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Deeply Awake CHANNEL — Bread 12-10-13 By Kathy Vik
The subject today is one which all are familiar, that of daily bread. Sustenance, survival, there are many ways to label it but it is indeed a human constant, built into the design, this need to eat, to eliminate. It is, dear ones, part of the matrix.
And so, it is an important one, a constant, fixed and true, until, of course, it is not.
Without food and drink, the vessel dies. This means that one must acquire and accept this food and drink. For many, it requires, then gaining access not to the bread, but to something with which you trade for the bread. This is money, paper whose meaning goes far beyond its print.
You see, dear ones, bread is a metaphor, but it is also that which one must hold in one's hand, place in one's mouth, digest and release. And this is a monumental understanding for those who can access it. Through the night we have worked with the scribe on this concept of bread. Interrupted her sleep we did, several times, and first thoughts were not of anything but a glistening, brown, hot loaf of bread. It is gratifying she chose to channel over the other activities, as this had been the intent, you see.
We use her as an example for someone who tries very hard but often needs help getting to the final understanding. She was unequipped to understand our meaning, although we giver her much respect for her having tried so hard, in between all the worrying she is doing, and then the scolding she gives herself for worrying.
A hamster's wheel of worry-attempts to soothe, disappointment in having been worrying, you see.
And so we are here to break her of this pattern, and point it out not to embarrass her, although this seems impossible, at the point, but instead to point out a hidden habit many have, many who wish they did not, and this, loved ones, sets up shame. Subtle, it is. Pervasive and evasive, we would call it. And we discuss it to help all with their thinking. This next bit will then add meat to this stew.
Consider one's psyche, one's fused personality structure, we call it, as a loaf of bread. As a child, one's bread is merely dough. It is through experience, through interactions and thinking upon these interactions, that the dough is prepared for baking.
Literally millions of individual moods, emotions, thoughts, have occurred within the human brain in the first few years of life. It is a structure that is so boggling in its complexity, it has, then, been described without wonder, without true awe. It is a complicated system, the neurological system, the senses, movement, sensation, and then, cognition. We urge you to think on this from time to time. You are a wondrous being, biologically.
And dear ones, this is meant for you, the ones who are indeed able to understand just how miraculous the human body is, in regulation and in compensation, your forever ally, your obedient mother, your loving friend.
As individuals with perhaps it is best to be called a deeper spiritual range than the average person, and there are many you, so many, we urge to you understand this.
Your consciousness, your angelic nature, it is inhabiting a physical form, and this physical form , as it matures, can mature with its spiritual nature. As it does, the bread bakes. As it does, dear ones, your bread bakes.
All of you have been through the eye of the needle, many of you, several times. Uncomfortable times when you feel as if everything has broken apart, and nothing can be truly relied upon in the physical. Each of you knows how it feels to wonder how something, or many "things," which seemed to be perfect, just fell apart, and some of you have been through times which have been called "the bottom falling out," when everything is topsy-turvy.
Please know, reader, that if you are not one of these persons, you are reminded not to judge those who understand, and can relate to and actually feel this information. And be counted as one who has had a perhaps not so challenging path and therefore, give honor and recognition to the ones who have fallen, whose lives have fallen apart or whose goals remain unmet. Do not pity them, but neither judge them, and instead, honor them. They are your fellow pioneers, some your grandparents. Sit and listen. Do not judge.
When all appears lost, in whatever department you might have, be it financial or romantic, or experiencing a loss of a loved one, or any other number of scenarios where, one day it was LIKE THIS and the next day it will forever be LIKE THIS, we wish to come and tell you of bread.
All people have this dough, you see. It is a metaphor for a meld with spirit, you see. Everyone can have this bread, this daily bread, because each come fully prepared to be master bakers. However, simply because someone has a lump of dough, there is no true obligation to season it, sweeten it, leaven it, oil it, bake it. Not everyone does this, you see.
And for them, the need to go without, without the human body, without the human vessel, and procure, get, forage and need, this is the way. For many, for most, this is the way. Their bread may be baking, and it may be in a box by the door, discarded long ago, something they always thought about, but did little about, perhaps. And this is fine, it is acceptable, it is beautiful, in fact, because, for now, there do not have to be many loaves of bread. Not many. One loaf feeds a multitude, you see.
And so, here is a shiny, hot, plump loaf of bread, dripping sweet butter, soft and bursting with flavor, wanting to share it with you, wanting only to be eaten.
This bread is something which will feed you, of course, daily, and will keep you satisfied forever. The bread, once baked, never is exhausted, and feeds all who are hungry, gladly, sufficiently, and wordlessly.
This bread comes from having gone into the fire, dear ones. An oven is uncomfortable, to be sure, just as having the bottom fall out of one's reality is uncomfortable. And yet, do you not understand, is it not clear, bread, this bread, it was built to withstand heat. It was made to react positively to heat, loved ones. It could not be what it is in its final form without having been able to great such tremendous heat and find within a celebration of becoming, melded with that heat, taking it into its very molecular structure, where it does, in fact, alter.
But the heat, is precise in its purpose, and never stays overlong. That is not how this oven works. The heat is not sadism, dear ones, the heat is the holy fire of knowledge, the great central sun coming alive within your very DNA, and activating within you an awareness of what you had always been, what you had always known you would become, and had long ago, most likely, vowed to become, this lifetime. We are aware of your paths, loved ones, and the pain that you have endured to walk this road. We wish to close on this note, bringing into discussion that which we brought up at the beginning. A fit way to end, yes.
We wish to say that it is important now, for many of you, to understand that you have been delivered from the oven. It is, we point out, quite difficult to fully appreciate when the the heat has been turned off. You see, the oven is your daily lives, and although you may soon notice anomalies which will strike you as odd, for "things" may not entirely synch up to the last matrix."
We have birthed the channel through a series of these upgrades, and she has yet to see these anomalies, although we have pointed them out to her, from time to time. Things that have "reappeared," that she had lost months ago, people who have been supportive but who have not been in full view, so to speak, even the color of objects, they can change slightly, after a huge energetic upgrade.
Call it a reboot, although it is not exactly that. Rather than imagining that the objects, relationships or structures have changed, instead, understand when you see anomalies, it is YOU who has changed. You are noticing more, are you not? Have some of you noticed a greater auditory acuity? Are you hearing us, at times? Are you noticing colors you have heretofore never seen? The sounds, the colors, the structures, they are unchanged. YOU have changed. This is a great truth, dear ones, one that is worth pondering.
And so, the final thought is this. It is all well and good to have these discussions, and to get a glimpse, perhaps we are able to give you just a glimpse of the enormity of this endeavor. And this, dear ones, is the point of this discussion. Long winded it may be, but vital to your growth, we say to you now.
The channel, as do many of you who read this, has a problem with seeing the point to all of this. And we say this, again, not to embarrass but to elucidate a pattern we sense playing put among the awakening.
We give you the image of bread to ground you, and to make physical that which is not. It is so important for you to see the significance of your daily lives. We wish so much for each of you to understand that through your work, through your eyes, and through your very presence, you are feeding people this daily bread.
This is manna, and some will say, if that is so, why am I struggling financially? Or, why am I so hurt by this person's behavior? Or what have you. There are still bruises, you know this, some of you are still walking, at times, in conundrums.
We say, first, if you have discharged your karma, remember that there are certain situations which can be no other way than as they are, as you have set them up to be this way. You do realize this, don't you? You have set this problem up, the ones which remain, and, dear ones, you will have conundrums. Being melded does not mean your issues halt. But, they carry a different charge, and it is best to love them, see them as friends, and discover what gifts they hold.
