reason boiled down to 'It's the economy, stupid.'
It seems that a substantial proportion of the women intending to vote for a misogynistic sack of shit are doing so because they believe Romney will be better for the economy than Obama.
[An Aside: I think Obama is pretty great, and if you don't I suggest you come over here and admire the NHS before Cameron fucks it completely to understand how awesome universal healthcare is.]
I ceased to thank shit and proceeded to slap it around the face.
The economy? The economy? That thing left in such a state by the previous Republican administration that I've named it twice?
But let's ignore the past and move forward, eh? I don't know enough about the intricacies of the economic policies of either Republicans or Democrats, so – although I have my suspicions which will be more mindful of the needs of the vast majority of Americans – I can't really comment on their relative merits.
But Romney? A man who, as far as I can gather, made his money deliberately putting vast swathes of Americans out of work and generally behaving like Richard Gere in Pretty Woman but without having had the good fortune to meet a prostituted woman whose simply country goodness and stunning beauty makes him see the error of his ways?
You want to give this man an entire economy?? Are you nuts?
Now you no longer need to be a woman for me not to understand why you'd vote for Romney.
Unless you are a billionaire, this man will fuck you. He's not even hiding it, not even trying to. He's 'not concerned with the very poor', which, should he be elected, will soon be the vast majority of the American population. He ain't lyin', either, though he does, it seems, lie about a lot of other things. Like his tax payments, for example.
And because this is pertinent but also just because I love fuck yous set to music even if they're not entirely feminist, I present to you the thoroughly smashing Wrong Direction:
I'll leave you with one thought. We voted in our own Romney. Like Romney, David Cameron promised to fuck us and we voted him in anyway. Now, he's getting busy fucking us and, let me tell you, it really isn't very nice.
Save yourselves. Before it's too late.


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North Massapequa man charged in prescription thefts
A North Massapequa man has been charged in attempts to buy the anti-anxiety drug Xanax at two pharmacies with prescription slips stolen from his doctor, Nassau County police said.
Police charged Christopher Chiofolo, 26, with possession of a forged instrument, possession of a controlled substance and possession of stolen property this past Thursday after the pharmacists became suspicious and called the doctor's office.
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NHL: New York Islanders moving to Brooklyn
NEW YORK -- Now hockey is coming to Brooklyn.
The NHL's New York Islanders have agreed to move to Brooklyn's Barclays Center starting with the 2015-16 season.
Islanders owner Charles Wang made the announcement at a news conference Wednesday. He opened the session by exclaiming "Hello, Brooklyn!" The lease agreement is for 25 years.
Officials in Nassau County, N.Y., have struggled for years to come up with a plan to either renovate or build a new arena to replace the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which opened in 1972.
Wang had long threatened to move the team from the site when the team's lease expires after the 2015 season. He has complained that the dilapidated building is unsuited for a professional sports franchise.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says, "Brooklyn is big time and now we have the big league sports to prove it."


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I don't think that even Seafort really thinks that, he just can't resist an opportunity to throw a pro-limey barb.Deepcrush wrote:I saw it more as he was the only no civilian on the ship, there for the only one not breed to mess things up. Never figured it as his nationality had anything to do with it.
And yes, he certainly showed a degree of competence that nobody else did;* his personality just annoyed me.
* - save perhaps Mayweather, who seemed to be a competent helmsman. He was just ignored because, you know... he wasn't white.


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Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming Award is annually bestowed on individuals who, in the spirit of innovation and cooperation, have made significant contributions to the advancement of software development. The first award was given out in 1995, recognizing two individuals: Alexander Stepanov, for his work on the C++ Standard Template Library, and Linus Torvalds, for creating Linux.
It is particularly pertinent that the first Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming Award acknowledged work specifically related to the C++ programming language. With on the order of a million users, C++ is one of the most widely used programming languages ever, and a number of subsequent recipients also did their award-winning work in C++. The influence of C++ on modern programming practice is incalculable. Features that first saw mainstream use in C++ can be seen in newer languages such as C# and Java, not to mention the newest versions of older languages such as C and Fortran, and systems such as CORBA and COM.
Anyone who has used a computer or spent time on the Internet has almost certainly used a program written in C++. C++ is the primary language used by many programmers in telecommunications. C++ code is embedded in devices from cameras to elevators, and by some measures more game developers use it than any other language.
