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AFP to acquire helicopters, trucks
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine's defense chief says the government has signed separate contracts worth 163 billion pesos (about $39 million) with Italian and South Korean companies to supply helicopters and trucks as part of efforts to modernize its poorly equipped military.
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said Thursday the Philippines will purchase three multi-purpose AW 109 helicopters for its navy from AugustaWestland SPA of Italy amounting to 1.33 billion pesos ($32 million).
He says Kia Motors Corp. will supply 60 field ambulances and 12 trucks all worth 300.78 million ($7.33 million) pesos.
Gazmin says the purchases show the country's "louder and clearer" intent to modernize its military.
The Philippine military is fighting a decades-long communist insurgency and battling Islamic militants while facing increasing tension over territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea.
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Major league HR leader Jose Bautista drawing serious trade interest. Teams that have inquired include Giants, Tigers, White Sox, Braves.
Stats: B-R
Bautista is under club control for the current and for the next season and then hits free-agency. He's on a 1-year, $2.4 million contract.
UPDATE: Buster Olney via MLBTR:
Some teams feel that the Blue Jays are bluffing by asking for elite young players for MLB home run leader Jose Bautista. Rival executives feel that Bautista's salary will jump to eight figures in his final arbitration year, and the Jays would be reluctant to pay.

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Day book entry 1-31-13
I am thinking that I want to put a log in the fireplace and cuddle with an afghan and hot cocoa.
I am thankful for my wonderful life, with all my aches and pains.
From the kitchen come the sounds of the dish washer. Should have waited to put in the pie plate from cheery pie. Oh well, there is tomorrow.
I am wearing Gray jeans, white sweater, thick warm socks and comfy loafers.
I am reading Cutting for Stone. Great read. Thought provoking.
I am going to talk to my hairdresser tomorrow and decide whether to continue covering the gray or biting the bullet and letting is grow. Decisions, decisions, decisions. Any advice out there?
I am creating a mess in the family room and game room - spackling walls and getting ready to paint.
I am hoping that my husband does not have shingles.
I am hearing an unnamed moving calling me into the living room.
Around the room items on the to do list for tomorrow, return books to library, pick up stamps and mail letters.
One of my favorite things is spending time with my husband.
A few plans for the rest of the week – hair tomorrow, surprise birthday party of Saturday and perhaps painting on Sunday while listening to the game. Hubby is working.
Tomorrow is Friday - Happy Weekend everyone!! Enjoy!!


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text: My fiance and I are to be wed the end of September 2010. We're moving into a 3,400 sq. ft. house, which concerns me on the security front. While we will have a burglar alarm and a dog, those are obviously not full-proof means of security. I store my guns in a 600lb gun safe and that safe will be housed in the den at one end of the first floor. I'm considering locations to 'stash' handguns in the event my fiance or I need to get to them in a hurry. Typically I carry mine on me every waking moment, however sometimes when relaxing I take my rig off and place it on the nightstand or coffee table. Please note, when I refer to 'stash', I either want a very inexpensive way to hide and secure the weapon, i.e. single weapon gun safe, or some sort of means to hide that no one could easily find. Our house has a middle floor, full finished basement and an upstairs. My thoughts were one in the bedroom middle floor, one at the opposite end (perhaps kitchen) and one downstairs. The upstairs will not be utilized at ALL unless we have guests, we're only 2 people and its a big house. What have you guys done in your homes? What do you suggest? You should also note we have no children and at this time do not anticipate having children anytime soon.


