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Posted by Yohannes Zewde 21 June 2012
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How to tell if you have a drinking problem and what to do about it
"Am I an alcoholic?" Lionel asked me with a tinge of desperation. "Mark, do you think I've got a drinking problem?"
'Alcoholic' is a scary label. It conjures up images of diseased livers, shattered lives with ruined relationships, discarded careers, always being at the whim of the demon drink, never being your own person, enslaved to the dictates of alcohol. I studied his face: Broken veins, dark under-eye circles, sunken cheeks. Lionel was thirty.
"Firstly," I said, "alcoholism isn't something you have, it's something you do. There is no definitive 'alcohol gene' (1), and it's not a disease any more than chronic smoking is a 'disease' (2). But you know, of course, that it can kill you slowly. The fact that you are here, Lionel, wanting help shows me you feel drinking is a problem. Answer me these questions."
Are you an alcoholic?
"Okay Lionel, an alcoholic makes booze a big part of their life. How much of a part does alcohol play in your life?"
Lionel looked at me for a moment. "Huge. In fact, I have to organize my whole life around it."
Ask yourself the same question. Do you have to plan your life around your drinking? I asked him these questions and I'm also asking you:
Lionel replied "yes" to every question. But if you agree with any of the above, you may well have a problem with drink. So what should you do?
Tip 1: Admit you have a problem
I'm naturally wary of labels; I know how powerful they can be. How they can become self-fulfilling ("What do you expect? I'm an alcoholic!") and how they can induce us to feel that a temporary state is a permanent feature. However, denial, self-delusion, and deceit mean that we may avoid addressing what has become an issue. The fact that you are reading this at all probably means you are at the stage where you realize that alcohol has become problematic.
Tip 2: Seek support
If alcohol really has become a problem (as it is for millions) and you feel you really can't manage it alone, then get help. Find a solution-focused therapist who will actively work to deal with your thinking, assist you in meeting your basic emotional needs, and also help you avoid relapse. Confide in friends or relatives and tell people you are cutting down (or stopping altogether?). If other people know, they can make allowances by not encouraging you to go to the bar every night or plying you with booze.
Tip 3: Stop drinking - one day at a time
Take a look at my other alcohol-related articles:
For ideas on how to discover what drinking is really trying to achieve for you and how to meet those needs in ways that don't damage you and your life. There's also a free relaxation audio session you can listen to instantly as part of the alcohol withdrawal article.
Tip 4: Take time off from drinking
This one sounds so obvious, doesn't it? If you're an alcoholic, you should abstain from drink. But what I mean is, right now, ditch the self-deceit. Decide to have three or four alcohol-free days a week. Alcohol is literally a poison - hence the 'toxin' in 'intoxicated'. Your body and brain need to recover - other people need to see that you can be booze-free. You need time and clarity to attend properly to your life. Of course, the more time you take off from drinking, the healthier you'll become.
Tip 5: Lead yourself not into temptation
Don't let yourself go into situations where you might be tempted to drink. Rather than thinking: "I won't drink at the party tonight." - don't go to the party. Seriously. Not until you're well on the way to no longer being alcohol-dependent. Rather than thinking: "I'll buy this wine and beer for the weekend, but won't drink it before." - don't buy it before the weekend. Take time out from drinking and don't fool yourself into getting into a situation that you can't resist.
Tip 6: Use the power of your mind to help you say, "No!"
The more you envisage something, the more likely you are to behave easily in the way you've imagined. Learn self-hypnosis to help you strengthen your resolve to come off and stay off alcohol. Here's a free three-minute audio relaxation session taster which will help you begin to say no to alcohol more easily in situations that would have caused you problems in the past:
Lionel no longer drinks half a bottle of gin a day. He's stopped downing a bottle of wine in the evenings and the five or six beers he'd "not really enjoy" at lunchtime. He has got his life back, won his freedom.
You may be an alcoholic at the moment, but with will, courage, fortitude, and resolution, you can stop - and it may prove to be easier than you thought.
Although some people may be more susceptible than others, we none of us are born alcoholics. No 'alcoholics gene' has ever been discovered.
The 'alcohol as disease' metaphor can be helpful up to a point for some people and is an idea adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous.
Posted by Yohannes Zewde 21 June 2012
By Happiness
Every one want to love and to be loved, but sometimes you love someone who loves you back, or you love someone who has a little interest about you. In order to maintain love between you and your lover, In order to keep those romance alive and to win his or her heart, here are some tips of romance which will make you winning his or her whole heart.
For a Woman to her Lover
For a Man to his Lover
This were some of the tips to maintain your romance
I hope they will help you in your relationship.
Feel free for any comments or questions ... Aimee mc; happiness


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Before you start using a payroll software, you have to make sure the software actually meets your needs. Determine what you need the software to do. If the software does not meet your needs, it will not be effective for your business. Payroll software could include these features:
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Nalanda's wish list
Sometimes, people ask Nalanda which items they could sponsor. For instance, over the winter holidays Nalanda's workshop was very grateful to receive a new bicycle cart from a generous donor. In this way we can deliver our packages to Lavaur's post office in a green and cost-efficient way. It saves Nalanda around € 2,50 every trip and helps to keep the workshop manager fit.
If you also like to donate specific objects rather than more general projects: Nalanda's managers responsible for housing, kitchen, garden, IT, workshop and transport have made a selection of items that the monastery needs in the coming months. The list has a wide range of items within in a broad range of prices.
Thank you for your attention and support.
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We would like to buy a second-hand sewing machine. This sewing machine will be used to maintain our dormitory tents, but also for items like meditation cushions, mattresses, etc.


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Firstly, a belated Happy New Year to everyone.
You may have noted things have been rather quiet around these parts. I have decided to cut down my online presence as I felt I was saturating my work by posting on the FB page, modelling forums and here. It seems best to focus on one place, and those that are interested will find me here, on the blog. I also needed the Christmas period to rid myself of some demons, so it's fair to say 2017 feels like a real fresh start.
So, to kick things off…. those of you that read the model railway magazines may have seen I had an article in this months Railway Modeller on the goods stock for Cwm Prysor. It was an interesting article to write and I can't thank Steve Flint and Railway Modeller enough for giving me the opportunity to share my ramblings. What is nice is that this article, and the subsequent two I've written, are all gearing up for the big one…'Cwm Prysor' which will be appearing in the Modeller (probably next year).
