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Series: The Sleeper Series #1
By: J.A. Hayman
Publication Date: August 10, 2016
Publisher: Clean Reads
Genre: SciFi/Thriller
Who can you trust.. when you can't trust yourself?
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In the corner of my eye I spotted something behind Terry. There was a man. A man walking by. He looked just like me. It was like looking in a mirror, and my mind struggled to comprehend how this could be possible. He glanced at me before scurrying off into the stairwell. I stood up in a daze and walked to the corridor. Terry protested, but I just ignored him. I reached the empty stairwell perplexed. Feeling inexplicably drawn to the man, I ran out into the stairwell. I felt like I had to find out why he looked just like me; was this some sort of bizarre prank? The man was gone. I looked down the middle of the staircase, but he wasn't there. I sprinted up the stairs toward the roof, leaving Terry floundering in the stairwell entrance, unsure what to do. My footsteps thudded as I paced upward, anticipating what could be happening, but when I threw open the roof door, I found the roof to be empty. There was no way the man could have gone anywhere else, but he simply wasn't there. Terry caught up to me. "You...okay there, man?" he said, panting. He wasn't the most interesting man I knew; however, he was kind, which meant he was decent friend material, not to say I wouldn't ditch him if someone else swooped into my desolate life. I was confused. I was sure I had seen someone a moment ago, but no one was out on the roof. I gave a nervous laugh, scratching at my palm. "I thought I saw something." Giving him a meek look, I returned to the stairwell. Maybe I was just tired and seeing things. Could have I fallen asleep for a moment and dreamed it? It's hard to determine a dream from reality; in a dream everything seems to make sense, only upon waking do you realize the absurdity of it all.
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The Healing Paradox: A Revolutionary Approach to Treating and Curing Physical and Mental Illness (Paperback)
Why does Western medicine fail to cure chronic physical and mental illness? Why do so many treatments and drugs work only for a limited time before eventually losing effectiveness or producing harmful side effects?
Dr. Steven Goldsmith's answer is at once counterintuitive and commonsensical: the root of the problem is our combative approach. Instead of resisting and fighting our ailments, we should cooperate with and even embrace them. We should look for and apply treatments that are integrated with the causes of illness, not regard illness as an enemy to conquer.
This "hair of the dog" principle is already widely evident in practice. Take, for example, vaccines and inoculations, which are small doses of the microbes that cause the diseases being prevented; the use of the stimulant Ritalin to calm and ground people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; and radiation, which is both a well-known cause of cancer and a well-known method of treating it. These are just a few of Goldsmith's many examples, which he relays in clear, evocative, and thought-provoking language. Perhaps most compelling of all, he explores reasons why this clearly effective principle is ignored by Western medicine.
Drawing on fascinating case studies and personal experiences from his forty-year career as a medical doctor and psychiatrist as well as abundant clinical, experimental, and public health data that support his seemingly paradoxical assertion Dr. Goldsmith presents an exciting, revolutionary approach that will change the way you think about medicine and psychotherapy.
About the Author
STEVEN GOLDSMITH received his MD at the Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons. In the last forty years he has practiced medicine, psychiatry, psychotherapy, and homeopathy and has held faculty and staff positions at the Boston University, Tufts University, and New York University Schools of Medicine. He lives in Portland, Oregon, where he maintains a practice that emphasizes natural solutions for mental and physical illness.
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"Accepted truths about modern medicine are upended in Goldsmith's provocative work. … Disease is not a thing, he says, so it should not be treated as such; instead, it's a pattern of dysfunction. What we thought was bad for us is often good, and psychology is the best paradigm for studying how organisms respond to treatment. … [The Healing Paradox is] a psychiatrist's well-presented point of view on the shortcomings of modern medicine."
"A fascinating work illustrated throughout with case study examples and public health data, as well as Dr. Goldsmith's own professional experience and expertise as a medical doctor and psychiatrist, The Healing Paradox is exceptionally informative and very well written, making it appropriate for non-specialist general readers with an interest in alternative medicine and mental health issues. With its impressive level of medical scholarship and comprehensive approach, The Healing Paradox is also very highly recommended for community and academic library collections as well."
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"Dr. Goldsmith is a medical insider with a truly revolutionary message: the very principles and assumptions that underlie conventional medicine are contributing to its failures. His solution is equally revolutionary.… An engrossing and timely book."
—Amy L. Lansky, PhD, author of Impossible Cure and Active Consciousness
"… stunning in both its scope and its relevance to anyone who wants to go beyond superficial symptom management … a work of timeless value for all who are eager to understand real health."
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"An indispensible and in-depth examination of perhaps the least known, yet most fundamental, principle of human healing.... Essential reading."
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"... a gold mine of thought-provoking insight."
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"Dr. Goldsmith's fine book challenges the orthodox paradigm of biomedicine and argues for a radical revision of medical thinking."
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What Is Medical School Neuroscience?
Neuroscience is a course that goes by other names: neurology and neuroanatomy. So if I call it by its other names, don't get confused. In this class, you can expect to study all about the brain and the spinal cord (or the central nervous system for those who are a bit more advanced in their medical terminology). The class is interesting, but it could get confusing at times. When learning about the brain and the spinal cord, you will also learn about the various nerves and the way it courses through your body. And again, that requires more of that dreaded word — memorization.
Medical school neuroscience will comprise of basically two parts, lecture and lab. Lecture is quite self-explanatory and makes up the bulk of the course. Lab, however, is very short; it consists of two sessions. In each session, you will be playing with and identifying structures of the brain. Because playing with brains doesn't take up too much time, a self-study of interpreting digital imaging of the brain is also included with lab. Even with the self-study, lab still makes up a small portion of the overall course.
Neuroscience in My School
I, personally, do not enjoy the subject. However, this class was very good just because it is one of the best-taught classes in my school. As I mentioned before in the medical school microbiology guide, a lot of times, it is the teacher that makes the class good. And in this case, the teacher is very good.
I was lucky enough to be taught by the famous Dr. James White, PhD, the author of USMLE Road Map for anatomy and neuroscience (it is two books, one for each subject). He also teaches for Kaplan. So, basically, he is a superb teacher.
What I really liked about this teacher is his liberal use of pictures. Every slide is a picture. The presentation slide is not very long. It is about 20 or less slides for each lecture, which is A LOT less than the 100+ slides per lecture in second year. He would then go on to explain the pictures in depth. And by the end of the lecture, I would understand the materials quite well.
In this case, going to class is very beneficial and I would recommend that you attend. He is an engaging lecturer and is passionate about the subject.
How to Succeed in Medical School Neuroscience?
Even though I am not very interested in neuroscience, this was another class that I did well in.
Treat this course a lot like medical school anatomy. (Hence this class is also called neuroanatomy.) If you memorize the basics, such as what each cranial nerve does and how it courses through the body, or what part of the brain contributes to what function, you can apply reason to answer some exam questions.
I did not have to do any studying outside of class, besides preparing for the exam one or two days beforehand. The key in solidifying my knowledge of neurology and neuroscience was doing practice questions. If you refer back to my studying in medical school techniques, you will see that is the key to pretty much all my successes so far.
There really is not much more to say about succeeding in medical school neuroscience because it is really that straight forward.
I will mention that each exam has a portion that consists of group-based, non-multiple choice questions. Although these questions are completed with your group, do study the materials and try not let someone else do all the work. Your grade for that portion would improve if everyone contributed.
Study Tips
- go to class and take notes
- do practice questions
- don't slack off for group-based portion of the exam
Additional Medical School Neuroscience Resources
As I said before, I did not do any studying outside the class except right before the exam. Therefore, I did not read any books because I did not have to. Dr. White was a very good teacher and was able to convey the main points in class.
If you are not as fortunate as me to have such a good teacher for medical school neuroscience, I would recommend that you check out USMLE Road Map for Neuroscience.
I did not use the book, but I am recommending it based on the strength of the teacher. I did browse through the book and it actually looks like a light read. There are lots of photos (many of which he used in lecture). But most importantly of all, there are questions and answers and explanations of the answers. If you need extra information or extra practice, this book will certainly deliver.
Visit the medical school books section for my thoughts on books that are vital for medical school success.
Hey, you! Do you want to know how an accountant, without a science background, made it through medical school without any difficulty? Do you want to know how I memorized a sea of information without cracking my skull in half and dumping the books into my brain? No, I did not slave away all night studying in the library either. If you want to know my complete study system, check out The Secret of Studying.
This article is part of the How to Survive Medical School series. Click on the link if you want more tips and hints about surviving academic hell.


