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Robison says that's the same message the WHL shares with its players.
"Homophobia in our league is something we continue to monitor very closely," says Robison. "We're in review of our 'Player's First' program right now so the timing is very good for this."
He adds that Brian Burke is a personal friend and the commissioner applauds him and his family for this initiative and the support that NHL players have provided for it.
Most importantly, Robison highlights the increasing focus on creating a positive atmosphere for the league's players on and off the ice.
"We're fully committed to making a difference in the hockey culture of this country," says Robison. "We really emphasize to the parents that the environment is positive and if there are any concerns raised we deal with them immediately."
Perhaps the person most encouraged about the support coming from the WHL is "You Can Play" founder Patrick Burke. The Philadelphia Flyers' scout and son of Toronto Maple Leaf's general manager, Brian Burke, has been overwhelmed at the initial popularity of the program. He admits he and the project coordinators weren't sure how people would respond.
"We had a plan in place – one was if everybody hated us, the other was if we had moderate success and the other was the highly optimistic one," says Burke. "If everything went right it would be like this. It's exceeded even our optimistic point of view."
Not only are the Burke family members respected in the hockey community across North America, they are very close to the fight for gay equality in sports. Patrick is the brother of the late Brendan Burke, the openly gay hockey manager at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, who was killed in a car crash in 2010. Prior to his tragic death that sent shockwaves around the league, Brendan talked candidly about his story.
"It shouldn't have been me doing this," says Patrick. "I do my best at it but on my best day I'm nowhere near as good at this as Brendan was or would have been."
Patrick also says that what he's doing in honour of his brother isn't anything remarkable or special.
"Whenever it gets tough I just remember that Brendan did it first and if he can do it then I should be able to do it," says Patrick. "This is what good brothers do. When your little brother has a fight you step in and help as best you can."
It seems this is a fight Patrick Burke plans on being a part of for a long time. Since the launch of the project on March 4, he has been working to expand the project to other leagues. The 'You Can Play' advisory panel has representatives from the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, Major League Soccer and women's sports.
In coming months the project plans to produce a playbook for coaches, players, members of the news media and administrators at all age levels to create a non-threatening environment for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender athletes. Burke says he cannot stress enough the importance of education surrounding the issue.
"I take a lot of pride in how much educating of myself I've done," he says. "It's one of the few times you'll hear me saying something nice about myself, but I've done my homework. Spreading the word online is important and so is educating yourself on the issues and on why we're doing this."
Both Robison and Burke will be looking at ways of incorporating the "You Can Play" project into the Western Hockey League for next year. Burke says the project is open to anyone who wants to get involved.
"Our website is set up to host fan videos so anyone who has a story to share or perspective they might want to share is welcome," he says. "Or just straight fans who just want to say if you can play, you can play."
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Introduction: Storing and Handling 35mm Film
When I started photography I had real troubles finding a guide on how to store and handle undeveloped film. So I've put this together, to make it easier for others like me.
Step 1: Storing Film Outside
For short term storage, keeping your film in a cool, dry place as recommended will do fine. In hot, tropical climates, you should only store your film for 2-3 months in the open.
Places like your linen cupboard, wardrobe and bathroom are good homes for your film.
In colder climates, where temperatures are mostly below 24°C, you should be able to keep your film out until its expiry date.
Before I had a fridge to store film in (I never had enough fridge space), I made a container out of a tin. Below, you can see how I went about it. It provided very little protection from heat (it was the same temperature inside the tin as it was outside) but gave me somewhere to put all my film.
Please note that these are rough guidelines and do not apply to all brands of film. Not all films use the same chemical. Some films deteriorate quicker than others in outside storage. This is something you can only find out by experience or from others with information specific to your film.
Step 2: Storing Film in a Freezer
By keeping your film in the freezer, you can store it for as long as fifteen years. Freezing your film halts the chemical processes that cause it to degrade when it is outside. Doing this allows you to store your film past its expiry date and further.
When you decide to use your frozen film, you should let it defrost in its storage canister (a snap lock bag works fine too), at room temperature, for half an hour to an hour. This prevents condensation from forming inside the canister and potentially destroying the film. Also, if you don't allow your film to properly defrost, you have a chance of cracking or displacing chunks of the emulsion layers (the layers of chemicals that hold the image after exposure) which will result in cracks and holes in your photos. When done on purpose, this can become an interesting effect. Any other way, it becomes waste of film.
You can defrost and refreeze film as many times you like. As it is simply stopping and starting the chemical processes it does no harm to the quality of the film, albeit the deterioration that occurs in between freezings.
Step 3: Storing Film in a Fridge
If you can't freeze your film storing it in the fridge is the next best thing. Although it does not completely stop film deterioration, it slows it down considerably and allows the film to keep past its expiry date. In a fridge, your film will last at least three years past its expiry date.
Unfortunately, there is one process that cannot be halted by refrigeration. Background radiation is a natural occurrence and it originates from many things on Earth including cosmic rays and industrial processes. Over time, background radiation will fog film, which appears as a consistent gray haze over printed photos. Fortunately, only film that has been stored frozen for longer than 10 years will show any signs of background radiation haze.
Step 4: Handling Film - Part 1
Here are a few things to be aware of when handling and travelling around with film.
Film and Sunlight
The sun can be very sneaky at times and can creep up on your film without you noticing. Make sure that when you put your film down to place it somewhere it will keep in the shade. Film that has been cooking in direct sunlight for as little as an hour will begin to lose contrast and saturation.
Film and Water
A number of things can happen to film that has been dropped in water, none of them very good. Once film is wet it should be kept wet. Drying unprocessed film has a high chance of making the emulsion layer crack, peel away or stick to the negative back. Once wet, you should take film as quickly as possible to a lab to develop. Film that has been submerged in water for some time (2-3 weeks) will begin to dissolve. That is, the gelatine in the emulsions will begin to fall apart.
Most film that has been wet is recoverable - you should be able to retrieve most, if not all, of your photos if you have got it to a lab in time.
Step 5: Handling Film - Part 2
Travel and Film
When you travel, it's important to keep your film cool. If you don't have a bag to keep all your film in, then the next best thing is a pair of socks or a table cloth. If possible, overnight, place your film in a fridge, inside your chosen container. That way, when you carry it in the bottom of your bag, it will remain cold for as long as possible.
Exposed Film
Once exposed, colour saturation and contrast loss will begin to occur within as little as a week, depending on conditions. If you aren't able to get it to a lab within a month, then fridging/freezing it (and taking appropriate steps when defrosting it) will preserve the film quality. Exposed film loses quality faster than unexposed film due to a chemical reaction that happens only after exposure to light.
These days, however, film that is being produced is much hardier, and is better suited to cope with extremes carefree photographers put them through.

