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Parenting/Caregiver Advice and Support
Parenthood can bring joy and sorrow, challenges and successes. It can make one feel proud, tired, delighted, bored, and overwhelmed - sometimes all at once. It is not uncommon for a parent to neglect his/her own needs while focusing on those of the child. As it has often been said, parenting is the most important, most wonderful, and most difficult job ever.
Most parents are eager to do a good job. But it seems there is always something to learn: a new technique to try, a different struggle to overcome. Just when a parent feels competent and confident about an appropriate parenting style or technique, the child changes. Confidence and competence may be replaced by feelings of bewilderment and betrayal, as the parent needs to re-think, re-learn, or re-invent his/her approach. How can mothers and fathers learn to enjoy this constantly-evolving parenting puzzle?
It is important to have a plan.
Each new stage of a child's development is accompanied by changes that, though they may challenge parents, are actually positive proclamations: the child is growing! Each stage requires a particular parental approach. Armed with a little knowledge about those stages, parents can nurture the child appropriately, while anticipating and preparing for upcoming changes.
Below are a few tips for each stage of development that have been tried by thousands of parents with success. Yet the most important thing to remember as a parent is this: Tune into the child you have, trust your gut, and respond accordingly.
Newborn to 6 months
The time to build strong emotional bonds for baby.
Feeding, diapering, cuddling, talking to, and playing with the baby — especially within a predictable pattern — promotes and reinforces growth and development, both social-emotionally and cognitively. Those simple, everyday, interactive routines provide babies with love, stimulation, and contentment.
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Resource Organizations » Parenting/Caregiver Advice and Support
In Massachusetts
Organizations with hotlines
Parents Helping Parents and Parental Stress Line
Parents Helping Parents: 617-926-5008
Parents Helping Parents' (PHP) mission is to promote and support healthy parent/child relationships and break the cycle of child abuse through peer-led, professionally facilitated mutual help groups, providing a nurturing, non-judgmental environment in which to improve family relationships. PHP also offers a 24/7 Parental Stress Line that is free and confidential for parents looking for support and guidance. Parent Support Groups serve as a safe place for parents to express frustrations and concerns about their children and families and get advice from other parents.
Organizations without hotlines
Center for Early Relationship Support, Jewish Family & Children's Services (JF&CS)
The Center for Early Relationship Support is a center of excellence for direct services, training, supervision, and consultation that focus on the earliest parent-infant relationship. Programs include free home visits for new parents, support groups for new parents, specialized treatment for parents with postpartum adjustment disorders, sleep and feeding consultations, services for premature infants, and programs for parents under 21 years old.
Children's Trust MA
617-727-8957 (p)
617-7277-8997 (f)
Bringing parents together creates a support system and helps parents feel less alone. Parenting Education and Support Programs help parents with young children enhance the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to be the best parents they can be. Group-based series are led by trained professionals and provide opportunities for parents to learn new skills, connect with peers, and receive information and resources. Groups are accessible and held in child-friendly spaces, such as elementary schools and childcare centers.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing trustworthy information and education needed to thrive in a world of media and technology.
Common Sense Media exists because the amount of time children spend with media and digital activities profoundly impacts their social, emotional, and physical development. Common Sense Media is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization providing trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume.
CTI: Division of Child and Family Services
(978) 459-0551
The Division of Child and Family Services assists family self-sufficiency by providing nurturing, safe and supportive programs for families with children birth through middle school age. Its programs help low-income families meet their children's educational, social, nutritional, and health needs and encourage parents to participate fully in shaping these programs and services to best meet their needs. Last year, the Divison served nearly 10,000 Greater Lowell children and their families.
Enough is Enough
The Enough Is Enough mission is to Make the Internet Safer for Children and Families. EIE is dedicated to continuing to raise public awareness about online dangers, specifically the dangers of Internet pornography and sexual predators. EIE advances solutions that promote equality, fairness, and respect for human dignity with shared responsibility between the public, technology, and the law. EIE stands for freedom of speech as defined by the Constitution of the United States; for a culture where all people are respected and valued; for a childhood with a protected age of innocence; for healthy sexuality; and, for a society free from sexual exploitation.
Families First Parenting Programs
Families First Parenting Programs builds positive relationships between parents and their children by educating both families and the professionals who serve them through hands-on workshops.
Family ACCESS Counseling and Consultation Services
617-969-5906 x 125
Family ACCESS Counseling and Consultation Services provides comprehensive clinical services and social-emotional supports to parents and their young children (0-5 years) in Newton, Waltham and Framingham. They partner with parents to create individual services at home or in our offices , including individual, parent-infant and parent-child relationship therapy, Young Parent Support and family counseling, case management and advocacy services. Their services are available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Newton office serves Waltham and Framingham.
Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts
Nurturing Programs bring parents and children together to learn, have fun, and build supportive relationships with other community families. The Family Nurturing Center works in partnerships with others to offer a variety of Nurturing Programs in Boston and across Massachusetts. Original curriculum is used (Nurturing Program for Parents and Children), as well as several adaptations (Prenatal, Teen Parent, Nurturing Fathers, Nurturing Program for Families in Recovery), and specialized programs have been developed to meet the needs of the communities we serve (Nurturing Our Babies, Birth and Foster Family, Cape Verdean Nurturing Program).
Family TIES of Massachusetts
For callers outside of Massachusetts, call 508-792-7880 Ext. 2337.