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Helpful Phone Numbers:
Here is contact information for organizations which can provide assistance to affected persons.
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Salvation Army (Amsterdam): 842-9941
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Catholic Charities (Fulton County): 762-8313
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Valley Alliance Church (Montgomery County): 993-3458
Franklin Community Center (Saratoga Springs): 587-9826
Montgomery County Department of Social Services has two satellite offices. The first is located at the Fort Plain Senior Center on Canal St. in Fort Plain. The second is located in the Annex Building beside Amsterdam City Hall. These offices will be open Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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This would be great to add, and would lay the groundwork to automate this
release process even further, because it would put the PR with the package,
which would be a great addition to most packages released. Most of the time the
NEWS is a brief overview of the changelog, and the PR is the more formal
One could take it a step further to use my automated mailing program, but that
is over-automation in my mind.
What a dumb idea jon (me)...I decided to move PR into NEWS file.
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My professor gave me this how do i go about finishing it.
Make your own Turtle method for drawing a 200 pix. tall two-prong
fork (or snake's tongue), similar to what's on the cover of this exam. (A2 8)
Make sure that before returning, your method makes this (a Turtle ) go back to its original location and head pointing direction.
Your method should begin:
public void drawFork( )
{ this.forward( 200 ); //You write the rest!
(B 8) Code a main method that makes a World , then a Turtle in that World ,
and then uses a loop to draw a circle of 15 forks using the method you have
made. (360 degrees/15=24 degrees)
Assume you solved the previous problem correctly. (6) Make a parametrized Turtle
method with one parameter int nForks . When called, (A 3) it should first print " Hey, I'm going to draw a number of forks on your
World. " (B 3) Second it should print what number of forks it should draw.
(C 11) Third , it should use your drawFork method in a loop to make this
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"The whole point is to take care of one another. Help each other………. Men [I like to use the Jungian concept of "animus"— in this case negative animus"— rather than "men," because it is a component that women have as well] don't listen. They are closed off. They've got all the testosterone but women [I like to use the Jungian concept of "anima"— both positive and negative — rather than "women," because it is a component that men have as well] are much more powerful. They intuitively understand the power of love and goodness and kindness…..Ego with its fear and guilt keeps people from properly helping others…… The most basic emotion is love…….."<source of quote: my doctor; July 03, 2013, Toronto, Canada> Please note: as I understand it, both positive and negative are part of ultimate basic goodness.
One of my doctors — a Canadian icon in the field of integrative medicine — is a popular lecturer and author. So I shouldn't have been surprised by his soliloqy when I went to see him for my quarterly appointment. But I was. I mean, although he's a voluable guy, I have never seen this display before. It is fabulous. This soliloqy goes on non-stop for three or four minutes.
I feel that his office has become a stage from which he is proclaiming the good news! The good news of basic goodness.
You see, I have I just spent a week (from May 25 – July 02, 2013) in the wrap-around sky of Juniper Hill Retreat Centre participating in a Shambhala Meditation retreat lead by Patricia Ullman Hayward, former director of Dorje Denma Ling .
The retreat group of 11 participants is poised to experience a great paradigm shift (I think of it as nothing less than a revolution), the "push" the Sakyong is making right now to create enlightened society and introduce us to our own basic goodness.
It is only on July 03'13, the day after I return to Toronto from the weekthun, when I hear my doctor "hold forth" on basic goodness, that I realize how powerful the three-step process of Shambhala meditation is.
Another way to put this is that I feel certain that my doctor was reflecting back to me the results of a week-long practice — results that included touching the actual face of my own basic goodnes in all its many manifestations, e.g. feelings, thoughts, emotions.
Patricia told us that Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche asked her in February whether Shambhala meditation changed the culture <my emphasis>at a recent winter dathun (month of meditation). By the last day it was very palpable that we had created a culture of kindness. The weekthun had roused my motivation and confidence. The other participants also spoke about the power and inspiration arising from touching our vulnerability, our appreciation. <source: Jacquline Larson: Back to Basic Goodness, Beginner's Mind and Butter Tarts on a First Weekthun>
As is customary at Juniper Hill, we have our celebratory supper at the end of the weekthun. There are the toasts to our teachers. And then the entertainment.
Suzanne Bassett from Ottawa read her own poem. Here it is.
a story poem for drum accompaniment
by Suzanne Bassett
at Juniper Hill, May 25-June 2, 2013
In the jungle of my mind,
Tiger walks
on soft, strong paws,
content in her beautiful skin.
In the jungle of my mind,
Tiger sees
a waterfall of thoughts,
a geyser of emotions,
a roiling pool of memories and dreams,
hopes and fears,
broken battlements,
and barriers hastily erected
to protect against an unknown foe.
In the jungle of my mind,
Tiger sees
a gerbil on a wheel,
little paws turning the wheel of time
faster and faster and faster
frantic breath fast and hot.
Tiger says
Little sister
dip your tired paws
into the ocean of basic goodness.
Remember, little one,
you are worthy just as you are.
All you need is to relearn how to be.
Feel your heart, your
strong heart
whole heart
worthy heart
alive heart
remembering heart
awakened heart
warrior heart.
The blade of nowness
severs the shackles of the cocoon
And we take our seats
at the celebration, where we belong.
Home at last.
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If you were a kid in the 1960s (like I was) or if you're a devotee of MeTV (like I am), you've undoubtedly seen the "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" television series.
The program — which ran from 1964 to '68 — was produced by the Master of Disaster himself, Irwin Allen, and starred a man who always appeared to be wound slightly too tight, Richard Basehart, as Adm. Harriman Nelson. It chronicled the adventures of the fictional, experimental submarine Seaview and was set in the then-futuristic world of the 1970s.
As good as the TV series was, though, it paled in comparison to the 1961 movie it was based upon, which was released last week on BD.
The "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" film, which features the ever-cool Walter Pidgeon constantly enjoying cigars in the role of Nelson, helped launch the disaster-movie genre that reached its height in the 1970s. Although Allen also produced such epics as "The Towering Inferno" (fire in a skyscraper), "The Poseidon Adventure" (a capsized cruise ship) and "The Swarm" (millions of killer bees bent on destruction of the human race), his biggest disaster (in a good sense) well may have been with "Voyage."
In the movie, the Seaview — decried in some circles as "Nelson's folly" and accompanied by penny-pinching Congressman Llewellyn Parker (Howard McNear, better known as the laconic Floyd the Barber on the "Andy Griffith Show") — is making a test run out of radio range with its headquarters under the Arctic ice cap.
Suddenly, the submarine is bombarded by huge chunks of ice (how, exactly, ice sinks in a body of water isn't explained). Surfacing, Nelson & Co. discover that the temperature at the North Pole is like that found in the tropics because the sky is on fire.
Re-establishing contact with HQ, the Seaview crew is informed that the Van Allen radiation belt is burning, apparently because it was hit by a swarm of meteors. (Apparently, the term "radiation belt" is a misnomer — it must be made of gasoline or something.) Since Nelson and a shipmate, Commander Lucius Emery (Peter Lorre, who manages to smoke cigarettes everywhere except in a water-filled tank) are two of the greatest scientific minds on the planet, the boat is ordered to head for New York, where a United Nations conference is dithering over what should be done.
By the time they reach the U.N., Nelson and Emery have figured out the solution to the problem — launch a nuclear bomb into the radiation belt from exactly the correct location and at precisely the right moment and blow the whole thing out into space. They're opposed by Dr. Zucco (Henry Daniell, the sort of fellow who takes a picture of Satan with him to the barber and says, "Make my beard look like his!"), who believes that the fire will burn itself out once the air temperature climbs above 170 degrees. (Wait … 170? Wouldn't most people die at that temperature? Apparently not in Irwin Allen's world.)
The U.N. orders Nelson not to try it, but being a True American, the admiral says he'll only take orders from the president of the United States. Taking time to carefully pack up all their charts and notes, Nelson and Emery then race off to the Seaview, with U.N. officials hot on their heels.
Out at sea, the submarine can't reach the president, so Nelson decides to go ahead and launch the missile.
Although he's smarter than everyone around (with the possible exception of Peter Lorre), even some members of Nelson's crew are dubious about this idea. He has to endure an assassination-by-fire attempt, a would-be overthrow by the submarine's captain, Lee Crane (Robert Sterling) and a protracted lecture at gunpoint by religious extremist Miguel Alvarez (Michael Ansara). Worst of all, the good admiral runs out of cigars at one point and has to fetch another supply from the storage closet.
Gee … with a 52-year-old movie, is it a spoiler to note that Nelson was right and his plan saves the planet?
Extras: There's a feature titled "Science Fiction: Fantasy to Reality" that ostensibly is about science fiction stories on films but which carries an ecology message; an interview with Barbara Eden, who gets to briefly showcase her best asset in the film; the theatrical trailer; and the dreaded commentary, this one by author Tim Colliver.
The bottom line: Although Irwin Allen relies heavily on suspension of disbelief, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" is classic entertainment. The whole thing is early 1960s cool and proves yet again how inferior the current actors on "Mad Men" are to the people who actually lived in that era. Also, the BD treatment gives it a crisp, clean, modern-but-traditional look that's well worth the few extra bucks you'll have to shell out for the disc.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Fox, 106 minutes, PG
BD retail price: $24.99
Amazon BD price: $21.24
Rotten Tomatoes ranking: 82%