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Insurance policies often have general exclusions for known losses or prior acts. The reason for this is that most insurance is for fortuitous risks–risks that will take place in the future; not risks that already have taken place. For large policyholders that have ongoing litigation, it is not uncommon for a new carrier to craft a specific exclusion to preclude coverage for an existing claim or set of circumstances that already exists. The First Circuit recently addressed a specific litigation exclusion to determine whether it was broad enough to cover new litigation and investigations arising out of the same investment product.
In USB Financial Services, Inc. of Puerto Rico v. XL Specialty Insurance Co., No. 18-1148, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 19946 (1st Cir. Jul. 3, 2019), the First Circuit addressed an appeal by policyholders of a summary judgment order granted to the insurance carriers based on the application of a specific litigation exclusion. The circuit court affirmed.
Basically, there were a series of investigations and lawsuits over a certain financial product sold by the policyholders. The policyholders sought new insurance going forward and the new carriers sought a specific litigation exclusion for the prior investigations and lawsuits. Using a major broker and a well-known policyholder law firm, the policyholders negotiated a new policy along with the specific litigation exclusion. The exclusions was broad and when the policyholder sought to negotiate a narrowing of the exclusion by replacing broad language with more narrow language, the carriers rejected the policyholders' changes and the policyholders accepted the exclusion.
The exclusion precluded coverage of "any Claim in connection with any proceedings set forth below, or in connection with any Claim based on, arising out of, directly or indirectly resulting from, in consequence of, or in any way involving any such proceeding or any fact, circumstance or situation underlying or alleged therein." New investigations and lawsuits arose concerning the same financial product and the policyholders sought coverage. The carriers disclaimed.
In affirming the grant of summary judgment to the carriers precluding coverage based on the exclusion, the court held that the common and usual meaning of the words of the exclusion were unambiguous and no coverage was available for any claim in any way involving the prior matters or any fact, circumstance or situation underlying or alleged in the prior matters. Moreover, the court found that it was equally clear what the intention of the parties was as demonstrated by the negotiations that preceded the issuance of the insurance policies when the policyholders tried to modify the exclusion and the carriers refused. Thus, held the court, although the language was undoubtedly broad, it was the language the policyholders bargained for during negotiations. The court found that the policyholders were aware that the breadth of the unchanged exclusion and nevertheless agreed to purchase the policies as they read.
The court also rejected the argument that the scope of the exclusion rendered the policies illusory. The court also rejected the argument that the exclusion should be construed in favor of the policyholders noting that those principles seek to protect a weaker party when there is a disparity at the bargaining table. Here, the court found those concerns not to be present because the terms of the exclusion were clear and the parties negotiated the polices at arms-length. The court noted that the policyholders were sophisticated financial players, which engaged a major insurance broker and a major policyholder law firm to negotiate the policy and the specific litigation exclusion. The court concluded that the policyholders could have reasonably expected that they bargained for the plain reading construction that the court gave the exclusion in this case.


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The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of November 28: Apple Shows Final Cut 10.3, Sierra, and a Digital Film Festival
A combination of the crossover week between months and the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday means a quiet, but not completely quiet, week on The MUG Event Calendar.
Apple itself will visit a California creative pro group to show off the latest and greatest version of Final Cut. Another California group will look at Sierra, among other things, and an Australian group will hold a digital film festival.
Your group's events could appear on The MUG Event Calendar if you make a little effort. Put a note on your schedule for the first of the month and email the details of your next meeting to The MUG Center.
The week's complete listings include:
|Seattle Xcoders – NSCoders Night
|Gold Coast Macintosh User Group (Florida) – TBA
|Los Angeles Creative Pro Users Group – The LA Debut of Final Cut Pro 10.3, the latest version and what some are calling the greatest version of this NLE from Apple. Joining us will be Apple themselves to show off the new features.
Plus Sam Mestman, Patrick Southern, Kevin Bailey, and Gergana Angelova will walk us through a brand new narrative workflow built around the new FCPX 10.3 update.
|Bux-Mont Macintosh Users Group – Open Forum Meeting
Cleveland Digital Publishing Users Group – 2016 Holiday Party and Officer Elections for 2017
|Orange Apple Computer Club – What's in store for the Mac? Integrating iOS 10 and MacOS Sierra.
|AUSOM (Australia) – 2016 Digital Film Festival


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WestSouthwest: Should Saugatuck and Douglas merge?
In November voters in Saugatuck and Douglas will decide whether the two towns should consolidate into one.
The Citizens Research Council of Michigan prepared a report commissioned by the city of Saugatuck and the Village of Douglas. The council's Director of Local Affairs Eric Lupher prepared the report and spoke with WMUK's Gordon Evans.
Lupher says combining the two municipalities would save about $470,000 a year. He says the savings would come mostly from reducing positions. Mainly by having one city manager and clerk, as well as eliminating other duplications. Lupher says the savings isn't greater because the two cities already share many services.
Combining the two towns would require some money. Lupher says most of that would be one-time costs and a state program would help cover some of those costs .
Michigan has had few consolidations of local governments in its history. Battle Creek annexed Battle Creek Township in the 1980's. But voters have rejected most of the other proposed mergers. Lupher says that makes the effect of a possible consolidation largely unknown. He says it also makes potential savings less certain.
Lupher says the other thing that's hard to quantify is the sense of identity people feel about their hometown. He says "sense of place" is important to many communities.
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The Holland Area League of Women Voters hosted a forum on the issue. See the video.
Bridge Magazine, the online news service of the Center for Michigan, took at look at the issue in Saugatuck and Douglas. Bridge also examines why so few consolidation proposals have been approved.


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Matthew 5:13-16
Jesus called His disciples to be different from those who pray that others can see them. As disciples whatever we do must be different from how the world does it.
What does Jesus mean if salt loses its saltiness? If we build our house on a lifestyle like the world then we are not salty.
As followers of Christ are we living a transformed life? If Jesus were to come back to us today as disciples would he be able to see what he taught us present in our lives? Is our knowledge of Jesus transforming our lives? Are we a front porch church? What are we like outside of church? We often don't want accountability in our lives, so we point our fingers at others who tries to help us.
Jesus is not concerned about the length of our services but rather the condition of our hearts. Are we truly being the people who transform this world?
We have to act on what we know as disciples in obedience.
What is something in our life right now that we know we need to surrender to but we are not? Have you gone and visited another Christian? Are we calling up people and encouraging them? Do we trust Jesus enough where we can get to a point where we are salt of the earth? Am I apart of a community that rebukes me and encourages me when the need arises?


