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We were the Griswald's before there was the Griswald's. Mom, Dad, my brother, and our dog {No one would dog sit for us} in a beat up old station-wagon headed West to visit my uncle who lived in Cody, Wyoming.
I have wanted to return for so many years. So when Doctor J and I decided we could drive through Montana the next logical step was Yellowstone National Park.
The second day of our journey found us in Gardiner, Montana at about 1:00 in the afternoon. We stopped in at the Ranger Station and chatted with the Park Rangers, hit up a local grocery store for lunch and excitedly entered the park. Technically, we saw wild animals before we even hit the park's archway. The animals do not recognize the same boundaries as we do. Several cow elk had left the park and were grazing on the town's football field.
Gardiner, Montana is known as the Northern Entrance to Yellowstone. It is open year round. It is also the "original entrance" to the park. The admission to the park is $25 per car load and that is good for an entire week. I think that makes visiting this breathtaking park very reasonable.
In doing our research we decided there were 10 things that we wanted to see/do while visiting the park. We only allowed ourselves two days to get those 10 things accomplished. {Planning your own trip to this area? We found their Yellowstone National Park's website to be very helpful!} Although we came up with 10 things one of our sights was closed for construction. We found out moments before we entered the park that it was closed and not accessible. So, we had a list of 9 things to see in less than two days.
Are you ready for our top 9? These are in the order that we saw them. Since we were spending the night in Gardiner, we focused on the northern sights the first day and the southern sites the second day.
1. Mammoth Hot Springs
Upon entering this area, the first thing I noticed was the Bison. They were roaming freely just mere feet from our parked car. Because they are so close you almost forget that they are wild animals. Spring is prime time for rejuvenation and the baby bison were no exception. If there is anything that animals and humans have in common it is our protective nature over our babies. I just wish all humans would realize that before going to a national park. Many people try to approach wildlife in the park and I find myself amazed by that.
What I remember about the Hot Springs as a child was the overwhelming smell of sulfur. Maybe my adult nose has had more experience than my child nose, but the smell was not nearly as bad as I recall from my first visit.
The water temp is hot and it slowly kills any living plant that tries to grow in its area. I am fascinated how a thermal spring can just dry up and lay dormant for a long period of time and then just once again start again.
2. Lamar Valley
|A heard of antelope crossing Lamar Valley.
While we did not see any wolves, on our way to Lamar Valley, we did see: Bison, Cow Elk, Bull Elk, Mule Deer, a Bear and Bear Cubs, and Big Horned Sheep. While we might have been disappointed about the wolves, we went home happy that night! Here are some photos of the animals we did see that day:
Baby Bison
The first time I was at Yellowstone, I did not see bears. The Park Rangers told us, when you see a lot of people stopped, you should stop too. We saw a lot of people stopped and this is what they were looking at. A Momma Bear and two cubs. I wish everyone's trip to Yellowstone would include seeing bears...from a safe distance of course.
This is a bull elk we saw moments before we saw the bears. He was the only bull we saw. Did you know that Elk lose their antlers every spring. His antlers look a little fuzzy to me.
Mule Deer
Big Horned Sheep
We were both so excited to see the sheep. To make it all even better, they were literally hanging right by the road. These shots were taken from the passenger seat of Doctor J's truck through her driver window. There were so many of them! The research I have read says the three in this photo are likely male as their horns curve. Females horns do not curve and are more straight.
3. Norris Geyser Basin
Hot Springs, Mud Pots and Fumaroles. Oh MY! Welcome to Norris Geyser Basin This was our first stop on day two of exploring the park. Norris offers up thermal activity of all sorts. Pools of sizzling water. Boiling mud pits. Steam escaping from cracks in the ground. And maybe even a exploding geyser {Which we did not see!}.
Norris Geyser is the site of an old volcano. The area sits on a few fault lines and is super active with thermal activity. Some even say the most thermal activity in the whole world.
4. Upper/Lower Falls and The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
We found this area to be a little difficult to navigate. I think we turned ourselves around at least three/four times. Maybe we were tired or hungry? Anyway, all the trouble was worth it when you hear the noise that the falls makes and see the beauty of the waterfall!
Upper Falls is impressive. Until you see Lower Falls. Upper Falls was easy to access. We accessed the fall from Uncle Tom's Trail where a short walk gave you two view points. At Canyon Village, The Yellowstone River takes a dive.
Lower Falls is some 200 feet higher than the Upper Falls. It is by far bigger and more breathtaking than the Upper Falls. We again used Uncle Tom's Trail to get us there but we were right above the falls and I wanted a more scenic view of it. Doctor J just rolled her eyes at me! If you are fit, there are stairs that will take you 600 feet down to get a closer look at the falls. But considering if you go down 600 feet you must come up 600 feet, we decided to see the falls from a nice viewing spot above the falls!
5. Hayden Valley
6. Yellowstone Lake
Yellowstone Lake is huge. You can catch a glimpse of it from many places. We stopped in at the Old Fishing Bridge and then drove Southwest down to West Thumb. For lunch on the second day, we stopped along the lake and made ourselves lunch.
As a child all I remember about Old Faithful was my dad getting angry at us. My mom and I went to get drinks from the concession stand. We got in the wrong line and ended up waiting to get ice cream {a MUCH longer line than for drinks!}. As soon as we realized we were in the wrong line we quickly got our drinks and returned to an impatiently waiting father. He was so mad, he left and did not watch Old Faithful erupt.
|Old Faithful Before Eruption
Old Faithful is not the largest or most impressive erupting geyser at Yellowstone. But it is the most consistent, therefore giving it its name. Old Faithful erupts about every 90 minutes. Each eruption is different. Some a stronger resulting in higher water. Some are longer. As a child I remember waiting a long time and being disappointed by the eruption. In fact, so disappointed that I considered skipping it this time around.
I am so glad that we decided to stop and watch it. Our wait was short. The crowds were minimal. It was drizzling rain while we were there. And the air temp was much cooler than the water temp causing a large amount of steam that caused visibility challenges. All that aside, it was a large eruption that lasted at least 4 minutes if not longer.
|The massive lobby of the Old Faithful Inn
8. Lower Geyser Basin
This area of the park is accessed by boardwalks {same as Norris and Old Faithful}. They lead you around thermal areas of hot water or mud. Some erupt and others just boil away.
We focused our attention to the Geysers along Firehole Lake Drive and saw all the ones at the Flower Pot. There are many many more. Remember, we were on a time crunch!
Fountain Paint Pot is one of the thermal spots in the Lower Geyser Basin. Yellowstone says that in the spring the mud is thin and it bubbles. {Which is exactly what we saw} But in the summer,with less moisture, the mud gets thicker and creates unusual shapes.
This stop was quick. We spent less than a half hour looking at the geysers. I hate to say they all start to run together in your head but they kinda do. But the next one is still just as cool as the last so it keeps you motivated to see more.
9. Morning Glory Pool
Maybe we were suppose to access this pool from Old Faithful but we did not. In fact, we could not find a simple easy way to access this pool. Doctor J and I did some hiking to reach it. In fact, we found ourselves hiking alone on a trail an hour or so before dusk. We stumbled upon Elk and a Jack Rabbit on our hike. After that we started signing 99 Bottles really loudly to warn any potential bears that we were on the trail!
From the first angle it does not really look very deep but when you walk around to the side you get to see the depth of this hole. This is a site that is worth the hike to see it!
I told you all about how grumpy my dad was when were were here when I was a child. The next photos show why:
Can you see it? There is a small heard of Elk. Some are grazing. Some are resting. And then there are humans. Walking up to the elk like they are at a petting zoo.
As the Park Ranger told us, when you see others stopped you should stop. This is what Doctor J and I found when we stopped where a lot of others were stopped. Elk and humans. It is recommended that humans stay 25 feet from all elk. It is printed on brochures. I felt myself becoming my father as I was annoyed by the stupidity of these people. I want to scream to them, "These are wild animals!" They are unpredictable. You can not reason with them. They will hurt you if they get spooked or feel threatened.
Our time at Yellowstone was brief but it made an impact on both of us. One trip here reminds you of what an amazing world we have been entrusted to care for. Two trips here and you see the changes since the last time you were here and you realize how precious this life is and how much you want to preserve it for the future. I am already planning my third trip. I can't wait to introduce my family to Yellowstone National Park.


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I am particularly impressed with your thorough reading of the Silmarillion...not an 'easy' read. Your drabbles are imaginative little rays of illumination. (Aha - it could have been exactly thus.)