As for Cwm Prysor, I took a break from the layout over Christmas, but since the New Year progress has been coming on well. The platform is now in place, the landscape is fully formed around it and we even have the shelter in place (courtesy of Geoff Taylor). The station area has had plasticard added so there is a nice flat base for the station building, plus a seamless join into the level crossing.
Recent work though has seen the dilapidated snow defences put into place. I've seen a photo from around 1910 where these sleeper defences are all standing in place, neat and proper. By the 1950s though, they were really uncared for and that is how they are represented on the layout. Special thank to Tim Horn for supplying the laser cut sleepers.
Finally, I've begun work on the over bridge at the Blaenau end of the layout. Tim kindly laser cut the MDF pieces for the buttresses to my specifications. The bridge itself I have no photos of it, so I've based it on the one further down the line at Capel Celyn. The girders are by plaststruct with 20 thou plasticard on top. The railings are from Geoff Taylor's etched range of building accessories. These need shortening which will be done tomorrow, before I primer the girder/railings and spray satin black. The buttresses will be coated in Das modelling clay, and then a few weeks later the stone work will be scribed.
Everything is coming together nicely, I've ordered the scenic bits to do the lake and stream and all the grass work is here for when it's needed. So there is lots going on at the moment!
2017 is Cwm Prysor's year!
'Dad and Lass' courtesy of Modelu – forever on my layouts….


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A new venue for Drawing Tuesday this week: Camden Arts Centre with it's cool galleries and shady garden was a good choice on what turned out to be the hottest day of the year! We started out in the garden with coffee , explored the fascinating exhibition Making , Unmaking then had a leisurely lunch. I only made one drawing ( above) in my A4 'museum' sketchbook, using instead my A5 'exhibition' sketchbook where I made my usual notes and scribbles on pieces of work I liked (no photography was allowed) .
Several of us were fascinated by the cabinet containing plates from the book 'Tapis modernes' 1928 H Ernst , if I'd had more time I'd have copied some of the designs. I loved a poster of 'Faccine' by Boetti exploring the elongated hexagon as a face - definitely quilt possibilities there! This version was black and white but it looks like an early example of a 'colouring in' poster
|Polly Apfelbaum Blue Alphabet
Polly Apfelbaum was a new name to me but what interesting work she has on her webpage , including several photos of the exhibition as a whole. I loved the spray painted alphabet, and it's juxtaposition with some antique African textiles. In the photo below you can see a large new painting by Lisa Brice in different tones of blue with glimpses of figures and counterchange of lights and darks , very effective.
Ani Albers ( whose work was a revelation in the 'Adventures of a Black Square ')
|Brice Marden Window Study #6
|Simon Fujiwara Fabulous Beasts
|Rebecca Ward Stilted
|Mrinalina Mukhertjee
So much to see and enjoy , I can see why Margaret C has been 3 times but it closes this weekend. It included lots of old African textiles - I've got quite a few myself, including kuba cloth and reminded me I must hang them back in my studio for inspiration and attempt to draw them , it's the best way to analyse the patterns and structures
But today I'm off to Margate to see last days of exhibition at Turner Contemporary ( thanks to Olga for the review and prompt). I was going to take my new bike on the train as it's quite a trek from the station but with torrential rain forecast, perhaps not...
(UPDATE: Margate plans abandoned due to rain - got wet through halfway to station! Maybe next week )


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For most of the world today is that wonderful Hallmark holiday, "Valentine's Day". When couples pretend not to care, but secretly hope that their other half will cave to semi-tradition and deliver a present or two, followed by a nice dinner and then possibly a bit of snuggly nocturnal fun. Here in China, the shops don't miss a trick to earn a little more cash so it's noted that people ought to buy stuff too.
But it's not really Valentine 's Day, that comes later on in the year, on the 7th day of the 7th month of the Chinese lunar calendar (so it moves around a bit). This is the "Qixi" festival which translates as "night of the sevens". The Chinese also have another day which acts as a Valentine's festival too, which was earlier this month at "the festival of lanterns)" but that only applies to single people, so no fuss is expected in married couples.
This is good news for me, because I've been struggling recently when a major client ran away without paying his bills. So I've got a few months to make back the difference and take the wife somewhere nice on a day that actually means something in her culture.
However today, I'd just like to point out that Zhang Min is a truly amazing woman and it doesn't matter that we won't be exchanging cards, and that I won't be told off for buying flowers (last time I made this mistake I got a two hour lecture on what a waste of money they are as they only die). And that's because it all goes much deeper than that.
When I first got married I never thought it would change me, but to my surprise it has. It's not like being in a live in or long-term dating relationship, somehow it's mellowed me – I've grown up a bit, found that I'm really committed to making her happy (and not just paying lip service to the idea – for which I probably owe a few of my exes apologies) and I've found that it's not the frills round the edges that matter but the heart of the one you love.
So today I'd like to pay tribute, to my wife Zhang Min. She's the only person in the world crazy enough to put up with me. But I'd like to point out that I love her every day, and not just on special occasions.


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Alright, repeated my previous exercise with the RC. For both the source and binary artifacts - Signatures and message digests: Good - LICENSE, NOTICE and a README.txt: Good - CHANGES.txt for the three sub-projects: Nested inside but good. - releasenotes.html: Nested inside again, but good. - Compiled the bintar from the expanded sources artifact, and verified that build runs fine. Testing: Same tests, secure mode, on a single node. - Started HDFS daemons in secure mode running as 'hdfs' user, created directories. - Successfully started YARN daemons - ResourceManager and NodeManager - running as 'mapred' user. - With a replaced 32-bit LinuxContainerExecutor binary, ran wordcount, pi, sort, grep as a user different from hdfs/mapred and they all succeed. Alpha it is, but helps to get folks on-boarded sooner than later. With that, here's my +1 for this release candidate. Thanks, +Vinod On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 3:05 PM, Arun C Murthy <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > I've created a new release candidate (rc2) for hadoop-0.23.0 that I would > like to release: > http://people.apache.org/~acmurthy/hadoop-0.23.0-rc2 > > I've incorporated f/b about the previous RC (rc1) and fixed license > headers and also published signed jars to Apache staging maven repo. > > Please try the release and vote; the vote will run for the usual 7 days. > > thanks, > Arun
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History knows well the story of John Hancock, the patriot from the American Revolution whose name is featured prominently on the Declaration of Independence. But there is another John Hancock who had his own adventures in war and politics. This John Hancock would travel to Texas, serve as a judge and attorney, and later become a member of Congress.
