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Fallen Marine returns home as hero
He was a Marine, a son, a brother and a friend.
Now, and after giving his all for the country he swore to serve, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Roger Hager has come home a fallen hero.
Hager, who graduated early from Western Alamance High School in February 2008 and joined the Marines shortly after, was one of two Marines who died July 8 in Afghanistan when the Humvee he was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive device. He was 20.
Escorted by his older brother, 22-year-old Jeremy Scott Hager, also a Marine, his remains arrived at the Burlington-Alamance Airport Tuesday at around 10 a.m.
Carrying American flags, members of the Patriot Guard Riders on motorcycles lined the entrance of the airport as members of Hager's family arrived prior to the small plane landing. They later led the funeral procession to Lowe Funeral Home on South Church Street, where a public visitation was held Tuesday evening.
Members of the local Lance Cpl. Alan D. Lam Detachment #1209 also came to the airport to pay their respects for one of their own.
"We are here to show our honor and respect for our fallen soldiers, airmen, seamen, Marines and for their families who sacrificed their husbands, fathers, daughters, sons," said Ron "Cowboy" Iniguez, state captain of the Patriot Guard Riders.
"I think it is important that the whole country knows the sacrifices that these young men and women are making to ensure not only our freedoms but the freedoms of oppressed people around the world," he added.
As members of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve carried the casket from the plane to the hearse, members of Hager's family mourned quietly a few feet away.
"It can't be him," his devastated mother, Elaine Farren, said later as her husband, Donald Farren, and younger daughter, Faith Strang, held her so she wouldn't fall.
Before the funeral service, Farren said she wanted to see her son to make sure it was him. She said that though she knew it was going to be hard, she still wanted to see him one last time.
Hager's commander in Afghanistan, Capt. Albert Flores Jr., who was riding in the Humvee behind Hager's at the time of the explosion, told her she would probably not be able to recognize him.
"He was badly wounded," the Marine told a teary-eyed Farren during a recent phone conversation.
Flores said he was able to recognize him by his name tapes and because he knew Hager. He told Farren her son died immediately. He also told her Hager was loved by those whom he served with overseas and that he was being honored for his service.
U.S. Marine Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ron Polidora, whose office will be in charge of providing full military honors during Hager's funeral, said service men and women who die in the line of duty should be honored since they have made the ultimate sacrifice.
"I think there are too many people who don't realize what that means," he said. "This young Marine, 20 years old, made the ultimate sacrifice for this country to defend our freedom."
PRIOR TO HIS deployment to Afghanistan, Hager was stationed at Camp Lejeune and was attached to the Company A, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force.
While this community will mourn him as a hero, his family will mourn him as a son, brother and grandson.
"He was just a good kid," said Hager's aunt, Theresa Hebert. "He'd do anything for anybody. If you needed him, he was there to help you."
A person of few words who kept to himself and loved playing computer games and fishing, Hager had a special connection with young people, his family said. His mother worked with children with disabilities and, many times, he spent time with her clients.
"He was wonderful with my son," Karen Smith, 35, of Burlington, said.
Smith said her son, 19-year-old Dustin Wiles, has multiple disabilities and Hager was always gentle and kind with him. And though he was reserved, Hager was "a good friend if you needed him," she said.
Based on what she observed, she said Hager was very close to his family, specially his grandfather, Oscar Frederick Hebert Sr., who died last year.
"I just remember how good a caregiver with his grandfather he was," she said.
Farren said she's a known traveler who settled in North Carolina five years ago. She said she wanted her children to know their North Carolina family, which included Hebert, who moved in with her. She said Hager helped her take care of her dad during the last years of his life. She credits Hager's decision to join the Marines to him and Hager's older brother.
Like other members of the armed forces, Hager was probably aware of the inherent risks involved in his job as a Marine. He seemed to have been at peace with the idea of death even before he joined.
"Death tis a gift not a curse," he wrote in a poem 5 1/2 years ago. "For I have no fear but memories The last thing I say to thee before I die, don't fear death, hope for it."
Farren said her son liked to write about things like death, happiness and solitude but he was not a sad kid. With her, he was always goofy and funny.
For her, he will always be the boy who was very much into dragons and magical things, the boy who, when he was about 10, used all the money he had saved from selling newspapers to buy a full collection of gold dragons. The toys now fill Farren's living room in her Gibsonville home.
The thought of going on with her life without her son is almost unbearable. But, as her stepmother, Pat Ducas, reminded her Tuesday shortly after receiving the casket with Hager's remains, she is not alone.
"You'll be strong," Ducas whispered in Farren's ear as the women embraced amidst sobs. "You have two more children to live for."
Both her remaining children are in the military. Jeremy Hager is scheduled to be deployed to Afghanistan in the coming months, Farren said. Faith Strang has completed basic training in the U.S. Army Reserves. She is scheduled to start her advance training in the next couple of weeks.
A funeral service for Hager will be held at Lowe Funeral Home, 2205 S. Church St., Burlington, at 2 p.m. Wednesday followed by a committal service at Gibsonville City Cemetery.
Friends of the family are encouraging residents who want to show their respects to line up with flags along South Church Street from the funeral home to Springwood Avenue starting at around 2:45 p.m.


