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Government officials across China have begun the new year with a long list of austerity measures to give the impression of being down to earth and hard-working. In Xinjiang, officials have pledged to take no more than 45 minutes for lunch. In Hunan cadres promised to give up their Audis and BMWs for Chinese-made cars. In Gansu, officials are banned from claiming trips abroad as 'work'. (In recent years, 'study trips' to Europe and the US have been popular for officials and their wives.) This list of promises has come after the Politburo ruled last month that there would be no more lavish banquets, red carpet receptions and fawning speeches. Instead there would be humbler images of 'serving the masses.' (From The Daily Telegraph 3/1/13)
Last month China's National Bureau of Statistics reported that inequality in China is slowly narrowing. China's cabinet this week approved a plan to combat inequality which is impressively broad in scope. Backed by the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's planning body, it proposes 35 goals which include some direct remedies for inequality, such as raising taxes for the rich and transferring money to the poor. Other more subtle methods, such as liberalising China's artificially low interest rates, divert money from savers to investment-hungry enterprises. The plan is to pay a higher proportion of national income in the form of wages, rather than profits. To this end, the minimum wage will be increased to at least 40% of average urban wages by 2015. The measures also demand more respect for land rights and fairer compensation for those who sell their land.
Many of the plans are in keeping with existing trends. China has raised spending on education, social security, health care and public housing from 30% of its budget in 2009 to 36% last year, as pointed out by Qu Hongbin and Sun Junwei of HSBC. This percentage should rise by 2 percentage points more over the next three years. State-owned enterprises now distribute between 5% and 15% of their profits back to the state in dividends. The plan calls for these dividend ratios to rise by another 5 percentage points by 2015. (From The Economist 9/2/13)
Yesterday at 9.00am the first train on the new high-speed 1,428-mile Beijing-Guangzhou route left Beijing. An hour later, a second train left Guangzhou in the reverse direction. With an average speed of 186 miles per hour, the journey should take about eight hours to cover the distance between the political capital and the economic hub of the south and shorten the previous time by 12 hours. The route passes through five provinces and has 35 stops and is part of the 5,779 miles of the high-speed rail network currently operating in China. This is expected to increase to 11,185 miles by 2015. The high-speed development was halted for a while after the 2011 disaster at Wenzhou, which raised safety concerns. (From The Daily Telegraph 27/12/12)
Despite initial media labels of 'conservative', analysts believe the new seven man Standing Committee of the Politburo divides four to three in favour of cautious reformers. Xi Jinping may follow a balanced, but still reformist agenda, according the North Square Blue Oak, an investment bank that specialises in China. At his side will be Li Keqiang, a reformer who is expected to become premier and nominally chief of economic policy. The two can probably count of the support of Wang Qishan, a well-regarded former banker and Yu Zhengsheng who comes from Shanghai, China's commercial centre.
Two members expected to be staunch defenders of the state sector and socialist orthodoxy are Zhang Dejiang, a North Korean trained economist, and the propaganda chief, Liu Yunshan. This leaves the seventh man, Zhang Gaoli, who ran the 'freewheeling' city of Shenzhen and Shandong province, where he forged economic links with South Korea and Japan. He also built the financial district of Tianjin from scratch but left it heavily in debt. However, the standing committee operates by consensus and no outsider knows how much weight Xi will carry. (From The Sunday Times 18/11/12)
The British national tourist agency said yesterday that it expected 31.7 million tourists to visit next year (a million more than this year) and spend £19 billion - a rise over this year of 2.5%. The tourist industry is expected to get a boost from the decision to simplify the visa for Chinese visitors who are amongst the biggest spenders. Grant Hearn, the chief executive of Travelodge, welcoming the move, said that the number of Chinese outward bound visitors has doubled since 2007 to 60 million, but only 30,500 came to Britain. France receives eight times more Chinese visitors than the UK; Germany six times as many. According to the Tourism Alliance the Chinese spend almost £1,700 per visit, more than three times the average visitor. Every aircraft load of Chinese tourists pumps £1 million into the UK economy, creating 20 new full-time jobs and generating £160,000 for the Exchequer in air passenger duty and VAT. Tourism is the UK's fifth biggest employer, supporting 2.6 million jobs and over the past two years, it has accounted for a third of all new jobs. (From The Times 28/12/12)
China's political and military leaders have given the green light to build a new seven runway international airport about 40 km south of Beijing. It was proposed more than four years ago but delayed by internal disputes over airspace rights. It is expected to be in use by 2018 and to have a capacity of 70 million passengers by 2025. It is being built to ease the burden on the current airport and to cater for increases in the future. The present airport, whose third terminal opened only in 2008, handles about 82 million passenger trips a year, making it the second-busiest in the world.
The exact location south of Beijing is not known at present and it is reported that hundreds of rural families have borrowed heavily to extend their homes in the hope that they will be due large sums in compensation if their property has to be flattened to build the airport. Delays were because the military effectively controls Chinese airspace and were unwilling to yield the necessary rights under Hu Jintao. Analysts think that his successor, Xi Jinping may have more influence over them, Chinese media, quoted Liu Weimin of The Civil Institute, who is calling for an update on civil aviation law made in 1995 and also better coordination between military and civilian traffic controllers. (From The Times 15/1/13)
Chinese retail sales during the week-long Lunar New Year hit a record 539 billion yuan (£55.7 billion) this year - up 14.7% from 2012. However, year-on-year growth slowed to its lowest since 2009, partly due to a crackdown on the spending of government officials, whose extravagant dining habits represent a major income stream during the holiday season. (From The Daily Telegraph 18/2/13)
China's military spending is second to the US, although the actual amount is far less than that of the US. As a percentage of GDP China's military spending is 11th highest in the world, below the UK, France and Turkey.
The countries with the highest spending are 1) US - $711,421 million, 2) China - $142,859 million, 3) Russia -$71,853 million, 4) UK - $62,685 million, 5) France - $62,535 million, 6) Japan - $59,327 million, 7) India - $48,889 million, 8) Saudi Arabia - $48 531 million, 9) Germany - $46,745 million and 12) Brazil - $35,360 million.
When considering the spending as a percentage of GDP, the ranking changes significantly as follows;- 1) Saudi Arabia - 8.4%, 2) Israel - 6.8%, 3) US - 4.7%, 4) Russia - 3.9%, 5) South Korea - 2.8%, 6) UK - 2.6%, 7) India - 2.6%, 8) Turkey - 2.3%, 9) France - 2.2%, 10) China - 2.0%. The world average is 2.5%. Information source: Deloitte 2013 via The Times 14/1/13.
China's patent office received more patent applications than any other country's in 2011, according to the World Intellectual Property Organisation, a UN body which follows 125 patent offices. China received 526,412 applications, exceeding those of America and Japan. Globally filings rose by 7.8% last year, breaking the 2 million mark, and growth was over 7% for the second year running. This was largely due to another surge in China - which has accounted for 72% of the world's patent-filing growth between 2009 and 2011.
America contributed 16%. Almost 1 million patents were granted in 2011, with Japan approving the most. In 2011, 172,000 patents were actually granted in China, 225,000 in the US, 238,000 in Japan, 7,000 in Britain, 5,000 in India and only 3,000 in Brazil.