Remember, walking through your fear, oh, this is the greatest act of power on this earth, and as long as you are here, there will be these skirmishes. So, please, think kindly on yourselves if you are faced with puzzles. Remember to seeking out the love within the puzzle, for that is what puzzles, conflicts, emotional pain, that is what they are. Love puzzles.
See to it that you live. Get physical! Engage!
You were in the oven, many of you, for a long time, and during such an event, time is somewhat suspended, you see? As you plug back in, as you re-engage, as you emerge from what many of you will understand in retrospect was your birth, at times all there was was the heat. The change. The state of change. Many of you wear it very well.
But it is time to take off this attire, and realize that the time of intense change is in fact over.
Allow yourselves time to adjust, but we encourage you to engage as you adjust, you see? It is now a good thing, a strong and perfect and appropriate thing to participate more fully.
Some of you will know what we are speaking of. Many have been in their caves, and although we are now making the mistake of mixing metaphors, it bears repeating, what was said through Lee Carroll, we say again, the time of hibernation is through. It is time to come out from the caves so many of you have long sheltered in, understandably and naturally so. These caves healed you, and they are beautiful, and they are home, but we remind each of you, you may go home, now, at will.
We allowed the channel this, to close, we tell you of this great moment.
She had that vision of warm, brown, slick bread. And the Sequoia we showed her, which she becomes, when channeling, this was then present. And through the sap she traveled, up to the stars, up to the stars, and then, she got it. She was home. And she knew it. Bliss overcame, and she understood consciously, that home is indeed now just a thought, just a breath away, always. This great longing she had to go home, it is now fulfilled, and will remain fulfilled for all time.
She is urged, as you are, to take your beautiful, well prepared, sumptuous bread out now, to all you meet. You are prepared, now, to give away that which has been so happily given to you. And do you not see, this supply, being endless, will manifest in all ways. In ways you may not expect, beyond your expectation,s we would like to say.
The channel is tired, and feels fatigue, especially, when thinking upon times when she couldn't manifest. We tell all of you who have had such experiences that there is now no need to manifest with a sense of doubt. We urge you to consider the truth of it. This is your reality. It is your body. It is you who are the gift, and it is you who will receive your gift many fold. What you give out, now, is a meal. Do you understand this? A meal. And as such, you know the law of return. You know this to be a law. What one gives out is that which one receives, yes?
We leave you to ponder the magnificence and the magnitude of what you are about to receive, and to pay not attention to the squawking old fear thoughts make.
Embolden yourselves! Celebrate yourselves!
And, remember dear ones, it is you who takes the first bite of this loaf of bread. We sit and share this bread with you, and it is only up to you, and the matrix you have provided yourself for expression and creativity, which determines when we sit down for that first meal.
Know your bread is ready, that we wait at the table, adoring you from our seat, as you do what you must to prepare for the best meal you have ever had. The table is ready. The best table, one with plates, cups, cutlery of unimaginable worth, and the seat is ready for you.
We wish only to sit with you and watch and celebrate as you take that first bite. Many have already, and know of this ceremony, cloaked, as it may be, in other metaphors.
However, it is our honor to sit with you and break bread with you, as you wish. You are not alone now, and you are with resources beyond your imagining. Fear not. You are loved beyond measure. We thank you for your great act of love.


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The Passing of Richard Nyerges
Posted 7:42 PM 12/14/2011
It is with much sadness that I must announce the passing of my good friend and mentor, Richard Nyerges.
Richard was the first ODC member to show me the true beauty of hiking in the Angeles National Forest.
Richard taught me how to hike at higher elevations and for longer distances.
Richard was the first person to take me to the summit of Baden-Pwell and down the length of Bear Canyon.
Richard was the Trail Boss who showed me how to work and maintain trails in the forests.
Richard taught me that everyone should carry a garbage bag to pick up trash along the way when they hike.
Richard adopted the beautiful and serene Bear Canyon in the Angeles National Forest as his way of giving back to the land, something we should all strive for.
Richard was an inspiration to so many people. He was an influence on US Forest Service personnel, as well as those of us who met him through the ODC.
Richard could be a tough task-master when it came to maintaining his trails in the forest, but he always did so with a smile and made sure we all had fun while doing so.
He wil be sorely missed by those who knew and loved him, especially Mother Nature.
The following message is from his long-time companion and partner, Pam, and Richard's two sons:
Posted 12:37 PM 12/20/2011
Richard's passing is a great loss for the entire outdoors community. I have rarely met anyone who had such a passion for the outdoors. He will be missed...
Posted 1:16 PM 12/22/2011
My family and I were in the area upon our return trip from Escondido on 12-18-11. We were on the 210 when my eyes gazed towards Baldy. Coincidently, it was around 1:00 p.m. I did not know of the services until now.
My condolences to Richard's family.
In another thread, I mentioned that Richard WAS the Outdoors Club.
Well, he is, was, and will always be.
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Congratulations on being honoured as Cat of the Day, Daisy!
What a pretty Tuxedo girl you are! Your fluffy coat is so beautiful and it looks very soft. You have five toes on one paw and six on the other - that is quite special. Your green eyes are beautiful, and you have the sweetest face.
How lucky your family were to be the ones who could take you home... no wonder so many wanted you. Your family love you, and you love them.
You're such a chatterbox, and quite clever, too. You fetch balls when your family throws them, and when you play hide and seek, you always find them. I bet you're all having lots of fun!
Enjoy a day of fun and celebration with your family, get pampered with extra treats and lots of cuddles. I wish you a long, happy and healthy life, sweetie!


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Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
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"AMAZING!!!! Beautiful, comfortable. Near Zion NP"
Reviewed Aug 05, 2015
$40 a night is rather expensive but this is a huge double site which can easily fit 4 tents. Park Rangers are very strict so stick to their 2 cars, 4 tents rule. The park is fairly deep down a paved road and there are deer crossing all the time in the evening. The site is on soft orange sand. There are 2 picnic tables and fire grates available. There are also mature trees that you can set up tents under. The road to the campsite was 12 miles long but well paved.
We saw reviews stating there is a lot of noise from ATVs but we had zero problems- they came in around 8pm and moved out at 8am.
The camp host seemed put off that I knocked on his door at 9pm asking to buy firewood but he was very polite.
GO HERE! GO HERE! GO HERE! It's 30 minutes away from the East entrance to Zion National Park which is seriously beautiful.
One thing- this is my first experience with serious desert wildlife. We saw the endangered Utah Prairie Dog on our site as well as a Scorpion and a 3 inch long black beetle on the cement in front of the women's bathroom.
Zero cell phone or data service but who cares! There are fantastic hot water showers available- this place is the Ritz compared to other state park campgrounds. I LOVED this site and will return again and again.
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It is sometimes useful being moderately extrovert and thus becoming known to most of the people at a family history conference.
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John Feast Bunting
07:57PM BST - Sunday, 10 October 2004
Contributed by: Michael Bunting FSG
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It is sometimes useful being moderately extrovert and thus becoming known to most of the people at a family history conference.
Quainton Bunting Information
10:17PM BST - Thursday, 30 September 2004
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Stan Cook, who lives in Quainton, Buckinghamshire UK recently wrote to me about his village web site http://www.quainton.net
Basil Bunting
07:29PM BST - Friday, 17 September 2004
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My daughter (Charlotte Bunting Floyd) has a friend who vacationed in Durham, England, and found a postcard with the picture of Basil Bunting, poet.