John Hancock was not related to his famous namesake. This one was born in October 1824 in Jackson County, Alabama, a lightly populated area in the northeast corner of Alabama. He was the seventh of 10 children born to John and Sarah Hancock.
Hancock's oldest brother, George, was 17 years his senior. In 1835, he had left Alabama for Texas where he served in the Texas Revolution, fighting at the famed Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. He later became a respected and prosperous merchant in the Austin area. Tales of his adventures in far-off Texas inspired the younger Hancock, who began planning for his own successful career.
After spending his childhood on the family farm, he went to nearby Knoxville, where he studied at the University of East Tennessee. After graduation, he began an apprenticeship with an attorney in Winchester, Tennessee, not far from his childhood home. He studied the law and procedures carefully before going to an Alabama judge to show his competency in the law. As a result, in 1846, not yet 22, he was admitted to the bar in Alabama.
The next year, Hancock moved to Austin and started his own law firm. It proved very successful, and his reputation grew. In 1851, at the age of 27, he was elected as a district judge. On the bench, he was well regarded by court observers and attorneys. His proceedings were respected as efficient and fair, and his rulings were sound. Though elected to a six-year term, he apparently grew bored with serving as a judge and became enticed by other opportunities. He resigned in 1855, began ranching and resumed his law practice.
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As tensions between North and South flared, he was drawn back into politics. He was elected to the Texas Legislature in fall 1859 as a Unionist Democrat determined to keep Texas in the Union. The Texas Hill Country and the Red River Valley were known for their strong Unionist stands. After the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in fall 1860, secessionists began driving southern states from the Union.
Gov. Sam Houston was also a devout Unionist, at one point declaring that Texas had shed its blood to get into the Union. Hancock stood with Houston against the forces of secession, but it soon became clear that Texas Unionists were far outnumbered among voters and legislators. Houston reluctantly called for a secession convention and a later vote. Texans voted overwhelmingly for secession, and the secession convention demanded that all officeholders swear an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy or their elected offices would be declared vacant.
For Hancock, political expediency did not matter. Principle was what as stake. He refused to take the oath supporting the Confederacy. Like Houston, Hancock was expelled from his office by March 1861.
He remained a conscientious objector throughout the Civil War, often moving from one place to another. He still worked as an attorney, practicing only in Texas courts and refusing to try cases in Confederate courts. After the Confederate draft was enacted, officials began looking for him to press him into the army. Hancock fled to Mexico in 1864 rather than serve, still determined to support the Union. By the spring of 1865, he was in New Orleans when he learned of the Confederate surrender and returned home.
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Settlers on the frontier had long been enraged with the fights between settlers seeking new lands and the tribes determined to defend their own lands. Hancock's stances toward the tribes were harsh, echoing the policies of President Ulysses S. Grant and many other westerners at the time. He supported the policy forcing tribes on the reservations, pushed legislation cutting rations provided by the federal government, and pushed laws allowing hunting parties to leave reservations only when accompanied by the army.
He was defeated for re-nomination in 1876. He returned to Congress in 1882, served one term, and declined to run again in 1884. He retired from politics altogether, but he enjoyed a lively law practice. He remained an active and popular presence in Austin courtrooms, sometimes defending the most notorious clients. He died in Austin in July 1893 at the age of 68.


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Saffia Widdershins and the Prim Perfect team take you to some rather exciting – and unusual places … in Prim Perfect's special fantasy issue.
Firstly, they explored the stunning Isle of Wyrms. There are some fascinating articles about the lands, and about some of the people behind the Isles.
The Designer of the Month is Julia Hathor, the owner and designer behind Creative Fantasy.The Landscape of the Month is the beautiful sim of Verdigris, the creation of two radically different designers – Oriolus Oliva and n0th1ng Ackroyd.
All this and so much more in a jam packed issue!
Congratulations to everyone on another fabulous issue designed by the incomparable Winona Wiefel.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Tevez or Allegri effect ?
Milan had a trip to Renato Dall'Ara Stadium to get 1st place hopes.
The Rossoneri were without Nocerino , Nesta , Zambrotta and Abbiati.
Milan were playing outstanding since Juventus defeat and everybody expected to Milan get all three points easily against struggling Bologna side.
Bologna have started with Di Vaio alone forward and behind him Ramirez & Diamanti.
Bologna played a defensive game and used counter attacks very dangerous. But probably even Bologna didn't expect such a poor Milan side.
Milan midfielders were not able to control the game , defense was just terrible. Zlatan was marked by 3 Bologna players and he couldn't do much. Pato played one of the worst games of his career. Maybe Tevez rumours affected him ?
Milan couldn't even create positions as they were creating a lot everygame. Seedorf's goal was a brilliant.
Boateng fought hard but he wasn't at his day.
Allegri just watched it and his subtitions were just laughable! Yepes picked up an injury and Allegri changed him with Bonera (who doesn't deserve to play for Milan.) while he had Mexes.
Milan are talking about to win UEFA Champions League , Milan don't have a proper 2nd goalkeeper to replace Abbiati. Amelia made crucial mistakes on the both goals of Bologna.
Milan midfield were too soft without Nocerino. On the last season Van Bommel had great performance but he doesn't show same performance this season.
Same as Bonera , Antonini isn't right player to play for a team for Milan. Taiwo hasn't showed any good performance since he joined Milan but he would do much better than Taiwo while he's eager.
To replacing Seedorf with Emanuelson was just funny. Milan needed to win but they should be happy with one point.
Bologna played very intelligent and deserved to win. Bologna were victim of the refree who didn't give Bologna's clear penalty and gave a penalty kick to Milan which wasn't penalty at all.
Milan maybe would have won it if Allegri gave chance to Mexes instead Yepes , Taiwo instead Antonini and with different subtitions like using Boateng on midfield trio with Aquilani - Seedorf and with taking more risk replacing Van Bommel with Robinho.
Milan have dropped two golden points and will be praying that Roma to get a positive result against Juventus today.
Milan should rid of Antonini , Amelia and Bonera as soon as possible and should focus on midfield and defense more at January transfer market instead of bringing Worldclass strikers.
Hats off to Bologna's performance , they did more than expectations and fought great against the defending champions and their three points stolen by the refree unfortunately.
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Shelby County Schools is now without a superintendent.
Memphis City Schools is without a permanent superintendent.
The soon to be merged school system has no superintendent.