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-- Looking at the initial performance data from their college years in our system.
-- Watching 10-15+ minutes of tape
-- Giving an initial knee-jerk reaction to what I am seeing/feeling.
-- Will rank them as if I am drafting them for the dynasty rookie draft, and I will also break them into tiers
-- We don't have the full host of measurables, so my reactions could change when I see the physical times and attributes. Sometimes your scouting eyes deceive you on how fast a player is moving, etc. We will be doing all the full-fledged scouting of these players after the Combine data is in.
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-- Height/weight is latest estimates we have from their listed info or all-star games, etc. Not official.
-- Going prospect by prospect in alphabetical order.
The NFL Combine O-Guards…
Current consensus top 5 OG prospects in the mainstream…
1) Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
2) Isaiah Wynn, Georgia
3) Will Hernandez, UTEP
4) Braden Smith, Auburn
5) Billy Price, Ohio State
*Five Tiers: A, B, C, D, F…like school grades. Players listed in 'my favorite' order.
**Tier A**
Will Hernandez, UTEP (6'2"/348)
The guy simply never gets beat by his opposing defender. He moves people back in run blocking and he's got quick feet for 345+ pounds and is just impenetrable as a pass blocker. He may be the one of the 3-5 best players, regardless of position or economics, in this entire draft. He is a 'can't miss' prospect. I watched him at the Senior Bowl take on every size, shape, and accolade of DL prospects in the one-on-one drills and Hernandez never lost. The advantage is usually to the defense in those Senior Bowl drills, but Hernandez was stunning. Rarely does a 'guard' catch your attention but Hernandez is that good. Multiple time award winner for O-Linemen. Many time student-athlete awards. He's a near perfect prospect. A++…the only player at any position I awarded an A++ to in my Combine previews. I think he and McGlinchey the only A+'s, but I'd have to go back and check.
Braden Smith, Auburn (6'6"/303)
Perhaps, the most powerful blocker among the guards that I've seen so far. Smith has a big upper body and muscular, long arms and just pushes defenders away. He shields them nicely in pass coverage and bulldozes many of them in the run game. If his Combine numbers are interesting he might get a look at RT, but he looks like a terrific guard. A
Austin Corbett, Nevada (6'4"/305)
Played LT for Nevada and is expected to move to guard for the pros. Corbett is one of the better OL prospects I've watched the last few days, regardless of position. A great, physical run blocker…excellent in sensing the opposing players momentum and using that to his advantage to flip them into a pancake block. He's one of the best in-tight/hand-to-hand combat blockers, on an intuitive level, in this draft…maybe the best. He's a touch slow getting into pass protect but he's not bad and is sound blocking once back in position. He could work as a OT if needed in the NFL, but he might be a star OG. A-
**Tier B**
OG Wyatt Teller, Va Tech (6'4"/301)
Does a great job getting where he needs to go. If he needs to get out ahead on a run block…he's there and hits the defender in the right spot to move them out of the way. When he drops back into pass coverage he gets back and set up and is in front of his guy dancing squared up most every time. I didn't really see him get out of position, or too late, or ever getting manhandled. At first, I thought he was passive in his movements…but the more I watched I saw that it's that he moves fluidly with purpose. He's subtly very good, smooth. I don't know if 'great' is on the table but 'good' for sure is. B
Isaiah Wynn, Georgia (6'2"/300)
Solid run blocker. Solid pass blocker. I didn't see many mistakes, but I also wasn't blown away by anything I saw. Average speed. Average strength, and a little small these days for the NFL. He's solid all the way around but I don't see any 'great' in my first introduction. B
Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame (6'5"/329)
I can see he's pretty good but not as good as I was led to believe. Before watching the tape, I doubted his teammate Mike McGlinchey, fearing Notre Dame hype, but in about a minute I realized McGlinchey might be the best non-QB in the draft. I had the same 'Notre Dame' concerns ahead with Nelson, but I was a little more open since McGlinchey proved my skepticism wrong. I just didn't 'feel it' with Nelson when watching his tape. He's a sound player but not the 'wow' player I thought he might be. Decent run blocker. A little slow in pass protect. Smart player. Solid hand at OG. B
OG Salesi Uhatafe, Utah (6'4"/295)
Very quick guard prospect. May be the fastest guard at the Combine. Really nice feet. Moves well when pulling on a run block. Solid tape. Not the biggest or strongest but one of the quickest. B-
**Tier C**
K.J. Malone, LSU (6'4"/321)
Son of former NBA great Karl Malone. Left school, after graduating early, to be a U.S. Marshall. He returned to play in 2017. Battled injuries 2016-2017. He played a lot of LT for LSU, but he has the quintessential OG body and movement. I think he's a pretty good technical blocker, but most scouts think he's not so hot. I think he has skill and upside, but you have the injuries and a concern on whether he wants to grind as a low-pick in the NFL Draft trying to make an NFL roster. C+
Jamil Demby, Maine (6'5"/335)
Solid guard prospect. Hard to scout because he squashed FCS competition…but he did OK at the Senior Bowl. Definitely looks like more guard than tackle. He might be more of a 'B' grade but I'll go with a 'C' until I see his measurables. C
Colby Gossett, Appalachian State (6'5"/315)
Good technique, good effort…not a great body for the NFL. Definitely needs weight room work. He might build himself into a starting guard in the NFL someday but he's not instantly ready to go from what I watched. Limited ceiling. C--
**Tier D**
Taylor Hearn, Clemson (6'5"/330)
Looks like a top heavy, 'waddler' to me. Carries too much weight which slows him down but does give him good mass to push college defenders in the run game. I see Hearn as a warm body backup in the NFL at best. D
Sam Jones, Arizona State (6'5"/290)
A little thinner-framed for an NFL OG, and he doesn't have the speed of an NFL tackle or maybe even a guard. He'll have to add some weight/bulk and that might slow him down even more. College good, but not a big upside prospect for the NFL. D
K.C. McDermott, Miami, Fla (6'6"/300)
Plays with a lot of finesse -- he's not super aggressive and that is a turnoff for most scouts looking at OL prospects. McDermott is not a great athlete, but he has long arms and uses them to block/shield nicely. He is a little clunky coming off the snap but gets back OK in pass coverage. He's not a great prospect but wasn't totally bad. Might be backup/serviceable depth guy in the NFL. D
Skyler Phillips, Idaho State (6'3"/324)
Big, NFL-sized OG. A little slow to get out of the gates. A bit imbalanced when moving…isn't a fluid athlete at the take off. Gets going to block downfield with a head of steam but in the trenches he just seems a bit slow…and that's at an FCS level. He may get blown up in the big leagues. D
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Having introduced the Jónsson cardinals, we now try to investigate how these cardinals relate to the core model . It turns out that even though Jónsson cardinals can be regular, computes the successor of every Jónsson cardinal correctly.
The core model is, intuitively, the canonical -like model admitting many large cardinals. One way to formalise this is the following, from [KwoM]:
Definition. The core model is the transitive proper class premouse satisfying the following:
- has a unique iteration strategy
- (Definability) and defined by -formulae and
- (Generic absoluteness) and for every -generic over a set-sized poset
- (Inductive definition) is
- (Weak covering) For any which is a successor cardinal of , . In particular for every cardinal which is singular in .
The existence of has been proven under certain anti large cardinal hypotheses. It started out in the 70's with Dodd and Jensen proving the existence of below . Mitchell improved on this in the 80's by showing it below a measurable of Mitchell order . In the 90's Steel improved this result yet again, now below a Woodin cardinal. Steel required a measurable cardinal in the background in his construction however, and it wasn't until 2013 that Jensen and Steel provided a construction of without assuming a measurable in the background.
It is also shown that in some respect we can't improve on this result any further. If we did have a Woodin and existed, then it's possible to derive a contradiction after forcing with the full stationary tower below the Woodin. We won't go into details concerning neither this argument nor the definition of the stationary tower — maybe some other time.
In this post we focus on the (special case) of the weak covering property of , that the core model computes successors of singular cardinals correctly. One might then ask what happens at the regular steps? Of course it won't be the case that all successors are computed correctly, as then we simply get that for every ordinal , making , a contradiction.
One thing we can prove though is that it holds for all Jónsson cardinals! This was proven below a Woodin by Welch in '00, assuming the background measurable. By tweaking the proof slightly, this still holds in the measurable-free context. I won't give the full proof (but you can find my write-up here), but just give some overview of what the ideas are. The theorem is the following.
Theorem (Welch, 2000). Assume that there is no inner model with a Woodin cardinal. Let be the Jensen-Steel core model and Jónsson. Then .
An immediate corollary is then
Corollary. Assume that there is no inner model with a Woodin cardinal. Then holds for every Jónsson .
Okay, let's begin with the proof. First of all we can assume that is regular as weak covering for would yield the result otherwise. Now set and assume for a contradiction that . Weak covering for gives us that , so we can fix a monotone cofinal map witnessing this.
By the results in [KwoM] we can find a universal weasel containing and such that , where "weasel" in this context means that for some regular (so not necessarily measurable).
Use that is Jónsson to find an elementary substructure for some , satisfying that and . Let
be the uncollapse and set . By virtue of we get that , so that is continuous at . This finishes the set-up of the "meaty" part of the proof. We will not give all the gory details here, but instead give a brief overview of what's going on. The proof roughly has the following five parts:
- Compare with via a non-standard coiteration using Mitchell's idea of so-called "special drops", yielding trees on with last models such that agrees with below ;
- Show that is collapsed in and pick the least such that is definably collapsed over ;
- Use that agrees with below to lift to some ;
- The construction of ensures that we can compare with , so do that;
- is now definably collapsed over as is continuous at , so use elementarity of the iteration maps in the above coiteration to ensure that is collapsed in , contradicting .
The hardest part of the proof is the first, specifically to build this tree . This whole proof has close to the same structure as the proof of the covering lemma in [KwoM], but this first step is notably different. In [KwoM] they assume that is a singular strong limit cardinal and use this to ensure that their version of has strong closure properties, to deal with a so-called "phalanx-unstable" case in the construction of . The proof in the Jónsson case is simpler in this regard, as these unstable phalanxes have been denied their existence with the clever use of the special drops.
As soon as we move past a Woodin cardinal, then we can't prove the existence of in , so in this sense the above proof of Jónsson covering is the best possible. It is possible to build past a Woodin though, by strengthening (but I know very little about the construction of these models right now). Would Jónsson covering continue to hold in these models? Is it possible to derive the theorem purely based on the above definition of , and not relying on the specific construction, as is done in the above proof?
Here's a link to the follow-up post
[KwoM] Jensen, R. & Steel, J. (2013). K without the measurable. The Journal of Symbolic Logic, 78, 708-734