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The Monongahela River begins at the confluence of the Tygart and West Fork Rivers in West Virginia and flows generally northward for 129 miles to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where it joins the Allegheny River to form the Ohio River.
The river, known locally as the Mon, is an important natural resource to the region. Traveling up and down the Monongahela are coal barges, tugs and other commercial vessel traffic, pleasure boats, paddlers, and others.
Along the banks of the river are communities, marinas, coal industry infrastructure, power plants, and other industrial facilities.
Monongahela River Locks and Dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) maintains a system of nine locks and dams on the Monongahela River, allowing vessels to navigate from The Point at Pittsburgh to just above Fairmont, West Virginia. Throughout the river, channels are maintained with depths of nine feet or greater.
Locks and Dams, listed from North to South:
Monongahela River
Braddock Locks & Dam
Locks & Dam 3, Mon River
Locks & Dam 4, Mon River
Maxwell Locks & Dam
Grays Landing Lock & Dam
Point Marion Lock & Dam
Morgantown Lock & Dam
Hildebrand Lock & Dam
Opekiska Lock & Dam
Monongahela River Tributaries
Just below Fairmont, Buffalo Creek converges with the Monongahela. Around the next bend, Pricketts Creek joins the flow.
At Point Marion, Pennsylvania, the Cheat River joins the Monongahela. From this point, the river becomes wider before the confluence with Dunkard Creek.
Georges Creek joins the river near Greensboro, Pennsylvania. At Millsboro, South Fork Ten Mile Creek Joins the river.
Near McKeesport, Pennsylvania, the Youghiogheny River tailwater section converges with the Monongahela River. All along the river's length, small creeks and mountain streams merge into the river.
Near Pittsburgh, Nine Mile Run exits into the lower Monongahela River.
Monongahela River Fish Species
The Mon is home to dozens of species of sport fish, sustained by a robust population of forage species. Much of angler effort is focused on key species; black bass (smallmouth, largemouth, and spotted), sunfish, walleye, sauger, white bass, hybrid striped bass, musky, tiger musky, and channel catfish. The Monongahela River is also known for several niche fisheries, including freshwater drum, carp, suckers, and others.
Parks, Trails, and Access Points
The Upper Monongahela River Water Trail includes 68 miles of the upper river from Fairmont, West Virginia to Maxwell Lock & Dam near Luzerne, Pennsylvania.
In Fairmont, Palatine Park includes fishing access, a boat launch, and other resources.
Downriver from Fairmont is Pricketts Fork State Park. The park marks the southern end of the Mon River South Rail Trail. The trail follows the river northward to Morgantown and on to Star City.
In Morgantown, Caperton Trail Park provides access to the Morgantown tailwater. A short distance downriver, a public fishing area is located near Morgantown Energy Associates.
Nearby, Hazel Ruby McQuain Park and Amphitheater hosts local festivals, weddings, and other events. Near Suncrest, WVU Core Arboretum contains spectacular displays of trees and shrubs.
At Van Voorhis Trailhead, a small park includes parking, a fishing pier, small boat launch area, and Mon River Trail access. Across the river is Fort Martin boat launch ramp.
Just above the West Virginia-Pennsylvania state line at Pool 8 is Port Marion ball park, boat launch ramp, and pier. A short distance downstream is Two Rivers Campground and Marina.
Below Point Marion, Friendship Hill National Historic Site occupies more than 600 acres along the eastern bank of the Monongahela.
At Rices Landing, the Greene River Trailhead provides parking and access to the Greene River Trail. At Millsboro, Greene Cove Yacht Club lies near the mouth of South Fork Ten Mile Creek.
Downstream is East Fredericktown boat ramp.
In California, Wyatt Park provides riverfront access with a launch area and pier.
In Monessen, a boat launch and fishing area is available for anglers and boaters.
In Monongahela, Gallatin Community Park includes riverfront properties and a boat ramp. A second ramp for launching boats is located on the opposite side of the river. Downriver, the Monongahela Aquatorium is a popular outdoor venue for festivals and other events.
Below Monongahela, Whetzel Preserve is comprised of three miles of steeply wooded, scenic hillsides along the Monongahela River. The 212-acre property, commonly known as "Mon Valley Slopes" or "Elkhorn Slopes" is owned by Allegheny Land Trust.
In Burnola, Carousel Marina maintains boats slips along the river.
At the confluence of the Youghiogheny River with the Monongahela, is the McKeesport Access boat ramp. Across the Youg is McKees Point Marina and McKees Point Trailhead.
At Homestead, is a public access area includes Homestead Labyrinth, Rivers of Steel: Pump House & Water Tower, site of the 1892 Battle of Homestead, and Great Allegheny Passage trail access. Across the river is the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark.
Just downstream is Duck Hollow Trail Access area with parking and access to Nine Mile Run. The Duck Hollow Trail leads downstream to the Gleenwood Bridge near West Homestead.
Across the river, below West Homestead, Great Allegheny Passage connects to the Three Rivers Heritage Trail.
As the Monongahela nears Pittsburgh, the river becomes busy. Southside Marina is located on the final bend (mile 4) before the city. The City of Pittsburgh maintains a boat launching ramp in the first mile of the river.
Point State Park is located where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers come together to form the Ohio. Point State Park is the terminus of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail.
Monongahela River Facts
In January, 1956, a TB-25N medium bomber ditched in the Monongahela River near Homestead, Pennsylvania, and was lost. According to reports, two of the six occupants did not survive the frigid waters of the river. Known locally as the "Monongahela River Ghost Bomber," the plane wreckage has never been found.
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[Previously posted at The Times of Israel: http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/international-house-of-prayer/]
Ohr Hachayim Deuteronomy: Vezot Habrachah
International House of Prayer
"For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations." -Isaiah 56:7
There is much written in the Bible, the Talmud and later Rabbinic literature as to the place of the Jewish people amongst the nations. One of the most direct lines is God's statement that the Jews shall become "a nation of priests" (Kohanim). Many of us are familiar with the term "Kohen" (priest) and the exalted status they have in Jewish history and society. However, what many may have forgotten is that the root of the word, the formative verb, is "lekhahen" (to serve).
Simply put, the nation of Israel is meant to serve the nations of the world. To be a beacon of wisdom, morality, justice and kindness. Not a far off, distant light that gives no warmth, but a close, approachable hearth that welcomes those that wish to warm themselves and learn and share in our experiences. To set an example of families, communities and hopefully a country worth emulating. To assist others in connecting to our positive values and historic lessons.
The Ohr Hachayim (on Deuteronomy 33:7) goes even further in his analysis. Not only is there a need by the nations of the world for the Jewish people, there is a symbiotic and even an eschatologically (look it up…) dependent relationship. Jews need the Gentiles and cannot fulfill their mission without them. The most poignant example, the one that the Ohr Hachayim highlights, is the story of Ruth the Moabite (see my ongoing novelization).
He claims that while the tribe of Judah was destined to produce the king of Israel, that destiny would never come to play until the Gentile, Ruth the Moabite, brought her unique spark to the people of Israel. Only then could Jewish and world history follow its course and lead to a better future.
May we live to see Isaiah's prophecy fulfilled, that the House of God in Jerusalem shall truly be a House of Prayer for all the nations.
Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach,
To my Gentile friends and readers. You are sparks that I'm honored to glean much light from.


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Monday night saw the Geezers launch The Pun – their Calendar Boys calendar for 2016, at the Eleanor Arms in Old Ford Road. This time they kept their clothes on! Full of revealing picturesRead more
Geezers get a Sneak Preview
Artist Louise Gridley gave the Geezers a sneak preview of The Pun, their Bare-All 2016 Calendar at last Tuesday's meeting. The Calendar was greeted with universal enthusiasm. Shot in the local Eleanor Arms, The PunRead more