This year's recipient of the Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming Award is the inventor of C++, Bjarne Stroustrup.
To have created one of the world's dominant programming languages, one adopted by millions of programmers worldwide, a language that has helped to promote object-oriented programming like no other, is sufficient reason to be recognized with an award. But in selecting Bjarne Stroustrup for this award, we are recognizing more than the creation of a widely used and influential programming tool. We also honor someone whose values, efforts, and achievements are an inspiration to all programmers. Those values have been evident throughout his life.
The son of an upholsterer and a secretary, Stroustrup was born, grew up, and went to university in the coastal city of Aarhus in Denmark, where he earned the Danish equivalent of a Masters degree in mathematics and computer science in 1975. His proclivity to bridge academic and pragmatic work in computer science was evident even then. While pursuing his degree, he did contract programming for Aarhus businesses: accounting, payroll, billing, mortgage calculation. By the time Stroustrup had earned his degree, more than one in four mortgages in Denmark were being calculated using software written by this hard-working undergraduate.
This real-world experience appealed to Stroustrup. It spoke to his working-class roots and to his intense work ethic. Although he did well in the math- and theory-heavy academic atmosphere of university computer science, he was at least equally drawn to software as "something that you build and is used in the real world. Being able to help that guy it's something concrete," he told author Steve Lohr, who interviewed him for the book Go To. "I always like to build things and see things work. You can kind of get that with a math proof, but it's not the same thing."
Moving to England during the early days of the personal computer revolution, Stroustrup earned a Ph.D. in the Computing Laboratory at Cambridge University, studying under David Wheeler and focusing on the design of distributed systems. There he shared office space with Bruce Croft, Jeremy Dion, Neil Grey, David Harper, and Mark Pezzaro. Stroustrup is a member of Churchill College.
In 1979 Stroustrup moved to the United States to work at the Computer Science Research Center of Bell Telephone Labs. Riding out the 1984 breakup of the Bell system and the 1995 breakup of AT&T, he joined AT&T Bell Labs, the part of Bell Labs that AT&T kept, where he headed up the Labs' Large-Scale Programming Research Department, keeping that position until 2002, when he joined the computer science department of Texas A&M University. Today he holds the College of Engineering chair in Computer Science at Texas A&M.
He began work on what would become C++ in the same year that he joined Bell Labs. It began as a natural sequel to his Ph.D. work in distributed systems, as a project to distribute UNIX over a network of small computers. Stroustrup set out to develop some tools to help the project along and, as sometimes happens, he found the tools more interesting than the project. The tools turned into something called "C with Classes," which later became known as "C++."
C++ was used internally in AT&T in 1983 and the name, suggested by Rick Mascitti, was settled on in that year. The first commercial implementation was released in 1985, the year of the graphical user interface, the year that Microsoft delivered Windows 1.0, Digital Research shipped GEM, Commodore released the Amiga, Atari brought out the ST, and not long after Apple delivered the Macintosh. It was a propitious time to introduce a practical class-based programming language.
C++ reflected Stroustrup's interest in combining the practical and the theoretical, which in turn reflected his working-class background and his academic achievements, his American career and his European education. Although he mines his own theoretical education for ideas, he always looks for the practical difference he can make in people's lives. It even extends to his taste in philosophers. "I feel most at home with the empiricists rather than the idealists," he has said. "I...prefer Aristotle to Plato, Hume to Descartes." C++ also reflected Stroustrup's respect for the individual: "Respect for groups that doesn't include respect for individuals of those groups isn't respect at all. Many C++ design decisions have their roots in my dislike for forcing people to do things in a particular way." Indeed, he prefers to think of C++ as a language that supports multiple programming styles rather than as an object- or class-based language.
Not that classes aren't key to its design. His dream language, he once told author Steve Lohr, would be a blend of Algol and Simula, two European languages. But when he created his language, he based it on C, the most practical, efficient, and American of languages, adding to C the concept of classes that he admired in Simula. Hence "C with Classes." In fact, despite the influence of Smalltalk over the graphical user interfaces that emerged at the same time as C++, it was primarily through C++ that the programming community, at least in America, learned class-based programming.
C++ is a language created by an individual. There were, Stroustrup says, no design documents and no committee. Today, thousands of developers have contributed to the evolution of C++, but Stroustrup has continued to be deeply involved in its advancement. He took an active role in the creation of the ANSI/ISO standard for the language, and continues to work on the maintenance and revision of that standard. He wrote the first book on the language, which remains the standard text today.