1851 Stray, Durham to Sheffield.
05:50PM BST - Friday, 17 September 2004
Contributed by: Michael Bunting FSG
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My thanks to John Bailey of Sheffield for this snippet. (I met John at the Federation Conference at the end of August which we each thoroughly enjoyed from the point of view of the accomodation at Loughborough University, the excellent food and unexpectedly good talks belying their subject titles.)
A shy lot
01:11AM BST - Tuesday, 17 August 2004
Contributed by: Anonymous
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Where is everybody? I don't seem to be getting very far with the Bunting family. I did find a marriage between Mahala Evans and Thomas Bunting 29 December 1841 Doveridge, Derby. Mahala's parents were John and Ann Evans. Mahala was baptised 20 February 1808 in Doveridge.
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12:11AM BST - Saturday, 17 July 2004
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Alan Merryweather has a watercolour picture of a man, bearing the legend 'A. A. Bunting as Iago'. The distinctive Art Deco style of the lettering seems to date it from the 1920s and 1930s.
Bunting Field Papers?
09:30PM BST - Friday, 16 July 2004
Contributed by: Laverne Bunting Hayes
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I received a message from David Bunton in AR. He and I have both visited Bunting Field in Darbyshire. He was told that someone in the Lee family had old papers on the land. Does anyone know anything re this? He said it might fill in some gaps in our history.
Buntings in Rutland
07:13PM BST - Sunday, 30 May 2004
Contributed by: Anonymous
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I am interested in Buntings in Teigh, Rutland around 1750-1850. I have an unmarried mother in my tree - Elizabeth SPURR (1800-1872) who had at least 3 children, the second having the name John Bunting SPURR. I suspect that John BUNTING from Teigh 1777-1834 may have been the father, but I am also aware of other BUNTINGs in Teigh around this time and also that some of the BUNTINGs had "some reputation". Can anyone help me shed more light on thes TEIGH BUNTINGs? The 3 fatherless children involved are:
Buntings in Birmingham and Bradford
09:27PM BST - Sunday, 11 April 2004
Contributed by: Jerry Green
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My Great Grandmother was Frances Williams Bunting, she was one of eleven children of William Bunting of Spratton, Northants and Elizabeth Lantsbery. Her husband died in 1893 aged 65 but she lived on for another 41 years, in Creaton Northamptonshire, and she appears to have been supported in this time by her eldest brother and her youngest sisters' husband. The following are the details I have of these siblings but details of how they financially supported my Great Grandmother will follow in a future story. Any more details especially on the Bradford Buntings would be very gratefully received.


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From the mid-1800s, there was a Galizianer community in Jerusalem, supported largely by family and landsmen in Europe. Collections were taken by gabbaim once, twice, even four times a year, depending on the size of the community and the industriousness of the gabbai and meticulous records were kept of those collections.
For the most part, the collection records listed the name of the head of the household and the amount contributed, but occasionally when two or more people from the same town had the same name, some additional information would be added, such as the father's name or the wife's name. In one instance, I was able to use this information to determine whether a particular Hersch Leib (1835-1880) was Zvi Aryeh or Zvi Yehudah, thus settling a decades-long family debate.
Unfortunately the records kept in Jerusalem were largely lost with
the fall of the Old City and of course the Galician copies were lost entirely.
However, the records for the period ~1924-1939 - it varies from town to
town - survived and are kept in a filing cabinet in a kollel in Jerusalm's
Mea Shearim neighborhood.
which shows the inventory of records by town.
The value of these records is in the testimony to the fact that a person lived in a particular town at a particular time, and you can occasionally induce when a person died or moved away, when he disappears from the collection records. You can also follow a person's fortunes, as his contributions increase and decrease over the years.
Occasionally, the collection records will include a personal letter from someone in Galicia, asking that the community in Jerusalem offer prayers for family members and these letters can be of great sentimental and genealogical value.
On the right, you can see a sample page of records. Most gabbaim used Hebrew script. A few towns use Latin letters.
It is possible to arrange to search and copy these fragile documents, giving the family researcher an opportunity to learn something about people who may have been left in Europe.
For further information, contact Israel Pickholtz, Solutions.


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When trumpeter Terence Blanchard arrives in Miami this week to perform in the opening of the Jazz Roots series at the Adrienne Arsht Center, he will have just finished scoring his fifteenth movie for director Spike Lee, Chiraq.
"We finished it two weeks ago, and we're going back now to score two more additional scenes and then we will be done," says Blanchard from his New Orleans home. "That's what I'll be doing in Los Angeles right before I come to Miami."
Friday's program, "The Movie Music of Spike Lee and Terence Blanchard," celebrates Lee's movies and the jazz-infused scores Blanchard has created as the filmmaker's resident composer. It is co-presented by the University of Miami's Frost School of Music as part of Festival Miami. The school's Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra will join Blanchard's quintet, along with Grammy- and Tony-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, for the show.
Inescapably, the concert will stir thoughts of Jazz Roots founder Larry Rosen, a trailblazing jazz producer and music executive who died in October.
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"I wish it was under different circumstances," says Blanchard, 53, who has fond memories of Rosen. The trumpet player says he was almost signed to Rosen's contemporary jazz record label GRP, but the company was sold before the deal could be inked.
"We remained good friends," says Blanchard, adding that Rosen was unique in the industry. "He understood that if the art was great, the commerce would follow. He's going to be missed because of the impact that he's had on jazz music."
Blanchard is one of the most celebrated musicians in jazz. A five-time Grammy winner, he started his musical career with Lionel Hampton's orchestra, going on to play with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The composer, arranger and bandleader has recorded more than 30 solo albums and has more than 50 film scores to his credit.
It was Lee who first saw Blanchard's potential for writing music for the movies. The two men met when the trumpeter was hired to coach Denzel Washington on how to look authentic as musician Bleek Gilliam for the 1990 film Mo' Better Blues.
"I got a chance to write one scene, which actually started my career in this business because Spike said, 'You have a future in writing for film,' " Blanchard says. "Then he called me for Jungle Fever."
To this day, Blanchard says Lee challenges him creatively.
"Working with him has taught me how to treat the music as another character in a film," he says, adding that Lee's love of melodic themes will make the concert an accessible and enjoyable one. It will also feature a montage of scenes from Lee's films.
In addition to Bridgewater, the show also includes the singers Maysa, who performed on the soundtrack of Jungle Fever; and Judith Hill, who was a top contender on The Voice and was featured in the Academy Award-winning documentary Twenty Feet From Stardom, about the lives of back-up singers.
Blanchard, who has led the Terence Blanchard Quintet since 1990, also has a close history with the Frost School. From 2011 to 2014 he was artistic director of the Mancini Institute Orchestra, an elite graduate student ensemble created to give the young musicians at UM professional and performing experience. The group performs each year on the Jazz Roots series.
"I forged relationships with many of the students and the faculty when I was there, so it's going to be exciting coming back," Blanchard says.
Scott Flavin, the Mancini Institute's resident conductor, says the opportunity to perform with artists of Blanchard's caliber is an invaluable one.
"With a show like this, with so many soloists, it is a great learning experience," Flavin says. One Mancini fellow, saxophonist Phil Doyle, will perform with Blanchard's quintet.
Blanchard seconds Flavin on the value for students of performing with established artists.