However, America has the most patents in force with more than 2.1 million out of an estimated total of 7.9 million worldwide. (From The Economist 15/12/12)
The world's longest high-speed rail route was officially opened last week, linking Beijing with the southern commercial hub of Guangzhou. On Wednesday trains travelling at up to 186 mph began to leave Beiji ng and taking eight hours to cover the 1,428 mile journey that takes the older trains 21 hours. These older trains are still in service on a parallel track. Eventually the route will reach Hong Kong and is part of a plan to build a high-speed network of almost 10,000 miles by 2015. There was a setback in July 2011 when a collision killed 40 people. (From The Sunday Times 30/12/12)
Lenovo took another step towards becoming the largest computer company in the world yesterday, when it announced a record set of three-quarter results. Profits had risen by 34% between October and December to $204.9 million compared with the same period a year before. While rivals such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard struggle in Europe and North America, Lenovo is expanding its share of the global market, which at present stands at 15.9%. It has grown steadily since it bought IBM's PC division in 2005, with profits driven by its computer business and a growing side-line in cheap smartphones. This reflects efforts to diversify its products to catch the millions of internet users changing from laptops and desktops to mobile devices and tablets. Sales of Lenovo's smart-phones leapt by 77% to $998 million in the quarter. Analysts say that it is just a matter of time until it overtakes Hewlett-Packard to become the largest computer maker in the world. (From The Times 31/1/13)
The Chinese car maker, Geely rescued Manganese Bronze (owner of the London Taxi Company) yesterday and promised a profitable future in which cabs would run on hybrid electric technology and hydrogen fuel. Geely, based in Hangzhou, paid £11 million to secure the deal. The jobs of 107 people are secured and there is the promise of new jobs being created in the long term strategy of developing new models using new technology which would reduce the carbon footprint of the traditional London cab. The priority is to build smaller and cheaper vehicles that also satisfy wheelchair access regulations for the global private hire market. Unite, the union which represents the Manganese Bronze workforce and more than 1,000 London cab drivers, praised the deal, which was brokered by PwC. From The Times 2/2/13)
According Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, China could teach Britain a lot about happiness because it is a more 'equal' society. He said that problems such as homelessness showed that it was time to reassess the values on which our society is based. He said that it is clear that the British are 'not happy' and that 'fairer' countries such as China, Japan and the Netherlands have more contented populations. Dr Sentamu was speaking on a visit to a Salvation Army centre in York to launch a project to tackle rough sleeping in the city.
He said it was possible to judge how healthy a society is by how it treats the most vulnerable people. Dr Sentamu was drawing on 'The Spirit Level' by Prof Richard Wilkinson and Prof Kate Pickett, which uses happiness indices from different countries to link social and health problems to inequality. The book has been cited by David Cameron and Ed Miliband and has shown itself to be popular and controversial The Archbishop said that the financial crisis had sent people on a 'frighteningly swift downward spiral' and that homelessness, 'forces us to reconsider the values on which we are building our society.' (From The Telegraph 8/1/13)
Manchester University has secured a £1 million contract with Yuan Zhen Ltd, a Chinese investment company which specialises in providing health and social care for the elderly in China. The Edward Centre for Health Care Research, jointly led by Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC), Health Technology Hub, MIMIT and TRUSTECH, will focus on exploration of care systems, technologies and products that could be developed and adopted for use in China. (From Unilife, Manchester University 4/2/2013)
According to a Xinhua report, the Chinese military have launched an austerity campaign. Soldiers who do not eat finish their food on one day; will eat the left-overs the next day. Unfinished rice and other dishes will be recooked into fried rice with eggs and fried steamed bread. Left over vegetables will be made into various pickles and appetisers. A large proportion of the £70 billion military budget is spent on feeding the 2.3 million troops of the PLA. (From The Daily Telegraph 26/2/13)
Reports surfaced yesterday on China's state television website quoting Meng Jianzu, the most senior law enforcement official, as saying that the system, known as 'laojiao' was outdated and would be stopped this year. This is the re-education through labour system, in which the police could place citizens into a labour camp for up to four years without trial. However, this posting quickly disappeared and by late evening all that remained was a statement from Xinhua, which said that the government would put through, this year, the reform of the controversial re-education through labour system.
The prospect of reform comes less than three months after Xi Jinping was installed as Secretary-General of the Communist Party. Xi began his time in power, possibly a decade, with a pledge to address reform vigorously. Pu Zhiqiang, a human rights lawyer, said that through discussion on new media (the internet and weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter), China's leaders have realised how nasty the 'laojiao' system is and how much it is hated.
Re-education through labour was introduced by Mao in 1957 and evolved into a tool for stifling dissent. Many lawyers believe that it stands in direct contravention of the Chinese constitution. (From The Times 8/1/13)
Vice Premier Li Keqiang believes that although China is now a medium-income country, it has significant development imbalances, the most prominent being the gap between urban and rural areas. However urbanisation is the strongest source of growth for China in the future and he suggested advancing the process through synchronised efforts in industrialisation, the flow of information, urbanisation and agricultural modernisation.
He said, 'The largest divides in China are between the cities and the countryside and also between different regions. While our per capita GDP tops $5,400, the average in some eastern provinces tops $10,000, while that in some western regions is as low as $2,000 to $3,000.
Rural residents are also entitled to fewer public services than their urban peers. Such disparities are problematical, but also signify huge potential for expanding domestic demand'.
On the next page Zhou Qiren, a professor with the National School of Development at Peking University, who has given a speech entitled 'Urbanisation should learn from Industrialisation' said, 'While urbanisation is more about the physical construction of a city, greater emphasis should be placed on the development of civil rights - the rights that allow people to make free decisions on where to live, where to find work and when and how to start their own business.' (From China Today, February 2013)
Every year a huge amount of food is wasted at banquets and conferences by government officials using public money. This extravagance by certain enterprises and government departments has also given a bad impression to the general public. Although progress has been made over the last few decades,
China is still a developing nation with over 100 million people still living in poverty and millions of low-income workers in the cities. China's GDP per head of population still ranks low amongst the nations of the world.
The country still depends on large agricultural imports, which have to be paid for, and there is also a shortage of energy sources. These factors are hampering future development. Controlling governmental expenses is an important item in rooting out wasteful behaviour of officials. (From People's Daily 22/1/13 via Beijing Review 31/1/13)
The government earmarked 87.5 billion yuan ($14 billion) for subsistence allowances for the needy in cities and the countryside in 2012. This figure is an increase of 16.8% on the previous year. Help was given for renovation of dilapidated homes, to vagrants and beggars, to people affected by natural disasters and as support for more than 600,000 orphans. (From Beijing Review 21/2/13)
In 2012, the Chinese government for the first time allocated 200 million yuan ($32 million) to finance non-governmental organisations (NGOs). With this fund 377 social work projects and more than 120 training programmes were carried out, with 17,700 people trained and 1.85 million directly benefited, according to the NGO' Administration under the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Apart from the central government's input, these projects involved a total investment of 320 million yuan ($51 million).
The Chinese government is trying to boost the development of social organisations and make their roles more effective. In 2011, a pilot scheme to simplify the registration process for social organisations was launched. The pilot scheme allowed social organisations to register directly with civil affairs authorities. Previously such organisations had to find an administrative sponsor to supervise their activities as a condition of registration. (From Beijing Review 21,2/13).
Chinese spending on science and technology during 2012 is likely to have topped RMB 1 trillion, which means that it is now on a level with many middle-income countries. According to the Vice Minister for Science and Technology, Cao Jianlin, China has the world's most rapidly expanding number of research and development workers. The number grew by 12% annually from 2002 to 2011 and reached 2.88 million persons. China has the world's second largest source of peer-reviewed scientific academic publications for the past five years and has the third largest number of patent applications. (From China Today, February 2013).
China showed its commitment at the recent UN Climate Change Conference in Doha. From 2006 to 2010, China's energy consumption per 10,000 yuan ($1,605) of GDP was reduced by nearly 20% (equivalent to a cut of 1.46 billion tons of carbon dioxide.
There are plans to reduce energy consumption further by another 17% by 2015 and by 2020 China's carbon-intensity will have been reduced to 40-45% from 2005 levels. The struggle to combat climate change forms part of the programme to transform China's economic growth to a stronger and more balanced development. China is investing in hydropower, nuclear power, wind power, geothermal and ocean energy, biomass power and solar power. Other activities include afforestation, which has seen a significant increase during 2012. In the four years 2008 to 2011, China achieved an average of nearly 6 million hectares, but in the first six months of 2012, 4.72 million hectares had been afforested.
Some developed counties want to put binding targets on China because it has become a major greenhouse gas emitter, but China has to feed over a billion people and still has to lift 100 million people out of poverty.
At a press conference in Doha on 4 November 2012, Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the UN said, 'Even without the binding treaty, China is making a lot of effort'. Christiana Figueres , Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, said that China has already taken a lead in tackling climate change as a responsible developing country. From Beijing Review 13/12/13)
China is now transforming from a big exporter to a major investor. In the next five to ten years, during which China is predicted to replace the US as the world's largest economy, growth in Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) will be mainly driven by a surge in the flow to the US. This is likely to influence Sino-US economic relations. Industry insiders in both the US and China share the view that both sides risk missing great opportunities unless they can clear up misunderstandings and overcome obstacles. The two sides need to work together and lay firm foundations for deepening and restructuring Sino-US relations and speed up Chinese investment in the US.
