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Sag Harbor
(Literary Masterpieces, Volume 1)
In his fourth novel, Sag Harbor, Colson Whitehead focuses his considerable wit and imagination on the traditional coming-of-age story, with far from traditional results. Although the events in the novel are based on his own summers at Sag Harbor, the author has said that his invented characters lead much more interesting lives than he did. Benji Cooper, fifteen years old, is "out" for the summer, having come from New York City to a beach house in Azurest, a colony on Long Island Bay populated by wealthy African American professional families. Benji and his brother Reggie attend a predominantly white prep school in Manhattan. White people, unaccustomed to seeing African American children dressed in khakis and blazers on their way to school, mistake them for the children of African diplomats. During the school year, Benji revels in his role as the token African American, invited by the politically correct parents of his schoolmates to attend bar mitzvahs where he can sample exotic food and try to make out with the girls. When summer comes, though, he is free to experiment and invent himself.
The older Benji who narrates the novel casts his satirical eye on the behavior of both African American and white people in an emerging postracial world. As a college student, he reveals, he discovered W. E. B. Du Bois's doctrine of double-consciousness, that African Americans must struggle to reconcile their outward existence in the white world with their desire to be authentically black. The younger Benji, eager to make a place for himself in his summer world, does not yet understand that this is his quest. As he says, "If I had enough information I might know how to be." He is, by turns, innocent and appealing in his teenaged confusion, yet an astute observer of his friends and family and of the people of the summer community.
The story begins with Benji's arrival at the beach house and ends with a Labor Day picnic. The six chapters in between, loosely organized around the summer's events, take off in a series of jazz riffs that allow Benji to observe the world around him and at the same time try to learn how to grow into the role of the man he will become. His parents, a successful doctor and lawyer, work in the city, coming out only on weekends. Benji and Reggie are left to fend for themselves during the week. They have summer jobsBenji at Jonni Waffle, an ice cream stand, and Reggie at Burger King.
Benji's dead-on observations of the events of the summer of 1985 are uproariously funny. The adult narrator comments, but only rarely, to place the story in its larger context. Benji hopes to get rid of his childish nickname and become Ben, but this attempt is doomed to failure. His descriptions are loaded with the iconic artifacts of the 1980's, including Swanson television dinners, Walkman radios, and Classic Coke. Benji is something of a nerd, still wearing braces on his teeth and embarrassed by school photographs of his bad haircut. He wants desperately to fit in with his group but is usually a step behind his friends, unable to master the complex handshakes of the ever-changing African American street culture. He is addicted to Dungeons and Dragons, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981), which he has only seen edited for television, and his Six Million Dollar Man action figurean icon of the 1970's that he would have acquired at a younger age.
The African American beach colony of Azurest, unfamiliar territory to white Americans, was built by the hard-working grandparents of Benji's generation as an escape from the racial tensions of the city, a place for themselves. The prime Long Island real estate of the Hamptons belongs to wealthy white people. The Rock and the Creek mark the end of the African American enclave and the beginning of the white territory into which the boys are forbidden to venture. White people, in their turn, become uneasy when they find themselves on a beach populated by African Americans and realize that there they are the intruders. At Sag Harbor, Benji and his friends are free to be themselves while sardonically mocking their parents' generation and the white people who patronize the resort businesses where they work.
Benji and his friends are preoccupied with definitions of "cool" and "uncool." Their discussions, which often become arguments and occasionally fights, focus on the nuances of racial identification. They make jokes about the Ku Klux Klan and "Massa," but nervously and never in the presence of their parents. They seek to determine whether their light-skinned boss at the ice cream stand is African American by observing whether he displays an identifying "black"...
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Sheikh Abdullah Makwinja Correspondent
Yesterday, the Islamic Republic of Iran marked the 38th year of its founding after passing through various crises and hurdles over all these years. The Islamic revolution had to sweat and bleed at every turn during the past 38 painstaking years.
Despite all difficulties, today Iran is a recognised regional and international power.
As evident from the world history, Iran has been the cradle of the most ancient world civilisation.
Here the first monarchial rule was established 4 000 years ago in 330BC after migration of the Aryans to Iran.
Due to its geographical position and strong cultural foundations, Iran has always played a positive, useful and decisive role in political, economic and cultural developments as well as peace and stability of the region and the world.
In the history of Iran which is full of ups and downs, February 11 1979 carries great importance.
This day the Iranian nation which has always been on the forefront in forming civilisations and cultures achieved what will be remembered in the Iranian and world history forever.
This day they dethroned the biggest despotic ruler of the region and established the Islamic republic system in the country under the leadership of the late Imam Khomeini.
Running the national affairs on the principles of freedom, sovereignty, self-determination, equity and justice and religious teachings in an exemplary way is one of the important characteristics of the Islamic revolution.
Social structure was founded on the glorious teachings of Islam.
As a blessing of the Islamic revolution, Islamic unity and dialogue and tolerance of faiths become slogan of the Islamic republic, thereby reviving religiosity across the world.
Iran's revolution also set off a series of events that triggered several conflicts in the region, starting with Iraq's attack on Iran.
Parallel to these unprovoked hostile policies emanating from the West, the Islamic republic embarked on a no-nonsense programme acquiring peaceful nuclear technology. The deep seated fear of global arrogance was unjustifiably stoked again.
It started with Saddam Hussein's invasion of Iran in 1980.
Iraq's attack on Iran not only rallied the population around Imam Khomeini, but also served to galvanise a network of those who opposed the Islamic Republic.
And the Arab world's support of Saddam all the way through, and Saddam's attack, and the spread of that war through the Persian Gulf, and the oil lines in particular, gradually drew the United States into the Middle East, signalled the start of major hostilities between the US, its allies, and Iran, resulting in, among other things, decades of sanctions.
Military explosions failed to bring the Islamic republic to its knees.
Economic detonations failed to bring the Islamic republic to capitulation. And guess what? The Islamic state with its Islamic leadership and devotees have survived all this turmoil.
As a result of sanctions Islamic Iran also managed to focus on the development of its manufacturing sector, unlike its neighbours who solely depend on imports.
While under severe sanctions in 2012, total sales of the top 100 Iranian companies amounted to $215 billion, which was 30 percent higher than 2011.
Even the World Bank in 2014 said the Iranian economy expanded by 3 percent.
The Brookings Institute, a US thinktank, declared in 2011 that as a result of sanctions, Islamic Iran had become more assertive.
With the lifting of the illegal sanctions through the Joint Comprehension Plan of Action, Iran is about to reap a windfall with $100 billion frozen Iranian money being released by the West.
It is said Iran will get about $30 billion of this money in the coming weeks and the country has already made plans to use the money to revive the economy.
Probably this was why President Rouhani described the lifting of the sanctions recently as a golden page in Iran's history.
Iran had little to lose by complying with the IAEA conditions.
Over the years, it has mastered nuclear technology, and developed short-, medium- and long-range missiles in addition to anti-tank missiles and drones.
With the lifting of sanctions there is jubilation in Iran, emotional disturbances in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, a sense of relief in Europe, depression in occupied Palestine, and mental muddiness in the USA.
While nuclear related sanctions inflicted economic damage on Iran, they also provided some tangible economic benefits.
For instance, Iran reduced its oil dependency from 70 percent to 20 percent and significantly improved its tax collection system. In 2015 Iran's non-oil exports rose by 14.1 percent.
As reported in international scientific circles, the rate of scientific progress in Iran is 11 times higher than the average global scientific growth.
Literacy rate in Iran is 82.3 percent.
Iran has now changed into a scientific pole in West Asia and in the area of Nano, it ranks 12th in the world.
Iran's position in the human development index has improved by 10 ranks as compared to 2005, and it is now one of the top seven countries in the world in terms of human development.
Before the Islamic revolution, Iran was able to meet the domestic needs for food for 30 days, but today, despite the population being two-and-half times higher, it is able to meet its food needs for more than 300 days and even export some food items.
Children mortality rate has dropped from 111 to 26 per thousand while life expectancy has gone up from 58 to 72 years. Number of electricity subscribers in Iran in 1979 was 3 399 000, but it rose to 30 million by the end of the last year. We are now exporters of electricity to our neighbouring countries.
Iran has the second largest natural gas reserves in the world at 3.27 trillion cubic meters. In 1979 only 51000 Iranian families enjoyed the blessing of gas but now more than 14 million Iranian households have gas connections. From 1912 to1957, Iran had 4 565 kilometers of railway lines but now we have10 000 km of this network. On average, laying of railroads in Iran each year has witnessed a growth from 80 km to 168 km. Till 1979, we produced 25 percent of medicines needed by the country, but now we produce 96 percent of these medicines within the country and have become a medicine exporter. Our telephone landline connections have surged from 800 850 to 30 million. Presently,there are more than 45 million mobile phone users in Iran, and with the development of optic fiber in this country, 30 million Iranians are using internet.
The number of universities in Iran is 2 500, while the number of university students in this country has surged from 75 000 to 4.5 million.
Besides progress in the scientific field the Iranian nation has also succeeded in giving stability to the biggest democracyin the region, where the people are enjoying freedom and sovereignty. Iran may have some sanctions relief but the hostility of the imperialistic powers has not waned. It will continue to manifest itself in different ways. The leadership of the Islamic republic of Iran cannot afford to lower their guard vis-à-vis these predatory powers.
So undoubtedly Iran has gained influence and strength, and as a nation with an ideology independent of East and West, has to now be considered in any Middle Eastern issues. A heart and mind free of prejudice and malice has no choice but to salute this Islamic success story. No matter what one's opinion of the Islamic Iran, the fact that it stood by its vision and principles and gained its reward of course not without sacrifices.