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Arranging calls between the east coast and Europe is hard for someone on the west coast. "In the early morning it's sometimes too early for me to get out of bed," says Ms. Podstaskyj, who provides PA services for France-based Peter Fenner, president of Timeless Wisdom, a spiritual learning organization that holds cross-Atlantic lectures using teleconferencing.
She uses Calliflower, an online teleconference system, to organize the conference calls between Fenner and his clients. Thanks to her iPhone-based Calliflower application, she can make sure everyone is able to get on the call as the event starts — no matter what the time is in France.
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Is it ridiculous that I want to have this in my purse just because of the incredibly cool, city chic case? Whoever said looks don't matter obviously hasn't laid eyes on this one…
In all fairness, I've been dying to get my hands on this lipstick, as I always have an insatiable curiosity to find out how the cosmetic products of design houses stack up to their counterparts.
Tell me, what are your favorite "designer" cosmetic products?
Burberry Lip Cover Soft Satin Lipstick is available in 21 colors from Nordstrom for $30 each.


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Senator Flanagan Celebrates Local Senior Artists
Senator John Flanagan (2nd Senate District) recently joined the residents and staff of the Smithtown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care in Smithtown to celebrate the artistic works of residents Patricia Dorsett, 63, and Cecilia Polanski, 90. The two were selected to join just 11 other artists from around New York State whose artwork is featured in the 2011 "Art from the Heart" calendar which is produced by the New York State Health Facilities Association (NYSHFA), the New York State Center for Assisted Living (NYSCAL) and the Foundation for Quality Care, Inc.
To commemorate the joint accomplishments of Ms. Dorsett and Ms. Polanski, the Smithtown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care in Smithtown recently held a celebration that also serves as a showcase for the artwork of all of their residents who took part in the Therapeutic Recreation art classes. Joining Senator Flanagan at the celebration were Assemblyman Michael J. Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of the Art League of Long Island Thomas Stacey and Art League of Long Island member Roberta Erlagen who works with the residents at the Smithtown Center twice a month to inspire their creativity.
Designed to shine a spotlight on the vibrant and talented individuals who reside in long term care facilities, the calendar is part of the sixth annual "Art from the Heart" Program. For this year's calendar, over 80 pieces of art were submitted by nursing homes and assisted living residents from all across New York State.
"I congratulate both Ms. Dorsett and Ms. Polanski for their outstanding efforts. In a statewide contest with so many submissions, it is truly an accomplishment to have one resident chosen for this calendar. Having two is a compliment and credit to all the residents and staff at the Smithtown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care and they should all be proud,", stated Senator Flanagan.
The Artwork of Cecilia Polanski - which was chosen for the cover of the 2011 Calendar
The Artwork of Patricia Dorsett


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Valsa George
In Sleep's Chamber - Poem by Valsa George
Far, over the monstrous gray summits
As dusking shadows crept stealthily on,
When night had turned more stygian
And glow worms had begun throwing flickers of light
Like sequins stitched onto a flowing velvet gown,
When night sky had thus turned
Into a rare configuration of light and shade
When in the west was burning a solitary star
And like a one man army, it valiantly blocked
The advance of infiltrating clouds,
When fledglings cuddled for warmth
Under their mother's flayed wings
When cicadas were chanting their litany in shrill monotone,
When the breeze whispered sweet nothings in my ear
And autumn leaves in strong gale
Flew about and nosedived into their ebony bed,
When my conscious thoughts evaporated
And I was left to linger in a semi stupor,
I knew a familiar spirit visiting me unsought
With the passion of a lover eager to subdue;
Morpheus with the scent of poppy leaves all about him
To lure my soul to bliss and chill the heat of weary toil
By the indulgent grip of his masculine hands
He took me on his wings to chartless oceans and fairy isles
And finally to his secret chamber for a date
Making me swoon in secreted ecstasy!
Topic(s) of this poem: sleep
Comments about In Sleep's Chamber by Valsa George
Sandra Feldman (9/26/2014 5:59:00 PM)
No one and nothing can create mood, ambiance like a great poet. No, movie set can do what the poet can with just mere words, but gifted at a that.
Valsa, the poetical and pictorial atmosphere you have created here is sheer beauty, a gift of peace for the soul., a touch of poetic genius. (Report) Reply
Bri Edwards (8/27/2014 11:55:00 PM)
i would have loved being a fly (or cicada) on the wall of that secret chamber, ..........as long as there were fly swatters around. thanks for sharing. i won't tell your husband about........well..........you know. bri :)
ok, i couldn't resist. i looked up Morpheus and found this:
Morpheus is a god of dreams who appears in Ovid's Metamorphoses. Morpheus has the ability to take any human form and appear in dreams......valsa, he looked like me, right? ? (Report) Reply
Geetha Jayakumar (8/21/2014 11:37:00 AM)
A Great write. Each lines are beautifully depicted. In a very cool and calm way how a soul is lured into eternal bliss. If such is beautiful way to go to sleep chamber, how beautiful the sleep will look like. Really you have portrayed it so beautifully, I feel like visiting the Sleep's chamber atleast once in life time. I just loved it. I read it thrice to get its deeper meaning. (Report) Reply
Daniel Brick (8/19/2014 8:58:00 AM)
I love your opening stanza! I counted the lines - 18 - with which you sustained the image of night for our delight!
And the language is gorgeous WHEN THE NIGHT SKY HAD THUS TURNED/INTO A RARE CONFIGURATION OF LIGHT AND SHADE/WHEN IN THE WEST WAS SHINING A SOLITARY STAR... There is something absolute in your evocation of the Night - it is that fulfilling. Your second stanza brings in the narrative element and it too is wonderful. But it's the evocation of the night setting in stanza one that WOWS me. Great poem. (Report) Reply
Savita Tyagi (8/18/2014 6:22:00 PM)
Most beautiful poem Valsa. Lord of sleep taking one to most secret of his chamber is a blessing like no other. Loved the poem specially the last para. (Report) Reply
Dinesh Nair (8/13/2014 11:41:00 AM)
A verbal beauty feasting on diction apt and imagination unique, I too feel like Daine and rate this poem as one of your very best till date.Thank you Valsa madam for this share. (Report) Reply
Diane Hine (8/10/2014 8:08:00 PM)
Sensational Valsa - one of your best and destined for my list of favourites! (Report) Reply
Paul Sebastian (8/10/2014 7:52:00 AM)
A deep whirlwind of a dream in a sleeping chamber! Deep emotions in blissful ecstasy in the arms of a dream-lover! Vivid expressions so poetically written! Great write! (Report) Reply
Deepak Kumar Pattanayak (8/8/2014 1:10:00 PM)
So wonderfully composed with powerful lines and beautiful rhyme I felt as if I am caught in fairy skies, fairy isles
and fairy oceans......great imagery.........Valsa....... 10/10 (Report) Reply
Gangadharan Nair Pulingat (8/8/2014 10:26:00 AM)
Beautiful poem with great word power and imaginations. The last paragraph and going to fairly isles very interesting. (Report) Reply
Chris Zachariou (8/8/2014 6:30:00 AM)
How wonderful! I am taken into a magical journey in skies and lands I do not know. And my imagination is running wild. Great poetry! (Report) Reply
Tirupathi Chandrupatla (8/8/2014 5:39:00 AM)
Suspended in a semi stupor and swooning in an ecstatic state. That dusk is enchantingly described. Thank you. (Report) Reply
Pradip Chattopadhyay (8/8/2014 3:22:00 AM)
must say Valsa the night is painted in incredible imagery, creating a perfect space for the lovers' sojourn. (Report) Reply
Akhtar Jawad (8/8/2014 2:52:00 AM)
By the indulgent grip of his masculine hands
He took me on his wings to chartless oceans and fairy isles
And finally to his secret chamber for a date
Making me swoon in secreted ecstasy!
I am often naughty but not beautiful, when a woman becomes naughty she is a model for great artists. It; s not an easy poem that can be understood in a single reading. I read it many times and now I say it's a work of art. (Report) Reply
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During Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12, participating markets in the U.S. delivered important fire safety messages on top of pizza boxes featuring Sparky the Fire Dog®. The messages support the theme for the Fire Prevention Week campaign, "Prevent Kitchen Fires!"
In addition, select customers who ordered from participating Domino's Pizza stores throughout the U.S. in during Fire Prevention Week and throughout October were surprised when their delivery arrived aboard a fire truck. If all the smoke alarms in the home were working, the pizza order was free. If a smoke alarms were not working, the firefighters replaced the batteries or installed a fully-functioning fire safety device in the home.
"As a network of delivery experts, we have a unique opportunity to deliver vital fire safety messages to help make homes across the country more aware and, hopefully, a little safer. We have had a really successful six years partnering with the NFPA during Fire Prevention Week. It is a program our stores and customers really enjoy, and one we find important. We look forward to continuing it in future years."
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Hi there. I'm just coming off of a fresh install of OSx86 Jas 10.4.8 on an Athlon X2 3800+.
I couldn't seem to get the Realtek 8201 phy onboard lan to work. I tried the PCGenUli526xEthernet.kext and the force~~.kext (can't remember the name) drivers both with no luck. I followed instructions for PCGe... but no luck. I didn't get into the Info.plist on either one because of file persmissions...
So I gave up and grabbed an old Linksys USB Network Adapter (10-T or something like that) out of the closet and hooked it up. I installed the Pegasus drivers in osx86, and after restart, internet worked.
After about 30 minutes of browsing, my connection dies, even though system prefs>network still says I'm connected. After restart, systemprefs>network says my device is working, but my cable is unplugged. After unplugging everything and plugging back in, it comes back up... and the cycle starts all over again!
I tried deleting the automatic profile and making a new one, and I also tried toggling settings, but nothing... I've checked the cables, and from what I can tell, everything is plugged in right... any ideas?????
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THE only Russian revolution was on the scoreboard as Wales opened their Rugby League European Nations Cup campaign with a crushing victory at the Talbot Athletic Ground yesterday.
Wales warmed up for Sunday's tilt against world champions Australia in Bridgend with a 14-try demolition of an outgunned Russia.
The result was never in doubt once man-of-the-match Adam Hugh- es (Widnes Vikings) touched down after just 55 seconds.
With veteran former Warrington player Kevin Ellis (Bridgend Blue Bulls) calling the shots from No 8, the Russians found themselves 34-4 in arrears at half- time.
The second half was twice held up due to injuries suffered by Wid- nes Vikings stand-off Aled James and Russian loose forward Kirill Koulemin.
James sustained an ankle injury which will cast doubt on his selection for the friendly against the Kangaroos.
Centre Hughes and Bridgend Blue Bulls wing Lenny Woodard both registered try hat-tricks, and it looks almost certain as if the clash with England A at Leeds on November 9 will decide the group win- ners.
Wales finished with a flourish in front of 1,082 fans, scoring six tries in the last 18 minutes, with substitute Gareth Price (Rochdale Hornets) claiming an exceptional effort.
The lone Russian response came via wing Serguei Dobryninkov, and it briefly reduced the deficit to 14-4 after 13 minutes.
Wales: Tries - L Woodard 3, A Hughes 3, H O'Hare, M Lennon, R Roberts, I Watson, K Ellis, A Bateman, G Price, J James; goals - M Lennon 6, A Hughes 2, I Watson
Russia: Try - S Dobryninkov


