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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Putting Positive Vibes On Our Pages -- Vonnie Davis
Often sadness forms like an odious vapor from within our souls. Then again, it may rain on us from outside sources. Either way, we are affected and sometimes unable to write.
Our creativity becomes a prisoner, encased within the bubble of these morose, unhappy or depressing emotions.
Or is it?
Many songs have been written as a result of a catastrophe in the song writer's life. A lost life of someone held dear or the loss of a love. "Tears in Heaven," for example is a grief-spurred ballad written by Eric Clapton after losing his 4-year-old son, who died upon falling from an apartment window.
Pain can immobilize us or make us sound out, either with music or poetry or prose.
Depression can pull us down into a numbing abyss. Or we can fight like hell to rise above. Either way--succumbing or surviving--is never easy. Both can zap our energies. Both can take a chunk of our souls. However, surviving leads us to the emotional sunlight of healing. And so we keep fighting.
Perhaps we can keep writing, too. Oh, not our current WIP's perhaps, but we can write down our emotions with all it's vivid blues and swirling grays. We can fill the blank computer screen or pristine journals with our disjointed emotional thoughts. A stanza of poetry might surprise us. Or a magazine article. One thing for sure, by writing down our emotions, we create a well of resouce for ourselves.
If I put down my feelings of dispair over a health issue, perhaps. Then one day, months later, when my character is facing something incredibly scary, I can go back to my "Blues File" and pull forth an emotion my character needs.
In otherwords, use your negative emotions for good. Don't deny them, but feel them, taste them, smell them. Allow them to roll around on your hands as you examine them. Paint them honestly on a computer screen or canvas. For one day, they may become something profound on a page. Something that resounds with someone else. Someone who needs a touch of positive reinforcement.
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Thank you, Vonnie, for your inspiring blog.
- April 29, 2012 at 10:52 AM
- Vonnie Davis said...
You're quite welcome, Ashantay.
- April 29, 2012 at 7:08 PM
- Mary Ricksen said...
Sure got enough stored up to use!
Interesting Vonnie! - April 29, 2012 at 7:23 PM
- Mackenzie Crowne said...
Truer words were never spoken, Vonnie. And you framed them so eloquently.
- April 29, 2012 at 7:40 PM
- Vonnie Davis said...
Mary, I think my idea works on the same principal as running away from werewolves. I don't know the fear I'd feel if I was running from one. But I DO know the fear of running from a swarm of angry bees. So I take that fear, magnify it, and write my scene.
- April 29, 2012 at 9:27 PM
- Vonnie Davis said...
Thanks, Mac. We all have pain of one kind or another. Why not drawl on it when we need emotion in our scenes?
- April 29, 2012 at 9:28 PM
- Margaret Tanner said...
Hi Vonnie,
Using negative emotions for good, is sound advice. You know, I always write my best work when I am feeling sad. When I am struggling on a WIP I sometimes listen to a sad song to put me back in the mood.
Margaret - April 29, 2012 at 9:45 PM
- Vonnie Davis said...
Sad songs. Good idea, Margaret! Thanks for commenting.
- April 29, 2012 at 10:20 PM
- Jinny B said...
"Songs Sung Blue, everybody knows one..." One of those songs about sad that somehow makes you feel good. What you have said is so very true Vonnie, for every body in the world. I have struggled with depression many times in the past and find myself slipping back every so often. Next time maybe I will jot down what ever I'm feeling and maybe I can unleash the stories I want to tell. Some of them are sad. But most of them are more about hope and overcoming. Thanks for a great post!
- April 29, 2012 at 10:44 PM
- Vonnie Davis said...
Depression hits almost all of us. For some it's a short-time visitor, for others it's a long-term tenant. I've certainly had my battles. The depth of emotion with which we feel or don't feel things can enrich our writing if we allow it.
- April 30, 2012 at 1:34 AM
- Sandra Cox said...
Thanks, Vonnie. I needed that.
- April 30, 2012 at 7:27 AM
- Celia Yeary said...
Beautiful, Vonnie--I'm a fortunate one, as I'm rarely depressed. And when I am, it takes me a while to figure out why I don't feel well. I think I'm sick, but I'm not...just depressed. I do know people who seem to spend much of their time depressed--and it's depressing. Thanks.
- April 30, 2012 at 8:10 AM
- Susan Macatee said...
Reading this a day late, Vonnie, but I am feeling a bit blue today, because I found out this morning that one of my dog, Chase's, doggie friends had to be put down this weekend. Butch was only three, but had been sick. We saw him on Friday and he seemed a bit lethargic. I know how much his owner didn't want to do this. He'd just put down his older dog last winter, so I'm feeling bad for him.
But since I'm working on contracted edits, it really won't carry over into my writing.
In truth, it's hard to get through even a few days without something happening that makes you sad. When you can do nothing about it, you just have to let it go. - April 30, 2012 at 1:31 PM
- anny cook said...
Good post. Perhaps the most difficult thing to deal with is depression/head fuzzies due to medication. Sometimes we just have to deal...
- April 30, 2012 at 11:06 PM


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What is a dongle?
A dongle - also called an internet dongle - is a small USB device that allows you to access the internet with a 3G or 4G mobile broadband connection. It can be referred to as a dongle, USB modem, internet stick, USB network adapter or USB mobile broadband stick. Dongles are popular because they offer greater flexibility than fixed line connections and can be used on the go.
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Which providers offer mobile broadband dongles?
Dongles provide internet using 3G or 4G technology, the same as a mobile phone, so nearly all mobile providers offer mobile broadband - the market is simply too competitive not to.
- Vodafone offers a range of mobile broadband dongles. With speeds of up to 7.2Mb with dongles or 21Mb with a Mi-Fi, generous download allowances and a very competitive monthly asking price, this offer is a real no-brainer.
- Three's mobile USB modem dongle comes free on many packages. Offering speeds of up to 21Mb (depending on location), Three's mobile broadband is among the fastest on the market.
- T-Mobile's USB dongles offer speeds of up to 21Mb.
- Orange's dongle deals are no longer available. The company is now subsumed under the EE banner.
- O2 dongles get you online at speeds of up to 21Mb, with some attractive offers available to suit all types of users.
- EE is the UK's only 4G broadband provider and pledges to deliver speeds up to five times the UK 3G average.