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* November 1 - 7
Salvation Is of the Lord!
THE DRAMA HAS CONTINUED TO mount in the first chapter of the book of Jonah. A prophet, presuming to shirk his divine mission, has found himself facing death in a storm. Yet amid all this turmoil, it is the heathen sailors, not the prophet Jonah, who pray to the Lord (see Jon. 1:14).
What irony: Non-Israelites, face to face with a disobedient prophet of God, pray that they will not acquire guilt through his death. It's not a scene dramatized that often in the Biblepagans praying to the Lord while one of the Lord's servants keeps silent. The pagans were doing what Jonah should have been doing. Moreover, these sailors pray to Jonah's God with the special covenant name given to Israel, having accepted Jonah's testimony, as expressed in verse 9. They might be acting under duress, but sometimes that's what it takes to get someone's attention. Let's follow the narrative to see what happens next.
THE WEEK AT A GLANCE: What did the sailors do after the storm ended? What finally caused Jonah to pray? What did Jonah pray for? What does the story teach about the futility of profession without corresponding works? What does it teach about God's grace for those whose works don't equal their profession?
MEMORY TEXT: " 'Butt will sacrifice to Thee with the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the Lord' " (Jonah 2:9, NASB).
*Please study this weeks lesson to prepare for Sabbath, November 8.
Sunday November 2
Last week, we left off with Jonah telling the sailors to hurl him overboard and save themselves. Finally, the sailors, desperate, did just that. Only then "the sea ceased from her raging" (Jon. 1:15). Again, we find the God who created the sea unambiguously in control of it.
What was the reaction of the sailors after the storm ceased? Jon. 1:15, 16.
Notice, the sailors didn't attribute the change in weather to some coincidence of unguided nature. They didn't view it as pure chance or luck. Instead, they "feared the Lord exceedingly" (see vs. 16). Earlier they had feared the storm, but now they feared the God of the storm, even more so than the storm itself. Seasoned mariners who earlier had worshiped a collection of false gods came to worship Yahweh and make vows to Him. The sailors come into contact with the living God. They make offerings to God, vows to the true God, the One who not only created the sea but controls it (Jon. 1:16).
God gave them a miraculous deliverance, and as a result, they rendered Him homage. In what ways does this mirror the basic plan of salvation, particularly as seen through the life and ministry of Jesus? See, for example, John 9.
Are we not saved, delivered from death by Jesus, and then, as a result of that deliverance, worship and obey Him? Of course. That's what happened with these sailors. Homage, worship, and obedience can never save; these things come only as a result of being saved, of having obtained the miraculous deliverance that is ours by faith alone. See also Galatians 2:20.
|Perhaps the most striking contrast in chapter 1 is also the most spiritually instructive. In verse 9, Jonah the Hebrew prophet professes to "fear the Lord" but doesn't act as though he does; in contrast, the pagans, too, "feared the Lord" and then certainly acted as if they did, even though their knowledge of the Lord was much more limited than that of Jonah, a Hebrew prophet. What warnings should we take from this contrast?
For all the sailors know, Jonah has drowned, a victim of the waves and storm. However, at this very moment, we are again confronted with God's complete control over nature. We already have seen God causing the great wind of a storm (vs. 4), controlling the casting of the lot (vs. 7), and then suddenly causing the storm to cease (vs. 15). What comes next?
How is God's sovereign power displayed now? Jon. 1:17.
A man being swallowed alive and living for three full days in the belly of a fish is a remarkable event in any era, not just in our sophisticated twenty-first century. Even back then, it was incredible. And yet, the Bible makes no attempt to explain or justify how something like this could happen. It's just assumed to be true, because it's assumed the Lord can do it.
The book says the Lord "had prepared" a great fish to swallow up Jonah. It could also have been translated "had appointed." The verb comes from a Hebrew root word that can mean, among other things, "to appoint" or "to prepare," "to count" or "to reckon." The use of the verb here stresses God's sovereign rule over His creation for the accomplishment of His purpose. In fact, the narrator will couple this same verb with God's directives three more times in the book of Jonah to underscore the Lord's omnipotence. See Jonah 4:6, 7, 8.
What other verb is used to describe what the fish does to Jonah?
The verb "to swallow" appears in various forms in the Old Testament (see Pss. 21:9; 35:25; Jer. 51:34) and often in the context of Israel's captivity. It's a word sometimes used to describe God's judgment upon His people. Thus, how well it fits this story here. After all, so many of God's judgments upon His people were nothing more than the means employed to turn them away from evil. The judgments had redemptive intentions. The Lord must have had that in mind for Jonah, as well; otherwise, the fish, instead of swallowing him whole, would have chewed him up.
|Dwell on some of the miracles in the Bible What do they tell us about God's power, and what kind of hope do they offer us now, if any?
How long does Jonah survive in His new method of transportation in the Mediterranean? Jon. 1:17. Where else in the Old Testament do we find this same time phrase used? 1 Sam. 30:12; 2 Kings 20:5, 8; Hos. 6:2. Note how this expression of time is also used in the New Testament. Matt. 12:39, 40 (see also Luke 11:30).
Jesus relates Jonah's miraculous deliverance from death as a sign of His own passion, death, and resurrection. The prophet Hosea, speaking within a general time frame when Jonah's experience would still have been talked about, takes the timing of Jonah's experience and places it within a context that talks about resurrection (Hos. 6:2). Thus, when Christ compares His death and resurrection experience to that of Jonah, He is linking it with an understanding already found in the Old Testament.
Back in the Mediterranean, meanwhile, Jonah hardly could have known what suddenly caused the dramatic change from drowning in a wet, choking darkness to an even greater darkness. It would have taken some time to realize that the all-enveloping blackness was not that of Sheol (Jon. 2:2), the Hebrew word for the "grave." And when Jonah grasped that he was actually preserved alive, he regarded this as a pledge of his deliverance.
What does he finally do? Jon. 2:1.
Jonah's prayer puts into words the anguish he felt as he was drowning, the reactions he felt on the brink of death, along with his experience and reflections within the "great fish." He borrows many phrases from the book of Psalms as he prays. Using phrases from the book of Psalms in praying is not an unlikely thing to do. Even today, Christians often take at least parts of their prayers from the different psalms in the Old Testament Psalter. The psalms also are used often today in worship, as prayers of invocation and benediction.
|It has been said there's no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole (maybe also in the belly of a great fish). The sad thing is that Jonah was no atheist to begin with He not only knew the Lord, be knew the Lord's power and had even been given a special calling Why is it that so often we wait for calamity before availing ourselves of the divine power that's always there for us? Perhaps, if Jonah had been in an attitude of prayer all along, he would have been spared all these trials.
Read Jonah 2:2-9, Jonah's prayer in the belly of the fish. Summarize the essence of that prayer. What was Jonah saying?
Compare the beginning of Jonah's prayer to Psalm 18:6 and 120:1. Some commentators even refer to Jonah's prayer as a psalm, a psalm of thanksgiving to the Lord for deliverance from a terrible situation.
What's fascinating, too, is that here he is, swallowed alive by a fish and yet he's praising God for his deliverance and salvation? Apparently, once he realized what had happened, Jonah must have seen the hand of the Lord and knew God was going to save him, despite himself. Thus, even though Jonah rebelled against the Lord, even though he attempted to flee from known duty, the Lord wasn't through with him yet. He was still going to give this reluctant prophet another chance.
Read Jonah 2:4, where Jonah says, "I am cast out of thy sight." Compare that to 1:3 and 4, when Jonah attempts to flee from the "presence of the Lord." What's the irony there? How does Jonah's prayer, which begins in distress, conclude? Jon. 2:9.
Many have seen this closing declaration of God's mercy as the very center of the book of Jonah, the central point the writer wishes to emphasize. Jonah is constrained to admit God's saving mercy. However, the heathen mariners already have done this! In promising to sacrifice and in making vows, the Hebrew prophet, Jonah, declares his intention to do what the pagan sailors had already done. Again, the irony of this situation shouldn't be overlooked.
Chapters 1 and 2 in the book of Jonah both end with the theme of sacrifice and vows, drawing for the reader a parallel between the prophet's experience and that of the pagan seamen. Both faced an extreme crisisperil from the sea storm. Both cried to Yahweh, acknowledging His sovereignty. Both were physically saved. Both offered worship. Jonah comes at last to the same point the Gentile mariners had already reached, even though it took a bit more divine prodding to get him there.
What we see here in Jonah is an example of God's grace, mercy, and favor to those who don't deserve it. How have you seen this grace manifested for you, either by God or by other people? In what ways have you manifested grace to others?
Jonah ends his prayer by exclaiming, "Salvation is of the Lord." The Hebrew word for "salvation" means not only immediate physical salvation but also eternal salvation, as in ultimate redemption (the word for "salvation" comes from the same root letters that make up the name Jesus. Of course, Jonah's problem hasn't been his belief in the Lord. All through chapter 1 it was clear that Jonah had been doing what he was doing despite his belief in God. So, again, for him to make so wonderful a proclamation about the Lord and His power means nothing in and of itself. Jonah is one of the best examples of what is meant by "faith without works" (see James 2:18-20). Even then, the Lord was still willing to try to turn him around.
What other examples can we find in the Bible of faith without works? Who comes to mind? Judas? Saul? The 12 spies? In what different ways is this workless faith manifested?
In his entire prayer, Jonah never confesses his rebelliousness. There is no indication that Jonah is truly penitent. Of course, the fact that it is not mentioned there doesn't mean that at some point, in the belly of the fish, he didn't confess his sin. Nevertheless, the omission here shouldn't be overlooked. And even if he didn't confess and even if he wasn't truly penitent, it just goes to show that despite these things, the Lord was still willing to try to work with him.
Compare Jonah's prayer to David's in Psalm 51. What are the similarities? The differences?
The prayer of Jonah should encourage us that we can pray in the midst of failure, even when our distress has been caused by our own disobedience. This is a critical lesson to learn, because that is when it seems the most difficult to pray. That is when we feel we have no right to call on God. Or even if we wanted to pray, we feel we surely don't deserve God's help. More than likely, we don't. But then again, what's grace if it's not getting something we don't deserve?
"When Satan comes to tell you that you are a great sinner, look up to your Redeemer and talk of His merits. That which will help you is to look to His light. Acknowledge your sin, but tell the enemy that 'Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners' and that you may be saved by His matchless love. 1 Timothy 1:15." Ellen G. White, Steps to Christ, pp. 35, 36.
FURTHER STUDY: Read Ellen G. White, "Bible Biographies," in Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, pp. 9-15; "The Privilege of Prayer," in Steps to Christ, pp. 93-104.
But, having confessed your sins, believe that the Word of God cannot fail, but that He is faithful that hath promised. It is just as much your duty to believe that God will fulfil His word, and forgive your sins, as it is your duty to confess your sins. You must exercise faith in God as in one who will do exactly as He has promised in His Word, and pardon all your transgressions." Ellen G. White, This Day With God, p. 89.
"Are you one that makes mistakes? Go to Jesus, and ask Him to forgive you, and then believe that He does. 'If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness' (1 John 1:9). Ask the Lord to pardon your errors. Then rejoice in Him." Ellen G. White, The Upward Look, p. 132.
"It will not help you in the least to keep mourning over your defects. Say, 'Lord, I cast my helpless soul on Thee, and Thee alone. I will not worry, because Thou hast said, "Ask, and ye shall receive." Believe that you do receive. Believe that your Saviour is full of compassion, full of tender pity and love. Let not little mishaps trouble you. Small mistakes may be ordered by the Lord to save you from making larger mistakes." Ellen G. White, The Upward Look, p. 132.
SUMMARY: Swallowed alive by a big fish, Jonah is being forced to learn the hard way what he should have known a long time earlier: that faith without works is dead.
Charlotte Ishkanian
Linda Delower's life was typical of many Aborigines. She grew up on a sheep station in northern Australia. The family moved from one station to another as work demanded.
As a teen Linda started drinking and smoking with her friends; after she married, she drank with her husband. The couple worked for a time at an Adventist mission, and the couple put away their destructive habits. Then Linda's husband was offered a job some distance from the mission. The promised job did not work out, and Linda's husband started drinking again. The couple began fighting. Life became so bad that Linda finally left her husband.
She wandered from place to place. She lost her faith, her self-esteem. She was searching for something, but she did not know what. She still believed in God, but she had lost her hold on Him. She was angry about what had happened to her. For more than 10 years she was adrift in a sea of uncertainty.
Then she met another man, Michael, and they married. Linda felt a strong pull to return to God. She began praying, and God gave her the victory over alcohol and tobacco.
An Adventist who lived in the same town as Linda had a small worship room on his land. She began attending worship with other Aboriginal Christians and was rebaptized.
One day Linda heard about an Adventist-operated Bible school for Aborigines. She decided to attend the school to learn more about the Bible. When she told her husband of her decision, he was sad that she wanted to go, but he gave his blessing. She attends school two weeks every two months and studies on her own between intense sessions.
Linda loves the Bible school and the truths that God is teaching her there, even though such intense study is difficult for her. She is learning how to share her faith with others, principles of health, and lifestyle changes along with Bible study.
During the months Linda is at home, she visits her neighbors and patients in the hospital, sharing with them her love for the Lord.
Today Linda is a leader in her little congregation in northern Australia. She preaches when a preacher is needed and leads out in Bible study time. Some of her relatives are studying the Bible with the pastor and plan to become Adventists.
Linda Delower lives in Derby, Western Australia. Charlotte Ishkanian is editor of Mission.
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Saturday, June 30, 2012
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2012-13 Affliated Coursework
HIS 325: History of the British Isles to 1688
HIS 326: History of the British Isles since 1688
HIS 374: History of the British Empire since 1780
POL 345: European Politics
POL 349: Politics of the European Union
POL 355: Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
Under Milk Wood: A Play for Voices
Thursday, October 4, 2012 & Friday, October 5, 2012
7:30 p.m.
UM-Flint Black Box Theater
As part of this year's Wyatt Exploration Program, the Department of History is co-sponsoring a staged reading by the Department of Theater and Dance of Under Milk Wood. First performed on radio in 1954, Under Milk Wood was written by Swansea born poet and author Dylan Thomas. It explores the characters and personalities of Llareggub, a fictional yet archetypal Welsh fishing village. Observing the dreams, thoughts and memories of the villagers during the course of a single day, this comedic play addresses themes of life, sex and death through the prism of its distinctly Welsh culture and setting. Although written in English, the rhythms, tones and famous alliteration of this "play for voices" is clearly influenced by Thomas's Welsh background. Students on the travel expedition will visit Welsh coastal villages reminiscent of Llareggub, including Laugharne where Dylan Thomas once lived, wrote and was buried.
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Community Lecture: The Celtic Origins of Halloween
Dr. John Ellis
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Villiage Community Room
Cromaine Library, 3688 N. Hartland Rd., Hartland, MI 488353
Today, Halloween is an enormously popular American holiday that is being exported across the world. Halloween, however, find its origins amongst the ancient Celts of Europe and many of its traditions are rooted in the folk customs once observed by Irish, Scottish and Welsh peasants. With particular attention to the Welsh festival of "Nos Galan Gaef," this presentation will explore the Celtic origins, traditions and customs of our contemporary Halloween. Although conducted off campus, this free community lecture is open to UM Flint students. A Wyatt Passport stamp will be available to students who attend. To participate, please register for the event at www.cromaine.org (click on the title of the lecture in the event calendar for an online form) or with the library by phone at (810) 632-5200.
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HH Com Rd 2 - #42 (604)
Alone In A Dark Alley
Blood is surreal.
It runs thick like motor oil; feels sticky like wet paint. An open pool of blood on the ground just doesn't look like it ever could have been coursing cleanly through capillaries nearly as thin as a hair just a few moments beforehand... especially when those capillaries belong to you.
I don't want to believe that the stuff beneath my feet is mine. I don't want to look at the gash in my left arm that the stuff is coming from, or hear the sickly viscous dripping of the still open wounds continuing to feed the puddle. I don't want to feel the fragments of brick clinging to my face as I lean in tight against the wall. I don't want to feel the weight of the gun in my right hand.
I don't want to look back at the body of the complete stranger whose brains I splattered across the same wall I'm now leaning against, just a few feet and a few moments back.
I don't want any of this to be real. It can't be real. I can see this happening to spies and soldiers and maybe the occasional cop, but a freelance writer? Not a chance. Couldn't even sell it as a cheap script.
But that doesn't change the fact that I'm here in an alley, bleeding like a hemophiliac's nightmare. Nor does it change the fact that just around the corner, there are more people waiting to help the blood flow faster.
Maybe I'll be lucky and find out that this is some sort of lucid dream brought on by bad screeners and too much to drink once I wake up back in my apartment. On the other hand, how much luck can a guy have if he's already got a huge gash in his arm, another one across his forehead, and only one bullet left in a gun he didn't even know how to shoot until a few hours ago?
If it weren't for the fact that I still don't believe that this is happening and have therefore cast myself as the only hero left in this script, I'd probably be thinking that I'm fucked.
As it stands, I still might be.
A Dark And Stormy Night.
Soaked to the skin.
Vivid little phrase, isn't it? Four little words, but they tell a story, paint a picture, chill the nerves, and maybe even give off a few scent molecules. That said, though, there are times when those four little words just do not do the real life experience justice.
Take the night it all began, for example.
When people who've never been here say that it rains all the time in Vancouver (which isn't true, by the way; sun-drenched Miami gets pretty much the same amount of rainfall), they usually paint themselves a picture that involves torrential downpours and sidewalks crowded with people carrying umbrellas while the sky flashes angrily every few seconds to the sound of gods having fist fights in the clouds. As it turns out, this picture is usually wrong. Sure, there are the occasional gales of wind, but for the most part, the rains are soft, and electrical storms tend to be all thunder and little else, to the point where lightning still makes the news. Come to think of it, I've lived here for years, and I've never even owned an umbrella.
That night, though, I definitely could have used one.
It had been pleasant all day: blue skies and sunshine and what most people ironically enough call room temperature. A poncho or a windbreaker just in case? Surely you jest! A t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers sans socks will do just fine, thanks, or so I thought, and had my day ended with dinner at Westminster Quay, I would have been right. But no, there was the Skytrain trip home that I had failed to consider; or rather, the sudden appearance as I took that trip of a menacing cloud bank that the weatherman had failed to warn me about on the news at noon. The sky had gone completely dark by the time I made Commercial Drive, and when I popped my head out from underground after getting off at Granville, the sidewalk had started to get wet.
That scream of real pain is brought to you by Miss Snark, noir lover, who LOVED your hook, and actually LOVED the prologue and then..then,....you took her poor little eyeballs and gave them WEATHER. Rain no less.
Miss Snark is going to hunt you down. She's going to lasso you with Brady Westwater's leftover lariat. She's going to heave you into the vat along with the previously mentioned Mr. Westwater. She's going to leave you there, being stirred by Vespa riding thugs until you come to your senses.
Why this doesn't work: you've set the scene in the prologue. You've got us breathless with desire to see what happens. Then you open with the weather. You don't have to set someone on fire in chapter one but something has to happen. There needs to be a person, a sense of impending something. You can give us "it was a dark and stormy night" in two sentences. Then give us something ELSE.
Oh, Miss Snark is just faint with disappointment. Fortunately it's past noon so the gin pail has been refilled.
You're a good writer. Get rid of all that exposition and show us your goodstuff.
17 comments:
I read this and said, "huh?" I read Snark's comments and said, "HUH?" One of us needs to get out more.
It ain't me.
- 1/14/2007
- alternatefish said...
I think maybe one paragraph about the weather is ok. ie:
"Soaked to the skin.
Vivid little phrase, isn't it? Four little words, but they tell a story, paint a picture, chill the nerves, and maybe even give off a few scent molecules."
That's clever. I like that. But then something needs to happen. Please. Based on the prologue and hook, I want to know what happens. Umbrellas-- not so happening.
- 1/14/2007
The first bit was really great; you convey the terror of the moment very effectively by getting us so deeply into the main character's head.
I liked the second bit only because I'm a Vancouverite also. Very cool to read about one's home town!
My brain rebelled when the MC said s/he hadn't owned an umbrella in years, however. Living here?! I don't own a proper rain jacket or boots, but I'm more likely to forget my wristwatch than my umbrella. I can't imagine any Vancouverite going for long without one.
Of course, the majority of the planet wouldn't have that quibble, and if you slice out the rainy bits the way Miss Snark wants you to, it doesn't matter anyway. :-)
- 1/14/2007
- Inkwolf said...
Well, even the weather is well-written. :p
But I agree, less weather, more about how you ended up painting the town red and brain-gray.
- 1/14/2007
- Beautiful Food Gardens said...
"That night, though, I definitely could have used one."
Up to that, I like. But then you gotta tell us why. Please.
- 1/14/2007
- A Paperback Writer said...
Actually, I rather liked the teaser that makes me want to keep reading, but it looks like I'm in the minority.
Obviously you write well. Good luck with this.
- 1/14/2007
The canonical example of the Best Novel Opening With Weather is William Gibson's classic SF masterpiece, Neuromancer. The weather in the opening is exactly one sentence. "The sky above the port was the color of television tuned to a dead channel."
- 1/14/2007
- Mark said...
Well geez, it's good weather work but there's not enough time to get on with anything else before the ax falls around here.
- 1/14/2007
- writtenwyrdd said...
Author, the writing in the prolog is super fantastic. Make that Chapter 1's beginning. Listen to Miss Snark, who will probably hurt you if you don't. This is great stuff (the prolog).
- 1/14/2007
- Leah said...
I still liked this. There's probably a better place to start, but I love the writing anyway. I'm dying to read on.
- 1/14/2007
- Crystal Charee said...
I liked the prologue too. You lost me at chapter one. I don't want to know how it started. The prologue didn't make me care that much. But I do want to know what happens next. So either start with the prologue as your first chapter, or give something else in the prologue that will make me like and/or care about the character enough to read through the backstory.
Interesting start followed by immediate backstory seems to be a trend, and a really annoying one at that.
- 1/14/2007
- McKoala said...
I was reading and happy and then I thought 'no, no the weather!' The prologue was good, the tantalising is great, but please, please not the weather next.
Good writing, though.
- 1/14/2007
- McKoala said...
I also wasn't sure about the 'hemophiliac's nightmare' phrase. To me that wasn't particularly apt, or funny.
- 1/14/2007
- Twill said...
I have to say, that the prologue was awesome. And I would stick around for a chapter of backstory, as long as something was happening.
Weather aint it.
In fact, I got the distinct impression that the narrator was sitting back, grinning his ass off knowing that his hook had set and he could waste as much of my time as he wanted talking about the weather.
However, the prologue was written with an immediacy that doesn't allow me to *believe* that the narrator would think he had a lot of time to waste on a flashback. There, the guy who wrote such a wonderful tense prolog scene has lost his credibility with the reader, because the things don't fit together internally.
Bet you can fix it - you've got mega talent. Otherwise it wouldn't have hurt poor Miss Snark so badly to hear about umbrellas.
- 1/14/2007
- Unknown said...
The prologue is great. And the IDEA of a snarky look at the weather. Just lasso out about 75% of the words in that section.
Hell... I like it so much I'll even lend you my lasso if you get your guy to retrieve my spurs for me.
- 1/15/2007
After I read this again. I think the author cut to the weather because s/he's not sure there's enough blood left in the protagonists to last the entire book. Especially since, "around the corner," there's more hemorrhage waiting.
And, I suppose there's symbolism in dripping rain, dripping blood and soaked to the skin. Actually, when you think about it, we're all soaked to the skin in our own blood --- maybe we're all just... blood balloons! (gives new meaning to the phrase, "Watch out for pricks)!
Haste yee back ;-)
- 1/15/2007
- Fuchsia Groan said...
This is good writing, but for me the problem isn't the weather per se. It's the fact that the narrator seems to be in love with his own voice-- hence the long, convoluted sentences through which he makes us wade as he gleefully shoots down our assumptions about Vancouver rain. There's a market for this type of verbose, smarty-pants voice, at least in literary fiction (see Bruce Wagner's The Chrysanthemum Palace, also narrated by a writer). But I'm kind of over it, and since the narrator's a writer, I'm dreading the million and one cute little self-reflexive comments he may go on to make, comparing his story to pulp fiction. "It was a dark and stormy night" is funny, but this type of stuff quickly becomes overkill.
On the other hand, if the self-aware monologue soon got drowned in actions and interactions with other characters, I'd read on...
- 1/16/2007