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I didn't comment on another key deficiency in PowerPoint 2007 in my recent "Missing-in-Upgrade" article, but there are only two clip art images that are ninja-related in PowerPoint 2007 (below) — and they're lame. As the PowerPoint Ninja, I wanted to make sure that this problem is rectified.
James Arrington from Pukrufus Design put together a few free ninja-related clip art images for me. They are WMF files (vector images) so they can be customized to your needs.
James has also put together a more extensive collection of ninja images which can be purchased from iStockphoto.com. Enjoy!


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Since our opening in 2007, the Linden Centre has continued to be recognized for its high quality operations in education, sustainable business, cultural exchange, and hospitality. Our awards have come from guests, program participants, and media sources alike. We are proud of our reputation and strive to continue to provide the quality of service we have become known for.
- Tripadvisor – Top Boutique Hotel in China 2015
- Tripadvisor – Traveler's Choice Award 2011-2015
- CNNGo – China's Top Heritage Hotel, 2011
- Voyager – China Sustainable Tourism Award 2010-2011
- Travel and Leisure – Global Vision Award 2010
- Sina.com & Tourism Channel – The most unique Inn, 2009-2010
- Xinzhoukan Magazine – Most Creative Hotel in SW China, 2009
Online Guest Testimonials:
"The staff, led by exceptionally gracious and attentive hosts/owners Jeanne and Brian Linden, cares about what happens in this part of China. "Sustainability and Eco-sensitive tourism" are more than just words."
-Janice H, reviewed Nov 15, 2015. Trip Advisor.
"The hotel grounds and rooms are uniquely lovely, the surrounding town is authentic, the guides and owners are engaging, the food is delicious. We felt very cared-for."
-Catherine, reviewed Mar 8, 2015. Booking.com.
"The Linden Centre is one of the most special hotels I've ever stayed in. Near enough to Dali old town to be able to tour but far away from the touristy spirit. The Linden Centre tries to preserve and support the traditional culture of the local people. I had lovely English speaking tour guides take me into the market to see cheese and noodle making. We also took a spectacular hike into the nearby mountains. Just gorgeous!"
-Jessica B, reviewed Nov 29, 2014. Agoda.
"The hotel is very atmospheric. There is a lovely deck which you can sit on to have a drink and look over green rice fields. The Linden Center has a fantastic library of books on various subjects related to China. The staff speak excellent English and are very helpful."
-Jane W, Oct 19, 2010. Agoda.
"I've seen the Linden Centre transform from a massive construction project to a beautiful, fully restored historic mansion, and I can say it's probably the nicest place I've ever stayed in China."
-Josh F, reviewed May 11, 2009. Trip Advisor.
Testimonials In Published Media:
"The Linden Centre is leading a new movement toward a new lifestyle in China."
-The Economic Observer, Beijing
"The Lindens are keepers of Bai traditional Architecture."
-Spring City News, Yunnan
"In China, young people are fleeing to the cities, leaving behind empty cities filled with timeless architecture. Xizhou's celebrated architectural legacy will survive forever thanks to the Lindens' efforts."
-Chinese Central Television 10
"The Linden Centre is an extraordinary combination of comfort, culture and stimulation. I very much admire the care and attention to exquisite detail that has gone into the restoration of a national historic treasure and the development of a site for creative work."
-James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly
"I have just come back from a visit to the Linden Centre and all I can say is WOW! I am seriously impressed. Without a doubt one of my top three new finds in the entire trip this year! I really want to compliment you on your excellent taste and also the level of attention that you have paid to the details. Small things like electric extensions in the rooms really show how much thought you have put into the needs of your guests. Your library surpasses most of the public libraries that I visit and the rear gardens were an absolute inspiration."
– Chris Winnan, China Travel Specialist
From Program Participants:
"It is a very casual and yet sophisticated lodging and cultural venue for travelers from all over the world to enjoy, share, and learn. Brian and Jeanee, and their highly professional and gracious staff, advised, directed, and escorted us to unique markets and shops providing the best of Chinese craftsmanship in tie-dye, jewelry, antiques, etc. Also, using the Linden Centre as our base to explore the Yunnan Province, we visited historical and religious sites such as monasteries, mosques, and other wonderful cultural locations. If you wish to explore and learn about Chinese history and today's culture in the Yunnan Province, we highly recommend the Linden Centre for your stay!"
-Karl W, Spirit of Travel, 2015.
"There is a lot to do in and around Linden Centre. We visited the market in Xizhou with the chef and later watched him prepare our lunch from the local fresh ingredients – and he makes delicious food! We walked through the fields surrounding Linden Centre to the lake, with Brian Linden as our guide. He gave us the history and the tales about culture, folklore, art and antiques of the area. He also guided us through an antique market, telling us how to tell the real thing from the fakes. We spent an enjoyable day in old town Dali with the Linden family and all their guests, wandering through the narrow cobblestone lanes, snacking on the local food and in the cafés and bars where we had a relaxing rest."
-Sibylla Grottke, German Guest from Shanghai
"Xizhou is an authentic old town. There are a lot of beautiful places in China but so many are artificial and lacking in spirit. Xizhou has kept its old customs and architecture. We spent an unforgettable Chinese New Year with the Lindens as our hosts."
-Peng Xiancheng, Professional Artist from China