Pros and cons of dongles:
- Mobile dongles are often free when taken with a contract.
- USB dongles give internet users greater flexibility with the convenience to access the Internet when away from the home or office.
- Developments in mobile broadband technology have seen mobile dongles become smaller, sleeker and faster.
- Mobile dongles run on the battery of your computer, therefore do not need to be charged.
- Mobile broadband dongles can be used in both laptops and computers making them ideal for regular use as well as in emergencies.
- The advent of 4G mobile broadband means a dongle is now a genuinely viable alternative to fixed line home broadband.
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U-5 | 1 Oct 1936 | 2 Feb 1938 | No war patrols |
U-39 | 10 Dec 1938 | 14 Sep 1939 | 1 patrol (27 days) |
Gerhard Glattes joined the German Navy (Reichsmarine) in 1927. He went through U-boat training from March to Sept 1936. On 1 Oct 1936 he took command of the small "duck" school boat U-5, commanding her until 2 Feb 1938 (Busch and Röll, 1999).
Glattes then served in several staff positions until he began his U-boat familiarization (Baubelehrung) at the AG Weser yard in Hamburg on 18 Nov 1938. On 10 Dec he took command of his first attack boat, the much larger type IX boat U-39 (Busch and Röll, 1999).
First U-boat to be sunk in WWII
On 19 Aug 1939 Kptlt. Gerhard Glattes took his U-39 out from Wilhelmshaven in preparation for the possible war in near future. On 14 Sept 1939 while inbound for base after 26 days at sea the boat ran into the British Aircraft Carrier HMS Ark Royal - every submariner's dream target. Glattes carefully set up a very promising attack and fired 3 torpedoes on the carrier and then heard detonations. Assuming a hit they were thrilled but actually none of the torpedoes hit the carrier, all malfunctioned and exploded near the ship (Blair, 1996).
The 3 escort destroyers, HMS Faulknor, HMS Foxhound and HMS Firedrake, swung into action and through good sonar conditions managed to damage the U-39 enough for Glattes to order the boat to the surface and the crew to abandon ship. She surfaced in broad daylight surrounded by 3 British destroyers who opened fire but promptly stopped when it was evident that the Germans were abandoning ship. All 44 crew members were rescued (Blair, 1996).
Gerhard Glattes spent the next 7 and a half years as Prisoner of War (POW), being released on 8 April 1947 (Busch and Röll, 1999). This was the second longest captivity of any U-boat Commander, only Günther Lorentz was kept longer - by one day.
Blair, C. (1996). Hitlers U-boat War. The Hunters, 1939-1942.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
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grunge is not a fashion statement. it was turned into one by preppy assed MTV suckers who thought Kurt Cobain was the shit, then took flannel shirts and ripped jeans to the runway. Grunge is not alive. although there are some pretty great bands out there that sound grunge, and Pearl Jam is still making records, grunge is essentially dead Grunge is not homo music. although grunge does not tend to slander or bash homosexuals, it is not homosexual music. it is usually called homosexual music by disgruntled hair metal fans, who are pissed off that grunge peed out the last embers of their dying scene. but you have to remember, these people idolize men who wear womens makeup and pantihose, who use more hairspray than a chick, and seem to have to show each other their cocks all the time? whats gayer, pantihose or ripped jeans... mmm i dunno! fans of shit-assed nu metal bands like slipknot and Marilyn Manson seem to rip on Grunge for homosexuality quite a bit.but tell me who's gayer, a quartet from seattle, sometimes featuring one or more girls, or nine fat middle aged men wearing condoms and bondage gear on their heads? mmm... another tough one. Grunge is not just Nirvana. contrary to what MTV tells you, grunge had a lot more bands than that. bands that were better than Nirvana, that only some people heard of. Pearl Jam, alice in chains, STP, Soundgarden. grunge had bands that were better than Nirvana that no one heard of. Mudhoney, Mo... |
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Sam's Wood is no ordinary wood. It is strong and well polished. It smells... it smells of rich mahogany. It's sturdiness belays its noble elegance. But do not understimate Sam's Wood, for as easily as it can be used as a weapon of divine judgement, Sam's Wood can also be used as a dispenser of pleasure and ecstasy. "Sam's Wood is far superior to Roy's Wood or even Andrew's Wood"
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The penis belonging to the only man with Anal Vagina Herpes. Aaron was really hungering for the Hundred Acre Wood.
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The greatest rock band of all time. They've written and recorded more iconic rock and roll songs than most other bands even have played on the radio. These include: Satisfaction, Paint It Black, Start Me Up, Brown Sugar, Street Fighting Man, Jumpin' Jack Flash, and Sympathy For The Devil. The four current members of the Rolling Stones are Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith 'Keef' Richards (guitar/vocals), Ron Wood (guitar), and Charlie Watts (drums). "Whoa, man, the Rolling Stones are the rockin'est band ever."
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In short, a band started by Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron(Soundgarden)Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard (Mother Love Bone) Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) and then unknown singer Eddie Vedder to pay tribute to late Mother Love Bone member Andrew Wood who died of a drug overdose.
Andrew Wood was Chris Cornells former roomate and friend. Temple of the Dog created only 1 album with the hit single "Hunger Strike" which features a Vedder and Cornell duo. Temple Of The Dog is just a mere piece of history that was formed between these two bands (Soundgarden and Pearl Jam) as they became two of the top Grunge bands. The bands album and purpose was that of true friends and music heros. The Hunger strike - "I don't mind stealing bread from the mouths of decadence....."
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-Has a dirty guitar sound, strong riffs, and heavy drumming -Guitars usually tuned to a lower key -Commonly used guitar distortion and feedback -Draws heavily on Punk -Lyrics are typically angst-filled, angry, frustrated, sad, fearsome, and depressed -Some people dont like Nirvana because they were the most popular band and overshadowed bands like Alice In Chains and Soundgarden ETHICS -Take as little effort as possible on appearence and dress for comport and affordability -Reject the idea that one must always purchase the things that one wants or needs from others -Like obscure indie bands, but disown those bands when they sign to major lables -Never follow trends ATTITUDE -Strive for apathy and underachiement -Act like you dont care, even if you do -Usually have cynnical and negative outlooks upon life -Respect women and reject jocks BUILD UP AND BREAK DOWN 1987 - Mark Arm of Green River and Mudhoney first uses the word Grunge 1990 - Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone ODs on her... |


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More and more travelers are charmed into visiting Bohol - one of the most unscathed, unspoilt islands in the Visayas. Bohol is one of the major tourist destinations in the country. It is endowed with natural treasures like waterfalls, rivers, caves, lush vegetation and wildlife. Panoramic mangroves and winding rivers make for an exciting cruise into the deep recesses of the island. White sand beaches are irresistable playgrounds to frolic under the sun. There is a destination, a marine park underneath, as natural coral havens are home to a myriad of aquatic life ...