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If we parents are conflicted about how our young kids interact with technology – from Tablets and DVDs to iPhones, iPads, iPods and iDon'tKnowWhatElse – who can blame us? Not Hanna Rosin, who writes compellingly in The Atlantic this month about the plugged-in push-pull parents face.
Back in 2006, notes Rosin, 90 percent of parents said their children under 2 used some kind of electronic media. With over 118 million tablets sold in 2012, imagine how high much higher that number must be today.
The reality is our kids are exposed to technology every day. Rosin dubs them "the touchscreen generation," and explores the theory that banishing technology outright may be a simple, if dramatic, response, but perhaps not the most appropriate one. Maybe, she posits, technology – especially today's interactive technology – can be beneficial to our children.
"People say we are experimenting with our children," Sandra Calvert, director of the Children's Media Center at Georgetown University, told Rosin. "But from my perspective, it's already happened, and there's no way to turn it back. Children's lives are filled with media at younger and younger ages, and we need to take advantage of what these technologies have to offer."
If we adults use technology not just to entertain, but also to enrich and educate ourselves, as you are doing right now, how can we help our children do that as well?
Rosin cites guidelines laid out by Lisa Guernsey in the book "Screen Time." Guernsey proposes what she terms the Three C's:
1. Content: "Think about the content of what your children see on screen." Programming or technology that is age-appropriate – designed for and directed to children — and encourages the children to interact with what they see onscreen – by asking open-ended questions, for instance – may engage children more.
2. Context: "Think about the context — who is with them, how are they talking about what they see, how much the DVD or online game dominates their day." Studies show that when parents sit with their young children as they watch and talk to their children about something that they are watching or experiencing together, they are enhancing their children's language-development readiness. One study showed that verbal media interactions between parent and child with educational programming significantly enhanced children's language skills eight months later. Researchers compare watching a video to reading a book, in that the experience is profoundly enriched when parents ask their children questions about what is on the page and what their children think might happen next.
3. Child: "Think about what makes sense for your individual child, whose needs and interests will be unique to him or her alone." What works for the neighbor's child may not work for yours, and vice versa.
The technological landscape our children have been born into is not likely to go away. Both Guernsey and Rosin contend that we parents ought not to try to run from it, but rather to find ways to help our children explore it so that media can enrich their lives, and maybe even teach them something useful, like a second language!