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Actually it was quite a Plan A, since we've been hearing good things about this place for a couple of weeks now. (She insists I heard it from her first) And when pork and beef are involved, we usually have less of planning and more of execution.
Plan B is on the ground floor of the same building as Hae Kum Gang, on Castle Street. Here's a map to help you get there. As always, remember that Castle Street is a one way, and you cannot enter it from the Brigade Road side. Parking is relatively a simple task.
Plan B has quite an attitude, and you can sense it as soon as you enter. A lot of it is to do with the decor and those cool posters, and some of it is reflected in the nomenclature in the menu too. I was impressed enough to click a few snaps. (click to enlarge)
I thought the branding behind the bar was done on a manhole cover, but I can't be sure. The snap, unfortunately, didn't turn out good. The place has a buzz about it, and its got less to do with Knopfler, REM or Axl Rose and more to do with the bright ambiance, and the people.
This is the menu that ensured we got there. We were in a bit of dilemma on whether to start with pork or beef, but since pigging was the theme of the visit, Chilli Fried Pork it was. The soy sauce didn't make its presence felt much, that was a good thing because the chillies could dominate. Excellent dish, I only wished it had been brought sizzling hot, we got it almost lukewarm.
Meanwhile, we'd also (uncharacteristically) ordered a couple of interesting drinks. D ordered a Ruddy Mary (l) and I asked for a Diesel. (r) The Ruddy Mary has tomato juice mixed with beer with a dash of lime. Diesel is a mix of lager and cola. Interesting mixes, but in both cases, we felt the beer flavor proved to be too dominant. The drinks might have had more of a distinct character if the other flavours played a stronger role. But a good experiment, nevertheless.
In the main course, beef and pork shared points, and chicken, perhaps for the first time in this blog's history, was completely ignored. D ordered a Grilled Pepper Beef Steak, which she was quite happy with. The rice seemed buttered and different from the regular kind, and went very well with the steak. The sauce had permeated the meat, and though it acted tough with the knife, chewing wasn't a problem. Even though it was well done, I think a steak knife was warranted. Also, the pepper sauce was a little too subtle. But despite that, the dish is worth a shot.
I asked for a 'Pigs in a Thermal Blanket', a cryptic crossword kind of name for cured, spicy pork in a burger bun. Spicy it was, and the mayonnaise provided with it complemented it brilliantly. Those with a thing for greasy food will love this one. I did. In both dishes, the fried potato was a stand out item. Thanks to all of the above, we were quite stuffed, and asked for the bill, declining dessert.
And then that Chocolate Mousse neon repeatedly winked at me. D promised to share, and we ended up ordering one. It was quite decent, nothing spectacular, but that's more because of my preference for really strong chocolate than anything else.
The service is prompt and generally excellent, and the owner does the rounds, adding to the casual and pleasant ambiance. Unfortunately, when he got to our table to chat, the pig and its greasiness prevented me from even offering a handshake.
The meal cost us just less than Rs.1050, including a 5% service charge. I'd highly recommend a visit – for some awesome pork and beef, some neat experiments with beer, and a wonderful ambiance.
Plan B, #20, Castle Street, Ashok Nagar. Ph: 9739902745
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I know it would be difficult for the skaters, but I would like to see a Compulsory Skate where all competitors must skate to exactly the same music, with the same technical content. That would be a very fair way of judging skaters. It would eliminate the Qualifying Round but still count 20 per cent of the total score.
Let's say we are given Irina's Don Q music. How wonderful it would be to watch the various styles of all the skaters have a go at it. The thought of MK doing Don Q just tantalizers me.


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A synagogue from Radlett has raised over £1,000 for a primary school in Zimbabwe.
Radlett and Bushey Reform Synagogue (RBRS) celebrated ten years of service by their caretaker Chris Maphosa by staging a production of "The Rain that Washes" - based on Chris' story of growing up in politically turbulent Zimbabwe.
The writer and director Dave Carey said he had created the play from many conversations with Mr Maphosa and that it had toured the country, including at the recent Edinburgh Fringe, but the 130 strong audience at RBRS was the largest to date.
The profits from the evening together with a collection, led to a cheque of £1,370 being presented for Gohole No2 primary school in Chris' home town in Zimbabwe.
Mr Maphosa said: "I'm overwhelmed by the support and the amount raised. The parents of the children at this school can barely afford to send their children to school with a ball point pen, this will make an enormous difference to their lives."