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[2] Reviewer:Denise Date:February 27, 2006 11:27 PM
I really enjoyed these, Soledad! All of them are wonderful, with some unique perspectives and every drabble clearly portrayed, no matter how few words are dedicated to it. I think my two favorites so far are:
"The End of Starlight" - I've always felt that the Avari got short shrift. And the line about the Valar never asking anyone if they wanted the Valar's "blessings" - too true! Great perspective.
"Caught in the Light" - As a mother, I too have always been startled by Elwing's abandonment of her children. Yet most treat it as a selfless and heroic deed. This was a reasonable explanation for why she did what she did.
Please add more flickers soon!
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Sherlock Holmes
A Holiday Action Thrill Ride
After careful examination of the film's plot structure, acting performance, and tone; I can safely deduce that "Sherlock Holmes" is one of the best films of year. Based off the classic series of novels by Arthur Conan Doyle, this film displays Sherlock Holmes in a slightly different light. Normally, portrayed as an educated scholar type, this movie shows Holmes not only solving crimes with his powers of deduction, but it shows him in a more of a gritty realistic yet humorous way, but isn't afraid to mix it up physically if he has to. When Guy Ritchie originally announced this was going to be the most action packed Holmes movie ever made, I thought they would sacrifice too much story content in favor of action, as most directors tend to do when they say things like that. However, that's clearly not the case, as "Sherlock Holmes" not only uses a lot of action sequences, but it also blends in quite well with a captivating story arc. Starring Robert Downey Jr. (Sherlock Holmes), Jude Law (Dr. John Watson), Rachel McAdams (Irene Adler), and Mark Strong (Lord Blackwood). This film fails to disappoint. Truly one of the must see films of the year.
The movie is essentially about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson completing their last mystery together, as they capture Lord Blackwood. Apparently, for years, he's been sacrificing many innocent civilians for his dark magical experiments. Scheduled to be hanged soon, Blackwood requests the presence of Sherlock before he dies, in which he warns him of coming events. Naturally, Holmes dismisses Blackwood's petty warning, at first. Later being hanged and analyzed by Dr. Watson, as he's officially declared dead. It's from here, Watson decides to leave Holmes, so he can marry his fiance Mary Morstan (Kelly Reillly). However, all is not what it seems, as Lord Blackwood has risen beyond the grave to not only seek revenge against Holmes, but to take over England using his dark wizardry. To make matters even more interesting, Holmes love interest/adversary, Irene Adler, comes back into his life to toy with his emotions, as another adversary tries to destroy him. Forced to operate outside the law, as Blackwood gains considerable control over the London police and Members of Parliament. Needless to say, Watson and Holmes decide to join forces once again take on this new menacing mystery, that may be too complex for even Holmes to solve.
Robert Downey Jr. was great in this role as he not only brought a sense of gritty realism to the character, he also gave the character a sense of humor as well. Allowing for the audience to deeply relate to his character, as Holmes is portrayed as a workaholic except when he's around Irene. This works nicely as Holmes isn't portrayed as the gentlemanly scholar that many film adaptations perceived in the past. In fact, this gritty sense of realism makes this interpretation of the character that much more unique. As not all of Holmes theories are correct at the beginning of the film, so he's forced to re-examine his points of the views when he has to operate outside the law. As Lord Blackwood put it, "You must widen your gaze. You underestimate the depravity of coming events." Robert's comedic wit as Holmes was subtle and pretty funny whenever Sherlock and Watson would bicker like brothers over little mediocre details. Even the scenes when Holmes experiments on their dog or tries to invent a silencer will make anyone laugh.
Plus, Jude Law's interpretation of Watson wasn't that bad either. Unlike the previous incarnations where Watson is usually the would be sidekick to Holmes, this one takes a new direction with the character. As he's not Holmes mere sidekick, but his equal if anything else. Dr. Watson medical expertise serves as a great asset to Holmes, during their cases. Although, the two often have a love/hate kind of relationship as they constantly squabble over things. Watson feeling that Holmes always drags him into these dangerous situations, but secretly wants to join him in these adventures. Which makes the film that much more humorous when they do bicker with one another.
Rachel McAdams and Mark Strong played their parts out as well. As Rachel was able to pull off the seductively charming harlet whom steals Holmes heart, quite nicely. Mark Strong, who although doesn't say much in the film, provides a strong sinister presence that adds an element of danger to the film.
The tone of the movie was pretty good, as I felt Guy Ritchie does an excellent job balancing out the humor, violence and drama within the movie. Thus, allowing the audience to be entrenched into the film's story, while making it fun at the same time. The script wasn't that bad either to say the least.
Entrenched with so many plot twists, that the viewer is constantly left at the edge of their seats. As one bizarre plot twist leads to another. Although the story is predictable, to where the viewer will know how the story will turn out. However, like "Sunset Boulevard" where everyone knows how it ended, but what the audience is unaware of is how do they get there. That reason in itself keeps the audience constantly guessing as to how will Holmes and Watson solve the case this time. Plus, the dialogue was tastefully done as it implements just the right touch of humor and drama.
"Sherlock Holmes" is definitely one of the best action/mystery films of the year. Featuring strong performances and a great story arc that will deeply enrich anyone who watches it.
I want to watch this. Fortunately so does my son, so another op for a father son outing. Thank you for the great review, it helps a lot.
Thanks for the review! Now, I have too many choices and not enough time!!!! lol xxx
Excellent review! I can't wait to see this. It's hard for me to imagine Jude Law as Watson - he seems more like the Holmes type to me. Thumbs up!


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Attacker could not find park exit
A man who carried out a vicious attack on two people in a city park was arrested an hour later when he could not find his way out of the park, a court has heard.
Gardaí arrested Adam Doyle in Dublin's Merrion Square after he had punched one victim and struck a second using a crutch.
Between them the victims suffered fractures to the nose and hand. Doyle (21), Grange Park Road, Rathfarnham, was arrested an hour later.
He pleaded guilty to robbery of two men on July 10th, 2012. Judge Martin Nolan jailed him for two years.


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It's probably just a coincidence of what was in the October 20th news cycle, but there was a stark contrast between the story of Spirit Day and a Boy Scouts story. From CNN's Boy Scouts tell gay leader to take a hike:
The father of a 9-year-old Cub Scout said Tuesday he has been forced out of a leadership role with the organization and ordered not to wear its uniform because of his sexual orientation.
Jon Langbert of Dallas, Texas, who is openly gay, told HLN's "Prime News" that he had been wearing the shirt the Scouts gave him last year with pride. The shirt identified him as a member of the leadership team that was selling popcorn for a Scout fundraiser.
But that all changed last week. "Everything was running along smoothly until some of the dads complained," he said. When the complaints rose to a higher level of the Scout leadership, he was asked to stop wearing the shirt and give up his leadership role, he said.
"It made me feel terrible to think about the devastating effect it would have on my son to see his father stripped of his leadership role," Langbert said. "It brought tears to my eyes."
Apparently, Jon Langbert was never officially registered as a Boy Scout leader. From the WFAA-TV piece Scouts to gay dad: 'Don't wear that uniform'
Circle Ten council officials said they did not remove Langbert as a leader because he was never registered as a leader in the first place.
All registered Scout leaders must pass criminal background checks. Langbert said he welcomes the process, but the Boy Scouts of America is not welcoming him.
"We do have a policy that avowed gays and atheists are not allowed to be a registered leader or member of Boy Scouts of America," said Pat Currie, Scout Executive with the Circle Ten Council "It's a longstanding policy."
As WFAA-TV reminded us in their piece:
Ten years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Boy Scout guidelines rejecting leaders who are gay or atheist. The court said as a private organization, the Boy Scouts can set their own membership standards.
And they do. The arguments aren't whether or not the Boy Scouts can discriminate against atheist, non-theist, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender children and adults, it's whether their discriminatory policies are right.
But that this story broke on CNN on Spirit Day, a day set aside to honor the teenagers who had taken their own lives in recent weeks, and to show the hundreds of thousands of LGBT youth who face the same pressures and bullying, that there is a vast community of people who support them.
One question I'd like to ask the Boy Scouts is did any national or Texas-based Boy Scout leadership wear purple on this past Tuesday for Spirit Day? A second question I'd ask them is similar to one father Jon Langbert's asked regarding messaging. My question would be "What is the message that the Boy Scouts are sending to bullied lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth, and are the scouts proud or embarrassed about your messaging to LGBTQ youth?"
It's an odd linkage in the news cycle though — to see Spirit Day and the Boy Scouts non-diversity policy on atheist, non-theist, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender in the same cycle.
I may be wrong, but I don't believe anyone at CNN made an on-air linkage between these two stories.
