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From the book "The Western Ghats" by Mohan Pai (2005). All photographs are by the author.
…and they created little England
The Moguls, however, had created cool pleasure gardens in Kashmir two centuries before the British arrived in India Club House at Munnar
The British in India attempted to create fond reminders of home but despite their best efforts, they could not entirely succeed in making "a little England" in India – a quaint Indian-ness always pervaded.
During the early and mid-nineteenth century over 80 hill stations were established at altitudes between 1,230 and 2,460 metres.
Coonoor Town
Remote cantonments lingered on in isolation as sterile military barracks while the more accessible ones were transformed by the life-giving force of civilians into gay social and educational centres. It was considered desirable to send women and children to cooler places in the mountains. Memsahibs spent four to five months every year in the hills, while some of their offspring were sent to the boarding schools that had sprung up in these resorts, until the time came for these children to return to Britain.
The resorts nearest to large administrative centres usually attracted local patronage, so Ooty was the summer capital for Madras, Mahabaleshwar became the summer capital of Bombay Presidency.
The Western stations, conveniently clustered in a loop south of Mumbai, are not much over two thousand feet, with the highest, Mahabaleshwar, reaching a modest height of 4,700 ASL. These stations perch on the Western Ghats and are free from snowfalls and rarely experience frost. At their southern extremity, the Ghats suddenly descend into rolling downs and then rise again to plateaux of surprising height; Ootcamund and Kodaikanal are higher than almost any other hill station save a few in the Himalayas and have a climate almost European in coolness and damp. Regardless of location, the highest resorts were usually the preserves of the leaders of the society, while the merchant classes, known as boxwallahs recuperated in the lower altitude stations and the common soldiery were confined to adjacent cantonments, on the occasions they were shuttled up from the plains.
The following are the hill stations located in the Western Ghats. Most of the hill stations were founded and developed by the British in the 19th century and some were developed by the princely state in the west and the south.
Mahabaleshwar is the largest and most popular hill station in Western India. At 1,372 metres (4,501 ft) above sea level, it also has the most spectacular views.
The first mention of Mahaba-leshwar describes a visit there by the Yadav king Singhana in 1215. In commemoration he built a temple dedicated to the God Mahadev. Subsequently this hill region was undisturbed for centuries.
View from Arthur's Seat
Vena Lake
The new community certainly benefitted from the prisoners presence in the form of rapidly and cheaply constructed roads, buildings and gardens. And the industrious prisoners cultivated potatoes, strawberries and English vegetables with great success.
During1830s Mahabaleshwar prospered and roads were built to open up a number of vantage points for the pleasure of the increasing number of visitors. The most popular viewing place was Bombay Point, where a large space was cleared for turning carriages and a band platform was erected, but Arthur's Seat, Elphinstone and Sidney Points were also much visited. Before long a criss-cross of trails, totalling some 60 kms, cut across this corner of hills.
In1850, a retired officer of the East India Company, chose a site eleven miles away from Mahabaleshwar, on a spur of the Western Ghat, 200 ft lower than Mahabaleshwar, but on the lee side, thus escaping the heavy rains and mist of the outer ranges.
Here five villages were clustered together and called Panchgani. At fifty-six inches per annum, Panchgani rainfall is one fifth that of Mahabaleshwar, making it habitable throughout the year.
The cool salubrious climate was well-suited for a European colony. Panchgani was recognised as a hill sanatorium in 1863 by the governor of Bombay.
Matheran was discovered by one Hugh Malet, the collector of Thana on an isolated hill top near the Western Ghats only thirty miles east of Bombay.
The railway to Matheran was built by Sir Adamji Porbhoy, the father of Matheran railway. He travelled from Bombay to Neral on the railway line originally built in 1854, the first in India, and planned to continue by the more elementary transport then available on to Matheran. Unfortunately he was in the midst of an excessive rush, for all horses and rickshaws were booked forcing him to return to Bombay. He decided to build a railway of his own to Matheran. After thirteen lakhs of rupees and four years of effort the railway was completed and Sir Adamji could enjoy all the satisfaction of a fulfilled ambition.
The railway was a boon for all Matheran-bound travellers, for until 1907 the lengthy trip on horseback from Neral to Matheran was not exactly relished by Bombay businessmen, who were mostly Parsees, for this community was in the forefront from the time Matheran was first established as a summer resort.
Purandhar Hill
This is an old fort, possessed at one time by the grandfather of the legendary Shivaji, and later used as a refuge by the Peshwas of Poona when they were forced to flee their capital. At the conclusion of the second Maratha War, the British took over the fort in1818 and subsequently, Purandhar became the official sanatorium for European troops of Poona Division of Western Command.
Lonavala stood on the Great Indian Peninsular railway line, and was easily accessible from Bombay and Poona. As many as eight schools had been established there as well as two religious missions, a co-operative store and three hotels. An ancient wood of fine trees, fifty six acres in extent, doubtlessly helped to attract the large number of visitors from Bombay.
Khandala offered many fine views of the Ghat range which ran north and south along lines of great natural beauty. A nearby waterfall divided into two cataracts during the rainy season, with the upper fall having sheer drop of three hundred feet.
Amboli 30 kms up the Ghats from Sawantwadi, is a small settlement perched only 2,300 ft up on the edge of the Western Ghats. It commanded fine view and offered pleasant climate and good accommodation for the tired travellers who journeyed up via either Ramghat or Mahadeogarh. It was developed as a hill station by the British political agent, Colonel Westrop, after the opening of the Ghat road from the coastal town of Vengurla to Belgaum. Of Amboli in the 1880s it was said 'the ghats… Swarm with beasts, but the jungle is so dense that it is almost impossible to drive them from their lairs'. Even today there is some forest around Amboli.
Hiranyakeshi Stream, Amboli
Kemmanagundi, 55 km north from Chickmagalur is situated in the Bababudangiri range. It was developed by the princely state of Mysore. It is also called K. R. Hills after Wodeyar king Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV who made it his favourite summer camp. It is at an elevation of 1,434 metres and has beautifully laid out ornamental gardens and panoramic view of mountains and valleys.
Ishwara Shrine atop Mulainagiri near Chickmagalur
Madikeri is situated in the Pushpagiri range of the Western Ghats in Kodagu at an elevation of 1220 m.
Madikeri in monsoons
When you enter Kodagu, it is like entering an enchanted land. Range upon range of forested hills stretch into the distance. There are rosewood and sandalwood trees, deep in the shade are thousands of hectares of coffee bushes, black pepper vines, the celebrated Coorg orange trees and near the beds of streams, cardamom plants.
Buddhist Monastery, Bylakuppe, Coorg
Little is known of the early history of the Nilgiris. The first recorded time the word 'nila' applied to the region can be traced to 1117 AD in the report of a general of Vishnuvardhan, King of Hoysalas, who in reference to his enemies, claimed to have "frightened the Todas, driven the Kangas underground, slaughtered the Poluvas, put to death the Malayalas, and terrified king Kala" and then proceeded to offer up the peak of Nila mountain (presumably Dodabetta) to Lakshmi, Goddess of Wealth.
The first European to attempt the gruelling climb to the Nilgiris were Portugese clerics led by Father Jerome Ferreiri in 1602 seeking a lost group of Christians and who struggled up the mountains avoiding elephants, tigers and other wild beasts, and met the Todas at the top. The Toda's showed no interest in conversion, so Father Ferreiri and his small band headed back to Calicut.
A view of Ooty from Doddabetta Peak
Toda tribal temple. Nilgiris
It was not until 1812 that the members of a survey team climbed the mountains, though stopping short of where the Ooty is today.
In 1818, two customs officials on the track of a gang of tobacco smugglers, reported finding a large, secluded plateau guided by some Badagas, a tribe inhabiting the lower mountain slopes. On their return to Coimbatore, they reported their discovery to John Sullivan, Collector of Customs.
Sullivan visited the hills, accompanied by a surgeon and an ailing French naturalist and began construction of a bungalow at Dimhatti, the farthest point he had reached earlier. The Frenchman recovered in the cool climate and wrote an enthusiastic account of his findings, listing over a hundred species of plants new to him. Sullivan was determined to live there and in April 1822 began construction of a small bungalow, the first building in Ooty. Others followed him purchasing land from the Todas for one Rupee per acre. Sullivan, however, bought up vast land and going into construction venture, sold and leased housing at a considerable profit.
In 1827 Ooty became the official sanatorium for the Madras Presidency and the Madras Government began to move up there in hot season.
Ooty stands 2,240 metres (7,349 ft above sea level) in the Nilgiris or the Blue Mountains at the junction of the Western and the Eastern Ghats. The undulating countryside allows Ooty to spread over 36 sq. km. Sullivan, popularly known as the father of Ootacamund, had been the guiding and dominant figure in Ooty's early years; his portrait still hangs in the Ootacamund Club.
Among the famous personalities who visited and stayed over a period in Ooty in the early period are Thomas Babington Macaulay, the famous academic and politician and Richard Burton, later to become a controversial explorer and Arabist.
When it was made the summer capital of Madras Presidency. Governors, governor generals and princes flocked to the hill station and its active club life rivalled any centre on the plains. It came to be called 'Snooty Ooty'. Satellite hill stations grew up around it – Coonoor, Kotagiri and Wellington for the army. Tea became the leading cash crop of the area after the first bushes were introduced at an experimental farm in nearby Kettu by a French botanist. The best Nilgiri teas still rival Darjeeling tea for flavour. Chinchona for quinine, and coffee were also introduced. The hill station's popularity increased still further after Independence and it is now the favourite hill station for southern Indian holiday makers.
Coonoor, 1,858 metres (6,096 ft) above sea level is the second largest station in the Nilgiris and lies on the eastern side of the Dodabetta range but easily accessible from the plains. It receives rain from north east monsoons. Coonoor rises up the sides of basin formed by the expansion of the Jakatala valley, at the mouth of a gorge and surrounded by wooded hills and it soon became rated in the south second only to Ooty. Its rainfall of sixty-three inches normally falls during the short period of ninetyone days.
Coonoor had several tea and coffee estates in the vicinity. The town was well kept, but the increasing population had strained the drainage system. The Europeans, as always, had occupied the upper level of the town, leaving the native bazaars to the valley below.
Situated at the principal pass from the plains, Coonoor offered several beautiful drives along twenty miles of excellent roads, along the sides of which grew hedges of roses, fuchsia and hellitrop; and magnificent vistas of the steep-sided valleys on either side of the ghat road.
A British regiment was stationed in 1843 at a small village called Jakatala, one thousand feet below Ootacamund. An officers training college was built there in order to acclamatise new recruits for the Madras Regiment, and it was renamed Wellington, after the great Duke, in 1854. These barracks became HQ for the Southern Brigade of the 9th Secunderabd Division, turning Wellington into principal military sanatorium. It remained popular until 1947, when it became the site for the permanent quarters of Madras Regiment. Only eleven degrees from the Equator, Wellington has a temperate climate and a covering of rich soil, resulting in rapid and prolific growth of many varieties of fruit and vegetables on its intersecting hills and valleys.
Kotagiri, founded in 1830, is perched among wooded slopes of the Nilgiris overlooking ravines and fertile valleys. This town became the seat of judgement for fortnightly crime trials. The climate here has long been preferred by many to that prevailing in Ooty as it is warmer and less exposed to the vagaries of the south-west monsoon.
Pre-historic artefacts have been found around Kodaikanal, indicating that it was once the home of now forgotten people who left behind mysterious megalithic structures, burial grounds, and tombs containing copper and brass implements and ornaments. In 1834 the collector of Madurai, built a house at the head of Shembagannur pass and the development of Kodaikanal began. Kodaikanal is situated on the upper crust of the Palni Hills at an elevation of 2000 m.
Kodaikanal because of its situation is protected from the heavy monsoons which deluge nearby ranges from May to September. As light rain falls throughout the year the region is spared the occasional dry spells and water shortages which affect the Nilgiris.
The scenery with its grassy rolling downs and beautiful little shola woods and perennial streams flowing through them attracted the Europeans.
Alwaye, just 21 km away from Ernakulam is an ideal place for swimming in the river Periyar.
Munnar, at 1,652 metres (5,420 ft), is a small town surrounded by the Anaimalai Hills and tea estates. It stands at the confluence of three rivers – the Muthirappuzha, Nallathani and Kundala. Moonu in Tamil means 'three' and aar 'river'. The highest peak in South India – Anaimudi 2,695 m is just 20 kms from Munnar. Munnar was the favourite summer resort of European settlers for centuries but has taken place on the tourism map of India only recently. It was the best-kept secret among hill station destinations.
Tea gardens of Munnar
Muvathpuza River, Munnar
The year 1887 marked the beginning of the opening up of the High Ranges. John Daniel Munro of Pimmede, an officer of Travancore state and superintendent of the Cardamom hills leased the hill tract from the government. Munroe explored the area by following elephant paths and began to bring planters, mainly Scots, to join him in clearing the jungle. Life for pioneers was hard.
In the 1890s, The Finlay Muir company moved into the hills and persuaded some of the proprietary planters to work for them. The company came to control almost all the estates in the area and its name is still preserved in the Indian company, Tata Finlay Ltd, which now owns them.Finlay Muir's arrival did not make life any easier on the plantations. The hills were still inaccessible, except from the Tamil Nadu side. And so Tamil labourers were brought up to man the estates.
Planters experimented with rubber and chinchona before settling for tea which was transported by ropeways from Top Station outside Munnar to Bottom Station where it was packed in Imperial Chests shipped out from Britain and despatched to Tuticorin harbour. In 1908 a light railway was opened to take the tea from Munnar to Top Station, but it was destroyed by floods in 1924. In 1931, the ghat road from the Cochin side to Munnar was finally opened and Top Station was no longer needed to transport the tea.
Ponmudi is on the fringes of the Western Ghats near Agasthyakoodam at 6,201 ft. Much less is known of the history of Ponmudi, also on a hilltop in Travancore state 3,281 ft up at the head of the basin of the Vamanapuram river 65 kms from Trivandrum. It is a hill station with a view of the ocean and located among tea plantations in the heart of misty mountain tops.
Though only 1450 ft above sea level, Courtallam is cooled by the summer monsoon in late May. This settlement became a spa town because of the warmth of the water delivered by its waterfalls.
Courtallam is referred to as the "Spa of the South". Its a small village located half-way between the towns of Shencottai and Tenkasi in Tamilnadu. There are six waterfalls at Courtallam, spread out over an area of 10 sq. km, most people head for the Main Falls formed by the Chittar river thundering down over the huge steps of vertical rockface.
Some of the newer hill stations that have been developed or are in the process of being developed are briefly covered below:
Saputara Town
Malsej Ghat
Malsej Ghat is located in the Junnar region of Pune district at an altitude of 3,500 ft above sea level in the Western Ghats just 150 km from Mumbai. Malsej Ghat is located on a high plateau surrounded by the magical hills and the backwaters of Pimpal-gaon Joga dam. In the monsoons, the Western Ghats come into their own when the rain begins to lash against them and a series of waterfalls are formed. Harishchandra-gad Fort is nearby on a mountain that rises about 4,670 ft.
Kudremukh, at 6,214 ft elevation in Malnad region of Karnataka, again is a hill resort that is developed during post independence. It is located just 95 km southwest of Chickmagalur. Kudremukh peak is close to the township that has been developed by Kudremukh Iron Ore Company that has extensive mining operations in the area.
River Bhadra at Kalasa
Kudremukh National Park with an area of 600.32 sq. km is situated in two districts – Dakshina Kannada and Chickmagalur.
Lake at B. R. Hills
The Soligas are the oldest tribal inhabitants of these forests, with a population of about 20,000. The Soligas have co-existed with the forest for centuries in quiet harmony and have a rich traditional knowledge and cultural life. A few tourist resorts have now come up in the B. R. Hills.
Wayanad lies on the southern slopes of the Brahmagiri hills that separate Kerala and Karnataka at the junction of Nilgiri hills. Wayanad has now become a tourist hill destination because it offers spectacular mountain settings, a rich variety of wildlife in its sanctuaries and tribal settlements. The tourist centres are Tholpetty, Lakkidi, Vythiri, Kalpetta and Sultan Battery (Batheri). Ancient Jain Temple at Sultan Battery
Wayanad is homeland to many tribal communities. Prominent among them are Paniya, Adiya, Kuruchia, Kattunayaka and Kuruma tribes.
Silent Valley
The Silent Valley lies in the densely forested hills of northern Palakkad in Kerala.
The Silent Valley is one of the least disturbed extensive patches of tropical monsoon forests in the Western Ghats which was almost destroyed by a proposed hydroelectric power project. In the event, a historic movement by environmentalists forced the Kerala State Electricity Board to abandon the project and made the state government declare the fragile area a protected national park.
Both the Silent Valleys best-known endangered primates – the Lion-tailed macaque and the Nilgiri langur – are listed in IUCN's Red Book of threatened animals. Today, the Silent Valley Park is in the core area of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve of the Western Ghats. One popular explanation traces the origin of the name 'Silent Valley' to the absence of cicadas, characteristic of any rain forest.
In recorded history, no human has ever made the Silent Valley his or her home. The topograhic isolation of the plateau, cut off on all sides by steep ridges and escarpments, has prevented human habitation, and so the forests here remained undisturbed until the middle of the 19th century. That isolation has also allowed the valley to endure as an 'ecological island', preserving the fauna and flora for over 50 million years that is said to be the evolutionary age of the Silent Valley.
Thekkady, at an elevation of 3,300 ft above sea level has become a popular tiger reserve and is set around Periyar lake. Periyar lake itself is an artificial lake formed during the construction of the Mullaperiyar dam in 1895 – that explains the dead tree trunks and branches sticking out of the water. These trees were submerged in the waters of the dam. The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over 777 sq. km, roughly half of which is dense evergreen forest, savannah grassland and moist deciduous forest.
Periyar Lake
This is a small, tea-and-orange hill station situated 75 km from Palakkad and 40 km south of Nenmara, the nearest town.
Nelliampathy is in the midst of evergreen forests and orange plantations. The forests are part of the Sahya Range of the Western Ghats. There are a number of hill resorts at the top including one run by Kerala District Tourist Promotion Council.
Nelliampathy Reservoir