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NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup Review
NASCAR 2005 is packed to the gills with drivers, tracks, and play modes. It's a NASCAR fan's dream come true.
EA Sports' decision to coin the subtitle of its latest NASCAR game, NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup, after the new Nextel Cup championship eligibility rules, makes sense from a branding standpoint. NASCAR is calling the last 10 races of the season the "Chase for the Cup," so a video game with that same slogan is sure to catch the attention of NASCAR fans. But, the problem with that subtitle is that it's too much of an understatement; it doesn't even come close to tipping off potential buyers to all of the wonderful improvements and additions that EA Sports has made to this year's game.
NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup has almost everything a NASCAR fan could want. It includes most of the tracks, drivers, cars, and events from the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, the Busch Series (called NASCAR National Series in the game), and the Craftsman Truck Series, as well as a basic mock-up of NASCAR's regional Featherlite Modified Series (populated with fictional drivers and sponsors). In all, there are 25 official tracks, 12 fantasy tracks, more than 130 different drivers, and hundreds of different events and paint schemes to pick from.
There are loads of different play options. The race now and season modes let players participate in one race, or they can grind through a full season in any of the different racing series: the chase for the cup mode lets players skip ahead to the final 10 races of the Nextel Cup season; the lightning challenge and Dodge SpeedZone modes let players test their driving skills in a number of actual and fictitious race situations; and there's a career mode, called "fight to the top," which lets players participate in multiple seasons in any or all of the different racing series as both a driver and a team owner. Additional drivers, tracks, paint schemes, and street rides can be unlocked in the career mode. The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of the game also include an online mode, which allows up to four players to race against one another in exhibition races.
Perhaps as a nod to the success that the parent company has had with Need for Speed: Underground, EA Sports has added head-to-head road races, street rides, and hip-hop paint schemes to NASCAR 2005. Every so often, in the "fight to the top" mode, a NASCAR pro will challenge you to a head-to-head race on a road course. If you win the race, you'll unlock a new car that can be used in the race now and online race modes. The range of cars that can be won from head-to-head races is decent, and includes the Chevy Corvette, Dodge Viper, Ford Mustang GT, and Ford SVT F-150 Lightning--to name a few.
Oddly enough, some features from NASCAR Thunder 2004 weren't carried over to this year's game. A small number of presentational aspects were curtailed, such as driver introductions and the playing of the national anthem before the race, and for whatever reason, the in-cockpit driving viewpoint was removed as one of the camera options. Offline multiplayer was scaled back--NASCAR 2005 only allows two players to compete simultaneously via a split-screen setup, whereas NASCAR Thunder 2004 allowed up to four players to do so. Support for the EA Sports Bio was removed as well, so you won't be able to use the progress you've made in other EA Sports games during the last two years to unlock some of the game's bonus items. Compared to everything that was added and improved in this year's game, these omissions are merely minor annoyances, but they may be important to some people--especially those of you that have a cluster of buddies that you routinely race against offline.
Out of all of the play modes, the "fight to the top" mode is the one that players are most likely to spend the greatest amount of time with. It lets you take a driver through multiple seasons, and it offers many of the same features that the franchise modes in traditional sports games do. You start out as a driver in the Featherlite Modified Series, and your goal is to win races and work your way up through the various NASCAR racing series. Do well in the Featherlite Modified Series and a team will offer you a contract in the Craftsman Truck Series; do well in the Craftsman Truck Series and teams will offer you contracts in the Busch Series, and so on. If you earn enough money, you have the option of buying your own team. As an owner, you'll have control over numerous aspects of the team, including hiring a driver and pit crew, signing sponsorship deals, setting merchandise prices, designing paint schemes and uniform colors, and spending money to train the pit crew or purchase upgrades for the car's engine, suspension, and aerodynamics. The various menus make it easy to manage every aspect of your career: the race shop menu lets you manage all of your various contracts; the events menu provides a calendar of events to enter; the season menu lets you keep track of standings and awards; and the my NASCAR menu lets you spend the skill points you earn on so-called "thunder plates" (which unlock new paint jobs, courses, cars, and drivers for use in all game modes).
The best thing about the "fight to the top" mode is that it lets players choose their own career path. You can stick to one series, move between them, or race in more than one series at a time. You can accept an entry-level contract into another series, or you can choose to accept a more lucrative contract in a lesser series. Once you attract enough fans, the game will periodically ask you if you want to participate in autograph signings--which take the form of a timed button-pushing minigame. You even have control over whether your driver is thought of as a hero or a villain. If you avoid collisions, let other drivers draft, and race cleanly, you'll improve your relationships with specific drivers--attaining hero status. On the other hand, if you bump other cars, cut into other drivers' drafts, and generally race dirty, you'll develop rivalries with the other drivers--attaining villain status. The status you earn will influence how other drivers respond to you out on the track, strengthen your shared drafting or intimidation skills, and contribute to the number of fans that follow your career.
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The purpose of this meme is to share a book we have really enjoyed or loved reading, whether a recent one or whether we read it way back when. A book WE think you should perhaps add to your reading list. It's fun, and I know there are loads of awesome books out there we are all missing out on. Sharing IS Caring!
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A few months ago I got the opportunity to read and review Fire on the Island by J.K. Hogan and fell in love with her story! You can go and click on my review to know exactly what I'm talking about or just read this little post, as you wish! I wanted to do a post about the author and her work in progress because I'm really found of her first novel and wanted to share my love about it!
Title: Fire on the Island
Series: (Vigilati #1)
Author: J.K. Hogan
Format: eBook
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Published: August 2nd 2012
Publisher: Sapphire Star Publishing (first published July 9th 2012)
Source: At that time, it was for a blog tours (RABT), in exchange of an honest review!