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Prologue A
Alaap turned to look at the source of the sound, and found his 5 yr old sister sitting in the back seat in shock. He sniggered at her. Prachi looked at her brother and pouted, which somehow made her older brother smile even more. She turned to the elderly man sitting next to her.
Prachi sadly: "Mishraji, my balloon."
She took the remnants of the balloon and dangled it in front of his face.
Mishraji: "No more, Prachi. That was the second balloon. Look at Alaap, he still has his balloon."
Alaap smiles proudly.
Prachi looks down in shame: "Sorry."
Mishraji: "It's okay."
Prachi: "Will you get me another balloon?"
Mishraji: "No."
Prachi: "Please, Mishraji."
Mishraji: "No, Prachi. You can't always have whatever you want in life."
Prachi becoming adamant: "But I want balloon."
Alaap: "Mama is right. You are too much trouble. And no one will marry you, if you are like this. And poor Papa will have a tough time finding a man who will have you."
Alaap was quite proud of himself, not only was he able to repeat his mother's exact words, he was able to give Prachi that exact expression that their mother gave Prachi while saying this.
Prachi's eyes filled with tears, and she said softly: "I will find a man to marry me."
Mishraji sighs. Alaap and Prachi were like his own children. For him, they and Milind were no different. But more than Milind and Alaap, Prachi was closer to him. She confided in him everything all her secrets, her fear, her insecurities. And she had confided in him, more than once, her fear of never finding a man who will have her, and her poor Papa going in search for a man who will marry her. And the last time, when she had confided in him, she had found the perfect solution to her problem, she will herself, find the man who will marry her, and save her Papa all the trouble.
Prachi's tears were one thing that he cud never see.
Mishraji: "On our way back we will buy you a new balloon."
Prachi immediately smiles, and hugs him: "Thank you, Mishraji."
Alaap again imitating his mother: "You are the one who is spoiling her."
They reach Mishraji's chawl.
Mishraji: "I have some work here, I will come back soon."
Alaap and Prachi both nod their heads.
Mishraji: "Prachi, don't get out of the car."
Prachi though irritated, as he had issued that order solely at her and not Alaap, she decided not to make a fuss, else she won't get her balloon. So, she simply nods.
After, Mishraji leaves, the driver also goes out. Suddenly, Alaap sees some children playing, a little further away.
Alaap: "Prachi, I am going to play with them."
Prachi: "Even I am coming."
Alaap: "No, only boys are playing. And remember what Mishraji said?"
Prachi feels bad: "Then, can I play with your balloon?"
Alaap: "No, you will burst it like your other two balloons."
Prachi: "I will be careful."
Alaap: "No."
Alaap got out of the car and started walking, and then he stopped midway and looked back. He found his little sister sitting there with a sad face. Alaap didn't know why, but whenever he sees his sister upset, he feels bad. So he walks back, and opens the door on her side, and gives her the balloon.
Alaap: "Be careful, and I want it back when I come back."
Prachi smiles immediately, and gives him a kiss on his cheeks, and takes the balloon.
Prachi: "Thank you bhaiyya."
Alaap smiles and walks off. Five minutes later, Alaap was so immersed in his game, that he didn't hear another TAPP sound.
Prachi immediately got off the car and ran towards Mishraji's house. But, only after she had reached the inner part of the chawl did she realize that she didn't know where his house was. Prachi turned back to go back to her car, when she realized that she could no longer see her car, and she cudn't remember which way she had come now. She stood there in fear, and then did the only thing, any normal 5 yr old wud do in such a situation. She wailed.
Two eleven year's old boys were walking, when they heard some people talking and arguing and also a child wailing. Their curiosity was raised, and they walked towards the source. They found a crowd, and walked towards them. Looked like they were circling a child and they both peeped in. They saw a girl standing right in the middle, could only see her back. She was crying, and she was not letting anyone get near her, may be because of the fear of strangers. This was of no interest to them.
"We will go. They might have already started playing."
He was about to turn and walk off, when he heard a small girl screaming out his name "MILIND!"
He turned back again, and that's when he saw the girl's face.
Milind confused and shocked: "Prachi!!!! What are you doing here?"
Prachi immediately pushed all the people standing around her, and ran towards Milind, and Milind was trying to walk towards her when, people started asking him questions regarding the girl. He was about to answer them, when he felt someone hug him tightly. Immediately, he turned pink.
Milind a little embarrassed, and trying to untangle her hands, which stuck like glue around his neck. The girl only reached till his chest, and was puny but had a death grip: "Prachi, what are you doing here?"
Prachi wailing: "I lost Mishraji, I lost bhaiyya and I lost the car."
Milind trying to calm her: "Baba is there at home, do you want me to take you to him?"
Prachi stops crying, starts roughly wiping off her tears and then nods her head in yes, then in no.
Prachi: "He will be angry with me. He told me not to get out of the car."
Milind: "So, you want to go back to your car?"
Prachi nods, then starts crying again: "I lost the car."
Milind: "It will be outside only, I will take you."
Prachi immediately stops crying.
Milind asks her to follow him, and starts walking, few seconds later, he feels someone taking hold of his hand and looks down to see Prachi holding his hand, and trying to keep up with his pace, he immediately slows down. As if sensing him looking at her, she looks up at him, and smiles at him. His heart fluttered, he thought it was because of the afternoon sun, but still smiled back at her.
Finally they reached outside, and found her car. Prachi was ecstatic. She was about to run inside the car, when she remembered the reason why she left the car in the first place. She burst out crying.
Milind a little irritated: "Now what happened?"
Prachi points at the remaining of Alaap's balloon lying on the seat: "Bhaiyya's balloon."
Milind: "Did you…."
He was not able to finish his question; Prachi had thrown herself at him again. Milind was immediately embarrassed, and saw Ali laughing at him. Milind was getting really irritated now, he was supposed to be playing, but he was late because of Ali, then he had to help Prachi, and to top it all off, the girl kept hugging him for no reason! Even though he didn't mind it as much as he showed, still it was quite shocking since, she has never hugged him before. No one hugs him now. Not even his Baba, as he was a big man now. Only, kids hugged.
And Prachi is a kid.
Then, he felt bad, Prachi had got lost, and she might have been scared, and he was the only one she knew. And that's why she clung to him like this. Milind hugs her, and tries to console her. Ali's mouth dropped open when he saw the way Milind was treating that annoying girl, who looked for a reason to cry. Their school bully was acting like a mother hen now!
Prachi between her sobs: "Bhaiyya will scream at me."
Milind said solemnly: "I won't let anyone scream at you."
Prachi moved her head back, but was still cocooned in his hug: "You promise?"
Milind: "I promise."
Prachi smiles at him, and he smiles back.
Prachi looks into his eyes, with unshed tears but full of trust: "Will you get me a balloon for bhaiyya, so he won't know?"
Milind: "Okay. I have one at home. I will go get it. You stay here…okay?"
Prachi: "Okay."
Milind asks Ali to keep an eye on Prachi, who still hadn't come out of his shock, just nods his head.
Milind ran all the way home, and went to his room, and raised his mattress, and found the balloon, he had hid there yesterday. He had planned to fill it with egg yokes, and throw it at his rival in school. In fact, he was planning to mix the egg yokes today, so tomorrow it will smell even worse, when he threw it at Vikas. But now, it doesn't look like he will be able to carry out his plan tomorrow. With a shrug, he kept the open end of the balloon at his lips, and started blowing into it, filling it with air. Once it was big enough, he tied it at the end, and ran all the way back towards Prachi.
By the time he reached her, he was out of breath. He gave the balloon to Prachi, and she looked at it and started crying.
Milind shocked: "Now, what happened?"
Prachi stops crying: "That is blue."
Milind: "So?"
Prachi: "Bhaiyya's is red."
Milind sighs. He obviously hadn't thought of the color, when he had promised to get her a balloon.
Milind helplessly: "I don't have any other."
Prachi started crying.
Milind feeling bad: "Don't cry. I have the money baba gave me to buy chocolates, we will buy you a balloon with that."
Prachi: "What about your chocolates?"
Milind shrugs: "It's okay. I will buy chocolates tomorrow."
Milind takes Prachi with him, so this time he doesn't make any mistake in the color of the balloon. Ali who was even more shocked with the events of the day, just tagged along not wanting to miss out on anymore surprises. What if Milind decides to sing a lullaby for the girl if she cries? He was not going to miss that for anything in the world. Milind turns back to see Ali following them.
Milind: "Why don't you go and join the others for the game? I will handle this."
Ali: "No, I will come with you."