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Outside my bedroom window, flickering like a cheap motel sign, sits my neighbor's neon Santa, silently signing "Ho," "Ho Ho," "Ho Ho Ho," each flash adding another "Ho" like it's a new idea or something. The image of Santa—Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas—reigns supreme from November to January, or, in Winona, MN, from late August to January.
But what about Krampus? Apparently, Krampus—who, like Santa, goes by many names—was once, more benignly, Santa's sidekick, "a devil-like figure who drove away evil spirits during the Christian holiday season." But more often, he was Santa's bad cop. Santa rewarded the good children with presents, while Krampus whipped and punished the bad ones—or, in a calculated bit of symmetry, Santa carried presents in his sack, while Krampus carried an empty sack, not to steal presents a la The Grinch but rather to carry off bad children for his supper.
I never heard of Krampus until two days ago. And I don't celebrate Christmas, so I don't have a horse in this race anyway. But I've been thinking about Krampus. (I also had a dream about him, but my stomach hurt when I went to bed, so I suspect it was my unconscious telegraphing the word "cramps.") I'm concerned about what seems to be the disappearance of Krampus. Santa has come to dominate the season with a red, velvet fist, the sole survivor of a symbolic vanishing twin syndrome. But Santa's ascendancy seems directly tied to the overall criticisms of saccharine sanctimony and crass commercialism endemic to the season.
Now, I'm not advocating an American Krampus renaissance, or a full on Krampus parade as in Graz, Austria, below (warning: scary!)
Too many of the images are startling or sadistic, a few border on pedophilia, and a handful are all three:
Clearly, adults should not terrorize their children into petrified obedience. When I posted a Krampus link on Facebook yesterday, two friends, Abbie and Johannes —not surprisingly, of Eastern European and Austrian origin, respectively—had indeed heard of Krampus, and they felt their childhood shivers return at the sight of him. But the appropriate comparison for me is to Andrew Delbanco's book and idea of "the Death of Satan": not the need to sow fear, as much as the metaphorical need to embody, rather than rationalize or ironize, the very idea of evil. Delbanco worries that the death of Satan—or, I'll add, his Christmas collector's edition, Krampus—is a kind of death of metaphor itself, and that convincing the world that he is gone—whether through secular humanism's intellectual embarrassment or Christian fundamentalism's demonizing of others rather than looking inward to find evil—would indeed be Satan's greatest trick of all. Ridding the world of Krampus does not purge the world of what he represents. As that other great Pagan-derived holiday, Halloween, shows, great good can come from receiving, and even identifying with, the bad.
But mostly, I fear that without Krampus, the yang to his yin, the bitter to his sweet, Santa Claus has had to be both the good cop and the bad cop in one:
"He knows when you are sleeping,
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good…"
Does any verse strike more fear in the hearts of American children? Do we want Santa to embody Foucault's Panopticon, the totalitarian, police state? When one figure embodies both reward and punishment, carrots and sticks, it does not just effect the death of Satan. It also produces a kind of death of Santa, just a little. Ho ho ho.
Time: a cool 35 minutes. Call me Half-hour Man today.