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A review question I'm not sure how to answer, the question says to add or subtract whenever possible and to simplify the answer.
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You need to find square numbers inside the square root i.e 1,4,9,16,25,36,... to help simplify.
Now do the same for the first term and finish.
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Meet UK woman who only has sex with married men
A 44-year-old serial mistress from London reckons that married men make better lovers, and insists that far from wrecking marriages, her flings actually improve the guy's relationships
Business consultant Lee Romain said that she prefers them because they've only had one woman to please for a very long time before they meet her, and it's much easier to perfect their skill.
"Married men are wonderful, they tell you that you are beautiful, they take you out for delicious meals, they give you presents and have lovely manners, as they are well trained by their wives," the Sun reported.
Because so many of the men she meet hardly get any sex from their wives, they are grateful in bed and they really want to please, she said.
She said that she's definitely not looking to split up marriages, she thinks she actually enhances them.
"Some of the men I see say their marriages are much better because they are having sex with me. They go home much happier to their wives. One man stopped seeing me because his sex life with his wife improved so much," she added.
Romain started having affairs with married men after her partner, who was 28 years her senior, became impotent through illness. He finally died after they had been together eight years.
Lack of sex was driving her crazy. She even took up running marathons to try to get rid of my sexual energy.
She then found an extra-marital website which caters for married people who want affairs, but not to destroy their marriages.
Romain has had affairs with seven married men since 2010 and is currently seeing a businessman who is in his late 50s, who lives outside London.


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Fabulous hotel (more like guest house really) between the inlet and the sea on the Balboa peninsula, Newport Beach. Took my teenage daughter for 8 day trip, and really cannot speak too highly of the hotel. The staff are welcoming and just so helpful all the time. On checking in, my daughter said to me 'there's an ambience about this place I am going to love' & it did not disappoint! No need for a pool, the beach is just over the road and the hotel provides beach towels, chairs, umbrellas and boogie boards.
Free wifi (essential for teenagers) and comprehensive selection of dvds should you wish to watch one. Love the informality of the place, even though efficient. The light breakfast was perfect & we ate ours on the sun terrace every day. All day coffee, fruit and afternoon cookies, just added to the warmth of the atmosphere


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Gonzales runs to 56-7 victory
Nov. 30, 2013 at 5:30 a.m.
Updated Dec. 1, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Alyas Ramirez knew Gonzales was a better team than it showed in its final two District 26-3A games.
The Apaches have proved it by winning three Class 3A, Division I playoff games to move into the quarterfinals for the third time in school history.
"I think we all just realized what we had to do," Ramirez said. "We had to step up and we've done it."
Ramirez rushed for 269 yards and four touchdowns to lead Gonzales to a 56-7 regional win over Rockport-Fulton on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.
The Apaches improved to 9-4 and will play district foe La Grange (12-0) in the quarterfinals on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Bastrop Memorial Stadium.
"Our kids played phenomenal," said Gonzales coach Ricky Lock. "We had a game plan in and we executed it from the first quarter to the fourth quarter. The kids played great defense. I think their quarterback got hurt early and that kind of was a factor because he is very good."
The Apaches dominated up front as they have throughout the playoffs. They rushed for 454 yards, limited the Pirates (5-7) to 24 yards rushing, and ran 57 plays to Rockport-Fulton's 40.
The Pirates did not make a first down until 10:18 was left in the second quarter and finished with six.
"They played very well," Lock said of his linemen. "There were a lot of contributors to this and I'm proud of our effort. We've come a long way. We've had ups and downs and peaks and valleys but our kids have fought through injuries and adversity to peak at the right time."
Jordan Johnson had two sacks for the Apaches, including a sack of Rockport-Fulton quarterback Anthony Resendez on the first play from scrimmage that would eventually send him out of the game.
Johnson also helped pave the way for Ramirez and Darrance James, who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns.
"We're strong up front and if we keep playing the way we're playing we're going to do well," Johnson said. "It's always a good feeling for an offensive lineman for the backs to let them know they're doing well."
Ramirez scored on runs of 69, 15, 5 and 36 yards, and James had touchdown runs of 3 and 64 yards.
"Alyas did well," Lock said. "We move him around a lot. I thought Darrance also ran hard. We have a lot of guys. But Alyas ran well."
Ramirez gave much of the credit to his blockers.
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At 05:53 PM 7/27/98 -0400, Stephen R. Savitzky wrote: >email@example.com writes: > >> Unless, of course, my understanding of getElementsByTagName() is incorrect >> and it really means "get immediate children by tag name", which would make >> the whole problem cheap enough not to have to worry about... but the >> description of that method says it searches the subtree. > >I don't see how getElementsByTagName could _possibly_ return a ``live'' >NodeList unless one of the following two conditions is true: > > 1. it only returns immediate children of the given node, AND the indices > of those children in the NodeList returned are the same as their > indices in the parent node, i.e. there are some indices that contain > nulls. > >OR > > 2. Elements found by getElementsByTagName are _ripped out_ of their > original places in tree, and made into the children of a single, > possibly orphan, Node. > Neither of these are consistent with the spec. Sorry, but this *is* going to be hard to implement efficiently. I think the best implementation is to lazily evaluate the NodeList, i.e., make the NodeList be an interface that really has what we used to call a NodeIterator under the covers. That way, you only see nodes in the tree when the user asks for them. That puts the burden of capturing changes to the tree on the call to item(). Mike ChampionReceived on Monday, 27 July 1998 19:06:11 UTC
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text: The Shemagh (also known as the keffiyeh, and ghutrah) is a scarf, usually made of cotton, that is a typical Middle Eastern headdress. The scarf has crossed cultures and generations, being worn by freedom fighters and hipsters alike. Street wear brand UNDEFEATED replicates the pattern of the shemagh, as a silkscreened cotton fabric in Olive and Black. Their Shemagh 5 Panel Cap is a camper silhouette, which features a narrow rectangular patch attached on the front panel. One size fits most, the Shemagh 5 Panel hat is priced at $32.00 for www.urbanoutfitters.com