Milind saw the evil glint in Ali's eyes, and knew that soon he was going to be the butt of all the jokes. Milind glares at Ali.
Milind: "Go play, Ali."
Milind's tone suggested that, if Ali didn't do as he said, Ali was going to be in deep sh*t later. Ali with disappointment walks off, man he was enjoying it so much till now.
Milind got Prachi the balloon, and this time they managed to get the exact color. Now, that Prachi had the balloon, she was happy though she asked him to hold it, in fear that she might burst this one also.
Milind was walking in one hand he had two balloons and other hand he had Prachi's hand. When they almost reached her car, Prachi moves closer to him, squeezing his hand with one hand and grabbing his shirt with the other, he looked down at her, and saw her watching a rag picker.
Milind wearily: "What happened?"
Prachi scared: "He will take me away."
Milind: "Now, why would he do that?"
Prachi as if he didn't know anything, explains to him: "His sack is full of bad children. When he sees bad children, he takes them away."
Milind : "Who told you that?"
Prachi: "Mama. (Moving a little more closer to him) Don't let him take me away.. okay?"
Milind smiles: "Why would he take you away? Are you bad?"
Prachi immediately looks down and whispers: "Mama says that I am too much trouble, and no one will want to marry me. And Papa will have a tough time finding a husband for me."
Milind kneels down, and lifts her head and sees her face. Her eyes were filled with tears. His heart went out to her. He smiles tenderly: "Well looks like your mama doesn't know anything."
Prachi confused and a little offended: "Why?"
Milind: "Who wouldn't want to marry you?"
Prachi: "Mama said no one will marry me."
Milind: "Only if everyone is fools."
Prachi: "Why would anyone want to marry me? I am too much trouble."
Milind: "Why wouldn't anyone want to marry such a beautiful girl?"
Prachi gives him a magnificent smile.
Milind: "Oh God! A beautiful girl with the most beautiful smile I have ever seen. So now you see, only a fool wouldn't want to marry you."
Prachi: "Are you a fool?"
Milind a little shocked, but continues smiling: "No."
Once, they reached her car. Milind gives her one balloon, then looks at her, and sees her watching him with so much admiration.
Milind: "Do you want this also?"
Prachi nods her head. He gives her the other balloon and was about to walk off when she holds his hand, he turns back and looks at her wondering what she wanted now. She keeps pulling his hand, finally he understands that she wants him to kneel down to her level and he obliges.
Prachi smiles: "Thank you, Milind."
And she kisses him on his cheek. Milind was too shocked to react at first, and then he just smiles at her and ruffles her hair and walks off.
As Milind walks off, Alaap came there and sees Prachi watching Milind in admiration.
Alaap: "Isn't that Milind?"
Prachi nods.
Alaap: "Why are you looking at him like this?"
Prachi looks right into his eyes and says: "I am going to marry him."
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A Team and a Season We Will Never ForgetMay 22, 2009
My father was 30 years old when I was born. Until then, he had never seen the New York Giants play in a Super Bowl, let alone win one. It was an excruciating time to be a Giants fan.
In the 26 years since then, the Giants have played in four Super Bowls and won three of them.
You're welcome, Giants fans.
Having to pick one team out of so many seemed like a much tougher task than it turned out to be. While I loved so many of the teams over the past 26 years, one stood out.
Of all the Giants Super Bowl teams, the 2007-08 version was not the most talented, that honor goes to the 1986 team.
They were not the best coached, that was the 1990 team. What they were, however, were the most memorable and remarkable Super Bowl team in Giants history and their legacy started before the playoffs did.
When the undefeated New England Patriots pompously strolled into Giants Stadium for their regular season finale, they offered their opponent a choice. The Giants were going to the playoffs, had their seeding all locked up, and presumably resting their guys would do the team some good.
Why on earth would they want to risk injury just to try and win a meaningless game? They would because Tom Coughlin is smarter than the rest of us.
What Coughlin knew was that this game was not about finishing 11-5 vs 10-6. This game was about instilling confidence in his troops. It was about Coughlin telling his team and the rest of the football watching world that HIS team was better.
He believed it, and after his decision, so did the Giants.
Super Bowl XLII was supposed to be the celebration of the first undefeated team in a 16 game NFL season. It was supposed to be where Tom Brady and Bill Belichick took their places among the greatest of all-time. Even the sports books were giving the Patriots two touchdowns, which ranked as the second widest point spread of any Super Bowl.
It was as if everybody quickly had forgotten what happened just one short month ago.
The Giants didn't forget.
From the opening possession, the Giants showed they belonged. They marched down the field converting third down after third down, consuming most of the first quarter all by themselves and ended the drive by putting points on the board.
After a Patriots touchdown on their first drive, the teams played to a standstill until the fourth quarter started.
The Giants were pounding Brady in a way he had never been pounded. The offensive line of the Patriots, widely considered one of the best in the league, were being manhandled by the front four of the Giants. They simply could not block Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck, and Michael Strahan.
In the end the Giants needed a last second two minute drill, including the greatest play in Super Bowl history, to make the team one of the most improbable champions of all time. Celebration raced across the country from everybody who loved the Giants to everybody who just hated the Patriots.
It was a moment that any fan of the New York Giants will never forget.
This team is my favorite team for a few reasons. They were counted out long before the playoffs even started. Some thought they might not even qualify for the playoffs in the first place. They took their criticisms, they took all the bad press, and they used it to their advantage.
They didn't run away and hide; they faced it head on and became immortal because of it.
Coughlin etched himself in Giants lore by declaring they would give their best effort to beat the Patriots in the regular season. He felt he owed it to the other teams in the league and to the sport itself to make this a real game.
He is an old school coach with old school principles like this. Not many coaches, if any at all, would have made that decision, but those coaches would not have ended the season by holding the Super Bowl trophy proudly over their heads either.
Coughlin, who had almost been fired before the season even began, could now say he was the best coach in football for at least one year. Manning, who had been booed and screamed at by opposing fans and Giants fans alike during his up-and-down career, put together a playoff run in which he was at his absolute best.
They would not have won that Super Bowl if any other player had been their QB during those games. Strahan and Amani Toomer, two eternal New York Giants in every sense of the phrase, finally got to say they were Super Bowl Champions.
After all those years playing when the team was horrible, they had earned this title as much as anybody. Nobody was happier for them than the Giants fans across the nation who had the privilege of watching them play the game for all these years.
Watching Brady and Belichick and all of the Boston fans writing the Super Bowl off as a foregone conclusion was irritating at best. I had hoped the Giants felt as angry about this nonsense as I did and as it turned out they did.
They played that game with a fire and determination that was two full weeks in the making. Being told over and over again that you have no chance to do something will motivate just about anybody to go above and beyond anything they have ever achieved before.
That's exactly what happened to this team. They rose to the occasion in the face of everybody in the world who doubted them. That's why they are special and that's why they are my favorite team.


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Martinez Wants Gomez For Good
Roberto Martinez is looking to hold on to the talents of Spanish midfielder Jordi Gomez when the Espanyol man's loan deal runs out at the end of the season.
Swansea saw off competition from four La Liga sides to bring the creative midfielder to South Wales, and he has impressed with some vital goals, including the winner against Cardiff City in the Carling Cup Third round.
But Martinez knows that any deal to sign the 23-year-old on a permanent basis will have to wait until the end of the season.
El Gaffer sang the praises of Gomez in the Evening Post:
'He has a year-long loan with us and we signed him because we know he has huge potential.'
'When the season finishes we will have to see what the situation is with Espanyol, Jordi and Swansea City. Right now, Espanyol have a new manager so it will take time for him to settle in and see what options he has available.'
'I knew there was going to be a settling period for Jordi but it did not take too long for him to adapt. He is a joy to watch and we have been delighted with him.'
'It is great to see him enjoying his football with us and now he has to continue that standard.'
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Red Cabbage Spaghetti with Golden Raisins
This savory, subtly spiced red cabbage pasta dish is rich in B vitamins and fiber -- be sure to cook the cabbage until just tender to preserve its nutritional content.
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Level: Moderate
Yield: About 8 cups or 6 accompaniment servings
Serves: 6
- salt
- 1 head red cabbage
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 small onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 c. apple juice
- ½ c. golden raisins
- Pinch ground cloves
- 8 oz. thin spaghetti
- Heat large covered saucepot of cold water and 2 teaspoons salt to boiling over high heat.
- Meanwhile, discard any tough outer leaves from cabbage. Cut cabbage into quarters; cut core from each quarter. Thinly slice cabbage.