'China bashing' was a prominent feature in the recent US presidential election. Washington and Beijing should seek a new cooperation model for the future. Chinese outward investment is set to grow very rapidly and could be contributing more than $1 trillion to the world economy by 2020. The Chinese Minister of Commerce expects China's inbound and outbound foreign investment will tend towards an approximate equilibrium within the next five to ten years. (From Caijing 17/12/12 via China Today, February 2013)
More than 72% of overseas Chinese students have returned to China after finishing education abroad since the late 1970s, according to a government-backed agency. From 1978 to 2011, about 818,400 Chinese students returned home, said the report issued on 18 November 2012 by the Chinese Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange of the Chinese Ministry of Education. In 2011 alone, nearly 186,200 chose to return home - nearly 40% higher than the previous year. (From Beijing Review 29/11/12)
New challenges to China's social security system will be posed as even more people leave the countryside with the accelerated urbanisation process. At the end of 2011, official figures indicated that 51.27% of China's population were urban residents. The major components of social security in China are the basic pension, medical insurance and living allowance systems. All three components in each province, municipality and autonomous region are funded separately and schemes are different for rural and urban residents.
A new five year road-map was outlined last November which provided details of a multi-tiered and sustainable system for urban and rural residents. One emphasis was on ensuring the smooth transfer of social security between different localities. The reforms should help remove barriers to labour migration. The basic medical insurance system and the minimum living allowance had achieved universal coverage by the end of 2011 and the basic pension was the last one to be instituted. Official figures show that by the end of last September, nearly 750 million people had joined some form of pension insurance system.
There are different systems for government employees, urban enterprise employees, unemployed urban residents and rural farmers. As many as 125 million elderly people receive pensions every month, according to a report issued in November 2012. Those still not covered by pension insurance include mainly migrant workers, farmers whose land has been expropriated and certain private sector employees. The government plans to extend coverage to 807 million people by 2015 and these marginalised groups will be included. (From Beijing Review 31/1/13)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched the 'safe community concept' at the First World Conference on Accident and Injury Prevention which was held in Stockholm, Sweden, in September 1989. The conference manifesto states, 'All human beings have an equal right to health and safety'. Regarded as a cost-effective way of injury prevention, a safe community can be a municipality, a county, a city or a district. China now has 64 such communities and a total of 1,589 communities in 22 provinces which have started efforts to build safe communities covering a total population of 120 million people.
In a separate report are details of China's Road Safety Day, which has been designated as 2 December by the Central Government. China had 238 million vehicles and 256 million drivers by the end of October 2012. There has been an annual increase of more than 16 million vehicles and 20 million drivers over the last five years. These are figures released by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security which also stated that 80% of China's road accidents are caused by violations of traffic regulations. (From Beijing Review 29/11/12)
Starting 1 January 2013, these two cities allow a 72-hour visa-free stay for citizens of 45 counties. Tourists holding third country visas and plane tickets can aply for transit without visa (TWOV) at the international airports of both cities. In 2011 London and Paris adopted TWOV programmes and received 20.1 million and 18.1 million visitors respectively. The figure for Beijing is likely to much smaller. TWOV is expected to bring 600,000 to 800,000 visitors which will boost the number of transit passengers of Beijing Capital International Airport to 1.28 million by 2015. (From China Today, February 2013)
According to the Annual Report on Chinese International Migration 2012, jointly released by the Centre for China and Globalisation and the Beijing Institute of Technology, there were more than 45 million overseas Chinese in 2010, the world's greatest number of emigrants. In 2011, more than 150,000 Chinese gained permanent residency overseas, with the US, Canada and Australia being the top three destinations. The top destination was the US and some 87,000 permanent residence permits were granted in 2011. Of these, 3,340 were approved through investment. Chinese applicants also represented 75% of Canada's investment immigration over the past three years.
The report, issued on 17 December believes that the main factors for emigration include better education facilities, a safer investment environment and a better quality of life. The report noted that this emigration is likely to bring losses to China in terms of assets and talent and could complicate the development of the economy. It could also pose obstacles to China's supervision over non-performing assets. (From Beijing Review27/12/12)
In the first 11 months of 2012, 12.02 million jobs were created in China, surpassing the target of nine million. The urban unemployment rate stood at 4.1% at the end of September, which was below the annual target of 4.6% The employment situation has been better than expected amid the domestic and global situation. In the first half of 2012, employment in China's central and western regions expanded by 9% and 14% respectively. The target for 2013 is to create at least nine million new urban jobs and keep unemployment under 4.6%. The focus will still be employment for college graduates, a growing sector that reached 6.8 million in 2012. This information was released by the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on 18 December 2012. (From Beijing Review 27/12/12)
A Chinese government white paper issued on 26 December 2012 reported that the health of the Chinese people is amongst the top of the developing countries, with an overall life expectancy (in 2010) of 74.8 years, 72.4 years for men and 77.4 for women. The mortality rate of children under the age of five years has kept dropping from 34.9 per thousand in 2002 to 15.6 per thousand in 2011. This figure is ahead of the UN Millennium Development Goal schedule. The infant mortality rate had dropped from 29.2 per thousand in 2002 to 12.1 per thousand in 2011.
A total of 47,773 centenarians were living in mainland China as of 16 October 2012: 9,505 men and 38,268 women (80.1%). Of these, 12,457 were urban dwellers and 35,316 rural dwellers (73.92%). The report issued by the China Gerontological Society also reported that the oldest person in China, and possibly the world, is Luo Meizhen, a 127 years old woman of the Yao ethnic group in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region. The oldest living married couple are Zhang Wanjing and Wang Yuxiu in Hainan province; they have a combined age of 214 years. (From Beijing Review 3/1/13)
According to the Annual report on International Politics and Security issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China is becoming the biggest exporter of migrants, with about 45 million Chinese living abroad. Out of the 20,000 Chinese with at least 100 million yuan ($15 million) in personal assets, 27% have already migrated and a further 47% are considering it. Nearly 60% of those surveyed said they wanted better education for their children.
Furthermore, 14% of China's millionaires (those with assets of more than 60 million yuan ($9.5 million)) are leaving or planning to leave.
The emigration of rich people has led to a massive outflow of private money and dealt a heavy blow to China's tax revenues, market consumption and also the employment market. In most cases, emigration has nothing to do with a lack of patriotism. In fact many of those who have emigrated continue to do business in China, but to a certain extent, this could reflect a lack of confidence in the country's future. This is indeed depressing in the light of China's impressive progress. (From Beijing Review 20/12/12)
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Just plug everything into the equation you've got.
a=9.8 (acceleration due to gravity close to the Earth's surface)
40 = 10t + 0.5*9.8*t²
4.9t² + 10t - 40 = 0
That's just a quadratic equation, which you can easily solve using the quadratic formula:
Substituting the values gives an answer of 2.01 seconds, to 3 significant figures.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
thanks a lot but what is a b and c?
Quadratic equations are of the form:
ax² + bx + c = y, a, b, and c are just the constants before the variables.
Like a would be the constant term before the x² and so forth.
Your equation above does not describe something falling however.
1) There is no initial height.
2) The initial velocity would suggest that it was going up and not down (though you can have positive values for problems like this)
3) If we are using gravity, then the acceleration would be negative and not positive.
A free-fall position formula should take the form:
Yf = Yi + vt - .5gt²; Yf = final height, Yi = initial height, v = initial velocity
The way that you have it written states that:
Yi = 40m, v = +10m/s, a = -9.8m/s²
0 = 40 + 10t - 4.9t² (when it hits the ground Yf = 0)
In normal quadratic form:
-4.9t² + 10t + 40 = 0
Using the quadradic equation:
[-10 ± √(100 + 784)] / -9.8
t = -2.01348... and 4.054299...
Since time cannot be negative;
t ≈ 4.0543s
Sorry Mathsyperson, you forgot to use the correct conditions stipulated by the problem. Don't let Mathsy's error confuse you about his math ability, he is very astute.
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If you dream of some terrible event do you jump to conclusions and assume it is a prophecy of doom? My mailbag is full of letters from worried readers who believe that their dreams predict terrible events for themselves and the world at large. Judging by the number of people who write to me, if these dreams were all to have come true there would not be a person left on the planet.