In an emotionally charged meeting last night, the Unified School Board approved a buyout of John Aitken's contract.
Aitken made the decision himself to step down, and says he does not want to be considered for the superintendent position in a new Unified school District.
School Board Chair Billy Orgel and Board Member Kevin Woods were at last night's meeting.
Today they talked to us about the search for a unified superintendent.


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About the Book:
Rule #6: Be mysterious, but always approachable…keep him wanting more!
Rule #11: Always remember, no sex in the beginning. Make him wait!
Rule #19: You've got to give a little to get a little. Be giving of yourself, and it will make a lasting impression to keep your Mr. Right.
Sheila and Denise are successful, funny and attractive, but very single women. Not that being single is horrible; but when Denise is hassled to have a date to an old friend's wedding-of-the-century, and Shelia needs an escort to an industry banquet where everyone who's anyone will be in attendance, being single loses its perks. To add to the dilemma, Sheila tells a little white lie to her workplace nemesis about dating a successful music producer, which explodes into a career-threatening rumor. Under extreme pressure from family, friends and coworkers, they resort to making a pact. Their Mission: Get A Man in Three Months. They will use "proven" rules to finding their Mr. Rights. Rules that worked for a friend of a friend …how hard could it be?
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Chapter Twenty
Rule #19: You've got to give a little to get a little. Be giving of yourself, and it will make a lasting impression to keep your Mr. Right.
Some people were natural givers, and others were natural takers. I didn't think that was the case with Terrance and me, but ever since our argument where we'd both divulged more than we'd planned, we had been pretty tight-lipped. It wasn't that I didn't care, it's just that I didn't see the point in bringing up memories of his dead father, or discussing his alcoholic mother. It would just be too painful for him, and I had no advice to give. So my best role was to be a place he could escape all that. I assumed he felt the same because he hadn't bothered me about how I was doing with my father, or trying to build a relationship with my stepmother.
Maybe that wasn't the right way to go, but I just wanted the good stuff right now. For once I just wanted to hold onto that good feeling about a guy, and push away the fact that he came from a family with mental illness, and what the risk of that could be genetically if by some miracle we were to last, get married, and have kids. It was depressing, and I needed to focus on the good. Pessimism was too commonplace for me. So for now, sharing was not caring.
I was thinking all this as I excused myself and went to Terrance's bathroom that evening after a wonderful meal he'd prepared for me quite out of the blue. Men did not call me on a Tuesday evening and say 'hey, can I cook you dinner?' And if they did, I was automatically suspicious, thinking they just wanted to find an excuse to get me in their house to try to hook up. No man is that giving. However, Terrance and I had already had sex, so at this point I could let go of suspicion.
He was a really good cook to my surprise, but some of the spinach from the salad he'd made had taken up residence in between my teeth, and I couldn't ignore the yucky feeling. I looked in the bathroom mirror and tried to push the offending vegetable bit out with a fingernail, all ladylike, but when that didn't work I opened up his medicine cabinet to see if he had any dental floss. Despite the stereotype about British teeth, his were quite nice and, like I hoped, there was floss… right next to several prescription bottles.
Ignoring them was the thing to do. I mean, I shouldn't have even opened the cabinet in the first place. But I truly had honest intentions, and now that I had seen them, I couldn't just ignore them. And my eyes couldn't just not see the titles of the prescriptions, and I couldn't just not take out my smartphone and confirm my suspicion about the use of these drugs on the Internet. And I couldn't just not read that those medications were, like I thought, associated with depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Suddenly all I wanted was an escape or a do-over. But now that I knew, I couldn't just un-know. It seemed the good times were over. I rolled my eyes in frustration. Why was I always getting the maladjusted guys? Then I immediately felt guilty for thinking that. Terrance had been through a lot in his life; who wouldn't be depressed every now and then? But he never told me. Then again, I reasoned, it was his business, at least for now. I didn't share all my health issues. Heck, I didn't even tell him when I was on my period; why would he tell me when he was feeling a little down? Of course I was assuming that this was all it was, that it wasn't something more serious.
I just couldn't ignore it because something like this, much like my impending period, was bound to rear its ugly head and mess up everyone's day. The question now was how to broach the topic. If only I could call Sheila to get some advice; but something this personal I just couldn't share. I'd have to channel my inner Murder She Wrote and get to the truth on my own.
I went into the kitchen where Terrance was washing a pot. I grabbed the dish towel right before he reached for it. "Let me help."
He smiled and shook his head. "You don't have to."
"And yet I want to." I took the pot from him. "That dinner was so good, Terrance. Really. I think I needed that spinach. Isn't there iron in it? Did you know I'm anemic, and I have a vitamin D deficiency?"
"Really?" he replied, scrubbing vigorously at another pot.
"You should just let that soak. Yeah, between taking pills for iron, vitamin D, a women's multivitamin and now going on the pill, I feel like an old person. I have to get one of those pill cases."
Terrance chuckled as he filled the pot with hot water to soak it.
"You take any pills?" Hmm, didn't feel as smooth a transition as I would have liked.
Apparently Terrance didn't think so either, because he gave me squinted eyes, turned the water off, then moved away from the counter. "Take it you saw my drug supply in the cupboard?" he asked, his back to me.
I put the pan I was drying down. "I was looking for dental floss and just glanced at them. I mean, it's your business, you don't have to share. It's no biggie." It was a biggie, please share so I can stop freaking out.
About the Author:
C.C. is originally from Baltimore, Maryland and has actively written fiction since the age of eleven. She is an avid "chick lit" reader and urban fantasy fan. In 2012, she participated as a writer and actress in the 48 hour film project. In her other life, she works in Equal Employment and Civil Rights for the Federal Government. Before becoming a public servant, C.C. briefly practiced law after graduating from the University of Maryland School of Law. C.C. currently resides in the Washington D.C. area and is an active blogger. The Mission is C.C.'s first novel and she is working on her next novel in the genre of urban fantasy.
Review of the Book:
The Mission was such a fun book to read! Although I am no longer in the dating game, I do remember it so well. Personally I do not miss it at all. However, in all honesty if I was still in the dating game and looking for my perfect mate, the ideal of having the ideal mate in 3 months would have caught my attention as well! Sheila and Denise are both very unique characters and it was great to experience their mission. I do believe though if you are currently in the dating game there are a lot of pointers that can be learned from the book. Following the rules without a doubt allow the women to have some time to get to know themselves as well experience many aspects of life that went unnoticed prior to them engaging in the rules!