- In nonstick 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook about 8 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and cook 1 minute, stirring. Stir in cabbage, apple juice, raisins, clove, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and cook about 15 minutes or until cabbage is tender, stirring occasionally.
- About 5 minutes before cabbage is done, add pasta to boiling water and cook as label directs.
- Reserve 1/4 cup pasta cooking water; drain pasta. Stir pasta into cabbage mixture in skillet; add cooking water if mixture seems dry.
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Picture yourself in a room with 19 other people, none of whom you know.
Of the 19, nine have little name tags on their lapels that say "certified friendly." The other 10 … how do I put this tactfully … don't.
Your job is to mingle.
But with whom? Do you head for the certified crowd and steer clear of those less-than-friendly types?
Before you answer that, consider another question: Where did those "certified friendly" tags come from in the first place?
Welcome to Maine's new "certified business friendly" program, brought to us by Gov. Paul LePage and the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. Where your hometown is judged not by a walk down Main Street, but by a committee of LePage appointees huddled in a meeting room in Augusta.
"None of this should be taken personally," insisted department spokesman Doug Ray in an interview Friday. "This is not a competition."
Fair enough. Let's just call it the LePage administration's land of unintended consequences, where they can't seem to pat one group of cities and towns on the back without slapping another group upside the head.
The good news is that nine Maine communities — Augusta, Bath, Biddeford, Brewer, Bucksport, Guilford, Lincoln, Saco and Sanford — soon will bask in the glory of a state-funded sign at the edge of town alerting visitors that they've just crossed into a municipality that is "certified business friendly."
The not-so-good news is that 10 other communities that applied for the program — Cumberland, Falmouth, Gorham, Houlton, Kennebunk, Pittsfield, Presque Isle, Rumford, South Portland and Waterboro — are … umm … not considered sign worthy.
"I think it's more bizarre than unfortunate," observed Tom Ursia, the town planner in Waterboro, when asked Friday how it felt to finish second-to-last among the 19 entrants.
"Waterboro," added Ursia, "is an incredibly business-friendly community."
It all started earlier this year when the Department of Economic and Community Development invited each and every one of Maine's 400-plus municipalities to apply for business-friendly status — meaning they'd get a certificate from the governor good for two years, recognition on the department's website and, last but not least, that snazzy, 24- by 60-inch sign on the primary road into town.
The vast majority of Maine's municipalities took a look at the seven-page application and promptly moved on to more pressing matters.
As for the 19 communities that did apply, let's just say this wasn't the most transparent of processes.
The applications, laden with supporting documentation, were first reviewed by a seven-member committee that included Economic and Community Development Commissioner George Gervais, department staffer Andrea Smith, LePage senior adviser John Butera, Chris Steele of CWS Consulting Group, Chuck Graceffa of Pierce Atwood, Peter DelGreco of Maine & Co., and Amy Downing of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce.
Committee members individually scored each application on criteria ranging from "customer service" to "licensing and permitting." In addition, each committee member attached a "Y" for yes, "N" for no or "M" for maybe to each applicant.
So far so good. The cumulative scores put Augusta and Brewer at the top with 631 and 620 points, respectively, all the way down to Waterboro with 485 points and Houlton, dead last, with 457.
Here's where things get cloudy. According to Ray, the score sheets "were kind of used as a starting point to initiate the discussion. It was by no means a determining factor."
Rather, he said, the committee worked toward a "consensus' on which communities were in fact business friendly and, alas, which weren't.
To be fair, the eight communities that scored the highest all made the final cut.
But Gorham, which scored in ninth place, was mysteriously bumped by Sanford, which scored 14th.
"I would have thought that if every application met the standard, every application would get it," said Gorham Town Manager David Cole upon learning Friday of his town's backslide. The problem, Cole added, is "it's not clear what the standard is."
Nor is it clear why the committee chose only nine communities — according to Ray, there was no set quota going into the process.
"Those were the only ones they felt at the time could be certified," Ray explained.
(Ray also said it was nothing more than coincidence that the four applicants from prosperous Cumberland County — Gorham, South Portland, Cumberland and Falmouth — all failed to make the cut.)
Interviews last week with officials from six communities that applied for certification (two were successful, four weren't) revealed three common themes:
• First, the program's principal benefit to a community is that it encourages municipal officials to take a comprehensive look at what they're doing (and what they're not) to cultivate economic development and foster good relations with the local business community. Which, most of them asserted, they were already doing long before the certification program came along.
• Second, the "certified business friendly" sign — the state's one tangible reward for a successful application — is considered more window dressing than economic magnet.
"I don't think it will hurt any," observed David Milan, economic development director for business-friendly Bucksport. "But I truly don't believe somebody's going to drive down the road, see the sign and say, 'Oh my God, they're a business-friendly community! This is where I need to be!' "
• Finally, most of those interviewed were under the impression that by winning certification, their community would qualify for "bonus points" in Maine's hotly contested annual competition for Community Development Block Grants.
Or not. According to Ray, there currently is "no financial tie to this at all." While bonus points might be awarded in future years, he said, the rules for the block grants must first be changed and approved by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
So, if it all comes down to a certificate and a sign, what exactly is the point of all this certification business?
"From the beginning, I was kind of bewildered by the governor's approach, which is basically pitting towns against one another," said Portland Mayor Michael Brennan.
Brennan decided to pass on the program after the state nixed a request that Portland and five surrounding communities be allowed to apply as a regional unit.
Considering how Cumberland, Falmouth, South Portland and Gorham fared individually, Brennan added, he's now relieved Portland stayed out of it.
"Why would you want to designate any community in your state as a business-unfriendly or loser community?" Brennan asked.
Now hold on there, Mr. Mayor. They assure us this isn't a competition — there are no losers here.
"So if you don't get the designation, what does that make you?" Brennan countered.
Ticked off, for starters.
Muttered one of the also-rans who asked not to be identified: "To hell with them. I'm going to go out and make my own damn sign."
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Declaration of interest B.W. is Chief Investigator for CFAS Wales, a longitudinal study of the development of cognitive impairment in later life funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.
Motivational reserve is being proposed as an additional component of reserve capacities which may prevent, or ameliorate the effects of, cognitive impairment in later life. This is consistent with an understanding of the presentation of dementia which goes beyond neuropathological and neuropsychological changes. The construct may help make sense of findings relating to the potentially preventative qualities of a diverse range of 'cognitive' activities and of social networks, as well as of education. However, caution is required in relation to how cognitive impairment is evaluated and defined, to avoid confounds such as has been the case with level of education.
As we consider a future where it becomes commonplace to live into what has been previously considered advanced old age, it is perhaps understandable that there is increasing attention on how we might avoid our final years being lost to dementia.
There have been numerous indicators of potential risk factors for the development of dementia, some of which seem fixed and others potentially modifiable. The concepts of 'brain reserve' and 'cognitive reserve' have been with us for some time;1 do we need, as Maercker & Forstmeier (this issue) suggest, another form of reserve to assist our thinking about the factors that influence the development of cognitive impairment in later life?
From a psychological perspective, the 'use it or lose it' model is an attractive account for our times. It encourages us to liken the brain to a muscle, to be exercised through stimulating activities, computer gaming programmes that claim to reduce 'brain age', and even training regimes. There is relatively little evidence that cognitive training achieves any more than improved performance on the specific tasks undertaken in training,2 and much of the evidence cited for the benefits of engagement in cognitive activities comes from reports of a greater level of activity among people who do not go on to develop cognitive impairment within the study follow-up period.
Stern makes a helpful distinction between brain reserve and cognitive reserve,1 with the former being seen as passive, providing a higher threshold before the effects of any pathological changes have an effect. Cognitive reserve, in contrast, reflects an active process, involving more effective use of brain networks, and the use of alternative brain networks or compensatory strategies to maintain performance despite pathological changes.
On this basis, motivational reserve, as defined by Maercker & Forstmeier, appears to elaborate on the mechanisms of cognitive reserve and provides some useful pointers to factors that influence the promotion of neuropathological resilience. The increasing evidence that the extent and type of neuropathological impairment do not directly determine the degree of cognitive changes provides support for the dialectical theory of dementia proposed by Kitwood.3 This theory highlighted the influence of the person's social environment, personality, life experiences and changes in physical health status on the presentation of dementia, and it was initially viewed as controversial in its rejection of a simplistic biomedical model.