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by mvillarreal on 2013-03-25 05:06:40.8910
Im not sure how to update my M13 and Im not sure if a update wil help.
My M13 is acting a bit slow to change effects through the moduar knob and sometimes the effects do not work when they are lit up.
I downloaded the Line 6 Monkey and apparently the M13 is non existent in the updates. So I tried going through my usb/midi from my M13 to the computer and the Monkey software wont read my M13.
Im not sure where or how to get my firmware updates for the M13, could anyone please help me out and give me intuctions to get the software update?
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Don't use Monkey for M13.
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Cognitive Presence in Virtual Learning Community: An EFL Case
This study aimed to investigate the existence of cognitive presence as one of the elements of the Community of Inquiry framework in virtual centers for undergraduate students of science and technology. To achieve the purpose of this study, first a questionnaire was uniquely developed on the basis of the suggestions made in the literature reviewing the indicators of cognitive element. The questionnaire was then administered to undergraduate students (N = 107) who were studying a technical or a technological course in the Iran University of Science and Technology and Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology. Analysis of the questionnaire data showed that (a) the Exploration and Resolution categories appeared more frequently than others in the virtual centers of this study and (b) the indicators of Divergence, Information Exchange, and Applying New Ideas were hierarchically frequent. In order to promote and sustain cognitive presence, this study recommends that virtual language educators incorporate the indicators of cognitive presence into the online learning environment.
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A Big Hug, A Kiss, And An I Love You. From: You Know Who You Are!i just need a hug. is that too much to ask?
what about a kiss? can i get one of those?
and an "i love you" because I do. but do you?
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I would if I could, but I am from long island. But I cannot physically flirt with you. But I can tell you that I will play hard to get. I am the supreme flirt.

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College basketball
December 15, 2002
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- In a tight game, Tim Bograkos is the last player Michigan State coach Tom Izzo wants taking a big shot.
But the 6-foot-2 sophomore guard sank an open 3-pointer with 49.2 seconds left Saturday that gave the No.21 Spartans the lead for good in a 71-67 win over No.12 Kentucky.
It was the only 3-point attempt for Bograkos, who averages 1.7 points.
"I said, 'Are you kidding me?' I guess it was our day," Izzo said. "I could lie to you and tell you I set that up. But in all honesty, he was the sixth option out of five guys."
Chris Hill made two free throws with 13.6 seconds remaining to seal the victory. Hill scored 16 to lead the Spartans.
"We all have confidence and we've got a lot of confidence in everybody," Hill said. "It's a big confidence boost for everybody to come into an environment in a place like this and win."
Keith Bogans scored 23 to lead the Wildcats, who had won four straight.
Kentucky trailed 69-67 after Bograkos' shot, and Bogans couldn't convert a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 21 seconds left.
Marquis Estill and Erik Daniels had 12 points each for the Wildcats, who shot 46 percent.
"It hurts a lot," said Bogans, who reached 20 points for the fifth time this season. "It's our homecourt, and we let them come in here and steal one away."
Hill sank two 3-pointers in the first three minutes as the Spartans took a 12-4 lead.
Bogans hit consecutive 3-pointers from the top to trigger an 18-4 run that put the Wildcats in front. Michigan State started 4-of-7 from the field, then missed 8-of-9 during Kentucky's spurt.
Aloysius Anagonye's basket ended a three-minute drought for the Spartans and trimmed their deficit to 22-19.
Wildcats freshman Kelenna Azubuike hit a 3-pointer and Daniels made a steal and converted a breakaway layup to give the Wildcats a 27-19 lead.
The Spartans managed to lead 34-31 as Kentucky went more than five minutes without scoring.
"We didn't shoot the ball well, but we were still in the ballgame," Bogans said. "We did everything else, the ball just wouldn't fall."
The teams were tied at 40 at halftime, but the Spartans surged ahead 50-44. The lead shrank to three near the seven-minute mark when Kentucky point guard Gerald Fitch fell awkwardly and cut his chin after missing a layup.
Fitch left the game and returned with 4:58 left. He threw an assist to Daniels, whose layup cut Michigan State's lead to 63-61.
Estill had an over-the-shoulder tip-in with 3:55 remaining to tie. Hill answered with a 3-pointer with 3:38 to go, but Estill scored again at the three-minute mark to keep Michigan State's lead at one.
Each team committed a turnover before Bogans scored on a drive with 1:23 left to put Kentucky up 67-66.
The capacity crowd stood and cheered as the clock went under a minute. Bogans ran to double-team Hill, but Hill passed to Bograkos, who silenced the fans with his 3-pointer from the corner.
"That's the biggest shot I've ever hit," Bograkos said. "I don't look to shoot a lot, but I was open and fortunately, the ball went in."