A book was supplied for review purpose only and no compensation was received for this post. Views expressed are those of Two Children and a Migraine and have not been influenced in anyway.


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MADRID (Reuters Life!) - More than a century after he visited Madrid's Prado museum seeking inspiration, Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir's work is being shown at the prestigious gallery.
"A Passion for Renoir," which opens on Tuesday, features 31 mainly small paintings by the French master from the last quarter of the 19th century, generally deemed to have been his finest years.
His "Self-Portrait," painted in 1875, and "Madame Monet with Her Son," which was done a year earlier, inspired major 20th-century painters such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse and are included in the show that will run until February.
"The Prado is where Renoir's refined classicism can best be understood, his interest in form and how its twinning with the great European colorist tradition ended up ostracizing him from the Impressionist movement," said museum director Miguel Zugaza.
Paintings in the new exhibition have been borrowed from the private collection of U.S. collector Robert Sterling Clark (1877-1956). They were acquired over four decades and are now owned by the Clark Art Institute in Williamson, Massachusetts.
Along with his contemporaries Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley and Paul Cezanne, Renoir founded the Impressionist movement which transformed the treatment of light and form in European painting.
His style evolved throughout his career but the exhibition contrasts works painted before and after a decisive trip to Italy in 1881.
"On several occasions in his life he expressed his fascination with museum paintings, with great Venetian painting, with Flemish and even Spanish painting, including Velazquez, whose work he saw during a visit to Madrid in 1892," said Javier Baron, one of the exhibition's curators.
Renoir was noted for his vibrant light and saturated color, as well as pioneering a recovery in form and volume, which can be seen in other works in the show including "The Wash-House at Bas-Meudon," "Bather," "Onions," and "The Theater Box."
In return for the loan of the Renoir paintings, the Prado will lend the Clark Art Institute works by Titian, Rubens and Velazquez for an upcoming exhibition on the importance of nude painting in the development of western painting.
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Tooth Brushing and Flossing
Childrens hands and mouths are different than adults. They need to use toothbrushes designed for children. Both adults and children should use brushes with soft, rounded bristles for gentle cleaning. Change to a new brush about every three months. Wipe infants teeth gently with a moist, soft cloth or gauze square at least twice a day, especially before sleeping. As babies grow, use a childs extra soft toothbrush with a small, pea-sized dab of toothpaste. By age two or three begin to teach your child to brush. You will still need to brush where they miss. When children are seven to eight years old they are usually able to brush on their own. Flossing can be more challenging and this skill develops around age nine. Hold the brush at an angle (forty-five degrees) towards teeth and gums. Move brush back and forth with short strokes, about a half tooth wide.
- Brush the inside and outside surfaces of each tooth, top and bottom
- Hold the brush flat on top of the teeth and brush the chewing surfaces
- Gently brush the tongue to remove debris
- Floss between teeth daily
When to Begin Brushing
Once your child's teeth begin erupting, you can begin cleaning them by wiping them with a moist washcloth. As your child gets more teeth, you can begin to use a soft child's toothbrush. You should use just a pea-size amount of fluoride toothpaste or a non-fluoride toothpaste (like Baby Orajel) until your child is able to spit it out. Be sure to ask us about child friendly flavored toothpaste. For most toddlers, getting them to brush their teeth can be quite a challenge.
Some suggestions for making tooth brushing less of a battle can include:
- Let him pick out a few toothbrushes with his favorite characters and give him a choice of which one he wants to use each time (This will give him some feeling of control over the situation)
- Try an inexpensive battery operated brush to add fun to the task
- Let him brush his own teeth first. You will likely have to "help out"
- Use child friendly flossing aids
- Use a stepstool and mirror to help him be proud of his results
- Read some children's books about tooth brushing
- Have everyone brush their teeth at the same time
- Continue to encourage healthy habits even if your child is resistant. You will be pleased with the long-term results
To help him understand the importance of brushing, it can be sometimes fun and helpful to let him eat or drink something that will stain his teeth temporarily and then let him brush them clean. It can also be a good idea to create a tooth brushing routine and stick to the same routine each day. Tooth brushing charts can motivate older children, although the ultimate motivation is a parent's joyful approval of a child who has clean teeth.
Toothbrushing Charts
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Vipassana Meditation: A Trip Into My Mind
When I first arrived to New Zealand I met a girl from Finland whom I hit it off with immediately. After hanging out for a few hours, she apologized for acting a little weird. "What do you mean", I asked. "Well I just finished this 10-day silent Vipassana meditation course yesterday and it feels strange to be back in the real world. "10 days of silence, that sounds horrible, I can't even imagine, tell me more," I urged. "It's hard to explain and I can't even begin to describe it although I will say it was the hardest thing I've ever done but the most rewarding experience of my life, everyone should experience it at least once in their lifetime." She left it at that so I made a mental note to look it up upon my return home.


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It is ALMOST time for berry bowls. I'm going to have them in my shop, 10-20 at a time, as I make them, in quarts (these are quarts) and pints. Saucers will be in a separate listing, for those of you that want them. In the past I've let these take over all of my making time, which I'm resisting this year. So no special orders or special colors, just what I feel like making when I make them and when they're gone, they're gone. I am very grateful for the widespread enthusiasm that these bowls generate, and I'm even more grateful that I figured out how to keep them from cracking the last go-round.
I'll post here and on twitter when I list them, probably later this coming week.
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Actors: Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Téa Leoni, Jordan Carlos, Dequina Moore
Director: David Koepp
Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction & Fantasy
PG-13 2008 1hr 42min
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 12/26/2008
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Hilarious movie with a great cast! Rick Gervais fits well as a dentist who basically hates people and finds that by stuffing things into his patients mouth he can control their âgabbinessâ. When he discovers he is a âgo-betweenâ for living people and those who have died yet remaining on earth âin limboâ he is plagued by them because he can communicate between the dearly departed and those they left behind. As you can imagine this makes him extremely popular with those haunted by unfinished business. Greg Kinnear is great at playing a âRakeâ or somewhat unlikeable character and in his role in Ghost Town he needs to help his widowed wife (Téa Leoni) avoid making a mistake by marrying the wrong man (Billy Campbell). Fast moving and enjoyable from the opening scene where Kinnearâs character avoids a falling air conditioner only to step in front of a bus and ending up with Gervais learning he makes a difference and likes it!
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Dr Pincus is just delectable!