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Houston… Houston…
The Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride to benefit the Movember Foundation's men's health programs, and other causes locally, happened Sunday. Rides took place all over the world… including Houston, Tex., where I happened to be.
As you can see, there was a good turnout, in spite of a weather forecast that was saying it would rain (and not rain like in Seattle, but rain like you find in a subtropical climate like Houston's). The Houston ride, which was one of the first in the U.S. also benefitted suicide prevention programs.
There were several scooters. While some of the DGR rides are vintage-only, in Houston any bike is welcome.
There was even a Cushman Eagle that was for sale.
The ride went through the Houston Heights neighborhood (56 feet above sea level), which is still mostly nice little old houses of the type you'd see in Seattle's Ballard-Fremont-Wallingford neighborhoods.
There were stops for food and beverages. The bratwurst was really good.
The DGR rides scheduled for Austin and San Antonio were posponed due to rain; Austin's happens Sunday, while the San Antonio ride will take place in October.
Of course there are lots more pix. Find them right here
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Potty Training- Day Three
Well, I think perhaps we made it!
We had no more accidents yesterday-- and Jonathan even stopped playing to run to the potty. We had no accidents this morning until we ventured out to the park, but that was the only one. He has one more big present left to earn on his potty chart (the Cars DVD). But, I think I can say that he's potty trained! I expect accidents here and there, but he's initiating and going potty on his own. We use Pull-Ups for nap time and I may for church this weekend... but I think the hardest part is done.
Whew! I am exhausted. I hope to be back to regular posting next week. For now, I'm going to take it easy! Have a great weekend!
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This hedgehog was made using almonds, eggs, cream, sugar and then even more almonds. I was drawn to him, not just because I like hedgehogs, having found my first live one in the garden of the Japanese Consulate in Wellington NZ late one night back in 1973, but also because he was created using a recipe that was written all the way back in 1817. Think about that for a second. What that means is that even 200 years ago people were coming up with novelty treats and edible sculptures shaped like ridiculously cute animals.
The recipe comes from a book entitled Treatise on Confectionary, written by Joseph Bell. Here it is:
To make a Hedge Hog.
Take 1lb. Valentia almonds; blanch and beat them very fine, with a little rose water; mix in the yolks of six eggs; whisk up the whites of four eggs very stiff; mix all together, with half a pint of cream, and sweeten it with beat sugar to your taste; set the whole in a stew pan on a clear fire, and stir it till it is thick enough to model into the shape of a hedge hog; put a small currant for each eye, and stick it all over with cut almonds for the bristles of the hedge hog; then set it on a dish, and pour over it a rich custard.
It's actually possible that this recipe is even older still. It may be a reprint from this 1747 source. So the next time you find yourself daydreaming about 18th/19th century banquets, as we know some of you sometimes do, don't forget to include the ornamental, edible almond hedgehog.


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On the one hand you have the big debate about children growing up too fast and being exposed to 'sexualisation' too early with fashions and media and on the other you have parents, especially mothers who seemingly have trouble seeing their children grow-up and develop onto the next stage of their life.
At this time of year particularly, many parents struggle with that known feeling that your children are growing and changing and somehow you are losing something. And in a way, we are but, this is a change that should be celebrated as a step of development and hopefully accomplishment for them. But yet, most of us feel a moment of loss.
This week saw the end of Sophie's life in kindergarten, she has been there since we arrived in Portugal, 3 years ago and although her teachers have changed each year, this year she had some great and caring teachers who we will miss. She will move onto pre-school, ready to start primary school next year. It also marks the start of 5 day schooling, from the part-time of kindergarten. And although this is a great step for her, it makes me sad, she is no longer my little girl somehow and also the flexibility of our time will be gone, reducing our time together to holidays and weekends.
Today is my baby girl Grace's second birthday, marking another change, my baby is definately no longer a baby, she walks, she talks (kind of) and shows independence in choice. I should be happy for her and her new found skills with age but it just makes me sad, that my baby is not my baby anymore and probably there will be no more babies for me.
But life goes on and time passes, it is our job to make the most of that time we have we our precious gifts, that are our children and to help them grow into strong, responsible and successful people. Unfortunately we cannot stop time, much as sometimes we would like and keep our children as they are, but we have to let them grow up.


