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Class 5A, District 2
Matches at higher seeds
Monday: New Smyrna Beach at No. 4 Deland; Mainland at No. 3 Orange City University.
Wednesday: DeLand/New Smyrna winner at Flagler Palm Coast, 6; University/Mainland winner at Spruce Creek, 6.
Friday: Championship, 7.
Class 5A, District 3
Monday (at higher seeds): Game 1) Seminole at No. 1 Oviedo; 2) Lake Howell at No. 2 Lake Mary; 3) Lake Brantley at No. 3 Hagerty; 4) Lyman at No. 4 Winter Springs.
At Lake Mary
Wednesday: Seminole/Oviedo winner vs. Lyman/Winter Springs winner, 5; Lake Howell/Lake Mary winner vs. Lake Brantley/Hagerty winner, 7.
Friday: Championship, 7.
Class 5A, District 4
Tuesday (at higher seeds): Game 2) Wekiva at No. 2 Dr. Phillips; 3) Evans at No. 3 Olympia; 4) Ocoee at No. 4 Apopka.
At West Orange
Thursday: Wekiva/Dr. Phillips winner vs. Evans/Olympia winner, 5; Ocoee/Apopka winner vs. West Orange, 7.
Friday: Championship, 7.
Class 5A, District 5
Monday (at higher seeds): Oak Ridge at No. 1 Winter Park; Colonial at No. 2 Boone; Cypress Creek at No. 3 Freedom; Orlando University at No. 4 Timber Creek.
At Boone
Wednesday: Oak Ridge/Winter Park winner vs. University/TC winner, 5:30; Colonial/Booner winner vs. CC/Freedom winner, 7:30.
Friday: Championship, 7.
Class 5A, District 9
Saturday (at higher seed): Haines City at Kissimmee Gateway
Monday (at higher seeds): Game 1) Haines City/Gateway winner at No. 1 George Jenkins; 2) Osceola at No. 2 Lake Nona; 3) St. Cloud at No. 3 Ridge Community; 4) Celebration at No. 4 Harmony
Wednesday: Semifinals
At Osceola
Friday: Championship, 7
Class 4A, District 5
Monday (at higher seed): East River at East Ridge, 6.
At Deltona
Wednesday: East River/East Ridge winner vs. No. 1 Edgewater, 5; No. 3 Lake Minneola vs. No. 2 Deltona, 7.
Friday: Championship, 7.
Class 4A, District 7
At Bryant Stadium
Monday: Liberty vs. No. 1 Lake Region, 6:30; Kathleen vs. No. 2 Bartow, 8.
Tuesday: Winter Haven vs. No. 4 Lakeland, 6:30; Lake Gibson vs. No. 3 Auburndale, 8.
Wednesday: Liberty/Lake Region winner vs. Winter Haven/Lakeland winner, 6:30; Lake Gibson/Auburndale winner vs. Kathleen/Bartow winner, 8.
Friday: Championship, 7.
Class 3A, District 11
Tuesday (at higher seeds): Game 1) No. 4 Hardee at No. 1 Lake Wales; 2) No. 3 Seabring at No. 2 Poinciana.
Thursday: Winners play at the site of the highest remaining seed, 7.
Class 2A, District 7
At Bishop Moore
Monday: Game 1) Windermere Prep vs. No. 4 Father Lopez; 2) Atlantic vs. No. 3 Lake Highland Prep
Tuesday: Atlantic/Lake Highland Prep winner vs. No. 2 Trinity Prep, 5; Windermere Prep/Father Lopez winner vs. No. 1 Bishop Moore, 7.
Thursday: championship, 7.
Class 1A, District 3
At Orangewood Christian
Tuesday: No. 2 Lake Mary Prep vs. No. 3 Orangewood Christian, 7
Friday: Championship - Lake Mary Prep/Orangewood Christian winner vs. No. 1 Master's Academy, 7
Class 1A, District 4
At First Academy, Orlando
Monday: No. 4 Foundation vs. Cornerstone, 3; No. 3 Geneva vs. Circle Christian, 5; No. 2 International Community vs. Pine Castle Christian, 7.
Wednesday: IC/PCC winner vs. G/CC winner, 5; No. 1 First Academy vs. FA/Cornerstone winner, 7.
Friday: championship, 7.
Class 1A, District 9
At Lakeland Christian
Monday: No. 2 All Saints vs. No. 3 Santa Fe Catholic, 5; No. 1 Lakeland Christian vs. No. 4 New Dimensions, 7.
Wednesday: Championship, 7.


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December 1, 2017
Mars Williams presents:
An Ayler Xmas
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Looking for that perfect seasonal gift for someone who follows Free Jazz, but is still conventional enough to celebrate the winter holidays? An Ayler Christmas may be what you need. Organized by Chicago saxophonist Mars Williams, involved in ensembles ranging from the NRG Ensemble to Ken Vandernark's bands, his septet performs traditional fare mixed with tunes composed by saxophonist Albert Ayler during his short life (1936 -1970). Befitting holiday sentiments the tracks are played with a maximum of joy mixed with a modicum of irony.
Like Williams, the other participants are top-flight Windy City improvisers. They include former NRGers Brian Sandstrom on bass, guitar and trumpet and drummer Steve Hunt. Bassist Kent Kessler is known for his work with Vandermark; cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm has probably partnered half the musicians in the advanced music world; while multi-keyboardist Jim Baker and cornetist Josh Berman are nearly ubiquitous in Chicago. Baker's resourcefulness is particularly welcome since he can add ghostly synthesizer modes to introduce "O Tannenbaum – Spirits – 12 Days of Christmas" and output a pseudo-harpsichord version of the first melody on "Angels We Have Heard On High"– Omegas is Alpha" with the same off-handed aplomb with which he contributes the polyphonic mish-mash later when the Ayler lines take over those tracks. Lonberg-Holm can sometimes play conventionally, but mostly, as on "Ma'oz Tzur (Hannukah) – Truth is Marching In – Jingle Bells" creates rippling triple-stopping scratches. Kessler and Hunt keeps the often foot-tapping rhythms moving; Berman adds connective vamps to saxophone and cello solos, while Sandstrom shores up foreground or background.
On each track Williams makes the logical connection between the melodies appear obvious. Although he snarls, spreads and slurps New Thing simulations throughout, the arrangements confirm that the CD is 21st century emulation not a 1965-stle imitation. This is made clearest in the final moments of "O Tannenbaum – Spirits – 12 Days of Christmas", when following a textural-stretching solo from Berman Williams segues into "12 Days …" with a perfect Energy Music trope, using circular breathing to hold notes in elevated dog-whistle territory for an extended period. Instructively, this climatic highpoint ends with him quoting first the carol's refrain, then the Ayler head.
It's likely that Ayler would have appreciated this set. A religious fundamentalist, who used biblical references in his song titles and played with devotional fervor, the saxophonist even recorded an LP of reinterpreted standards and spirituals.
Unless your intended in a Grinch or a Scrooge you won't go wrong giving this CD. And if it's refused you score again, because you can keep the CD for yourself.