Family TIES of Massachusetts is a program for families of children with special needs and chronic illness, and the professionals who support them. Family TIES offers parent-to-parent support, information and referral services, and workshops to ensure that parents feel confident in caring for their children's special needs. The website offers information about services and supports, as well as personal experiences from early intervention through transition to adulthood. In addition, Family TIES offers regional coordinators who help parents of children with special needs get connected to support groups in their area.
Father Friendly Initiative, Boston Public Health Commission
(617) 534-5395
The Father Friendly Initiative (FFI), is a "one stop" service designed to reintegrate the father into the family, specifically targeting men who have child support, custody/visitation, or court involved issues. FFI uses a holistic approach and offers a comprehensive case management program designed to accommodate the psychological, physical and social support needs of those men falling within the low to no-income range.
Fenway Health: LGBT Family & Parenting Services
Fenway was one of the first in the nation to offer alternative insemination services to lesbians and today they continue to provide medical alternatives for achieving conception, as well as a support network, education, and advocacy. Fenway also provides resources, information, and educational services to LGBT-headed families. They hold educational presentations where parents can network. They offer adoption resources, legal referrals, surrogacy resources and other information for prospective LGBT parents.
First Connections
(978) 429-8284 x202 (Office Manager-Linda Jensen)
First Connections is a non-profit, family support organization that provides comprehensive services to families with young children birth through age five. Created in 1994 as part of the Massachusetts Family Network initiative, First Connections serves a large geographic area that encompasses twelve metro-west communities, including Acton, Bedford, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Harvard, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury, and Westford as well as Hanscom Air Force Base. The mission of First Connections is to assist parents, through free or low cost education and support, in developing the skills they need to be involved and effective parents and to connect these parents to each other and to their communities.
Freedman Center
Freedman Center, a not-for-profit organization based in Newton, provides programs, resource information and support services for families, educators and employee groups. Freedman Center offers New Mothers and New Parents groups, special topic support groups, mental health and wellness referrals, and workshops for parents, early childhood educators and mental health providers. Mental Health and Wellness consultations are also available to schools and community agencies.
Futures for Young Parents
Futures for Young Parents has a free GED program for pregnant or parenting young people between the ages of 15 and 21 who are receiving Transitional Assistance for Families with Dependent Children. They are a part of the Just A Start Corporation, one of its 15 programs helping meet community needs in the Boston area.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren of Massachusetts
(617) 748-2454
The Commission's primary purpose is to serve as a resource to the Commonwealth on issues affecting grandparents and all relatives raising grandchildren. The interactive website is devoted to fostering education, networking, research, programs and support to grandparents and all relatives raising grandchildren.
Healthy Families- A Children's Trust Program
Healthy Families Massachusetts is a free and voluntary support program for young, first-time moms and dads across the state. You can sign up for the program during pregnancy and continue up to your child's third birthday. With Healthy Families by your side, you can build the bright future you see for yourself, your baby, and your family.
Learn To Cope
508-738-5148 (Main Office)
508-801-3247 (Peer Recovery Specialist)
Funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MADPH), LTC has grown to have a full-staff who collaborate with communities across the state to spread messages of prevention, education, awareness and advocacy. Learn to Cope has over 9,000 members on a private online forum, 25 chapters throughout Massachusetts and most recently 2 chapters in Florida and 1 in Boise, Idaho. LTC families receive unique support and education from professionals and their peers.
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
Emergency/Crisis Line - Available 24 Hours (877) 382-1609
DMH Information and Resource Line Voicemail Box (800) 221-0053
The Department of Mental Health, as the State Mental Health Authority, assures and provides access to services and supports to meet the mental health needs of individuals of all ages, enabling them to live, work and participate in their communities. This critical mission is accomplished by working in partnership with other state agencies, individuals, families, providers and communities.
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
MSPCC is dedicated to leadership in protecting and promoting the rights and well-being of children and families. To prevent child abuse, MSPCC focuses on the needs of both the child and the parent. MSPCC's work focuses on preventing or mitigating the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, neglect, household substance abuse, household mental illness, and domestic violence. By promoting social and emotional learning and supports for children as well as tools to improve parents' skills, MSPCC employs a two-generational approach to improve outcomes for both children and parents. MSPCC combined with Eliot Community Human Services in 2016 to further strengthen the agency's services and better address the needs of children and families. Services provided include pregnancy and parenting support, clinical mental health counseling and care coordination, adoptive and foster parent support, and advocacy. The website allows guardians and/or providers to place referrals for clinical services directly as well.
(413) 275-8623
MotherWoman supports and empowers mothers to create personal and social change by building community safety nets, impacting family policy and promoting the leadership and resilience of mothers. MotherWoman provides various services including running support groups for new Moms in various locations in Western Massachusetts, providing training both for group facilitators as well as professionals and advocating for policy change.
Nurturing Fathers Program, Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts
Offers a structured group that dads can participate in to get a better understanding of themselves and their roles in the family. Each group explores family patterns in fathering, families as a team sport, problem-solving with co-parent, fathering sons and daughters, work and fathering, and many other issues. Each session allows ample time for participants to share their experiences. The groups are facilitated by nurturing fathers once a week for 13 weeks and meet in various locations around Boston.
One Tough Job, Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund
The Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund created One Tough Job to support parents by providing them with current, reliable, and practical information on a variety of parenting topics related to raising children from infancy through adolescence. The aim is to provide a general overview of topics, drawing from a variety of reputable and reliable sources.