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The volume comprises two parts, the first focusing on theoretical and methodological issues within comparative law. The second part addresses specific topics as analyzed from a comparative law perspective. The authors contributing to this volume represent four countries, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, leaving a distinctive Scandinavian mark on the discussions presented.
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The WonkaBank
Posted by Syntrinsic Investment Counsel on 04/28/10 in America, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Literature, Markets, Risk, Stewardship
You may recall Willy Wonka and his amazing Chocolate Factory as created by Roald Dahl and first personified on screen through Gene Wilder. In the story, five youngsters tour the Chocolate Factory and learn valuable life lessons along the way. Greedy Augustus Gloop plunges into the chocolate river while illicitly drinking from it. Violet Beauregard turns into a blueberry after persistently ignoring Wonka's admonitions not to chew experimental gum. Veruca Salt demands more and demands it now; she proves herself a bad nut (in the book) and bad egg (in the movie) and is sent away. Mike Teevee tries Wonka's untested TV and shrinks himself. Through it all, the hero, Charlie Bucket, conducts himself with good natured integrity, earns Wonka's confidence, and is made Wonka's heir to the Chocolate Factory.
Dahl fails to tell us how the story really ends, however. Before passing ownership of the factory to Charlie, Wonka sold out to a London-based leveraged buy-out firm. The firm promptly laid-off the Oompa Loompas (too many entitlements), developed a synthetic chocolate that was less dependent on cocoa prices, and moved manufacturing to locations with more flexible environmental regulations. Five years later, they led an IPO on the London Stock exchange and cashed out.
The transaction amazed Mr. Wonka. He had always considered candy to be a powerful way to promote happiness around the globe. After selling the business, he realized that the ideal product was not candy—it was financial services; thus, he launched WonkaBank.
WonkaBank epitomized the global financial services mega store. It was an investment bank, asset manager, broker-dealer, trust company, and commercial bank. It issued credit cards, raised capital, developed product, and sponsored golf tournaments. Wonka rehired the loyal Oompa Loompas, gave them a raise, and had them craft derivatives instead of candy. No one was sure who developed Wonka's enticing financial products or how, but they were devoured as if they were everlasting gobstoppers.
Wonka sent five golden tickets to his old friends, Augustus, Violet, Veruca, Mike, and Charlie, inviting them to visit his new exclusive headquarters in the financial district. The five arrived early one morning. By noon, Augustus had overindulged, placing all of his liquid capital in a WonkaSafe variable annuity, the Wonka Mezzanine Private Equity Fund, and a principal protected WonkaNote that guaranteed Libor + 2% (assuming certain conditions were met). Unable to buy lunch, Augustus left.
Violet had invested a considerable sum in the WonkaJuice Leveraged Blueberry Futures Fund (with a one-year lock up), when she realized it was losing value quickly and wanted out. Apparently, she had not read the prospectus (silly girl!) and did not realize that one had to go forward in order to go back; thus, only Wonka could decide when (and if) to return capital to investors. Frustrated and poorer, Violet went off to find some chewing gum.
Veruca, now a member of Britain's House of Commons, had been elected by voters who expected her to secure government funds for a new soccer stadium. Her district had 17% unemployment, was operating in the red, and could not afford traditional funding. Veruca pressed the WonkaBankers into a swap agreement that shifted liability of the stadium funding off the balance sheet until 2020. By then, Veruca figured, she would be either Prime Minister or working in Brussels. She raced off to hold a press conference before the tour was complete.
Meanwhile, Mike Teevee had discovered the WonkaLobbyists. They met Mondays in a special room filled with monitors, bloggers, PR specialists and the like. Mike loved the opaque glass conference room where WonkaLobbyists met with members of parliament, regulators, and government representatives who came through to raise, acquire, and shelter capital. Enticed, Mike signed on as a WonkaLobbyist without ever seeing the actual WonkaBank operations.
With the other guests gone, Charlie sat alone in Wonka's office high over London. Wonka turned to Charlie and smiled. He said, "Charlie, I know you miss the Chocolate Factory. And we both know that you didn't have the personality to be a WonkaTrader, WonkaBroker or WonkaLender. You have always been so sweet and kind, Charlie, nicer than the rest, more humble, more earnest. You care about people."
Charlie was touched. Wonka continued, "Charlie, I am giving you the WonkaBank. All of it—the WonkaTraders and the WonkaLenders, the WonkaBankers and the WonkaLobbyists. Look out these windows Charlie. See those people below? They have WonkaFunds and WonkaPolicies, WonkaLoans and WonkaLines. The stores are kept alive by WonkaCredit and the roads are built by WonkaBonds. It's amazing, Charlie. And it can all be yours, if you want it. And if you want it, then it will belong to your children as well, and to theirs. It's all here in this Agreement."
Charlie felt a gush of excitement. "Of course, I would love to run the WonkaBank! How can I thank you?? What do I do first?"
"Well," said Wonka, "sign the Agreement. It grants full control and responsibility for WonkaBank to Charlie Bucket and his heirs." Charlie eagerly signed it. Then he noticed another page stapled to the first with very small print. "What is this?" Charlie asked.
"Oh those are just those little things the attorneys include," Wonka laughed. Charlie squinted and read the fine print aloud, "This Agreement hereby indemnifies Mr. Willie Wonka against any current or future liabilities from any Wonka product or service provided or implied from this date henceforth." Charlie looked at Wonka. "Don't worry, Charlie," Wonka soothed, "it's great fun, really. You'll be a Master of the Universe."
Charlie continued, "This Agreement holds that Charles Bucket takes full responsibility for deleveraging said WonkaBank and for any impact of said risk reduction including losses of jobs, shareholder value, and goodwill. Mr. Bucket will fulfill any and all obligations made to the Exchequer or other government officials and agencies."
Charlie winced, then squinted harder. "What's that last statement? I can't read it at all."
Wonka smiled, "Oh, nothing really, it's just a simple statement about ensuring a smooth transition, respecting the financial value of talent, honoring market incentives, etcetera, etcetera. You know, guarantee of bonus and such. Don't worry, the Board has approved it all."
Charlie's excitement had faded. "With all due respect, Mr. Wonka, I don't want to own the WonkaBank. Candy I understand; I do not understand what you do here. No, Mr. Wonka, I cannot accept your offer."
"Alas, Charlie," Wonka said with a wink, "you already have accepted. You signed your name, Charlie. The WonkaBank is yours, this great and glorious empire. It will be with you for the rest of your days, and you will pass it to your children and to theirs. I know you are a person who honors his commitments, Charlie." Charlie's heart sunk.
Mr. Wonka picked up his hat, saluted the Oompa Loompas, and sauntered to the door, whistling a little ditty about the candy man.
The story could end here of course, but how satisfying would that be? Better to inform dear readers that Mr. Bucket did indeed deleverage the WonkaBank and did fulfill the Bank's financial and regulatory responsibilities to the government. It was tough. First, Charlie dropped the "Wonka" name; it was just too toxic. Then, some of the more aggressive Oompa Loompas had to be let go, and the rest had to accept far lower compensation for their efforts. But a curious thing happened. While lower leverage, reduced risk taking and greater transparency initially dropped the Bank's margins, consumers actually liked doing business with the Bank. Oddly enough, they told their friends and associates. You can only guess where that led.
While there is no such thing as a free golden ticket, Charlie did okay. He found himself singing the immortal words of Willie Wonka himself, "If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it. Anything you want to, do it. If you want to change the world, there's nothing to it."