He continues to work on programming tools, techniques, and languages as a professor and as a member of the Parasol Lab at Texas A&M, which concentrates on research on next-generation high-performance computing languages and systems and for the development of algorithms and applications that exploit these to solve computation and/or data intensive applications. His primary tool for this work is C++.
This is not the first recognition of Bjarne Stroustrup's work. His many honors include election to the National Academy of Engineering and the IEEE Computer Society's Computer Entrepreneur Award, both reflecting his pragmatic side. His scientific honors includes being named one of America's top 12 young scientists by Fortune magazine and receiving the William Proctor Prize for Scientific Achievement from Sigma Xi. He is an AT&T Fellow and a Bell Laboratories Fellow, an ACM Fellow and an IEEE Fellow, is a recipient of the ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award for laying the foundations for C++, and was named by Byte magazine as one of the 20 most influential people in the computer industry in the last 20 years. He can now add to this impressive list the 2008 Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming Award.
Through his proclivity for putting theory into practice, his vision in matching the tool to the need, his respect for the intelligence and opinions of the working programmer, and his tireless work in advancing the art and science of software development, Bjarne Stroustrup most assuredly serves as a model for excellence in programming.
Past Award Recipients
The Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming Award is annually bestowed on individuals who, in the spirit of innovation and cooperation, have made significant contributions to the advancement of software development. Past recipients include:


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I am currently extremely antsy. I can't walk properly because of the stabbing pain I get in the balls of my feet with each step. I have been walking on the outer rims of my foot to avoid it and look like I am either special or partaking in some new fitness fad. The culprit? 150 box jumps in my barefoot runners. Yesterday's workout was
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Moral of the story: Always listen to your body and do not push through the pain.
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Wild 'n' wacky: Wedding tales from the field
Dan Patterson
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Patterson's Florist handles its share of roses, lilies, and tulips, but for couples who want something a bit more unusual, Dan Patterson says he has the experience to make it happen.
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"Once I did a wedding in Northern Virginia where the couple held their ceremony in the back yard of their house under a large tent. Everything looked nice up front with the usual large floral arrangements, etc. On a small table I noticed a regular corded telephone along with a microphone that was connected to the P.A. I remember thinking that seemed a bit unusual. Just before the ceremony, someone in the bridal party dialed a number directly to the Philippines.
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The Event Company
Legault recalls an upscale wedding in which guests traveled from around the world. The couple had hired a band from London to play the cocktail music.
"The singer gets on stage and starts singing 'Summer Winds' from Sinatra," recalls Legault. "He had a lisp! He sounded like a cartoon character!"
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"I remember one particular wedding in which the bride sent her dress to get pressed the week before her wedding, 10 days out. The mother of the bride went to the dry cleaners to pick up the dress the Wednesday before the Saturday wedding. The dry cleaners had taken it upon themselves to dry clean the dress that was made with antique lace and was a family heirloom. The lace all fell apart; it basically ruined the dress. It was 72 hours before the wedding, which was in the Berkshires in Massachusetts.
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The story has a little extra meaning for Legault.
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J.F. Legault cautions: Don't wash the heirloom!
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"In the kitchen getting ready for a lawn wedding, the chef was busy cooking stuffed chicken breast. The chicken was done, but when the chef tried to open the oven door, it wouldn't open it was stuck on self-clean! Desperate to free the chicken from the oven-gone-mad, the resourceful chef took a coat hanger and picked the oven lock just before the chicken would have become an over-fried disaster."
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Chandler's Bakery
We all know Charlottesville is dog crazy, but the folks at Chandler's Bakery, who sometimes makes as many as 15 wedding cakes a week, have seen dog lovers who, well, take the cake. Store manager Sylvia Chandler mother of bakery owner Carolyn Chandler Mucherini – says one couple, who had met while walking their precious pooches, found miniature replicas of their own dogs and had Chandler's place them atop the cake along with the bride and groom.
Among other unique cake toppers? A Star Wars-themed cake with Han Solo as groom and Princess Leia as the bride. And then there were the bride and groom made out of crushed beer cans...
Carolyn Chandler Mucherini can top a cake with just about anything.