"She who wields the mark is the barrier between man and monster. She is the daughter of gods, the mother of man, protector of all. Vigilati Usque Ad Mortem"
All Isla Macallen wanted was a simple existence on her little Scottish island, free from her mother's insanity and the prying eyes of neighbors. What she got was embroiled in a war for the souls of mankind. A war of good versus evil, of witches versus demons, and Isla learns that she alone can end it.
Dr. Jeremiah Rousseau was a self-proclaimed nomad, traveling the world researching paranormal phenomena. He doesn't expect his research to lead him to Scotland, and to the woman who will turn his world upside down.
Together with a facetious shapeshifting animal spirit guide, Jeremiah and Isla discover that she is part of an ancient bloodline bred to protect the gateways between the human world and the spirit world, to keep evil demons from destroying them. They must find the key to defeating Alastore, the demon king, and closing the gate before Samhain, when the veil between the worlds is lifted. As the war for their souls wages around them, Isla and Jeremiah will risk it all for love—a love neither had ever thought possible.
Title: Blood in the Valley
Series: (Vigilati #2)
Author: J.K. Hogan
Format: eBook
The daughter of a Las Vegas hustler, Raven Sabatier grew up trusting nothing and no one—she doesn't even trust herself to stay in one place for longer than a minute. When her quest to find out the secrets of her past leads her to the mountains of North Carolina, she's set on a collision course with the one man she thought she'd never see again.
In Appalachia consulting on an archeological dig, Anthropologist Dr. Drew Deveraux comes face to face with the indomitable beauty who broke into his apartment a year ago, tilting his carefully cultivated world on its axis.
Engaged in a fight with their demons, both imagined and real, the last thing either of them expected to find was love. Together, they must unravel the mystery of Raven's past and her connection with an ancient race of witches, in order to save their future—and all of the souls hanging in the balance.
About J.K. Hogan!
J.K. Hogan has been telling stories for as long as she can remember, beginning with writing cast lists and storylines for her toys growing up. When she finally decided to put pen to paper, magic happened. She is greatly inspired by all kinds of music and often creates a "soundtrack" for her stories as she writes them.
J.K. resides in North Carolina, where she was born and raised. A true southern girl at heart, she lives on a farm with her husband and their three horses, one miniature donkey, one cat, and two champion agility dogs.
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When a guy takes a girl to Chipotle to get a burrito. He then takes the Chipotle burrito an shoves it into her vagina. He then eats the burrito while it's still inside her. Good for both parties because they are both stuffed. Guy: Let's go get Chipotle
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After eating 2 burritos, spread a girl's butt cheeks apart and vomit into the bowl-shaped cavity. Proceed to have anal sex, using the partially digested burritos as lube. I feel great - I just gave that girl a burrito bowl.


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The majority of global images of Jupiter includes the Great Red Spot (GRS) and in most of these the GRS is near the center of the disc or a bit towards the terminator. This one is an exception and shows the GRS near the limb. CB2 (near infrared) and BL1 (blue) images were used. At this time Cassini wasn't taking green filtered images so I created a synthetic green image as GRN = 1.126959 x (0.481 x CB2 + 0.519 x BL1). I also created a synthetic red (CB1) image as CB1 = 1.106251 x (0.774 x CB2 + 0.226 x BL1) using CB1, GRN and BL1 images obtained at a greater range a few weeks earlier as a guide. I then altered the color balance slightly to make the bright zones more whitish and less yellowish (actually the real color of the zones might be slightly yellowish so in retrospect maybe I should have omitted this processing step). The images were reprojected to simple cylindrical projection, mosaiced and then rendered using the viewing geometry Cassini had when it took one of the BL1 images. The final step was to sharpen the resulting image slightly. |
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My family and I stayed here for two nights during Christmas. Our daughters are 14 and 12. They did not have interconnecting rooms available. We stayed in rooms 306 and 310. During Christmas they have a wonderful buffet. Everything is closed in Garmish, etc. When we booked this, we weren't sure we wanted to be outside of Garmish. However, this... More
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( Dwikhandito ( A life divided or Split in Two), the 3rd part of my autobiography caused a furore in [East Bengal (now Bangladesh) and West Bengal, India]. I was accused of having written my sexual relationship outside of marriage. The book was later banned for hurting religious feelings of people in India. $4 million dollar …
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The Brick Monkey Theater Ensemble will present a script-in-hand reading of An Appalachian Christmas Carol on Sunday, April 1 at Stuart's Opera House, located on the Public Square in Nelsonville, Ohio.
Spinning the traditional ghost story and tale of redemption, An Appalachian Christmas Carol honors Southeast Ohio's rich coal mining and labor union heritage, while simultaneously celebrating the spirit of the season.
The Brick Monkey Theater Ensemble has adapted Dickens' beloved classic and moved it to our own backyard: A Southeast Ohio mining town during the years of 1880-1907. With Ebenezer Scrooge as the mine's owner (who also controls the company store), the familiar takes on the immediate.
Along with members of Brick Monkey, the cast includes Athens and Nelsonville community members, and students from West Elementary and the Ohio University School of Theater. This script-in-hand reading will include live music and will be followed by an audience talk-back session.
The Brick Monkey Theater Ensemble and An Appalachian Christmas Carol are funded in part by an Arts Access Grant from the Ohio Arts Council. Sunday's show time is 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.brickmonkey.org or follow the ensemble on Facebook.


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Amending a 2009 Return: Joint Homeowners and Energy Credit Error
If you owned your home jointly with another person or persons and you claimed the residential energy credit on your 2009 tax return, TurboTax might have incorrectly given you a credit larger than is allowed.
Owning a home jointly or as joint occupants refers to individuals who share ownership and also occupy the same home. The terms don't refer to married couples who own a home or who file joint tax returns.
TurboTax corrected the issue for joint home owners claiming the energy tax credit on May 28.
If you did receive a credit larger than allowed, you will need to amend your 2009 tax return.
For joint owners, credit can be shared
The residential energy credit is available to homeowners who purchase and make qualified home energy improvements in 2009 and 2010. The credit is worth 30 percent of up to $5,000 worth of improvements to your main home, for a maximum credit of $1,500 over the two years combined.
Here's how to tell if you need to amend:
- You answered "Yes" when the program asked, "Were you the Joint Occupant of your house in 2009?" AND,
- You and the other occupant(s) shared the cost of the energy improvements (you didn't pay 100%) AND,
- The total cost was more than $5,000.