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LIMBO Cheats
The complete list of Trophies is here; some are kind of obscure so you'll definitely need to know what to do ahead of time.
|Alone in the Dark (Bronze)
|Beneath the arthropod
|Altitude is Attitude (Bronze)
|Exploration off the ground
|Backtracking (Bronze)
|Ride the crates
|Climbing the Cog (Bronze)
|Don't pull the lever just because you can
|DING! (Gold)
|Running off will get you nowhere
|Going Up (Silver)
|Don't let gravity keep you down
|Guided by Sparks (Bronze)
|The crate is key
|It's Stuck (Bronze)
|Prepare a dry landing
|No Point in Dying (Silver)
|Complete the game in one sitting with five or less deaths
|Under Ground (Bronze)
|Vertical passageway
|Urban Exploration (Bronze)
|Involves heavy lifting
|Where Credit is Due (Silver)
|Perseverance has its own reward
|Wrong Way (Bronze)
|That's not right
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Continuing our interest in poetry, here is a poem inspired by Chandra's image from August 11th 2011 of VV340 , in which two colliding galaxies look like a 'Cosmic Exclamation Point.' The author was fascinated by the image and the metaphor used to encapsulate it – by, that is, the whole notion of 'cosmic punctuation' – so he decided to explore these ideas further in a poem. The poem was first published in Connotation Press: An Online Artifact. Jonathan Taylor is author of the novel Entertaining Strangers (Salt, 2012) and the memoir Take Me Home (Granta, 2007). He is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at De Montfort University in the U.K.
You can read two other poems from Jonathan about Chandra's discoveries in previous blog posts:
The Poetry of Discovery
History Lesson
Plus student poems inspired by Chandra releases:
Student Poems Inspired by Chandra Releases (1)
Student Poems Inspired by Chandra Releases (2)
After N.A.S.A.-Chandra, 'A Cosmic Exclamation Point' (11.8.11).
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God.
(John, 1)
302 in Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies
is UGC-9618, 450 million
light years away in Boötes constellation,
plunging shard VV340 North
piercing spiral eye VV340 South,
its million years of shrieking and shock
expressed as infrared exclamation mark,
in a night sky light-years-full of cosmic
punctu-radi-ation: stars asterisks,
Saturn in paranthesis, comets dashes,
binaries colons or semi-colons
depending on relative masses,
Horsehead Nebula a question,
black holes full-stops in gravitation,
Arp's gallery of galaxies
ampersands, dittos, obeli, ellipses—
and a typo-cosmographist might deciper
the universe as a Word under erasure,
a daring act
of apocalyptic swearing.
- Jonathan Taylor


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"Bi-culturalism pervades Toru Dutt's 'Our Casuarina Tree'." Discuss.
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In the most basic of understandings, I think that the statement is true. Dutt is writing from being the benefactor of Western education and being able to apply this to a Bengali context. In this, it is evident that a sense of both Western lyricism as well as indigenous reality ("creeper" is an Indian construct) contribute and pervade the poem. Yet, I think that there is some danger in seeing binary oppositions govern everything, and the loss of complexity and intricacy might be part of the problem with this. Dutt's work is multicultural on several grounds. The first is that she does have an experience with Western culture through her own background, but this involves an embrace of the British and French literary traditions, distinct elements that filter in her life and her work. Both elements might be seen in the poem, as there is a tragic sensibility that is uniquely French and stoic lyricism in the description of the tree that might be part of the English tradition. In terms of her own Indian disposition, she is writing in Bengali, and this, itself, is a different culture than the rest of India. The Bengali writers see and perceive reality differently than other parts of India, and this comes out in her work, one that seeks to merge together different experiences of past and present in the form of something new, an unsolvable longing for that which has past in the face of that which is. In being Bengali and absorbing this mode of recognition, I think that another culture is revealed in the poem. There is definitely the presence of multiple cultures converging in the poem, and I would tend to think that is more than two, making it more than "bi- cultural."


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Four dead in Karnes County crash
Updated 1:54 pm, Monday, May 20, 2013
A major wreck involving an 18-wheeler, a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle left four dead overnight Sunday, authorities said.
The crash happened at a yellow-light intersection at Highway 72 and FM 1145 around 12:15 a.m. when five men, one on a motorcycle and four in a 2012 Honda Civic, left Desperados Saloon in Kenedy.
All five men worked for J.C. Fodale Energy Services and were headed back to the rig site, said State Trooper Javier Reyes, who responded to the accident.
"The motorcycle was in front of the car westbound on 72 when the rider saw the 18-wheeler up at the intersection," Reyes said. "It looks like both the bike and the car started to pass it when the motorcyclist noticed it was about to make a left turn, laid the bike down, went underneath the trailer and came out on the other side. The car, which was also on the wrong side of the road already, smacked into the back right of the trailer with the front left side of the car."
All four men in the Honda died at the scene from multiple severe injuries.
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The driver was Samuel Jackson, 24; his passengers were Joseph Solis, 25, Alexander Smalling, 25, and an 18-year-old who is not being identified at this time.
The motorcyclist, Phillip Batref, 28, was transported to Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital with head injuries, road rash and possible internal injuries. He was not wearing a helmet or protective clothing.
"Just a shirt and jeans," Reyes said. "That was it."
The big rig driver was unharmed.


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This house in São Paulo, designed by Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld for a graphic designer, has a studio situated below street level opening onto a garden. It's positively shagadelic, baby!
This house in São Paulo, designed by Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld for a graphic designer, has a studio situated below street level opening onto a garden. It's positively shagadelic, baby!
Yes, thank you. This will do me fine.
Tom Kundig of Seattle studio Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects has designed an extension to a steel pipe factory, using giant pipes as architectural elements.
The building, for T Bailey Inc, will use sections of the pipes made at the facility that are usually used to make wind turbine towers.
Via Dezeen.
A beautiful interior space designed by Assembly Studio for design studio APFEL.
Read on for more images.
Flat Project by Sschemata Architecture is a brilliant project in which aged and damaged school desks are revived with poured on coats of translucent color epoxy, resetting the unevenness to flat.
With this process, the unevenness is reflected on the epoxy's light and shade of color, where deep points are mirrored by dense colors and shallow points by more transparent shades.
Via of paper and things.
Loving this glass photographer's studio and boat house in Ontario, Canada, designed by archtects GH3 to maximise natural daylight.
"A photographer's live/work studio that is continuously bathed in diffused and undiminished natural light. The transparent facade, a continuous curtain wall glazed in Cradle to Cradle-certified Starphire glass, becomes the essential element in a photographic apparatus to produce images unobtainable in a conventional studio. The availability and fidelity of north–facing light in the double-height space provide the photographer with unparalleled natural illumination, while the clarity of the glazing transforms the site and surrounding vistas into a sublime, ever-changing backdrop."
Italian furniture manufacturer Poliform has created an inspirational residential interior project called My Life in 80m² to show that the quality of a living space does not depend on the size.
Via Contemporist.
Studio Lindfors has released a new series of images called Aqualta – a play on Acqua Alta, the increasing high tides flooding Venice – which visually explores what a coastal metropolis might feel like a hundred years from now due to rising sea levels. The images illustrate two cultural and financial epicenters – Tokyo and New York – adapting to, rather than resisting, rising waters.
How many shades of awesome is the Tanaka residence in Yokosuaka, Japan by Katsufumi Kubota.
Loving this house extension by ODOS Architects. The new addition to a traditional mid-terrace house in Dublin was conceived as a simple form which connects at ground level to the existing house.
In order to stop the new addition being visible above the roof line of the house, the new extension is partially sunken to comply with tight planning regulations.