"They see how a professional rehearses, how they conduct themselves and how they interact with musicians. Then they see how it translates into a live performance," he says.
And when it all comes together live onstage, it's nothing short of magic, says Flavin.
"There's an energy that's given out by a great performer, and playing with these kinds of stars is life-changing for the students," says Flavin. "You can lecture all day long about performing at this kind of level, but these performers know how to move an audience, and it's something that can't be replicated anywhere else."
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If you go
What: 'Jazz Roots: The Movie Music of Spike Lee and Terence Blanchard.'
Where: Knight Concert Hall, Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami.
When: 8 p.m. Friday.
Cost: $25-$150.
Information: 305-949-6722 or arshtcenter.org.


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Important Life Lesson – Addendum
Charlotte Fox was one of the world's most well-known mountain climbers. (Read the obit). And in the absolute irony of ironies, she died not tumbling into a crevice on Everest or by any of the hundreds of other ways one might die while ascending the world's highest peaks. No. She died falling down the stairs at home.
Imagine all the times she came home from a treacherous climb, grateful at having successfully conquered another ascent, her friends and family undoubtedly relieved to have her home where she was safe and no longer in mortal danger.
It certainly seems that at times the Universe/God/The Gods/Fate gets a sadistic thrill out of kicking humanity in the pants, if only to teach us that we know nothing.
RIP, Ms. Fox.
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Then, watch our video on this must-try trend. — Additional reporting by Lauren Levinson Cara Delevingne Image Source: Instagram user caradelevingne In a picture with her crew on Instagram, Cara revealed a new soft shade of pink, though it looks like her new rainbow locks might be a wig. 1 / 45 Kelly Ripa Image Source: Instagram user kellyripa Kelly's colourist, Ryan Trygstad at Sally Hershberger, created a blend of five different shades of blue to get this custom "superhero" shade. 2 / 45 Taraji P. Henson Image Source: Instagram user tarajiphenson Celebrity stylist Marcia Hamilton used Pravana Vivids hair colour to achieve Taraji's purple-to-silver rainbow shade. There are also a few blue streaks peeking out from the lower layers. 3 / 45 Kaley Cuoco Image Source: Instagram user normancook Kaley revealed pastel pink locks on Instagram, along with a new rosy brow shade, too. Vanessa Spaeth of Andy Le Compte Salon is responsible for the paint job. 4 / 45 Kesha Image Source: Instagram user iiswhoiis "Slimey" was the only thing Kesha said as she posted a snapshot of her new chartreuse strands. We have to say, the colour is reminiscent of Nickelodeon slime . . . 5 / 45 Hilary Duff Image Source: Instagram user hilaryduff Shortly after transforming into a blue-haired mermaid goddess, Hilary switched up her strands to this gorgeous, faded fuchsia hue. 6 / 45 Lily Allen Image Source: Instagram user lilyallen In anticipation of turning 30, Lily went to colourist Alex Brownsell at Bleach for a watermelon-hued dye job. Do you think it glows under black light? 7 / 45 Julianne Hough Image Source: Instagram user juleshough Julianne dubbed this pastel pink hair colour a "unicorn" shade. The hair colour update comes just in time for music festival season. 8 / 45 Zosia Mamet Image Source: Getty / Brad Barket Girls star Zosia Mamet traded her platinum blonde locks for silvery strands and showed off the new look at an appearance in New York for A Most Violent Year. 9 / 45 Raven-Symoné Image Source: Instagram user ravensymonecp The That's So Raven star revealed this pastel hue on Instagram with the caption "Yes, peach for the holidays . . . #unicorn #5thelement #holidaypumpkin." 10 / 45 Tori Spelling Image Source: Instagram user torispelling Tori shared a sneak peek of her new platinum-grey dip-dye job on Instagram before debuting it on the Today show. 11 / 45 Kylie Jenner Image Source: Instagram user kyliejenner Coif chameleon Kylie Jenner showed off her new teal tresses with a pensive photo on Instagram. 12 / 45 Nicole Richie Image Source: Getty / Vincent Sandoval At her House of Harlow 1960 jewellery launch, Nicole's navy mane was a stark contrast to her white blouse. 13 / 45 Lena Dunham Image Source: Instagram user lenadunham Lena celebrated the Canadian segment of her book tour with a new hair colour. 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text: djphroh Deejay Phroh Whistler Dubplates, originals, specials, bootlegs… whatever you wanna call them. Phroh's got plenty! He prides himself on playing a good number of totally un heard original music in all his sets. Since the year 2000 DJ Phroh has been hard at work smashing dancefloors in his home town of Whistler British Columbia. A DJ, a producer, a turntablist, and most importantly a lover of music. He is notorious for his jaw dropping sets at the infamous "Whistler Full Moon Parties" where he scratches over his bass heavy, home grown, original dubplates of jungle, drum & bass and dubstep. A regular in the Canadian DnB Scene, he has been seen mashing up the dance at clubs all over the Canada from Montreal to Toronto to Vancouver and Victoria then all the way to Euroope where he did a UK summer tour playing festivals and clubs all over England. He is especially well known at his residency at the famous "Whistler Junglists" nights @ Whistler's best nightclub, Tommy Africas. Born in Canada and having grown up in the DnB epicenter of Toronto, Phroh studied very early on in his life the aspects of what makes a dancefloor go off by attending massive legendary parties by the likes of Delerium, Syrous, Destiny, Big Bud, Madness, and many others in the mid 90's accumulating knowledge of how to throw a dope show and just what it takes to erupt a dancefloor into a frenzy with your music. This led him to persue his passion for dance music with DJ and producers such as Hype, Kenny Ken, Marcus Visionary, LTJ Bukem, CRAZE and Freaky Flow serving as early influences. From this Phroh formulated his campaign on the worldwide bass music industry. First by becoming an affluent turntablist rocking the wheels of steel every night mastering his scratch style, complete with body tricks, and mixing prowess. Next he started his Whistler production company for jungle, drum & bass and dubstep entitled "Whistler Junglists" with which he hosts some of the biggest bass heavy shows in the famous ski resort party town of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. At these shows he's played along side the likes of dnb legends like Spor, Aphrodite, Concord Dawn, Netsky, S.P.Y Jacky Murdah, DrumSound & Bassline Smith and many more. Meanwhile he proceeded to hone his music production skills writing a 10 track full length album as well as many singles remixes and bootlegs all available as free downloads. It doesn't stop there, Phroh is known as being a stylalistic "Mix Tape" DJ and provides regular series of mixes encompasing the different styles he portrays. "Super Happy Fun Uplifting Summer Vibez" series is for showcasing those big shiny summer anthems. "Snowshine" series is all cutting edge liquid DnB. "Dubwise Nah Dead" series is all his fravorite Jungle and Ragga tracks. "Reggae Night" series is all about the roots and culture of reggae music. And lastly "PhroHaus" series explores his more funky four on the floor grooves. djphroh's tracks Find A Way by djphroh published on 2017/06/17 01:52:00 +0000 Snowshine 4 by djphroh published on 2016/12/05 02:49:58 +0000 Phroh - Snowshine Vol 3 [FREE DOWNLOAD] by djphroh published on 2015/11/18 20:01:23 +0000 Phroh - Endless Summer [FREE DOWNLOAD] by djphroh published on 2015/06/19 22:36:34 +0000 Phrohaus - Pura Vida Costa Rica Mix by djphroh published on 2015/05/14 10:12:00 +0000 Phroh - Dubwise Nah Dead Vol IV **FREE DOWNLOAD** by djphroh published on 2015/05/14 06:33:27 +0000 Phroh - Rockers Lullaby by djphroh published on 2015/04/02 04:30:14 +0000 Phroh Feat. Nobody Really - Vancouver Rain 2014 Remix by djphroh published on 2015/04/02 04:15:11 +0000 Phroh - Snowshine 2 - A Liquid DnB Mix For Snowy Adventures by djphroh published on 2014/12/08 08:02:12 +0000 Jon Pecos - No Love (DJ Phroh Remix) by djphroh published on 2014/09/25 02:20:59 +0000


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'Hungry' Bayern out to see off Basel
Bayern Munich host FC Basel on Tuesday needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit from their Champions League round of 16 first-leg match, while the Swiss side are looking to claim another major scalp. Fixturessports Updated: Mar 13, 2012 03:11 IST
Bayern Munich host FC Basel on Tuesday needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit from their Champions League round of 16 first-leg match, while the Swiss side are looking to claim another major scalp.