The IRS limits your credit to the actual cost you paid for improvements, or your share of the total cost paid by all owner occupants, whichever is less.
Please follow these steps to begin amending
- Open your TurboTax return.
- Select the Federal Taxes tab (Personal tab in TurboTax Home & Business product) at the top of the screen.
- Then select Other Tax Situations directly below the tabs, as shown below.
Scroll down to Other Tax Forms, then follow these instructions:
- Next to Amend a Return, select Start.
- Then answer a series of interview questions about your return, such as whether you e-filed or mailed your return.
- When you come to a screen that says "Tell Us Why You Need To Amend Your Return", select the first option: "I need to change or add something to the return I already filed."
- Follow the steps on the next screen for "Saving Your Original Return."
Deciding if you need to amend your state return
Next you'll see a screen that says, "Tell Us Which Returns You Want to Amend."
In some circumstances, you will need to amend your state as well as your federal return. If this applies to you, select "."
You will need to amend your state if you:
- Filed a return in any of the following states -- Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, Oregon, or Rhode Island
- Had a Mortgage Interest Credit on your federal return (Form 1040, line 52, with the box checked for Form 8396) and filed in any of the following states -- Arizona or Idaho
- Claimed an Adoption Credit on your federal return (Form 1040, line 52, with the box checked for Form 8839 ) and filed in one of these states -- Kansas or North Carolina
Otherwise you only need to amend federal return.
- Select the option "I want to amend only my federal or only my state return."
- A screen will pop up asking Select Any that Apply.
- Check "Amend my federal return" then select Continue.
- Answer the questions about your original return.
- On the screen that says "Important: Follow these Amended Instructions" print out the instructions.
Making changes to your home energy credit information
Follow these steps to add new information for your energy credit:
- Select the Federal Taxes tab, then Deductions and Credits.
- Choose "Explore on My Own."
- Scroll down to Home Energy Credits and select Update.
Go through the Energy Credit screens until you come to "Enter Qualified Energy Efficiency Improvements."
For each improvement that you had entered an amount you paid, enter the total paid for that improvement.
When complete, select Continue.
Complete amending
- Again, select the Federal Taxes tab (Personal tab in TurboTax Home & Business product) at the top of the screen.
- Then select Other Tax Situations.
- Select Update next to Amend a Return.
- On the screen titled "Tell Us What You Need to do Next", select" I've made my changes and need to finish amending my federal return."
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- Now it's time to print your return. Select the File tab and then select Print/ Save sub tab.
- Select Print Returns.
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- The printed return will give you instructions on how to mail your amended return. Amended returns can't be e-filed. They must be mailed.


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Buxbaum raised the topic at this week's City Council meeting, asking city staffers to study the issue and get back to the council at this Tuesday's meeting for further discussion. The meters could be installed next year, he said.
" I have always felt that we really bought the wrong pay stations," Buxbaum said. "They aren't a good fit for the kinds of parking situations that we have in downtown Olympia."
The mayor and other council members have been looking for a way to replace the pay stations, which are difficult and inconvenient to use, customers complain.
The city has been quietly testing a handful of the meters for two months on the Cherry Street side of City Hall, the mayor said.
"They're digital; they have easy-to-read screens; they provide an opportunity to easily mark in how much time you need in order to do what you want to do and leave," he said.
That's in contrast to the much-maligned pay stations, about 50 of which were installed two years ago in the formerly free-parking zone in downtown Olympia. Customers have expressed disappointment in having to walk to the pay station, get a receipt and walk back to the vehicle to place it on the dash. The machines have broken down frequently and have had difficulty reading credit cards.
The city borrowed $725,000 in 2010 to buy and install the pay stations, and it expected to spend $810,000 over three years, including interest, to pay back the loan with proceeds from the pay stations.
Buxbaum said one reason to replace the stations now is that the city has paid them off. He said he's open to creative ideas for reusing the old pay stations, maybe in parking lots.
The final cost estimate for the meters isn't known, but they are significantly cheaper than the pay stations. The meters themselves would cost cost about $500 each, said Keith Stahley, director of Community Planning and Development, and there are 335 parking stalls to meter. So the meters alone would total about $167,000. The metal poles and housing for meters cost about $250, he said.
But some of those meters will share poles, and there are other costs to consider. The city can tap a parking account that has about $600,000 to pay for the meters, Stahley said.
The city will have to pay for phone connections and credit card fees in order to accept credit cards.
The current pay stations, while generating money the city didn't get before, also cost a significant amount. Stahley said the city budgets about $75,000 just to maintain the meters, which it subtracts from about $250,000 in annual revenues.
Buxbaum said it appears the smart meters would require less maintenance.
"I want us to be as thrifty as possible," he said. "At the same time, I also want to balance this with, you know, the express needs of our downtown business and customers to make downtown as friendly and welcoming as possible."
He said he wants to reach out to downtown businesses, the Parking and Business Improvement Area and the Olympia Downtown Association.
Connie Lorenz, executive director of the downtown association, said she likes the meters. In fact, her association recommended the meters rather than pay stations before they were put in.
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Safariland announced the addition of the new APV (All Purpose Vest) QR (Quick Release) Carrier. The APV QR incorporates all the same features of the standard APV tactical vest with the addition of a quad release QR system which is ideal for maritime operations or for agencies requiring quick doffing capabilities. The vest is designed around the BALCS (Body Armor Load Carriage System)/SPEAR (Special Operations Forces Equipment Advanced Requirements) ballistic shape used by the U.S. military for high speed and mobility. The ballistic panels in this all-purpose quick release vest are interchangeable with the standard APV tactical vest and the upcoming APV LV (Lo-Vis) covert vest, which is anticipated to be released in early December, to offer mission flexibility for any operation without compromising protection. The quick release mechanism allows the front and rear of the vest to be released through a single pull of a deployment handle located in the center upper torso on the front carrier. This provides the ability to remove the carrier quickly and effectively when the need arises. The quick release functionality has been streamlined by using a unique quad release buckle system which is situated on the bottom front portion and the shoulder areas of the vest for ease of reassembly after the vest has been deployed.
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Ripley and Jones
The fact that she went back to save Jones is one of the many many reasons why Ripley kicks so much ass.