Not Miss Havisham | 11/28/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A Brit in New York dies on the operating table. After being resuscitated, discharged and leaving the hospital, he finds he can see and communicate not only with the living, but also with the dead. As soon as the dead discover his secret they just won't leave him alone...
I have always found Ricky Gervais (The Office, Extras) incredibly Englishly funny. In Ghost Town he did not disappoint. He was hilarious from the first to the last minute, what facial expressions! But what got to me, was how sexy his character, Dr Pincus, became as he developed as a character throughout the film. By the end of the film I was positively infatuated with Dr Pincus! The contrasting setting (New York) added to the sense of Englishnes mentioned. Excellent.
The film is not just a thigh-slapper though, particularly the middle of the film is quite touching. It makes a pleasant 'Christmas story' (although not set during Christmas, it smacks of being somewhat Dickensian in its theme), has that feel-good factor, and could even pass for romantic comedy.
Lots of quotable one-liners."
Ricky Gervais makes it awesome!
English major | Georgia | 12/28/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This movie came and went quickly in theaters, but as is so often the case, that is no indication of how great this movie is. Ricky Gervais is brilliant, and as a long-time fan I knew I wanted to see this. (If you haven't already, be sure to check him out in BBC's "The Office" and "Extras", and of course in "Ghost Town"). This movie is charming, poignant, and thanks to Gervais, very funny. His humour and talent are matchless and so enjoyable to witness. You have to see this movie!!"
Gervais does a rom-com!! AND IT WORKS!!!!
RMurray847 | Albuquerque, NM United States | 12/09/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I've thought of Ricky Gervais as many things, but not "romantic-comedy star." But for those willing to take a visit to GHOST TOWN, you'll find him to be a pleasantly agreeable star after-all.
Not that Gervais' Dr. Pincus, a dentist, is pleasant. He's a quiet man, eager to do all he can to stay away from his fellow man, whether by sneaking past an office party for the exit, or not holding an elevator door open for a fellow apartment building dweller. He has disdain for ALL of mankind, and chose the life of a dentist because he can pretty much keep his patients from talking by opening their mouths and shoving things in them. Gervais, as we know from his work on THE OFFICE and EXTRAS, is perfect at this sort of misanthropic character. Unengaged with those around him, full of easy (and hilarious) contempt. The smart remarks he tosses off under his breath are quite funny. Frankly, he reminded me of something akin to Hugh Grant's older, more unpleasant brother.
Early in the film, Dr. Pincus goes in to the hospital for some minor surgery in a very indelicate spot on his body. To avoid the humiliation, he insists on a general anesthetic...and something goes wrong. He dies for seven minutes ("a little less than seven"), and when he comes to, he can suddenly see, be seen by, and interact with ghosts. And New York City is FULL of ghosts. They're all "people" with unfinished business, and in Dr. Pincus, they see a chance to finally get someone to finish their business for them so they can "move on." One particular ghost, played with his usual oily ease, is Greg Kinnear, who wants Gervais to bust up the impending marriage between his widow (Tea Leoni) and a no-good human rights attorney (Billy Campbell...looking 15 years older all of a sudden). Gervais only agrees to try this because a) Kinnear can get the other ghosts to leave him alone, and b) he actually finds Leoni interesting.
If all this sounds very familiar, I'll admit right here that although I've never seen this EXACT formula, it does sound like a mix of ghost movies from TOPPER to GHOST. But GHOST TOWN is its own unique creation, primarily because Gervais is unlike any other actor we've seen in such a role. He's an amazingly quick wit. Listen carefully, and you'll find yourself laughing out loud at half the things he says. He also is quite convincing when he begins to open up his heart just a little bit more. We see, of course, that there is a good but wounded man underneath all the nastiness.
The film holds no real surprises, but it does get many familiar pleasures right. That Leoni has never become a bigger star has always dismayed me...she's super intelligent but excellent at vulnerability...and she's capable of being funny as hell. In GHOST TOWN, she and Gervais develop a most tentative but very engaging relationship. It is...dare I say it...sweet.
Kinnear and the supporting cast are all okay, but nothing more. There are some moving moments near the end involving the other ghosts...but mostly, this is Gervais' film...ably assisted by Leoni. It feels old fashioned yet modern too. And if it weren't for two totally unneeded "f-bombs"...it would be quite suitable for ages 13 and up. But then again, this is a love story about two folks in their `40s...how many people will THAT turn off? For me, a man IN his `40s...I liked it and hope that the film finds the audience it deserves."


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Recommended vaccinations
Routine vaccination:
Vaccinations included in the vaccination schedule to be updated in particular against diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis and pertussis, as well as measles.
Hepatitis A
Children: aged ≥1 year
Based on your travel plans:
Yellow fever
Vaccination may be considered for travelers to the regions of Bakool, Banaadir, Lower Juba, Lower Shabelle, Bay, Gado, Galgadud, Hiran, Middle Juba and Middle Shabelle if there is a risk of exposure to mosquito bites. It is not recommended for the rest of the country.
Vaccine only available at international vaccination centers
NB: A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for all travelers aged ≥1 year arriving from countries with a risk of yellow fever transmission and all travelers who spend more than 12 hours in transit at an airport in a country where there is a risk of yellow fever transmission.
Vaccination schedule: 1 injection at least 10 days before departure.
Children: from 9 months (between 6 and 9 months only in special circumstances).
Administrative protection: lifelong.
Following a World Health Organization decision, the International Health Regulations have been amended and the term of validity of a yellow fever vaccination certificate, previously 10 years, has now been extended to the life of the person vaccinated; However, according to the Opinion of the French High Council for Public Health (HCSP), yellow fever booster vaccinations are still recommended for:
- Children who were vaccinated under the age of 2: a second dose from the age of 6 in the event of further travel to a yellow fever endemic region;
- Women whose primary vaccination was during pregnancy, people with HIV and immunodeficient patients vaccinated in the conditions outlined in the report by the French High Council for Public Health (HCSP): a second dose 10 years later;
- People who were vaccinated against yellow fever more than 10 years ago: a second dose if an outbreak has been reported in the country visited.
Hépatite B
For long or frequent trips
Two injections one month apart
Booster 6 months later
When protection is needed as early as possible (with almost imminent departure), an accelerated schedule of three injections within a short interval and a fourth dose 1 year later is feasible, in adults only.
Meningococcal meningitis
For long trips in close contact with local people or during outbreaks.