This is a copyrighted extract from my book Psychic Dreaming by Craig Hamilton-Parker ( ISBN 1-4027-0474-7 Sterling Publishers 2004 )
Clearly not every dream about the future is necessarily a prediction. A sceptic will point out that as we all dream between three and four times during the night and everyone dreams so it is likely that at least someone somewhere was dreaming about a news event before it happens. For example it is likely that a person somewhere was dreaming an airplane crash into a high-rise building just before the 911 disaster took place.
Sceptics argue also that the only reason that precognitive dreams come true is that you selectively remember when your dream comes true but not when they don't, thus attribute it to psychic precognition. Of course they assume that dreams are just random thoughts and images and reject all the convincing evidence for psychic phenomena such as the extensive research into telepathy using the ganzfeld experiments, the remote viewing and precognition data from the Stanford Research Institute and other research labs and the rock solid evidence for ESP and psychokinesis in the research from Princeton University.
Understanding Dream Symbolism
Nonetheless it is circumspect not to assume that all dreams are psychic dreams. Nobody knows what dreams are for but most psychologists agree that dreams are a link between your conscious mind and your unconscious and that they use symbolism to express thoughts, feelings and emotions. Your dreams are an emotional safety valve and without them our frustrations and anxieties would overwhelm us. Your dreams about disasters for example may be less to do with the world at large and more to do with the emotional disasters and disappointments that have been happening in your own life. They speak the hurt and shock you feel when things go wrong now or may recall the emotional pain you have known in the past.
Dreams may also have something to do with our ability to learn. They help us to assimilate what happens to us and the events of the day are organised and re-assessed. Dreams show us solutions to our problems and prepare us for the future. In doing this they expose our deepest fears and signposts ways to inner peace. Dreams may sometimes speak literally and give us a direct glimpse into the future but in most instances they are a representation of our thoughts, ideas, worries, hopes and fears that they represent by symbols, metaphors and images. So use discernment when you interpret a dream as a portent for the future. Some are of course, but first consider if your dream has a symbolic meaning before assuming it is paranormal.
Prior to modern psychology people used to believe that the images from a dream wee portents for the future. Many dream books today still draw upon these superstitions. I have included some of these old prophetic meaning in some of the themed sections of this book and explained their origins in more detail in the oneiromancy section. Needless to say these old superstitions need to be taken with a very large pinch of salt! Also many of the ancient dream interpretations may be lost on modern people. For example some ancient dream interpretations were based on punning, or verbal connections between similar words. In ancient Egyptian the words for "donkey" and "great" were homonyms, therefore a dream about eating donkey meat meant good luck. Some of these old ideas -many of which date to the library of the Egyptian Scribe Kenhirkhopeshef- have been passed down through the generations and still appear in modern dream books.
Many people still believe that the ancient dream books were right and that all dream images have specific messages about the future. It is my belief that most of these are nonsense but I include them for those who believe these things and as an amusing distraction from the serious content of this book. Touch wood I am right.
Signs, Stories, Experiments and Symbols:
Although every dream is unique to you there are nonetheless many dreams that we have in common. These dreams usually highlight the things that are worrying you. Below are listed the Top Ten of the most common dreams and have to included their symbolic meaning and what they may be saying about your potential future.
1. Dreams of Being Chased
This very common dream usually occurs when there is an issue that you do not want to face. You are literally running away from a problem. This dream may be a metaphor for insecurities about circumstances closing in on you or you may be at the mercy of feelings that get out of control.
Psychic Dream Meaning: This dream is most likely to be dealing with issues that are already a problem for you. It may relate to worries from past hurts or traumas from childhood. To have a successful future you will first need to deal with the issues that you refuse to address today.
2. Dreams of Falling
As a symbol, falling highlights a loss of emotional equilibrium or self-control. You may fear 'letting go' in real life. This dream may represent your insecurity, a fear of failure or an inability to cope with a situation. In relation to your career this dream may show that your anxiety is preventing you from progressing. Sometimes this dream can be triggered by a drop in blood pressure as you 'fall' to sleep.
Psychic Dream Meaning: You may have anxieties about your ability to cope with future situations. This dream may also be the onset of an out of body experience. Most people describe a sensation of rising above the body when this happens, though I have spoken to people who say that an OOOBE begins with falling through the bed.
3. Dream of going to work partially dresses or naked
This dream shows your anxieties about feeling vulnerable. This may because you are feeling emotionally sensitive. The dream can show that you have a big secret of something to hide. The dream may show the 'naked truth' about you. You may have feelings of being exposed or ridiculed. In relation to work this dream may show that you feel that you are not up to the job.
Psychic Dream meaning: This is most likely to be a symbolic dream so don't expect to find yourself nude in public. People who are training to become more psychic may find that as their sensitivity increases they may at first feel vulnerable to negative vibrations and be easily drained by the people around them. Eventually this feeling will disappear as you gain control over the gift and understand how to shield yourself from unwanted vibration influences.
4. Dream of having to address a big audience
Often you will dream of suddenly discovering that you are to give a speech just like in the film The Third Man. This is another anxiety dream showing that you feel you are unprepared. It is a similar theme to exposed feeling in the naked dream above. You may be emotionally unprepared for what is happening in your life or a work issue may be worrying you. These issues are in the spotlight.
Psychic Dream meaning: Learning the right strategic and tactical techniques you may be able to address you worries about being the centre of attention- particularly if this relates to a work issue. The dream may be triggered by planned events that you are not ready for. Look to other content in the dream to see if solutions to the problems are also hinted at. Your dream may include people and scenarios that give a clairvoyant hint about who to ask and what to do.
5. Dreams of computers, cars and equipment going wrong
These dreams are more common nowadays. They are a symbol that your life may be going wrong. Perhaps you have had an emotional upset. Or the dream may be literal. Your subconscious may be struggling to solve a software problem that you could not fix while at work.
Psychic Dream meaning: I have had these dreams and then found that the car will not start or there's a software crash. So they are not always symbolic. In one instance a dream about a computer crash also gave me the way to fix the problem. Dreams are an incredible tool for working out problems and sometimes they draw on information that can only be accessed using clairvoyance.
6. Dreams about taking exams:
This dream says that you feel the same anxiety as you did when you were at school taking exams. This may be a dream that expresses a fear of failure. This may originate in childhood and stem from fears of punishment or withdrawal of love. Similar related themes may include dreams about missing trains or being late for work.
Psychic Dream meaning: The Psychic Edgar Cayce advised that a person should act upon a dream even if it was symbolic. So brush up on your skills and set the alarm a little earlier if you have an important date scheduled.
7. Teeth Falling out
This dream is a symbol for insecurity that often comes at a time of transition in a person's life. It expresses similar feelings to the insecurity children feel when their milk teeth fall out as they approach maturity. It may show your anxiety about a new job or relationship. You may be preventing yourself from becoming happy and successful.
Psychic Dream meaning: This dream means that you are going to wake up one morning with a set of gums instead of teeth and flipper where you foot was. Sorry just joking. This is a symbolic dream. Chinese superstition says that to dream about teeth falling out is an augury that money is coming to you. To become successful you must let go of fear and allow changes to come into your life when necessary.
8 Snake dreams
In dreams snakes often symbolise fear and are associated with the Christian symbol for evil. They are also a phallus symbols and may represent a fear of sexuality. Yet the snake may also represent spiritual transformation. They shed their skins and in some cultures are believed to represent rebirth. Medicine's snake entwined staff called the caduceus comes from the ancient Greeks' belief that snakes had healing powers.
Psychic Dream meaning: You have the power to transform your life. This dream shows the need for change. Consider whether this dream may include medical prognosis. From a spiritual/psychic standpoint this dream may show the awakening of your spiritual powers. In the East they speak of the Kundalini energy from the base of the spine that rises through the charkas to the crown of the head. The Kundalini energy is represented by a coiled snake. When it awakens so do spiritual powers.
9. Death
Dreams of death are symbolic. They represent the ending of one phase so that a new one can begin. The person who has died in the dream may represent and aspect of yourself. For example, if someone you love has died it may show that you have lost touch with the romantic part of your own nature. If you see yourself as the corpse then this may show that you can't cope with your problems. In relation to work this may show that you are 'buried' under a mountain of work.