—Ken Waxman
Track Listing: 1. Ma'oz Tzur (Hannukah) – Truth is Marching In – Jingle Bells 2. 3. Angels We Have Heard On High – Omegas is Alpha
Personnel: Josh Berman (cornet); Mars Williams (tenor saxophone, toy instruments); Jim Baker (piano, viola, Arp synthesizer); Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello); Kent Kessler (bass); Brian Sandstrom (bass, guitar, trumpet) and Steve Hunt (drums)


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Ever wanted to be put in your place by one of the world's best whistle blowers? Well, now you can. A Welsh IT and Telecomms company has set up a Nigel Owens hotline where you can dial in for a telling off from the refereeing maestro.
Owens is regarded as the world's greatest rugby referee but his quick wit and repartee is what really sets him apart. Some rugby fans have recently become refereeing fans, regularly turning up to watch Owens humiliate front row forwards, belittle those who aren't as clever as he is, or embarrass young ball boys by sending them to the sin bin.
Speaking about the venture, Dai Laffin, the managing director of 'Diolch & Nos Da' who are the communications company behind the idea, said "Nigel is one of the most famous people in rugby and his mouth is probably his best bit. Everyone loves hearing his didactic tones, laying down the law to big back rowers and questioning people's maturity. People think a good referee is one who shouldn't be noticed, but Owens is quite the opposite. Sometimes I think the refereeing gets in the way. This hotline and app will bring a lot of joy to many people."
The Crooked Feed has been told that Owens will come in and personally man the phone line on a Tuesday and Thursday, when he is available, allowing some lucky people to get chastised in real time by the man himself. Before you get put through, you'll have to explain a recent wrongdoing in your personal life and then Owens will let rip and completely cut you down to size. There is the opportunity, at a premium cost, for you to provide a telephone number and get Nige to phone your intended victim and carry out a good bollocking. Imagine the world's finest official laying into your boss! This is said to work especially well on people whose name is Christopher.
Some of Owens' favourite catchphrases will be used on recordings that you can download via an app called 'This Is Not Soccer' and play at an opportune moment: sure-fire hilarity in a really boring business meeting or church service. There is also talk about a novelty musical tie, which should be on sale ready for Christmas, and plans are afoot for a family board game called "I Don't Think We've Met Before…"
This is not the first time rugby referees have been used for commercial advantage. A Steve Walsh vanity mirror range branded 'Look At Me' was launched in Australia, just after the brilliant and very good looking international referee retired. The company behind that venture has now gone bust but occasionally the mirrors make it onto ebay and sell for quite a lot.


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Sometimes babies struggle a bit at the beginning of a breastfeed if the milk flow is fast. Sometimes mothers seem to have more milk than their baby needs. If the suggestions here do not help you to sort out your concerns, seek help, so you can continue to breastfeed and have a satisfied baby.
When your milk first 'comes in' your breasts may feel very full, tender and hard (engorged), and sometimes you may have a mild fever. This is not likely to be mastitis – but if you feel unwell always check with your doctor. (For more information have a look at Breastfeeding – sore nipples and breasts.)
This can happen in the early days of breastfeeding, often on the third to fifth day after birth, when your mature milk comes in and your breasts become very full and tight. It is normal for breasts to become quite large when your milk comes in. They usually get less large within a week or so.
Keep feeding and your milk supply will settle down to match your baby's appetite. Young babies may feed 8 to 12 times in 24 hours, including several times during the night. Your baby may learn how to breastfeed more quickly if she is not given dummies or bottle teats until feeding is going well and she is about four to six weeks old.
When the breasts are very full the nipple may not protrude as fully as normal and it may be harder for the baby to attach to the nipple properly. You will need to be careful to get the baby attaching well. Expressing a little milk to soften the areola (brownish area around the nipple) and the nipple before the feed might help. Have a look at Breastfeeding – a new baby and ask for help if you are not able to get your baby well attached.
To find out more have a look at the topic Too much milk on the website of the Australia Breastfeeding Association (ABA).
Some mothers make more milk than their babies can easily cope with. This is quite common in the first few weeks of breastfeeding, but for some mothers it can continue for longer.
The Australian Breastfeeding Association publishes an easy to read booklet entitled Breastfeeding: and your supply that has useful hints to handle engorgement, oversupply and to control a fast let-down reflex, as well as tried and true ideas for soothing your unsettled baby. You can also contact one of our friendly volunteer ABA breastfeeding counsellors. Call 1800 686 268https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/
Sometimes leaking milk is a problem when your breasts are full.
If you still have uncomfortably full breasts after your baby has finished feeding, you could express some milk from your breasts until they feel comfortable. Only do this when needed – not always after every feed.
Have a look at the topic Breastfeeding - expressing and storing breastmilk
Sometimes you might notice that your milk lets down very fast. This is usually when you have plenty of milk and your breasts may be quite full. You may notice your baby gulping milk and this may make her unsettled. Your flow should settle down after the first six to eight weeks when your milk supply is established.
To help with a fast flow you can try:
Australian Breastfeeding Association 'Breastfeeding information'www.breastfeeding.asn.au
Brodribb W (2014) Breastfeeding Management Australian Breastfeeding Association
NHMRC - Infant Feeding Guidelines 2012 https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines-publications/n56
Pregnancy, birth and baby Pregnancy, Birth and Baby is a national Australian Government service providing support and information for expecting parents and parents of children, from birth to 5 years of age. http://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/
Australian Breastfeeding Association https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/
The information on this site should not be used as an alternative to professional care. If you have a particular problem, see a doctor, or ring the Parent Helpline on 1300 364 100 (local call cost from anywhere in South Australia).
This topic may use 'he' and 'she' in turn - please change to suit your child's sex.
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Starting stories with the word "and" is satiable to me because I believe that it is wrongful to assume that a real beginning even exists. It's extremely difficult to start from the very beginning of anything while telling a story, so here we are. A piece of a story which tells the first time I lived in the present without judgement or fear. Yoga at its finest.
And I cried after leaving him, every time on the way back from the airport. I wasn't sad thinking about the time we would spend apart… I couldn't have been, because I didn't think about that at all. I cried because he cried. I cried because I liked to cry. I enjoyed having an excuse to be ugly and let that ugliness escape in the form of saline droplets. Red face and swollen eyes but no one was allowed to judge me. Like a hangover, emotionally exhausted but you don't quite know why, and you don't ponder it. Let it be, in an ugly, raw form, without analyzing it; let yourself be.
Fast-forward a year. Time moves slowly for once and I have enough time to exist in my authentic form. I breathe contentment into my lungs with every inhale and my face smiles because I like to smile. Every decision is the right one because it's the only one. Snow begins to fall for the first time this year and even though the grass still shows through, I am seeing the magic of a snow storm as if for the first time.
And there was nothing to do besides bake cookies and teach yoga.


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NOTE TO EDITOR: Partners For Kids at Nationwide Children's Hospital is included in this list.
CHICAGO (September 1, 2016, 10 a.m. CST) — Becker's Hospital Review is pleased to release the 2016 edition of its list of 100 ACOs to Know, featuring standout accountable care organizations from around the country.
The organizations named to this list stand out for their excellence in quality, achievements in driving down cost and ability to grow and take on risk.
Becker's Hospital Review has published a version of this list annually since 2012.