Do you think they would've had her go back for the cat if Ripley had been cast as a man, as originally intended? (or running around in his underwear)
Yay Ripley.


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hi my name's Daniel. i live in glendale(CA) and go to PCC. ive played soccer till9th grade. But i wanna get back into soccer my prefered(only pref) possition is ->rearMF, WB or DM
Do not care age,OK even if im a 'extra parttime when in need' player,ok with any given position. please call me , my email is ( email@example.com )
you need to look for a local team and ask them for a trial, thats the best way to get in!
Hi it's Daniel . I don't think i hvn't got any e-mail about soccer yet.... But the adress ive posted is correct.
If you sent me an email by the office program, it may have failed. try to mail me back directly or you could just tell me your email.
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Chamber Challenge golf tournament to be held Aug. 10
The Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Alliance is hosting the Chamber Challenge golf tournament Friday, Aug. 10, at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club Green Course.
The 18-hole tournament will feature a captain's choice format, according to an event flyer distributed by the Chamber of Commerce. The opening tee time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The event will also include a raffle and awards, as well as a dinner following the conclusion of the tournament. The registration deadline was July 27.
The Golden Horseshoe Golf Club Green Course is located at 651 S. England St., in Williamsburg.
The Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Alliance was established in 1938 to serve the city of Williamsburg and the counties of James City and York, according to its website. It represents more than 900 area business, educational institutions and nonprofit companies.
For more information on the tournament, contact Tiffany Phillips at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Amid veritable fields of wind turbine options the Broadstar AeroCam stands out with an innovative design that packs a powerful turbine into a compact form factor. Constructed to spin on a horizontal axis, the micro-turbine's multiple aerodynamic blades cut a profile similar to a water wheel and allow it to intuitively track the path of the wind as it rotates. The turbine is the industry's first to shatter the $1/watt cost barrier, and Broadstar aims to make its AeroCam turbines a go-to option for rural, urban, and wind farm in-fill applications.
Since solar panels are finally starting to see an influx of small-scale and residential applications, we couldn't be happier with the growing crop of micro-turbines that aim to make wind power an option in areas less inclined to sunshine.
Broadstar's turbines aim to provide more power and choice of location than conventional turbines as well as "a lower total cost of acquisition and ownership and a faster payback period. The AeroCam has the potential to equip almost every local community, business and government building with its own renewable energy power station and it can supplement existing turbines."
The AeroCam's unique design allows Broadstar to manufacture, transport, and install, and maintain it at lower costs than conventional turbines. A 250kW system will retail for $250,000, making it the world's first turbine to break the $1/watt cost barrier. The AeroCam is designed to operate smoothly in wind-speeds from 4-80 mph, and these low rotational speeds mean that it produces a negligible amount of noise.
Since Broadstar turbines are optimized to function at lower wind speeds, they are perfect for small-scale residential and commercial applications, and they also would be excellent at filling the niches between towering propellers in wind fields. Broadstar Wind Systems have produced a working prototype and are currently in negotiations to place the product with two Fortune 100 companies.
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AJ89 April 16, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Why argue over theoretical power output? The 'AeroCam' has not been installed commercially. Anywhere. No one is putting their money anywhere near it. There have been NO news stories in the last two years and their website is down. This is not a solution.
The AeroCam is 'designed' to spin into the wind, not with it… any compenent of lift used to generate a turning moment into the wind is TINY compared to that of drag on return rotation (lower half of turbine, in this case). Its time to stop blowing the horn of unproven design.
TommyTexasRowlett November 8, 2009 at 2:32 pm
AJ says: "A competing option is the "aeroturbine" by aerotecture, inc"
/Not really a competitor at all.
Aeroturbine site shows power output at 21 MPH wind speed equals 200 watts. (200 WATTS !!!)
AeroCam produces approximately 3 KILO watts at 20 MPH wind speed – 15 times as much for the same wind.
I dunno about you but I know where my money would rather go.
Gilles Monette June 23, 2008 at 11:23 am
Summary of fuel saving with Dcarbon+ essence.
Tests underway on two cars belonging to staff training centre
Technology Institute AVIRON
owner Alshin Houshmand
brand Toyota
year 2003
mileage odometer 92000
According to his observations and measurements since the installation of technology
Consumption before installing Dcarbon + (as customer) 9,6 litres/100 km
Date Km Litres L/100km
City April 7, 2008 455 38,21 8,40 840%
Highway April 25, 2008 453 33,13 7,31 731%
City April 28, 2008 252 20,55 8,15 815%
City May 11, 2008 340 37,14 10,92 1092%
City + Highway May 17, 2008 368 28,85 7,84 784%
Highway May 19, 2008 300 20,35 6,78 678%
City May 24, 2008 330 27,29 8,27 827%
City + Highway May 29, 2008 340 26,33 7,74 774%
Total 2838 231,85 8,17 average
Economy minimum average since the beginning of the test litres/100km -1,43 -15%
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bellafago June 23, 2008 at 10:52 am
No, no, I thought about these windmills çi, having brought up on vertical arms, them _soldered mèmes on spherical spare tires, and, the one çi being ballastées. I thought about pyramid-shaped fields, or\" spherical\" the spare tire of the center of this pyramid being the highest, all the others (leaving towards the exterior one being less and less high, to be able to benefit from the maximum of airiness and each possessing his own surface of clearance in case of strong swell), the fields of these marine windmills can ètre of 10 or X kilometers square…?
AJ June 22, 2008 at 12:19 pm
A drag-type turbine? Yes, they are great, could be cheaper than their counterparts, but the yields are terribly low. A competing option is the "aeroturbine" by aerotecture, inc.
bellafago June 21, 2008 at 6:54 am
I find this very interesting idea, I proposed it to a French business there is celà 5 or 6 months, but the one çi has not replied mème; For some to return has this windmill, do not can one to create some fields at sea, every windmill having brought up on a spherical spare tire (which leaves to suppose a certain height of arm, to student. ..), to compensate the Link up entr'elles in all the direction of the term for that the recovered energy is combined on a méme cable?
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Nice idea, could be something real in the future, welcome to the world of Natural powe.
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Tivoni June 20, 2008 at 7:18 am
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The heat on the field caused some sparks. This is a snapshot of the first of two tussles. I understand this one was a result of a player taking offense to Jerry Hughes's enthusiastic play.