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Mobile Phones and the impact on young people
One of my key learning points from the weekend that we have just run is the impact that mobile technology now has on young people and how different this is to my own experience, not only as a young person but also as a youthworker. When I was younger you either arranged to meet up with your mates when you saw them, rang them over the weekend to make arrangements (or to chat) or popped over to theirs if you hadn't organised anything. If you didn't do any of these you didn't see them and had no communication until the Monday back at school, college, uni or whatever. To some extent this gave you an independence from the relationships you formed and meant that you had to just 'get on with it'. It also meant that you had to forward plan to some extent or live with 'chance' and luck more.(Maybe they would be up the park, in the high street etc)
This weekend we were giving young people a taste of what it might be like when they go to India. On the Saturday morning when they arrived (mostly not knowing anyone) they were asked if they would hand over their mobile phones and mp3 players. I was amazed at the furore this caused. They were shocked that they weren't going to be able to communicate with anyone! (Although there were another 37 young people on the weekend!! 🙂 ) Many of them wanted to keep their phones to keep in touch with parents as well as friends and also found this difficult. However, hand them over they did and they were amazed at the results.
Feedback at the end of the weekend from the young people was how hard (but good) it had been not to have their mobile phone. That they had had to make friends all the more because they couldn't rely on their usual network of 'mobile' friends and the support they got from there, instead they had to rely on the people they were with. They had had to have face to face conversations and depend on the group.
Now, I know I should know and realise, (after all I've seen DKs Mediasnackers presentation) but I hadn't really put together the impact mobile phones have on delivering youth work until this weekend. Given my involvement in Social Media and awareness of tools like Twitter I'm surprised how I hadn't really thought about its impact. That is the impact on youth workers and how it must affect the delivery on group work sessions, and even how you plan sessions, deliver residentials etc. What you do and how you're doing can be reported in real time to a much wider audience via the texts etc that young people are sending during your session. This can have its downsides as well as its upsides and I guess that, surprisingly, I hdan't really thought about it. I had thought about its use in terms of the upsides but not on how it could and probably does impact on youth work colleagues delivering face to face work. I think that I'll definately be chatting to colleagues during our upcoming conference to find out more about this.
How about you? Are you of the generation who has always known mobile technology and therefore its just a part of life and youth work? Does it affect your delivery? What do you think?