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How to Deal with a Child with Persistent Slow Rate of Learning
By Roberta Southworth on Mar 10, 2010 with Comments 0
If the child's learning rate remains slow despite appropriate teaching, the situation should be reassessed. It is important to give this feedback to the parents and/or the child's physician so that a medical reassessment can take place at regular monitoring reviews. The child's hearing and vision might need to be checked by a specialist or possibly an evaluation by an educational psychologist might be needed. This requires the teacher to refer the pupil to the special needs teacher and/or child's physician. Consider whether the child is receiving the appropriate level of special needs support and whether he has an individual education plan (IEP) in place.
About a third of children with ADHD have coexisting specific learning difficulties over and above their problems with concentration. There needs to be careful assessment of these and the child's overall level of intelligence in order to understand these difficulties better. The use of medication should not be viewed as a panacea, but it can make a very significant difference to a child's difficulties, and thus his progress.
Children with ADHD and specific learning difficulties need support for both problems. They need support with their ADHD, with structure and an understanding of ADHD, as well as medication where it is considered appropriate by the child's specialist and parents. Support is also required for their specific learning difficulties – their associated dyslexia, mathematics difficulties, handwriting problems, and so on. They are doubly disadvantaged and it is absolutely essential that they are able to concentrate fully so that they can cope better with, and overcome, their associated specific learning difficulties.
It is crucial, therefore, for you to determine the most appropriate, individual support for these children. Target the pupil's areas of weakness and play to his strengths, particularly determining whether he is a stronger visual or auditory learner. A child with short-term memory issues will need repetition and one-to-one support.
By evaluating the child's precise difficulties, a more open-minded and appropriate response to him can be made. Following a specialist educational assessment, the areas in which the pupil needs support can be more clearly identified and you can focus more specifically on these areas of weakness.
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From Press Releases
The Cabrini men's lacrosse team will make its 10th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday when it hosts local rival Widener University at Edith Robb Dixon Field in the first round. Game time against the Pride is to be determined.
Cabrini (12-5) punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a 9-6 win against Marywood University in the championship game of the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Tournament on May 7. The victory clinched Cabrini's 11th straight CSAC crown under 11th-year head coach Steve Colfer.
Senior face-off specialist Joe Strain was named the game's most valuable player, winning 6-of-10 draw attempts and scooping a team-best six groundballs. Strain went 5-for-7 at the face-off in the fourth quarter.
Senior midfielder Paul Skulski (Garnet Valley) led the Cavaliers' offense, posting five points with three goals and two assists. Senior midfielder Dan Terenick (Ridley) tallied four points, including the 100th of his career, with two scores and two helpers.
Sophomore goalkeeper Erick Zarzecki recorded 11 saves for the Blue & White in the victory.
Cabrini and Widener has a brief history playing one another in the NCAA Tournament. The Cavaliers claimed their first national postseason win in program history with a 13-8 victory versus the Pride in the 2003 first round.
Widener gears for Cabrini after winning MAC crown
Widener (15-2, 11-0 MAC) will make its ninth trip to the NCAA Tournament and has won two games. It notched an 11-9 victory at Kenyon in 2006 and an 8-5 triumph at Denison in 2007.
The Pride recorded their sixth league crown in seven years with Saturday's 11-6 triumph over Messiah. Senior Andrew Janusz (Easton) was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player after scoring three times Saturday. Junior Josh Fox (Lower Merion) and senior JJ Hoeffler each added two goals and an assist.
The victory extended Widener's school record for victories in a season to 15 as well as its team-best winning streak to 13. The Pride are now 22-3 all-time in the MAC Tournament and 11-1 in the championship game with no final held for their first two crowns.
The Pride entered the MAC Tournament as the top seed for the first time since 2006 and went undefeated in the league for the first time since 2003.
Widener gets a huge boost from senior Nick Politarhos (Ridley), who has enjoyed another standout campaign and is the anchor for one of the area's top defenses. The two-time Honorable Mention Preseason All-America leads the Pride with 26 caused turnovers and senior Matt Parrott (Downingtown West) is next with 25.
Fox paces Widener with 30 goals and 47 points with sophomore Johnny Casey (Abington) next at 27 and 45. Fox is tied for sixth in the league in goals, tied for sixth with 17 assists and fourth in points. Casey is 10th in the conference in goals, tied for third with 18 assists and tied for fifth in points.
Sophomore Bobby Schluter (Tatnall School) and freshman Mac Nestler have led a goalkeeping tandem that is first in the league with a 5.53 goals-against average.


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The other day I had a session with a client who told me she almost finished her blogged book. In fact, she'd been almost finished for five years.
This blogger and writer had just two chapters to complete until she could say, "Done!" But something happened when she reached that final stage, and she just didn't finish the manuscript.
As you enter the last week of National Book Blogging Month (NaBoBloMo), I want to encourage you not to make the same mistake. And it's a common one… Don't leave the last part of your book unwritten.
Finish writing your book! Complete your draft as you blog your book, and then revise your manuscript, have it edited, and, finally, publish it.
How to Get to Done
If you lack inspiration or motivation at this point in the NaBoBloMo challenge, don't give up! You can finish blogging your book. Here are five tips to help you get to "done."
1. Remember why you started blogging your book.
Purpose provides your strongest motivator. To feel re-inspired, remember the reason you wanted to write or blog a book. Finish so you fulfill that purpose.
Did you want to help your readers in some way? Did you want to start a movement? Did you want to further a cause? Keep this reason in mind. Better yet, write it on a Post-It Note, and stick it on your computer to see each time your sit down to write.
2. Move through your fear.
The number one reason most writers don't finish their work involves fear. Maybe you are afraid of:
- failure
- success
- judgement
- showing up or showing yourself
- liability
- hard work
Ask yourself this question: What is my payoff for leaving my blogged book incomplete? Your answer might surprise you. If you are afraid, your payoff might be, "I don't have to worry about an editor telling me the manuscript is no good." Or it could be, "I don't have to do the work of getting it published—and continuing to blog to promote the book."
Once you know your negative payoff, find a positive one. What's the payoff if you do finish blogging you book? It might be that you gain expert status, your message gets read, or you inspired people to change. Write the positive payoff on a Post-It Note as well and put it somewhere you will see it often as you work.
3. Celebrate your accomplishments.
Burnout can stop you from completing a project. You feel you've already done so much. You're tired. You're ready to be finished. You are more likely to experience burnout when you take on a month-long challenge like NaBoBloMo, which pushes you to complete a lot of work in a short amount of time.
Take a moment to acknowledge what you've accomplished to date. Assess:
- how much of your book you've blogged
- how many posts you've published
- the blogging schedule you've maintained
Then celebrate those accomplishments. Pat yourself on the back. Then go out to dinner, have some ice cream, go for a run or to a yoga class, call a friend to brag, go to a movie, or do whatever feels like a celebration to you.
Then go back to work and finish your blogged book.
4. Chunk down the remaining posts.
Overwhelm can get in the way of completing a book manuscript—no matter how you decide to write it. When you take on a challenge to write or blog a book in a short amount of time, like a month, you may find yourself feeling more overwhelmed than the average writer.
With just a few days to go before the end of NaBoBloMo, you might feel a bit more than overwhelmed, especially if you still have a good bit of your book to blog. You might feel panic. Don't!
First, realize that you can continue blogging you book for the next 30 days if necessary—or longer. Recommit to the process and give yourself a new deadline. Be prepared to stick to it.
To prepare, chunk down the remaining parts of your book into post-sized bits. Turn your large project into smaller pieces to eliminate overwhelm.
Determine exactly how many posts you need to write to complete your book. Then commit to a blogging schedule—two, three, four, or five days per week, for example. Now, divide the number of posts you need to write by the number of times per week you will publish posts. For example, if you have 20 more posts to write and you plan to publish posts twice per week, you need ten more weeks to finish blogging you book. (You can speed up the process by publishing posts more frequently. For instance, publish four times per week, and you'll finish in five weeks.) You now know exactly how long it will take you to complete your blogged book.
No more overwhelm. Just follow through on your commitment to write and publish the posts you planned on that schedule.
5. Have a version 1.0 attitude.
Perfectionism gets in the way of finishing a manuscript. Don't let a belief that your blogged book must be perfect get in the way of completing the project. If you think it must be perfect, you will struggle with each post of that blogged book, never believing it is good enough to publish. That will keep you from moving forward.
Remember: A blogged book constitutes the first draft of your book. Not the finished draft. Just get it blogged!
And here's an extra tip: Sit down and start writing. There's nothing like action to generate some energy for a project. Focus your attention on your blogged book, spend time working on it, and before you know it, you'll type the last word, and say, "Done!"
If you need some helping making it to the finish line, contact me for Blog or Blogged-book Coaching or for Inspired Results Coaching.