The Becker's Hospital Review editorial team selected hospitals for inclusion based on quality and cost performance, participation in CMS' Next Generation Model, the Pioneer Model, advanced tracks of the Medicare Shared Savings Program and number of recently formed commercial contracts.
The full list features individual profiles of all included ACOs.
The full list can be read here: http://bit.ly/2b1KoeZ
Note: This list is not an endorsement of included hospitals, health systems or associated healthcare providers, and organizations cannot pay for inclusion on this list. Organizations are presented in alphabetical order.
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Premier Inc. is a leading healthcare improvement company uniting an alliance of approximately 3,600 U.S. hospitals and 120,000 other providers. Premier is passionate about transforming American healthcare and plays a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, collaborating with members to co-develop long-term innovations that reinvent and improve the way care is delivered to patients nationwide.
About Becker's Hospital Review
Becker's Hospital Review is a monthly publication offering up-to-date business and legal news and analysis relating to hospitals and health systems. Articles are geared toward high-level hospital leaders, and we work to provide valuable information, including hospital and health system news, best practices and legal guidance specifically for these decision-makers. Each issue of Becker's Hospital Review reaches more than 18,000 people, primarily acute care hospital CEOs, CFOs and CIOs.


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I covered the kidnapping and lynching of Albert Gooden of Tipton County about a year ago. That article can be found here.
While on the internet I did discover more information about Mr. Gooden's death along with a photo. Interesting tidbits from the article,
- Mr. Gooden owned an illegal gambling house
- Two shootings took place that night, one victim was Jack Bolton age 24 African American male and the other was Night Marshall Chester Doyle, a Deputy Sheriff in Tipton County
- Quotes from the Covington Leader Newspaper and The Atlanta Daily World
- The Tennessee Governor offered $5000 for information on Mr. Gooden's killer
Please check out the article and photograph here: http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/2006/10/two-case-studies-in-race-terror-during.html
Interesting to note I couldn't locate a death certificate on Mr. Gooden.
There is also an article on Elbert Williams of Haywood County on the Pan African News site. I've been writing a piece on him to be published on this site in the future.
Source: PanAfrican News – http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/2006/10/two-case-studies-in-race-terror-during.html,


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Recently we were called by a woman named Beverly who has been living in her truck with her five chihuahuas. Yes – FIVE. Before anyone jumps to judgment, Beverly's story is one of a woman doing the best she can in a difficult situation, trying to get back on her feet and overcome hardship while taking care of her fur family.
After Beverly's husband passed away, she lost her home. Left with their beloved chihuahuas and nowhere to live, she tried to re-home the pups through a rescue group, but one was lost in the process. Traumatized and heartbroken, she decided she needed to keep the pups to keep them safe, so since then they've all been living in her truck. Temporarily she stayed with a friend, but her friend's neighbor complained about the dogs and she was out.
Despite all her hardship, Beverly is trying to get back on her feet. She just needs a little help right now, and that is what the UPP program is for, to help loving pet parents keep their pets safely so that they can focus on improving their situation. Beverly called us to ask for dog food, as she only had $10 to last her the second half of the month, and EBT (food assistance) doesn't cover dog food. We brought eight bags of food to her, and through a generous grant from Maddie's Fund are going to be able to help her with vet visits for her pups so that they can get up to date on vaccines. (They are all already spayed/neutered).
From the food donation from I and Love and You, to the volunteer who delivered the food, to the Maddie's Fund grant covering vet expenses, this is truly a team effort, and that is how the UPP Program thrives. This is one of the most difficult programs to fund, largely because of the stigma of unsheltered people having pets, so if you feel passionate about this, as we do, please consider making a donation to keep the program going. And, of course, share with your friends!


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God gives each of us gifts to use in serving Him, both within the family of God and in our community. Here at Grace, there are very few spectators! Most members of the church family are part of a ministry team, investing their time and talent in a wide variety of opportunities. The gifts which God gives us are meant to be shared!
EVERYONE who knows Christ is is equipped to be a spiritual blessing to others. Every one of us can look for opportunities to speak encouraging words or write a note, to pray for someone, to ask a spiritual question, or to take a friend along as we minister and serve. These simple habits create an atmosphere of spiritual vitality!
Using Your Gifts and Abilities
What do enjoy doing? How has God gifted you? Opportunities include:
- Hospitality: parking attendants, ushers, nurses, bakers, and greeters
- Outreach: collecting for Thanksgiving baskets, clothing drive, Vacation Bible School, Harvest Party, One City Church (daughter church)
- Encouragement: hospital or shut-in visitation, adopt-a-missionary, prayer
- Worship: instrumental or vocal music, drama
- Technology: sound or light system, website, photography, video
- Serving: facility maintenance and improvement, yard work, folding bulletins, writing articles about church events or people, filling needs identified by Deacons
- Teaching: children, teens, and adults on Sunday mornings or Wednesday evenings; Kids Express Preschool
- Missions: giving, praying, correspondence, short-term trips
Getting Started
Getting started in ministry at Grace Church begins with Grace Connect, a three-week opportunity to learn about Grace Church, identify the spiritual gifts, abilities, and experiences God has given you and find a "ministry match," that place where you will find joy as you make a difference through serving. To get started on your journey to meaningful ministry, contact Holly Wismer, Director of Equipping.


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HTC Sensation Gets more Lifetime with 1800mAh Extended Battery
HTC Sensation gets Strong 1800mAh Extended Battery from Mugen Power - New 1800mAh battery extends the life of HTC Sensation by 15%.
Mugen Power Batteries (mugen-power-batteries.com) the manufacturer of high-capacity batteries for handheld devices, today announces the new HLI-Z710ESL Mugen Power 1800mAh Extended Battery for HTC Sensation which extends the time consumers can use this popular device. The battery is immediately available from Mugen Power Batteries with free shipping worldwide.
Designed to provide maximum mobile freedom, Mugen Power 1800mAh (milliamp hour) Lithium-Ion battery extends the life of the HTC Sensation by 15% delivering more power than the stock 1560mAh battery. This impressive battery performance allows consumers, especially those who are often on the move, to use the device longer. The new battery is fully compatible with the HTC Sensation and fits well into HTC Sensation.
As well as delivering longer life, the new battery is also exceptionally reliable. Like other Mugen batteries, the Mugen 1800mAh Extended Battery for HTC Sensation has undergone vigorous QA testing to ensure the highest quality and lowest return rate. The battery is also in compliance with the CE requirements.
"HTC Sensation owners are often reported to complain about short battery life of the device. We worked hard on this project and managed to fit additional 240mAh capacity into same size as original battery. Our solution gives customers added battery life to stay connected longer without recharges and make more with the smartphone than ever before," says Nikolai Lebedovsky, marketing manager at eTrade Asia Ltd.
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Look! Actual info on Destiny's PvP!
Destiny wants players to create the exact experience they want. Your character, weapons, and gear are all customizable to fit whatever desired play style. These persistent characters you can create can be carried to any aspect of Destiny, from the story, cooperative Strikes, and competitive multiplayer.
The big question on my mind then was how exactly Bungie will balance multiplayer when everyone can have so many different variables to their loadouts.