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As I revealed in the post To Print or Not to Print?, I have a penchant for printing out documents I find online. I'm trying to get myself to download, rather than print online documents, but for the moment, I'm doing both. (I consider this a transition period.)
In any case, when you're in the habit of printing papers out, you have to figure out how to store them so you can find them. When it comes to organizing genealogy papers, there are two popular options: file folders or binders.
I'm curious, if you're a paper person, which do you use–and why?
I fall squarely in the file folder camp. This is true for me for all my papers, and here's why. I think it's just so much easier to file into a folder than it is into a binder. And the easier it is to file, the more likely it is you will file.
If you're using binders to organize and store your papers, there are many steps:
- Pull the binder off the shelf
- Open it to the right place
- Open the rings
- Either punch holes in the paper or put in a sheet protector
- Close the rings
- Move all the open papers in front of it over the new paper
- Close the binder
- Put away the binder
By contrast, with file folders, there are fewer steps:
- Open the file drawer
- Locate the file
- Open the folder (which might or might not entail taking it out)
- Drop the paper in the folder
In my experience as a professional organizer, papers meant to go into binders tend to pile up. (Actually, I do that–I keep my dog's vet records in a binder, for some reason, and I have a large stack of papers that need to be punched and put in the binder.)
But I know some people love to use binders for genealogy research.
Please share: What's your favorite way to store and organize your genealogy papers?


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New York Times stock tumbles on weak ad salesOctober 25, 2012: 4:45 PM ET
The New York Times Company's stock plummeted Thursday, after the company reported a surprise third-quarter loss, driven by a 9% decline in advertising revenue.
Print ad revenue sank more than 10%, while digital ad sales fell 2% "largely due to the challenging economic environment," and a "complex and fragmented digital advertising marketplace," the company said, adding that it expects the trend to continue during the fourth quarter.
The weakness in ad sales resulted in a 0.6% decline in overall revenue, and a quarterly loss of 1 cent per share, well below forecasts for a profit of 8 cents per share.
Shares of New York Times Co. (NYT) fell nearly 22%.
Meanwhile, on a conference call with analysts, chairman Arthur Sulzberger, said that he continues to support incoming Times CEO Mark Thompson.
Thompson, who begins his new role next month, previously served as the head of the British Broadcasting Corp., which has come under fire amid claims of sexual abuse by the late Jimmy Savile, a former TV host at the BBC. The network's reputation is also being questioned about reports that a BBC news program investigating the sexual abuse allegations was shelved.
"Mark has provided a detailed account of the matter and I am satisfied that he played no role in the cancellation of that segment," said Sulzberger, adding that Thompson remains the "ideal person" to lead the company.
Earlier this week, the public editor of The New York Times, Margaret Sullivan, wrote that the scandal is enough for the company to think about the baggage Thompson would be bringing to New York.


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Disclaimer: I'm an engineer, not a mathematician
I recently had a fierce discussion (lots of blood) on electronics.stackexchange about phase shifts.
The impedance of a resistor is real, that of a coil imaginary ($j\omega L$), so that adding 3V across a resistor and 4V across a coil in series results in a 5V overall.
Now John (let's call him John) explained the same by using a sine and a cosine function, claiming they're at 90°. I can see where he gets this, and I tried the following to explain that the sine of a number and the cosine of a number are scalars, not vectors, so they can't have a phase difference:
$$\sin(\omega t) = \dfrac{e^{j \omega t} - e^{- j \omega t}}{2j}$$
This is easy for me to visualize: $e^{\omega t}$ and $e^{- \omega t}$ are phasors rotating in opposite directions in the complex plane. Their difference is a vector on the imaginary axis. Dividing by $j$ rotates that vector by $\pi /2$ clockwise, so that it moves from the imaginary axis to the real axis. And then it's a sine, a scalar. Sitting nicely next to the cosine, no phase difference.
My problem is that half a second ago it was still a vector. How does it become a scalar? Or do "being a vector on the real axis" and "being a scalar" mean the same thing?