Basel ended Manchester United's involvement in this season's campaign when they beat Sir Alex Ferguson's side in Switzerland last December, then proved it was no fluke with victory over Bayern at St Jakob Park stadium three weeks ago.
Although Bayern have a 100 percent home record in three games against Swiss opposition in the Champions League, Basel bring a deserved 1-0 aggregate lead to Munich's Allianz Arena after Valentin Stocker's 86th-minute winner.
Having won only five of their 10 matches since Christmas, Bayern enjoyed a confidence-boosting 7-1 hammering of Hoffenheim on Saturday in the Bundesliga, with Germany striker Mario Gomez netting a hat-trick in the rout.
"That will give us a boost. I am confident the squad has that hunger again," said Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes. "That was important for Tuesday."
Make no mistake: Bayern's season will be deemed a failure by their bosses unless they reach the quarter-finals, especially with Munich to host the final on May 19, and defeat on Tuesday could have profound consequences.
"Basel is a very important game for the way the rest of the season will run. We have to do that again against Basel," Munich president Uli Hoeness said after the Hoffenheim win.
While Bayern may have got their swagger back following last weekend's 2-0 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen, Basel, under ex-Bayern youth coach Heiko Vogel, are currently dominating Swiss football.
Inter seek redemption
Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri believes it would be a crying shame if his improving side fail to overturn their 1-0 deficit in Tuesday's last-16 second leg at home to Olympique Marseille.
Inter won their first match in 10 games in all competitions when two late goals sealed a 2-0 Serie A victory at Chievo Verona on Friday and Ranieri was so overjoyed he had tears in his eyes.
While 2010 champions Inter are digging themselves out of a hole, Marseille have slipped into the mire with four straight defeats since their first-leg win and Ranieri sees an opportunity.
"Emotion is the most beautiful thing. I do this job to feel emotions, both positive and negative, but to tell the truth the positive ones are better," he said.
Inter will be without suspended defender Cristian Chivu while centre back Andrea Ranocchia and midfielder Ricardo Alvarez are injured.
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This is a short general fiction novel. It draws on my own experiences of mental illness and the mental health system and the experiences of people I have met. Names of characters and locations are fictional.
When Neil loses everything he values most in life he has a mental breakdown that precipitates a journey through mental illness and the mental health system.
Elizabeth is an outgoing, independent career woman who finds herself confined to her home and isolated by agoraphobia.
Lyndsay is a schoolgirl mother who ends up teetering on the brink of anorexia. And Katharine is a single parent student struggling with depression.
Will any of them manage to regain a better quality of life?
On the creative writing course that I did when I was thirty-two the tutor gave us a theme to write a couple of pages of homework for every week. One week the theme was 'It was murder, or was it?' I wrote about a man who had a delusion that he had murdered someone, based on a delusion I had during my breakdown. When the course finished I put my writing away and forgot about it.
Three years later, still unable to work in mainstream employment and bored again I decided to see if I could turn the two pages into a short story. My first draft was seven thousand words long. I put this aside and spent the next six months making notes from books on how to write fiction that I borrowed from the library.
Next I wrote back stories for my main characters. Another theme we had been given by the writing tutor was 'The Prisoner' for which I had written a short story about a woman with agoraphobia. I incorporated this and the back stories into the novel, developed it further and restructured it. At the end I had nearly forty thousand words. In total I spent about three years on it. I did not want a sensationalist title so I called it Peace of Mind.
Up until this point all my writing and revisions had been written longhand. I couldn't afford a computer or typewriter, so I applied to a charity that helped artists and writers for a grant. They gave me seven hundred and fifty pounds for a computer and printer.
Now I had typed copies I bought the Writers and Artists Yearbook and submitted a synopsis and sample chapters, two at a time to about ten publishers and literary agents. I couldn't submit to any more either because they would only consider full length novels or because my novel wasn't the type of writing they were interested in.
I received a couple of encouraging replies: 'well-written' and 'worth pursuing' but none of them wanted to publish it. A mental health publisher I had been told about expressed interest in seeing the full manuscript but their reader's comments led me to want to revise it before sending it to them. While trying to transfer the manuscript from one floppy disc to another I accidentally deleted some chapters. I hadn't saved it on the hard drive. Although I had a couple of paper copies lying around I was demoralised and gave up on it.
About ten years later a friend who had read it and liked it suggested I try submitting it to Chipmunka Publishers, a fairly new publisher who specialize in publishing writing by people with mental health problems, their relatives or carers or people with other disabilities. They only accepted manuscripts online so I spent the next year typing it up from paper copy and making some final revisions. Concerned that the title wouldn't pique peoples' interest I changed it to Dreams of Death.
On 18th April 2012 Chipmunka Publishers accepted Dreams of Death for publication.


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In a complaint filed with the International Criminal Court, three French gay-rights groups contend the government of Chechnya has adopted an official policy of genocide targeting homosexuals.
Originally brought to light by Russian investigative newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, the groups allege men accused of homosexual activities have been illegally detained, mistreated, subjected to electrical torture and held in secret detainment centers for ransom.
"If beating you with their hands and feet is not enough, they use electric shock. They have a special black box and they attach wires to your hands or ears. The pain is awful. It's terrible torture," says Ruslan, an escaped Chechen homosexual.
Reports also say a former military prison in Argun is used as a center in which homosexual inmates are tortured and forced to sign documents pledging to leave the country.
In response to the allegations which surfaced in April, Russian President Vladimir Putin has supported an inquiry into the matter and has instructed Russia's interior minister and prosecutor general to investigate reports of hate crimes perpetrated against Chechen homosexuals.
Complicating matters, however, is Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, who flatly denies homosexuals exist in Chechnya.
"We have never had them among the Chechens. Unless we are talking about those who aren't Chechens but say they are so that they can get to the West," Kadyrov told Interfax in response to Putin's ordered probe.
Kadyrov also states no complaints have been lodged against Chechen police for abuse of homosexuals in his country.
A breakaway republic from the former Soviet Union, Chechnya and the Russian Federation have been locked in a low-intensity conflict intermittently since 1991.
[BBC] [Novaya Gazeta] [The Sun] [Photo courtesy Robin Utrecht/AFP/Getty Images via Doy News]


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Evaluating the impacts of crop rotations on groundwater recharge and water table depth in the Mississippi Delta
Author(s): Dakhlalla, A.; Parajuli, P.
The Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer (MRVA), which underlies the Big Sunflower River Watershed (BSRW), is the most heavily used aquifer in Mississippi. Because the MRVA is primarily used for irrigating crops such as corn, cotton, soybean, and rice, the water levels have been declining rapidly over the past few decades. Each crop rotation practice demands certain irrigation amounts and applications, which in turn can affect the hydrogeology of the aquifer. The objective of this study is to assess the impacts of crop rotation practices on groundwater recharge rates and water table depths in the BSRW using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model. The SWAT model was hydrologically calibrated for monthly streamflow using observed streamflow data from 3 USGS gage stations (Merigold, Sunflower, and Leland). Because this study focuses on groundwater processes, the model was also calibrated for water table depths at several ground water wells throughout the BSRW. The observed water table depths used to calibrate the model were provided by the Yazoo Management District (YMD). The model was evaluated based on the coefficient of determination, Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency, and root mean square error statistics. The crop rotation scenarios that will be employed in this study are corn after soybean, soybean after rice, and continuous soybean. This study will provide some insight into which crop rotation practices cause the most fluctuations on groundwater recharge and water table depths.


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A couple that run a snack bar on Sleaford's Boston Road Recreation Ground are to open for business on Christmas Day - but it's all for charity.
Steve and Steph Fields, who run Tea In The Park, will be opening from 11am until 3pm offering hot and cold drinks and snacks in return for a donation to the NSPCC.
Mr Fields said: "We did the same thing last year, letting people know via Facebook and opening up on Christmas Day and inviting donations to charity instead of taking any payment. We will be selling tea, coffee, hot chocolate, biscuits, sweets and crisps.
"Last year we made £93.70. We take nothing, not even for costs, it is all for the charity which we chose as it is for children at Christmas time."
Mr Fields went on: "Last year we had pretty much all sorts come along, from dog walkers to families coming over to the park with their new pushbikes and skateboards. We were quite surprised last year at how many people came over."
He admitted: "To be honest I get a bit bored sitting around indoors eating chocolates at Christmas so this is a much better way to spend it."


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Nespresso unveiled its limited edition festive collection, created in collaboration with renowned artists Craig & Karl. Color and seasonal delights emerge from this exclusive collection inspired by traditional sweets reminiscent of nostalgic childhood memories. Nespresso is with the duo of contemporary designers Craig & Karl. They are known for their love of simple forms, crazy-colored drawings and also for their sarcastic humor. The duo injected their signature colors and patterns in the visual world of Nespresso Variations coffees Limited Edition and in a selection of unique accessories, perfect gifts for all coffee and design lovers.
"We were inspired by the aromas of the Nespresso Variations and by the idea that they
were made with the old-fashioned confectionery in mind, "say Craig and Karl.
"The design had to be modern and trendy; we have refined the striped Christmas cane pattern, very present in the past.
This classic motif can evoke nostalgia to the customer, while being very contemporary
in its showy and graphic form. We also loved the fact that the stripes once
applied on the dome capsules gave them the appearance of treats".
The Holiday season is the perfect time for unique experiences and Nespresso coffees Variations Confetto in Limited Edition do not disappoint with their aromas with amazing taste of
sweets with pure Arabica of high quality. There are three Variations to taste, each with its own
design by Craig & Karl. Each of the Variations coffees is based on the Nespresso Livanto coffee blend that consists of pure Arabica from South and Central America.
Creatista Plus
Impress your guests during your Christmas parties with the Nespresso Creatista Plus machine. Thanks to the unique technology of its automatic steam nozzle, the Creatista Plus machine allows you to create real latte art and reproduce a barista-like coffee experience at home.
Lattissima One
The Lattissima one can be used with or without milk making it really versatile. You can prepare a Ristretto, an Espresso Macchiato or a creamy Cappuccino cutting the story short everything that makes the hearts of coffee lovers beat faster. Available in two stylish trend colors Silky White and Mocha Brown, Lattissima One is really the most beautiful asset in a festive kitchen.
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With the Mazda MX-5 Miata sitting more or less alone at the affordable end of the rear-drive, two-seat roadster market, a convertible version of the Toyota GT 86/Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ is an attractive proposition–and it may be on the table.
According to Germany's AutoBild, Toyota's lead developer Tetsuya Tada has confirmed precisely that, saying the GT 86 was designed from the get-go to be built as a convertible as well as a coupe.
Though the Toyota sports car is already several hundred pounds heavier than the MX-5, it's also more powerful, its 197-horsepower 2.0-liter Subaru-sourced flat-four engine starting from a more attractive point for many with the urge to modify their cars than the 167-horsepower unit in the Mazda.
The look of the Toyota two-seater is also farther toward the burly end of the spectrum than is the smiley-faced MX-5, potentially opening doors to buyers that would not otherwise find an attractive option in the sub-$30,000-drop-top arena.
We can't confirm the news ourselves just yet, but we're certainly receptive–even enthusiastic–about the idea.
A convertible Toyota/Subaru joint sports coupe might not be the only thing up the corporate sleeve, either; we've heard previously that a more potent version could be on the way, and the Japanese and European markets will be getting a stripped-down, motorsports- (or tuner-) ready version. The latter hasn't been confirmed for the U.S., however, and looks to be an unlikely candidate at the moment.
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As adjective
not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate:to leave the windows open at night
(of a door, gate, window sash, or the like) set so as to permit passage through the opening it can be used to close
having no means of closing or barring:an open portico
having the interior immediately accessible, as a box with the lid raised or a drawer that is pulled out
relatively free of obstructions to sight, movement, or internal arrangement:an open floor plan
constructed so as to be without cover or enclosure on the top or on some or all sides:an open boat
having relatively large or numerous spaces, voids, or intervals:an open architectural screen; open ranks of soldiers
perforated or porous:an open texture
relatively unoccupied by buildings, fences, trees, etc
:open country
not covered or closed; with certain parts apart:open eyes; open mouth
without a covering, especially a protective covering; unprotected; unenclosed; exposed:an open wound; open electrical wires
extended or unfolded:an open newspaper
without restrictions as to who may participate:an open competition; an open session
accessible or available to follow:the only course still open to us
not taken or filled; not preempted; available; vacant:Which job is open?
ready for or carrying on normal trade or business:The new store is now open
The office is open on Saturdays
not engaged or committed:Have you any open time on Monday?