Nicole Mitchell
Charlottesville Trolley Rentals
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One particular couple rented the trolley to take the wedding party and all of their friends out on the town following their Saturday wedding. Things got a little wild, says Nicole Mitchell, who does the trolley scheduling. "Let's just say there was some nudity," she laughs.
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Jakks Pacific, Inc. has announced a master toy licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Consumer Products to manufacture, distribute, and market a line of toys and products based on the upcoming Men In Black 3. The licensing program, due to launch next spring, will include action figures, accessories, play sets, role play, youth electronics, novelties, games and puzzles, Halloween costumes, and more. The agreement covers the entire Men in Black franchise.
The 3-D action comedy, slated to open on May 25, is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and stars Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and Josh Brolin. The screenplay was written by Etan Cohen, based on the Malibu Comic by Lowell Cunningham, and the movie is produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald and executive produced by Steven Spielberg and G. Mac Brown.
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Mortgages Top New Agency's Agenda
The consumer bureau created by the financial regulatory bill will have immense power -- and it won't be shy about using it.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau just created by Congress will quickly become one of the most powerful and most independent agencies in Washington -- and it's expected to use its clout first to change the rules for buying a home and to enforce new credit card regulations.
The primary housing goal seems to be to exclude or limit mortgages to the plain- vanilla 30-year fixed rate variety. Adjustable loans that reset sooner than five years will be discouraged. "We'll be sorry when they're gone," says Brian Brooks, chair of the financial services practice with the law firm O'Melveny & Myers. "They've been used to help first time home buyers in high priced cities. It will become very difficult for new buyers in San Francisco, New York City and Boston."
Another aim is to reduce the paperwork for closing on a house sale to two pages. Anyone who's been through a closing will appreciate that. But it's no easy task. Some mortgage finance specialists have been working on that goal for 20 years.
Also high on the list of early targets will be enforcement of new credit card requirements that govern setting interest rates, raising rates retroactively and dividing payments among different rates. Consumer groups have been pushing for the Federal Reserve to take action on this front, with little success. They applaud the new consumer bureau.
Businesses, in turn, recoil at the size of the new agency, which will have a budget of about $500 million and a staff of a couple of thousand or so. Critics are also uneasy about the bureau's independence. It will get its money from the Federal Reserve and won't have to run the gauntlet of congressional appropriations committees. Also, the structure has no commission similar to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The director makes the decisions, which can be overturned by a council of regulators, but only if it is determined that a new rule would threaten the health of the financial system, which is a pretty high hurdle.
Its authority doesn't reach every group, however. For example, excluded from its rulemaking will be auto dealers and dealers of motorcycles, recreational vehicles and boats. But there's plenty left. The new law, which also covers derivatives trading and whether a bank is too big to fail, totals some 2,300 pages. Compare that, says the American Bankers Association, which the law that created the Federal Reserve (31 pages) or the Depression-era Glass-Steagall Act (37 pages), which forced banks to choose between taking deposits and making loans or investing and trading.
How aggressive the bureau becomes will depend in large part on its first director, who must win confirmation by the Senate for a five-year term. The choice is hugely important because the new bureau starts with pretty much a blank slate.
Phillip Swagel, a visiting professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, says the only public official he can think of who has such unfettered latitude is New York's state attorney general. Swagel adds that whoever is named is going to establish a fundamental approach that answers the question, "What is the role of the government in protecting consumers from themselves?"
President Obama hadn't even signed the new law Wednesday when a behind-the-scenes battle began to emerge. Consumer groups, which got a lot but not all of what they want in creation of the new bureau, are pushing for the White House to nominate Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren as the first director.
Nominating Warren would trigger fierce opposition. Business groups see her views as too aggressive when it comes to policy by bankers and others who extend credit. So her nomination likely would draw vigorous Republican opposition and a certain Senate filibuster.
The White House might not want to go through that battle, despite a push for Warren from consumer groups and the AFL-CIO. But she may not get that far. As chair of the oversight panel reviewing the bank rescue, she clashed with Treasury Secretary Geithner over decisions that benefited Goldman Sachs, AIG and others. Those experiences could cause the White House to turn to someone else, such as Michael Barr, an assistant Treasury secretary who's already gone through the confirmation process.
Any strong consumer candidate could run into a filibuster, but that wouldn't derail the start-up of the bureau. Under the law, Geithner becomes interim director pending confirmation of a director. Whoever is in charge, getting the bureau functioning will take some time. One result will be clear: The era of easy, cheap credit is over.