Psychic Dream meaning: These dreams are usually symbolic and are not a cause for concern. The theme has been covered in detail in the Death entry of this book.
10. Dreams of Flying
These dreams are generally very pleasant. Sigmund Freud, the father of modern psychology, saw 'flying' dreams as a symbol of sexual release. The dream also shows release from problems and anxieties. When your dreaming spirit soars it means that you've been liberated from an obstruction in your life. It may show that you have high hopes and are overcoming obstacles at last.
Psychic Dream meaning: This shows that you are overcoming your problems and tensions. It may also show the onset of an out of body experience. See Out of Body section.
This is a copyrighted extract from my book Psychic Dreaming by Craig Hamilton-Parker ( ISBN 1-4027-0474-7 Sterling Publishers 2004 )


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Offseason Primers: Buffalo Bills
The Bills looked to be headed in the right direction in 2012, until the season started. Jamey Eisenberg sees big changes ahead this offseason and a bigger opportunity (hopefully) for C.J. Spiller.
The Bills entered 2012 with a lot of optimism. They were active in free agency after spending big money on Mario Williams. Their offense looked in place with Ryan Fitzpatrick signed to a new contract and a strong backfield with C.J. Spiller and Fred Jackson. And plenty of prognosticators picked them to finish second in the AFC East behind New England and challenge for a playoff spot.
Then came Week 1.
|C.J. Spiller
|250 (207 car., 43 rec.)
|Fred Jackson
|149 (115 car., 34 rec.)
|Steve Johnson
|79 rec.
|Tashard Choice
|51 (47 car., 4 rec.)
|Scott Chandler
|43 rec.
|All Others
Buffalo got hammered by the Jets 48-28 and everything went downhill from there. Jackson was injured again, Fitzpatrick struggled and Williams never lived up to his contract. The Bills limped to a 6-10 finish, and coach Chan Gailey was fired at the end of the season.
Doug Marrone was hired as the new coach, and again there's some optimism in Buffalo. The Fitzpatrick experiment is over now that he was released, and Kevin Kolb was signed to help turn things around. Spiller is expected to replace Jackson and become a star, and the Bills also need to find another receiver to play opposite Steve Johnson.
Fantasy owners might find just two starting options on the Bills in Spiller and Johnson, with Jackson as a key reserve if he's back in Buffalo. Scott Chandler is coming off a torn ACL suffered in Week 16, and T.J. Graham has some sleeper appeal in deep leagues. But the Bills don't have a lot of offensive firepower coming into the season.
C.J. Spiller -- Breakout
|Steve Johnson
|Scott Chandler
|Donald Jones
|T.J. Graham
|C.J. Spiller
|All Others
Can we really call Spiller a breakout after he was the No. 7 running back in 2012? Yes. Spiller had just 207 carries and 43 catches last year with only nine starts. He's scheduled for a bigger role, especially if Jackson is released. But Spiller averaged 6.0 yards per carry and 10.7 yards per catch. If he gets close to 300 total touches -- all six running backs in front of him in Fantasy points (Adrian Peterson, Doug Martin, Arian Foster, Marshawn Lynch, Alfred Morris and Ray Rice) all had more than 300 touches -- then he could be the No. 1 Fantasy running back in 2013. Rice, by comparison, had the fewest carries of the guys in the Top 6 with 257. Give Spiller those 50 carries at his rushing average, and he comes away with 300 more yards, which equals 30 more Fantasy points. That would bump him from 211 points to 241 and put him ahead of Morris at No. 5. As you can see, he's not that far away, so we hope he gets the increased workload. Spiller is worth drafting as early as No. 4 overall behind Peterson, Foster and Lynch.
Ryan Fitzpatrick -- Player on the move
The Bills decided to part ways with Fitzpatrick and start fresh at quarterback. Kolb or Tarvaris Jackson could earn the starting job, but the Bills are expected to also draft a new quarterback this season. Fitzpatrick signed with Tennessee, and he will be the No. 2 quarterback to Jake Locker. It's almost a guarnantee that Fitzpatrick's days as being Fantasy relevant are over, even with Locker's injury history. Fitzpatrick also proved to be an inconsistent Fantasy quarterback at best with consecutive years with 20-plus turnovers. Maybe he would improve with an upgraded receiving corps, but we don't expect to see Fitzpatrick on many Fantasy rosters going forward.
Steve Johnson -- Coaching impact
|Kevin Kolb
|Tarvaris Jackson
|C.J. Spiller
|4-10 overall
|Fred Jackson
|70-80 overall
|Steve Johnson
|68-75 overall
|Scott Chandler
Johnson has been an underrated Fantasy receiver the past three years. Over that span he has at least 76 catches, 1,004 yards and six touchdowns in each year. He's done all that despite a commitment to the running game and poor quarterback play. We'll see what happens with Kolb or Jackson, but the new coaching staff in Buffalo is already talking about moving Johnson around. He'll see time in the slot, which could help him increase his catch total. Johnson definitely has the potential to be around 90 catches, 1,200 yards receiving and double digits in touchdowns, but the Bills need to focus on him more. Until that happens, even with the move to the slot, he remains a No. 3 Fantasy receiver with upside and should be drafted with a mid-round pick.
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GameMill Entertainment to Bring Moxie Girlz™ to Nintendo DS™ this Holiday
Take Fun Quizzes, Share Secrets with Journal and Diary Modes, Dress Up and Bond with Your Favorite Moxie Girlz™ and More
Minneapolis, MN- September 26, 2011– Create. Dream. Imagine. Play! GameMill Entertainment, an independent publisher of entertaining mass-market video games, announced today its plans to release Moxie Girlz™ for Nintendo DS™, a fun-filled imagination video game based on the popular Moxie Girlz™ brand of fashion dolls. With positive messages like "never give up on your dreams" and "be true to yourself," Moxie Girlz offers fun and inspirational messages for all young girls. Moxie Girlz for Nintendo DS is set to hit store shelves this Holiday.
Moxie Girlz for Nintendo DS provides hours of fun with thousands of art options and creations awaiting your personal touch! Customize your Moxie Girlz character and express your creativity in Fashion Play mode with dozens of hair styles, accessories and more. Share your deepest secrets and get lost in Journal and Diary Modes, or have fun with friends as you take the Moxie Girlz quizzes to find out which of the Moxie Girlz you and your friends resemble the most. Whether playing alone or with others, Moxie Girlz provides an interactive and encouraging environment where young girls can be whatever they want to be. Be true! Be you!
Additional Moxie Girlz video game features:
Customization: Pick which Moxie Girlz character you want to be or upload pictures of yourself.
Variety of Modes: Art Play, Fashion Play, Games and more!
Personality Quizzes: Discover the Moxie Girlz character that resembles you!
Picture Fun: Use DSi functionality for picture taking and puzzle games – mix and match!
Positive Message: All modes and gameplay focus on the positive Moxie Girlz message- Be true! Be you!
Developed by 1st Playable, Moxie Girlz for Nintendo DS is rated "E" for Everyone by the ESRB. For additional information about GameMill's line of products, please visit: www.game-mill.com.
About GameMill Entertainment
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Now in its planning stages, Oakland Pride welcomes sponsors, volunteers and vendors to our second annual celebration on Sunday, Sept. 4.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer community and its allies are working tirelessly to produce this year's celebration. The festival includes live entertainment, a family fun area, delicious food, fabulous wares from local vendors, informational booths and that one-of-a-kind Oakland flavor at every turn. We welcome you to the sunny side of the Bay!


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Thursday Breakfast Links
Ho Ho Ho! There may be an accomplice to MF Global. JP Morgan ($JPM)?
Funny, of course it's true.
If you are a tech pro, should you get an MBA? I'd say it depends on your age, how much you are going to spend both in time and money in getting it.
If you are as old as me, you might remember the story of the two rich guys that went to a poor public school and promised 56 kids they would pay for their college educations. They also mentored a lot of the kids and allowed the kids to come to their office. Here is how it turned out.
More fraud in government. Medicare. There are so many people living off the government in this country it amazes me anything gets done.
Don't blame the Tea Party.