For long trips to isolated areas.
Children: as soon as they can walk.
For long trips or in conditions of poor hygiene.
Children: aged ≥2 years.
Malaria prevention
Transmission all year round throughout the country: high risk in the center and south of the country; low seasonal risk (rainy season) in the north.
- Chemoprophylaxis with atovaquone-proguanil, doxycycline or mefloquine in the regions mentioned
- Protection against mosquito bites
- Travelers should immediately seek medical attention if fever occurs when traveling or in the months after their return.
Preventive treatments
Go to the Institut Pasteur Medical Center General Recommendations page.
(Source: Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin [BEH] – Health Recommendations for Travelers).


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**disclaimer: I do not claim to be an expert I just want you all to get the most out of your Transition Year.
'Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.'
1. Get Involved - Get into the spirit of TY and sign up for anything that interests you and stick with it. Try something new, something out of your comfort zone. Isn't it better to have tried and failed than not to have tried at all? Do some sports, join the choir, there are plenty of after-school activities to keep you busy that won't cost a penny.
2. Be Prepared - Fail to prepare, prepare to fail. Okay that's a bit harsh but still make sure to get all of your work placements sorted early. It makes it more likely that you will be doing something you want to do and will get the best work experience. I managed to get a work placement in TV3, which I thoroughly enjoyed but I applied very early which I really think helped.
3. Participate - In class, in projects, in whatever TY throws at you. As some of you may know, I was heavily involved in our school musical, Calamity Jane, (played Calamity) and this was a fantastic extra-cirricular activity for me. It helped boost my confidence, improve my performance skills, and I met a lot of fantastic people because of it. Do something special this year, you'll be glad you did.
4. Don't Procrastinate - Do yourself a favour and do things as soon as they are assigned. Seriously. It's for your own good, I swear. Things get very messy when you leave them to last minute.
5. ENJOY IT! - I have fantastic memories from TY and I hope you will too. Make new friends, try new hobbies and enjoy learning new things.
I hope this has inspired you all to be active and participate, whether you're going into TY or not. Blog about your experiences while you're at it. ;)
I have a very exciting project coming up that I'm involved in.. Watch this space for more!!
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I hope everyone had a happy and fulfilling holiday season. Now, let's get on with Winter-toward-Spring!
I'm typing this entry while the computer is busy rendering the latest in a seemingly endless stream of clips that are hopefully to become the first official VoGE music video. Video production is a wonderful and captivating business. To those of you finding me missing in action these past weeks, I apologize, but I must follow the muse where she leads.
I'll give more details about the video soon, hopefully maybe even a sneak peek! Please stay tuned here for details.
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It was apparently the most successful program of its time slot with the target demographic. So yeah, if you're not 8-11, it may not tickle your fancy that much.
I probably won't be watching this. I kind of remember The Padawan Menace, and I remember not liking it that much. But who knows? Maybe this one will be better.
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Watch it. The Padawan Menace was the bomb, and this will be better I bet.
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Michael Jordan, widely reputed to be NBA's greatest ever player, has finally broken his silence on issues of growing racial and social unrest in the United States of America, donating $2m towards a solution to the crisis.
Jordan, the lone African-American majority owner of a franchise, put his views in a one-page letter published by 'The Undefeated' portal, a platform for exploring the intersections of race, sports and culture.
The basketball legend bemoaned how he had lost his dad to what he said was a ''senseless act of violence.'' He expressed worry at the killing of African-Americans whiles condemning the reprisal killings of law enforcement officers.
We need to find solutions that ensure people of color receive fair and equal treatment AND that police officers – who put their lives on the line every day to protect us all – are respected and supported.
''As a proud American, a father who lost his own dad in a senseless act of violence, and a black man, I have been deeply troubled by the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement and angered by the cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers. I grieve with the families who have lost loved ones, as I know their pain all too well,'' Jordan wrote.
Jordan, owner of the Charlotte Hornets, as part of his contribution to solving the issue currently high on the national agenda, announced a million dollar in grants to two agencies working to curtail the current spate of attacks across the United States.
''We need to find solutions that ensure people of colour receive fair and equal treatment and that police officers – who put their lives on the line every day to protect us all – are respected and supported.
"To support that effort, I am making contributions of $1 million each to two organizations, the International Association of Chiefs of Police's newly established Institute for Community-Police Relations and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund,'' he added.
The Institute for Community-Police Relations is a body that works in the area of policy and oversight work focused on building trust and promoting best practices in community policing.
According to Jordan, the ''donation to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the nation's oldest civil rights law organization, will support its ongoing work in support of reforms that will build trust and respect between communities and law enforcement.''
The ace sportsman admits that his contributions alone are not enough to solve the problem, but expressed hope that the resources will help both organizations make a positive difference.
"We are privileged to live in the world's greatest country – a country that has provided my family and me the greatest of opportunities,'' he noted.


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So, lately, I've been a tiny bit obsessed with the song Let It Go from Disney's latest movie, Frozen. I have yet to see it, but this weekend, I will. I'm pretty sure it all started with seeing the sequence from the movie, and a couple of days later, seeing Court Clark singing a cover of it. And then I listened to it a zillion times. And then my iTunes BROKE, so I can't even buy the soundtrack! DAMMIT!
So, yeah. This weekend will be a movie. And hopefully fixing my iTunes so I can sing in the car!
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In the midst of millions upon millions of dollars being spent in ad time during last night's Super Bowl (those buzzed-about commercials cost an estimated $126,000 per second!), one company deserves some MAJOR kudos for their creativity. With a little teamwork and a lot of fast thinking, Oreo managed to score plenty of attention by releasing a single tweet: "Power out? No problem."
Oreo was of course referring to the power outage that plunged parts of the Superdome into darkness and stopped play for 34 minutes. They not only jumped on a topic that everyone was talking about, but they included a clever image with their iconic cookie spotlit on a dark background along with the fantastic tagline, "You can still dunk in the dark."
Out of all those crazy-expensive traditional Super Bowl commercials, Oreo may have shown the future of social advertising.
To me the truly astounding thing about the ad isn't the creative itself. It's clean and simple, a nice layout with a catchy message, but nothing that would have required an immense amount of design effort. Take a look:
No, the amazing thing is that it was brainstormed, produced, and most importantly, APPROVED in just minutes. I mean, that's not even remotely typical of how marketing works. In my experience anyway, there's often a stupidly lengthy process of checking with stakeholders, refining the ad, and having each and every milestone approved along the way.