Parent-Child Home Program
MA Statewide Coordinator: 617-964-2524
Newton Coordinator: 617-969-5906
The Parent-Child Home Program is a research-based and research-validated early childhood literacy and school readiness program. The Program successfully strengthens families and prepares children for academic success through intensive home visiting. The Program has a proven record in Massachusetts since 1970 when the first sites opened in Pittsfield, Newton, and Cambridge. Currently there are 34 sites from Pittsfield to Boston serving over 1500 families, living at or below the poverty line, in their homes, homeless shelters, and family child care homes.
Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)
Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL) is an organization that promotes a strong voice for families of children and adolescents with mental health needs. PPAL advocates for supports, treatment and policies that enable families to live in their communities in an environment of stability and respect.
Parenting Journey
(617) 628-8815
Parenting Journey is a nonprofit innovator of high-impact programs that partners with parents to build stronger families. The programs have been replicated in nearly 500 locations across the U.S. and can be found in communities across MA, NY, DC, FL…and more.Parenting Journey programs help mothers, fathers, and caregivers increase their confidence, capability, and resiliency – as individuals and as parents. While nurturing oneself and their children, each parent lays the groundwork for strong family relationships.
Postpartum Support International of Massachusetts
MA Warmline: 866-472-1897
Helpline; English and Spanish: 800-944-4773
The purpose of Postpartum Support International is to increase awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and postpartum. Approximately 15% of all women will experience postpartum depression following the birth of a child. Up to 10% will experience depression or anxiety during pregnancy. When the mental health of the mother is compromised, it affects the entire family. PSI disseminates information and resources through the volunteer coordinators, its website, and an annual conference. PSI of Massachusetts is a volunteer organization of providers, survivors and other concerned individuals dedicated to the mission of PSI International. These support volunteers provide telephone and email support, information, and access to informed local resources.
Room to Grow
Room to Grow's innovative program provides parents raising babies in poverty with one-on-one parenting support and essential baby items throughout their children's critical first three years of life.
The Fatherhood Project
The Fatherhood Project is a non-profit fatherhood organization in the Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, MA. The mission is to improve the health and well-being of children by empowering fathers to be active, informed and emotionally engaged with their children and families. This organization provides a range of resources, from programming for fathers who are expectant or new fathers, fathers experiencing divorce, as well as Teen Dads. The website includes resources on a range of topics of interest to fathers including podcasts, videos, books, and resources that are available for download.
Think:Kids is a program in the Department of Psychiatry at the non-profit Massachusetts General Hospital that trains adults in a revolutionary new way of helping kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Think:Kids aims to dramatically improve society's understanding and treatment of challenging kids. Think:Kids teaches a revolutionary, evidence-based approach for helping children with behavioral challenges. Through training, support and clinical services, we promote the understanding that challenging kids lack the skill, not the will, to behave well - specifically skills related to problem solving, flexibility and frustration tolerance. Unlike traditional models of discipline, our approach avoids the use of power, control and motivational procedures and instead focuses on teaching at-risk kids the skills they need to succeed.
Outside Massachusetts
1-888-493-0092 (Talkline available M-Fri 10-1am, Sa-Su 10-6 EST)
(510) 817-0781 (Office)
All-Options (formerly Backline) promotes unconditional and judgment-free support for people in their decisions, feelings and experiences with pregnancy, parenting, adoption and abortion. Their Talkline offers peer counseling and support to people throughout the United States and Canada. They are the only national talkline that welcomes calls at any point during or after pregnancy, whether callers are looking for options counseling, support before or after abortion, or a chance to talk about parenting, pregnancy loss, adoption, or infertility.
Connect Safely
Connect Safely serves as a public platform to give parents, teens and all stakeholders a voice in the public discussion about social Web safety and youth. It empowers parents with information about the realities of Internet, mobile and gaming safety versus myths and scare tactics. It also educates parents and kids on real-life approaches and practices for safe, healthy social lives online. Connect Safely provides a central space for learning about the social Web with features that include the latest news that impacts Internet, videogame and mobile users; safety tips & advice on responsible Internet use, cyberbullying, social networking, blogging, gaming and media-sharing; a forum where parents and kids can interact with others to discuss Internet and mobile safety questions and concerns; and guest commentaries from the world's most-recognized safety advocates.
Family Caregiver Alliance
(800) 445-8106
Family Caregiver Alliance is first and foremost a public voice for caregivers. Founded in the late 1970s, they were the first community-based nonprofit organization in the country to address the needs of families and friends providing long-term care for loved ones at home. Their services, education programs, and publications are developed with caregivers' expressed needs in mind, to offer real support, essential information, and tools to manage the complex and demanding tasks of caregiving.
FAMpod: Families Overcoming and Preventing email@example.com
The FAMpod website represents a resource developed by researchers at Boston Children's Hospital, Judge Baker Children's Center and the Stone Primary Prevention Initiatives at the Wellesley Center for Women, Wellesley College to distill what they have learned from years of research, practice and advocacy into programs that are helpful for individuals experiencing depression, as well as those living with or working with individuals experiencing depression. This effort has culiminated in the creation of 2 free programs both of which are available here. The first, Parent Talk, is a resource developed for parents facing depression within the family and the second, Family Talk, is a training course designed for clinicians helping these families.
Grandparents Raising email@example.com
This website is designed to help guide grandparents and other relatives (kinship parents) in their efforts to raise, parent, and educate these children and to find needed resources for the children as well as themselves.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Helpguide
When parents are absent or unable to raise their children, grandparents are often the ones who step in. Raising a second generation brings many rewards, including the fulfillment of giving your grandkids a sense of security, developing a deeper relationship, and keeping the family together. It also comes with many challenges. No matter how much you love your grandkids, taking them into your home requires major adjustments. But with the right guidelines and support, you can roll back the years and make a real difference in the lives of your grandchildren.