"The sandbox team is really committed to making sure the game is balanced across the board," investment lead Tyson Green told us. "We want to be able to say find cool equipment in the game, bring it into PvP, but the game isn't broken by that. We also definitely don't want to do the thing where we just turn everything off. Where it's like you get a different character for PvP than you have for PvE. That's not exciting to us either, so that's just developing over time.
"Sage [Merrill], our sandbox lead, he likes to say a balanced game isn't one where everything is just equal, where everything is perfectly the same. A balanced game is one where not everyone is doing exactly the same thing. That's one of their valued principles, is they want everyone doing different things, trying different things, [and] for some things to be better than other things."
In the same way you can tailor your character to fit your style, you never have to participate in a muliplayer session if that's not your thing. That said, there will be items you can only get if you play multiplayer, and that applies to the cooperative Strikes too.
For more on Destiny, check out our giant first hands-on impression.
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I know it's only February but I'm going to mention Easter, which means one thing: chocolateee!! I love doing Easter bakes and cakes. There's just so many recipes out there and a lot of them are so simple, quick and fun to do. You can't go wrong with cornflake cakes, everybody loves those, right?! I've been … Continue reading No bake Easter rocky road
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Struggling with a bit of writers block I turned to Pinterest and Instagram for some inspiration. I came across the topic of 10 things I can't live without and instantly knew it was my next post. So here are 10 things I can't live without: My phone The most obvious one, I'm sure a lot … Continue reading 10 things I can't live without
50 ways you can practice self care
I've not set any resolutions this year, I never do because I never stick to them but if there's one thing I want to do this year its focus on me a little more. I'm not just a mom, I'm me, Bex. I also need looking after in order to function. Being a mom your … Continue reading 50 ways you can practice self care
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Since becoming a stay at home mom of two I've become more organised, especially within the last year. I found there was too much to do and there were things I kept forgetting about with all the madness of raising tiny humans. I decided I needed to get more organised to help me keep on … Continue reading 10 ways I stay organised
Meet Jake
Our family has expanded by four very big paws! Ever since we moved into our new house at the end of August we have been searching for a dog to complete our family. It's something we have wanted to do for a while but while we were living at our flat it just wasn't doable … Continue reading Meet Jake
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I love mince pies but only homemade ones or the ones you can buy in the supermarket bakery. This time of year I always make a few batches of mince pies, jam tarts and lemon curd tarts. I usually just cheat and buy ready made pastry to save time and because I have always thought … Continue reading Mince pies | recipe


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Jozi Stars vs Paarl Rocks Eliminator Betting Tips and Match Prediction
On 14th Dec 2018, Jozi Stars vs Paarl Rocks, Eliminator (2nd v 3rd) Match of Mzansi Super League 2018 Series will play at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. At cricketbettingbadshah.com we provide Jozi Stars vs Paarl Rocks Eliminator Betting Tips and Cricket Match Prediction. Visit regularly here to get cricket tips in hindi, free cricket betting tips, online cricket betting tips, cricket tipster tips and cricket matka tips.
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Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Total 7 T20I Matches Played
Matches won bowling first 5
Matches won batting first 2
Average 2nd Inns scores 157
Average 1st Inns scores 172
Lowest total recorded 113/10 (19.3 Ov) by RSA vs SL
Highest total recorded 236/6 (19.2 Ov) by WI vs RSA
Lowest score defended 153/7 (20 Ov) by RSA vs PAK
Highest score chased 236/6 (19.2 Ov) by WI vs RSA
Jozi Stars vs Paarl Rocks Squads:
Jozi Stars Squad: Daniel Christian, Dane Vilas (c & wk), Calvin Savage , Dwaine Pretorius, Beuran Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, Simon Harmer, Rassie van der Dussen, Kagiso Rabada, Eddie Leie, Petrus van Biljon, Duanne Olivier, Nono Pongolo, Shimane Alfred Mothoa, Ryan Rickelton, Sinethemba Qeshile
Paarl Rocks Squad: Dwayne Bravo, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Henry Davids, Michael Klinger, Faf du Plessis (c), Mangaliso Mosehle (wk), David Wiese, Aiden Markram, Dane Paterson, Cameron Delport, Tabraiz Shamsi, Bjorn Fortuin, Tshepo Moreki, Grant Thomson, Patrick Kruger, Eathan Bosch, Kerwin Mungroo
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Why Link Schemes FailBlog Post: December 22, 2011
Hi Online,
I just found your earlier post lol. Alot of SEO experts hate keyword domains but the fact of the matter is you can never get away from them. Microsoft research just released an article titled "domian bias in web search" Check it out.
As I mentioned below, I feel as if I 've had some good results and again - I"m no expert.
Hi Onlineiq,
Creating relevant keyword rich content on the site is absolutely the way.
I'm not trying to spread link love, rather it's just the way I found my niche driven portfolio evolving. My belief was that as each domain gets built out and indexed, that's an advantage to the value of each domain.
Either way, I'm not trying to create some intricate of web of deceit amongst my domains, rather just have the ability to conduct business with a supplier through each site. Simple e commerce. I can showcase the products and link to their cart on each site?
Hi Onlineiq,
If I hire a genius to write my blog or professional looking web site, the search engines have every right to determine wether it social or marketing but one should not be penalized bacuase they own a niche. If I own it, I should be able to do what I want with it.
It seems that its a very grey area determining what is real. I"m not talking about putting up a spammy link farm and I have had good results witing about the keywords I own. My sites are legitimate and If a company wants to do business because with me becuase of the properties I own, that should be our business becuase its not some "black hat scam." The exchange is legitimate becuase it paid for and real.
Thanks again for information on how people create bogus content networks but the definition almosts suggest that all content networks are bad. I'm wondering - isnt that what the nets all about? Search engines find Keywords sites with relevant content. An affilaite deal could be struck to bring relevant traffic to relevant products. Just because it could be owned by one entity doesnt make it evil.
Is there such thing as a good content network? is there a white hat way to build one?
I know I"m a newbie and thanks again for allowing me to share.
Yea but if I own yogaballs.com, yogamats.com and yogaclothing.com and list my web sites with quality content, why should I or a yoga manufacturer I'm doing business with be penalized for trading traffic for product conversions?
There should be a "white hat" way to do this? becuase in some repsects, it's no different than a standard affilaite deal. How many keywords in an industry is too much? Am I now being told what to own?
Thank you for a very informative Blog.
I'm still a little confused.
If I am a bicycle manufacturer, what's wrong with me getting traffic from quality written blogs like; bicyclespokes.com, bicycletires.com or electricbikes.com As an affiliate manger, I would strive to do deals with target traffic that was in my niche. The way Link building is described seems criminal. I own a lot of keyword rich domains in a vertical and was recently approached by a larger company to create feeder sites with quality content and information related to the domain. Why is this wrong? I can show they're products and link directly to their shopping cart. Yes, everybody wants a better SERP but it's also about web ranking and increasing targeted traffic for a higher product conversion. Also you mentioned sharing your intentions with Google…How??


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MIAMI — Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega can be extradited to France once he completes his U.S. prison sentence for a 1992 drug trafficking conviction, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Noriega, 73, is due to be released from a Florida prison on Sept. 9.