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During the 2016 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), Tencent Finance and the National School of Development at Peking University co-hosted a luncheon with the theme "Game · Reform — China's economic transformation and global governance", at which Vice-President Enoch Tsui of Ping An Puhui (PAPH) had an in-depth discussion with Cai E'sheng (Former Vice-Chairman of the CBRC), Edmund Phelps (winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences), David Daokui Li (Dean of Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University) and people from all walks of life about hot topics including China's economic transformation and inclusive finance, etc.
In the context of China's current economic transformation, the practice of inclusive finance has become particularly important. Key to boosting the development of the real economy is how to leverage the platform of inclusive finance to better support different sectors of society financially so that the masses can really have access to financial services.
Vice-President Enoch Tsui of PAPH says: "When the masses are focusing their eyes on macro-economic trends like GDP, actually many people, especially the young, find it difficult to get financial support and services to develop their own 'economy'. Therefore, PAPH wants to contribute to China's economic development in this respect, serving such groups of people who would have been disadvantaged in the market".
As a leading consumer finance service provider in China, PAPH is doing inclusive finance from two aspects. The first is " (inclusive)": The services cover a wide range of customers, from several thousand Yuan to several million Yuan, from tier-1&2 cities to tier-3&4 cities, or even to rural users; the other aspect is " (beneficial)": With the two business lines of Secured and Unsecured, integrated online & offline services, and powerful pre-loan/ amid-loan/ post-loan risk control system, PAPH allows its customers of various types to have access to more suitable financial services.
Statistics show that PAPH disbursed new loans worth a total of 83 billion Yuan in 2015, benefiting a population of 1.24 million people; while its disbursement volume is expected to reach 200 billion in 2016, covering 2.40 million people. In the future, PAPH will continue its efforts in exploration and innovation along the road of inclusive finance, providing loans and services to more people to help them realise their dreams.


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Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan remains in critical but stable condition, according to his publicist.
"There has been no change in Tracy's condition today," wrote Morgan's rep Lewis Kay in a written release. "From this point forward, we will only provide updates when there is new information to share."
Kay also dispelled rumors on Monday that the "SNL" and "30 Rock" star's leg needed to be amputated.
"Rumors about amputating his leg are completely fabricated," Kay wrote. "Tracy had surgery on his broken leg. We are working closely with the incredible staff at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital to share information when it is available."
Morgan and six others were inside a Mercedes Sprinter limo traveling in the northbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike in Cranbury, New Jersey Saturday morning when a Walmart truck crashed into it, causing it to flip and hit four other vehicles.
Morgan was critically hurt in the accident, suffering a broken leg, femur, nose and ribs. He was flown to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. Morgan's mentor and fellow comedian James "Jimmy Mack" McNair, 69, was killed in the crash.
Fellow passengers Jeffrey Millea and Ardie Fuqua, Jr. were also critically injured in the crash and remain hospitalized. Harris Stanton, another passenger, was treated and released on Sunday.
Kevin Roper, the 35-year-old driver of the Walmart truck, was arrested and charged with Death by Auto and Assault by Driving. According to a criminal complaint, Roper hadn't slept for at least 24 hours when the crash occurred. Investigators have not yet revealed however whether he fell asleep at the wheel.


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Pastor Appreciation Do's And Don'ts
DO — Tell your Pastor how very much you appreciate them and their families
DON'T — Tell them how much you enjoyed the speaker that replaced them last Sunday
DO — Give them a hug
DON'T — Give them a hug if you have a contagious cold, a festering wound, or mad cow disease
DO — Shake their hands
DON'T — Shake their hands with one of those metal zappy things or after changing a diaper
DO — Take them to dinner and ask what you can do to help carry their load
DON'T — Take them to dinner and stick them with the check
DO — Give them a card and a gift certificate
DON'T — Give them a card and one-way tickets to Boise, Idaho for the annual potato festival (unless they REALLY want to go)
DO — Send them a heartfelt or humorous e-card
DON'T — Send them a forwarded e-mail that promises them good luck in the future if they send it to ten people within the next ten minutes....or anything that has to do with the Taco Bell dog
DO — Send them a personal letter telling them how they have been an inspiration to you
DON'T — Send them a letter highlighting the grammatical errors in their latest sermons
DO — Cook them a meal or treat and deliver it to their home with a smile
DON'T — Cook them a meal or treat and deliver it to their home expecting to be invited in and proceed to spend the remainder of the evening with them
DO — Offer to do a household chore for them, such as: mowing, raking, or repair
DON'T — Surprise them with a do-it-yourself home makeover that involves paneling, liquid nails and a lot of feathers
DO — Give them a card with some cash
DON'T — Give them a card with a scratch and win lottery ticket
DO — Go up to them and tell them what a GREAT job they are doing!
DON'T — Go up to them and tell them what you did on your summer vacation, complete with scrapbook, souvenirs and slide show
If you truly appreciate your pastor:
DO — Take the time to do something,
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We've gathered many of the most popular in one place.
These resources vary from video walking tours to parking maps,
all with the intention of helping you have as much information as possible to make your trip to Stillwater a wonderful one!
Stillwater Steps Route: The historic Stillwater Steps are a popular walking tour of Stillwater. You probably know where a couple of sets of steps are but do you know where all five are located? This is the route to take if you would like to see all five sets and the great history along the way.
Visitor's Guide: The ultimate resource for visitors to Stillwater. This guide has the restaurant, boutique, and attractions listings as well as a fold-out map of historic downtown and a re-print of the historic walking tour downtown. We will happily mail visitor's guides to you!
Visitor Guide Parking Map: This map will tell you what you need to know for the best parking options in Stillwater. Watch for the parking ramp and the 24 hour parking locations for some of the best options. For an extended map, view/print the black & white tear-off map with hotel area as well as downtown.
Homes Tour (video): This is a set of videos you can watch on your smart phone that will lead you on a historic walking tour of the gorgeous historic homes in Stillwater. Pick the loop you want to visit and use the accompanying video to help learn about the history of the homes you see.
Downtown Tour (video): Another video tour that will give you wonderful history and insight into what you are seeing in downtown Stillwater. The "Birthplace of MN" is a gem of a town full of historic buildings, beautiful landscapes, fun boutiques, great things to do, and delicious restaurants. Watch and learn about what you are experiencing as you walk along.
City Trails Maps – Stillwater and Oak Park Heights: A convenient map of all the trails for walking or biking located in town.
Brown's Creek Nature Preserve Trails Map: This is a great little spot for cross country skiing in the winter or a summer walk and has Brown's Creek bike trail access.
Pike Point Park CC Trails Map: A map of the Cross Country skiing trails in Pike Point Park which is also where you can jump on the Gateway State Trail.
Gateway/Brown Creek's Trail Map: This popular bike trail is absolutely stunning! Grab a map to plan your route and parking locations. Don't forget to stop off in Stillwater for a bite to eat.
River City Sculpture Tour Map: Find 12 original sculptures throughout downtown Stillwater as part of a multi-city free public art tour.
St. Croix Scenic Byway Route Map: Meander along the St. Croix River roads from Point Douglas, MN to north of Hinkley, MN. Check out the Historical Travel Guide for route ideas and stories! Sawmill District central section features Stillwater. For fall colors, drive from Stillwater to Taylor's Falls!