Military Families Near and firstname.lastname@example.com
Military Families Near and Far is a free, bilingual (English and Spanish) website where families can create, communicate, and stay connected. Developed for military families, the site provides new ways for preschool and school-aged children to express themselves and communicate within their own family networks on the topics of military deployments, homecomings, relocations, injuries, and grief . New interactive tools for creating art, music, videos, letters, cards, and notebooks help kids explore their emotions and encourage communication. Materials from Sesame Street's ongoing Talk, Listen, Connect initiative and new materials from The Electric Company provide resources for parents and caregivers to help children cope with challenging transitions. Parents and caregivers can find information and multimedia resources on the topics of military deployments, multiple deployments, homecomings, changes, grief, and self-expression in Resources for Grown-Ups.
Postpartum Men
PostpartumMen is a place for men with concerns about depression, anxiety or other problems with mood after the birth of a child. It promotes self-help, provides important information for fathers – including a self-assessment for postpartum depression – hosts an online forum for dads to talk to each other, offers resources, gathers new information about men's experiences postpartum, and – most importantly – helps fathers to beat the baby blues.
The Balanced Mind Parent Network
Helpline for Resource and Referral: 800-826-3632
The Balanced Mind Parent Network (BMPN), a program of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), guides families raising children with mood disorders to the answers, support and stability they seek. BMPN is a family-focused community for parents of children with mood disorders with 24/7 access to information and support.
The Birth Trauma Association
The Birth Trauma Association (BTA) was established in 2004 to support women suffering from Post Natal Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or birth trauma. The organization's staff are not trained counsellors or therapists or medical professionals; they are mothers who wish to support other women who have suffered difficult births. The BTA aims to offer advice and support to all women who are finding it hard to cope with their childbirth experience. The website includes information for mothers, fathers, and family members about Post Natal PTSD, information about how to connect with other Mom's who have had similar experiences to get support, as well as lists of resources, including books and websites, that may be helpful to families experiencing Post Natal PTSD.
The Grandfamilies State Law and Resource Center
The Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center serves as a national legal resource in support of grandfamilies within and outside the child welfare system. Our goals are to:
- educate individuals about state laws, legislation and policy in support of grandfamilies
- assist interested policymakers, advocates, caregivers, and attorneys in exploring policy options to support relatives and the children in their care
- provide technical assistance and training
The Period of Purple Crying
The Period of PURPLE Crying is a new way to help parents understand this time in their baby's life, which is a normal part of every infant's development. The acronym is a meaningful and memorable way to describe what parents and their babies are going through. The Period of PURPLE Crying begins at about 2 weeks of age and continues until about 3-4 months of age. There are other common characteristics of this phase, or period, which are better described by the acronym PURPLE. Purple stands for "Peak of Crying", "Unexpected", "Resists Soothing", "Pain-Like Face", "Long Lasting", and "Evening". This website provides information about coping with this period of child development including information about soothing, assessing the crying, impact on sleep, and information for Dads.


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Vehicles searched for empty bullet rounds
Paul Joseph Watson
November 12, 2012
Drivers were quizzed about their shooting habits and had their vehicles searched by Forest and National Park rangers at a checkpoint in Redington Pass, Arizona this past weekend.
Citing the problem of firearms enthusiasts shooting their guns near the main road and leaving empty bullet casings, the feds stopped and searched vehicles to check if the empty rounds had been picked up.
"A driver admitted shooting, but did not have the empty casings. A Game and Fish officer turned him around and told him to pick up his empty rounds," reports KVOA.
The officials also searched vehicles for other illegal items, including marijuana, alcohol and in one case an illegally killed deer. Four people were arrested on outstanding warrants and officers issued 11 citations, including one for underage drinking.
News reports failed to raise concern about the fact that law enforcement officials used the Fourth Amendment-busting checkpoint to quiz shooters about their gun habits, claiming that, "Many who went through the checkpoint appreciated the enforcement."
Although the checkpoint was ostensibly justified in the name of combating littering, the fact that gun owners are being pulled over and identified by the feds is certain to stoke apprehension amongst many in the second amendment community.
The checkpoint, which snagged around 250 vehicles on Saturday, was set up in the aftermath of record gun sales and a resurgence in first time gun owners following the re-election of Barack Obama. The Forest Service plans to close three shooting sites in the area, citing the scourge of trash and empty rounds.
Since most of Arizona is federal land, this also seems to be an effort to discourage the exercise of the second amendment in the state. While the feds are hyping the problem caused by empty bullet shells, they don't seem as fussed about the piles of trash being left behind by illegal immigrants and drug smugglers as they pass back and forth between Mexico.
In September, we reported on how gun owners were being treated with suspicion for merely buying a few boxes of ammo. Commercial fisherman Brian Loftus was questioned by police after being reported for purchasing bullets at his local gun store. The man who reported him, an employee for the Chief of Police, called in Loftus as a potential threat to make sure he "wasn't going to do something crazy."
Unannouncedcheckpoints, historically associated with dictatorial regimes, are popping up in numerous different guises across America.
A "Constitution-free zone" which includes areas within 100 miles of the border has been put in place which authorizes US Border Patrol agents to set up checkpoints targeting two thirds of Americans who live within this buffer zone.
Drivers who are asked questions and threatened with searches at these checkpoints are refusing to co-operate in increasing numbers, citing the Fourth Amendment. Some are allowed to go on their way while others, like retired San Diego social worker Vince Peppard and his wife, are having their vehicles ransacked against their will.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.