It may be that considering motivational reserve will assist in further understanding the role of factors such as education in protecting against cognitive impairment. Typically, individuals with more years of education show lower risk of developing dementia; even among people who are subsequently shown to have Alzheimer's disease at a neuropathological level, those with longer education are less likely to have been diagnosed as having a dementia.4 From a motivational reserve perspective, the concept of delayed gratification has immediate application to remaining in education for longer than the statutory requirement. The decision to remain in full-time education, based on putative future benefits, as opposed to entering the realm of paid employment at the first opportunity, may reflect, at least in part, the person's motivational resource. Years of education is, of course, a remarkably coarse marker of the extent of cognitive activity undertaken and may be influenced by temporal factors such as an increase in the statutory school leaving age, increased availability of further education, or diminished opportunities in the employment market. Clearly, traits of conscientiousness and having a sense of purpose in life will likely contribute to educational and occupational attainment over the lifespan, alongside numerous other variables, including opportunity and changing gender-linked role expectations. The mechanisms that remain to be explored relate to the extent to which these motivational attributes have their primary effect through their role in maintaining a high level of cognitive activity and effort through life, effectively building a reservoir of connections and cognitive processes becoming automatic through extended usage. An alternative view might be that these attributes enable the person to bring a range of adaptable coping strategies to later life, allowing flexible coping and adaptation to a new set of difficulties relating to the development of cognitive impairment.
The motivational reserve concept is also helpful in considering some of the varied 'cognitive' activities that have been related in the literature to reduced risk of later developing dementia. These include reading, playing board games, playing musical instruments and dancing,5 and reading newspapers or books, playing card games, doing crosswords and other puzzles, watching television and visiting museums.6 These activities vary widely in their cognitive demands and the extent of effortful processing; perhaps the measures of frequency of activity used in these studies reflect as much the person's motivation to regularly participate and to identify discrete activities as they do the cognitive processing involved. A similar view might be taken of studies suggesting that people with larger social networks have a reduced risk of developing cognitive impairment.7 There may well be motivational attributes that contribute to the maintenance of such networks across the lifespan, and a link with the extent of cognitive processing is even less readily apparent. The variety of risk factors now being identified reinforces the need for more large-scale studies of adults representing the general population. Studies of people from less representative populations (e.g. religious orders6,8) have been informative, but there may well be much more limited variance in educational levels and in sense of purpose.
Motivational reserve can then be seen as providing a welcome opportunity to view dementia and cognitive impairment as more than simply a function of neuropathological impairment or cognitive function. The drivers for maintaining cognitive performance, for adapting strategies and optimising performance, and for applying the still available cognitive resources (when it would be easier to give up) are to be found in an understanding of personality, biographical and motivational attributes. Mechanisms need to be postulated; in a biopsychosocial model, the role of motivational attributes such as self-regulation and self-control may simply be to protect the body and brain from the excesses of consumption of food, drink and drugs, referred to by Maercker & Forstmeier, or to maintain exercise with its benefits to cardiac (and brain) health. That in itself would be enough, perhaps, in that it might prevent or delay neuropathological impairment, but there is also the fascinating possibility of identifying those ways of coping and adjusting that add to years lived free of cognitive impairment.
A word of caution is needed, however, in this domain. This relates to the risk of entangling the risk factor and the diagnosis. This is most clearly seen in relation to education, where the assessment tools used to establish cognitive impairment are frequently confounded with educational level. Thus a person with a low educational level may score close to the threshold for an impaired score on a test of mental status before the onset of any dementia, whereas a person with high educational attainment may continue to score above the threshold on such a test long after detailed longitudinal neuropsychological assessment has documented clear cognitive impairment for that person. Tuokko and colleagues, from their analyses of data on the incidence of dementia from the Canadian Study on Health and Aging, a study of over 10 000 older people, conclude that the lower incidence of dementia for high-functioning people results primarily from such an ascertainment bias.9 Furthermore, in studies of risk of developing 'dementia' or 'mild cognitive impairment', much depends on the specific definitions and thresholds adopted. In relation to mild cognitive impairment, for example, Stephan and colleagues showed that quite different groups of individuals were identified as having mild cognitive impairment,10 depending on which of the numerous diagnostic definitions were used. It will be important to ensure that the lack of precision of our 'gold standard' categorisations is recognised, and that similar confounds to that evident in relation to education are not replicated with motivational attributes.
- Received January 19, 2012.
- Accepted February 1, 2012.
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The three F's are the way to go if you want to become more positive, happier, and self-confident!
Everyone wants good loving, whether you are single, involved, or married. We all deserve a quality relationship and with the three F's it is possible. By the way, the only four letter word I will be using is the Love word.
The First F is Focus
It is so important to focus on yourself. When I used to give readings on a well-known psychic line, there was a year where I felt I could have recorded, "Focus on yourself" and not have to give readings. I constantly got calls from mostly women and a few men with the following questions:
• When is he going to call?
• When are we going to go out?
• When will he commit?
• When is he going to open up to me with his thoughts and feelings?
• When are going to get married?
OK, so maybe when can be considered a bad four letter word! The number one answer was to take the focus off of him and put it back on you.
We humans are made up of energy and we can always feel another's person energy even if it is on a subconscious level. If you are constantly thinking and focusing on him, he feels it. Unfortunately, it feels very smothering to him and he wants to get away. When he pulls away it makes you want to pull closer and he pulls away again. This can become a vicious cycle.
Instead, take care of you and he will come back. Here is a great example with a woman I will call Betsy. Betsy has become frustrated with Todd because he promised to call. It has been three whole days and he still has not gotten in touch with her. She texted him twice but he didn't respond. Betsy really wanted him to come to tonight's party but it looks like she will have to go by herself. Fast forwarded, she is having a great time at the party catching up with friends, when she finds herself the only woman talking to two handsome men. Her cell phone rings and guess who it is? Todd of course. Is Todd psychic and knowing at that exact moment Betsy - aka his territory - was threaten? Most likely not, but he did pick it up on a subconscious level.
How to you focus on yourself
• Everyone is brought on Earth to share their gifts, start sharing yours.
• If you don't know what your gift is, it is time to start exploring. You can explore the internet, go back to school, or take a class on a subject that seems interesting to you. Volunteer work is a good way to see if something is right for you.
• The majority of the people know what their gift is, but they are just too afraid to admit it. Because they might fail, someone could criticize it (don't worry somebody will), or how could they possibly make any money from it. Do it anyway.
• Nobody living on this planet is perfect. If you were, you would not be on Earth but chilling out with God eating Bon Bon's. We all have issues that need to be worked on. Whether that is anger issues, not knowing how to deal with other feelings, addictions, learning how to make boundaries, trust issues, whatever, it is important to seek help. Whether it is with me, another coach, therapist, clergy member, or support group.
• Another thing is to take care of your physical health. You may need to lose or gain weight, eat healthy and find a diet that is right for you because it varies for everyone. If you are physically able – exercise, shower, brush your teeth, and get enough sleep.
• Your relationship with God, Goddess, the Great I Am, or whatever you choose to call it is very important thing to focus on. If you are uncomfortable with the word prayer, try talking to that power greater than yourself. Get quiet, meditate, or listen to soft music to see if you get answers. Maybe you connect better through nature or doing something creative. Do whatever works for you.
• When you start focusing on yourself, you become ready for the next F.
This is part one of the three F's. If you are dying to know what the other two F's are and don't want to wait, go to my website for the free class recording at http://www.pamelacummins.com/free/ or you could spend time focusing on yourself.


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It's a pretty common thing when getting into brewing and to see crystal malts and get kinda confused. Hopefully in this post I can clarify some things about it.
Crystal malts are found in a lot of beers, and when starting out is a great specialty grain to use because you can get two very dependable results by using it. 1) You will end up changing the color of the beer 2) You will make the beer a bit sweeter. So to not make a beer boring you can use some crystal malt in your beer and now you've just added a different dimension to it.
The malt can be used by itself or it can be used in conjunction of different specialty grains. At the end of it, though you'll see all these different numbers next to the grain. So what do these numbers mean? The, "L" stands for Lovibond. All that means is color. Concerning crystal malt, the most popular ones are, 20L, 40L, 60L, 80L, 120L. The lower the number the lighter the color impact as well as flavor. The higher the number is the darker the beer and the sweeter the beer flavor it. We have a post that goes into some pretty big detail about it all if this interest you.
For a rule of thumb with crystal malt no matter what type you are using, I would not use over a pound of it at a time. Eventually if you keep adding more and more to a recipe, it will stick out like a sore thumb. After a while using it for the purpose of only adjusting the color you might find that you get burnt out of the grain. At that point I would start to learn how the different specialty change color and you'll be able to make a wider variety of beer styles.