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Here the author describes smugglers sailing out to sea in six-oared boats known as 'cocktails', in order to collect sunken barrels of alcohol.
One night revenue officers go out to sea to capture the cocktails. But the smugglers have prepared for such an emergency: a group of women light a large fire by the church as a signal. In this way the smugglers know that the officers are on their way, and can sink the barrels again.
About Old Folkestone Smugglers
This book is a collection of anecdotes describing the exploits of 19th century Folkestone smugglers. The stories tell of sunken kegs of spirits, women smugglers dressed as laundresses, and revenge taken against revenue officers.
By the late 1800s the subject of smuggling was becoming the stuff of folklore. These tales of mischief and adventure are told with a sense of nostalgia, and the book was probably designed to intrigue and excite, rather than horrify. Indeed, the author writes of the smugglers in glowing terms: they are seen by their neighbours as 'public benfactors', providers of luxuries and basic necessities. 'There is [now]' writes English 'a more general feeling of sympathy with [the smuggler] who, having been detected, is mulcted in a heavy fine.'
John English was editor of the Folkestone Express, and these stories first appeared as a series of articles in the newspaper. They were based on tales told to English by an old smuggler named E. Dale.


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GUANGZHOU, China — The top leaders of China's ruling Communist Party gathered Saturday in Beijing at the start of a four-day, closed-door meeting that could unveil reforms to sustain economic development in the world's second-largest economy.
The session, attended by the nearly 380 members of the party's central committee, kicked off with the issue of "comprehensively deepening reform" at the top of their agenda, reported the state-run Xinhua News Agency. The meeting is called the third plenary session as it represents the third time this central committee has met since the party announced China's new leaders last fall.
In recent decades, the third plenum has become the platform for far-reaching economic changes that set the country in a new direction. Many observers focus on whether Xi Jinping, the party's general secretary, proves willing or able to push forward any significant reforms in the face of strongly vested interests in state-owned companies and many government ministries.
"This is a first, best chance for Xi and his reformist allies to put the political talk into a general program for economic and social change," said Russell Moses, dean of academics at the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies.
Up until now, Xi has criticized wayward officials and demanded party cadres get back on track, but "there's been no general plan put forward for party approval," Moses said. "So, the plenum offers an opportunity to put these efforts into an overarching package that would demonstrate to the Chinese public that this is a very different leadership."
In the bustling south China metropolis of Guangzhou, a three-hour flight from Beijing, the public enjoys distractions aplenty from the party plenum, which has been talked up for months by China's state-run media. On Saturday night, the Guangzhou Evergrande soccer team took on a South Korean team in a regional final that could restore long-battered pride in the one sport that matters to most Chinese.
Yet even here, many residents pay attention to the secretive session up north, as they realize it could directly impact their lives once new policy initiatives are passed to China's party-run government for formulation and implementation.
"I hope the party can finally agree to abolish the household registration," said Han Yugang, 30, a taxi driver in Guangzhou whose son and daughter live in Henan province far to the north. "This system does not allow my children to study here, it's very unfair."
The hukou system legally classifies all Chinese as either urban or rural and ties their benefits to that status, so millions of rural people who have moved to the cities are often denied access to public schools, health care and housing in the places where they live.
China's government "needs to do a much better job of integrating migrant workers into urban society," said Tom Miller, an analyst at China-based research firm Gavekal Dragonomics, and author of China's Urban Billion.
"More than 250 million from the countryside live second-class lives in the city, where they do the tough and dirty jobs that city folk don't want to do," he said. "Expanding benefits to long-term migrants would defuse a social time bomb and help turn migrants into genuine consumers, which would also benefit the economy."
Another widely hoped-for breakthrough at this plenum is to relax the stranglehold state-owned enterprises (SOEs) still have on many industrial sectors.
"I hope the party will reduce the influence of SOEs and give private enterprises more space," said Su Zhenyuan, 74, a chemicals entrepreneur in Guangzhou. "This is key to China's economic development, as private companies are freer and quicker to react to market forces."


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The teens will appear in a Fort Wright courtroom on Friday.
Parents of a 4-year-old girl are grateful to police.
Teenagers are facing charges for crime.
Bryan Golsby, Kelly Garrett and their daughter Briyah (Photo by Tom McKee / 9 On Your Side)
Four-year-old Briyah
FORT WRIGHT, Ky. - When Kelly Garrett walked out of the Speedway in Fort Wright and saw her SUV missing, she got the shock of her life.
Luckily, her 4-year-old daughter, Briyah, slept through the whole thing.
"My heart died. I was panicking. I said, 'my baby!' I started screaming. I'm just like, 'Call the police!' " Garrett told 9 On Your Side's Tom McKee. "Horrible. Worst thing ever," Garrett recalled as she sat with her daughter and the girl's father outside their Covington home Thursday afternoon.
When two 17-year-old boys stole Garrett's black Chevy Traiblazer at about 1 a.m. Thursday, they apparently didn't see Briyah sleeping in the back seat.
Police tracked the SUV through the cellphone Garrett had left inside, and within 15 minutes they located it and Briyah – still asleep and unharmed – in a Kroger parking lot in Fort Mitchell.
A happy family reunion – daughter, mom and dad - quickly followed at the Fort Mitchell fire station.
"She came running to us, just hugging on us," said Bryan Golsby.
"I grabbed her and I hugged her and I was kissing -- me and him and her -- we were holding her and holding each other holding her," said Garrett.
"She didn't really know what was going on by her being asleep the whole time in the car," said Golsby. "She didn't really know what was happening, but it was good. It's a blessing that she's back."
Garrett's brief nightmare started when she stopped for nachos and cheese. She said she went inside for just seconds – just long enough for the teens to take the SUV and Briyah.
According to Fort Wright police Sgt. Michael Knight, the teens later told police that they drove about 15 minutes before they noticed the child in the back seat, and they panicked and quickly ditched the car.
Police and K-9 units swarmed the area and a Hamilton County Sheriff's helicopter joined the search for the suspects.
At about 6 a.m., Covington Officer Mark Richards observed a Rumpke truck driver talking to two juveniles that matched the suspects' description.
Police said the juveniles had borrowed the Rumpke driver's phone. One juvenile called his father; the other called his mother. Then the Rumpke driver called 911.
At that time, Richards approached and the juveniles ran. Richards caught them and took them into custody.
"They've acknowledged to us that they, in fact, saw the helicopters, heard the K-9, saw the officers and just unfortunately for us ... dodged our efforts to apprehend them," Knight said.
The teenagers face kidnapping charges and could be tried as adults. If so, they could face up to 20 years in prison. They are scheduled to appear in court Friday morning for arraignment.
"Both individuals are close to being 18 years of age, so the decision ultimately will be up to our commonwealth attorney to determine if they are elevated to an adult status," Knight said. "The kidnapping offense itself is a Class B crime in the state of Kentucky. If you're an adult, typical punishment is 15 to 20 years."
Knight said authorities did not consider this a prank.
"Absolutely not -- and we intend to make sure that they understand the seriousness of this matter," Knight said. "They very well may have thought it was just a vehicle they were gathering, but again you have a mother who abides by life's rules, so to speak. She pulls the vehicle up next to the building. She's only inside Speedway for 20 seconds, but it's a prime example for the rest of the parents to see that in a matter of 20 seconds or less what can happen.
"She walks out. Her car's gone. Her child's gone.
"You can only imagine the trauma and the shock that she had succumbed to at that point."
No charges are planned against Garrett, police said.
Briyah's parents said she was playing and acting normally.
They vowed to never leave a child alone in a car again.


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Community Mediation Clinic – 7040
Fall 2013
The Community Mediation Clinic offers 2Ls and 3Ls an excellent opportunity to learn from mediation practitioners and participate as mediators in community cases. The U is one of only a handful of the nation's top law schools presently offering this type of clinical program. Conflict Resolution Center (CRC), one of Minnesota's oldest mediation organizations, is offering a comprehensive mediation clinic. Students who successfully complete the Fall course will be eligible to be listed on the Minnesota Rule 114 Roster of Qualified Neutrals and enroll in the Spring clinic.
This course will feature classroom instruction and interactive exercises. There will be opportunities for students to observe CRC community and court mediations. The course will emphasize the facilitative model of mediation and provide information about other mediation styles and models. The course will cover conflict theory, styles of conflict resolution, restorative justice theories and practice, statutes and rules governing mediation, ethical considerations, cultural considerations in mediation and the applicability of facilitative community mediation in housing, family, juvenile, criminal, school, business, elder and employment arenas. Most classroom time will be spent on interactive role plays and exercises with extensive coach/instructor feedback. Some lecture and discussion time will also be provided.