He wanted U.S. officials to send him back to his home country, but France wants him to face charges of laundering more than $3 million in drug profits through French banks and purchases that included luxurious apartments in Paris. Another federal judge last week rejected a claim that Noriega should be returned to Panama because he was held in the U.S. as a prisoner of war.
Noriega's lawyer Frank Rubino said he would likely appeal, but added that his client had not made the final decision on how to proceed.
"I can assure this court and everyone else: You haven't heard the end of this," Rubino said.
Noriega was tried and convicted in the United States after he was captured by U.S. troops who invaded Panama in 1989 in part to oust him from power.
POW status
U.S. Magistrate Judge William Turnoff's ruling Tuesday was technically a recommendation to the State Department for Noriega's extradition to France, which has assured the U.S. through diplomatic channels that Noriega will be held there as a POW once extradited.
Turnoff's decision was based in part on a key ruling last week by Senior U.S. District Judge William Hoeveler. Hoeveler originally declared Noriega a POW, but he ruled Friday that the designation does not make Noriega immune from extradition to foreign countries for other crimes.
Noriega contends that under the Geneva Conventions, a POW must be returned home after hostilities have ceased — in his case, more than 20 years ago. But federal prosecutors say POWs that have pending criminal charges must face them, or be sent to a third country that has a legitimate extradition treaty with the U.S., such as France.
"The rights asserted by General Noriega simply do not exist under the Geneva Conventions," Turnoff said Tuesday.
Rubino raised questions of France's true intentions, citing a recent Panamanian news article in which a French official was quoted as saying Noriega would be treated as "a common criminal" rather than a POW. That would violate his rights under the Geneva Conventions, Rubino said.
But Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Cronin said the Bush administration was satisfied after receiving a confidential communique from France about honoring the POW designation.
"The United States is not running away from its obligations under the Geneva Conventions," Cronin said.
French promise new trial
Noriega was convicted in France on the money laundering charges while he was jailed in the U.S., but the French government agreed to give him a new trial if he was extradited, according to court documents.
The former dictator also was convicted in absentia in Panama on charges of embezzlement, corruption and murdering political opponents and sentenced to 60 years, but he could wind up serving only a fraction of that time or even get house arrest under Panamanian law.
Panama has filed an extradition request but has not actively pursued it, Hoeveler said in his ruling.
The Panamanian government had no immediate response to the judge's decision Tuesday.
Panamanian Party Rep. Jose Blandon, one of the Noriega regime's fiercest opponents, said the ruling "for us who were victims, is without question disappointing."
"We hope that at some point he (Noriega) returns and pays," Blandon said.
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Quick Guide to Maintenance Coolant liquid Coolant liquid -30ºC Crankcase oil (10w40) 500 cc. Electrode separation 0.6 mm. Forks suspension oil SAE 5 (Summer) SAE 2.5 (Winter) Fork suspension oil quantity200 cm3 Shock absorber spring length96 mm Front wheel pressure Standard 0.400 bar Competition 0.370 bar Rear wheel pressure Standard 0.350 bar Competition 0.300 bar -9- 1 Fuel – Petrol/oil mixture The motorcycle is fitted with a two-stroke internal combustion engine. This type of engine requires a mixture of petrol and oil. To ensure the correct working of the engine, the following are recommended: – Use high quality petrol, with an octane rating equal to or above 90 (RON + MON)/2 or 98 (RON). – Use 2T synthetic oil. Warning: – If the recommended oil is not available, use semi-synthetic oil. – Do not mix different oil-types. Mixture ratio: oil, 1.5% of petrol volume (50 parts petrol to every 0.75 part oil). Note: we recommend first preparing the mixture in a suitable container and then filling the fuel tank. Fuel tank This has a rapid access cap A and a vent hose B to allow gases produced in the tank to escape. – To open the cap, lift the clip in the direction shown by the arrow and turn to the left. Warning! Regularly check the cap seal and vent hose to ensure they are leak proof. Risk of spillage. -10- 3 2 Reserve Open Closed Fuel tap This has three positions: open, closed and reserve. The diagrams below show the position of tap A for each case. A Gear shift The motorcycle has a two- speed gearbox, which may be selected manually when the motorcycle is stationary, by moving the lever A in a horizontal direction, as shown by the arrow. Note: Select the gear according to the characteristics of the track


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The numbers are in—and they're not pretty. The U.S. Education Department recently reported that the total amount of money borrowed by students and received by schools in the 2008-09 academic year grew about 25% over the previous year, to $75.1 billion. Students these days are borrowing lots of cash to pay for college. Here are some things you need to know about student loans:
1. Educational loans are just that—loans that must be repaid with interest. Make sure you research interest rates and find out info on interest subsidies, during which time you may not have to pay interest on the loan. Federal loans have the best interest rates. Applying for a student loan is literally at your fingertips. File for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at the U.S. Department of Education Website. Check out http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/fafsa.jsp for lots of info.
2. Loans come in different shapes and sizes, from the federal Perkins Loan to New Jersey's NJClass. Check out the different types at New Jersey's Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, http://www.hesaa.org/index.php?page=student-loans.
3. Student loan debt can drag down your lifestyle for years to come. Borrow conservatively—never more than you need.
4. You suddenly came into some money and want to put it to good use. Great! You may prepay your loan, in whole or in part, at anytime without penalty.
5. Sorry, dissatisfied customers don't get a break. You must repay your loan, even if you do not complete the academic program, or may be unhappy with the education you received, or are unable to find employment after graduation.
6. You can run, but you can't hide. Always notify the holder/servicer of your loan immediately of any changes to your name, address, telephone number or social security number. You must also provide notification if you withdraw from school, drop below half-time enrollment, transfer to another school, fail to enroll, or re-enroll in school for a period which the loan was intended, graduate or change your expected graduation date.
7. Remember the "rule of 125." For every $10,000 borrowed in student loans, your monthly payment will be approximately $125 per month.
8. Keep copies of your student loan paperwork in one place.
9. If you have several different federal loan payments and you want to make just one, you can apply for federal loan consolidation.
10. Even loan officers have a heart—sometimes. If you are having trouble paying your loan, you may be eligible for a deferment or forbearance, which temporarily postpones or lowers your payments.
11. You hate getting a "D" in school. You definitely don't want to get one stamped on your loan agreement. Defaulting on a student loan, basically not paying it back, will damage your credit rating and lead to all kinds of other problems, from the seizure of your checking/savings account to limiting your ability to get a job.


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Toolkit for organising "Routes through Education" events in schools
Research has shown that engaging parents with their child's education helps children to achieve their ambitions.
There is a general lack of understanding among young people and their families about the various routes through education – for example which subjects and courses to take post-16 and post-18 – and how to get into the careers they want.
Everything your school will need to organise an event to provide information for students and their parents on educational routes is provided here.
The toolkit comprises:
- Advice and guidance for organising "Routes through Education" events.
- A sample letter to use as a template for inviting potential exhibitors to your event. You should alter the text to suit your school and the local community.
- Sample information for exhibitors. You should alter the details to suit the arrangements for your event.
This resource is an output of the Raising Aspirations in Physics project.