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De Winter NatuurDarmen
In 1957, the parents of the current owners, Walter and André, started a company in Wetteren, specialized in cleaning and selecting of hog casings.
Quality, service, flexibility and professionalization were the keystones for the further development and success of the company.
In 1986, Walter and André took over the company. The production was modernized and the supply was extended with the production of sheep and beef casings.
In 1992, the company had a significant growth. A new plant was built in Lokeren, complying with the highest environmental protection en hygienic regulations.
Currently, De Winter Natuurdarmen puts 150 employees to work, in Belgium and abroad. With an annual production of five million pork casings, De Winter produces half of all pork casings that are produced in Belgium.
If we include our sheep and beef casings, we approximately contribute one hundred million of pork casings a year to the sausage production.
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New all-female hard rock band DORJA made their live debut this past week, with three gigs including a festival appearance at PKD in Dalgety Bay, Scotland. The band were only formed earlier this summer and feature three former members of The Sex Pissed Dolls. Despite that, the musical direction of this outfit leans more towards classic hard rock rather than the punk the girls had been known for until now. The band have already released a single ('Fire') as a download, recorded in LA where drummer Anna Mylee and vocalist Aiym Almas have been based for the past year. With the remaining band members (bass player Becky Baldwin, plus guitarists Holly Henderson and Rosie Botterill) based in the UK, it was the turn of the drummer and singer to make the trip 'across the pond' to play their first gigs in this country.
The Wagon and Horses is a pub sited in Digbeth, close to the centre of Birmingham and near other well-known venues such as the o2 Institute, and the Irish Centre. They were playing as part of a multi-band bill, but were the only hard rock band on the bill while the rest of the bill was more punk-orientated. Days before these gigs took place, the band had posted on their Facebook page that their singer had been suffering from laryngitis, and was in a race against time to get fit enough to play these dates. She's been described as having 'the raw energy to challenge Janis Joplin' and certainly delivered a powerful vocal on the single, but in order to play these dates the rest of the band helped her out by taking vocals on the cover tunes they performed amongst their own, newly-written material.
I caught some of the other acts on the bill but if I'm honest, as good as the Terrorsaurs were (a three-piece who each wore scary Slipknot-style masks but sounded more like The Hamsters live), I was there for DORJA mainly. That seemed to be the case for most as the venue (an outdoor terrace at the back of the pub with only a canopy covering the stage and terrace) filled up the closer it got to the girls' stage time. They eventually got on stage at around 9:30 and ran through a nine-song set, including four covers and with 'Fire' performed last. Their own material went over well, with Aiym still sounding strong despite her illness. She has a really soulful bluesy voice and I look forward to seeing her again firing on all cylinders. On one of their own numbers, she traded vocal with Anna Mylee ('do you know any other singing drummers?' asked Aiym – well yes, thought I – I saw one very famous one only last month!) and for their cover of Stevie Nicks' 'Edge of Seventeen', she handed lead vocal to Holly Henderson. Holly feigned trepidation (you were feigning it, weren't you Holly? 😉 ) but gave a great delivery of the classic track while fellow guitarist Rosie Botterill provided the 'chug-a-chug-a' guitar riff throughout.
I did notice that the lead solos were more evenly split in this band than was the case with the Dolls; the majority of the lead guitar was handled by Rosie in that band while Holly gave them a very solid footing with her heavy rhythm sound. However both are capable lead players and it's likely that this outfit will allow the former Kitty Vacant more chance to shine. Rosie took lead vocal on 'Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight', which was originally performed by… Spın̈al Tap!
Anna Mylee's time in LA has, she says, taught her a lot and she gave a superb performance behind the kit; she locked in superbly with Becky Baldwin. Indeed, although the musicians are all in their 20s there was a good deal of experience on that stage, with the three former Dolls having played many gigs and Becky already a veteran of several other bands even before forming this one. They ended with 'Fire' and a reprise of 'Whole Lotta Love' before departing the stage to big cheers. Many present had travelled some distance to support the girls in this venture, and the ex-Dolls were clearly delighted to find they had not been forgotten by fans of their previous band.
This was only their second gig but they showed a lot of promise; you'd never have thought that they'd only got together for the second time a week previously in order to play these dates. On speaking to Anna following the set, she told me that the plans are to record and release a full album towards the end of the year and schedule a more comprehensive tour of the UK in 2017. I'll be there to see them whatever happens, but there are some cool venues in this part of the world as well, ladies!


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Mad Hatter Tea on track for success with railway contract
Passengers aboard Grand Central Railway services are on track to enjoy a curiously refreshing new cuppa from premium tea brand, the Matter Hatter Tea Company.
The catering contract has been awarded to the Richmond-based tea company to supply the railway's high speed express trains operating between Sunderland, Hartlepool, Eaglescliffe, Northallerton, Thirsk, York and London.
After ten years in development, Richmond wholesaler Michael Harrison, who runs specialist fine food business Northern Select Foods, has turned his passion for a good brew into a new business venture with the launch of sister division, the Mad Hatter Tea Company, a new quality tea brand aimed at the catering, retail, wholesale, hospitality and gift markets.
The spirited journey from conception to realising his dream of launching a new tea brand involved painstaking research, talks with the Indian Tea Board and numerous overseas trips to visiting different tea plantations before he found just the right blend that offered consistent quality, flavour and taste. The final perfectly balanced blend - 80% sourced from a variety of tea plantations in India and 20% from Kenya - offered great depth of colour, combined with a rich, smooth and curiously refreshing, clean taste that appeals to both adults and children alike.
Grand Central Railway's managing director, Tom Clift, discovered the tea at a North Yorkshire farm shop and loved the taste and quality so much he wanted to share it with his customers. The tea will be served to all passengers aboard Grand Central services from London to North Yorkshire and the Durham coast, as well as on the new 'West Riding' service from London to Bradford which starts operating in May 2010. To accompany the refreshing cuppa, rail passengers can also enjoy 5 varieties of biscuit from the Mad Hatter Tea Company's complementary product range.
The Mad Hatter Tea Company was so called because it is based in Richmond, the North Yorkshire town where Alice's Adventures in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll went to school and where his genius was first discovered. Lewis created the Mad Hatter, who was initially encountered at a tea party and the whimsical character shares the same initials as Michael Harrison, the founder, who has been dubbed on many occasion as "mad as a hatter"!
"The aim of the company is to put the spotlight on a quality beverage that simply revives the spirit, enriches the mood and adds peppiness and cheerfulness to the substance of life. Tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world and with the Mad Hatter's unique connection with tea and the base of our business, it seems appropriate that they are now blended together so everyone can experience a taste of Wonderland. We are absolutely delighted to be supplying Grand Central Railway and hope passengers enjoy the refreshing taste of our tea on their commute." said Michael Harrison.
Sean English, operations director of Grand Central Railway said "Grand Central has a well established reputation for working closely with the communities we serve and supporting local businesses along our route. So we were particularly pleased to discover that the wonderfully named Mad Hatter Tea Company not only offers an excellent product range, but is also based in Richmond, North Yorkshire - home to many of our regular passengers. As a convert to Mad Hatter tea I know that it will be enjoyed by our passengers."