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Wednesday Links
- The whole of the waterboarding debate is pointless posturing.
- We should be funding transportation initiatives with user fees, not federal taxes.
- Gun control advocates suggest impropriety at gun shows and sporting goods stores put weapons in the hands of Mexican drug cartels — but we should be asking how deterring a Soviet presence in Latin America in the 1980s contributed to the problem.
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Forums: Index > Administration > Time for featured articles?
I'm thinking of adding this this weekend. Discuss. Surgo 15:15, January 15, 2010 (UTC)
- We had previously discussed sticking a <-choose-> system on the main page where each <-option-> was a page full of other options. So we'd stick the newest 10 up in one option and make it hit very regularly, and as they got moved off of the top 10 they'd fall into more crowded, less called options but still show up in main page rotation. That way the newest ones got a lot of attention, and the older ones were still in rotation. That still the plan? - TarkisFlux 17:17, January 15, 2010 (UTC)
- Sounds interesting, though I'd be annoyed coding it myself. Also, we'd need to start with a lot of stuff -- if somebody could make a list? Surgo 18:08, January 15, 2010 (UTC)
- I think the code for it looks something like "<Choose> <option> new article page <option> new article page <option> new article page <option> old article page" with the recurrence of the new article page based on how often we want a random new article page compared to how often we want a random old article page. And then for each of the sub pages we do "<choose> <option> article 1 <option> article 2 ... (etc)". About the only thing I'm not sure about is if we want to / can do partial transclusion of the randomly picked article so that the introduction shows and people get a blurb about it. If we can't, we'll need to do a minor writeup for each of the featured articles or just give a straight link, and I think the latter is a poor option. - TarkisFlux 18:44, January 15, 2010 (UTC)
- So yeah, it totally does work like that. Code looks like:
<choose> <option>{{:New Article Page}}</option> <option>{{:New Article Page}}</option> <option>{{:New Article Page}}</option> <option>{{:Old Article Page}}</option>
- ... where the number of times that we call on the pages determines how often we get a result from those pages. The article pages look something like:
<choose> <option>{{:Article Page}}</option> <option>{{:Other Article Page}}</option> <option>{{:Different Article Page}}</option> <option>{{:Yet Another Article Page}}</option> ... and so on
- where each page gets a single entry. I say "like" that because my tests don't actually work in constraining a transcluded page into a set box size, so we might need to template those up / write blurbs up instead. If anyone know of an easy way to truncate transculssions (short of editting the tags into the page) that might work too.
- As for a list of featured atticles, well, that's what the ratings comittee is supposed to be doing with the articles to be favored. Which doesn't seem to be working as intended. - TarkisFlux 21:08, January 21, 2010 (UTC)
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Today the Nikkei featured an article (日) that raised once again the possibility of Japan transferring the technology underpinning the prized Soryu submarine to Australia. The article did not offer much additional detail about how the process from here is likely to unfold, although it did frame the technology transfer as part of a supposedly mutual desire to balance against Chinese naval activities. It nevertheless suggests that defense officials are still considering the plan and that the chances are good that something will come out of the process notwithstanding any domestic or international backlash. The main issue for the Japanese side likely revolves what level of information and access to provide to the Royal Australian Navy.
As for the back story, the process appeared to be initiated in May 2012 when a senior Australian official inspected the Soryu at the MSDF's Kure Base in Hiroshima Prefecture. Then in June 2012 the issue was further discussed during a visit to Australia by Admiral Masahiko Sugimoto. Soon after that in July 2012 Rear-Admiral Rowan Moffitt, head of the Future Submarine Program, and Dr Alexander Zelinsky, the Chief Defense Scientist, traveled to Japan to further inspect the Soryu. Then in September 2012 Defense Minister Stephen Smith confirmed that Australia was indeed considering at least the submarine's propulsion systems as part of a technology deal.
All things being equal it would seem like this deal is likely to be done as it offers strategic benefits for both sides. However, both sides may still need to be somewhat flexible as the two sides have bottom lines that may stand in the way of deep collaboration. First, the Australian side will demand that the subs be built in Australia to enhance Australia's shipbuilding industry centred on Adelaide, as well as to keep Australian tax dollars and jobs onshore. While Japan in December 2011 relaxed its arms export restrictions, which has allowed this deal to be considered in the first place, these restrictions were however ostensibly relaxed to allow Japanese defense manufacturers to engage in the joint development of sophisticated weapons systems with other partners. A simple one-way transfer of technology was not necessarily envisaged, and in any respect, the technology that gave birth to the Soryu has been nurtured over the last 30 to 40 years in Japan and the Japanese government, MHI, and Kawasaki are not likely to let go of the full suite of technologies and design specifications without considerable benefits being extracted in return. If Japan was unable to extract any offsets from the transfer of the technology then it might get cold feet at the last minute and back out of the deal. More likely is that the two sides might only come to an agreement on a partial transfer, perhaps of the propulsion/AIP-related system technologies only.1 This would still be a big deal nevertheless, especially coming on the back of similar hardware-related collaborative developments in the UK-Japan defense relationship, and with something similar with India surely not being too far away.
Extra: The Sydney Morning Herald article above provides a few quotes worth emphasizing that illustrates the closely guarded nature of technology as well as its possible strategic and tactical suitability in light of Australia's defense goals:
"The Japanese submarine is out there, but it's an enigma," said Steve Ludlam, the chief executive of the Australian Submarine Corporation in Adelaide, likely to be a local partner in the new project. A predecessor, Hans Ohff, said: "We know more about Russian submarines."