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Valuable Arguments
One thing we all have in common is that we don't always get along with everyone. While our wildest dreams can imagine that we "should" get along with everyone all of the time, such dreams never come true.
So, what we know is that sooner or later, likely when we least expect it, a wedge will be driven between ourselves and another person. Typically the wedge issue erupts into an argument. That is, we will disagree.
Now, the problem with arguments is not that we have them, but that they often lead to further disruption and bad feelings. In this way, the arguments have a way of driving the wedge even deeper. What drives the wedge down is our tendency to judge the other person. When our minds go into "judgment mode," we stop learning. Stated another way, when our mind judges, it closes down and, in this way, our mind stops working. That is, when the mind has made up its mind, it believes itself to be right and becomes stuck with its knowledge of knowing that it is right.
When the wedge becomes obvious, the key is to do the opposite of what the mind always does. Instead of closing down and becoming judgmental, it is important to open up our minds and learn. In this way, learning is the opposite of judging. When an arguments arises, try opening up your mind and try something valuable – try doing what is best for the relationship.


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That's Simon on the left, hanging with his pal at his Animal Shelter foster home. He is fitting in just great with the whole family, but would love to find a forever home to call his own.
Everyone who meets Stanley says that he is one mellow fellow. He is about four-ish and has the BEST manners; he doesn't pull on his leash, rides quietly in the car, and politely greets people and other dogs.
He is so happy to meet people that his tail starts wagging if they even look in his direction. That wiggly tush eventually turns into a full on body wag that is just begging for a good belly rub. And who can turn down a dog looking for a belly rub?
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Maui County Real Property Tax Rates Increase July 1, 2013
County Council OKs property tax hikes
WAILUKU - Real property tax rates will increase beginning July 1 after the Maui County Council on Wednesday morning approved a resolution setting the higher rates for fiscal 2014.
Most tax rate categories will see varying increases from a low of 5 cents to a high of 25 cents per $1,000 of net taxable assessed valuation. The residential category will see no increase. That classification usually includes second homes used as rentals.
Overall, the council's property tax rates are lower than those proposed by Mayor Alan Arakawa, although the mayor would have kept homeowners' tax rates unchanged at $2.75 per $1,000.
The resolution passed with a lone dissenting vote cast by Council Member Don Couch and with several testifiers opposing higher rates.
Council Members Stacy Crivello, Elle Cochran, Mike White, Don Guzman and Council Vice-Chairman Bob Carroll all voted in favor of the measure. Council Chairwoman Gladys Baisa, and Council Members Mike Victorino and G. Riki Hokama were absent and excused.
After the meeting, Couch said he voted against the property tax rates because, through the years, taxpayers in the commercial category "have been hit quite a bit" with proportionately higher property tax rates versus those in other categories, especially homeowners. In fiscal 2014, the commercial category will see its rates climb from $6.90 to $7.05, per $1,000 of net taxable assessed valuation.
Property Tax Rates
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|New Rate
|Hotel and Resort
|Time Share
|Commercial Residential
|* Rates listed are per $1,000 of net taxable assessed valuation. Fiscal 2014 begins July 1.
"Homeowners are paying a whole lot less than everyone else, and they are using (county services) the most," Couch added. "Homeowners, and I'm one; homeowners need to (pay) a little bit more as they are getting most of the benefits."
Recognizing that no one wants to "tax anyone out of house and home," Couch said the county has the circuit breaker safety net program for homeowners. The program allows those who qualify for a homeowner exemption and whose real property taxes exceed 2 percent of their adjusted gross income to apply for the tax credit.
But Couch said the majority of the homeowners he has spoken with also agree that they pay too little in property taxes.
Under Wednesday's approved rate structure, homeowners will see their rates go from $2.75 to $2.87 per $1,000 of net taxable assessed valuation.
Korean War veteran Fred Ruge, who said he was an advocate for the elderly on Maui, called for no increases in the apartment category property tax rate.
He said that as a direct result of the proposed rate hike, he has already been told by his apartment landlord that his rent will be going up by $25 a month, which turns into an extra $300 per year.
Ruge said that while he fought in a war to protect the country and has survived combat, now "the Maui County Council wants to tax me to death."
Tom Croly, who was testifying on behalf of himself Wednesday, said that although he expected the council to approve the property tax rates as is, he wanted to point out the imbalances in the rates.
For example, as a condominium owner who uses the property as a vacation rental, he pays the higher hotel rate of $9.15 per $1,000 of net taxable assessed valuation, while his neighbor who qualifies as a homeowner pays only $2.75.
With the new rates, Croly will be paying around $83 more per year while his neighbor will only pay $15 more, he said.
After the meeting, Croly said he was not complaining about his increase but wanted to show the "unsustainable disparity" between what a homeowner pays versus that of a property used for a short-term rental.
Farmer Terry Kristiansen, testifying via phone from Hana Council District Office, asked the council for a decrease in agriculture property tax rates "so farmers have a little bit easier time to provide food and crops for the people on the island of Maui."
Property tax rates for agriculture will rise from $6 to $6.05 per $1,000 of net taxable assessed valuation.
She said with her quarter-acre farm in East Maui it's been difficult to keep up with paying bills, hard enough that she needs a bed-and-breakfast operation to help bring in extra cash.
The property tax rates in the resolution approved Wednesday are attached to the council's proposed budget. It will come before the full council for first reading at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the eighth-floor Council Chambers of the Kalana O Maui building. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for 9 a.m., also in the chambers.
Article first published May 23, 2013, by Melissa Tanji, Staff Writer, The Maui News, www.MauiNews.com