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As mentioned above, one of the key benefits of using prefabricated bridges is that they are able to save you more of your time. If you will be building bridges the traditional way, foundations for your abutments and piers must be created first. Pier caps and columns must also be constructed first before the decks and beams can be placed. You will no longer have to wait one process to proceed to the next with prefabricated bridges though because all parts are fabricated simultaneously where they will then be shipped directly as needed.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Lil Dippers
Here's a picture of Abigail and her friend, Emma on their last day of swimming "lessons" at the YMCA. We weren't allowed to take pictures in the class, so we settled for locker room pictures. Both of the girls seemed to really enjoy the class. Activities included songs/games like "What time is it, Mr Wolf?", "The Hokie Pokie", "The Wheels on the Bus" and "Alice the Camel". We also learned our front and back floats (neither of the girls liked the back float much), front and back "rocket ships", jumps from outside of the pool, blowing bubbles (or in Abby's case - licking the water) and kicking and splashing the water (Abby's a pro at this now and thinks it's just as fun in the bath).
Jenni and I felt like the girls needed a swimming badge for participation (the older kids all came into the locker room with their badges from the actual lessons) and so I made a couple of these ribbons that I designed a couple of years ago. [Side note: thinking of doing a tutorial for these... wondering if anyone would care?] I found a little whale to embroider on it and voila!
Here's Emma proudly wearing hers - how cute is she? I never did actually pin it onto Abigail (she went straight home for a nap that day). I'm thinking the girls are going to need some sort of display banner or sash or something for all their swimming badges. What do most people do for theirs? We'll have to come up with something anyway. Thanks, Jenni and Emma for a great time and for letting us post this great picture!
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- Evelyn in Canada said...
That is pretty cute. I don't do anything with ours. They staple them to the "report cards" and I stuff them into an expanding folder full of "keep-forever" stuff. It's out of hand at this point, so it's probably a good idea to make a sash or stuff an old bathing suit like a pillow and sew them onto it?
- August 12, 2009 at 8:50 PM
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If you are dealing with a major life change, whether it's a new job, a bad boss, a break up or divorce, being diagnosed with a disorder or disease, moving across country--you can cope! Here's how:
Keep in close contact with friends and family. If need be, clean the numbers of those "fair-weather" friends out of your cell phone. Only true friends will stick around and help you get through life altering changes, everyone else will just take up your valuable time or add more stress to your already crazy life. Talk with your close friends and family. You may be surprised of their wisdom.
Make quiet time for yourself. Taking the time to recharge your batteries will help you be better prepared in times of crisis. Listen to soft, relaxing music. Turn off the computer, TV and phone. Learn to meditate. Meditation helps clear the constant "chatter" in your head.
If you have been diagnosed with a disease or disorder such as depression or ADHD, learn as much as you can about it. It is helpful to find a doctor who specializes in that area who can prescribe you the right kinds of treatments. Look in to medications that could help you and take on a holistic approach to your condition. Look at the way you live your life, what kinds of habits have you formed? What could you do to change these habits or acquire healthier ones? This is rough at first, but will get easier as time passes.
Join an interest group or church. This can help you connect with people who share a similar interest and maybe provide a wider network of support. There are many churches that sponsor support groups for coping with life changes. You can also research support/interest groups on the internet.
Think positively. Live life one day at a time. Set small goals for yourself and reward yourself when you reach them. Sometimes looking too much at a long term goal can be overwhelming. Break up the larger goal into smaller goals.
Do something fun! This can take your mind off stressful events. Visit a friend you haven't seen in a long time. Go see that movie you've been dying to see. Take a trip to the zoo or go to a museum. Learn something new.
Learn how to say no. If you are already stretched thin, learn how to recognize this and assertively say no when someone asks you for another favor. You don't have to give them reasons why.
Volunteer. Helping those who are in worse situations than you can really put things into perspective. Help out at a local nursing home or hospital. Join a mentoring program. Help out a friend in need or a family member. Donate money to your favorite charity.
Find your own personal Higher Power. I'm not saying you have to go join a church or become a devout religious person. Picture a divine higher power that you can give your problems to and take over when you are worn out. You can't control every aspect of your life. This is impossible, so simply hand it to your personal Higher Power.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.comments2017-06-01T22:14:34.424-05:00Deep Thoughts With BlogagaardDavid Oppegaardhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-6662778475430324482013-10-14T05:33:17.903-05:002013-10-14T05:33:17.903-05:00Hi Dave, the Hemingway mountain brings to my mind ...Hi Dave, the Hemingway mountain brings to my mind a similar pattern... That i really enjoy reading your blog and in fact more than sc. I realise that you can't please every reader, but I've been around far too long to not give you an honest feedback...

Please feel free to delete this comment for any firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-36217990482075474982013-10-11T00:32:01.251-05:002013-10-11T00:32:01.251-05:00Thanks Linda! Yes, that Einstein quote is great. ...Thanks Linda! Yes, that Einstein quote is great. Really great. I actually got the ticket for free because I teach at Hamline and The Loft. You're in for a treat-my favorite Saunders collection is still Pastoralia though the new collection has some great stuff in it as well.David Oppegaardhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-46927443315712106402013-10-10T22:55:25.191-05:002013-10-10T22:55:25.191-05:00I was there too! Thanks for writing this up so qui...I was there too! Thanks for writing this up so quickly - it was bugging me that I didn't have that Einstein quote. Great talk, my first time at Pen Pals, and it was truly enjoyable. And I've never read a word of George Saunders (I won the ticket), but that will now change.Linda Whitehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-21191331129830358572013-08-29T15:28:55.791-05:002013-08-29T15:28:55.791-05:00Yeah, Elise, maybe this is how we make it to the b...Yeah, Elise, maybe this is how we make it to the big time! Sorry Ginger, but Frenchie needs to shine.David Oppegaardhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-64729328800481654852013-08-29T13:26:53.325-05:002013-08-29T13:26:53.325-05:00Elise is right, but get behind Ginger!Elise is right, but get behind Ginger!Missyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-10563061676749357652013-08-29T13:04:46.248-05:002013-08-29T13:04:46.248-05:00I think Frenchie has tremendous potential to becom...I think Frenchie has tremendous potential to become a celebricat! Elisehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-20404443935383087012013-08-26T08:20:55.046-05:002013-08-26T08:20:55.046-05:00Fabulous. I love how you documented Frenchie's...Fabulous. I love how you documented Frenchie's thoughts along the way. Great pics too. Frenchie and Renza have so much in common maybe we should schedule a play date. Beth & RenzaArtisthearthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-28325726854565753142013-08-23T00:35:27.170-05:002013-08-23T00:35:27.170-05:00This is fantastic!This is fantastic!Quinnhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-9614370509387286432013-06-23T01:08:49.790-05:002013-06-23T01:08:49.790-05:00:-) BTW the anon above and a few other times was b...:-) BTW the anon above and a few other times was blinksview.blogspot.com email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-91812549201449242892013-06-19T02:33:40.382-05:002013-06-19T02:33:40.382-05:00I like that.I like that.David Oppegaardhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-50328668433565306592013-06-19T02:19:28.777-05:002013-06-19T02:19:28.777-05:00To doubt everything or to believe everything are t...To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-68332790613265714632013-06-10T15:01:02.620-05:002013-06-10T15:01:02.620-05:00I can't remember the first night, but the 2nd ...I can't remember the first night, but the 2nd game he walked three times and crushed a double with 2 RBIs and a stolen base. He didn't so much as run as glide around the field. He reminded me of a young Griffey Jr.David Oppegaardhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-75883478169330417222013-06-10T13:37:06.840-05:002013-06-10T13:37:06.840-05:00How did Buxton do??How did Buxton do??Andrewhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-29647498908992232542013-05-06T03:04:40.610-05:002013-05-06T03:04:40.610-05:00Thanks Dave :) Thanks Dave :)