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1. Sharing Files Between Windows and Oracle Solaris Systems
2. Setting Up Identity Mapping Between Windows and Oracle Solaris Systems
3. Setting Up a Oracle Solaris SMB Server to Manage and Share Files
How to Disable the Samba Service
Configuring the SMB Server Operation Mode (Task Map)
How to Configure the SMB Server in Domain Mode
How to Configure the SMB Server in Workgroup Mode
Managing SMB Shares in This Release
Managing SMB Shares (Task Map)
How to Enable Cross-Protocol Locking
How to Create an SMB Share (zfs)
How to Enable Guest Access to an SMB Share
How to Enable Access-Based Enumeration for a Share
How to Modify SMB Share Properties (zfs)
How to Remove an SMB Share (zfs)
How to Create a Specific Autohome Share Rule
How to Restrict Client Host Access to an SMB Share (zfs)
Managing SMB Groups (Task Map)
How to Add a Member to an SMB Group
How to Remove a Member From an SMB Group
How to Modify SMB Group Properties
Enabling CATIA V4/V5 Character Translations
How to the Enable CATIA Interoperability Feature
Configuring SMB Printing (Task Map)
How to Enable the SMB Print Service
Troubleshooting the SMB Service
Checking the DNS Configuration
Ensuring That Kerberos Is Correctly Configured
Ensuring That You Specify the Correct Password for Your Domain User
Ensuring the Firewall Software Does Not Filter Out Required Ports
Viewing Oracle Solaris SMB Service Property Settings
Excluding IP Addresses From WINS Name Resolution
Changes to Windows Group Membership and to User Mapping Do Not Take Effect
Windows Clients Cannot Connect by NetBIOS Name or Are Missing From Browse List or Network Neighborhood
Cannot Set Share Security, All Shares Inherit the Security of the Directory Object
Older Versions of Windows Cannot Copy Files Larger Than Four Gbytes
Cannot See the Security Tab From Windows Clients
Microsoft Access or SQL Server Sessions Time Out After a Period of Inactivity
Cannot Add Windows Local Groups to Access Control List
SMB Browsing Fails When share.smb=on Is Set on a ZFS Pool
Samba or SMB Service Cannot Bind Various Ports
SMB Shares on a ZFS File System are Inaccessible After a Reboot
Invalid Password Errors Appear When Mapping a Drive or Browsing Computers in the Workgroup
Access Control List Inheritance Issues
4. Using SMB File Sharing on Client Systems
The following are troubleshooting issues for the Oracle Solaris SMB service. For related troubleshooting information, see the following:
To authenticate users from a Windows domain, the Oracle Solaris SMB service must locate a domain controller, authenticate, and then add a computer account to the domain.
Users from the domain are not able to establish a connection to the Oracle Solaris SMB service unless this process succeeds.
The Oracle Solaris SMB service must be running for the smbadm join command to succeed.
If Active Directory (AD) is configured, the Oracle Solaris SMB service attempts to locate the domain controller by means of DNS. If the service cannot locate the domain controller, you must use SMF to configure DNS properly.
The following configuration issues might prevent you from configuring the Oracle Solaris SMB service in domain mode:
Missing DNS domain. Ensure that the fully qualified AD domain name has been added to the search list or as the local domain.
If your configuration is incorrect, you might see the failed to join domain domain-name (INVALID_PARAMETER) error when attempting to join the domain.
Missing DNS server. Ensure that the IP address of the AD DNS server is added as the name server.
If your configuration is incorrect, you might see the failed to find any domain controllers error when attempting to join the domain.
DNS host lookup not used. Ensure that DNS is used for host lookup.
Use the svccfg command to update properties for system/name-service/switch and network/dns/client. See the svccfg(1M) man page.
You might see the following error messages, which indicate that Kerberos is not correctly configured:
k5_kinit: KDC has no support for encryption type
When this error occurs, you must reset the Domain Administrator password by re-entering the original password.
This error is a known issue on Windows where DES encryption keys are not created for the administrator under certain circumstances. For more information, see Microsoft knowledge base article 248808.
k5_kinit: getting initial credentials (KDC reply did not match expectations)
Ensure that the Kerberos Realm specified in the /etc/krb5/krb5.conf uses uppercase characters.
k5_kinit: getting initial credentials (Cannot resolve network address for KDC in requested realm)
This problem can be corrected by ensuring that the configuration is correct in one of these ways:
Ensure that DNS is used for host lookup.
Ensure that the IP address of the DNS server is added as the name server if you see log entries that are similar to the following:
smbd[101148]: [ID 290708 daemon.debug] NS Found 10.1.98.13 name server smbd[101148]: [ID 290708 daemon.debug] NS Found 10.1.98.12 name server smbd[101148]: [ID 327122 daemon.debug] NS Found 2 name servers smbd[101148]: [ID 995127 daemon.error] dyndns: UDP send error (Bad file number) smbd[101148]: [ID 342079 daemon.error] smb_ads: send/receive error smbd[101148]: [ID 995127 daemon.error] dyndns: UDP send error (Bad file number) smbd[101148]: [ID 342079 daemon.error] smb_ads: send/receive error smbd[101148]: [ID 327097 daemon.error] smb_ads: No ADS host found from configured nameservers
Use the svccfg command to update properties for system/name-service/switch and network/dns/client. See the svccfg(1M) man page.
The user that you specify on the smbadm join command line must have the correct password and the authority to create computer accounts.
The following error message only appears if you supply the wrong password for the administrative user:
failed to find any domain controller s for domain-name
Some firewall software might filter out certain ports that will prevent a Oracle Solaris SMB server from successfully joining a domain.
For example, the following error message appears if the Kerberos Change & Set Password port is filtered out:
smbd[446]: [daemon.error] smbns_kpasswd: KPASSWD protocol exchange failed ...
The following network protocols are used by the smbd service during a domain join operation, and must be available for the Oracle Solaris SMB service:
Port assignment settings appear in the /etc/services file. For more information, see the services(4) man page.
Much of the Oracle Solaris SMB service configuration uses the sharectl(1M) command to set properties. Before you change property values, you should view the current property settings by running the sharectl get smb command.
When using WINS/NetBIOS, Windows domain controllers (DC) do not automatically respond to the host from which they received a request. They perform a WINS or NetBIOS cache lookup and for multihomed servers, the DC can respond to different network interfaces belonging to the server. If the IP address is not accessible to the DC, it will appear as if the DC has not responded to the server. Thus, it may be necessary to exclude specific network interfaces from WINS registration.
The following example shows how to configure the Oracle Solaris SMB service as a WINS client. The primary WINS server is set to IP address 172.16.48.20, the secondary WINS server is set to IP address 172.16.48.21, and network interfaces bge0 and bge1 are excluded from WINS resolution.
# sharectl set -p wins_server_1=172.16.48.20 smb # sharectl set -p wins_server_2=172.16.48.21 smb # sharectl set -p wins_exclude=bge0,bge1 smb
Windows clients use an access token to assign user data and group membership. This token is assigned when the client connects to the SMB service. Any changes made to this token are not reflected until the next time the user connects.
To force changes to take effect immediately, the user must disconnect from the SMB service by logging out of all connected workstations.
A master browser is a server that is configured to manage SMB browse lists and to respond to client requests for them. A Windows server is configured as a master browser by default.
The Oracle Solaris SMB service is not configured as a master browser. The Oracle Solaris SMB service dedicates all of its resources to file sharing.
For browsing to function correctly, each subnet or physical network segment must have a master browser. To make the Oracle Solaris SMB service available through browse lists, the system on which it runs should be located on the same segment and subnet as a Windows server.
Configuring a Windows server improves the performance of browsing and might compensate for the lack of a master browser on some segments.
The security implementation of the Oracle Solaris SMB service only secures files and directories. The effective security of a SMB share is always the security of the directory to which it points.
You might see this problem if your client is running Windows 2000 or an older version of Windows.
If you are running a Windows 2000 client, apply the latest service pack.
If you are running a version older than Windows 2000, you might be able to work around the problem by using the Windows backup utility or by using a similar third-party product.
To map a drive or to connect to a share, you must have read access to the directory to which the share points.
If the Oracle Solaris SMB service is in domain mode, you must also be logged in to the domain.
To ensure that a user can connect to a share, do the following to check and modify permissions:
Log in to the system that is running the Oracle Solaris SMB service.
Become superuser.
Obtain the user name and group name of the owner.
# ls -l pathname
For example, the following output indicates that the share is a directory with 750 permissions. The owner is root and the group is sys.
# ls -ld /vol1/data drwxr-x--- 41 root sys 1024 Jan 2 23:19 /vol1/data
Determine the permissions necessary for the user to access the directory.
Use the chmod command to change the permissions of the directory.