accessible, as to appeals, ideas, or offers:to be open to suggestion
exposed to general view or knowledge; existing, carried on, etc
, without concealment:open disregard of the rules
acting publicly or without concealment, as a person
unreserved, candid, or frank, as persons or their speech, aspect, etc
:an open manner
generous, liberal, or bounteous:to give with an open hand
liable or subject:open to question; open to retaliation
undecided; unsettled:several open questions
without effective or enforced legal, commercial, or moral regulations:an open town
unguarded by an opponent:an open wide receiver
noting the part of the sea beyond headlands or enclosing areas of land:to sail on the open seas
free of ice, as a body of water or a seaport
free of navigational hazards:an open coast
(of a seaport) available for foreign trade; not closed by government regulations or by considerations of health
(of a microphone) in operation; live
(of a delimiting punctuation mark) occurring at the beginning of a group of words or characters that is set off, as from surrounding text:open parenthesis; open quotes
Compare close (def )
not yet balanced or adjusted, as an account
not constipated, as the bowels
(of a vowel) articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue or with a relatively large oral aperture, as the vowel sound of cot compared with that in caught(of a syllable) ending with a vowel
(of a consonant) continuant (opposed to stop)
(of a class of items) readily admitting new members, as the class of nouns, verbs, or adjectives (opposed to closed)
(of type) in outline form
widely spaced or leaded, as printed matter
(of an organ pipe) not closed at the far end
(of a string) not stopped by a finger
(of a note) produced by such a pipe or string or, on a wind instrument, without the aid of a slide, key, etc
(of an interval) containing neither endpoint
(of a set) consisting of points having neighborhoods wholly contained in the set, as the set of points within a circle
(of a map from one topological space to another) having the property that the image of an open set is an open set
free from frost; mild or moderate:an open winter
Animal Husbandry
(of a female animal) not pregnant
(of a fabric or weave) so loosely woven that spaces are visible between warp and filling yarns
As verb (used with object)
to move (a door, window sash, etc
) from a shut or closed position so as to admit of passage
to render (a doorway, gateway, window, etc
) unobstructed by moving a door, window sash, etc
, away from it
to render the interior of (a box, drawer, etc
) readily accessible
to clear (a passage, channel, etc
) of obstructions
to clear (areas or passages in the body)
to give access to; make accessible or available, as for use:to open a port for trade
to establish for business purposes or for public use:to open an office
to set in action, begin, start, or commence (sometimes followed by up):to open a campaign
to uncover, lay bare, or expose to view
to expand, unfold, or spread out:to open a map
to make less compact, less closely spaced, or the like:to open ranks
to disclose, reveal, or divulge
to render accessible to knowledge, enlightenment, sympathy, etc
:to open one's mind
to cut, blast, or break into:to open a safe with nitro
to make or produce (an opening) by cutting or breaking, or by pushing aside or removing obstructions:to open a way through a crowd
to make an incision or opening in:to open a boil
to recall or revoke (a judgment, decree, etc
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to make the first statement of (a case) to the court or jury
to begin a hand by making (the first bid), placing (the first bet), or playing (a given card or suit) as the lead
to sail (a course) so that the apparent location of a distant fixed object changes with relation to a nearer fixed object (sometimes followed by out)
As verb (used without object)
to become open, as a door, building, box, or enclosure
to afford access:a door that opens into a garden
to have an opening, passage, or outlet:The room opens into a corridor
(of a building, theater, etc
) to open its doors to the public:The museum opens at one o'clock
to begin a session or term, as a school
to begin a season, series of performances, or tour, as a theatrical company:The play will open in Boston
to begin, start, or commence an activity:The game opened with the national anthem
to part, or seem to part, so as to allow or reveal a passage:At last the cliffs opened to show us that we were heading for the sea
to become disclosed or revealed
to come into view; become more visible or plain
to become receptive to knowledge, sympathy, etc
, as the mind
to disclose or reveal one's knowledge, thoughts, feelings, etc
to unfold or expand, as a blossom, so as to reveal the interior
to spread out or expand, as the hand or a fan
to spread apart or separate, as pages of a book, newspaper, etc
:Open to page
to spread or come apart; burst:The wound opened
to become less compact, less closely spaced, or the like:The ranks began to open
to make the first bet, bid, or lead in beginning a hand
(of hounds) to begin to bark, as on the scent of game
As noun
an open or clear space
the open air
the open water, as of the sea
an opening or aperture
an opening or opportunity
a contest or tournament in which both amateurs and professionals may compete, especially in golf and tennis
the open
the unenclosed or unobstructed country
the outdoors: Vacations in the open are fine for the entire family
the condition of being unconcealed, recognized, or publicly known: The scandal is now out in the open
As Verb phrases
open up, to become or make open
to expand, especially before the eye: A breathtaking panorama opened up as we reached the top of the hill
to achieve the initial development of: to open up a business office; to open up trade with China
to increase speed or the speed of (a vehicle)
As noun
a general notion or idea; conception
an idea of something formed by mentally combining all its characteristics or particulars; a construct
a directly conceived or intuited object of thought
As adjective
functioning as a prototype or model of new product or innovation: a concept car,a concept phone
As verb (used with object)
to develop a concept of; conceive:He concepted and produced three films
As adjective
having life; being alive; not dead:living persons
in actual existence or use; extant:living languages
active or thriving; vigorous; strong:a living faith
burning or glowing, as a coal
flowing freely, as water
pertaining to, suitable for, or sufficient for existence or subsistence:living conditions; a living wage
of or relating to living persons:within living memory
lifelike; true to life, as a picture or narrative
in its natural state and place; not uprooted, changed, etc
:living rock
very; absolute (used as an intensifier): You scared the living daylights out of me!He's making her life a living hell
As noun
the act or condition of a person or thing that lives:Living is very expensive these days
the means of maintaining life; livelihood:to earn one's living
a particular manner, state, or status of life:luxurious living
(used with a plural verb) living persons collectively (usually preceded by the):glad to be among the living
the benefice of a clergyman
As noun
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:a dining room
rooms, lodgings or quarters, as in a house or building
the persons present in a room:The whole room laughed
space or extent of space occupied by or available for something:The desk takes up too much room
opportunity or scope for something:room for improvement; room for doubt
status or a station in life considered as a place:He fought for room at the top
capacity:Her brain had no room for trivia
a working area cut between pillars
As verb (used without object)
to occupy a room or rooms; lodge
As verb (used with object)
to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of:to design a new bridge
to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully
to intend for a definite purpose:a scholarship designed for foreign students
to form or conceive in the mind; contrive; plan:The prisoner designed an intricate escape
to assign in thought or intention; purpose:He designed to be a doctor
to mark out, as by a sign; indicate
As verb (used without object)
to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans
to plan and fashion the form and structure of an object, work of art, decorative scheme, etc
As noun
an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed
organization or structure of formal elements in a work of art; composition
the combination of details or features of a picture, building, etc
; the pattern or motif of artistic work:the design on a bracelet
the art of designing:a school of design
a plan or project:a design for a new process
a plot or intrigue, especially an underhand, deceitful, or treacherous one:His political rivals formulated a design to unseat him
designs, a hostile or aggressive project or scheme having evil or selfish motives:He had designs on his partner's stock
intention; purpose; end
adaptation of means to a preconceived end
As noun
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity
a thought, conception, or notion:That is an excellent idea
an impression:He gave me a general idea of how he plans to run the department
an opinion, view, or belief:His ideas on raising children are certainly strange
a plan of action; an intention:the idea of becoming an engineer
a groundless supposition; fantasy
a concept developed by the mind
a conception of what is desirable or ought to be; ideal
(initial capital letter) Platonism
Also called form
an archetype or pattern of which the individual objects in any natural class are imperfect copies and from which they derive their being
idea of pure reason
a theme, phrase, or figure
a likeness
a mental image
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On my last day in China, it was supposed to rain all day, so I figured it would be a good day for the museums.
I went to the Shanghai Museum, which was supposed be amazingly great. Actually it was a bit of a snoozer, but there were some nice things there. Like this fun camel: Ot this pottery from 6000 BC:
Then I went to the Yuz Museum (which I read about in The Economist, of course) which featured contemporary art. Much much more my scene.
Airplane snakes twisted around each other (eating their own tails?). Cool.
Undulating mythical creatures now extinct? Oh my.
And a six foot tall hand of the Buddha? Worth the trip for sure.