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Blogs without newsletters are so "first decade of the 21st century." Me? I'm always sort of up to the minute, so I signed up with MailChimp, a free (or, if you want or need the fancy stuff, paid) site that hosts email newsletters. I'm actually rather impressed with MailChimp. It's very easy to use and, for a small blogger, provides more than enough in the way of free services.
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The newsletter currently has two parts: links to the major posts I put up recently and (to entice you to stick with the newsletter even if you've already read the posts) original content that you won't find at the blog. A small percentage of this original content will be blatant shilling for Amazon products. As I mentioned the other day, if you reach Amazon through one of my links, I get a teeny percentage of whatever you ultimately end up buying. If you're worried about your privacy, don't be: I have no idea who is ordering from Amazon, what they buy, or how much they pay. I just know that, once a month, I get a notice from Amazon telling me that there's a small amount of money heading my way.
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Let the Healing Begin...
These are emotions; wild, swinging, shifting sensations
I learned this after the death of my mother. And thought I had a pretty good handle on things.
Then your center drops away.
There's half of me that says suck it up, move forward.
The other half wouldn't mind staying in bed with the covers drawn over my head.
I realize that I will never just "get past" the death of my father. There are these moments when I realize that I am alone in the world, that I never can get the kind of honest advice a parent affords.
And it seizes up your heart, your mind and it's back to square one.
I am grateful for everyone who has reached out and offered an ear. And I've put in the preliminary calls to talk to someone in a professional setting.
(Let the healing begin!)
Still, going forward isn't going to be easy. I'm confused and I am alone, even in a crowded space, surrounded by friends.
Because I still fell like I can fix this.
But until I strip away my guy-mindedness and allow these emotions to wash across my soul, I will remain a confused, hurt little boy.
Not the confident, happy man I could be.
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- Donna said...
Thom, I see one thing (and only one thing) that might be counterproductive to your healing.
You're being too impatient ... with yourself and your pain. I think you might be getting hung up on thinking that "once "this" happens/once I do "this" (whatever "this" is) then the pain will be diminished and I'll be moving forward with a much clearer head."
I suspect because you're still hurting and very confused you think you're doing something wrong. You're not!
Take a look at what you said here - "Because I still fell like I can fix this.
But until I strip away my guy-mindedness and allow these emotions to wash across my soul, I will remain a confused, hurt little boy."
You're saying going forward won't be easy because you're having trouble accepting that you can't fix this. And then in the next sentence you tell us what you need to do to fix this.
Thom, the emotions are washing across your soul. I swear they are. But there are a lot of them and they are confusing. It requires a lot of sorting ... which takes time.
I think instead of focusing on specifics of what it will take to heal, start with the thought that it will take 6 months or a year. My point is not the specific time frame, my point is for you to understand that it will take time - which (I hope) in turn will end your impatience. I think the impatience is preventing you from looking at the big picture, which will keep you caught in the little picture, so to speak.
I'm so bad at trying to explain this in writing, but I hope I said that well enough.
- b said...
Yes, she is absolutely right. This is a time in your life when you go forward, one step at a time. But keep going and let the wound heal...and it will I promise you. Children have been doing this since the beginning of time.
This I can offer you as advice.
Talk about your father...a lot. Begin to bring memories to your heart that fill you.
Accept the sadness as a tribute to the love that you felt for him. He would not have wanted for you to not miss him. But, on the other hand, I can tell you personally that hurting my children by leaving them bereft just breaks my heart. So in his stead I would ask you to begin thinking of a tribute....write,write,write!
Go to that therapist and grow more knowledgeable about the stages of grief. This is a process...not a quick fix.
Most of all, know that you will be fine. I say this to my children and grandchildren every day. You will be just fine. They always laugh but they also know that it is very true!
I send my love and condolences. If I could shed your tears I would...truly.
- gautami tripathy said...
Thom,I lost my father in May 2001. Seven years, seven long years. He is always there in the back of my mind. The loss. The pain. Yet the good memories too. Those outweigh.