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-71616161973122001892013-05-03T12:17:34.654-05:002013-05-03T12:17:34.654-05:00Well, at least it was a fast (and hopefully, becau...Well, at least it was a fast (and hopefully, because of the speed, painless) death. That's more than most creatures get.David Oppegaardhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-2321823811954591962013-05-03T09:18:53.582-05:002013-05-03T09:18:53.582-05:00I drove over a rabbit on the freeway, I could tell...I drove over a rabbit on the freeway, I could tell the exact moment it died. All creatures die, however between a cold road and a rubber tyre?!... and i need someone to listen and maybe even give me a email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-80257424627709524822013-05-02T21:57:18.883-05:002013-05-02T21:57:18.883-05:00So I wrote this blog post and the wrote a short st...So I wrote this blog post and the wrote a short story. Go figure.David Oppegaardhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-9500827341696313302013-04-25T11:20:35.322-05:002013-04-25T11:20:35.322-05:00Thanks!Thanks!David Oppegaardhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-51202060339835873992013-04-25T09:31:50.721-05:002013-04-25T09:31:50.721-05:00Hahaha. must do more often!Hahaha.

must do more email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-6268414897321509492013-03-07T19:32:25.914-06:002013-03-07T19:32:25.914-06:00Well, in fairness to Hunger Games, it is only the ...Well, in fairness to Hunger Games, it is only the first part in a trilogy. By Mockingjay, the story has more fully realized its themes. The gladiatorial aspects spill into the "real" world and Suzanne Collins examines how celebrity, government & propaganda are used and abused by both the "good" guys and the "bad" guys.

And you're definitely not wrong with that feeling about Katniss's story ending on the dais--that is when her story is really taken away from her. The rest of the series she is fighting to get her story back. In the end, the choice is between constantly fighting (Gale) and peace (Peeta).

Anyway, I think that the best part of all of these is that they actually engage with the reader and ask them to think about themes that are bigger than the basic plot (take THAT Twilight series).

Great post!
~firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-12721330042562800342013-03-07T17:09:09.232-06:002013-03-07T17:09:09.232-06:00Thanks for the great comment, Walking. I'd agr...Thanks for the great comment, Walking. I'd agree with you on all that but am still left wanting regarding The Hunger Games. Though I was engrossed by the book and found the reality TV/gladiatorial spectacle of it all more powerful in the novel (which is strange since you'd think that'd be easier to convey via film).

I guess I enjoyed the spectacle and buildup and strategy prior to the actual games more than the game itself. A part of me felt the real story ended when Katniss was put on that dais and thrust into the arena. David Oppegaardhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-85456643254478897312013-03-07T15:57:28.440-06:002013-03-07T15:57:28.440-06:00Well, each of these approaches the causes/ reasons...Well, each of these approaches the causes/ reasons for the violence from different perspectives. LotF is suggesting that without a false sense of structure, society will break down--the students, left to their own devices formed factions (governmental structures, like the opposing sides in WW2) and tear each other down to establish dominance. It's no coincidence that the remaining children are saved by the Navy at the end, showing the larger context of the island's microcosm. LofF was also a YA interpretation of the theme's explored in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
The violence/ games in Hunger Games is about government retaliation and revenge against an uprising that occurred years before. By turning the slaughter of innocents into entertainment, the government is subjugating its population and retaining control. The "entertainment" is viewed differently depending on where your district falls on the caste system. It's no surprise that the districts that produce the things that the elite classes want/ need the most, not only possess so little of those items themselves, but are also hurt the most by the annual games. The book/ movie's intention is for the audience to side with the uprising against these practices.
Battle Royale is about fear and mistrust between generations and the result is the government, representing the older generations, punishing the younger generations by randomly selecting a class to kill each other in a perverse entertainment/ warning. There is no elaborate selection method (shades of Shirley Jackson's The Lottery) but rather a mass kidnapping and constant intimidation.

Of the three, Battle Royale is the most gratuitous in its violence and glorification of it and has the weakest themes. It's tangentially similar to the others, but all three are distinct in the way they present their particular stories.

Winter's Bone on the other hand is all about the repercussions and consequences of violence. Violence becomes ingrained and passed down in the families and the reason that its more shocking here than in Raylan Givens' world in Justified/ the Elmore Leonard novels, is that the protagonist is young--too young, we think to have to shoulder the responsibility of her family's mistakes, and yet she does. While LotF and Hunger Games can be viewed as dystopic parables, Winter's Bone is a noirish tragedy.

Battle Royale is certainly dystopic, though I haven't given it as much thought past how similar its story was to the Hunger Games, because it was, you know, a thing that people yelled about for a email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802535.post-43063136813107451382013-02-16T07:05:55.171-06:002013-02-16T07:05:55.171-06:00I wanted to thanκ yоu for this fantastiс read!! I...I wanted to thanκ yоu for this
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This is a moment to ask as we make the planet digital, as we totally envelop ourselves in the computing environment that we've been building for the last hundred years, what kind of digital planet do we want? Because we are at a point where there is no turning back, and getting to ethical decisions, values decisions, decisions about democracy, is not something we have talked about enough nor in a way that has had impact.
In a world of conflicting values, it's going to be difficult to develop values for AI that are not the lowest common denominator.
[The] question of what happens when blackness enters the frame can kind of neatly encapsulate the ways I've been thinking and trying to talk about surveillance for the last few years.
What does it mean for human rights protection that we have large corporate interests—the Googles, the Facebooks of our time—that control and govern a large part of the online infrastructure?
So, thirty years ago if you wanted to get a new computer and use it you had to surrender your freedom by installing a user‐subjugating proprietary operating system. So I decided to fix that by developing another operating system and make it free, and it's called GNU, but most the time you'll hear people erroneously calling it Linux.
Are there any limits to the connected workplace? Are there any concerns about the connected workplace? Is there any way in which you wouldn't want either yourself or an employee to be connected? Are there any limits to the kinds of information we can gather in order to make our workforces more productive? In order to make our overall society more productive?
When I announced the talk on Twitter, somebody immediately was like, "Lawful abuse, isn't that a contradiction?" But if you think about it for just a moment it might seem to be a little bit more clear. After all, the legality of a thing is quite distinct from the morality of it.