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The route
The first airport we land at is Granby, and it's my first true 'high altitude' airport on this trip aside from landing in Boulder, which is a mere 5,200 feet above sea level. Granby is up at 8,200 feet, and it's a warm day: the density altitude is in the neighborhood of 10,500 feet. As we approach the airport, I remember a day in Florida when I couldn't even get a tired, old, max-gross Piper Arrow up to 10,000 feet. As I roll out on final I realize I'm too high, but not too fast; I put the TwinCo into a full-control deflection slip and level the wings on short final, 100mph indicated, but the ground is moving by very quickly. I'm already congratulating myself on getting down in time when the airplane reminds me not to get cocky, and I bounce along the runway a couple of times as a result of landing a bit too flat.
Next up, we hit Kremmling, followed by an airport I was particularly keen to fly into: Aspen. Aspen was the focus of intense media interest following the crash of a Gulfstream attempting to land after dark, shooting an instrument approach that was not authorized for the time of day, or even for the class (Class D) approach minimums that the aircraft would qualify for. As we came around the mountain hiding Aspen from the world, we saw where the Gulfstream went in. It was heartwrenching: they were so close, literally a couple of hundred feet from the runway threshold. After seeing the area surrounding the airport in good day VFR conditions, I couldn't fathom ever being willing to shoot the approach in IMC in my underpowered little airplane. It's simply not feasible, and though it may be legal, I don't believe it's safe.
"High elevation operations aren't dangerous; they're different, and they really do require special training. Sufficiently trained, a safety-minded pilot will do just fine in the high country."
Next up was Leadville, touted as North America's highest elevation airport. At 9,927 feet, Leadville is no slouch! And with warm temperatures, density altitude at field elevation was - are you ready? - 12,600 feet! As we approached the field a Cherokee was circling to gain altitude after departure. He had a long way to go, and I guessed that even with low fuel and two people aboard he wasn't getting more than 100-200fpm climb rate at the most.
Landing at Leadville was actually much easier than Aspen since the airport is located in the midst of a vast valley with plenty of room to maneuver. The FBO operator, Dan, was quite friendly. In short order we had fuel, the requisite T-shirts and certificates touting our achievement. Okay, so it wasn't quite as difficult as I expected, but I'd learned a lot already by this time, and had the CPA to thank for that. High elevation operations aren't dangerous; they're different, and they really do require special training. Sufficiently trained, a safety-minded pilot will do just fine in the high country.
Returning back to Boulder through the mountain passes, I worked the upwind side of the valleys for lift when I needed it. Consistently, it was there, and I'd go from 300fpm to 1,200fpm with a gentle bump from below that was the telltale sign of an updraft. Similarly, if a valley is sunlit on one side and shaded on the other, the sunny side will usually give you lift, all other things being equal. Mark, a glider pilot in addition to holding an ATP certificate in both single and multiengine land and seaplanes, explained how much he learned about flying from gliders. Sign me up - I can't wait!
We landed and debriefed. I'd learned so much, not only about mountain flying but the capabilities of my airplane and myself. My plan was to depart Boulder for Telluride the following day - a trip I made with confidence thanks to my newfound knowledge. Rather than filing IFR and 'getting above it all,' we stayed down in the valleys and enjoyed the scenery rolling around us on all sides. Fantastic stuff. Next: Conclusion and Salient Points.
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I am out in Oki waiting to go on the boat for the 31st MEU missing the states already. I have only seen one Mustang out here and probably only 3 Ford's. You don't see any cars out here more than 20 years old, weird. Looking forward to coming home this summer to some good car show's.


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King + Duke
3060 Peachtree Rd., Buckhead
NEIGHBORHOOD: Buckhead
Category: American
Opening Hours:
- Mon-Thurs: 11am–2:30pm, 5pm–10pm
- Fri: 11am–2:30pm, 5pm–11pm
- Sat: 5pm-11pm
- Sun: 11am–3pm, 5pm–10pm
- Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
- Takes Reservations
Another of Ford Fry's creations, King + Duke's menu is all about the huge open hearth that Fry installed in the kitchen, and which cooks navigate with a series of grills that can be moved around on pulleys. Most dishes see the hearth at some point, be they vegetables, like a whole-roasted cauliflower, or ambitious meats like the juicy, charred New York strip for two. The modern-yet-warm interior isn't dissimilar from Ford's other spaces, featuring bold brass light fixtures above the bar, worn leather barstools, and moody, dark walls. In the warmer months, try to grab a seat on the huge open-air patio, which is shaded by yellow-and-blue striped canopies in the sunshine and lit by twinkle lights in the evening.
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The Gallery David Ghezelbash Archeology opened in 2008 in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés on 12 rue Jacob.
It presents a selection of archeological artworks specialized in the Mediterranean basin: Greek, Roman,
Egyptian and Oriental art.
As a member of the SNA (Syndicat National des Antiquaires) and of the IADAA (International Association of
Dealers in Ancient Art), the gallery participates in fairs in France (Biennale des Antiquaires), but also abroad
(BRAFA Brussels, BAAF Brussels and Basel, Showcase Tefaf Maastricht, PAD London), and dedicates itself to offering
a choice of works with archeological relevance, but also with esthetic qualities.


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My in-laws finally made it from Paris last Thursday and arrived back in the US last night. So it was a shorter trip than anticipated, and we didn't get to visit Dublin as originally planned. But despite all that we had a good time sight-seeing around Bristol, eating well, and enjoying their company. Really. Love my in-laws.
So, needless to say, most of my energy this past week was focused on being a good host. At one point I was helping my father-in-law get on to the internet on my computer, and it occurred to me: being a good host is a lot like writing different points of view.
A good host anticipates a guest's needs before he asks. Basic things, like laying out towels and making the bed, but also noticing when a guest might be tired, or ready for breakfast, or need another cup of coffee. It's basic courtesy, but requires a host to pay attention to the feelings of those around her.
And isn't that what we do when we write characters? We put ourselves inside another person's head, wonder what they could be thinking, how they might react to an averse situation, try to figure out their innermost secrets and needs.
Course, anytime more than one character is in a scene, this gets exponentially harder (like running a hotel!). Recently I've been working on a scene set at dinner. My main character is angry no one will listen to her, but also horrified by her actions in the past scene. However I also have to incorporate her aunt and uncle, her brother and two cousins. What do they think about what just happened? Her aunt feels overwhelmed, her uncle disappointed and sad. Her older cousin is teasing her, her younger relatives are trying to eat lots of carrots so they can see in the dark. But her brother is also terrified of confrontation and wishes his sister would just be quiet and good. When I'm working on this scene, I'm juggling all of these thoughts and emotions in my description and dialogue. And unlike a good host, I don't need to keep them all happy. But I do need to anticipate everything they feel.
Friday, April 30, 2010
How a good host is like a good narrator
Posted by Anne M Leone at 2:02 AM
Labels: craft, metaphors, Project Sparkle
3 comments:
What a fun analogy! I love how you liken scenes with multiple characters to running a hotel. It certainly can feel that way sometimes, and some characters can be very demanding guests!ReplyDelete
Hmmm. Nice "lesson" from a week away! I wonder if this means you can now deduct the miscellaneous expenses of taking the in-laws sightseeing?ReplyDelete
Thanks, Anna! Though I started thinking more about the hotel thing... the major difference as I see it is that if I forget about characters, it's hard to tell, because they stay awfully silent and in the shadows. Whereas if I forgot about a hotel guest, hopefully they'd let me know. =)ReplyDelete
Oh, love the idea, Anne! Getting out my pencil and calculator now! Naw, actually, I must say, very generous in-laws.
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