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Problem is that he has a girlfriend
We often have visitors write in with solutions to each others' problems. Here is a visitor's solution to one of our visitor's questions.
Original Visitor's Question from a 21-30 year old Female
My guy friend and I have been friends for awhile, but this year we have become a lot closer, and I have no idea if he just wants to be friends or if he really does like me. He is always poking me, tripping me, playfully hitting/kicking me, playing with my hair, playfully making fun of me, chatting with me online, etc. The problem is that he has a girlfriend. All my friends say that he likes me despite the fact that he already has a girlfriend. This situation is really confusing me, please help!
User Submitted Advice from a 31-40 year old Female
Be picky
What if he did break up with her and let you know he had feelings for you? he sounds imature.I bet your familly has a softer way of showing they care about you..aunts and uncles and so on..sit down and write a list of things that make you feel special,and loved.Even though the playfullness seems fun right now,it may get old later.What do you want for the rest of your life? Think about it.Write it..Then don't say anything,and just watch him and see if he'se anything like your list sais he should be..Call it a shopping list..and remember there is always more time to shop so don't just grab the first one you see. It's like buying a pair of jeans..You might see a pretty pair,but if they don't fit you,you won't enjoy them. He has to fit..who you are..Be picky!Your to special to settle,and never be desparate..You can always focus on your own life,and your own plans and projects while you wait for the guy of your dreams.If he loves you,he won't mind saying so. Your friend,K
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Chido Chikuni Correspondent
The move by the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) to urge its members to engage in a go-slow beginning this week as a way of ostensibly pushing Government to improve their working conditions through, amongst other things, reducing last month's pension deductions from $40 to $10 per month as well as salary increments, is ill-advised and detrimental to an already over-burdened wage bill.
Government employees have been benefiting from the Government which has been paying 100 percent pension fund on their behalf since 2009. Now that Government is facing financial challenges, deducting only 7,5 percent of one's salary for pension should go a long way in cutting down expenditure. It is well-known that Government is financially constrained; hence it was not possible for the status quo to continue.
It might appear as if the Government has been unfair to civil servants, but it is one of the many painful endeavours meant to contribute towards economic recovery. The only unfortunate thing is that the pensions' deductions came at a time when the economy is not stable. Government is actually investing for the future of its employees. If a question maybe asked, who doesn't want to benefit after he/she retires from work?
No one, one would guess!
Reports have it that the planned go-slow will later develop into an industrial action which is said to likely induce other civil servants if Government and civil servants' union leaders fail to reach an agreement when they meet under the auspices of the National Joint Negotiating Council on 20 January 2016. Surely, people should use their common sense and understand that, presently, Government has no money. Speaking of civil servants bonus, Finance and Economic Development Minister, Patrick Chinamasa made it clear that Government was still mobilising resources. Therefore, civil servants should be encouraged to abstain from striking. They should learn to have their problems resolved formally or through negotiations.
In simpler terms, industrial action can be defined as a refusal by employees to do anything that can be used as a bargaining weapon against the employer, who in this case is the Government.
It is wiser for members of PTUZ to go for binding arbitration as reasonable and justified grievances will be better heard and resolved by the responsible authorities instead of striking or embarking on go-slow.
A go-slow by teachers is a big threat to the education sector. It paralyses service delivery by the teachers. Additionally, a go-slow causes frustration in parents who would have made an effort to pay their children's school fees in full for the term.
Dialogue and negotiations are advantageous in the sense that employees will be at work and there will be no interruptions in schools. Additionally, the PTUZ members should take a leaf from Teachers Union of Zimbabwe's Chief Executive Officer, Manuel Nyawo, who was against the idea of an industrial action.
Quoted in a local daily press, Nyawo said; "We only met Government last week and we agreed on the way forward, where they promised to stagger bonus payments. It would appear to us that other unions have an agenda to cause unnecessary mayhem in the country. Let us give space for dialogue, and if it is stalled, we can then act otherwise. We encourage all our teachers to report for duty".
Industrial action must not be taken lightly. It has many negative impacts that do not only affect the employer but the employees as well. It is also pertinent to note that strikes damage property and other public goods.
It is imperative to note that there is no legal protection in criminal law for strikers or organisers who break the law, for example intentional damaging of property or trespassing. The police should not hesitate to arrest anyone found on the wrong side of the law.
A number of strikes have been done in the country but without fruition. So, PTUZ members should avoid falling in the same hole as this will not resolve any dispute. What Zimbabwe needs right now is everyone to work towards building our beloved nation. Strikes, go-slows or any such endeavours have a tendency of destruction which we don't want right now.


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Family Travel Question:
Q | Can you give me some tips on planning a month long trip to Europe?
We are planning on taking a month to travel next June with our kids (ages 7 and 5). We would like to do London, Paris, Rome, and places in between! I am overwhelmed on where to begin with planning this and was wondering if you had some tips to get started. Should we see a travel agent or plan it alone? -Kerry, Arizona
A | Traveling with kids for a month in Europe
By Amie O'Shaughnessy - Ciao Bambino
Lucky you! A month is a great amount of time to spend in Europe. That said, I think focus and limiting logistics are key when traveling with kids and those 4 weeks will go quickly when you hope to explore 3 countries.
Deciding if a travel agent is right for you depends on how much you like and have time for researching things on your own online. When we ran a travel planning service on Ciao Bambino, we used to get clients that hired us to help plan their trip, but they really liked doing everything on their own so we were really just a sounding board for ideas—which is fine, but good travel specialists will charge fees for their time so you need to be OK with that.
Trip planning fees vary but usually they are based on the length and complexity of a given itinerary. One idea is to just hire a travel specialist for the parts of the trip that are the most daunting to plan. For example, you can probably figure out cities fairly easily on your own, but countryside stays take more knowledge and work to ensure you are choosing a destination and accommodations to fit your needs.
We review family-friendly accommodations on Ciao Bambino and Europe is our specialty. Our Europe family travel page is a good place to start research. You can also browse our family travel blog for tips and advice related to each destination (use Topics Covered on the right for country specific information).
Photo courtesy of Cagney Jarvis at The Chick Pea Studio
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Oh, I'd highly encourage this mom to pick four countries–sounds like London, England; Paris, France; Rome, Italy are three definites–and find a villa/condo to stay in (maybe just outside the city? most of those have trains in and it will be easier to navigate), one week at a time each. Then they can settle in and take day trips, exploring, and have a "home" to return to. The "mad American dash" when you're trying to see 12 countries in 30 days is exhausting and not nearly as satisfying. Consider it! What are your "top four"? Amie has awesome suggestions on her site for places to stay; homeaway.com does too.
I'm jealous–hope it's a wonderful trip!


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On November 10, 2012, in the fair Barony of Marinus, we will be celebrating the hard work of our current Baron and Baroness, William and Sara Beth and all they have done for our Barony as well as celebrating the Investiture of our new Baron and Baroness. Join us for fun, fighting, and feasting.
9:30am until 10:00pm in EST
There will be multiple opportunities for fighting over the course of the day - including but not limited to Heavy Fighting, Rapier and Archery.
A & S Competition
The theme for the competition will be the Manesse Codex. The Codex is an early 14th century secular work of art, rich with inspiration for all kinds of projects! Be your art form textile, song or armor, there is something in the Codex to inspire. EZDoc documentation will be accepted. We have a beautiful lidded cook pot by Eadric the Potter for the prize. A special prize will be awarded for best textile project but Mistress Margret.
Adult Member $10.00 Day-Trip $10.00 Feast No camping
Adult Non-Member $15.00 Day-Trip $10.00 Feast No Camping
Youth (5-17) $5.00 Day-Trip $10.00 Feast No Camping
Child (0-4) $0.00 Day-Trip $10.00 Feast No Camping
Make Checks Payable to: SCA Inc., Barony of Marinus
Register via ACCEPS!!! http://acceps.ansteorra.org/index.php
Please send all reservations to
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Investiture is being held at:
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Reflections on Creative Writing as potentially part of the tradition of the avant garde.
Recent fiction by Curtis White, Alex Shakar, Michael Martone, and others read through the lens of Gertrude Stein and Wittgenstein.
Ralph Berry on Avant-Garde fiction and the future of the page.
R.M. Berry on the recuperation of politicized language, in (and through) the fiction of Marianne Hauser and Lidia Yuknavitch.
R M Berry Replies to Joseph Tabbi
R.M. Berry responds to Brian Lennon and Loren Glass by noting the crucial differences between the various forms of institutionalization that are endemic (or should be considered so) to their conversations on "The System."