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NH voters who didn't show ID at the polls to get notices
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � The New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office is hoping to get notices out early next month to voters who did not show a photo ID on Election Day.
Those voters had filled out affidavits attesting to their identities. They will be receiving a postage-paid postcard to respond with their confirmation.
The Eagle-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/REDJXw) Deputy Secretary of State David Scanlan is hoping to get the verification notices out for the first week of January. Voters will have 90 days to respond.
Scanlan said the office is still awaiting information from cities, including Manchester and Nashua that had heavy turnout and same-day voter registration.
Scanlan said out of the more than 700,000 New Hampshire voters who cast votes last month, only about 7,000 voters signed affidavits.
Information from: Eagle Tribune (North Andover, Mass.), http://www.eagletribune.com


text: SouthEastAsia Spaces of the Curatorial/Räume des Kuratorischen—Jahresring 63 Ute Meta Bauer and Brigitte Oetker 2016 This publication focuses on the practice of curating in Southeast Asia, a region experiencing a time of increased global visibility as well as nation and institution building. How do curators engage with the intricacies of a particular place, and how do they respond to the specificities of the local under the expectations of the international? The diversity of voices in this publication mirrors the complexity of the region itself: its various curatorial spaces, infrastructures, and political systems. What emerges is a highly diverse art system that shifts away from traditional formats to embrace new or alternative platforms—from symposia to fieldwork—with the aim of emphasizing curating as a process of critical thinking that goes beyond presentations and representations.The Jahresring series is edited by Brigitte Oetker and published on behalf of Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft im BDI e. V. Contributors Ute Meta Bauer, Zoe Butt, Kevin Chua, Patrick D. Flores, Gridthiya Gaweewong, Tony Godfrey, Yin Ker, Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez, Seng Yu Jin, Simon Soon, Nora A. Taylor, David Teh Paperback $34.00 Add to Cart Preview


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It seems to get harder every year, as -- thanks to the internet -- the world becomes smaller and choice becomes more vast. How can you find that perfect gift for someone that not only has everything, but can get whatever they want online in a matter of minutes?
Here's the answer: outsmart them. Use this guide to scoop them on their own desires. They may not yet know they lust after these amazing items, but with the Amoeblog's help, you will reign victorious as this year's King / Queen of Christmas / Hanukkah / Kwanzaa / Festivus / Winter Solstice.
For your old school punk:
San Francisco's seminal punk band Crime was formed in 1976 and ripped post-hippie San Francisco a metaphorical new one when they released their first (and many say Punk's first) single"Hot Wire My Heart / Baby You're So Repulsive." They mixed a rebellious and sexually-charged image (they were most often seen flaunting their vampiric, just-outta-rehab good looks in tight leather, regulation police uniforms, or old-time gangster duds) with their unique blend of intellectual and furious lo-fi rock and roll. Crime found local refuge at the now legendary Mabuhay Gardens, but became nationally notorious after playing a gig at San Quentin Penitentiary in full police uniforms. (Read more about them on the Amoeblog.)
Now, after many years, you can purchase official Crime merch directly from original member Johnny Strike and his business partner Faustino Mendonça. Bootleggers be damned! Get some stunning shirts, posters, and pins from the source!


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Story highlights
- Boy posted iReport to fallen Army father last summer
- People have constantly asked: How is Braydon Nichols doing?
- He's performing well in school and has fun summer plans, his uncle said
- Other kids who lost parents are receiving help from Special Operations Warrior Foundation
Last August, a 10-year-old boy from Missouri wrote an iReport to CNN. Braydon Nichols asked that the world not forget his father, an Army officer who died when the helicopter he and other soldiers were in was downed in Afghanistan.
The grade-schooler's iReport sparked a massive outpouring of love, encouragement and empathy. Thousands of people posted comments to the boy. Nearly 230 iReports were dedicated to him.
No one would forget Army Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Nichols, everyone pledged.
And over the past six months, CNN's audience has not forgotten Braydon. There has been no let-up in comments online asking how the boy is doing and wishing him well.
This week, "Dennis" wrote that he keeps on his computer a picture that CNN published of Braydon and his father wearing matching military uniforms. "Take care buddy, be strong ..."
In February, "Kenny" wrote, "For some reason you popped in mind tonight. I hope you are doing well, hope the school year is going good. Take care little bud." (Read more of the original iReport)
Those notes mean a lot to Braydon, his uncle Monte Nichols said.
"We've had people from across the world reach out to us. It's been incredible for the whole family to know that people do care," Nichols told CNN this week. "Braydon is doing really well in school. I think he's making his way as best as any kid could considering the circumstances."
Braydon is excited about his summer vacation plans. A generous person in Hershey, Pennsylvania, is paying for the boy and his mother Jessica Nichols to fly to the city, tour a chocolate factory and have a fun weekend.
Still, Braydon has good and bad days.
This month is going to be tough for the family because Bryan Nichols was due home from deployment in March.
Last year, weeks before that horrible August morning that she had to tell her son that his father was gone, Jessica Nichols recalled how Braydon loved to fantasize giddily about how he and his dad were going camping when he finished fighting bad guys. The self-assured and computer savvy boy was a miniature Bryan Nichols. Their short, spiky blonde hair was styled the same. They both loved to quiz each other with random trivia. The kid adored his dad.
"Bryan is with us all the time, every day his memory is alive for us. It's hard," Monte Nichols said. "But it's just as hard for all the families and the kids who lost their parents on that helicopter. Those children, just like Braydon, need to be taken care of."
It turns out, they are.
After CNN's story appeared, and donations poured in to a college trust fund for Braydon, another group of soldiers and retired military members went to work to try to figure out what they could do.
There were 32 children who lost a parent in the Chinook tragedy, and two of the wives of the men on board were pregnant, said retired Air Force Maj. Steve McLeary, the executive director of the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. The Tampa, Florida-based organization has been providing scholarships and assistance to kids and families of special operations personnel since 1980. Read more about the Foundation and what it provides
Most of those on the Chinook were special operations. But five families who lost loved ones on the helicopter were Army and not in Special Operations, McLeary said.
"We saw the CNN story and within 15 minutes we were on a call with board members who all agreed that every child who lost a parent on that helicopter would have their college expenses covered by us, whether their parents were special operations or not," McLeary said. (Tributes to the Chinook crash victims)
The foundation first sent all five of the Army families money -- about $10,000 each -- to cover expenses of traveling to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to attend funerals, and to cover other expenses related to the tragedy. The foundation, which is funded by individual and corporate donations, worked with other charities to help pay for hotels for relatives who wanted to attend memorials.
The Special Operations Warrior Foundation is covering all college tuition and room and board expenses for those children, too, McLeary said.
"We don't just give money, we develop relationships with these kids from the start," McLeary said. "We want to make sure they know that this is something their parent would have wanted for them."
The organization's trained counselors work with each child in its program, checking in with them shortly after a death to offer professional counseling and anything else the family needs. The foundation stays in touch with children by sending birthday and holiday cards. The Special Operations Warrior Foundation reaches out to kids throughout middle school, calling them, asking how they're doing and if they need anything. A foundation representative takes a more active role when the kid reaches high school by helping them prepare and pick a college.
The Special Operations Warrior Foundation has over 900 kids in their program, McLeary said. More than 203 have graduated from college, and the organization is paying for 123 kids currently in college.
Knowing all that is a comfort to the Nichols family.
If Braydon's first wish was that people never forget his dad, Monte Nichols said, his second is that no one forgets kids like him.


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Chelsea have reached an agreement over the signing of the midfielder Marco van Ginkel from Vitesse Arnhem. The 20-year-old, who played for Holland in this year's European Under-21 Championships having made his senior debut last year, has two years remaining on his contract with the Eredivisie club and will reportedly cost £8m.
A short statement on Chelsea's website said: "Chelsea Football Club and Vitesse Arnhem have reached an agreement for the transfer of Marco van Ginkel. The player will join Chelsea subject to a medical, agreement of personal terms and legal documentation."
Van Ginkel has come up through the ranks at Vitesse, making his senior debut in 2010 and establishing himself as a regular in the starting line-up last season.


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If you saw my post from earlier today you know I baked a couple cakes to play with today. I need one for Monday's cake decorating class and the other for my friend's brunch tomorrow. I've been really looking forward to this brunch! I was assigned to bring a fruit salad…lord knows I love fruit so it was a perfect pairing. However, she also said, and I quote,
Should you have any type of homemade pastry/baked good hanging around the house, feel free to bring it with you on Sunday…I mean, why feed the raccoons of Bellingham when you can feed the girls of Arlington..? 🙂
So what's a sugar crazed girl gonna do? Bake a cake!
Thank you to my sister-in-law who thought of me when she saw this amazingly beautiful cake on Pinterest. I Am Baker is an amazing site for things like this 🙂 Gorgeous! And since I was pretty good with making the rosettes I figured I should give it a whirl 🙂
Ran into a few hurdles along the way, but I was bound and determined to clear em.
First…Ran out of buttercream. I've never used buttercream before, but figured I needed quite a bit so I doubled the recipe, which by the way is SCRUMPTIOUS!! However it only made enough to frost the cake and make the roses around the sides.
Second…During mid-cake clean up my hubby crunched my only 1M decorating tip in the garbage disposal because I was an airhead and dumped out the cup they were soaking in. Never never never put the cup you are using to soak tips in the sink…always keep on the counter so you think about what you are doing! Nothing that a quick trip to the local Michael's craft store can't fix!
Third…My daughter who I swear grows an inch a week is either taller than she appears or used her go-go gadget arms and stuck a little finger in one of the side roses for an unofficial tasting.
Fourth…New batch of frosting tint doesn't quiet match the tint for the side roses. Maybe after it sits a bit it'll blend.
and Fifth…The cake is all done, pictures are taken and I'm happy. If you've ever seen the Food Network Cake Challenges you know it's not over until you move the cake to the table. In my case, move the cake into the cake holder. My finger slipped when pushing the cake board back and whoops! there went my finger through one of the roses. My personal touch I guess 😉
Regardless…I'm happy with the cake for the first time making something like this. It's pretty and I can't wait to share it with my wonderful friends. The best part…I used milk chocolate mousse filling in the middle of the layers!! If you haven't heard of this, it's like heaven and you can find the recipe on one of my earlier posts here.