Some Windows clients do not show the security tab unless you have permission to view or change security.
For information about how to view and modify share permissions, see Cannot Use SMB to Map Drives.
Applications can send SMB echo requests periodically to keep idle sessions open or to reconnect, as required, if a session times out due to inactivity. If an application appears unable to deal with an idle session timeout, the SMB service keep_alive property can be set to 0 to disable the session inactivity timer.
# sharectl set -p keep_alive=0 smb
Windows local groups cannot be used to assign security on remote systems. A local group can only be used on the individual computer on which it is created. A local group is not stored in the domain SAM database.
Windows domain controllers are an exception to this behavior. Domain controllers share a set of local groups that can only be shared with other domain controllers. To make security assignments to the Oracle Solaris SMB service, use global groups.
The Oracle Solaris SMB service has its own set of local groups that are provided for Windows compatibility purposes. These local groups permit a limited set of privileges, and they can also be used for security assignments to individual files and folders.
Note - Windows domain local groups are not supported.
If you have a ZFS pool with datasets and you run the zfs set share.smb=on command on the pool, the pool and all its datasets are shared, but unavailable for browsing by Windows systems.
To work around this problem, do the following:
Determine whether your ZFS pool and dataset versions support SMB shares.
# zpool get version pool # zfs get version dataset
Support for SMB shares requires that ZFS pools be at least Version 9 and that ZFS datasets be at least Version 3.
(Optional) Upgrade your ZFS pools and datashares.
# zpool upgrade pool # zfs upgrade dataset
For more information, see the zpool(1M) and zfs(1M) man pages.
Map the shares in one of the following ways:
Run the zfs set share.smb=on command on any of the lower-level datasets instead of the pool.
Map the shares directly.
You will see errors if you attempt to run both the Samba service, svc:/network/samba:default, and the Oracle Solaris SMB service, svc:/network/smb/server:default simultaneously.
The Samba and Oracle Solaris SMB services are mutually exclusive because they both attempt to listen on the same ports. Only one service should be enabled at any time.
To disable either the Samba or Oracle Solaris SMB service, do one of the following:
Disable the Samba service. Use the svcadm disable svc:/network/samba command.
Disable the Oracle Solaris SMB service. Use the svcadm disable smb/server command.
SMB shares on a ZFS file system might be inaccessible to SMB clients if you reboot the Oracle Solaris SMB server.
Run the following command to reshare the ZFS shares:
# sharemgr start -P smb zfs
When you map a drive or browse computers in your workgroup, you might see invalid password errors. If you see these errors, check to see that the /var/smb/smbpasswd file includes information for the appropriate users.
Also, ensure that the pam_smb_passwd.so.1 entry is in the /etc/pam.d/other file and that you use the passwd command to set your password.
For more information, see How to Configure the SMB Server in Workgroup Mode.
Access control list (ACL) behavior differs between Windows systems and ZFS file systems on Oracle Solaris systems. You might experience Windows ACL inheritance problems because of the access control entry (ACE) ordering used by the default ZFS ACL.
The default ZFS ACL is designed to comply with POSIX, which results in the interleaving of allow and deny ACEs. Windows expects all deny ACEs to precede all allow ACEs.
You can override the default ZFS behavior by changing the ACL on the root directory to provide the equivalent of Everyone:FullControl as follows:
# chmod 777 /pool-name # chmod A=everyone@:rwxpdDaARWcCos:fd:allow /pool/dataset
For information about the chmod options, see the chmod(1) man page.
You can verify the ACL by viewing it on Windows or by running the following command on an Oracle Solaris system:
# ls -V -d /pool/dataset
You can apply this ACL recursively to all subdirectories and files for existing file systems from Windows or from the Oracle Solaris OS.
If you apply the ACL when the file system is first created, the ACL will be propagated according to the normal inheritance rules.
If a directory has a default ZFS ACL, when a file or folder is created under this directory from Windows, it has two ACEs: one for the owner and one for SYSTEM. To change this behavior, update the root directory's ACL by running the chmod commands shown previously.
You might not see the security tab for a file or folder when using an XP client for the following reasons:
You do not have enough permissions to see the security settings of the file or folder
Simplified file sharing is enabled on your client
To disable simplified file sharing, go to Control Panel->Folder Options->View, and unselect Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended), and click Apply.
For more information about disabling simplified file sharing and setting permissions on a shared folder, see Microsoft knowledge base article 307874.


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I don't think orcs know what the light is :/
Would love a worgen shaman/ monk though -.-
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Last edited by Venziir; 2013-04-04 at 06:56 PM.
Amazing sig, done by mighty Lokann
I my personal opinion, as I stated before, I think Orcs are just fine where they stand and have no business being Paladins or Priests and should continue to be naturalists just as they have been for thousands of years. No need to go making up some believable lore just because someone who loves orcs refuses to roll a Blood Elf or a Tauren.
Have a nice day.
And obviously, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but when bits of their opinion either involves false data or is entirely based upon it - there's absolutely nothing wrong with pointing out that bits of their hypotheses is flawed, allowing them to learn and perhaps even adapt or come up with a new hypothesis now that they have learned something new.
For example, take The Theory of Evolution - before Darwin presented it, everyone's personal opinion was that we were created by God, but when he presented these new facts, people took that into consideration and allowed it to affect their opinion - Obviously I'm not comparing myself to Darwin or trying to make this a religious debate - it's merely an example.
Amazing sig, done by mighty Lokann
Amazing sig, done by mighty Lokann
I hate Gnomes but Blizzard should add Gnomes hunters... why? cause they are the race with less races combinations and they are the only race with no mail class
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EDIT: That's not right, my bad, Gnomes do indeed seem to have less class combos than anyone else, poor little guys.
Last edited by Venziir; 2013-04-04 at 07:27 PM.
Amazing sig, done by mighty Lokann
"Only Jack can zip up."
The word you want to use is "have" not "of".
You may have alot of stuff in your country, but we got Lolland.
Last edited by Darsithis; 2013-04-04 at 08:18 PM.
1. Gnomish engineering--engineers specialized in making arrows and guns. A gnomish engineer could be a gnome but a gnome can't use a good deal of the stuff they craft since they can't be hunters? Not as much of a big deal now that hunters don't need engineers to craft them arrows anymore but I used to think of the lack of gnome hunters as extremely weird, back in the day.
2. Gnomes have been living with dwarves in Ironforge for how long now-dwarves arguably being the iconic hunter race besides night elves--and they never learned the ability to pick up a gun and shoot?
Might be that they just have no interest being technologically-minded and all but I think gnome hunters makes much more sense than gnome warriors or rogues.
Blizzard could also add tauren rogues and make up some lore for it. Would it make sense from the perspective of the new lore? Yes, would it be silly as hell? Yes.


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Hitachi ID Identity Manager can be used to enforce a variety of security standards when creating new user accounts or managing privileges and identity information for existing users:
The most basic task that Identity Manager must complete when creating a new user profile is to assign that user a new, globally-unique login ID.
Identity Manager can implement any login ID naming system and comes with a built-in system to detect and avoid name collision. Every new user gets a new, globally-unique login ID that meets corporate standards and that is not in current use on any system.
Standard login IDs have many benefits, including usability: user only has to remember a single login ID; support: IT staff can quickly look up a user's profile; and security: log entries on different systems can be easily correlated.
Identity Manager normally creates new login accounts by cloning existing accounts on target systems, that have been created specifically to act as templates. Platform administrators get to use their familiar tools to create and manage templates and Identity Manager leverages the detailed configuration (attributes, group memberships, home directories, paths, etc.) of template accounts to ensure that all new accounts are created in compliance with corporate standards.
Using templates makes it easy for organizations to enforce security standards without having to invest significant effort in managing Identity Manager itself.
Identity Manager adjusts newly created accounts by setting additional attributes and group memberships. These modifications may be derived from user input, data from systems of record, business rules or a combination of all three. Control over how and when attributes are set to differentiate new accounts from templates allows organizations to further control the set up of new accounts.
Identity Manager is configured with dependencies between systems and account types. For example, technical requirements stipulate that a new user be set up with an account on Active Directory before an Exchange mailbox can be set up. In a similar way, business requirements may require that all new users get an ACF2 mainframe account before being provisioned with access to any other systems.
Dependencies ensure that systems access is always provisioned in a consistent, repeatable sequence.
Changes to user profiles, either centrally on the Identity Manager server or on individual target systems, are subject to approvals by system or application owners, as well as by appropriate managers who have a relationship with a change's requester or recipient.
Unlike manual processes, Identity Manager change authorization is mandatory and auditable.