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Date(s) - 04/07/2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
This is our parents-only group, now led by Rina Davis, that will take place the first Thursday of the month at 12pm via Zoom. This is a great way to get new ideas, get support, and connect with other parents who have adult children living at home.
Tickets are $20 per family. To purchase your tickets:
- Go to Meetup.com and create an account.
- Search groups for "Bay Area Neurodiverse Groups" or go to https://www.meetup.com/EvoLibri_Aspies/ and click on the "request to join" button.
- Click on the Parenting Beyond 18 event and purchase tickets online.
- You will receive an email with the Zoom information once you have registered.
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On a rare 'date night' (that's two sleepy parents who've managed to get the toddler to bed at a decent time) hubby and I watched the latest Beauty & the Beast. It's been a looooong time since I saw the original animation (in the cinema, with my BFF, Karen something) and I was amazed that I remembered all the songs. When it was announced, I'd had mixed feelings about making a live-action of Beauty and the Beast, I mean, what could it add to the original, which won Academy Awards, Grammy's and Golden Globes? However, I was pleasantly surprised by it's quality and I really enjoyed the small changes Emma Watson brought to 'Belle'. For those who've seen it, I'm sure you'll agree that Luke Evans as Gaston and Josh Gad as LeFou completely steal the show but the other thing which struck me was the relationship between Belle's father.
People will argue that the Beast, or even Belle herself, is the hero of this movie (certainly in the updated version, Belle is more than capable of handling herself) but I have to argue that the unacknowledged hero of both movies is actually Maurice, Belle's father. I thought on Father's Day it seemed apt to look at this Daddy's Girl and what a Daddy's love for his daughter.
One of the main differences between the animated and live action movies is that Belle is the inventor, not Maurice, who is an artist. This obviously plays out later, to explain why Belle's such an outcast and Maurice is considered 'unusual', but whether she's reading a book, inventing a washing machine or generally discussing what she wants to do with her life, Maurice supports her. He agrees, it's HER life to do with as she chooses.
I suppose having a daughter myself now, and seeing the encouragement my husband gives her daily (if there's a higher branch to climb, he'll tell her to do it, but always makes sure she knows he's there if she falls) this really struck me. In how many other Disney movies, or movies in general, does the father give unconditional encouragement to his daughter's dreams and ideas, especially when they run so contrary to the expectations of society. There are not that many which spring to mind.
Maurice loves his daughter, that's obvious but for me it's shown in the number of sacrifices he's willing to make for her. In the live action movie, there's a scene explaining what happened to Belle's mother and how Maurice was forced to leave Paris for his daughter's safety during a plague outbreak, choosing to settle in the country to ensure her health. He had to leave his beloved wife behind, to die alone and this is played with nuance by Kevin Kline. So there's poor Maurice, having to care for an infant whilst also grieving for his wife and his life in Paris, whilst settling in a village with locals who consider him more than a little strange and are not the most welcoming.
However, the ultimate sacrifice Maurice makes is when Gaston asks, then demands, Belle's hand in marriage. Each time Maurice says no, even though he knows it may cost him his freedom, even his life. He loves his daughter so much, her safety and happiness is paramount to him, and he does what's best for her without a second though as to what it will cost him. Can you imagine a greater love? It's one thing to sacrifice your life, and certainly that's been portrayed numerous times in films (think the mum in Findig Nemo), but to allow yourself to in institutionalised whilst sane and worrying about your daughters safety, that's a fathers love. He's the ultimate, unsung (I think he really is, as he's about the only one without a theme) hero of the story.
So, what's th e post of this slightly rambling post? Well, it's a Fathers Dat, a day to acknowledge all the sacrifices, both little and big that our father's make for us – be it working a job they hate in order to pay for things for their children, sharing their cake after a little one drops theirs, even getting up early to take the children downstairs so us mums can have a much-needed lay in. I watch my husband with our daughter – he's constantly striving to be a better dad, to push her to be the best she can and ignore anyone who tells her what she can't do. He's as fierce a feminist as I am. He has a level of patience I envy and loves getting stuck in with the toddlers latest game, be it a tea party for her imaginary friends or going on a bear hunt, he's by her side and she adores him for it. He gets up in the night to chase away monsters and as soon as he gets home is dragged into games which he throws itself into without a thought of how exhausted he as. His only reward is a cheeky smile, raspberry blown at him & the ultimate 'love you, daddy!' As the toddler flings her arms around his neck. He's mostly definitely hers, mine & the pups hero.
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U.S. inaugurates new $5.2m medic warehouse
Officials from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) joined Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole to commission a central medical storage facility that will enable the Ministry to supply quality, life-saving health commodities to millions of Nigerians.
The $5.2 million Lagos Federal Medical Warehouse facility was constructed in partnership with Nigeria's Ministry of Health and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an international health financing organization.
In a statement from the US Embassy in Abuja of Friday, the new Lagos facility provides critical storage space for public health commodities at the central level, enabling the Ministry to ensure the provision of quality, life-saving health commodities for Nigerians through a central facility.
With the opening of this warehouse, the Ministry of Health can safely store the medicines required to meet Nigeria's annual needs for public health commodities in the foreseeable future.
"This increase in the availability of high quality commodities will save lives from the lack of medications and proliferation of counterfeit products," USAID Health, Population and Nutrition Office Director Heather Smith-Taylor said at the ceremony.
The 3,500 square meter structure was shipped to Nigeria for on-site assembly, and features smooth dust-free floor surfaces, temperature regulating systems, security systems, thermal insulated ceilings, and warehouse handling equipment.
Cutting the ribbon at the ceremony, Honorable Minister Adewole said his Ministry will be "highly involved in the logistics" of the warehouse.
"We will continue to offer support, monitor leakages, and the expiration of commodities to ensure better health care for our citizens," he said.
This new facility is the second of its kind in Nigeria. The Abuja Premier Medical Warehouse was commissioned in 2017 by USAID Mission Director Stephen M. Haykin and Honorable Minister Adewole. The two facilities are built to international standards to ensure the safe and efficient storage of medicines and other pharmaceutical products for effective distribution across Nigeria.
With the Ministry's approval, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through USAID and the Global Fund provided support for the construction of the warehouses in both Abuja and Lagos.