This is from the Colts Facebook page. This is Chuck Pagano demanding that the Steelers fan wear a Luck jersey from today's training camp practice.
Colts fans who are at Radio City Music Hall today for round two of the draft emailed this to me. Who says this rivalry is "dead?"
The new Nike unis (kind of look like the old ones)
MANNING OUT - Change that profile pic in memory of #18 for everything he has done for Indy Football. Take your pick.


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More misery for injury-plagued Kieron as QPR give him the boot
Five other jinxed players
OWEN HARGREAVES: Midfielder's career at Manchester United was ravaged by injury — particularly his knee. Even posted a video of himself training on YouTube to convince would-be suitors of his fitness.
LEDLEY KING: Former boss Harry Redknapp reckons King would have been better than John Terry were it not for chronic knee problems.
MICHAEL ESSIEN: Sustained terrible knee injury while playing for Ghana and was never quite as dependable for Chelsea again. Now on loan at Real Madrid — a fabulous team in a softer league.
MICHAEL OWEN: Accomplished striker for club and country but knee problems have overshadowed his talent. Used to fly favourite physio from London to Newcastle for treatment. Now at Stoke.
JONATHAN WOODGATE: Spell at Real Madrid was not as successful as he would have hoped. Knee, groin, hamstring injuries — just about everything went wrong to rob a talented defender of the consistency he craved. Now back at Middlesbrough.
KIERON DYER endured more pain yesterday when he was kicked out by QPR — just days after his first goal in over five years.
Rangers activated a release clause in the midfielder's contract as another chapter closed in an injury-ravaged career.
But then R's boss Harry Redknapp — who saw Dyer keep the club in the FA Cup on Saturday with a late equaliser against West Brom — tried to soften the blow.
He said: "If he can stay clear of injuries I'm sure there are clubs that will offer him the chance to play.
"He wasn't in my plans but I think he's got something to offer someone."
Dyer, 34, whose last goal came for Newcastle at Watford in May 2007, is a multi-millionaire after playing 33 times for England and at four Premier League clubs.
But dodgy hamstrings, broken legs, knee problems, even a black eye from a punch-up with Toon team-mate Lee Bowyer have added to the most absorbing medical file in football.
He played just seven minutes last season before suffering a foot injury and missing the rest of the campaign.
Yet former boss Mark Hughes still gave him a new one-year deal — which Redknapp has cut short because he needs Dyer off the payroll.
At West Ham he sustained a double break of his right leg in a League Cup tie just 10 days after his debut.
His wages were around £60,000 a week, but his total cost to the Hammers for his four years there was around £30million — despite starting just 15 league games.
Dyer has tried hard to keep his career alive — even having saliva tests before training each day to check for signs of physical stress.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
What to do when the President's grandpa robbed your grandpa's grave and maybe made out with the skull...
In reading this article (and not the lawsuit) I noticed two things. First Yale mentions that the Skull and Bones vault is not on their property. The obvious reason for this is that it indicates that they deny having any reason to be in this lawsuit. It also seems to be a NAGPRA inspired statement. If a Native American skull was being held on their property they would have been required to report it years ago under NAGPRA and possibly return it to the descendant community years ago as well. Yale receives some level of public funding thus they are not immune to NAGPRA thus this skull better not be at Yale proper or else they are in non compliance with a federal law.
It seems that the descendants of Goyaale/Geronimo are with it, however, and do not seem to be claiming him under NAGPRA. Rather they are the actual direct descendants: a family saying grandpa's grave was robbed and his body illegally taken with the Native American stuff mixed in just for flavor. If the bones are not Goyaale/Geronimo, but another Apache, the Geronimo family indicates that they want them returned as well but that would probably require a switch in legal tactic.
In a way it seems like they have left all doors open. I truely doubt they will ever get these bones back. I mean come on, the Skull and Bones people almost certainly have something Native American down there and they can just go hide it all before any search. These fellas are not the sympathetic sort (and I can pretty much assert that they all huge jerks and many other negative things). It is just an interesting way to go about it, to reach just a little beyond NAGPRA.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
This is where I might lose you, oh dear reader:
He spoke a lot about his own religion and his concept of Spirit, how Spirit comes from connection with the earth, etc. That this Spirit was quality of all human beings and that from it we know who we are, what we are, and where we should be. This and the rest of his talk brought my mind back to Bolivia in June 2005.
I suppose it is no surprise to say that my upbringing was decidedly western and passively non-religious which means that I am more than happy to accept any religion but claim none for myself. I feel powerful moments, just not spiritual moments. Except for once.
It was the solstice, the new year, and there were tens of thousands of people at the site. It was very cold, I hadn't slept. First we ended up in the room with all the mallkus, fellas holding various levels of power within the indigenous communities. We entered the site with them which involved a lot of shoving and pushing and Bolivians becoming angry at us getting special treatment for some weird reason. In the semi darkness I walked past where I was going to be digging the next week (and where I dug the year before) and there were people scattered about. The main temple complex was bursting at the seams.
This was before I lost my archaeological ID card in one blurry birthday night. I teamed up with my boss who is Aymara (plus his archaeology cred was way high) and we convinced the military police that we were important enough to be let into the off limits part of the site. Then we waited. Various computer programs told us that there would be an astronomical alignment with one temple during the solstice sunrise and that is what we were there to see. The 20,000 odd people behind us did not know about this alignment. We didn't know about it until just before. We waited.
Then the first sun of the new year peeked out over the distant ridge of the snowy topped Andes. The alignment was there. We were the first to experience it in that way in hundreds or a thousand years perhaps. Maybe more. I was struck by the idea that I was experiencing what this place was meant for. I was not just visiting, I was participating. We took off our gloves and, like the thousands of people behind us, warmed our hands with the new sun. My boss softly told what he believed this all meant to me and a young indigenous MP guy who had abandoned his post at the entrance to the alignment temple because we were clearly on to something interesting. We then climbed to the top of the pyramid (flashing our ID cards again) and looked out at the people filling the temple. It made so much sense.
Practically this had an effect on my archaeological work. It all made sense, everything I was finding, especially when illustrated with a modern photo of the packed temple spilling out onto my excavation area.
In a broader sense, and going back to this fellow's talk, I've found that I mentally cannot stay away from Bolivia...nor away from from that site (and I have tried to). All other projects seem to fail. I come back to it. He would say, perhaps, that I am connected to that land. I would say, maybe, that I just feel like I understand it a little bit. Who knows.