Lots of wiggle room left. I thought Romney made a misstep today. Newt is flaming out. Maybe it's time for Perry? Ron Paul is the placeholder candidate for people that are disillusioned and want something different. He isn't Presidential.
Ugh, just in time for Christmas. More crony capitalism in your stocking courtesy of Obama. Something green. I have looked at I can't tell you how many solar deals and they all suck. Without government subsidies they never turn a profit.
This is a good post on markets and jujitsu. Very very zen. Never been a tougher tape.
Obamacare already destroying medical innovation. Not really implemented yet. But, I told ya so way back when.
Sing this one for Christmas. A trader's lament. tip of the hat to Themis Trading


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By Emily Matchar
December 16, 2015
Seventeen-year-old Daniil Frants and his buddies hope to help the hard-of-hearing engage in naturally flowing conversations
It's a common misconception that most hearing-impaired people can easily read lips. But while many are indeed practiced lip readers, only 30 to 40 percent of English can be understood through watching the mouth. Much of spoken English occurs without lip movement, while many sounds, such as 'b' and 'p,' look identical.
This leaves many hearing-impaired people at a loss when communicating with the hearing. A number of recent technological innovations attempt to address the issue, from devices that turn spoken language into text on a smartphone to speculative systems to allow deaf people to "hear" through their tongues. That's right—researchers from Colorado State University are developing an earpiece that translates sounds into electrical patterns that it then sends to a retainer.
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First of all I would like to thank everyone for the notes I have received since my return. I am feeling better and expect to make a full recovery shortly.
The itinerary for our trip was a fairly simple one. Each day was comprised of an early morning activity (4:45 AM wake up) and an early evening activity. This left the heat of the afternoon (this was the summer in Africa of course) for education, naps, inter-camp travel or individual game reserve exploration.
The exception to this itinerary was our first full day. We had an early morning game drive in Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park, followed by a trip to Victoria Falls and then another evening boat ride on the Zambezi River.
The main purpose of our stop to Zambia was to have the group acclimate to the time zone and check our gear before we headed to our main photographic destination, Botswana.
The Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park was full of wildlife. However park management never stocked or reintroduced predators in this park due to its proximity to a large orphanage at the main gate to the park. The prime subjects for us were the White Rhino herd, 5 in total, that were recently reintroduced to the park.
It is hard to appreciate the majesty of these animals until you are up close and personal!
Unfortunately for the group we only located this lone male, the females were nowhere in site.
One of the challenges that the group faced photographing in Zambia and Botswana were the busy backgrounds. Many people associate photographing animals in Africa with the cleaner backgrounds common in Tanzania (Serengeti) and Kenya. Here are two examples of images doomed by background.
Both of the above pictures are nice "mementos" but not valuable for a portfolio. You might be able to get away with the Giraffe background but definitely not the Waterbuck's.
One surprisingly interesting subject were the Fireball Lilies that dotted the landscape of all the parks we visited. You don't normally think of flowers when you think of the Kalahari and other dry locales.
Stay tuned for Victoria Falls and the second Zambezi River trip! They will be posted soon.


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David Monkawa: The downtown "Artist-in-Residence" (AIR) program seems more of PR stunt than real help. It didn't provide a penny to artists-residents, but made it easier for developers to house artists by loosening zoning codes.
Measure S Is Critical to the Fight Against Gentrification in Los Angeles
Larry Aubry: 6 of the 7 largest proposed developments in all of L.A. are luxury housing gentrification mega-projects in historic black and brown communities
What Keeps Cities Affordable?
Randy Shaw: In the 1970's people began restoring rundown Victorians and Brownstones not because they suddenly read Jane Jacobs, but rather because the times brought a recognition of the virtues of preserving historic structures.
South LA Doesn't Need Saving
Joe Mathews: South Los Angeles is the largest working-class place left in coastal California. If it can figure out a way to remain such, it could provide a crucial model of success.
Krugman Wrong on Gentrification
Randy Shaw: There is a near consensus that new construction must be coupled with stringent tenant protections and more subsidized housing to forestall gentrification. Krugman misses this latter point.
How Do I Explain "Gentrification?"
Mark Naison: After five years, you look around and you are a stranger where you once felt at home. None of the people who worked to bring back the neighborhood from crime and violence and disinvestment are still there
Let's Stop Avoiding the "G" Word
Brian Biery: Many people who live in blighted neighborhoods would love to be able to start up a new coffee shop or hair salon or shoe store, if they only had the capital to do so.
Gentrifying Berkeley
Scott Prosterman: Berkeley rents have risen between 10-30% over the past year. This is a shocking "low-ball" estimate. The past six months have left me researching rental housing options again, and I'm finding more like a 50%+ increase in that time.
Gentrification – Racial Tension in the City
Scot Nakagawa: So you grow up in the burbs, attend better schools and enjoy other advantages as a result, and then decide that now that you're a big wage earner, you'd rather live where the poor people are and push them to the places you're abandoning because those neighborhoods make you "nauseated."
Gentrification: Struggle for Affordable Housing
Rudy Acuña: Land speculation is part of the culture of the City of the Angels; it pits developers against homeowners and landlords against renters. Billions if not trillions of dollars have been made bulldozing people.
Oxy ACLU Panel on Gentrification
Join the Occidental Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in collaboration with the ACLU Pasadena/Foothills chapter, Highland Park Neighborhood Council, La Raza Coalition, and the ASOC Renewable Energy and Sustainability Fund for our first forum of the semester on gentrification.
Harlem Wrestles with Homophobia
Rev. Irene Monroe: Harlem still remains as both a complicated open and closeted queer social hot spot. Harlem's transgender community wrestles more than any of us LGBQs with Harlem's homophobia.
They'd Like to "Occupy" Their Own Homes
Paulina Gonzalez: House by house, block by block, the residents of these South Central neighborhoods are being pushed out by landlords eager to capitalize on USC's expansion.


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Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by Tim, Jan 5, 2014.
Wait he is a beast? Or he "could be"?
Tebow sucks, he has the worst throwing motion I think anyone has ever seen. No teams are going to give him a shot already out of the league 1 year, they would rather draft a young qb from college that can throw. Send this thread to taboo please. Tim, stop drinking before you start threads like this!
Tebow time baby !
Tebow needs to prove himself in Canada or look forward his future as a sideline reporter.
no no no no no!!!!!!!!!!!
No way Tebow can make it in Canada. CFL game is built around the deep pass. Will be hard to do much when you cannot throw more than 15 yards.
Arena league?
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AU-09-HORN-504, BBC, "Glenwood"
WRPC YB OF THE YEAR. 675 Points. 1st to loft, 14th place, 200 mi. 1st to loft, eq 3rd place, 200 miles, 7 on the drop. Lost by 38 seconds with 24 mi overfly. 1st to loft 300 miles, Equal to 3rd Place, 7 on the drop. Lost 1st by 3 seconds with 10 mi overfly.
AU-09-HORN-501, BCH, "Rose"
4th bird to loft, 14th place, 200 mi. 1st to loft, 6th place, 300 mi. Auction Race. 1st Place equal 200 mi, 9 birds on drop. 675 total points equaling my WRPC YB of the Year winner AU-09-HORN-504 BBC.
AU-09-HORN-554, Grizzle Cock, "Grey Ghost"
1st to loft 150 mi. Eq 1st, 9 on the drop, 200 mi, Ozona, TX 1158.446 ypm winner 1158.689 ypm. Eq to 1st, 6 on the drop, 300 mi. Ft. Stockton, TX 1313.931 ypm winner 1314.039. Nestmate brother to Grizzle Hen AU-09-HORN-553. 2nd YB of the Year to 504 BBC.
AU-09-HORN-553, Grizzle Hen
Equal to 1st, 9 on the drop, 200 mi, Ozona, TX 1158.312 ypm winner 1158.689 ypm. Equal to 1st, 6 on the drop, 300 mi. Ft. Stockton, TX 1313.823 ypm winner 1314.039. Nestmate sister to Grizzle cock AU-09-HORN-554 who was in these drops also.
AU-09-HORN-527, Grizzle Hen
Equal to 1st to loft 200 mi Ozona, TX, 15th Place 1214.067 ypm, winner 1230.450 ypm. 2nd to loft, 14th Place Auction Race. Equal to first to loft, 3rd Place 200 miles, Ozona,TX 1198.528 ypm, winner 1201.343 ypm, 43 seconds to win. Sister to 554, 553.