"They [Japan] have got a similar-sized submarine, in fact a larger submarine, with what would appear to be an extremely competent propulsion system," he said. "Where is our problem area? Propulsion system. No other nation builds submarines of that size. They do. They've cracked it. Even if I was only going to buy their diesels, their main motor and their generators, I would still be in front. So engage with them collaboratively in sharing with them the more sensitive end of acoustic signatures and other stealth forms would be in good shape."
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Kawasaki 12V 25/25 SB-type diesel engines (2)
Kawasaki Kockums V4-275R Stirling engines (4)
Electric propulsion motor (1)
As noted below, for the AIP component of the propulsion system the original licence and components are from Kockums, but KHI builds the completed products and delivers them to the shipyards.
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Corey Wallace joined Japan Security Watch in 2011. He writes on Japan security-related topics, focusing on issues and stories that may not find their way into the English language media. He also hosts the blog Sigma1 where he writes on Japanese domestic politics and broader issues in international relations.
Prior to taking up a PhD Corey was a participant on the JET program (2004-2007) and on returning to New Zealand he worked at the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology from 2007-2010 as a policy adviser. Corey lectures two courses at the University of Auckland. One is on the international relations of the Asia-Pacific, which contains a significant focus on East Asia security issues. The other is a course on China's international relations.
His primary academic interests before his current Japan focus were science and technology politics/policy, issues of ethnic identity, and Chinese modern history and politics. He carries over his interest in issues of identity and history into his PhD where he is looking at generationally situated concepts of national identity and their impact on foreign policy ideas in Japan.
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Beat the Streak Report: Thursday, June 10
It was Gravy Train Wednesday in Streakland, as each of the Top 10 most popular selections laced hits to extend the streaks of about 55 percent of the universe combined.
Robinson Cano was once again the master of this hit ceremony, going 3-for-4 against Chris Tillman and the Orioles bullpen to single-handedly push forward 16.8 percent of all streaks.
Who will our walking-on-sunshine Streakers be banking on for Thursday?
Dare I say I will be selecting Ichiro, Mr. Harbinger of Doom?
That's right, I'm going with Ichiro for tonight, hear me out.
Despite his recent back-to-back 0-fers which obliterated streaks across the nation and destroyed friendships everywhere, he's still batting a blistering .382 (13-for-34) on the month.
Furthermore, he's flashed incredible bounce-back ability, responding to his previous two-game hitless streaks on the year by putting together streaks of six, three and ten.
Oh, and he's a lifetime .462 hitter against opposing pitcher Tommy Hunter.
Who's with me?
Viva la Ichiro!
Time for Thursday's picks
? Ichiro Suzuki: .462 AVG (6-for-13) lifetime vs. Rangers starter Tommy Hunter
? Kosuke Fukudome: .500 AVG (12-for-22) lifetime vs. Brewers starter Dave Bush
? Vladimir Guerrero: .500 AVG (5-for-10) lifetime vs. Mariners starter Ryan Rowland-Smith
? Carlos Guillen: .455 AVG (5-for-11) lifetime vs. White Sox starter John Danks
? Ryan Theriot: .355 AVG (11-for-31) lifetime vs. Brewers starter Dave Bush
? Evan Longoria: .571 AVG (4-for-7) lifetime vs. Blue Jays starter Brett Cecil
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Ryan Sweeney: .533 AVG (8-for-15) lifetime vs. Angels starter Ervin Santana. I'm not messing with Santana. Not now.
You'll thank me later …
? Billy Butler: .080 AVG (2-for-25) lifetime vs. Twins starter Scott Baker
? Brandon Phillips: .100 AVG (1-for-10) lifetime vs. Giants starter Todd Wellemeyer
? Bobby Abreu: .100 AVG (1-for-10) lifetime vs. Athletics starter Trevor Cahill
Leaderboard time!
Robinson Cano and Joe Mauer each laced hits last night, which means our the following three BTSers remain atop our leaderboard with 28-game streaks:
Only 29 more to go. Yeah, uh, good luck with that …
Top MLB streakers
? Brandon Phillips: 12 games
? Jeff Francoeur: 11 games
? Jeff Mathis: 10 games (DL)
? Kevin Kouzmanoff: 10 games
? Sean Rodriguez: 10 games
? Carlos Lee: 10 games
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I have Swisher in BTS as it was Guthrie that was pitching but they changed the starter of the O's to Arrieta. I still have the Yanks in Survivor and Cano in HR BTS as wind is blowing out to right field. I will leave Swisher as he may get a hit tonight.
hey vinny – am back at one and taking a chance with Brennan Boesch. Good luck today!!!
This is going to be my last post for now since I'm heading to work. I work until 11:30 PM but will be on here on my break. I have Swisher in BTS as he hits the O's no matter who is pitching. Cano in HR BTS as wind is blowing out to right field and he is due and I changed from the Yanks to the Red Sox in Survivor as Lester hasn't lost in 2 months so I like those odds against the Indians.
This is going to be my last post for now since I'm heading to work. I work until 11:30 PM but will be on here on my break. I have Swisher in BTS as he hits the O's no matter who is pitching. Cano in HR BTS as wind is blowing out to right field and he is due and I changed from the Yanks to the Red Sox in Survivor as Lester hasn't lost in 2 months so I like those odds against the Indians.
I went with Vladimir Guerrero on the Rangers since he is .435 against lefties, has been a very consistent .330 all year with no hot/cold streaks, is home (that seems to matter a lot to most of the Rangers' lineup,) and the Rangers have bashing the Mariners out every game.