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Hard Choice for a Comfortable Death: Sedation
by Anne Colyn, MAc, MS-PREP
Critical article on end-of-life care featured in the New York Times on December 26, 2009. Being that this was part of my studies in the PREP program at Tufts University School of Medicine, I find this a decent introduction on the core issue in palliative care. It raises some crucial points of thought in terms of ethical and moral standards. Worth the read, if only to ponder one's own preferences
Click here to read the New York Times article entitled: Hard Choice for a Comfortable Death: Sedation
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text: 1. What are your top three strengths? How will you use them to make an impact at Janata Bank Limited? Reviewing the job description and the company website will give you some direction on which qualities Janata Bank Limited values most. Share your most valuable strengths. Think about them within the context of the position. You can refer to the list of responsibilities within the job description as a guide. Explain how your strengths will help you to accomplish these tasks; and better yet, help you to exceed expectations. Example #1: "I have exceptional attention to detail and great communication skills. I am also quick to solve problems, which helps me handle customer issues with ease. These strengths will help me to build relationships and maintain customer satisfaction." Example #2: "I plan to make an impact at Janata Bank Limited through my strong customer service skills, my excellent negotiation skills, and my ability to call on referrals for new business." 2. Tell me about your education. How has it prepared you for this opportunity with Janata Bank Limited? Share some of the highlights from any of your relevant courses from high school, college, university or on the job training. Explain how your experiences will enhance your performance. Example #1: "Getting a Bachelor's Degree in Business Finance was a great experience. I especially enjoyed my accounting courses because they challenged me to think more critically and furthered my analytical skills. I know these skills will help me to handle work at Janata Bank Limited and advise clients on important financial decisions." Example #2: "The bulk of my education has been on-the-job training with my current company. They value continued education and have a tuition reimbursement program which I am happy to have taken advantage of. This year I have taken additional courses in calculus, negotiations, and building a sales pipeline. All of these courses will help me in this role with Janata Bank Limited because you are customer service focused while also needing employees who understand banking related concepts and calculations." 3. In the banking industry, customer service is essential. Give me an example of a time when you provided excellent customer service. Think about what customer service means to you. Making the customer happy and receiving positive feedback are great examples! Janata Bank Limited wants to hear that you treat customers with respect and are careful to resolve issues. Explain some of the elements of customer service that you possess, like empathy and patience. Example #1: "I was working as a bank teller when a woman came in, upset about her account. I could tell she needed to vent and I wasn't quite sure what the actual problem was, so I listened first. Then I asked questions to figure out what was going on. She was so appreciative of me because I was able to think on my feet and troubleshoot to solve the problem quickly. She even apologized for raising her voice and thanked me for my patience." Example #2: "In my current position as a bank teller, customers are encouraged to provide feedback via a survey app, after each in-branch visit. For the past three months, I have received the highest ranking for overall customer satisfaction. Delivering excellent customer service is a must for me, and I look forward to bringing this level of service to the customers at Janata Bank Limited." 4. What do you know about Janata Bank Limited? Janata Bank Limited makes it easy to find out basic company information by simply browsing their website. You can also search employee reviews to learn about experiences interviewing and working there. Share a few of the facts you learned from researching the company. Example #1: "I was impressed by the variety of services you offer your customers, and the mission statement at Janata Bank Limited. I found the mobile app extremely user-friendly, and I like the new features that help customers save money." Example #2: "I've read great things about working there and I'm excited for the opportunity to work in such a fun environment.Your employee reviews are strong and I understand that you spend a lot of time with community outreach programs." 5. How would you deal with an irate customer? In the banking industry, keeping customers calm is a much-needed skill. This is where your relaxed demeanor and ability to empathize will come in handy. Janata Bank Limited wants to hear about a situation where you used your customer service skills to handle an angry customer. Example #1: "I had a customer complain about having to wait in line for so long on a busy Monday morning. She was so upset because now she was late for work and the rest of her schedule for the day was thrown off. I listened and let her know I understood where she was coming from, ensuring her I would move as quickly as I could to complete her transaction. Listening and empathizing helped her to calm down and ease the tension." Example #2: "If I were faced with an irate customer I would spend my time listening to their concerns. Usually, people just want to be heard. If things escalated to the point where the customer became threatening, I would call in a supervisor or security." 6. Tell us how you keep your knowledge current with ongoing changes in the banking industry. Due to the competition within the banking industry, Janata Bank Limited strives to stay relevant by adapting their products and services to meet customer needs. Consider reading some news articles, press releases, or blogs, to learn more about the industry. Example #1: "I am interested in learning about helping my customers with their investments. I like to read financial blogs to stay on the cutting edge of latest trends. I also enjoy reading the latest books with a financial scope and listening to financial advice. I also follow Janata Bank Limited on Twitter and keep abreast of relative headlines." Example #2: "I am an avid reader, and my top go-to books for banking related knowledge are A, B, and C. I also listen to a few investment-related podcasts on a weekly basis. I understand the importance of staying on top of the latest trends and news in the banking industry."


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The combination ofthe Great Recession, rising gas prices, and growing environmental concerns are causing may people to rethink how they commute. After housing, transportation is the biggest item American families spend money on, accounting for an average of 20 percent of a typical family's budget. The sheer fact of car ownership can make the difference between who spends and who saves, and even which homes go into foreclosure, as I noted here. Not to mention that being stuck in traffic ranks high on almost every list of the things that make us the most unhappy.
And yet for all that, America remains overwhelmingly a nation of drivers. Across the board, nearly nine in 10 (86 percent) of Americans commute to work by car and more than three-quarters (76.1 percent) drive to work alone, according to the most recent estimates from the American Community Survey. Only five percent use public transit to get to work.