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Perhaps my greatest fear is that during my last days I will sadly reflect on a life I consider wasted. To realize, only once it's too late, that it all meant nothing.
Fortunately, an antidote to this fate is available to us all, should we only choose to follow the cues left by those who came before us. Viktor Frankl, a survivor of the concentration camp at Auschwitz, provides sage guidance in this respect.
As a psychiatrist, Frankl had a unique opportunity to analyze human behavior in this unimaginably horrific environment. While he witnessed many perish, he also watched, and helped, many survive.
What allowed the few to endure while the majority would succumb? The lessons learned through his experience, and in his writing, are surprisingly applicable to us, even in today's world. These lessons will be the focus of this three-part series.
Frankl's central lesson is a simple one, as voiced by Neitzsche: he who has a why to live can bear almost any how. In other words, a fundamental requirement in life is a purpose, a meaning, a why.
"What is really needed is a fundamental change in our attitude toward life" – Viktor Frankl
In Frankl's view, there are three ways of finding meaning: through self development and/or some creative work, through love and caring for others, and through courageous suffering. In Auschwitz, those who survived were those who had meaningful work left to finish or had loved ones waiting for them – loved ones who depended on them – and therefore, they couldn't allow themselves to perish.
Can you identify meaning in your life?
For those with strong family connections or children, this task will be much easier than for those who don't. However, putting family aside for now, the focus of the first-part in this series will be the meaning that can be found through personal development.
"You must create the meaning in your life, otherwise, life is meaningless" – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Albeit, you can't simply open your eyes, choose the first available path, and forever stroll down it in blissful joy. It's more complicated than that, it's a process, it's trail and error. But don't despair, this struggle is a necessary cornerstone for an enriched life. For many, including myself, finding meaning is a meaning in and of itself.
"To be sure, man's search for meaning may arouse inner tension rather than inner peace. However, precisely such tension is an indispensable prerequisite to mental health" – Viktor Frankl
For those who feel lost, aimless, or are anxious for change, you are not alone and things are not hopeless; instead, the frustration you now feel is a requirement for your eventual redemption. Frankl spoke of the gap between what has already been achieved and what is yet to be accomplished, between who one is and who one ought to become, he spoke of a challenge and of opportunity.
Challenge and opportunity, this is the perspective of life we must adopt. Challenged to persevere and to overcome our obstacles, with the opportunity to live as those who we admire most; those who have found a path, their path, and have had the courage to follow it.
A crucial step is to pay attention to your experience in a purposeful way. Ask yourself important questions, reflect on your day, your week, your year, your life – begin to identify aspects that may already contain the seed which could grow, if nourished, into meaningful purpose.
What is important to you?
When do you feel your best?
When do you feel your worst?
Your day-to-day experience will continually provide valuable clues; however, you must pay attention in order to notice them.
What are you good at?
What skill would you love to develop?
What sort of person do you want to become?
What vision of the future inspires you? What steps can you take today, and tomorrow, and the next, to realize that future?
You are capable of far more than you realize.
Nevertheless, the odds of quickly identifying your ultimate purpose is low, however, this isn't the point; rather, the point is to find a direction to walk in – a direction that might contain meaning, and secondly, to establish a meaningful goal around which to organize yourself and your life. A goal which will inform your thoughts and behavior. This is a process of exploration and revision, of getting to know yourself and your opportunities for meaningful action.
As we walk in our chosen direction and achieve our goals, the fog which now surrounds us will begin to lift. Our direction and our goals will become more and more refined until finally, our purpose becomes clear.
It may also be that you've already found a path and are satisfied with the direction your life has taken; obviously, this is a wonderful thing to have achieved, however, your work is not done – it never is.
"There were always choices to make. Every day, every hour, offered the opportunity to make a decision, a decision which determined whether you would or would not submit to those powers which threatened to rob you of your very self, your inner freedom" – Viktor Frankl
No matter where we currently stand, we must never allow ourselves to stagnant, instead, we must commit to development. Every day, every hour, we are given a choice on how we will spend our time and to what we will give our attention. These decisions will dictate the shape that our lives take – for better or for worse.
Lifelong learning and development, ideally in a direction that imbues our lives with meaning, is a tried and true pathway to a life well lived. Honor your challenges, continually seek to overcome them. Choose to grow and to persevere through life's endless obstacles.
"One could make a victory of their experience, turning life into a triumph, or one could ignore the challenge and simply vegetate" – Viktor Frankl
The driver seat is open – choose to sit down and take the wheel.


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Back-weighted Dubai property plans soar in popularity among investors
The number of developers in Dubai offering back-weighted payment plans has risen dramatically in a bid to tempt more buyers into the marketplace, according to new research.
The report from ReidIn/Unitas, titled The Curious Case of Payment Plans, states that 55 per cent of all off-plan property launches now offer back-weighted payment terms – up from 29 per cent two years earlier.
The percentage of schemes where three-quarters or more of the money had to be paid upon completion has fallen in the first half of 2015 to 50 per cent from 72 per cent in 2013.
Similarly, the schemes where the buyer can defer 50 to 100 per cent of payment until completion have jumped to 25 per cent from 11 per cent.
Sameer Lakhani, the managing director of the report's author, Global Capital Partners, says there are several reasons for developers' greater generosity, but the strengthening of the US dollar – to which the UAE dirham is pegged – is the primary one.
He said that since the Dubai government introduced regulations allowing non-UAE citizens to purchase freehold properties in 2002, the dollar had been in a long bear cycle, which only began to change in 2014. Since then, it has rallied sharply.
"All of the forecasts from various investment banks suggest that it is continuing to get stronger," he said. In the past 12 months the dollar has risen over 20 per cent against other major currencies.
He said the Dubai property market has been underpinned by foreign buyers, but that many of these were now finding property more expensive. Dubai prices have dropped by 8 to 20 per cent from their peaks in mid-2014, but the rouble's devaluation means that the price being paid by Russian investors has effectively increased by 20 per cent.
Developers have two reasons for offering these dramatically more generous payment plans. One is to entice end-users who are not able to stump up the larger deposits required since the UAE introduced a mortgage cap in October 2013, which means that expat buyers need to find 30 per cent of a property's value up front.
The other is to entice the type of buyers that the cap was introduced to foil – those who used lots of leverage in a property deal to make a quick profit. The only difference now is that it is developers, as opposed to the banks, allowing them to do this.
"With off-plan activity, a small percentage of change magnifies the return for investors. So if you have a 10 per cent down payment and the price increases by 10 per cent, you've made a return of 100 per cent on your equity," Mr Lakhani explained.
"Leverage is a strong word, but there is often interest in it because it lets you juice up your returns."
Mr Lakhani said private sector developers have been offering the most generous payment plans, with government-related entities like Nakheel and Emaar Properties relying on their "brand equity".
However, he added that if the dollar continues to strengthen they too may feel the need to offer more generous terms to attract overseas buyers.
"We are already starting to see it in the case of Aldar [in Abu Dhabi] and Dubai Properties, and we think this trend will continue."
Figures published this week by Dubai Land Department show that of the Dh53 billion invested in the emirate's property market during the first half of 2015, Dh17bn came from GCC Arabs, Dh6bn from non-GCC Arabs and the remaining Dh30bnfrom investors in 120 other nations.