Healing does not begin anytime soon. It takes time. After the shock of loss recedes the pain comes back with a vengeance. That is the grieving phase. Let it be. Don't push it away. I was kind non-functional for three months. Yes I went on with my daily routine but my heart and mind were not in it. We refused to talk about him. One day, my younger brother sat down with me and both of started talking about him.His quirks, his idiosyncracies and those times we had with him. His caring for us. His imbibing good values in us. The way he made sure we all got good education. And he was there for us always. That helped, talking about him, sharing it with a sibling. Sonafter, I called up my eldest brother and we had a heart to heart over the phone and only then we could let go of the pain.
I know, it is not easy. It can't be. Yet I also tell you, let it be. Talk about him. Write about him. And you will heal.
And I wrote a poem for my dad today. If you wish, come read that. I posted it for you too. The situations might be different but feelings, emotions remain unversal.
- Dee Martin said...
Sheesh Thom, I got no advice. Everyone does this their own way, in their own time. Truth is, we are all still little kids and when we realize there is no one there we can run to that will love us unconditionally we have a major life adjustment to make.
For me it was my faith and it was rocked in some deep ways. I finally (over a period of YEARS) came to the conclusion that I was not going to get any easy answers and that I was just going to have to trust that I would understand on the other side.
That was my answer. But it was the answer to my question. We all have our own. Hugs and prayers thrown at you from across the country and across the internet.


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Invasive alien species (IAS) pose a significant threat to biodiversity in Europe, and this threat is likely to increase in the future unless meaningful action is taken at all levels to control the introduction and establishment of these species and address those already introduced. IUCN has released a publication which compiles case studies from more than 15 European countries and beyond to showcase examples of concrete action at the urban level.
The new publication was produced in view of the Conference 'Invasive alien species: the urban dimension' on 5 September 2013 at IUCN Headquarters, Switzerland. The main aim of the event – gathering more than 70 participants from all over Europe, from local and regional authorities to EU policy-makers, scientists and NGOs – was to present and analyse the problem of IAS in European urban areas and to exchange knowledge and best practices that contribute to solutions.
Metropolitan areas are particularly vulnerable to IAS, due to the amount of commodities arriving or passing through for trade and commercial activities which are key pathways for IAS. Specific problems that some IAS pose in urban areas are: allergenic (Common Ragweed), damage to monuments (Tree of Heaven), health issues (Tiger Mosquito), and landscape damage (Red Palm Weevil).
Urban environments, where major cultural centres, such as museums, universities, zoological and botanic gardens, are located, can play a key role in helping address the risks associated with biological invasions by contributing to raising awareness among citizens and decision-makers on the issue.
The publication includes 26 case studies which showcase a variety of approaches to control, manage and eradicate IAS and prevent their introduction and establishment in the urban environment. It was compiled by the IUCN European Union Representative Office in cooperation with the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group and based on contributions from local and regional authorities and scientific institutions from all over Europe.
With this publication, IUCN highlights the key role that local and regional authorities play in implementing national and international biodiversity targets and in addressing the risks associated with biological invasions.
This study anticipated the release of the new EU legislation on IAS. The legislation fulfills the commitments of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 calling for prevention and control measures on IAS and will hopefully provide a more harmonized and coordinated response to this challenge at EU level.


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What! That's crazy, it's suppose to get back up to 90 by the end of the week. Poor Menopausal Mother Nature. Ol' gal is really getting up there.
We had a couple of teaser fall days last week that were absolutely beautiful, but now it's back to hot and humid again. I'm ready for fall, but always sad to see summer end.
What is that? It's still summer!!
Same here Angie! Our nights are so chilly that I must wear a sweater outside.
What's a tulip tree?
I'm picturing a giant oak with big yellow tulips but somehow I don't think so.
i agree...fall already???!! i love summer too much...and the bad thing about fall...winter is next and that means snow. yikes. and a big fat boooooo!
In the words of my husband, "Carrie,It smells like football season this morning." When translated this means, fall is coming quickly. Yikes!
sorry to double comment...u can hat eme later! ha! anyway, just wondering if you made your blog button or got it from somewhere. i absolutely love ur style...and want to make one for my blog! :)
Me either. Right now we are waiting to see what "Fay" does to us. Schools are closed. Doh!
I'm right there with you. A few of ours have lost some leaves too. I hope that doesn't mean they are dead from three years of drought here in NC.
Here we are in the last days of summer vaca and can't go swimming because G split his chin open and had it glued shut the other day. :(
I LOVE fall! Bring it on!!!!
I do agree that it is sad to see summer leave but for me, only that school has started and we have to be more regimented and organized. I won't miss the humidity and heat of summer at all though!