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Shaking up routine to connect with life in a deeper way
A YEAR OF LIVING MINDFULLY:Our best efforts to change our lives inevitably meet with equal and opposite forces. Those forces can easily pull us back into our old ways. So it makes sense that we think carefully what it's going to take to change before we start down any path of good intentions.
It became clear to me that my desire to live mindfully wasn't so much an idea I had come up with as it was an invitation that was being offered to me. I was perfectly free to say no. But something inside me knew that I wanted to say yes. I wanted to connect with life in a deeper way.
I have always been drawn to places where I can rest and open myself to the wonder of being alive. But these experiences have often been in places where I was able to step out from my life. The real challenge was to see if meditation could be part of my everyday life. So that I could learn to open myself and to respond rather than react to whatever was happening.
Daily meditation practice in the real world is not easy. Sitting on a cushion in the early morning requires a combination of grace and grit. It also takes time and energy. There are periods where nothing happens, and periods when you open to experiences that you would normally do everything to avoid. There are times when you feel bored and your mind thinks of so many other things you could be doing: important things that produce tangible results. Projects that other people can relate to and that make you feel part of the mature adult world.
To persist with this practice, I knew that I had to be clear about my motivation. To undertake this on a whim wouldn't work. I had to go deeper into myself and ask myself why. If I was to put my heart into this I needed to know that it was something my heart really wanted. If I was merely grasping at doing something that seemed fashionable or interesting, my shallowness would be quickly exposed and I would soon find myself beached on the painful shores of defeat.
I was tired of being half-hearted about this practice; I was tired of being distracted from taking it seriously by the frenetic pace at which I was living my life and by my natural inclination to do what was easy and what was comfortable.
I was also aware that time was running out, and that unless I decided to go for this now, I might forever regret never having given it a chance.
Every big change we make in our life requires a whole lot of small changes in our routine that make it possible. If I was to get out of bed and have time alone before work to sit, and read and write, then I had to get to bed earlier. I also had to build my energy by eating more nutritiously and exercising more regularly, so that I could wake up in the early morning rather than sleepwalk my way into the day.
These adjustments have taken several months and I'm still easing myself into some of them.
It has helped too to realise that I am not alone; that people in every corner of this country are trying to transform their lives. People are asking the David Bowie question "Where are we now?" and realising they are not happy with where they are. And they are doing something about it.
Meditation is about personal transformation at an emotional and spiritual level. This is achieved by creating the conditions where we can drop below the noise level of our inner lives and see ourselves for who we really are. It's not so much a matter of trying to change who we are but about being faithful to a process that in time changes us.
It's dead simple; that's why it's complicated.
TONY BATESis founder director of Headstrong, The National Centre for Youth Mental Health


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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. An amine containing three amido groups.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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The allegations against Kobe Bryant were just that - allegations. Last time I looked someone is innocent until proven guilty. If mere allegations were enough to prevent days of honor, employment or any other good favor, no one would be free. Let Kobe have his day. He has earned it.
Regardless of what Kobe Bryant did in his career, it should not be forgotten what he has done. To honor a person that has committed such acts is another slap in the face to the victims of his perversion. Los Angeles should not hold him up and honor him, this would truly minimize the severity of his actions in the eyes of the community and young people watching the charade.
Although not convicted of rape in his criminal trial, Kobe Bryant did settle the civil case against him for that same rape. If assaults against women are excused in pro sports, how can we expect assaults against women do stop among the general public. Kobe Bryant's athletic talents do not excuse him from obligations as a role model to America's children.
Although charges were dropped, Kobe Bryant's apology and subsequent financial settlement with the woman who accused him of rape, cast doubts as to his innocence. He also lied to the police when he initially denied any sexual encounter with the woman. Despite his brilliant career, his behavior sets a bad example to youngsters and Los Angeles should not be seen to condone this by celebrating him.