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History of Shippan, 1985
William Ennis had a bathing pavilion in the water which was wrecked by a storm in 1894. In 1890, the Stamford Yacht Club was founded, and the Halloween Yacht Club near Cummings Park in 1923. Halloween Park, later called Cummings Park, was developed in 1906, when Mayor Homer Cummings cast the deciding vote on Halloween Night.
The Stamford Street Railroad Company operated the Shippan Trolley.
Gradually, real estate was developed by James Jenkins of the Shippan Land Company, with landfills, and the summer resort places disappeared.
But we still have some of the beaches…
This postcard has a cancellation stamp of April 26, with no year given.
This inscription is from the back of the above postcard,
mailed July 10, 1909.
All four postcards are undated. They appear to be of the 1930s and 1940s from the look of the bathing costumes.
This postcard, cancelled August 1908, shows a preprinted order confirmation (see at right) by the Globe Art Company of Stamford to a customer from New Haven.
from the same sender to the same recipient, cancelled 1975 and 1976, commenting on the age of the postcard:
"under the stamp, the instructions call for domestic 1¢ – in case that helps to date it."
The 1975 postcard has an 8¢ stamp, the 1976 one, is cancelled with 9¢.
1¢ rates lasted through 1951. History of Postcard Rates.
Apparently after a late snow storm March 7 of an unknown year: "The snow cannot last. No mail yesterday!"
Postscript: Originally, we posted this card up on top with the cottages, but during routine archival work,
we discovered
that we were mislead by the text and file location. The insert may well be a beach at Shippan,
but the "Sound View" is of the Skiddy house on Pound Rock, at 348 Weed Avenue, Cove Pond.
Photos © Stamford Historical Society
From Our Postcard Collection: Bridges
Hotels in Stamford
Personal Postcards
Portrait Postcards, Early 20th Century
Postcards from another age
Picture Show (dating back to the first days of the website)
A Brief History of Postcards
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North Peninsula Food Pantry & Dining Center of Daly City is a 501(c)3 organization and all donations will be acknowledged.
Give Grocery Store Gift Cards – We distribute $5.00 gift certificates/cards that we purchase from Lucky Supermarket to allow the families to purchase items not available from our programs – bread, milk, etc. We ask for Lucky Supermarket due to the proximity of their Mission Street location to our facility
Donate Food – The next time you are cleaning your pantry at home or updating your emergency kit (you do have an emergency kit that you update twice a year, don't you?) if the unused food is still edible, call us for an appointment to donate it or take it to your local library and drop it in the Second Harvest Collection barrel.
Coordinate a Food Drive – Organizing a food drive with your organization, church, neighborhood, etc. is a great way to give back to your community. North Peninsula Food Pantry & Dining Center of Daly City provides a three-day supply of shelf stable food to those in need in our community. Our goal is to include the items listed below.
- Beans, Dry (1# bags)
- Cereal, Dry Unsweetened (12oz and larger boxes)
- Fruit, Canned (15oz cans)
- Macaroni & Cheese (7.25oz boxes)
- Meals, Ready to Eat (13-15oz cans) – includes chili, pasta entrees, hash, soup, etc.
- Peanut Butter (18oz jars) – creamy is preferred as it is safer for young children
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- Rice (1# bags)
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GM meetings not just about free agents anymore
by Alan Schwarz
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.—Guests at the Ritz-Carlton here on the beach can find all sorts of diversions in its marble-and-mahogany confines. There's the renowned spa way down the hall. For the less relaxed among us, there are backgammon boards and card tables in the reading room. And if you head out into the main lobby, where 100 baseball executives milled about during this year's general manager meetings, you could find a rousing game of dominoes.
Not literally, perhaps, but the second day of morning gatherings found talk swirling about a half-dozen new ideas that could, if one domino falls after the other, reshape low-level player development as we know it. It's early, yes, but after four GM meetings this is the first time I've ever heard "high school combine" and "Canadian Summer League" before the evening bar sessions, not during.
Major League Baseball's draft-change brainstormings rarely go anywhere, but in this case, another domino might push it from behind: the NCAA. At the demand of cold-weather programs sick of being left out in the you-know-what, college baseball is discussing a uniform season start date of March 1, ending with the College World Series in late June or even early July. In fact, smart money has this taking place in about three years.
What this means for MLB is a rethinking of much of its June operations—the date of the draft, short-season ball, and a half-dozen other matters that are influenced as a result. With the NCAA starting it all off.
And Away We Go
Baseball has never liked holding its draft before some college and high school seasons end. (The Cubs almost spontaneously combusted after Kerry Wood threw 12,000 pitches days after they took him in 1995.) The CWS recently moved to mid-June and could shift another two weeks, giving some executives the chills: "It was bad enough to watch the College World Series on TV," one said. "I'm not sure I want my No. 6 pick pitching in conference tournaments and regionals."
If the NCAA shifts its season, MLB could delay its draft date to as late as June 30 without union approval. This is where things get interesting.
What would high school players—and college ones not in postseason play—do during their month off from competition? How about an MLB-run combine?
"We do that more with showcases now, but not right before the draft," Brewers GM Doug Melvin said. The only snag is that agents aren't super-keen on letting top players possibly hurt their standing at the combine (the NFL sees this with its annual Indianapolis gathering) but lesser-known players would almost certainly attend. "We could gather more information and make better decisions," Cubs GM Jim Hendry said. (MLB is not considering separate high school and college drafts at this time.)
OK, say there's a weeklong combine before a June 30 draft. What does this do to Rookie-level and short-season leagues, which have begun in mid-June with recently drafted players? MLB could pare down those leagues significantly and perhaps sign many players directly into an instructional program. Heck, that might give them an extra year of Rule 5 protection. ("Gene Orza, line 2.")
Then what about scouting staffs, which typically focus on pro coverage throughout June in anticipation of the July 31 trade deadline? Will more need to be hired for that now-dense month? And speaking of trades . . .
But Wait, There's More
Momentum is gathering for teams' ability to trade draft picks, though many executives say that a prescribed bonus structure must be negotiated with the union before they'll sign off on it. (If a rich team knows a poor team can't take the best player available with a No. 3 overall pick, it has unfair bargaining leverage.)
Drafting worldwide players has cooled off for the moment, but international issues are fluttering around all this. Visa problems caused by tightening U.S. immigration policies could even further limit the flow of foreign minor leaguers to the States as early as this spring. How do you solve that? How about a Canadian Summer League—mimicking the purpose of the Dominican and Venezuelan summer leagues—with teams in Niagara Falls and maybe even Montreal, outside U.S. borders but nonetheless close by? "That may be a short-term answer," MLB executive vice president Sandy Alderson said, "or it may be a longer-term answer."
Of course, these are just ideas for now, thoughts that often need union approval and—which can be harder—MLB committee and ownership consensus. (Only two years ago, major draft changes were all but approved before they unraveled into oblivion yet again.) With the NCAA probably kicking this all off in a few years, expect most of these matters, particularly those involving the draft, to start truly percolating during the next Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations in 2006.
Still, this November's GM gathering had a bit of a different feel than others thanks to these swirling thoughts. As Pirates GM Dave Littlefield put it, "These meetings aren't just about free agents and trades. It's, 'Hey, is there a better mousetrap out there?' "
Mousetrap, huh? After this year's dominoes, could be a good game for next year's lobby.
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Without being hyperbolic, yoga literally saved my life. Yoga continues to help me grow, shift, and change to be a better human being. Yoga guided me to my life's purpose. Yoga helps me celebrate my triumphs and do better by my mistakes. The combination of yoga and energy work has helped me shift unhealthy patterns I thought were intractable. It's something I never thought I would do, and it was one of those things that felt a little weird to me. But in late May 2004 my body and my mind were a wreck. At the age of 24 I had had a blown out knee, a severely compromised lower back, and was in a very dark depression. But through a series of serendipitous events, I found myself in a yoga class in Brookline Massachusetts. I loved it even though it was the hardest thing I ever did. I was never someone who felt athletic or graceful. In fact when I first started yoga I was so tight I couldn't lean forward past my waist. But, there was something in the practice that spoke deeply to my body and my spirit. So I began going to yoga 4 times a week. My knee and back pain were gone in 6 months. I could breathe again. My depression lessened and I began to find joy in my life I thought had been lost forever. I did my teacher training a year later and in 2006 took the plunge to teach yoga full time.
My background is in Power Vinyasa Yoga, but what I teach today is a synthesis of my studies of Power, Anusara, Iyengar, Forrest, and my own techniques I have discovered along the way. I have done extensive studies of human anatomy and physiology and train yoga teachers in anatomy and healthy movement patterns. In 2008 I began learning Reiki and am a Level 3 Reiki Master Teacher. My classes have become a healing blend of solid anatomically/physiologically based sequencing techniques combined with intuitive energetic understanding of the body from Reiki and other energetic traditions. I aim for my classes to be challenging, accessible, safe, fun, and most of all healing.
My spiritual practice is informed by 20 years of Buddhist studies and practice, modern self-inquiry techniques such as The Work of Byron Katie, and ancient self-inquiry practices in the style of Sri Ramana Maharshi and Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj. I've never been one to stick to a single road, so I combine the best of what I have learned into a system of healing that is both accessible and powerful. I use many of these techniques in my "Yoga and Mindfulness for Stress Relief" program which I offer in private, group, and corporate settings.
In my private practice I specialize in working with people coming back to yoga from illness or injury and also work with yoga as a complementary technique in healing the mental/emotional system. In training and mentoring teachers, my goal is for aspiring yoga teachers to know their power, find success, and embrace their authentic voice. But in whatever I do, from training teachers to doing energy work, my goal is to be a guide not a guru. You have all the knowledge and guidance you need, you create your own healing, you are the one who makes lasting change in your life. My only job is to guide you to what you already know to be true. And if you're reading this right now, my guess is you're ready for the journey. It would be my great joy to share this practice with you in the best way it fits your life.
I currently live in Watertown Massachusetts with Bonsai, my Maine Coon cat. I teach in the Boston area as well as making frequent trips to teach in Maine and Connecticut. In the realm of non-yoga life, I'm a great lover of the arts and a hardcore classical music fan with a special love of Mozart. I also do speaking work for LGBTQ advocacy groups.