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Paleo Book Season is definitely in full swing. I have been lucky enough to get on the right list somehow for advanced copies of some great books. The latest one to hit my doorstep is Against All Grain by Danielle Walker, the genius mind behind the blog of the same name. Not only are the recipes fairly easy to follow, but the photography and overall layout are stunning as well.
Danielle's story of healing herself using the paleo/real foods approach really resonates with me as you can imagine. Even though we don't have the same health issues, it's always inspiring to hear about someone who was successful, especially since I have yet to completely heal myself thus far.
Another great thing that this book offers is recipes for things that I never would have thought possible while still maintaining a paleo approach to eating, such as a delicious banana porridge. My girlfriend and I made a batch one cold and rainy morning and we were full and satisfied ALL DAY! It was so tasty. Danielle was also nice enough to let me share a recipe from her new book. I've posted about short ribs before and I love how those came out, I was stoked to see that there was a curried variation in the book. I'm kicking myself for not thinking of this myself actually. After all, I love short ribs AND curry so why didn't I think of combining them? Even if they're not my creation, I highly recommend these tasty morsels. Against All Grain is released today July, 30th so get out there and get your copy as soon as you can. Your stomach and health will thank you for it!
- 2 tbs coconut oil
- 4 lbs bone-in beef short ribs, cut into 3-inch pieces
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 can coconut milk
- 1/3 cup tomato paste
- 1/3 cup red curry paste
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbs fish sauce
- 2 tsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ½ yellow onion, sliced
- Place the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Season both sides of the short ribs with salt and pepper. Place in the pot and sear on all sides, about 6 minutes.
- Place the coconut milk, tomato paste, curry paste, garlic, fish sauce, lime juice and ginger in a bowl and whisk to combine. Add the sauce and onions to a crock pot. Place the short ribs on top, spooning some sauce over the meat.
- Cook for 8 hours on low, basting the ribs once.
- Skim off and discard all of the fat that has accumulated at the top of the pot.
- Add the carrots and continue cooking for 1 hour more.
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****Recipe for Curried Short Ribs used with permission from Against All Grain****


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"We believe this man to be a terrorist. We believe this to be a man who's come here to kill people." — Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, speaking about the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who is now the subject of an extensive manhunt.
"It hurts because the person who did it must be happy right now, looking at the people who are getting blamed. And I'm one of them." — Salah Eddin Barhoum, a Boston-area high school student whose photo was used on the New York Post's front page under a headline that erroneously implied he and a friend in the photo were suspects in the bombing at the Boston Marathon.
"You're strong through it because that's your job. That's what you've been trained to do. But you're reminded of the tragedy and your family. And that it could be you. Then it's a completely different story." — Firefighter Darryl Hall, describing the search for bodies and survivors on the scene of a massive fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.


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Someone like Chris Angel, the American Magician and Stunt Performer, can't settle for conventional stuff. His every priced possession ought to hold the audience in awe. So should we be surprised at his choice of a Skeleton Bike?
When speaking of a Skeleton Bike, you will probably think of a two wheeler devil in the shape of a human exoskeleton. Lets those bikes remain in the confine of budding designer's conceptual work because here we are talking of parts that are made by dipping bones into steel for the frame. Before you point out ethical and moral practices behind using human bones, let me tell you the makers used bones discarded after medical purposes.
Big Bear Choppers has been making custom designed bikes for Chris Angel and this one stands seventh. It was the magician himself who first suggested skeleton bike made out of metal scrap. But Kelvin Aslop, the head honcho of the bike company then recommended using real skeleton bones. He then scored on a foundry in Georgia who could get a real skeleton and then cast it. Well, going by the history of the company, this skeleton motorcycle is another feather in their cap.
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Cooler Tuesday after record heat
March 19, 2013 at 7 a.m.
Updated March 18, 2013 at 10:19 p.m.
After a record-tying high of 90 degrees on Monday, temperatures return to closer to normal Tuesday.
Mostly sunny with a high near 79. East northeast wind 8 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
A 20 percent chance of showers Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with a low around 60. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
The 90-degrees for Monday's high tied the record for March 18 set in 1992, according to the National Weather Service.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283310.post600396290096096563..comments2018-02-22T10:56:20.102-06:00Comments on On the Wine Trail in Italy: Anticipation and ConsummationAlfonso Cevolahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283310.post-91702009215133310572009-08-19T10:26:39.100-05:002009-08-19T10:26:39.100-05:00Having the option to drink a wine (and actively ch...Having the option to drink a wine (and actively choosing to wait) has always been as much fun as drinking the wine for me. I'm glad I finally heard someone else say it.Justin email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283310.post-15529225841444370742009-08-15T11:38:56.163-05:002009-08-15T11:38:56.163-05:0088 Sassicaia over 85 any day of the week! Probab...88 Sassicaia over 85 any day of the week!

Probably the best advice anyone ever gave me was a friend of our family's who said a PhD is all about fulfilling curiosity... how right he was...

stay curious, Alfonso, and keep writing... great post...Do Bianchihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283310.post-69615241628388180512009-08-14T09:20:22.452-05:002009-08-14T09:20:22.452-05:00How very beautifully worded! I have come to love I...How very beautifully worded! I have come to love Italian wine thru my heritage but it was never about the wine it was always the anticipation of all the other events that invluced wine in August!italianwinelovrhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283310.post-10493382508151092092009-08-13T18:23:50.200-05:002009-08-13T18:23:50.200-05:00Beautiful~! I can tell you something else, too, ...Beautiful~!

I can tell you something else, too, that I know very well: Without anticipation, one cannot even begin to complete a journey.BKhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Do you feel as though your day flies by without a minute to spare? Maybe you even missed lunch, got home late, or forgot to pick up something at the store? Gosh, I am sure you know the feeling. You are constantly on the go and doing something BUT is that "something" productive and getting you closer to your goals? Simply being busy isn't results oriented.
Being productive means getting things done. As in you've actually accomplished something, not just filled out a fake status report marked "complete." Learn how the work you do makes it to the finish line and how it adds to the bottom line of your company. Craig Golightly
At the end of the day have you reviewed your long laundry list and found that you still have a lot of washing to do? Well, you are not alone. Your entrepreneurial spirit is driving you to do it all and be it all, no matter what the cost. No matter what the activity.
You should seriously consider the busyness and the low payoff tasks versus the real core drivers of your business that produce the income. The tasks and projects that ONLY you can and should do.
If you are entrenched with 10, 20+ hours a week on social media management, curating content, writing, editing, proofing and scheduling blog posts, calendar management, writing newsletters, creating documents and templates or acting as the project manager, then WHO is operating your business?
Value your time!
Honor your skills!
As I mentioned in: "Leveraging Time and Your Core Genius," when you are able to maximize your potential by focusing on your core genius, you become more productive and effective. While there are many daily business tasks that require attention, it doesn't necessarily have to be on your time. Delegating the lower return projects and tasks gives you back your time to build your business, develop strategy, nurture relationships, foster loyalty, seek partnerships, and focus on your bottom line.
I received an email from an exceptionally valued long-time client who shared her To Do list with me. She stated: "These are just a few of the things I need to grow my business – and I am failing at doing them, but when I do, it totally pulls me away from the work I NEED to do that is billable."
Her statement firmly relates back to leveraging time and focusing on what you do best to build and cultivate your company.
The following are some of the tasks and projects that she must faithfully devote her time doing in order to continue to expand her business. What an expansive undertaking! Remember: Time is money! Invest wisely.
Are all of these her core genius? Certainly not, however; they are must do activities for business development and progress.
- Keep my Social Media up to date for all these areas:
- Links, research, updates
- Linking to all other things I do – I.E.: when I write a blog post, making sure it is pushed out to every single place.
- Doing key word searches in Google to make sure key wording is in every article for the most relevant search terms.
- Document management systems – keep all my documents on the shared drive (in the cloud) up to date and in order by first cleaning up the mess I have going now… – including but not limited to:
- Client files
- Website files
- Corporate files
- Marketing materials
- Research documents etc.