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New payment gateway available – Braintree
You've been asking for it and here it is. We are proud to announce that we just integrated a new payment gateway to our booking system. This is a great news as it will allow you to receive automatic online payments no matter where your business is based in Europe (check the list of the supported countries here). Also, it will make your booking process more automatic and very easy for your customers resulting in more reservations and less manual processes.
What is Braintree?
Braintree helps businesses of all sizes, from small to large enterprise, accept and process payments to help maximize business opportunities and revenue growth. Companies around the world benefit from the technology and service of Braintree coupled with the scale, backing, and confidence of the PayPal network. Braintree allows you to sell where and how you want with a flexible and scalable platform. Plus, get paid quickly — most payouts happen within two business days of transaction settlement.
With the same cost per transaction than Paypal, Braintree goes further in the integration with your WebReserv booking system. Using Braintree you can manage all your transactions and refunds directly from the WebReserv control panel. Also, from a customer perspective the payment is as simple as adding the credit card details and there is no need too leave the booking page. 100% integrated, flexible and safe, doesn't it sound like a great new feature?
Besides, Braintree provides clear insights for your business with their own seamless control panel you can access easily from any device.
Braintree know that a good service is also important. Any problem with your transactions? Braintree gets your questions answered quickly by a real person.
Want to sign up with Braintree? Easy! Click here and start receiving online payments in just a few days.
For general information about online payment in WebReserv, see our help file here.
How to synchronize Braintree and WebReserv?
Once you have created your account with Braintree you will need to set it up in your WebReserv account. To do so, first of all, login to your WebReserv account.
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VICTORIA - Some parties sweat the details of their election platforms, pricing promises, quantifying revenues, curbing expectations, all in the name of producing a document that is "fully costed" for the campaign.
Then there's the stance taken by the Green Party of B.C. "Nobody really believes these budgets," candidate Andrew Weaver said recently, when asked whether his party would be producing the proverbial fully costed platform before the May election.
"These are election budgets. These are election budgets by all the parties — and frankly, I think it's a little irresponsible to come out and pretend that you're actually costing everything at the scale and level of detail."
Weaver was responding to a challenge from Paul Ramsey, the former New Democratic Party finance minister turned political pundit: "Parties that are serious about trying to form government produce a platform that's fully costed during an election."
Brushing aside the insinuation about his seriousness of purpose, Weaver, a University of Victoria climatologist running as a Green in Oak Bay-Gordon Head, focused on the absurdity of any party trying to gauge the state of provincial finances from the outside.
"We haven't seen the books," he told me during a recent interview on Voice of B.C. on Shaw TV. "Neither have the NDP; neither have the Conservatives. How do they know what actually the state of our financing is?
"I think they should talk about the policy directions they wish to go ... they should provide a rationale for that. The actual dollar-sign costing that is coming forward is really unbelievable. It's political."
As to what the public should expect to hear from the Greens, here's party leader Jane Sterk: "What you're going to get is the statement that we understand that we don't know the state of the books and that when we get elected, that's the first thing we'll do is we'll inform ourselves," she told me. "We'll use the auditor general's reports. We'll use the assistance of the researchers and the staff that you get as MLAs. We'll inform ourselves. We'll let the public know what we find out."
In the meantime, she said prospective voters could consult the green book, the rolling platform permanently on display at www.greenparty.bc.ca, the party website. There one can find party positions on everything from raising the carbon tax to 12 cents a litre of gasoline from the current seven, to public funding of political parties ($2 per vote per year), to a moratorium on further gambling licences.
"We don't just release policy when we have an election; we actually believe that people should know what we stand for at all times," said Sterk. "It has everything that a provincial government has jurisdiction over."
By way of contrast to the Green avoidance of a fully costed platform, there's the approach taken by the B.C. Conservatives with their budget and fiscal framework, released in Vancouver earlier this month.
"The most comprehensive, detailed pre-election budget plan in provincial history," they called it, a claim that was no more or less debatable than what other parties say in an election year.
But it surely was a clever approach. For the Conservatives seized on the most optimistic of the projections from the 14 members of the government's independent forecasting council, Helmut Pastrick of Central 1 Credit Union, then used his numbers as the basis for building their five-year budget and fiscal plan.
The government in building its budgets, averages the 14 forecasts, then, as a further measure of caution discounts the projection slightly.
By going strictly with the high numbers, the Conservatives were able to project a more robust rate of economic growth over the next five years, 30 per cent versus the 20 per cent favoured by the Liberals.
They then plugged in recent average trends in revenues and expenditures, expressed as a percentage of economic output. Coupled with the anticipated higher rate of growth, that meant more money to spend, to keep the party's promise to phase out the carbon tax, to fund $1.5 billion in new programs, and still balance the budget.
A fiscal miracle? Not if the economy performs above the expectations of every member of the forecasting council save Pastrick. Plus the Conservatives say they intend to prove out the forecast with policies to promote economic growth.
But a risky approach to budget-making nevertheless. For when growth falters in an open economy like ours, the upward pressures on spending continue, be it demand for policing and court services, utilization of social programs, or the increasingly expensive health care needed to take care of an aging population.
So I wouldn't characterize the Conservative budget as all that conservative in the small "c" sense. Still, for an upstart party lacking staff and resources, the 20-page budget and fiscal plan was probably the best one could reasonably hope for in the circumstances.
Forming government is not in the cards for the Conservatives any more than it is for the Greens, barring a political earthquake, so platform expectations are correspondingly lower as well.
Not so with the opinion-poll leading New Democrats. Their promised "fully costed" platform will be scrutinized as if it were the budget of the next government, making the scheduled release early next month one of the main events of the campaign.


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The movie and music industries won a total victory in their lawsuit against StreamCast Networks, creator of the Morpheus file-sharing software. Yesterday, Judge Stephen V. Wilson of the US District Court for the Central District of California granted the plaintiffs a summary judgment, ruling that StreamCast was liable for encouraging Morpheus users to infringe on copyright.
This case was the same one covered by the MGM v. Grokster ruling, where the Supreme Court decided that application creators could be held liable if their software was used primarily for copyright infringment. The Supreme Court then sent the case back to the District Court to be tried.
Morpheus began life as a side project to an application called "Morpheus Toolbar," as its creators decided to launch file-sharing network compatible with Napster in order to attract traffic. In April 2001, StreamCast shut the OpenNap MusicCity network and started moving users to Morpheus. It also amended its terms of service to notify users that they agreed not to use its network to infringe the intellectual property of others. That was not enough to satisfy the RIAA and MPAA, and StreamCast became one of the named defendants in MGM v. Grokster.
Citing the Inducement Doctrine articulated in the MGM v. Grokster ruling, Judge Wilson found StreamCast's arguments that it was "unaware of the copyright issue until... it was served in the instant action" unconvincing. He wrote, "in the record before the Court, evidence of StreamCast's unlawful intent is overwhelming."
After the MGM v. Grokster ruling, StreamCast was the only company that decided to continue the fight in court, breaking off settlement negotiations in April. Most, such as Grokster, Sharman Networks, and eDonkey decided to settle with the RIAA and shut down their networks. A few others, like iMesh, are attempting to go legitimate by turning their services into commercial peer-to-peer networks.
In a statement, RIAA chairman Mitch Bainwol said that "this court has spoken clearly, powerfully and persuasively to the principle that businesses based on theft will be held accountable."
The Inducement Doctrine is now part of law of the land, and StreamCast's utter defeat demonstrates that courts will not hesitate to apply it. With the only company that decided to fight the recording industry in court losing so badly, this arguably marks the end to final chapter of the age of massive, open, peer-to-peer file-sharing networks.