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Wombats, Wallabies & Devils
We collected the Camper van at Hobart airport then headed to the shops for supplies on our way to Port Arthur. Stopped along the way to check out Devils Kitchen and Tasman Arch, these are natural rock arches and fallen arches created by ocean erosion. We also stopped for views of Eagle Hawk Neck which is where the land narrows to just 100 meters linking Port Arthur to the rest of Tasmania. We sorted a camping position out then went up to Port Arthur historic site to book a night ghost tour around the old convict prison and community buildings.
We left Port Arthur and headed up the East Coast to Freycinet National Park stopping on the way to gather visitor info and buy a parks pass, there we found out about lots of great free camping locations. It's legal to camp almost anywhere in Tassie so we decided to take full advantage and camped at Friendly Beaches which was a really cool little spot with lots of friendly Wallabies. They came nosing around the van almost as soon as we pulled up, I even managed to pet one of them, she was carrying a Joey too, we named her Muriel. We'd earlier visited the NP Visitor Info Centre so planned to get up early to do the Wineglass Bay and Hazzards Beach walk which is listed in the 60 Great Walks to do in Tassie.
It was definitely the early start, we started the walk at 7am so got up to the Wineglass lookout nice and early before the sun hit. By 11am the walk was done and worth the 4hrs for the amazing views. That afternoon we headed further up the coast to St Helens and the Bay of Fires. We had read about a nice restaurant here and so we booked in for a meal overlooking Binalong Bay, in the Bay of Fires area. We camped at one of our free sites by the beach, as was with the Friendly Beaches we were the only ones there which was pretty cool.
The next day we headed back into St Helens for breakfast consisting of two very fat plate size pancakes with Maple syrup and ice cream. The plan was to head to Launceston and visit the Boags brewery but the tours were fully booked so instead we booked for the day after and headed up to Low Head. On the way here we went to Columba Falls (tallest in Tassie) and stopped at a local cheese factory, samples compulsory. It took most of the day to get there due to the windy roads and hilly landscape. We topped up on supplies and after dinner watched the sunset at Low Head point.
Today we headed into Launceston for the much anticipated Boags Tour, well I was looking forward to it but I don't think Jenna was too fussed. It turned out to be a really cool tour and with beer and cheese tasting after who can argue. They reckon beer is a better accompaniment than wine when it comes to cheese. I of course was obliged to purchase the 6 pack mix of all their beers to sample After the tour we had lunch in Launceston and then headed towards the North West to see The Nut at Stanley. By the time we got into the vicinity it was late afternoon so we found another free campsite with a view of The Nut. The area had quite a depressive feel about it which wasn't helped by the constant drizzle that surrounded us and shrouded The Nut in greyness.
They next day the weather had improved a little and we took a stroll up and around The Nut, for those of you wondering The Nut is a huge rock formation which juts out from sea level about 100 meters and is about 500 meters wide and long, huddled in it;s shadow is the town of Stanley. From below The Nut just looks like a dreary old rock but once up there you are surprised to see an abundance of flora and fauna. After our fleeting visit Stanley and The Nut we headed off for Cradle Mountain. A long and windy road saw us arrive late afternoon, enough time to sort out a place to camp and plan a walk for the next day on the way to the visitors centre we saw a chubby Wombat by the side of the road foraging for food, the first one I've seen in the wild and an unusual site during the day as they are nocturnal like the Tasmanian Devil, sadly the only Devils we saw were the unfortunate ones that were killed by vehicles, there is a lot of roadkill in Tasmania.
After a night of wilderness camping we headed into Cradle Mountain National Park to do a circuit of Dove Lake which gives great views of Cradle Mountain and the Lake. The peaks of the mountains were still snow caped which added to their impressiveness further. By the afternoon we were on our way to the other side to the National park to Lake Saint Clair by way of a 4hr drive stopping on the way at the very redneck Queenstown for supplies, we didn't stay long! Once we arrived at Lake St Clair we booked into the campsite and since we'd been surviving on wet wipe showers for 3 days we treated ourselves to a real shower.
You guessed it the next day we did a walk, this one took in Shadow Lake which was a circuit walk with great views of the snowy peaks of Mt Hugel, Mt Rufus and Little Hugel. It was a long walk at 5hrs, good job we pack some tasty sangers to get us through it. By the time we got back Jenna was ready for a nap and I was ready for a beer!
We left Lake St Clair early in the morning and headed for Hobart, we stopped for Coffee on the way then explored a bit of Hobart stopping for some really nice cakes at Battery Point, I had a Berliner which is basically an exceedingly good custard donut. I got my hair cut at an old school barbers by this 100 year old Croatian bloke. The next day we drove up to the top of Mt Wellington for amazing views of Hobart and the coast line, we could see Port Arthur and Eagle Hawk Neck from our first stop. In the afternoon we had a nice lunch at a winery before heading to the airport for our flight back to Sydney.
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Carey Giudici explains the background behind his open source education project "SMILE". Read more →
Tag: educational psychology
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Do you remember your school days? If you're like most people, you don't reflect on the past too much. You could go through your life not winding your mind back to your time in a very strange place, a very different place. Depending on which country you grew up in, perhaps you had to go to school – maybe you were coerced into going to school. Maybe it was made clear to you that there just wasn't any other choice. You might have gone through 10 or 13 years of your life, going to school every day without even questioning why you were doing it.
This was a place where you were going every weekday, where other people were forced to go too. If you had the choice, you might not have been in the proximity of these people at all. Caged wolves will attempt to dominate one another, using violence. If we put children in a cage, the results are not surprising.
When a teacher stands in front of a class and talks, the message isn't so hard to determine. They might teach science, history, maths, or they might tell a child directly "You are worthless. You will amount to nothing." Think back. Do you remember some variation of this from your "education"?
However, even if a teacher doesn't directly insult the students, there is a meta-communication which runs right through the system. Many modern schools, especially public school, are still based on a military model. I tell you what to do, and you do it. If you don't do what I tell you, you are disobedient, you are a bad kid, you shall be punished. If you survive this system with a capability for independent thought, you are the exception, not the rule.
How does schooling affect the way we think, for better or worse? Is it possible that you had some traumatic experiences there, that caused some mental scar tissue which may never completely heal? Have you forgotten so absolutely, that you would be willing to put your own children through the same thing? Let's dive into these muddy waters of questions in the next exciting chapter of … The Paradise Paradox!
The Links:
Radical Unschooling – A Revolution Has Begun-Revised Edition by Dayna Martin
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, 10th Anniversary Edition by John Taylor Gatto
In the Absence of Fathers – A Story of Elephants and Men
Unschooling and Freedom Parenting with Dayna Martin
Who The HELL Are These People? with John Taylor Gatto
Pedro Kumamoto makes history with shoestring campaign and win in Mexico
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In Memory of
Sidney I. Sontz
December 20, 1931 - February 14, 2013
Sidney I. Sontz, 81 years young, of Lake Worth, Florida, formerly of Lynn, Marblehead, and Swampscott, Massachusetts died Thursday, February 14th, 2013, surrounded by his loving family.
Sidney was a proud and supporting member and former president of the Northeast Roofing Contractors Association, a member of the Board of Directors for Camp Bauercrest and North Shore Jewish Community Center of Marblehead, long-time member of Temple Israel and Kernwood Country Club, member of the Mount Carmel Masonic Lodge, Alepppo-Shriners, and Jewish War Veterans.
He served in the US Air Force during the Korean War, serving from May 1952-1956 in Japan and Korea. He was the president of Max Sontz Companies of Lynn.
Sidney was the son of the late Esther (Cohen) and Max Sontz, brother of the late Phillip Sontz, Hyman Sontz, Charles Sontz, and Stanley Sontz. He is survived by his brother Harold Sontz, of Swampscott.
He was the devoted husband to Cynthia (Silver) for 56 years, and loving father of Andrea (Sontz) Cone and her husband Barry of Darnestown, Maryland, Marlene (Sontz) Conroy and her husband Scott of Swampscott, Bradley Sontz and his wife Rebecca (Feinstein) of Marblehead, and Derek Sontz and his wife Holly (Thorpe) of Frederick, Maryland. He was a proud and ever-loving grampy, leaving twelve amazing grandchildren, Jacob, Shelli, Aron and Rachel Cone, Stephanie and Devin Conroy, Sarah, Carly and Jack Sontz, Breckin, Levi and Myles Sontz.
Funeral Services at Stanetsky-Hymanson Memorial Chapel, 10 Vinnin Street, SALEM on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 1 PM. Interment at Congregation Shirat Hayam Cemetery, Temple Israel Section, Peabody. Memorial observance following the interment on Sunday at the Kernwood Country Club in Salem and on Monday and Tuesday from 12-7 PM at the home of Bradley and Rebecca Sontz. In celebration of his life, donations may be made to the Sidney I. Sontz "Hillside Fund" of Camp Bauercrest, Amesbury, MA, or the
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Kenny Kirkland
September 28, 1955 – November 12, 1998
Kenny Kirkland was one of the most influential jazz pianist of recent years. Kirkland was just six years old when he began learning to play the piano. and by the time he reached his early 20s, Kirkland was touring Europe professionally. Although Kirkland's career was cut short after just 25 years, he performed or recorded with many of the top names of contemporary jazz. That list includes Tom Scott, Ernie Watts, Stanley Jordan, Arturo Sandoval, Kevin Eubanks, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, and Stanley Clarke. He even spent a short period playing piano in the Tonight Show band. Kenny Kirkland died of congestive heart failure at the age of 43.
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For most Americans bankruptcy is still a process they see through the lens of filings made by sports and music stars; not something they personally experience. Because of this, there seems to be a misconception about how assets are handled during bankruptcy. When ordinary debtors hear about Pittsburgh Steelers player Charlie Batch being forced to sell many of his real estate properties to pay for debts, they cringe and imagine what it would be like to give up their own home to the bankruptcy trustee and creditors. But what most debtors don't realize is that while it's okay to empathize with Batch, his situation is not a fair comparison to the vast majority of bankruptcy cases being heard in this country.
As we have explained on previous occasions, bankruptcy allows exemptions to each debtor which help to protect their most important assets from seizure by the bankruptcy trustee and creditors. In the state of Texas, the average debtor is not going to be forced to sell their home to pay creditors because as long as it is a homestead, the exemption will protect the property. A homestead is a property which is the primary residence of a debtor. And unless you really are a rich athlete like Charlie Batch, you probably only have one primary residence that you need to protect in bankruptcy. If so, then you have nothing to worry about as long as that property is covered by the bankruptcy exemption.
Ordinary debtors also need not worry about losing their expensive collection of trendy sneakers, music CDs, electronics and other household good because the Texas bankruptcy exemptions for those items are also generous and can in most cases protect those ordinary assets. Besides, the bankruptcy trustee probably has no desire to sell off your old set of designer sneakers or to auction off your Brittany Spears music collection in order to pay your debts even if they weren't covered by exemptions. Those types of assets simply would not earn enough money to make it worth the trustee's efforts.


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Discussion in 'Windows Desktop Systems' started by Teddy, Jun 20, 2003.
Argh! Adverts!... need...more...patch
No-ads > http://msn.d1f.org/
It adds the "functionality" of logging in as 'appear offline' which I'm not sure if you can disable.
It also comes as two (2) patches, so I'm not sure which one does what the readme is quite vague.
Havnt tried this yet, i might some time, but id rather wait till its official.
Ive downloaded the BETA version on to my daughter's 'puter an it looks cool, but when does the FULL version of '6' come out? - thought it was supposed to be this month?
I had it a little while ago, i didnt really like it!
This is the official MSN Messenger 6.0
Preview. Its not a beta.
and for some customise emoticons... head to www.mess.be
Preview / Beta .. It's the same thing really, both are pre-release code
It is stable as a rock tho, or has been for me at least..
I've been using it and loving every minute! It's so nicely packed with features, and I swear I will -=0wn=- you in checkers.
oh, ok, sorry Speedy_B I didnt realise
Alpha, beta, preview.. doesn't make any difference to me, if it works I'll use it, because in the end that's all that matters
i have tryed so many things now, i just went back to Windows Messenger!
"Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
And dance like no one is watching."
I do like this, however you missed something off:
"Drink like there's no tomorrow" He he
love the sig teddy!
I'm curious why 4.7 stays on my computer when I've now got 6.0? How do I get rid of 4.7?
4.7 is windows messenger, 6.0 is MSN messenger. Details of how to remove Windows messenger can be found here - http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm
Or you can simply uninstall it:
Start > Run : (copy/paste) RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove


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TOPEKA, Kan. -- Pastor Fred Waldron Phelps Sr., founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, died late Wednesday, a daughter of Phelps confirmed this morning.
Reached by phone in Topeka, Shirley Phelps-Roper confirmed her father had died at Midland Care Hospice.
Phelps had been in hospice care with an unknown illness. Church spokesman Steve Drain said Feb. 14 to a Topeka Capital-Journal reporter that Phelps was "healthy."
On Sunday, he said anyone who said Fred Phelps Sr. was in poor health was not well informed.
According to son Nate Phelps, who was ousted from the group 37 years ago, Phelps Sr. was excommunicated in August 2013 from the church he founded for advocating more kindness toward its members.
The WBC is best known for anti-gay protests and picketing soldiers' funerals.