Perhaps Spirit is just some level of pan human understanding that can be transmitted through time by place. This part of our nature that suddenly allows us to understand what others of our species were going for when they produced something. If so, warming my hands to the new sun, standing exactly where I should be, was my contact with Spirit.
I wonder if others out there who are on intimate terms with the past have felt the same way.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
"still laboring as their ancestors did, scraping salt off the ground"
What really gets my typing fingers in a jitter is the wording of the article. First, the word Indian is used throughout. Come on Simon Romero...no one who isn't from India is an Indian anymore, get with the program dude. You are publishing in the US where Indian is quaintly antiquated at best. You call someone an Indio in Bolivia they might knock your teeth out. What dude at the Latin America desk with the surname Romero doesn't know that? Ultimately in many circles, Indian/Indio is a racial slur. It is loaded down with 500 years of oppression and people don't like it. I'm not wiggling my finger at nothing.
I also wiggle at "this desolate corner of the Andes, where Quechua-speaking Indians subsist on the remains of an ancient inland sea by bartering the salt they carry out on llama caravans." I know he is trying to be dramatic here and maybe explain why someone would support indigenous resource control but, Jesus. Why not just write 'the savages scrape at the dirt.' Actually he kind of says that later on, see title. Sure this is less obvious than "Indian" but sensationalization is really dehumanizing. Othering. Those Quechua speakers just totally got Othered.
What do you say to that, random Indigenous dude that got interviewed? "We are poor, but we are not stupid peasants."
Speaking of Othering: "Mr. Castro said. "But in order to go down that road, we must raise the revolutionary consciousness of our people…" That is Mr. MARCELO Castro, not Fidel or Raul. He is the manager of the project and this was said "Over a meal of llama stew and a Pepsi." The llama eating was clearly a very important detail. Basically some dude said one thing that was sorta red, his name is Castro, and wham bam it is in the American paper because, you know, they seem a bit commie down there and we are not sure what to think about them. Par for any article on Bolivia.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
"...should concern anyone interested in our nation's rich history and heritage"
A friend of mine teaches primarily the children in families with less than favorable immigration status. Recently some of these families have been considering making a move back to Latin America. The demise of construction means that work is scare to the point that home (in this case Guatemala) seems the only option. Somehow this story has defined the extent of the financial crisis for me. The complete lack of work and the desire to get to the US/Spain etc was the general theme of most conversations I had with Guatemalans while working there in 2003.
Thus it seems that archaeology is in the same boat: with construction not likely to pick up for a while (and perhaps never reach the same levels again) are we destined to go back to a time when an undergraduate degree in archaeology led no specific practical carrier?
On this chilly night marking undergraduate essays, I wonder where each of them will end up. I wonder where I will end up for that matter.


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O what is that sound which so thrills the ear
Down inthe valley drumming, drumming?
Only the scarlet soldiers, dear,
The soldiers coming.O what is that light I see flashing so clear
Over the distance brightly, brightly ?
Only the sun on their weapons, dear,
As they step lightly.O what are they doing with all that gear
What are they doing this morning, this morning?
Only the usual manoeuvres, dear,
Or perhaps a warning.O why have they left the road down there
Why are they suddenly wheeling, wheeling?
Perhaps a change in the orders, dear,
Why are you kneeling ?O haven't they stopped for the doctor's care
Haven't they reined their horses, their horses ?
Why, they are none of them wounded, dear,
None of these forces.O is it the parson they want with white hair;
Is it the parson, is it, is it ?
No, they are passing his gateway, dear,
Without a visit.O it must be the farmer who lives so near
It must be the farmer so cunning, so cunning?
They have passed the farm already, dear,
And now they are running.O where are you going? stay with me here!
Were the vows you swore me deceiving, deceiving?
No, I promised to love you, dear,
But I must be leaving.O it's broken the lock and splintered the door,
O it's the gate where they're turning, turning
Their feet are heavy on the floor
And their eyes are burning.


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CHERYL Cole has stunned fans with a raunchy Xmas sex tape of her and lover Tre Holloway.
The Geordie saucepot tweeted a link to their steamy vid on Christmas Eve to make sure the big day went off with a bang.
It showed the lovebirds getting down and dirty in a variety of raunchy poses to the sound of Cheryls track Ghetto Baby.
The Girls Aloud songbird even tried her hand at rapping as she puckered up to hunky rapper Tre, 27, in a variety of skimpy outfits.
She growled out lyrics like: Were a match made in heaven and this kind of loves forever as they performed their risqué dance moves.
The most daring moment came when Cheryl, 29, mounted Tre in a bridge position and the pair attempted hip thrusting in unison.
Shocked followers went online to share their opinions of the sexy tape, filmed by iconic fashion photographer Rankin, 46.
Fan @SoldierPauline tweeted: @CherylCole some of those parts are worse than a sex tape! ;o not complaining though ;) ooooh im bad!
And @Kayleighh_Loves wrote: Basically sat watching Cheryl and Tres sex tape... Happy Christmas everyone.
Meanwhile a coy Cheryl stayed tight-lipped about the sizzling sexual tension in the song, penned by Born To Die singer Lana Del Rey, 26.
Instead the brunette beauty tweeted: Merry Christmas everybody. Its officially here :D.
Before posting a link, she added: I love working with @rankinphoto so much that I did this exclusively for him, here it is for you; #MerryChristmas.
Cheryl and Tre went public with their relationship six months ago. But Cheryls mum Joan Callaghan stepped in and banned Tre from proposing yesterday.
He is keen to pop the question but Joan thinks its too soon after the stars marriage to footie ace Ashley Cole, 32, ended in 2010.


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I wrote this in my notebook while I sat on one of the benches in front of Children's Hospital UPMC at around 10:00 AM. It was and still is a beautiful summer day in Pittsburgh.
I'm really getting into this blogging thing. Now that I'm retired, I think of myself as a full-time blogger. So, I'm really not retired. I just stopped working for other people.
And I think if I'm going to be a successful full-time blogger I have to act more like a reporter and less like a part-time writer.
One reason why I decided to get out of my apartment and take a long walk is because the management of my apartment building is spraying for bugs. It's something they do every so many months.
My apartment does not have a bug problem, but I'm glad to see that management is on the job.
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