Very interesting – the three leaders all chose Guerrero.
The top 10 players only chose 4 different hitters – 5 took Guerrero; 2 took Cano; 2 took Ichie and 1 took Prado.
Hmmm, early game get some streakers today?
"rich" on page 2 with streak of 22 reset due to "No Selection".
Hey anyone else having a streak greater than 17 and don't want it any longer, just write to MLB and ask them to transfer your streak to me. I'll take it gladly and if I win $3MIL, I'll even pay you a small consultation fee.
Yeah! After my 7 game streak got tanked with Ryan Raburn's 0-fer last night, I went with Carlos Guillen and got rewarded! Gracias Carlitos! Streak restarted!
Today's Top Picks of the current Top2500. ** Early game resets & "No Selections" not included. BTS updated before data was gathered.
Player, Times Picked, Percentage
Ichiro Suzuki, 409, 16.36%
Vladimir Guerrero, 396, 15.84
Robinson Cano, 232, 9.28
Nick Swisher, 158, 6.32
Magglio Ordonez, 94, 3.76
Evan Longoria, 88, 3.52
Derek Jeter, 84, 3.36
Kevin Youkilis, 72, 2.88
Martin Prado, 67, 2.68
Ryan Zimmerman, 50, 2
Kosuke Fukudome, 49, 1.96
Joey Votto, 45, 1.8
Justin Morneau, 42, 1.68
Joe Mauer, 42, 1.68
Michael Young, 37, 1.48
Highest "No Selection": Page 2 with a streak of 22 now reset to zero.
From that list, the afternoon results:
Magglio Ordonez: 3.76% remain steady
Martin Prado: 2.68% extend
Kosuke Fukudome: 1.96% snapped
Joey Votto: 1.80% extend
Not sure why you would use Fukudome?
He seems to be hitting worse than when we used to use them in April and Marlon Byrd was a much hotter, better choice if you wanted a Cub and he hits 3rd in the lineup.
Yah, Cano doubled, onto tomorow. GL all.
champion_88 – Byrd was a much better choice. Cub fans would remember that Fukadome hits well when Cubs play in Milwaukee including a HR earlier this year – call it inside info that did not pan out.
Took Cano today and he has a hit. As a Cub fan, I did not have the nerve to pick Byrd. Cubs v. ChiSox the next 3 days in interleague play anything can happen – do not pick either team in Survivor. I'll give a wind report tomorrow as games are at Wrigley Field and could be HR friendly.
NYY is Survivor
Guerrero in HR BTS
Good Luck to all……………..
ichiro strikes out swinging in first AB
I lucked into a 2 game streak in HR BTS – Any advice on who to take on Friday would be appreciated. (I had Derrick Lee of Cubs on Thursday and he did not play so my streak remained at two. Thanks Lou Piniella for not letting him pinch hit.)
ichiro strikes out swinging in first AB
thru 1 inning of tex-sea i already got hr bts and reg bts in hamilton and andrus
who to pick fri for hr i got 1 game streak on the josh hamilton 1st inning shot
for hr tomorrow shud i go wit cory hart against harden or pujols against rodrigo lopez?
Friday – Corey Hart looks good in HR BTS. Wind conditions at Wrigley Field could change this thought as Peavy of ChiSox gives up alot of HR's and Wells of Cubs is also vulnerable. Byrd of Cubs is hot and looks good in BTS on Friday.
Uh oh. Ichi just struck out for the third time tonight in the top of the 7.
More dark days for the majority…
BOS-CLE: one last chance for BOS down by 1 after 8. If they fail to win, over 50% of the Survivor field gets reset with NYY, PHI, COL & LAA already lost.
If Ichiro goes down tonight 33%+ of current Top2500 will have been reset tonight too; hovering at 17% right now.
haha blog guy ichiros gonna get yet another 0fer as he is ice cold and 0-4 thus far
haha blog guy ichiros gonna get yet another 0fer as he is ice cold and 0-4 thus far
haha blog guy ichiros gonna get yet another 0fer as he is ice cold and 0-4 thus far
I have had bad luck the last two days. Yesterday I lost a 7 game survivor streak from the Rockies because I swiched from the Nats (winner) to the Rangers (winner), to the Mets (postponed) to the Rockies. I landed on the 1 reset of the 4. Then I had switched todays pick yesterday from A-Rod to Swisher picked for today based off his numbers off of Guthrie and A-Rods is like 1 for 7 at bats off him. Around 12:15 I checked the Yankees Orioles preview and found the shock of Jake Arrieta (1st ever career start) starting for the Orioles instead and wanted to get off the Yankee picks and could not get to a computer, my phone does not access the fantasy section and today was a 12:30 lock day. The biggest fear came true, Swisher was 0 for 3 (0 for 4 including a sac fly) with a walk and my 17 game BTS is over. The entire Yankees got 4 hits all game (Jeter, Teixera, Cano, Granderson).
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Wild 9th in CLE, up by 1. Top 9th: Kerry Wood comes on & gets 2 quick outs then hits J.D. Drew. Ok, 1 more out & game over. In comes Beltre & goes YARD. BOS up one & CLE bats in bottom of 9th, but whoa, what's this: walk, double, walk & no outs; no pitcher change. Can CLE tie it or take the lead? Strike out, foul pop out & looking like BOS might scrape by, but Russell Branyan comes thru with a 2-run single & over 50% of Survivor is reset tonight; however, 4 of the top 5 avoided the slaughter and moved on. For most of us: time to restart our streaks!