- Source potential clients in my geographical location who are in start-up to med-sized businesses, active in Social media and who may or may not need idea sessions to get their business further along
- Requesting a meeting for me
- Setting it up
- Reviewing and updating my calendar so I keep better track because I always fail to put things in calendars
- Meet with me via Skype once a week to see what needs to be done and doing it
- Use my contract template documents for me and update them for each new client as it takes me days to get to these.
- Review and edit all files sent to all clients or outgoing parties
- Do all my research for the topics I write about so they can be backed by data
- All invoicing and receipts for clients
- All sourcing of industry related expert themes
- Managing my LinkedIn polls
- Creating my surveys for clients
- Creating templates for all my follow-up reports for each facilitated session
- Taking all of my current documentation and finding ways of repurposing it
- Taking all of my product development efforts and interviewing vendors
- Responding to and dealing with all incoming email from all websites with initial contact to let them know I am here and I did get their email, and when I will respond
- Setting up of appointments with clients, prospective clients, peers
- Researching all speaker opportunities and sending out my speaker packages and filling out the applications
- Researching all clients who have recently undergone a merger or acquisition and sending the change management brochures out to them
- Develop templates for my processes so I am not reinventing the wheel every time I work with a new client
- Updating my BIO on every single software site I have it listed (and tracking where that is) so I can ensure it is always consistent every time I change it
- Updating the company project software for me at the drop of an email – because I cannot always log in
- Managing the company project software and following up with deadlines of contractors
- Using your network to get them to post my quotes on quote sites so I continue to build credibility
- Sourcing the least expensive book editors to edit my writing of each chapter of the book I never have time to edit.
- Kicking my butt and making sure everything I say I "want to do" becomes an actionable item in the company product software and is due to YOU to review for me – rather than my leaving it in there without a date and just "wishing" it would happen
So, after reading this list, how many of these tasks do you hold on to that keep you working IN your business rather than ON it? We sometimes don't realize all of the day to day activities that go into growing our companies, as they have become second nature while we are on autopilot.
All of these tasks and projects are NECESSARY but divert your attention from the most important facets of your company which ONLY you can do. These are the low payoff, non-income generators that aren't the best value of your time.
ACTION ITEM: Record every single task, project or activity for one week, noting which line items are income producers, core genius or something that was a time robber and should have been outsourced.
Come back to me in one week and share your list. Let's talk strategy and outcomes.
"One of the most critical was the ability to learn how to effectively delegate. It is a skill that every upstart entrepreneur must master if they wish to grow their business. Without delegation your business will be limited by your own time and energy." Matthew Swyers


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Chris Young's new album A.M., has already produced a hit with the debut single, "Aw Naw," which is a Top 10 hit and climbing on the charts. This is great news for Chris, but he tells us he has a few other goals he'd like to accomplish with A.M. "I would be lying if I said that at some point…you know, I've been lucky enough to have a Gold record that at some point I don't want a Platinum one. There's definitely a lot more goals for me to reach and a lot of things that I need to achieve as an artist I think that are left on the board for me. There's a lot of things left for me to do — and I think this record's just another step in that direction. I think one of the things that I've always done before is have at least one or two fun tempos, but they've never been the songs picked as singles. And I really went out of my way to make the tempos on this record stand out. It's why we led with 'Aw Naw.' And I think that's probably the most important thing that I did on this record that makes it different from what I've done in the past. And it's fun. I mean, I just had a lot of fun makin' this record. You listen to it top to bottom, and I think you can tell."
Chris continues on tour with Brad Paisley through November. He will perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on October 8th.


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Whitley Bay
December 2014
Sometimes, these missives write themselves! Annemarie's high point for 2014 was booking her trip to visit the Vaughans in New Zealand in February 2015 – so guess what next year's highlight will be 😉
Tussles with the property market have featured this year – or rather, haven't featured as much as we would like! The Beldon ancestral estate in North Shields finally went to a new owner in November, after 18 months on the market. We hope the new family have many years of happiness there.
As a result, there have been a few changes in our automotive inventory. Gerry's C5, at 11 years old and 205,000 miles on the clock, has retired, to be replaced by a sleek, black, younger version, and Annemarie has also come back to Citroen, after a brief flirtation with the Scandinavians.
Patrick – Dr Beldon, following the completion of his PhD this year – has disappeared off to McGill University in Montreal, to continue his pursuit of tiny particles that do amazing things. He seems to be settling in well, and has already attended a couple of French Ceilidhs…
Samuel is currently in gainful employment, while taking a year out from Teacher Training. He still lives in Stockton, so we see him fairly frequently. He seems to be working long hours, so not so much of the music for him at the moment, though he manages a bit of a social life 😉
Áine is in the final stretch of her English Literature degree in Lancaster, and still enjoying it! No clue what she'll be doing next year, but we're sure she'll think of something! The walks to and from Uni have kept her fit, even in the inherent dampness over there on the wrong side of the Pennines.
Annemarie's Maternity Unit is getting ready to move to a new Hospital in June next year. Understandably, there are one or two anxieties about, as the teams from Wansbeck and North Tyneside combine. So, just because we don't have enough stress in our lives, we have decided to organize a Ball to mark the changes. If you're currently looking to invest your money, Valium shares are looking pretty good right now…
Gerry's events in the Dome took a big step up this year, with a 10-day festival of music, dance and drama in July. It all went remarkably well, and marked the closure of the Spanish City Dome for its long-awaited refurb. Meanwhile, plans are in hand for an even bigger festival outside the Dome in Summer 2015!
Following the sale of Mum's house, there was, of course, an important removal job to be done – Gerry's sister, Maureen, needed her piano taken from North Shields to Ecoche – that's roughly in the middle of nowhere, about 70 miles north west of Lyon. The intrepid Beldons hired a big van, which was loaded to the gunwales with the piano and countless other items which "might come in handy one day" and drove down, via Le Shuttle. A very pleasant interlude, with a couple of days staying with the Bocquets, tarnished only by the worst hotel in England on the way down, and some dreadful roadworks on the way back.
On the other hand, turning up at Leicester Forest services at silly o'clock in the morning, we ended up with a far nicer room than we'd have paid for if we'd had time to think about it, so not all bad 😉
Wishing you every blessing, peace and happiness for the coming year.
Gerry, Annemarie, Patrick, Samuel & Áine


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It's back to school time. Whether you are happy about sending the kiddos off to school again, or you are weeping about the end of summer, here we go again. While each state is different, many states require immunizations before your child can be enrolled in public or private school. There are also many new immunization requirements in different states that you should be aware of so that you can make sure your children are appropriately protected and able to attend class. Unfortunately, figuring out what vaccines are required for which students can be intimidating.
To help navigate the confusion surrounding the varying requirements, I've created a new up-to-date spreadsheet linked below. You can click on each state name to reach the current requirements for your state and there are additional links where states have posted other documents relating to immunization for college.
As with anything you find on the web, there may be errors in this spreadsheet and you should always double check the requirements for your state with your local school and/or physician. And remember, while the law may not require your child to have certain shots for college, your particular college might. So pay attention to enrollment requirements.


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Although October is Bullying Prevention Month, some local martial arts schools and organizations are dedicated year-round to stopping bullying and raising defense awareness for youth and adults alike.
For Adisa Banjoko, founder of the Hip Hop Chess Federation and practitioner of Brazilian Jiu Jiutsu, part of the process of halting bullying is in changing oneself.
"Martial arts benefit youth by giving them physical fitness, body and mind coordination and a sense of self worth," Banjoko said. "This is something beyond the stereotypical idea of a kid being a 'fighter.' On the contrary, for any person to walk into a martial arts studio, the first thing they have to acknowledge is that they cannot defend themselves at the level they hoped to. So, the first step of refining their ego has already been accomplished."
Banjoko helps kids to maintain a sense of self worth through chess camps and martial arts programming around the Bay Area, including Oakland.
"The Hip-Hop Chess Federation's anti-bullying program … begins oddly enough with the game of chess itself," he explained, making the analogy accessible for those who know little about the game.
"Our methodology is rooted in the child understanding that just as the king is worthy of defense, so are they," Banjoko said. "They are the kings and queens of their own world. They are worthy of defense."
Bullying is defined as unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Kids who bully use their power – such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity – to control or harm others. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally and purposely excluding someone from a group. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may experience serious, lasting problems.
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