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iPlayer repeat fees threaten BBC earthquake
What's fairer than 'pay as you go'?
Analysis Is it fair to ask people to pay a second time for media they've already paid for? Or is it fair to charge people for media they never use - and send them to prison if they decline to pay? Of these two injustices, which is the greater?
Last week, PaidContent UK revealed a few details on plans by the BBC to charge for repeats through iPlayer. The plans, codenamed "Project Barcelona", envisage previously broadcast shows being made available on-demand for £1.89 a time.
It's not unexpected. Any move would require the consent of the owners of these programmes - and the owner in many cases is not the BBC - and the BBC's governing committee, the BBC Trust. The BBC admitted as much in its reaction, pointing out it couldn't really move forward without the support and consent of the TV industry. And, it may have added, politicians and the regulator.
It is a small decision with seismic importance, for it opens up several quite fascinating debates. The internet has broken down some old dogmatic certainties - and created some new ones of its own.
The net has exploded the myth that we'll pay for something even if we don't use it. We don't buy an album if we just want to own one or two tracks on it. We don't buy a newspaper if we just graze the sports section. The bundle has been blown apart. We've entered the pay-as-you-go era of media consumption.
(With the emphasis on the "go", of course.)
One consequence of this shift is that we don't expect gigantic media companies to have any kind of dibs on a guaranteed income. They display a sense of entitlement that we historically associate with pre-revolutionary monarchies. In the digital age, the idea of paying a compulsory fee to supply wheatgrass smoothies to hordes of media types who produce stuff you never touch is utterly, utterly bizarre.
This leaves the BBC in quite an awkward position, for what was once a unique form of funding has become a unique handicap, an anachronism. That's the "old" dogma that hasn't survived.
But internet culture has also generated some whacky dogmas of its own.
How to look like the village idiot
One is an ideology directed against cultural industries that produce professional high-quality stuff, by people who often like professional high-quality stuff but don't want to pay for it. Good stuff will just happen, the ideologues insist, as if by magic. And the magic incantation usually invoked is that somebody's "business model" will adjust to satisfy the desire to get stuff for free, or a new "business model" will magically appear to save everyone the onerous burden of actually paying for things.
These aren't widely held beliefs, in the sense that if you voiced such views in a pub or a cafe you'd be marked down as a self-centred fool with an inflated sense of entitlement, and everyone would ignore you. But on the net, where social constraints don't apply, they're noisily and repeatedly expressed. To demur is to risk being labelled a vested interest or Luddite.
And these strange beliefs can actually work to the BBC's advantage.
The BBC has a 60-year history of creating quality popular content and, more recently, commissioning other people to create it. In a world where talent is dispersed, and production values are in decline, this should make its brand and output all the more distinctive.
For much of its history, the BBC attracted the best talent, groomed it, and focussed it. Sherlock is a rare example of the BBC making TV that's popular and stunning - it concentrates some CERN-like talent on a show. Thanks to the internet, and the ever-increasing demand for English language products, shows like Sherlock are no longer a parochial English pleasure. But the corporation is struggling, thanks to a constitutional obligation to give it all away.
These two dogmas collide in discussions of how the Beeb can monetize its archive or whether it should monetize it at all, given that the public has already paid for the material. In such discussions, extraordinary things happen. People suddenly discover they are perhaps not quite as dogmatic as they thought.
I've seen devoted freetards suddenly realise that, yes, perhaps some media companies are worth paying for. Or perhaps one. The "global media giants" at which they traditionally rant becomes one they like. And from the other direction, you see lifelong, diehard BBC supporters confronted by the new economics: "£20 a month for stuff I never watch? Spotify doesn't even ask a tenner." The economics don't makes sense - or seem fair.
My bet is that pay-as-you-go iPlayer will be a hard sell for the BBC. It can argue - correctly - that the original broadcast was merely a one off, and the viewer is paying for a "licence" to watch it again. In this sense, it is no more "unfair" than BBC Worldwide issuing a Dad's Army DVD. It can, as it does with Worldwide, argue that such commercial initiatives ease the burden on licence fee payers.
The corporation's strongest argument is one it has some trepidation in using. The BBC can argue that revenue raised through on-demand iPlayer repeats is much, much fairer and more progressive than its primary (regressive) revenue stream today. In fact, nothing is fairer than paying for something you use as it relieves the non-user of having to subsidise you. But once the BBC has embarked on this rocky rhetorical road, it's in entirely new territory. That will not be a comfortable place to be for its current executives, and much of the BBC old guard.
It's probably too late to turn back the clock to a time when there were two broadcasters, three channels, and you had to travel thousands of miles to see any other TV. But what's to lose? The Beeb may as well get its full brass section out for this one. ®
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from The Psychology of Liberty
Logic For Understanding Emotions And Ideas
One of the most important tasks at hand for our species is to correctly understand the faculties of reason and emotion. By doing so, we can resolve problems that have beleaguered humans for centuries. Since reason is our distinctive tool of survival, a process or method is needed to discover when reason is being utilized properly or improperly. Logic provides for this. It is the central process and method of all proper reasoning.
Ayn Rand defined logic as the art of non-contradictory identification.81(p.112) Few, if any, logic courses will assert it so simply and correctly. Unfortunately, this art has at times been absent throughout history. Because of a basic lack of understanding of logic, coupled with various emotional disincentives to pursue this understanding, our species has avoided fully addressing various problematic issues.
Logic enables a rational being to arrive at the right conclusions. These conclusions stem from prior identifications and assessments. Reason as a capacity can take place on numerous levels; it can encompass a broad range and depth of identifications. Simple identifications, such as recognizing that one is awake, alive, and not dreaming, or that one is hungry, or that one is reading a book, rest on a whole foundation of concepts acquired from childhood. First-level identifications must be made before more advanced concepts can be formulated and understood.81
By, say, age ten, most of us have integrated the vast majority of concepts needed to sustain ourselves and function on a regular basis. But many issues and ideas arise that get us sidetracked in our reasoning. We can end upand have vested interests inavoiding logical clarity in these areas.
A major factor in this avoidance involves unwanted and undesirable feelings. Rather than face various feelings associated with certain issues, we can disown them through denial and repression. The defense mechanism of repression entails the initial denial of a feelingand the importance of the evaluation attached to it. Denial develops into repression when the habit of eschewing emotional awareness becomes automatized (when it becomes a subconscious response). Yet, since the subconscious is interconnected, many different emotions become repressednot just the unwanted ones.
Not surprisingly, chronic avoidance of feelings adversely affects the self. The faculty that normally inspects and remedies emotional troubles becomes denigrated. Harmful psychological structures are built around a doubt of ones ability to address and resolve emotional issues. For instance, one may attend only to issues that do not negatively impact ones emotional state. Or, one may embrace or strongly defend issues that insulate oneself emotionallyand evade or denounce issues and ideas that seem threatening. Thus, one avoids important aspects of personality and environment that cause feelings of anxiety, fear, guilt, pain, and so forth. Yet the defense mechanism of repression does not work completely: one still experiences the feelings; one is still partially aware of them. Partial awareness of feelings just precludes understanding and rectification of them.