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Samsung Droid Charge
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Verizon's second Long Term Evolution 4G phone, the Samsung Droid Charge, is a huge, spaceship-sized device that represents all the promise of things to come. Does it fulfill those promises? read review ›
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nice phone
i have to say this phone surprised me. screen and functions are amazing. battery life very good. 4g is a big difference over 3g with this phone. had the droidx before and was waiting for the droid bionic, this phone does the trick... recommended.
Great Phone despite some flaws
Overall the phone is a great 4G device, the screen is unmatched by any other vzw phone on the market today. It does have some flaws that makes you wonder who handles Samsung's QC.
~Screen- Readable in all lighting, including sunlight. Text and Graphics are crisp
~Keyboard- I found no problems typing on the included interface
~Volume- Phone Ringer is very loud and easily heard in noisy environments
~Camera- Takes solid pictures & has many options for taking the picture such as face detection, blink detection, etc
~4G LTE- Service is very fast & generally runs above the advertised speeds of 6-12mb
~LTE Switch- You can turn off the 4G radio when your not going to use it, saving battery life
~Battery Life- Big improvement from the Thunderbolt, last for about a day with moderate use. If you remember to turn the 4G off when your not using it, it last even longer
~Responsiveness- The touchscreen is generally responsive with no lag time when using it. The only time it begins to tire out is when your running many apps at once due to the small amount of RAM installed on the phone
~Samsung's Touchwiz interface- not much to say other then you either love it or hate it
~Call Quality- Callers say I sound fine on their end but when listening to them while loud and clear sound somewhat robotic
~LED Indicator- There is None! Seems like someone in quality control overlooked this. There is no indicator light telling you that you have text messages or missed calls
~Bloatware- The phone comes pre-installed with 3 pages worth of apps(48 total), most are useless and you cannot uninstall them, you can only reorder them in your app list
~RAM- It only comes installed with only 328mb of ram. If you run many applications at once you will notice the phone slowing down a bit, which can be fixed by going into the built-in task mgr & ending apps/processes running that you don't need. For a high-end phone, more ram should have been included.
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Awesome phone, Best 4G choice until the Bionic
I originally bought the Thunderbolt and had many problems with it, so I exchanged it for the Droid Charge. So far the switch was well worth it. I use my phone primarily for calls, text, and web browsing, so my priorities may differ from someone who streams videos or music everyday.
+Super AMOLED+ Screen is awesome
+Excellent call quality, on-par with Motorolas
+Build quality is great despite being plastic
+Lightweight, not a brick
+Thinner than the Thunderbolt and Revolution
+Aside from the TouchWiz launcher and color scheme, the apps are fairly close to stock Android
+Much better looking in person
=The physical keys feel slightly cheap
=Battery life is better than the other 4G phones, but still mediocre at best.
=Vibrate isn't strong, so it won't drive you nuts at work, but you may not feel it in your pocket
-No LED notification indicator, must download an app
-Brown/orange color scheme is ugly, is seen in every app, and doesn't match the phone
-Pricey phone, NOT worth $600 full retail or $300 on contract, look for it through 3rd party retailers.
Overall, this phone is a huge improvement over the Thunderbolt. It may not have some of the flashy widgets and attractive glossy Sense UI, but it just works better as a PHONE. The fact that I can enjoy clear calls, get better battery life, and not have apps force close 5 times a day is a huge advantage for me. I still think the Bionic will be better, but this phone is very very good.
used to love, now hate
Let me start with I used to have the Samsung Fascinate, because of many issues and replacements of that phone Samsung upgraded me to the Droid Charge for free under warranty exchange about two months ago. When I got this phone it was much faster, battery lasted longer, didnât crash, signal strength was improved and it was 4G LTE. Now the phone keeps loosing data connectivity (but you can still call and text), looked it up online and it is a big problem with these phones on Verizon. Another problem is the phone will randomly squeal a click while you are talking to someone. This almost sounds like mores code for the clicking and someone peeling out at a stop sign for the squealing noise. The person on the other end of the phone call would never notice if it wasnât for you having to ask them to repeat themselves.
At the time that I am writing this I have the latest software
Firmware Version - 2.2.1
Kernel Version - 184.108.40.206
Build number - SCH-I510.EE4
Nice Screen
Excellent Camera
Lots of storage
Didnât come with two much extra software installed
Loss of data signal
Battery life keeps going down
Poor game performance (Video is slow)
Squeals and clicks during phone conversations.
Cannot uninstall many of the preloaded apps
Back lighting is slow to adjust its self to the environment
Phone gets slower by the day
Needs frequent reboots
Long story short I would not recommend this phone to a friend unless Samsung and Verizon address the issue that causes los of data connectivity.
Where do I start?
- Very slow
- Little RAM
- Battery lasts just hours with minimal use
- Stuck on gingerbread
- Stock keyboard is terrible
One of the worst phones I have owned.
I don't like this phone
This phone does nothing to improve my feelings about Google phones. This is my third Android phone, I had the original Droid, then the Droid Bionic, now this one. The Bionic had to be the worst phone ever made.
Cons - it gets really hot in my hand
I can sit and watch the battery drain
I can't get to a home page on the browser
Android is complicated, I can't find the place to set notifications, it seems each app has it own place to set these things. I can't turn off a notification for a message unless I open the message, there should be a mute button on this thing
Pros - I like the size
the screen is clear enough
there are plenty of apps
I will trade this phone is as soon as I can.
Worst phone i've ever had
I use this product everyday for work. I unplug it from the charger at 8am and it usually lasts until 10:30am until the battery's dead. Every phone call I've had static and a bleeping in my ear that just about blows my eardrums out. It randomly shuts off and restarts and says it's searching for internet access when I know I have 3G. I have to restart it 2-3 times a day to try to fix the static and bleeping. And how does verizon fix the problem? By replacing a bad phone with the exact same bad phone. And the "new" phone after calling in to verizon 3 times and not even having it a week, switched to airplane mode and wouldn't get out of it. So then I can't call out..use internet...etc. And it went from that to can't read sim card. What's verizon's solution? Go get a new sim card. So you can continue using the same terrible phone. Then you can call in for the FOURTH time in a week to tell us your phone isn't working, and after blaming the local service and cell phone towers and everything but the phone, they can finally admit it's a terrible phone....and send me the same exact replacement of a new terrible phone. Verizon traps you in without admitting their actual problems so avoid it altogether and don't get this phone!!! Or the public service commission will be your new best friend.
Best 4g phone ever made
This phone was amazing , after having a droid 1, htc thunderbold, this phone kikc butt, best screen and camera, love that 4g to 3g transition, its semeless, best place to buy is costco very good price and free accesories too, this phone has hdm connection which work good with my lcd screen, hotspot is very fast when 4g , I love that phone
I went to one of VZW stores earlier today. I played and played with this phone. I came very close to buying it, but hesitated until I see TRUE feedback. The screen was just beyond beautiful with the colors, the speed was excellent. There has been comments about how large it is. While it is biggers, I compared to the other smartphones, everything seemed large as well. One thing that I did not like, and I read it in professional reviews is/was the overall build and quality of the plastics used. If it was built better, there would have been no question, I would have bought it. The quality just was not quite there, but again, that might not be ever an issue with anyone else. I am rating my thoughts as a five, because it would be unfair to chastise a product not personally owned yet. Folks, if you have a new Charge, let us know your TRUE impressions please (especially the Battery life!). I continue to wait for that one bright and shining star Smartphone. I am still afraid to take that plunge.
Decent Phone, but............
The screen is great. I enjoy the phone itself. I am having the same problem I had with the Thunderbolt which I had to return, because it would not stay connected to my MacBook Pro. I am devastated. I really want to keep this phone, but as I am on the road all the time, I need to be able to connect as I travel, and this is just not working for me. All the good things that have been said about this phone are true. No one has mentioned the hot spot. It just does not work for me. Anyone else with the same problem? I really want to keep it, but unless someone knows something I don't, It will be returned next week.


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Day 5 in Chattanooga Tennessee
David Freiburger With The Day 5 Wrap Up From Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chattanooga State Community College.
Day five of the 2010 Hot Rod Power Tour started with some leftover rain from last night in Bowling Green. Its Power Tour though, and there's no stopping us! Everybody met back at the airport from yesterday for the morning drivers' meeting. Clarence Barnes, Power Tour announcer, made it short and sweet. By day five the drivers' meeting is mostly about any route changes and a short reminder about safety and making sure everyone gets to the next stop. After a quick couple of minutes from Clarence, we're headed to Chattanooga! See you there!
Shortly outside of Bowling Green we started getting rain. That rain continued all the way to Chattanooga. At times the rain was a solid wall that slowed the cars down to a crawl at times. We even heard reports of somebody spinning out in front of large group of cars. Luckily everything turned out good with no injuries and no car damage. We're sure everyone involved took a deep breath and a few minutes to gather themselves after the close call.
Arriving in Chattanooga the rain lessened and by the time we parked at the venue the sun was out and the rest of the day has been beautiful! A great day to see some cars and enjoy the crowd, the vendors, and being part of Power Tour family.