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It Was The Best Of Times
… it was the worst of times.
There has never been a worse time to be involved with the games industry. Whether you're a consumer or a developer, a punter or publisher, we are all infected by a creeping malcontent. The combination of a double-dip recession, ageing console technology and poorly financed corporate monoliths have left us with an industry that's too scared to try anything new; where the almighty COD buck has shaped the very creativity and structure of an art-form, leaving anything with a jot of personality or artistic ambition dead on arrival. If it even gets to arrive in the first place.
And yet there has never been a better time to be involved with the games industry. Everywhere you turn there are newer and even more exciting ways to play. The world's biggest games are entirely independent. The download space is offering artists the room and viability to create and sell without the financial restraints and pressures of publishers. The App Store is the most risk-free environment ever for game developers. This year alone has already seen masterpieces like Journey, Fez and Trials Evolution appearing and dominating through non-traditional channels.
Extremes, maybe, but I've heard both positions discussed passionately numerous times over the past few months. So here we actually stand, then, in the strangest of dichotomies. While the counter-arguments are obvious (COD's actually a fantastic product year-on year, and there are enough terrible indie games to drown Fez a thousand times over), we're certainly in odd and unsettled times. For every studio closure or teal-tinged military trailer eliciting echoed groans across comment sections and message boards the internet over, there's a Kickstarter-funded Wasteland sequel in the works or a space-spanning megagame being dreamed up by young creative like Mojang.
So what the hell happens next?
Comparing the games industry to movie history is often clumsy, but there are clear similarities here to the cinema's own independent movement in the '20s, which saw the likes of Chaplin and Griffith rise up against the stifling studio system to form their own, United Artists, and maintain control of their work and integrity.
While there's nothing as specific as UA driving the divide between publisher-funded game development and the burgeoning indie space (although Valve isn't far off), the sentiment is the same. There's a large band of folks on both sides of the development fence that don't want to play by the old rules any more. When Notch tweets something like "Indies are saving gaming. EA is methodically destroying it," the world is listening and taking note.
Where does that actually leave gamers, though? The whole art-versus-commerce and art-as-commerce arguments are fascinating for some to mull over and worthy topics of debate among outspoken and fiercely intelligent developers, but what about the guys and girls holding the controllers, clicking the mice and spending the money?
What about those who crave big-budget quality and ideas-driven gameplay? Just one generation ago Ikaruga, Ico and Viewtiful Joe were as much a part of the gaming spectrum as Halo and GTA, a time when stories like the infamous Capcom Five didn't sound like the ideas of madmen but genuine business powerplays. The indie space is a fruitful garden of art and ambition, but sometimes the greatest ideas need the budgets to back them up.
Of course, it's the classic Catch-22 that's caused the creativity to dry up. Risky game doesn't sell - don't make any more risky games - make generic game instead - audience demands more creativity. Luck out and you get Medal Of Honor sales, and those clamouring for Mirror's Edge 2 sound a lot quieter as the millions roll in. Get it wrong and you've got Homefront and another shut-down studio.
If the traditional publishing model has stopped working - and it clearly has - then where does the next wave of truly ambitious triple-A titles actually come from? Look at this year's schedule. The most interesting 'normal' games? Probably BioShock Infinite and Dishonored. One of which is an (admittedly very different) third entrant in an established franchise, and the other, while potentially glorious, has so many borrowed parts it should have bolts through its neck and a flat-top haircut.
The last big new IP to truly make waves was Assassin's Creed, a game that effectively saved Ubisoft at a time of its own financial uncertainty. It could so easily have gone the other way. It's no wonder the publishers are scared to take risks - it's not just shareholders and fat cats they need to appease; there are hundreds of jobs at stake every single time they release a game. It's just not a sustainable way to do business any more, and that's a situation where no one wins, least of all the gamers.
Some argue that free-to-play is the new playground for the triple A. While few would question the technical prowess of the likes of Firefall and CryEngine 3-powered Mechwarrior Online, there's an inherent artlessness to game design that builds its business model into the very way it's played. The best examples will avoid this and could well forge an exciting new future for gamers and businesses alike.
By incorporating the money-making systems in ways that aren't remotely detrimental to the experience, the best free-to-play games will soar - in fact they already are. There'll be so many crafty, manipulative me-too offerings, though, that it's hard to see free-to-play being the new standard, especially when the vocal minority start to pick holes in the value of every new game's in-app purchases.
Perhaps, then, it's best to take a look at Hollywood again. After the 80's and 90's saw blockbuster cinema rapidly turning into vapid Happy Meal-backed, Rayban-sporting 'products' rather than pieces of art, it took television, HBO and The Sopranos to give discerning audiences that combination of sheen and artistry they were clearly demanding. Fast forward a decade or so and long-form serialised drama is the norm, to the point where all but the biggest movie stars have found themselves a TV platform to boost their credibility - unthinkable just a few years prior.
So what will our HBO be? It's too often said that gaming hasn't had its Citizen Kane moment yet, but have we had our Sopranos? Is it coming? Does it even need to? Well something's got to give. We're on the precipice of change, where the true 'next big thing' is just on the horizon, but no one knows, no one really knows, what that will actually be.
And I suppose that's the real beauty of videogames. As dark as the outlook can seem sometimes, or indeed as fresh and vibrant as the world of indies so often is, the form is evolving, shifting and mutating at such a rate that we can never be sure of where the next explosion will be. Only that there will be one.
I've heard the argument before that gaming is still finding its own voice, and only then will it truly mature. I hope it never does. It might be the best of times, it might be the worst of times, but for this medium, it's always the most fascinating of times. I can't wait to see what's next.


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On his way to celebrate his 16th birthday, Rory comes across a scruffy naked girl on the beach. Immediately intrigued, he smuggles her home and soon discovers she's even stranger than he first thought – she's never eaten cake before, takes huge bites out of a block of butter, drinks vast quantities of water, and immerses herself in next door's pond at the first opportunity. It turns out that she's a Mer princess who, unbeknownst to the other mermaids, has made the irreversible decision to 'surface' – to grow legs and live among 'Walkers'. Lorali's devastated mother Queen Keppel is desperately worried that she's been captured like her own poor mother, who was horribly tortured by pirates; her skeleton is still attached to the front of their ship. Rory knows that he must keep Lorali's presence a secret but when he goes to his friend Finn for help, it transpires that Finn's 'mad' grandfather knows rather a lot about her. As Rory and Lorali fall in love, Keppel goes to increasingly extreme lengths to find her, causing much trauma and incurring the wrath of the Mer people.
Laura Dockrill has created a richly detailed and fascinating Mer world. We find out that the first mermaid came about when hundreds of fish kissed a murdered woman on the mouth, blowing air into her lungs; no one is born into the Mer world, they're people who've been considered worthy enough to be 'saved' at sea and remain the age that this happened; they must all go through a resolution ceremony which reveals their personality, innermost thoughts, and details of their whole life. Lorali fled to the human world just after her resolution – so what was revealed that made her do this?
The story is told by three narrators: Rory, the Sea, and Lorali. Using the Sea is a particularly useful device as it can see things even if only a small amount of it is present – so for instance we learn the goings on in a hotel room where a mermaid is staying as she has seawater there to protect her tail. There's also a wonderful range of other characters including pirates (bad and very bad), revolting sirens, a traitorous friend and a celebrity-obsessed mermaid (who provides much humour). Lorali is a highly inventive, sometimes rather dark, but always entertaining, read.


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Written January 20, 2009. Tagged Annoyances, iPhone.
The iPhone is a great ebook reader in theory, but I haven't found a good way to read PDF content so far.
There are a ton of file manager apps like Air Sharing ($4.99; I got it when it was free) and Files Lite (free) that can show PDF files without conversion. You can also open PDFs via mail, stored as data in bookmarks etc.
Browsing the PDFs is fast, and the rendering is beautiful. However:
The PDF viewing in these apps is not optimized for reading. This is a general issue I have with many iPhone apps. There are many constraints, like the small screen and slow input, that should be paid more respect.
These apps all seem to use the same PDF view, which wastes a lot of space on a gray background and dropshadows. And when you've zoomed in to get at the content, this wasted space means you must be careful to only scroll vertically or the good parts go offscreen (tip: scroll with your finger against the edge of the screen).
My ideal iPhone PDF reader would have no such wasted space. Preferably it should hide a big chunk of the PDF margins, too, assuming they have no content.
Also, since you often need to zoom in beyond the width of a line of text to see it clearly, it should have simple navigation where you can tap once to go one screenful (minus some overlap for context) towards the end of the line, then once you've reached the end of the line, tap again to go to the start of the line and down one screenful, etc.
There should also be a rotation lock, so you can read on your side in bed.
I haven't seen such an app, but I hope someone would make one – I'm sure a lot of people would be happy to pay for it.