In this case, Oreo's branding team and their agency 360i were together during the game, so when the lights went out, they had the ability to think on their feet -- and they had the executive power to sign off on their ideas. Oreo had already released their big budget "Cookie or Creme" spot, but they were ready to focus on social media during the game as well:
We had a mission control set up at our office with the brand and 360i, and when the blackout happened, the team looked at it as an opportunity. Because the brand team was there, it was easy to get approvals and get it up in minutes. The big question is, what happens when everything changes, when you go off script? That was where it got fun.
Aside from what Oreo paid 360i, the brand spent zero dollars on promoting this ad, which as of this writing has been retweeted almost 15,000 times. I'm guessing plenty of companies will be studying Oreo's laser-fast social media efforts last night, don't you? It was, hands down, one of the most brilliant branding moves of the night: huge national topic, a perfectly-timed message, and delivered with the click of a button.
Do you think we'll see more low-budget, on-the-fly social media ads like Oreo's in lieu of those big expensive commercials?
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Here is how we started out:
.....with a drawer from 7 gypsies,
4 wooden "feet", a pink drawer pull (which
I ended up not using), eye screws and a variety
of different styled chain to us as separators.
and here is where I ended up!!
As you can see, I did add other elements such as the upholstery nails and corner brackets from the Tim Holtz collection as well as some vintage ribbon to go around the bottom of the drawer and, finally, I collaged the entire drawer with torn up pieces of aa square of wrapping paper featuring an "Old World Map" theme (which fit in perfectly...I think :)
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Thanks so much for checking our my Library Drawer project!
In a few days, I will be posting the project for the function of my drawer...a journaling project to include writing daily on small note-cards and separating the monthly writings with larger decorated file-tabbed cards for each month!!
Till next time,
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In recent years there has been a lively controversy about "de-Christianizing" Christmas. We all now speak vaguely about "the holidays." In some circles the greeting "Merry Christmas" has become forbidden speech. Whether one regards this debate as serious or silly, it does raise an important question: What do we celebrate on Dec. 25?
There are four sets of Scripture readings for Masses at Christmas, each tied to a different time of day. At the Vigil Mass Matt 1:1-25 roots the birth of Jesus in Israel's history and biblical prophecy (Isa 7:14). At midnight the classic Christmas story from Luke 2:1-14 is read, while at dawn we hear about the shepherds' visit to the infant Jesus from Luke 2:15-20. During the day the Gospel passage is the prologue to John's Gospel (1:1-18). The Old Testament readings are from various parts of Isaiah, and the second readings highlight the glorious manifestation of the Word made flesh among us.
No biblical text expresses better what we celebrate at Christmas than John 1:1-18, the Gospel text for Masses during the day. What is now the prologue to John's Gospel is very likely based on an early Christian hymn that celebrated Jesus as the wisdom of God. It asserts that if we want to know who God is and what God regards as true wisdom, we should look to Jesus as the Word of God.
We use words all the time to express our thoughts and emotions. When we want to know what others are thinking and feeling, we ask them to express their thoughts and emotions in words. When we call Jesus the Word of God, we are saying that he is what God was (and is) thinking and feeling, and what God wants to tell us. In Jesus the Word, God has revealed to us who God is, what God thinks and feels and what God wishes us to be and do.
At Christmas we celebrate the fact that in Jesus of Nazareth the Word has become flesh and made his dwelling among us. In this way God has revealed not only who God is but also who we are and what we can become. The great affirmation of Christmas is that when the Word became flesh, God became human and we humans have become in some sense divine. Just as Jesus is now our true brother, so we are the true brothers and sisters of the Word of God. As divine, Jesus is in a unique position to serve as the revelation of God. As human like ourselves, Jesus helps us to understand concretely who and what God is.
While the current tendency to "de-Christianize" Christmas may be regarded as either amusing or lamentable, for thoughtful Christians the message of Christmas is at once simple and profound. At Christmas we affirm with St. John that Jesus of Nazareth is the revealer and revelation of God, that in him God has told us who God is and what God wants of us, and that we now know God in a personal and intimate way.


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HIE is driving forward an initiative with initial funding of £5m, across the whole of Scotland, to enable the most remote and rural communities transform the way they live, work and learn by getting connected to fast and superfast broadband. Community Broadband Scotland (CBS) is a key element of the Scottish Government's Digital Strategy which aims to deliver world-class digital infrastructure for Scotland by 2020.
HIE was chosen to lead this programme because of its extensive experience and expertise in working with communities to build capacity, acquire assets and build resilience.
CBS underpins the next generation infrastructure rollout programmes Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband (in the Highlands and Islands and the rest of Scotland) which aim to deliver 40Mps-80Mbps to 85% to 90% of premises. CBS supports those communities that will not be reached to develop their own community-led solutions to deliver improved connectivity.
Superfast or next generation broadband (NGB) will transform economic and social opportunities available to communities in remote areas as well as helping to reduce our carbon footprint. It will enable the delivery of public services, open up online learning opportunities, support remote and home working possibilities as well as enabling people to download music or catch up on missed TV programmes - transforming the way people in the most peripheral areas live, learn and work.
By working with the most remote and rural communities the challenge is not insignificant, yet the size of the opportunity is immense. The technology is available and access to affordable backhaul will be greatly enhanced as the core superfast broadband infrastructure programmes are rolled out.
As part of Scottish Government's drive to deliver future-proofed digital connectivity across all of Scotland, HIE was invited to develop a Scotland-wide proposal to assist the development of community-led broadband projects in the 10%-15% 'hard to reach' communities that are least likely to benefit from the next generation broadband investment programmes.
With extensive community assets and social enterprise expertise, together with our proven track record delivering grant programmes across Scotland, HIE was asked to take forward this initiative.
CBS provides a one-stop-shop (an online web resource, access to advisers and funding) to assist these 'hardest to reach' communities find solutions specific to their area. The initial phase focused on supporting six pioneer communities to demonstrate what can be achieved. Lessons learned are now shaping the wider roll out of support. A key challenge is creating "communities of interest" that have sufficient scale to build sustainable, robust solutions.
CBS is a partnership programme, with HIE undertaking the lead delivery role, comprising Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), Scottish Local Authorities Economic Development Group (SLAEDG), Carnegie UK Trust, Cairngorms National Park Authority, and the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority.
We will reduce the digital divide and transform the way remote and rural Scotland lives, works and learns.
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