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Let's look at some scenarios I mentioned in last week's blog. I picked, at random, from a real estate googleizaton, a place that is listed for sale in Texas. It is not, of course, representative of agriculture overall. But then, which piece of land is?
A generation ago, about the time I would have bought that place, it would probably have been worth $600 per acre. It probably didn't have the improvements. It certainly, at that time, didn't have the "recreation value" that now drives real estate prices in that part of Texas. I still couldn't have bought it and expected it to pay for itself without bringing something major to the table—capital, extremely good market timing or extraordinary management of some sort. I suppose there are times in history when you could buy land and expect a plain old commercial cow herd to pay for it, but I missed them.
So, somebody bought it anyhow. I have no idea who or why, and didn't want to call to find out. It doesn't matter, because there are only a few scenarios likely:
Scenario 1: It was a place for some Dallas lawyer-type, W. Robert, we'll call him, to spend the weekends, impress his drinking buddies and clients, and manage some taxes.
So let's say W. Robert passes to the court room in the sky
The place is now worth—you can see it plain as day in the ad--$13 million. So the tax bill, at the 55% we'll see next year, would be over $7 million. More than $1600 per acre. That is almost $12,000 per (advertised, of course) animal unit.
Scenario 1A: His kid, J. Robert, II, is a lawyer as well. There is other money out there, so he can afford the $7 million if he wants to pay it. But does he? Did he also inherit his dad's affection for slaying deers and managing hired help from his Dallas office?
If not, that place goes on the market.
Scenario 1B: His kid teaches school. The old man tied up most of his cash in the family ranch. Sure, there's a couple million in bonds and stocks and cd's, enough to provide the cash flow for a comfy retirement. But the IRS wants 55% of that, too. So, the son has a million in cash, but there's still that $7 million bill to pay.
That place is going on the market.
Now, scenario 2. It's a family ranch. Old Jim Bob is out there scratching a living out of 600 cows and a deer lease. His boy, Junior, teaches ag in town and helps out on the weekends. All he really wants to do is ranch.
So, Jim Bob falls over dead on Jan. 2, 2011.
Where is Junior going to find $7 million? That's real money outside of D.C. Jim Bob might have had enough stocks, bonds, cash, cattle and marketable old clothes to cover his production note at the bank. More likely, he had refinanced at some point. There aren't many bankers out there anxious to write a note for $12,000 per animal unit, and even if Junior found one, 600 cows aren't going to make the payments.
Now, here's my guess. J. Robert probably has a nice estate plan that protects his kids. They may not be able to derive a lot of income from the place. It may be locked away like the Kennedys' trust funds, or grandma's wedding ring, but they won't have to come up with $7 million. If they do, Daddy probably had an insurance policy to cover it.
Lawyers and rich guys have the resources to do things like that.
So, that place might stay in the same hands. If the kids want their money, they'll put it on the market. But, assuming they don't need the cash and they enjoy owning the land, they'll figure there are worse places to leave your $13 million than in real estate.
But what about Jim Bob's kids?
Jim Bob's estate management options were much more limited. He needed every penny those cows could generate. He probably couldn't afford the premiums on a 70-year-old cowboy's $7 million life insurance program.
At least half of that country is going on the market pronto. Junior will have to try to make a living with 300 aum's or keep his job.
Now, let's all make a value judgment here. What should we wish for? I don't mean us, actually. We'd be inclined to vote for keeping our places in the family, of course. But if we really, really, believe there should be more opportunity for young people.
The typical argument from the Willy Nelson lobby is that higher prices for cattle and corn and cotton would fix that. That's bunk. How are higher prices for cattle going to help a kid with no cattle compete with a guy with thousands of them?
We've all spent our lives in an agriculture where land ownership is the only retirement program we know. Real estate inflation has always been agriculture's greatest economic return. Take that away and where's the reward?
We're all agreed that we need more opportunity for young people in agriculture, aren't we? How are we going to do that if J. Robert II keeps it, living like some feudal landlord? Is it ok to rely on absentee landowners? Let the rest of us rent or work for wages? Is that the opportunity we want for young people?
Or do we want them to share the old American farm dream of land ownership?
We all agree that Junior should be able to keep the family ranch. But do we all—including Willy Nelson--agree that the heirs of the Ted Turners of the world should be able to own unlimited amounts of land, and own it in perpetuity?
Under which of these scenarios are we best served?
- Keep the 55% rate, so that only the lawyer's rich lawyer son gets to keep owning the place? He's probably going to hire a local—maybe the local ag teacher--to manage the outfit. Or he'll rent it out. Either provides a way for the local, under-capitalized, boy to get a start in agriculture. If it's really agriculture he wants, and not land ownership.
- What if we stay where we are now, with a 0% estate tax? Jim Bob's boy can just move in and start ranching. The lawyer's teacher kid can either keep the place (and hire the local ag teacher to manage it or rent it out). In either case, you've giving a young person a more realistic entry.
But only if his daddy has something to pass down, so it's not going to reverse the concentration if that's you big concern.
Where, along the bell curve with the Kennedys and the Ted Turners on one end and the Jim Bobs and Juniors on the other, should we ask Congress to draw the line?
That's the question Congress has to decide in the near future. You should consider that before you choose your candidate this fall. Just how big a Willy Nelson fan are you?


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SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — California would relocate more troublesome mountain lions instead of killing them under a bill headed to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk.
The Senate gave final approve Monday to legislation that would require game wardens to use nonlethal methods to handle mountain lions unless they are considered an imminent threat to public safety.
That would generally mean trapping or tranquilizing the animals and moving them to remote locations.
Democratic Sen. Jerry Hill of San Mateo authored SB132 after an incident last year. Game wardens prompted public outrage when they shot and killed two mountain lion cubs hiding under the deck of home in Half Moon Bay.
Republican Sen. Jim Nielsen of Gerber objected that the bill imperils the livestock industry.
The Senate approved it on a 35-2 vote.
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Welcome to Jerk Season aka summer!
On Saturday, I set off on my bike, in a great mood, to the theater to watch Moonrise Kingdom. I was biking on a busy but reasonable two-lane street, outside of the door zone, three feet from parked cars. Suddenly, from far behind me I heard a honk, then two more as the car came closer. HONK! HOOONK! HOOOOOOONK! The car passed me extremely closely, as the driver screeched out the open window, "MOVE OUT OF MY FUCKING WAY, BITCH!!!"
I maintained my line and did not react at all. About 30 yards later, I passed her and the many cars stopped in traffic in front of her, soon arriving at my destination.
The experience was unpleasant – obviously, like any sane person, I would prefer not to be assaulted while traveling – but I have to remember that there are always awful people in the world, whether I am driving or bicycling. I had to deal with her for only a few seconds, while she is trapped in her own anger always. It would have been nice if a police officer had magically been around to pull her over, but such is life.
Now I can add "bitch" to the list, along with "retard," "asshole," and "moron," drivers have yelled at me for no reason. Not too bad, in four years of daily Chicago bicycling, but I prefer bicycling in the winter, when drivers keep their windows closed and I cannot hear their crazed screeching.


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Congrats to the boys, who just completed an undefeated regular season with a 9 -0 WBL record, and a 13 -0 record overall. The team members are: Logan Chandler, Eric Jordan, Evan Hall, Brady Garver, Adam Vieira, and Spencer Stubbs. They will now compete in the WBL Tournament, followed by the Sectionals. Good luck boys.
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Raymond James (RJF) said Thursday that has formed a partnership with Hearsay Social for financial advisors who want to build more customer relationships and grow their businesses through social media. The broker-dealer says its previously used another technology vendor and is transitioning its reps to the new platform over the next few weeks.
"Hearsay Social's platform not only helps keep them compliant, but will help advisors take advantage of many of the communication and relationship-building features that are unique to social media platforms," said Mike White, chief marketing officer at Raymond James, in a press release. "The ability to utilize this platform on mobile devices and non-work computers is an additional benefit."
Raymond James says it first moved to help advisors use social-media marketing and compliance tools in November 2011. Since then, more than 2,000 of its almost 6,000 North America-based advisors are utilizing these Web-based resources for communicating and interacting with clients, it says.
"Social media engagement is becoming critical to helping advisors manage and build their brands and support their client and prospective client communications," White said. "We are pleased to be able to offer our advisors more capabilities, greater flexibility and enhanced technology through the Hearsay Social platform."
According to Hearsay Social CEO Clara Shih (left), "Tens of thousands of relationship managers use Hearsay Social daily to hear and respond to everything their customers and prospects are saying on social networks. We are excited to add Raymond James advisors to this list, and I am confident that this initiative will help maintain the superior client-first service that they are known for."
Raymond James advisors are using LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter with support provided by Hearsay Social; Google+ is being evaluated for future use. Advisors with Raymond James also have access to preapproved content about a variety of topics that they can share with clients and post "using a seamless process of compliance review," according to the company.
"We consider our firm fairly active with social media and I have really enjoyed the flexibility and ease of use of the Hearsay Social platform," said Amanda Piper, a Raymond James financial advisor with Wagner-Lee in Columbia, Md., in a statement. "We use both the compliance-approved content as well as our own original posts. The simplicity of posting to all our social networks, monitoring the engagement, and having the ability to respond to it has been great."
Jeff Blum, a Raymond James advisor in Westlake Village, Calif., says the social-media process and content are easy to follow and use. "I can post from my cell phone or any device. I particularly appreciate the calendar feature, being able to view and keep track of all my posts, then immediately click into the social media post to see what it looks like," Blum said in a press release. "Hearsay Social allows me to create my own posts or choose from a vast library of pre-approved content. I know I am going to continue to utilize these new features."
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Honda East Africa, Honda's branch in Nairobi, has announced in Nairobi today that Honda is continuing its expansion into sub-Saharan Africa with the establishment of a brand new Honda automotive facility in the Kenyan capital.
The move will mark the return of the Honda automobile brand to the East African country after a seven-year hiatus and heralds a new era of growth for the marque in the region.
The new dealership will be located in a dedicated facility on Mombasa Road, in close proximity to several other car dealerships. The facility is already undergoing a comprehensive upgrade to meet Honda's stringent standards.
The dealership will be operated in partnership with TransAfrica Motors (TAM), a Dubai-based industrial conglomerate with a wide range of interests, including four commercial vehicle dealerships in Kenya. TAM will run the Honda dealership as a separate division within the company.
The new facility will offer customers access to a wide range of Honda's latest and most advanced vehicles, including the soon-to-be-launched Brio entry-level compact hatchback, the new-generation Honda CR-V, and the aspirational Accord luxury sedan.
Honda Motor Southern Africa (HSAF), based in Johannesburg, South Africa, will provide wide-ranging support for the new venture as far as product and parts supply, staff training and operating systems are concerned. This will allow the facility to combine its new-car sales with a full service and parts offering to support existing Honda owners in Kenya.
Addressing the media in Nairobi, Graham Eagle, HSAF director of sales and marketing commented, "We are delighted to bring Honda cars back to Kenya after such a long absence. Our return to Kenya is an important step in our strategy of expansion, which has already seen the opening of our Honda East Africa representative office in Nairobi."
Recruiting of staff for the new dealership has already begun. Once the product and service training has been completed, the dealership operating systems are in place, and the upgrades to the facility itself have been completed, the dealership will open its doors for business. The expected timing is the first quarter of 2013.
HSAF's mandate from Honda Motor Company in Japan is to expand into sub‑Saharan markets where the brand is not currently represented, and to launch suitable Honda products in these markets. The strategy also makes provision for the upgrading of existing Honda dealers, as well as the appointment of new dealerships in the southern and East-African regions.
As a result, HSAF has expanded its own operational capability, in the areas of dealer support staff, technical support and training. The company has also added an R&D component to its operation, which will allow a full understanding of the technical and customer requirements specific to the region.
This support capability, combined with HSAF's substantial stockholding of products and parts, as well its established logistics systems, will ensure that Honda's growth targets within Africa will be achieved.