I have yellow leaves all over my back yard too...and the air does have a different smell.
I love fall! Bring it on!
I llllloooooovvvvveee fall. But, round here, in the swealtering state, fall usually does not hit until about november 22nd and lasts for about 2 days and then we go straight into winter. *sign
But I still love Texas.
I'll trade places with you!!! I would give my right hand for fall!!!
Its cool here today and I'm thinking the same thing!
Last night I closed the bedroom window because it got so chilly (despite the fact that it was 90 yesterday).
We live across the street from a private elementary school.. this week was the start of 7:30am car doors slamming and kids screaming with excitement for the new school year. It definitely feels like fall.
Fall is my favorite, so I can't complain :)
Poor little tulips. No one told them it was okay to hang out a while longer.
They would have been gone here already with all this rain....
I have pools in my backyard. Mud pools.
I'm really into Fall this year, bring it on! It's still in the 90s here...
We had some crazy cold weather last weekend but no leaves falling yet. Of course, this week has been high 80s low 90s. Gotta love CO weather!
For some reason I am sooo ready for Fall, more than usual.
It's been getting very cool in the evenings lately. I'm ok with that. I do love fall, but hate what is to follow. So, I'm with you....SO not ready!
really? that is crazy! leaves don't fall here until January. but then again we kind of skip over fall.
Me either. This morning leaving for work it was like 65-degrees! I needed a sweater!
So much for global warming...
OH NO!!! Not yet!!!
Noooo! It's gone by too fast!! But fall is so pretty. :)
We had two sizzling days at the weekend and then Monday morning I almost put my heating on! I am so not ready for fall yet!
There's a little chill to the air today... I LOVE Fall, it's my favorite.. sorry, but I'm ready to Summer to be OVER.
i know, we have some trees changing already here! it am not ready either.
FALL!!! i am sooo NOT ready either!!
Ack! That is just wrong. Get the tape out and tape those babies back on the tree!
♥ That's just crazy! I cooled way down this week around here! It's been in the mid to high 60's... Which I can't say I haven't been enjoying! It's been really nice... :)
Your grass still knows what time of the year it is. :) My hubby would be "green" with envy as he tries so hard to keep our grass from dying and it never fails...
Hey Angie,
she was 35 weeks, 4lbs 10oz. she spent 5 days in the NICU. I would e-mail directly, but can't finger out how.
talk too you soon-sandy
Fall is my favorite so it wouldn't bother me if it came a little early. We haven't really had summer anyway. I just wouldn't want fall early bringing the "W" word any sooner. I love the crisp days, just warm enough, comfortable at night. love it.
Last weekend when it was so cold here I realized how NOT ready for fall I am. Ick.
You have 5 kids and aren't ready for fall?! I suddenly feel like a shitty mom. I'm counting the SECONDS!!!! :)
Some of our trees are confused like that too. Just means we get to rake twice...
I lvoe fall....but we still have several weeks of summer around these parts....won't it start getting colder for you soon??
Oh, I am enjoying a little break in the 100 degree days, but I don't want summer to end either. Especially since after Fall comes winter, and I am never ready for that....You have a tulip tree?
NOOOOOOoooooo! Say it ain't so. I am NOT ready for fall. Did you hear me Mother Nature? I said I AM NOT READY FOR FALL!
Yeah so do I. I was driving home yesterday and saw a lot of the trees along the road has already started changing color. What's goin on?! Btw, thanks for sharing in my little woe. I do appreciate it. Thank you for checking my etsy store too. That was so nice of you. Thank you...
Why, oh why are there leaves on the ground? Seriously!! Now I'm freaking out.
Unbelievable. It's been in the mid-80s here for nearly two weeks, though (normally in the upper-90s or 100s), so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. Your lawn is gorgeous BTW ... my husband would be super-jealous!
Oh yes - I'm so ready for spring!
Fall. Hmmmm, What's that?
I could not agree more. Summer flew by!!! I am so not looking forward to cold weather and the dreaded s word. That would be snow.
What is a tulip tree? I have never heard of one. And has it been really dry where you are? Perhaps that is why the tree is losing leaves.
I could only wish for cooler days. I am in the land of 458 degree temps. Oh so stinkin' hot and humid to boot. Makes for some great hair days.
I am so not ready for summer to end this year!