Psychological policies of this nature are usually how the process of logic gets subverted. Such policies can prevent us from realizing our own capability to use reason beneficially. Our own joy can be stifled in the process too.
A minimal awareness of and lack of concern for ones emotional world is evident in most irrational behavior throughout history. As stated, to identify a feeling is oftentimes a more challenging task than to identify something physical. For primitive people especially, the whole realm of thoughts, images, dreams, and feelings seemed to have a mystical aura. The physically unseen nature (and oftentimes ambiguous properties) of these psychological states contributed to this. Rather than see the mind in a scientific manner, early humans indulged in beliefs about omnipresent spirits and unseen powers; they were oblivious to both logic and contradictions.55 Less knowledge and less inquisitiveness basically inured them to the status quo. Habits of psychological avoidance were almost inevitable, given their conditions.
Psychological practices seem to push us in certain directions. Sometimes, they can be hard to fight againsteven though doing so may be in our best interests. We can remain in contexts that do injury to our ability to be aware and to reason logically. We may act and feel with little reflection.
Organisms tend to gravitate towards pleasant (or at least nonpainful) experiences. After all, those that did not respond in this way might soon perish. These experiences provide strong incentives to further the processes of life. The survival benefits of this are obvious, at least for other animals. For humans, this is only a part of the process of achieving happiness.
As mentioned, a pleasant or nonpainful emotional world is not something that is built into our system. We can seek pleasurable experiences in order to escape from those that are emotionally unpleasant, but nonetheless important. By not examining the areas of conflict that evidence themselves emotionally, we can retard the growth of our faculty of awareness and our capacity to experience joyful emotions. In a sense, we are the only organisms capable of creating or destroying our own happiness; we are the only living things in charge of how we feel.
Because our emotional world is tied to our rational faculty, we need to discover this worldto identify it. As Ayn Rand ingeniously stated, Existence is Identity, Consciousness is Identification.75(p.125) For other animals, consciousness is basically perception. To be sure, they may recognize and learn all kinds of things, but not in the abstract sense. We, as humans, must go an immeasurable step further if we are to actualize the full potential of our minds. This is our responsibility.
If we were emotionally similar to other animals, we could save ourselves the tasks of rational identification and integration. Though that may sound comfortable, our life should be less about comfort and contentment and more about challenge and discovery. Every step forward in human thought is a challenge in its own right. Historically, the emotional world of the typical human was a signal for it to look inside, to inspect.
We are confronted with a series of facts, one being that we have important emotions and feelings tied to how we think. These emotions and feelings may drive us away from ourselves, or they may draw us toward greater self-discovery and self-enjoyment. The choice is ultimately our own. The questions, Why do we have unwanted and undesirable emotions, and what is their possible survival value? have been answered by showing that we can evaluate and assess aspects of reality mistakenly. Our rational faculty tells us that we may have done sothereby enabling us to correct ourselves and fix problem areas.
Instead of running from or ignoring our emotional world, we can decide to stop and inspect it, just like we would do with anything that arouses our curiosity. But we may have trouble being curious about something that is uncomfortable or even painful. So, we can divert our attention. We can slip into a routine or engage in an activity that never demands emotional inquiry.
Repressing feelings and evading conflicts nonetheless diminishes our self-respect. Such a policy puts our humanity and respect for others in jeopardy as well. Much of the brutal and barbaric history of humans attests to this. People kept repeating the same behavior, making mistakes over and over, never discovering how emotions were driving them.
Actions taken solely based on ones feelings sometimes do not yield a good outcome. Of course, the type of feelings and the context have a major bearing. For instance, if we feel ecstatic about some event in our life, we may do exciting or salutary things. On the other hand, if we are angry about something, we may proceed to act on that anger without asking ourselves if it is right to do so. Or, if we feel anxious about doing something (e.g., asserting ourselves appropriately) we may learn to avoid such anxiety-provoking situations, instead of challenging our evaluations of them. Or, we may be irritated and unnerved by anothers argument that contests our belief system and, instead of asking why we feel so upset, we proceed to dismiss the argument and maybe even disrespect the person.
Emotions are tied to our sense of self. By examining and working to remedy a sometimes-confusing emotional world, we discover more of who we are. But, to act on certain unexamined emotions is to avoid knowledge of self. To cover up what one is truly feeling leads to further self-estrangement. This sort of concealment can influence thoughts and actions in many ways. Nathaniel Branden made note of this:
Recognition of emotions and regulation of action accordingly are tasks for a volitional consciousness. These practices are best undertaken with the method of logic. Logic is the only method that can tell us if our feelings and actions are based on contradictions.
Logic reveals that contradictions cannot exist in objective reality.81 Therefore, when certain emotions defy reasonable justification, they expose contradictions within oneselfthat is, self-created and self-maintained contradictions.
As astonishing as it may sound, a man who wrote comprehensibly about logic and contradictions lived over two millennia ago. Aristotle astutely stated what the starting point of all the other axioms is: It is impossible for the same attribute at once to belong and not to belong to the same thing and in the same relation;.(IV.iii.9) This was basically his formulation of the Law of Non-Contradiction. He continued this line of thinking as follows:
So a contradiction is mistaken reasoning, reasoning that involves premises or assumptions that are untrue. Therefore, such premises or assumptions are in opposition to the facts of reality (or, derivatively, to prior valid reasoning based on such facts). The facts of reality are determined from demonstrable or observable phenomena. Logically, valid reasoning involves identifications that follow from proof and evidence, which follow from the three fundamental axioms.
Axiomatic concepts include existence, consciousness, and identity. In the words of Ayn Rand:
Rand made an additional series of central points:
Any line of reasoning that involves stolen concepts is necessarily invalid and therefore contradictory. Mistaken reasoning can have all sorts of forms. Usually it is based on other mistaken reasoning, that is, reasoning which contradicts itself. As mentioned, contradictory reasoning is based on falsehood; it does not follow from the facts of reality (or prior valid reasoning).
The Latin term non sequitur describes a line of reasoning that does not follow from the stated premises or evidence provided. Notice that a non sequitur may or may not imply valid premises. For instance, one could hold a certain ideological position (either logical or illogical) and make statements supposedly in support of this position but which actually are not.
Yet, an untrue argument that has an internal logic (i.e., one in opposition to facts, but that has a certain conceptual consistency to it) is still a contradictory argument. Logic must be used as a fact/axiom-based method of understanding reality conceptuallynot to relate floating abstractions or fantasy concepts to each other in a however consistent fashion.
Contradictions are revealed when we take statements and ideas to their eventual, necessary, conceptual outcomes. We must form connections between concepts and their referents in realityin order to see how they relate to the facts of reality and to other concepts. These processes require us to make further identifications and distinctions, which normally entail the processes of induction and deduction. We reason from particulars to a general principles and from general principles to particular instances. By applying the method of logic, noncontradictory identification, we leave no relevant epistemological stones unturned.
Logic enables us to effectively prove, to ourselves or others, the veracity of any identification or evaluation. It is the only way for a conceptual organism to reach the truth on any issuein order to know what one knows, and be certain of it. Otherwise, one perpetuates two bad conditions for a rational consciousness: confusion and incomprehensibility. As Aristotle stated many, many centuries ago:
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