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Symptomatic Trichomoniasis Metronidazole is indicated for the treatment of symptomatic trichomoniasis in females and males when the presence of thetrichomonad has been confirmed by appropriate laboratory procedures (wet smears and/or cultures). Asymptomatic Trichomoniasis Metronidazole is indicated in the treatment of asymptomatic females when the organism is associated with endocervi-citis, cervicitis, or cervical erosion. Since there is evidence that presence of the trichomonad can interfere with accurate assessment of abnormal cytological smears, additional smears should be performed after eradication of the parasite. Treatment of Asymptomatic Consorts. T. vagi-nalis infection is a venereal disease. Therefore, asymptomatic sexual partners of treated patients should be treated simultaneously if the organism has been found to be present, in order to prevent reinfection of the partner. The decision as to whether to treat an asymptomatic male partner who has a negative culture or one for whom no culture has been attempted is an individual one. In making this decision, it should be noted that there is evidence that a woman may become reinfected if her consort is not treated. Also, since there can be considerable difficulty in isolating the organism from the asymptomatic male carrier, negative smears and cultures cannot be relied upon in this regard. In any event, the consort should be treated with Metronidazole in cases of reinfection. Amebiasis Metronidazole is indicated in the treatment of acute intestinal amebiasis (amebic dysen-tery)and amebic liver abscess. In amebic liver abscess, Metronidazole therapy does not obviate the need for aspiration or drainage of pus. Anaerobic Bacterial Infections Metronidazole is indicated in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria. Indicated surgical procedures should be performed in conjunction with Metronidazole therapy. In a mixed aerobic and anaerobic infection, antimicrobials appropriate for the treatment of the aerobic infection should be used in addition to Flagyl. In the treatment of most serious anaerobic infections, Metronidazole I.V. (metronidazole hydrochloride) or Metronidazole I.V. RTU® (metronidazole) is usually administered initially. This may be followed by oral ther-apy with Metronidazole (metronidazole) at the discretion of the physician. INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS, including peritonitis, intra-abdominal abscess, and liver abscess, caused by Bacteroides species including the B. fragilis group (B. fragilis, B. distasonis,B. ovatus, B. thetaiotaomicron, B. vulgatus), Clostrid-ium species, Eubacterium species, Peptococcus niger, and Peptostreptococcus species. SKIN AND SKIN STRUCTURE INFECTIONS caused by Bacteroides species including the B. fragilis group, Clostridium species, Peptococcus niger,Peptostreptococcus species, and Fusobacte-rium species. GYNECOLOGIC INFECTIONS, including endo-metritis, endomyometritis, tubo-ovarian abscess, and postsurgical vaginal cuff infection, caused by Bacteroides species including the B. fragilis group, Clostridium species, Peptococcusniger, and Pepto-streptococcus species. BACTERIAL SEPTICEMIA caused by Bacteroides species including the B. fragilis group, and Clos-tridium species. BONE AND JOINT INFECTIONS, as adjunctive therapy, caused by Bacteroides species including the B. fragilis group. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) INFECTIONS, including meningitis and brain abscess, caused by Bacteroides species including the B.fragilis group. LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS, including pneumonia, empyema, and lung abscess, caused by Bacteroides species including the B. fragilis group. ENDOCARDITIS caused by Bacteroides species including the B.fragilis group. To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Metronidazole and other antibacterial drugs, Metronidazole should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy.
Metronidazole is contraindicated in patients with a prior history of hypersensitivity to metronidazole or other nitroimidazole derivatives.
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Two serious adverse reactions reported in patients treated with Metronidazole (metronidazole) have been convulsive seizures and peripheral neuropathy, the latter characterized mainly by numbness or paresthesia of an extremity. Since persistent peripheral neuropathy has been reported in some patients receiving prolonged administration of Metronidazole , patients should be specifically warned about these reactions and should be told to stop the drug and report immediately to their physicians if any neu-rologic symptoms occur. The most common adverse reactions reported have been referable to the gastrointestinal tract, particularly nausea reported by about 12% of patients, sometimes accompanied by headache, anorexia, and occasionally vomiting; diarrhea; epi-gastric distress; and abdominal cramping. Constipation has also been reported. The following reactions have also been reported during treatment with Metronidazole (metronidazole): Mouth: A sharp, unpleasant metallic taste is not unusual. Furry tongue, glossitis, and sto-matitis have occurred; these may be associated with a sudden overgrowth of Candida which may occur during therapy. Hematopoietic: Reversible neutropenia (leuko-penia); rarely, reversible thrombocytopenia. Cardiovascular: Flattening of the T-wave may be seen in electrocardiographic tracings. Central Nervous System: Convulsive seizures, peripheral neuropathy, dizziness, vertigo, incoordination, ataxia, confusion, irritability, depression, weakness, and insomnia. Hypersensitivity: Urticaria, erythematous rash, flushing, nasal congestion, dryness of the mouth (or vagina or vulva), and fever. Renal: Dysuria, cystitis, polyuria, incontinence, and a sense of pelvic pressure. Instances of darkened urine have been reported by approximately one patient in 100,000. Although the pigment which is probably responsible for this phenomenon has not been positively identified, it is almost certainly a metabolite of metronidazole and seems to have no clinical significance. Other: Proliferation of Candida in the vagina, dyspareunia, decrease of libido, proctitis, and fleeting joint pains sometimes resembling &ldquoserum sickness." If patients receiving Metronidazole drink alcoholic beverages, they may experience abdominal distress, nausea, vomiting, flushing, or headache. A modification of the taste of alcoholic beverages has also been reported. Rare cases of pan-creatitis, which generally abated on withdrawal of the drug, have been reported. Crohn's disease patients are known to have an increased incidence of gastrointestinal and certain extraintestinal cancers. There have been some reports in the medical literature of breast and colon cancer in Crohn's disease patients who have been treated with metronidazole at high doses for extended periods of time. A cause and effect relationship has not been established. Crohn's disease is not an approved indication for Metronidazole.
Metronidazole has been reported to potentiate the anticoagulant effect of warfarin and other oral coumarin anticoagulants, resulting in a prolongation of prothrombin time. This possible drug interaction should be considered when Metronidazole (metronidazole) is prescribed for patients on this type of anticoagulant therapy. The simultaneous administration of drugs that induce microsomal liver enzymes, such as phe-nytoin or phenobarbital, may accelerate the elimination of metronidazole, resulting in reduced plasma levels; impaired clearance of phenytoin has also been reported. The simultaneous administration of drugs that decrease microsomal liver enzyme activity, such as cimetidine, may prolong the half-life and decrease plasma clearance of metronidazole. In patients stabilized on relatively high doses of lithium, short-term Metronidazole therapy has been associated with elevation of serum lithium and, in a few cases, signs of lithium toxicity. Serum lithium and serum cre-atinine levels should be obtained several days after beginning metronidazole to detect any increase that may precede clinical symptoms of lithium intoxication. Alcoholic beverages should not be consumed during Metronidazole therapy and for at least one day afterward because abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, headaches, and flushing may occur. Psychotic reactions have been reported in alcoholic patients who are using metronidazole and disulfiram concurrently. Metronidazole should not be given to patients who have taken disulfiram within the last two weeks.
Convulsive Seizures and Peripheral Neuropathy Convulsive seizures and peripheral neuropathy, the latter characterized mainly by numbness or paresthesia of an extremity, have been reported in patients treated with metronidazole. The appearance of abnormal neurologic signs demands the prompt discontinuation of Metronidazole (metronidazole) therapy. Metronidazole should be administered with caution to patients with central nervous system diseases. Patients with severe hepatic disease metabolize metronidazole slowly, with resultant accumulation of metronidazole and its metabolites in the plasma. Accordingly, for such patients, doses below those usually recommended should be administered cautiously. Known or previously unrecognized candidiasis may present more prominent symptoms during therapy with Metronidazole (metronidazole) and requires treatment with a candidacidal agent. Prescribing Metronidazole in the absence of a proven or strongly suspected bacterial infection or a prophylactic indication is unlikely to provide benefit to the patient and increases the risk of the development of drug-resistant bacteria. Laboratory tests Metronidazole (metronidazole) is a nitro-imidazole and should be used with caution in patients with evidence of or history of blood dys-crasia. A mild leukopenia has been observed during its administration; however, no persistent hematologic abnormalities attributable to metro-nidazole have been observed in clinical studies. Total and differential leukocyte counts are recommended before and after therapy for trichomonia-sis and amebiasis, especially if a second course of therapy is necessary, and before and after therapy for anaerobic infections. Carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, impairment of fertility Metronidazole has shown evidence of carcinogenic activity in a number of studies involving chronic, oral administration in mice and rats. Prominent among the effects in the mouse was the promotion of pulmonary tumorigenesis. This has been observed in all six reported studies in that species, including one study in which the animals were dosed on an intermittent schedule (administration during every fourth week only). At very high dose levels (approx. 500 mg/kg/day which is approximately 33 times the most frequently recommended human dose for a 50 kg adult based on mg/kg body weight) there was a statistically significant increase in the incidence of malignant liver tumors in males. Also, the published results of one of the mouse studies indicate an increase in the incidence of malignant lym-phomas as well as pulmonary neoplasms associated with lifetime feeding of the drug. All these effects are statistically significant. Several long-term, oral-dosing studies in the rat have been completed. There were statistically significant increases in the incidence of various neo-plasms, particularly in mammary and hepatic tumors, among female rats administered metroni-dazole over those noted in the concurrent female control groups. Two lifetime tumorigenicity studies in hamsters have been performed and reported to be negative. Although metronidazole has shown mutagenic activity in a number of in vitro assay systems, studies in mammals (in vivo) have failed to demonstrate a potential for genetic damage. Fertility studies have been performed in mice at doses up to six times the maximum recommended human dose based on mg/m² and have revealed no evidence of impaired fertility. Pregnancy Teratogenic Effects Pregnancy Category B. Metronidazole crosses the placental barrier and enters the fetal circulation rapidly. Reproduction studies have been performed in rats at doses up to five times the human dose and have revealed no evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the fetus due to metronidazole. No fetotoxicity was observed when metronidazole was administered orally to pregnant mice at 20 mg/kg/day, approximately one and a half times the most frequently recommended human dose (750 mg/day) based on mg/kg body weight; however in a single small study where the drug was administered intraperitoneally, some intrauterine deaths were observed. The relationship of these findings to the drug is unknown. There are, however, no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, and because metronidazole is a carcinogen in rodents, this drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed. 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Usually when there's any discussion around customer relationship management software, it inevitably turns to Salesforce.com, which built its reputation and a $22 billion market capitalization around a cloud-based system for keeping track of sales contacts and customers. It also positioned itself as an alternative to Oracle and SAP, which also do CRM. Other players are Microsoft and NetSuite, which offers CRM as part of its larger enterprise resource-planning suite.
But there's another alternative, called SugarCRM, that has been gaining traction, and which positions itself as an alternative to Salesforce. It's open source, runs both in the cloud and on-premise, and it has a million end users at 7,000 companies in 192 countries.
Today, SugarCRM announced that it had raised $33 million in equity and debt financing. New Enterprise Associates led the round, and Brooke Seawell, an NEA partner, joined Sugar's board. Silicon Valley Bank and Gold Hill Capital joined as new investors, while prior investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Walden International also participated.
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