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A biology professor from the University of Colorado, Boulder, is scheduled to speak at Fort Lewis College next week about how environmental changes will affect regional plants and animals.
The presentation is part of a three-day visit that will have Tim Seastedt talk with U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management managers as well.
Seastedts talk at FLC is Remaking the Rockies: Local and Regional Implications of Environmental Change, set to start at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Berndt Hall. Admission is free.
I will report on how some strange bedfellows increased carbon dioxide and nitrogen in the atmosphere, along with extreme events like drought and more or less frequent wildfires are altering our plant and animal communities from the plains to the alpine regions of the Rockies, Seastedt said by telephone Wednesday.
These changes can be good or bad news for various plant and animal species, said Seastedt, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. These changes also are affecting our water supplies and other commodities provided by natural areas.
In Southwest Colorado, the effects of warming temperature can be seen in beetle-killed trees, drought and wildfires.
The effects of increasing temperatures is important, Marcie Demy Bidwell, director of the Mountain Studies Institute, one of the sponsors of Seastedts visit, said Wednesday.
She said researcher Imtiaz Rangwala, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Western Water Assessment, worked with the institute to evaluate historic trends in temperature in the San Juan Mountains using local data. He evaluated measurements from the last 100 years. The temperature in Southwest Colorado has, indeed, warmed about 1 degree Celsius or 2 degrees Fahrenheit over the past 30 years, Bidwell said.
She also said David Inouye at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory near Crested Butte has been monitoring marmots for the last 40 years, and marmots now emerge in spring 38 days earlier than they did 40 years ago.
Inouye also found that robins arrive in Southwest Colorado about 14 days earlier than in 1975, Bidwell said.
Seastedt is also a fellow at the Boulder-based Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research. He is particularly interested in invasive species and how they interact with other components of global environmental change.
People tend to blame invasive species, Seastedt said. But (invasive plants are) only responding to climate change.
Seastedt expects a lot of his time with Forest Service and BLM managers will be dedicated to invasive species. He also will talk with school students in Silverton.


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Last Monday (June 27, 2011) I gave my resignation in as I work for a military base in Bangkok, and it takes 3 months to hire someone as an instructor. I will keep working until the end of September (contract date), but I though it would be nice to give them the heads up early.
They advertised for the position on another web site and got a few replies (which was a surprise to me as the money that they had advertised was very low, and a few other things were missing), and two days after the interviews my co-worker got a text message on his cell phone from the department head saying that his contract would not be renewed at the end of September. He showed me the text, and I replied that it was to be expected of the department head as she was afraid of her own shadow, and she will not come and talk to him, but she will get someone else to do her dirty work.
My co-worker has worked for the military in the same capacity and same place for five years and he has never been late or given any problems to anybody, but this is how they treat him. This is something that one would not expect from any organization and especially a military establishment (Thai Government). And yes the department head has allegedly a master's degree (what in I don't know maybe communication) from Australia. I still can not believe that this happened, and all I can say is that I am glad that I am leaving.
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I met with artist, musician, educator and circuit-bending guru Pete Edwards last week, as he was preparing for his exhibition "Specter Flux" at Long Island City's Flux Factory, where he is currently an artist in residence. The show opens on June 30th and will run until July 3rd. Since 2000, Pete has sold his handmade electronic instruments through his company Casperelectronics, and performed with his creations under the same name. Over the span of his career, he's created unique and special instruments out of a variety of unusual items, such as a Jack-In-The-Box Toy, an Amazing Ally doll, megaphones, and a BarbieKaraoke Machine. His work on Casio SK-1s and Speak&Spells; have been an inspiration for many in the world of circuit-bending, and no doubt his output has helped popularize these objects as ideal for these sorts of projects.
More recently, Pete has begun incorporating plastic orbs into his practice, producing them as standalone interactive, color-mixing lights or as components to his machines. These orbs will be central to his installation at Flux Factory, and he showed me a few of them during my visit, as well as a nifty analog synth he built from scratch. Both will be used in "Specter Flux".
Pete mentioned that he enjoys the mesmerizing quality of the orbs, and the fact that they immediately captivate an audience, regardless of context. Each orb is individually tuned to respond to volume and tone, so that viewers must play with them in order to gauge their sensitivity. The orbs were installed in an elevator at the Tang Museum last year, and Pete recalled, with delight, that despite the seeming privacy of the elevator, that the sounds of visitors clapping, singing and yelling at the orbs travelled throughout the building.


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The most recent HATCH exhibition at the Chicago Artists Coalition brings together three artists whose work is deeply grounded in techniques that add dimension to their imagery and challenge a modern expectation of photography in a digital world. "Body as Image," curated by Sabrina Greig, investigates how the body can be understood to interact with our pixelated present.
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Tropical flower installations and blooming rose-filled rooms were some of the more traditional displays at the show, but many of Girona's exhibits were more contemporary than others, like a room of brightly-lit sunflowers contained within walls of cardboard boxes. One of our favorites was created by artists Ignasi Esteve and Marc Vicens – a simple wooden frame installation in the university plaza with just a red ladder between two grass-clad floors.
This year's festival was a bit more humble than in previous years, presumably due to a decreased budget for the event, but many of the city's ancient ruins and public terraces were transformed dramatically by using simple ideas. For example, hanging above one street was a floral web made from recycled plastic industrial materials.
If you are in the northern region of Spain and want to see a gorgeous floral display, Girona's flower festival will be on show through May 20.
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The Question of Orientalism
Imagine a situation in which a group of patriots and radicals from Greece decides that the profession of classical studies is insulting to the great heritage of Hellas, and that those engaged in these studies, known as classicists, are the latest manifestation of a deep and evil conspiracy, incubated for centuries, hatched in Western Europe, fledged in America, the purpose of which is to denigrate the Greek achievement and subjugate the Greek lands and peoples. In this perspective, the entire European tradition of classical studies—largely the creation of French romantics, British colonial governors (of Cyprus, of course), and of poets, professors, and proconsuls from both countries—is a long-standing insult to the honor and integrity of Hellas, and a threat to its future. The poison has spread from Europe to the United States, where the teaching of Greek history, language, and literature in the universities is dominated by the evil race of classicists—men and women who are not of Greek origin, who have no sympathy for Greek causes, and who, under a false mask of dispassionate scholarship, strive to keep the Greek people in a state of permanent subordination.
The time has come to save Greece from the classicists and bring the whole pernicious tradition of classical scholarship to an end. Only Greeks are truly able to teach and write on Greek history and culture from remote antiquity to the present day; only Greeks are genuinely competent to direct and conduct programs of academic studies in these fields. Some non-Greeks may be permitted to join in this great endeavor provided that they give convincing evidence of their competence, as for example by campaigning for the Greek cause in Cyprus, by demonstrating their ill will to the Turks, by offering a pinch of incense to the currently enthroned Greek gods, and by adopting whatever may be the latest fashionable ideology in Greek intellectual circles.
Non-Greeks who will not or cannot meet these requirements are obviously hostile, and therefore not equipped to teach Greek studies in a fair and reasonable manner. They must not be permitted to hide behind the mask of classicism, but must be revealed for what they are—Turk-lovers, enemies of the Greek people, and opponents of the Greek cause. Those already established in academic circles must be discredited by abuse and thus neutralized; at the same time steps must be taken to ensure Greek or pro-Greek control of university centers and departments of Greek studies and thus, by a kind of academic prophylaxis, prevent the emergence of any further classical scholars or scholarship. In the meantime the very name of classicist must be transformed into a term of abuse.
Stated in terms of classics and Greek, the picture is absurd. But if for classicist we substitute "Orientalist," with the appropriate accompanying changes, this amusing fantasy becomes an alarming reality. For some years now a hue and cry has been raised against Orientalists in American and to a lesser extent European universities, and the term "Orientalism" has been emptied of…
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DURHAM — The University of New Hampshire football team boarded a charter flight at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease on Friday morning bound for South Carolina and a playoff game against Wofford College.
As a Pease Greeter who welcomes active military troops passing through the terminal on their way to and from areas of conflict around the world, Chris Zarkoskie is familiar with the facility.
When the Wildcats offered the New Jersey native a scholarship five years ago, they were getting much more than a football player.
They were getting a model citizen who has not only been a staple along the offensive line, but also successful in the classroom and active in the community.
"It was instilled in me at a very young age that being a well-rounded person is an important thing," Zarkoskie said. "Anyone you meet it's important to be respectful and do the right thing in all aspects."
Zarkoskie will line up at left guard this afternoon in what could be his final college game.
Even if the senior never plays another down for UNH he's made a lasting impact on a program that will be making its ninth straight postseason appearance today.
"You can't put a figure on what this kid has meant to the program," said coach Sean McDonnell, "and he's a good football player. He's a hard-working kid. He gets it."
A three-year starter and co-captain this season, the durable Zarkoskie was just named third string All-Colonial Athletic Association.
He played the last two years of his career primarily at guard after being moved from center where he spent his sophomore campaign.
He's started all 11 games this season and 11 of 12 last year, including 10 at guard. Zarkoskie started all 13 games at center in 2010.
"A lot of things determine why you offer a kid a scholarship and why you want him in your program," McDonnell said. "He exemplifies all those things."
Zarkoskie carries a 3.58 grade-point average in psychology and was recently named to the NCAA Division I all-academic first team for the second year in a row.
He's made the honor roll at UNH every semester, including high honors three times and highest honors twice.
"You get a feel for kids," McDonnell said. "I didn't see all of it. I'm not that smart, but I knew it was really good stuff. You just felt good things were going to happen when you were around him, and it did. He's a terrific kid."
Zarkoskie was an AFCA Good Works Team nominee for volunteerism and selfless contributions to the community in each of the past two years.
"The thing I love about him the most is his integrity and character," McDonnell said. "There's nothing phony about him. There's so many good qualities. He does everything you ask him to do and he usually does it to the best of his ability or beyond, and he spreads that to everybody else around him."
Senior linebacker and co-captain Alan Buzbee attended Seton Hall Prep with Zarkoskie. Both were recruited by UNH at the same time.
"He's been like that since high school," Buzbee said. "What he does at Pease greeting all the veterans is great. He does that not to get the accolades. He does that because he wants to do it. I think that's the most special part about him."
"How you do everything is how you do anything," Zarkoskie said. "I try my best to act with respect, act with dignity and treat others the way I would like to be treated, and more importantly treat them how they would like to be treated."
Zarkoskie is part of a cohesive offensive line that is anchored by left tackle Seamus O'Neill, who is an All-CAA first team selection.
Like Zarkoskie, center Mike Coccia is a third-team all-league selection. Senior right guard Mickey DiLima is a three-year starter and sophomore right tackle Rob Bowman has started all 11 games.
"If a kid has a problem other than football, you can talk to Zark about it," McDonnell said. "He's just a good, good person. You want guys like him to marry your daughter."
The line blocks for one of the most balanced offenses in the country. It averages 236.7 yards a game passing and 234.2 rushing, and ranks ninth nationally in total offense (470.9) and 10th in scoring (36.6 ppg).
As a redshirt freshman, Zarkoskie made his first postseason appearance at McNeese State in 2009. His first start came the following year against Bethune Cookman.
The Wildcats won both games.
"It's about winning football games," Zarkoskie said. "That's a big goal of ours. Winning championships is a big thing around here, but the most important thing is being well-rounded, and doing the right thing in all aspects of your life."
Zarkoskie was named a semifinalist for the 2012 NFF scholar-athlete awards and was also nominated for the 2011-12 CAA football student-athlete award.
He made the most out of his experience at UNH.
"Two of the best decisions I've made in my life were going to Seton Hall and coming to UNH," Zarkoskie said. "It's a whole group atmosphere that contributes to the development of one person."
"He gives more than he gets," McDonnell added.
Brains and brawn: UNH's Zarkoskie is a talented player and model citizen
DURHAM — The University of New Hampshire football team boarded a charter flight at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease on Friday morning bound for South Carolina and a playoff game against Wofford College.