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The last of the Japanese chisels have now been done and as predicted, they did take a bit longer than the dovetail chisels. The big 36mm chisel had a fairly large 'bump' just behind the cutting edge which took several hours using the 100micron 3M films to remove...it's not all out yet, but close enough for all practical purposes. As the backs are polished through the normal honing process, they'll get progressively better. The hoops were set using the excellent instructions on the 'Tools for Working Wood' site where that a hammer is recommended to compress the fibres, except I didn't use one...I used a metalwork vice instead. Much quicker and a lot more accurate!
Amongst all the excitement of hours of chisel back flattening over the last couple of weeks, I've not forgotten the Inghamish box. This pic shows that the lid has been glued in place and the rebate cut round the outside...a fairly tricky time with the router, but which went according to plan. The first section of the inlay has been glued in place, with the corners having been mitred. The next three edges are then repeated, after which it'll be time to saw the lid off.
Fun times indeed!
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Dependence and addiction are different things but often confused as being one and the same. When looking at addiction the reason for using a substance or engaging in an activity, is to deal with and change the way the addict thinks and feels at that moment. If they were not to use a substance at that point they would not physically feel any ill effects.
For someone who is dependent on a substance, then their body will become physically ill and would not function at it's normal level without a minimal amount of the specific substance.
Dependence is different to addiction; it is where the body needs a substance, as it has acclimatised to a substance to such an extent that it needs a minimum amount of that substance to function normally, whereas, in the case of addiction it is only a desire for a substance which offers a change in the addicts thinking.
In terms of using a substance the main difference between someone who is experiencing dependence over addiction is that the dependent user uses a substance to stabilise their body, whilst the addict may not physically need it but uses the substance to change how they think and feel about their world and situations.
It is common for an addict to become a dependent user. However, it is also possible for a high user of a substance like alcohol to become dependent without using it purely to manage their feelings.
For a dependent substance user, failure to get the required dose, can in the case of alcohol, lead to sweating, shaking, fitting and in some cases, even death. For other substances failure to access the appropriate dose could lead to extreme anxiety, paranoia, sweating, vomiting, depending on the substance and scale of dependence. To take this definition out of the abstract here is one way of understanding the relationship which an addict may relate to alcohol.
What are the differences between dependence and addiction. The key differences are
often confused by the friends and supporters of an addict as they mistakenly
believe that after a person has had treatment which detoxifies their body, i.e.
so that their body is no longer dependent then they believe that the person is
no longer addicted. They believe that the absence of the substance in their
body will mean that as they no longer need the substance then they will no
longer want the substance. More information on dependence is available from the US National Library of Medicine here.
Dependence is where the body will be sick if the substance, alcohol or heroin for example is not being put into the body, whilst addiction is using a substance or a behaviour like gambling so that the addict can change how they feel.
Removing the physical need (dependence) without addressing the reason they started using in the first place typically leads to either relapse or to adopting a new equally destructive way of dealing with their feelings (often a new addiction).
This confusion between dependence and addiction can make it more likely that an addict returns to using but also does not seek help. This could be because they themselves recognise that they no longer needed to take the substance and so they feel inadequate and feel like failures when they still have not developed the skills to deal with their feelings. Until they are equipped with these skills they will either resume using the previous substance or they may use an alternative substance or activity to mange their mental health.
One way to support people with addiction is to be aware that dependence and addiction are closely related. Some people are both dependent and addicts. However in order to give people the best support and a sense of being understood it is vital to recognise the difference between the two. Removing a substance from someone's body is relatively straight forward whereas the skills to manage addictive behaviours take time, reassurance and sustained personal growth.
Effective therapy will go deeper than addressing the substance. Dependence and addiction are closely linked but by focusing on the dependence you are only removing the person's coping strategy. Therapy will identify why they used in the first place, what coping strategies and person skills they need to move forwards and give them space and time to develop those tools.
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With hearts being filled with much gratitude to God we celebrate our Silver Jubilee. Yes, it's the 25th Anniversary of CFHC 's noble service and my heart greatly rejoices in bringing out a souvenir -"The Altitude" to commemorate the occasion.
Being the Founder – President of this Organisation, I would not forget to render my gratitude to my Lord Jesus Christ. His inordinate blessings upon my life, has given me the zeal to help the differentially privileged people in the society and with them as the cornerstone, this organisation was built along with my husband Late Mr.Sivalingaraja in 1986.
Looking back, it is a great experience and joy to be involved in this labour. It is a journey with love, care and integrity. The below verse from the Holy bible encouraged me to involve into this mission
'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'
"Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'
"The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'
( Mathew 25: 35 :40)
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". (Philippians 4 : 13). With the strength of my Savior, I have been doing my work with deep perseverance and humane vow for the past twenty five years in spite of financial quandary and social oppression, intricacies, obstacles. What come may, I have firm faith, The LORD will fulfill [his purpose] for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever--do not abandon the works of your hands.
With stains of flourishing memories, we remember with lots of gratitude to all the loved ones who really carried our yoke with us to get into a new Era! Crafting the Master's mind!.
Without an enthusiastic and conscientious committee, there would be no History. I extend my sincere thanks to all who have served with the committee all these years. I am thankful to General Body Committee Members, Admin Staff, Office Staff, Wardens & Helpers who stood as my back-bone to fulfill the noble cause. Their strong support and perpetual co-operation did make an impact! I am also thankful to the present Committee Members, Vice-president, Secretary, Legal and financial advisors for their kind co-operation and harmonization.
Furthermore I extend my gratitude to the Social Welfare Department, Police Department, State & Central Governments & Non-Governmental Organizations and Committees for their support
Meanwhile how could I forget the benefactor both within the country and abroad who stretched their helping hands with their incessant support and generous contribution
right from the beginning. Thank you all. I also extend my thanks to all our well-wishers and volunteers.
Finally friends I urge you to march selfless towards the social cause of our community and strive to excel in every field given to you by God! Continue to stretch your helping hands and remember us in your fervent prayers to go extra mile.
God Bless you
In His Service
Ln.Maida Raja
Founder - President