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Teen on way to exam centre run over by bus at Chandni Chowk
Local corporators blame the death on snail-paced road-widening work; demand action against those responsible for the delay
As if seven deaths at the busy Chandni Chowk junction in the past nine months were not enough, A Std XI student was run over by a speeding school bus at the ill-fated junction yesterday. Local corporators of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) are blaming the civic body administration for the slow pace of the road-widening work that is leading to loss of innocent lives. Finally, as if woken from slumber, Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Pathak has promised to widen the narrow road in 15 days.
The mishap took place at 7 am. Rajat Surendra Kulkarni (17), a Std XI student and resident of Anupam Park at Bavdhan, was fatally hit by a speeding school bus while he was on his bike. Another rider, Onkar Harishchandra Dudhal (19), was grievously injured. Kothrud police arrested bus driver Santosh Nalawade. Kulkarni was on his way to Abasaheb Garware College to sit for his final exams.
Shiv Sena corporators Pritviraj Sutar and Prashant Badhe and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) corporator Pushpa Kanojiya came down heavily on the civic administration for turning Chandani chowk into an accident trap. They all pushed for action to be taken against PMC officers responsible for the delay in the General Body meeting yesterday.
"The road connecting to Chandani chowk junction is narrow and widening work is on at a snail's pace. Boulders obstructing the road have caused the mishap. The road has a major water pipeline leakage, which has led to soil making the road uneven," said Kanojiya. "Speeding vehicles and no police has made the spot dangerous. Encroachments have not been removed properly. We had launched an agitation two months ago over the same issue. The PMC officials had assured that work would be completed in a few days. Still, nothing has happened," Badhe said.
Replying to the allegations, PMC Commissioner Mahesh Pathak agreed that work was delayed and promised to complete it in 15 days. He said, "The junction has three roads coming from Katraj-Nigdi bypass, one service road and a deep slope to Paud Road. We are completing the short-term work like road- widening and removal of encroachments first. We are also making a storm water drainage line, as the road has a deep slope. Due to the odd geographical position, we can't use a traffic signal."
"Part of Chandni Chowk falls under the Bio-Diversity Park (BDP) reservation, road-widening had become problematic, as one landlord is not ready to accept the TDR for acquiring his land. This has further delayed the work." According to sources, the work started a year ago and was supposed to be finished in six months.


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I have noticed that my Les Paul has a much hotter output than the VDI output on my 69. I like the higher output because it seems to drive the amps better. Has anyone else noticed this issue? Any ideas on what to do? Currently I start each new patch with a Studio EQ and push the gain, but it's just not the same.
Out of VDI compared to my Les Paul
Posted 21 July 2014 - 11:35 AM
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Posted 21 July 2014 - 12:00 PM
You could edit the LP models in Workbench and crank up the output
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Posted 21 July 2014 - 01:48 PM
I've tried pushing the gain on my patches and different settings on the pick-up models yet it seems to over drive the amp a Johnson 250 sadly they don't make them any more but by far the best modeling amp I have used. With the 69s the sounds just mush out. I have EMGs on my strat a 57 reissue and it sounds like velvet especially on high gain. I have a 69s yet can't seem to get a good sound to use live but sounds nice in the studio. Line6 needs to go back tot he drawing board not happy with the product.
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Posted 21 July 2014 - 01:49 PM
what 's up with this
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Posted 21 July 2014 - 04:03 PM
Strange as my Variax was a higher output than my humbucker SG and I had to turn down my output about -7db on all patches for it to not clip. You should be able to push your output just fine with patch editing the levels. IF you push them past the limit of the output they will clip.
You must be doing something wrong. If you're running through VDI you should also be able to adjust the levels in your POD.
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For a minute there, I lost myself.
Posted 25 July 2014 - 02:18 PM
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Moreno puts it on a plate for Firmino to equalise
Ben Yedder's early strike gave Liverpool all to do in their Champions League opener at home to Sevilla.
Klopp's side found the equaliser in the 21st minute, though, through frontman Roberto Firmino.
Alberto Moreno's burst in the box led to a dangerous ball in the middle, and amidst the rush of players was a readied Firmino, applying the final touch.
Firmino scores. Liverpool back level. pic.twitter.com/GVKyOKyKk8— G Paul (@g7paul) 13 September 2017


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