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I was going to post some engagement pictures, but didnt get home last night until late... & still waiting for Google Reader to update my account for more space... so I just wanted to share this little excerpt that I read... thought it was pretty good stuff... Happy Thursday everyone!!
I set out to look for God, figuring if he was out there, I would find him. I would climb as high & for as long as it might take, having no idea how long & how grueling that journey would become.
What I found was a trail that waded through disappointment & lonliness. I made wrong turns & met a few people who tried to discourage me. But I was driven on by the memory of His being there - back before things broke - & encourage by those who helped me climb higher. I learned many things about myself, some good, some not so good. But I did find God, in the end....
....right where I had left him.
-Excerpt from Dont Let me Go by David Pierce
Thursday, June 30, 2011
..where I left him...
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A friend told me that Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was going to give a
discourse on Vigyan Bhairav Tantra. What is that?
Excerpts from an article in Speaking Tree, "We can translate the expression Vigyan Bhairav Tantra as the technique of developing insight into the pure consciousness. This expression is actually the title of a text from ancient India gathered from a book entitled Rudrayamala Tantra. This book offers 112 highly simple but profound meditation techniques that can help develop an awareness about the inner Self of a person.
is one of the most widely commented book on which a lot of authors
have written treatises and explanatory notes. The book occurs as a
conversation between Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati. The dialogue is
an attempt by Lord Shiva to talk on some of the profound issues asked
by Parvati including the nature of the Supreme Intelligence, Ultimate
Truth and the Source of All Things in the Universe.
central message of all the Vedic truths indicate that all the beings
have evolved from the common source that is the absolute reality. The
essence of life on this earth consists of understanding this profound
truth and going back to the same source from which we came thereby
completing the cycle of births and deaths.
The most profound key concept of Hinduism acknowledges that though God is worshipped, enjoyed, interacted with and heralded in several forms, all these forms are but the manifestations of the same absolute reality that is beyond the perception of the ordinary senses."
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I searched the net found this wonderful commentary by OSHO.
Downloaded book from www.oshorajneesh.com
and sharing with you. Courtesy and copyright them
was the first book by Osho that I read. Enjoyed every minute of it,
so much wisdom in his words. It was now obvious to me why he was so
popular. Since the motto of my life is sharing present volume one of
this wonderful book.
book is a series of talks given from 01/10/72 pm to 01/03/73 pm. It
has 40 chapters and is 541 pages. Credit and copyrights lie with the
OSHO Ashram.
your benefit have highlighted words of wisdom in yellow in attached
PDF. Here are some beautiful quotes from the book -
means technique. So this treatise is a scientific one. Tantra is
science, tantra is not philosophy.
pg 6 The very words VIGYANA BHAIRAVA TANTRA mean the technique of going beyond consciousness. VIGYANA means consciousness, BHAIRAVA means the state which is beyond consciousness, and TANTRA means the method: the method of going beyond consciousness. This is the supreme doctrine – without any doctrine.
33 Yoga also works on breath, but the work of yoga and tantra is
basically different. Yoga tries to systematize breathing. Tantra is
concerned not with any systematization of breath,
with using breath just as a technique to turn inward.
35 Buddha tried particularly to use this method, so this method has
become a Buddhist method. Because this technique is the first
technique mentioned by Shiva, many Buddhists have claimed that this
book, VIGYANA BHAIRAVA TANTRA, is a Buddhist book, not a Hindu book.
The whole Zen technique is based on the 4th technique of Shiva.
fifth technique was given to Pythagoras. It was given in Egypt but
the technique was Indian.
60 The gland between the two eyebrows is called the pineal gland, is
the third eye of the Tibetans - SHIVANETRA: eye of the Shiva, of the
81 For Indian thought everything is just a device for meditation. We
are not concerned about it being true or untrue. We are concerned
about its utility in transforming man.
87 There are two source religions Hindu and Jewish. All religions
born out of Hinduism believe in rebirth. All religions born out of
Jewish thinking - Islam and Christianity believe in one life.
104 Now you can understand why so much attention is given to a
straight spine, because with a straight spine less and less is
covered, so gravity affects you less.
18 Accept, move deep, go to the very roots. This is tantra. Tantra
stands for deep experiences. Anything experienced can be transcended.
Anything suppressed can never be transcended.
127 That is why Zen monks consider tea to be sacred.
pg 129 In the old tantra and yoga schools they used many bones. Even now a tantric is found with a man's skull. Really, ie to help concentration from inside.
133 In a deep embrace in an act of sex a women will close her eyes.
Really they cannot love with open eyes. With closed eyes, they feel
the body more within.
152 The third eye is the infinite space which has penetrated in you.
Once this space is known you will never be the same again.
156 There exists no such thing as meditation in Christianity.
168 That is why Mahavir and Buddha talked about nonviolence. It was
to create a more loving attitude towards life.
176 By centering I mean your consciousness not moving in different
177 Love means giving, lust means getting. Love is surrender, lust is
aggression. In devotion you surrender yourself completely.
197 This Vigyan Bhairava Tantra was translated into English by Paul
Reps. He wrote a book ZEN FLESH, ZEN Bones and in the appendix
included Vigyan Bhairava Tantra.
202 Tantra says in the sex act be meditative. Feel the whole
phenomena as holy; do not feel guilty.
208 When you reflect at the end of the day look at the whole thing as
if you were looking indifferently at a film.
220 Do not do anything with anger. Suppression is nothing but
224 Western psychology does not believe in the being of man, it
believes only in the mind.
226 Now the East is penetrating the Western mind deeply and that too
without any violence. And sooner or later Western psychology will
have to come with concepts on how to transcend the mind.
229 Nagarjuna was one of the great masters India has produced - of
the calibre of Buddha, Mahavir and Krishna.
233 George Gurdieff learnt made these techniques popular in the West.
He learnt these techniques from Buddhist lamas in Tibet. Many seekers
in the West came to realize the center through these techniques. He
called them stop exercises, but source of these exercises was Vigyana
Bhairava Tantra. Buddhist and Sufis both borrowed from this book.
269 That is why psychology could not be developed in India.
282 Love gives you feeling of being needed. That is why in love one
becomes or feels less afraid.
286 So those traditions which are against sex will be against the
287 Tantra says, if you move into meditation sex will disappear
308 The third eye belongs to the subtle body. With the third eye
functioning, when you look at a person, you look at the soul not the
body. With the third eye you begin to see auras.
309 What was the reason Buddha would not initiate women?
310 Tantra makes no differentiation between man and woman.
311 In Tibet there were even surgical operations for the third eye.
In India we have been using sandalwood powder and other things, ghee
and other things, just on the third eye spot. We call this mark a
315 Remember never use your energy to dominate anyone.
320 When your energy moves through the third eye, you will come to
know a light without source. That is why Upanishads say God is source
less light.
341 Buddha focuses on the end - death. Tantra focuses on the
beginning - life. And tantra is more scientific than Buddha because
it is always good to begin at the begining.
346 Modern physiology is known through dissection, but ancient
physiology was known through meditation, not dissection.
371 Tantra says do not try to control, try to understand.
pg 382 The whole thinking of Tantra is positive. That is why the term used is 'soundfullness'.
409 So the Christian attitude of condemnation, of sin, or of such
other religious attitudes is totally a lie to tantra, because if you
condemn something you also become divided internally.
413 Why GARBHABRAHA in a temple.
424 Tantra says whatever you are accept it, do not create any ideals.
Read chapter 33 'The spirituality of the Tantric sex act'.
Read chapter 34 'Cosmic orgasm through Tantra'.
499 Shankara has based his whole philosophy based on this technique.
509 The role of the Guru is to give you a glimpse of the real - not a
teaching but give you an awakening.
523 In India we have called this world not a creation of God but a
play, a game, a LEELA.
571 A buddha is without moods.
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