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Tron Legacy fashions are coming to your Xbox Live Avatar, sleek skintight outfits that actually look like they're ripped direct from the Grid, unlike those real-world Tron-inspired clothes. Can we interest you in your own mini-Recognizer?
A sneak peek at the upcoming Tron Legacy (and Tron Evolution) additions to your Xbox Live Avatar are in the gallery below, from props to t-shirts to premium themes to clothing that will transform you into a pale imitation of Olivia Wilde as Quorra. Not pictured is the promise of Tron gear from the original 1982 film, a chance to dress like an old-school Tron or Sark.
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Every person has heard that practice makes perfect. In reality it is often not possible to go to the golf course or driving range several times a week and hit balls or work on drills. Recreational golfers have jobs, family and other responsibilities that are far more important than anything that happens on the course. With some creativity and a couple household items you can practice at home and still improve your game.
One of the best things for your short game is to practice chipping with a Ping Pong ball. While they are roughly the same size as a golf ball they are obviously too light to cause any damage and have good feedback. First of all make sure you have plenty of room to swing the club without hitting anything breakable. Using a sand or lob wedge practice hitting a Ping Pong ball onto a couch or table. Short game is all about feel and creativity and sometimes you have to get pretty creative when hitting a Ping Pong ball onto a dining table. Practice hitting down on the ball to get it airborne faster with spin and adjust ball position to the back of your stance to keep the ball low. Practice this a couple times a week and you will definitely see results.
If your putting is a concern simply grab a 4×4 that is roughly two feet long. By keeping the heel of your putter against the side of the board you can get the feel of a straight back and straight through putting stroke. This is a great drill when you cannot log time on the putting green, it is also a great drill at the course. Great players often do this drill for hours without hitting a single golf ball. The repetition of the stroke is what matters when the pressure is on.
Next time you feel you need to get some practice in but just can't find the time to get to the course just get creative. By practicing twenty minutes a day or even every other day at home you will see improvement.


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Church helps keep city pools open on Sundays
Crossroads members donate food savings
A local church encouraged members to eat cheaply to help save money to donate to Cincinnati pools.
Eight of the city's pools were slated to be closed on Sundays, but members of Crossroads ate beans and rice for a week and donated their savings – which added up to more than $377,000.
"It was $3777,036.06, which I think the 6 cents is really cool because it shows that there were kids involved who were literally saving pennies," said church spokeswoman Jennifer Sperry.
About $65,000 of that went to keep the pools open through Aud. 11 and provide swim lessons for families.
"When I heard that the pools were going to be open on Sundays I thought, 'Oh, that was nice, the city must have come up with some money,' (and) then when I heard it was a purposeful endeavor to raise funds from Crossroads Church I was quite impressed," said swimmer Francesca Rayburn.
So was the recreation commission.
"We had been closed on Sundays, so this has really made an impact to the citizens of Cincinnati," said Chris Bigham, director of the Cincinnati Recreation Commission.
The pools will remain open through Aug. 17.


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Oy Mexico is a FREE app centered around Day of the Dead and is without a doubt, MommyMaestra's favorite. My kids really love this app, too.
Developed by Oh Ahoy, this clever app is so creative and perfect for everyone! The brief introduction is written in English, but the interactive part of the app is pretty much wordless/language neutral making it accessible to anyone. Instead it is mostly a sweet combination of soft, melodic sounds. Parents can use this app even as a bedtime activity, reading the introduction to their child, then exploring the app together, talking about the various images and events in each scene.
The app is a short story that focuses on a young boy who is remembering his abuelo on Día de los Muertos. In the story, your child will be delighted to find numerous ways to interact with each scene, providing plenty of fun learning opportunities. My kids quickly figured out how to move the characters and produce surprising reactions at the touch of their fingertips.
The colorful, earthy illustrations are the work of Wilmer Murillo, who captures the essence of Día de los Muertos perfectly. The images are fun, friendly, and engaging.
I think their video shows this app best, so take a peek...(The video says the app is $.99, but I downloaded it for free months ago and it seems to still be free of charge. Don't know how long this will last, so you may want to hurry!)
Oy Ahoy is a Danish/Swedish design and development studio whose goal is to create age appropriate digital media that teaches and celebrates world cultures. Oy Ahoy also have another app free to download named Oy China. It looks to be equally fabulous and I'm looking forward to sharing it with my children as well.