Gulp, I thought the same thing today.
Holy Ned!!!! I agree I am not ready for fall. I still feel like summer is just around the corner. YIKES>
Are you bragging about your distance from the equator again?...Girl....
I've heard of fall--I think we have it here for about 5 days between summer and summer...
Thanks for the kind comments on our anniversary!
I'm right there with you...I'm not ready for Fall yet! can you believe it will be September is two weeks???
Oh will you send some of those leaves my way please?! I love fall!!! I'M SO READY!
I know, I can't believe it! There are trees turning here, and my vacation ends in 6 more days. And then, even worse, four days after that the kids go back to school and summer's really and truly over. I am SO not ready!
I just saw Halloween outfits at Babies R Us...and it's still August!!!! That just feels SO wrong! I can't think of fall when it's still 99 degrees outside! I'm right there with you on not being ready for fall!
nooooo...Say it isn't so. I am so not ready for fall. We had to put sweatshirts on tonight for our walk. That did not make me smile.
I love fall and am so ready. We have been enjoying 50 degree temps at night and it feels so great...wonderful sleeping weather.
No way. It can't be. It's just trying to fool you.
Those seasons change way too fast!
that is crazy! It is still summer!!!!
I haven't seen it, but a gal from play group today said that she saw that the leaves were turning on the trees round here too! She said that she had recently learned that the leaves start to turn when the sunlight starts to decrease.
no. say it ain't so...
well at least soon I can "fall back" then... I could use another hour...
I love fall!!!!
Well, at least you have rain and green grass. we have not had consistant rain and our grass in our yard is so crunchy that Mason will not walk on it. he tells me"ouch, Momma, ouch!" I love the fall, it is my favorite. your grass looks like i could take a nap on it! ahh, i think i can remember what a nap is....
What the heck, tulip tree? You speaking another language or what?! lol
They start selling fall clothes in the stores around here and it's still in the 90's. CRAZY!
See, and I was just thinking that I was so READY for fall to come!
I think I could have warm weather year round and never grow tired of it. I am just NOT a winter gal.
eww, yuck. no kidding.
We have a huge tree in our front yard. It's losing it's leaves too. I think it just got too hot and went for so long without rain. At least I hope that's what it was. I'm NOT ready for fall!!
It's feeling like fall here too. It makes me sad. We had 100+ inches of snow this winter, had the rainiest June on record, then had like a month and a half of summer. Now it's done. There's already a tree changing colors in the neighborhood. My tomatoes haven't even ripened, and it dropped to the low 60s overnight. Good sleeping weather, but I want summer a little bit longer! :-(
Our trees loose leaves all year round. It's crazy.


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Helleica, just wanted to say that your plan sounds great. It would definitely be helpful to beef up the historical sections of the site. I'll try to leave comments on the articles you're editing to help you get the hang of the process and style. We're glad to have you onboard. — FrJohn (talk)
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In reality, there wasn't much more you could have done - these sysopowers make life a lot easier (with blocking, IP blocks and rollbacks). Actually, you did especially well with the blank image upload - I wouldn't have thought of that! — edited by Pιsτévο talk complaints at 21:55, September 9, 2006 (CDT)
- Thanks, I try =) Hellenica 22:17, September 9, 2006 (CDT)
Greek language OrthodoxWiki?
From some of your edits, I am guessing that you're a Hellenophone. Any chance you'd be interested in a Greek language OrthodoxWiki? (I couldn't help, since I only have rudimentary knowledge of Greek.) No doubt FrJohn could start it for you. —Fr. Andrew talk contribs 12:27, November 29, 2006 (PST)
- I would indeed, but sadly my level of Greek is likely little better than yours. I am currently in the process of expanding my comprehension, but at the moment it would not be sufficient for such an undertaking. What I've been trying to do here is take the Greek Language Wikipedia and rin it through Altavista's Babelfish webpage translator to provide a very basic and broken translation, then try to reassemble it into coherent English. Aided by my trusty Oxford Greek-English dictionary (and other assorted language texts), my father (who is fluent but not literate), my ongoing Greek lessons, and what I know of Byzantine history (for historical place names/Metropolises), I am able to extract enough information from the Greek articles to create understandable English ones. However, in the future, as my mastery of the language grows I would gladly like to help establish the Greek language OrthoWiki. Hellenica 13:03, November 30, 2006 (PST)


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