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The plan was to have $12 million raised a week ago to help cover the city's costs for hosting the upcoming America's Cup regatta.
It's not quite there.
A committee of philanthropic and community leaders raising donations to help offset San Francisco's projected costs for hosting the renowned sailing race so far has only $8.8 million raised to cover costs for the current fiscal year, and $8 million of that came from a single source: race organizers, according to a new memo from the city controller.
The fundraising group, the America's Cup Organizing Committee, does have written pledges or agreements totaling $12 million – the target amount listed in the initial agreement with race organizers to have on hand by Jan. 31, Controller Ben Rosenfield wrote.
But $3.2 million of that is pledged for 2012, 2013 or 2014, the memo indicates. The fundraising committee has only $800,000 cash on hand plus an $8 million agreement with the America's Cup Event Authority for expenses in the fiscal year that ends June 30, the memo says.
Under that agreement, the organizing committee sold its rights to solicit sponsors within the local market to the event authority, the business arm of the Cup racing group headed by billionaire Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, which had access to national and international sponsors. The two have now agreed to combine those efforts into a single outreach campaign to advertisers. That agreement also includes unspecified future revenue sharing beyond the $8 million, according to the controller's memo.
But the committee needs to ramp it up to meet the target of $32 million over three years outlined in the initial December 2010 deal between the city, the then-newly formed organizing committee and the event authority led by Ellison, who agreed to hold the regatta here.
"Given the ACOC's expenses and fundraising payout schedules, significant additional fundraising beyond those achieved to date will be required to honor the $32 million fundraising goals," Rosenfield wrote.
Exhibition races are scheduled to kick off in August, followed by the finals in September 2013.
The committee's operating expenses were $492,000 last year and are expected to jump to $844,000 this year plus $520,000 in other costs for a total of $1.3 million, the memo says. The total committee costs are projected to jump to $2.1 million in 2013, according to the controller.
Mark Buell, a philanthropist and Democratic Party fundraiser who volunteered to chair the organizing committee, said his group has "absolutely, without question" complied with its part in the agreement to bring the Cup to San Francisco.
The language in that agreement is less than declarative, stating that Buell's committee "will endeavor" to raise up to $32 million over a three year period, with "targets" of $12 million in the first year and $10 million in each of the next two years.
"The issue at the time when this was written was: Is there the will out there to fund this?" Buell said. "If anything, I see this as a major accomplishment given that we were able to do it."
Buell also said the controller's memo doesn't include $500,000 pledged Monday.
Local Democratic Party chair Aaron Peskin, who has been critical of the current terms of the America's Cup deal, said Buell's committee had "broken its commitment" to the taxpayers.
"Contracts are to be read in their simple English language, which leads everyone to believe that Mark Buell was on the hook to deliver $12 million to the city last week," Peskin said. "As it stands, they raised $800,000 and spent $400,000 on their salaries."
Rosenfield's memo notes that the original agreement actually gives "no stated deadline … for payment of the $12 million by the ACOC to the city."
The original benchmarks were set to give the Board of Supervisors a sense of how feasible funding would be before the city commits to a binding deal on hosting the races that includes turning over to Ellison's group ownership of one waterfront parcel and long-term development rights on others in exchange for at least $55 million in waterfront upgrades.
Rosenfield's memo comes as the board is preparing to receive today the binding deal. Plenty of wrangling over several points is expected before a vote on approval later this month.
Buell said his main concern was ensuring that there was money in place to pay the city's bills at the end of the current fiscal year, which he maintains there is.
"I've got close to nine (million)," he said. "I think they'll only need about eight (million) come June 30."


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Windsurfer found dead in Lake Winnebago
Investigation ongoing, deputies say
A 71-year-old man from Sheboygan Falls was found dead in Lake Winnebago near Roosevelt Park on Saturday, authorities said.
Fond du Lac County sheriff's deputies said they received a call at 4:31 p.m. reporting that a windsurfing rig had washed up on shore, but the person operating it was nowhere to be found.
Crews from the windsurfing company went into the lake to look for the man. A patrol boat from the sheriff's office and a boat from the Coast Guard also began searching for the man.
Deputies said the personnel from the windsurfing company found the body in the water about 300 yards off shore at 6:10 p.m.
Deputies said the man, who was pronounced dead on the scene, was not wearing a personal floatation device.
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With just 11 days to go in the presidential election, ad spending has topped $900 million and is on pace to surpass $1 billion.
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US President Barack Obama arrives on stage for a campaign event October 24, 2012 at Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, Iowa. President Obama set off Wednesday on an eight state, 7,660 mile, 40-hour tour, in a show of confidence and commitment in battlegrounds that will decide the election. Thirteen days before he asks voters for a second term, Obama's through-the-night, coast-to-coast trip will take in six of the most contested swing states in his toss-up race with Republican Mitt Romney. The struggle in Iowa, Colorado, Nevada, Florida, Virginia and Ohio will decide which of the rivals masses the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
First Read reported just nine days ago that spending on radio and television ads had crossed the $800 million threshold.
Total spending, including the campaigns and outside groups, has now climbed to $907 million, according to an NBC analysis of data provided by ad-buying firm SMG Delta.
Ohio is now the top state in overall ad spending at $185 million, surpassing Florida which is at $182 million.
Just this week, $84 million in ads have been booked, a record for any single week this election. But next week already tops this one with $86 million in ad buys already booked. Ohio tops all states with $18 million of that money this week and $20 million next.
"Team Romney," the campaign and outside groups supporting him, are far outpacing "Team Obama" this week -- $54 million to $30 million.
In overall spending, Team Romney is outpacing Team Obama $531 million to $375 million.
Here are the top 10 states overall:
- Ohio $185 million
- Florida $182 million
- Virginia $144 million
- Colorado $78 million
- Iowa $71 million
- North Carolina $69 million
- NV $55 million
- NH $49 million
- WI $40 million
- PA $19 million
- MI $15 million


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Yes this is for my homework.
I am not lazy getting other people to do it for me i am just stuck.
This is the code i have. It sux and has too many errors to even list the errors on my compiler.
I am trying to create two functions to define the x,y and z co-ordinates of a line at its two ends, and store them in a matrix.
Very boring and difficult as I'm new to ++ but my talents lie elsewhere.
Someone who is good with ++ would probably be able to sort this code out in a second.
So someone please help me if anyone feels like it.
Code:#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main() { double line[2][3]; double x,y; int menu_option; printf("Please choose from the menu\n\n"); printf("1.\t\tTranslate the line\n"); printf("2.\t\tScale the line\n"); printf("3.\t\tRotate the line\n"); printf("4.\t\tChange position of L0 (Where P=0)\n"); printf("5.\t\tChange position of L1 (Where P=1)\n"); printf("6.\t\tEvaluate a point on the line\n"); printf("7.\t\tExit the program\n\n"); printf("Enter your choice here\n\n\n"); scanf("%lf", &menu_option); printf("\n\n\n"); } //Function defining 1st point of array { void enteringp1(int [0][0], int [0][1], int [0][2]); printf("Please enter the set of co-ordinates for the first point, P1, separated by spaces.\n\n"); scanf("%lf %lf %lf", &[0][0] &[0][1] &[0][2]); printf("\n\nThe co-ordinates for the first point, P1 are\t\t %lf, %lf, %lf\n\n" [0][0] [0][1] [0][2]); } //Function defining 2nd of the array { void enteringp2(int [1][0], int[1][1], int [1][2]); printf("Please enter the set of co-ordinates for the second point, P2, seperated by spaces.\n\n"); scanf("%lf %lf %lf", &[1][0] &[1][1] &[1][2]); printf("\n\nThe co-ordinates for the second point, P2 are\t\t %lf, %lf, &lf\n\n" [1][0] [1][1] [1][2]); }


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I nestled up to the counter, my wallet in hand ready to slip out my credit card. My helper's orange apron with the standard "Home Depot" logo was untied so hung loosely from her neck. She peered into the computer screen in front of her. "Now let's see. LG is the model, yes. Ah, here it is." Her unpainted nails touched letters in a spreadsheet. I waited. And okay for the waiting, liking the cool temperature of the box store. "Just be a minute," she said. "And we'll get you back out into the sunshine as soon as possible."
"No problem," I replied, glancing over at the very large refrigerator just across the aisle from us. "I'm not really a summer gal."
"Oh, really?" She turned her entire self toward me. "I don't like summer too! People think I'm crazy here. It's nice to meet someone else that doesn't either. I mean," she continued turning back to the computer screen,"what's the big deal about going to the lake. People talk how great it is but it's just a lot work!"
I chuckled. "I get it. It is a lot of work," I replied, trying to reign in my excitement too, to meet someone in my northern province where wintery days outnumber the hot days two to one at least. "And get this, I finally actually got my lawn kind of nice with fertilizing, watering and all that stuff, and then the ants came marching in! Now I got big yellow patches from trying to kill them. You can't win in the summer here!"
I noticed our nodding heads were syncing. Ah, to have a comrade in arms who agrees that summer is not a season full of fun in the sun like a beach commercial of happy kids, cottages, lazy dogs, and iced tea in lawn chairs.
It's a season where the ants can come marching in too, and that is definitely no hoorah.
It's a season where flowers tenderly planted droop in pots even strategically placed, while the neighbours gardens have House & Home magazine calling to take photos for feature stories titled, "Best Urban Gardens", or "How to Win the Neighbourhood Garden Prize".
It's a season where arms sore from pushing a lawn mower strain to paddle while other kayakers glide by like olympian ice skaters in warm up.
It's a season where the long summer days mean leisurely dinners on outdoor restaurant patios (if, spotlighted by the summer light, the dusty baseboards, dirty windows, spotty walls, don't grab attention as that means long hours inside with a rag soaked in vinegar).
No, contrary to when the ants come marching in, summer does not always voice a hooray.
Ah, but…then there's those days of leaving the house, the neighbours, the city behind, traveling clear roads, and taking that turn not planned.
It's finding that summer place where flowers bloom perfectly in natural pots of clay.
It's finding that summer place where cool waters are empty of all except natures play items of rocks and sand.
And the summer place where time is spent leisurely upon banks of rivers where natures dust is spotlighted by the season's hours of long light.
I must admit, it is most likely my lawn will never be intruder free, or House & Home Magazine calling on me, or my home corners completely dust free.
But maybe it's time to be present in the season where places of beauty is in a light only summer can bring.
Maybe it's time to start liking summer after all.
(However, I must admit, I sure wish those ants in my lawn would find a new road to another summer place!)
He makes springs pour water into the ravines;
it flows between the mountains.
They give water to all the beasts of the field;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
The birds of the sky nest by the waters;
they sing among the branches.
He waters the mountains from his upper chambers;
the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work. Psalm 104:10-13
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