Will the CHC-CHW series be played? Doubleheader likely? Lots of rain everywhere, may want to make your picks indoors or out west, if the weather forecasts hold true.
I'm officially routing for "jacob" to win this thing — He had a 23 game hitting streak (currently in 19th place) and went with Adam Dunn last night to extend his streak to 24 games…Picking Adam Dunn with a 23 game streak that takes such enormous stones, dude should get his own Dos Equis commercial! I hear he's taking Jay Bruce today
Weather in Chicago has turned Sunny.
Wind blowing out toward left field. HR kind of day.
Time to say go Cubs!
BTS = Byrd
HR BTS = Bryd
Survivor = Rocks
Could be some scoring with wind blowing out at Wrigley and Wells and Peavy pitching as both have struggled lately.
Peavy can be tough on righty batters but Byrd has be super hot.


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Saturday, May 7, 2016
Another Starday Saturday here at Scratchy Attic in today's post of the 1965 LP "Wild Child Roger Miller - Madcap Sensation of Country Music". The recordings contained on the album were recorded 1957-1960 when Miller was a struggling honky-tonk singer who had been brought to the attention of Starday by his buddy George Jones. In fact, ol' George can be clearly heard singing the harmony on "You're Forgetting Me". These recordings were originally singles, demos, and uncredited cover tracks on early Starday collections which featured covers of contemporary country hits of the time. The LP was obviously issued to capitalize on Miller's mainstream 1960s success, but it preserves some great classic raw Starday honky-tonk in the process. Enjoy!
1. Poor Little John
2. Under Your Spell Again
3. Jimmy Brown The Newsboy
4. I Wish I Could Fall In Love Today
5. My Pillow
6. Can't Stop Loving You
7. I Ain't Never
8. The Tip Of My Fingers
9. Country Girl
10. Playboy
11. You're Forgetting Me
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Life with kids often involves negotiation, whether we like it or not. According to Scott Brown, author of How to Negotiate With Kids Even When You Think You Shouldn't, 'The negotiation between parents and kids can actually be a great learning experience for your kids. If you don't negotiate, your children may not learn how to deal with conflicts constructively. If you don't teach them how to work with you, they may never learn how to work with others'.
But negotiating with kids is often a challenging process. 'Parents need to learn how to manage their own emotions and frustrations. One thing we know from observing negotiators of all ages is that when emotions run high, negotiating skill drops dramatically', says Brown, who has worked internationally in conflict resolution.
Before you enter your next negotiation with your child (and that could be in five minutes!), read on and get pointers for negotiating with kids and more.
Tips for negotiating
Start an agreement, not an argument.
Phrase your requests so that your child can say 'yes'. Your child will listen more readily if you phrase your idea in a way that appeals to your child's need for control and independence. If you say, 'Would you like to set out the plates or the spoons?' you are more likely to get cooperation than if you say, 'Set the table NOW!'
Get your child involved.
If it's getting near bedtime, you might say, 'How many minutes do you think you should have to finish this project and get in bed on time?' If you are discussing discipline, you might ask, 'What do you think would be a reasonable consequence for hitting me?' or '… for not doing your chores?'
Explain your point of view.
You could say, 'We have to leave the playground because I have to make dinner'. Once you explain what's on your mind, remain open to any response. If your child says, 'I don't care, I'm not hungry', you might say, 'But I am and so is your brother'.
Know that negotiation doesn't mean giving in.
When you negotiate to buy a new car, you're not giving in – you're bargaining. Keep in mind that negotiating is not about winning and losing.
Negotiate issues in age-appropriate ways.
If your school-age child doesn't like peas, you might ask, 'What vegetable would you like instead?' If your preschooler is not interested in eating at all, instead of arguing, you might consider playfully cutting a sandwich into interesting shapes to make it more appealing.
Respond to criticism with a reasonable question.
If your child tells you to stop nagging about cleaning the bedroom or have a bath, you might say, 'How would you manage this yourself? When would you like to do it?'
Take time to cool down.
If your child is making you angry or just plain crazy, go into the other room and calm down before trying to talk. Scott Brown, author of How to Negotiate With Kids Even When You Think You Shouldn't, suggests that you think about whether an emotional response from will you ease the conflict or dig a deeper hole.
Write down solutions.
Get the family together and appoint a secretary who makes a list of everyone's ideas. Discuss them openly but don't allow criticism of anyone's idea. Also, consider doing your negotiation in writing. Writing notes to an older child, such as, 'Clean room at 5 pm', might prompt more cooperation than nagging would.
Let your child win sometimes.
Pick your battles wisely and remember that changing your mind does not mean you're losing. You might say, 'OK, I agree with you. But let's make a deal that next time you will listen to me before blowing up'.
Remember, you have the final say.
You don't have to reach consensus in any negotiation. Sometimes, somebody just has to make a decision. 'It's perfectly OK for parents to make the final decision, as long as they have heard their children's point of view and tried to be fair', says Brown. 'Children will come to respect that; they may not like it, but they will come to realise that it's fair.'


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Between the downfall of Jonah Lehrer, and Naomi Wolfe's new book that claims chemicals in women's brains force us to demand our lovers shower us with roses and candy and refer to us as "goddess"*, there's been some growing backlash against the long-popular idea of better living through neuroscience. You know what I'm talking about here: You (yes, you!) can succeed at work, be more creative, improve your relationships, and have a better sex life — all you have to do is read this one interpretation of the latest in neuroscience research!
Perhaps unsurprisingly, that pitch oversells the reality. What we know about how the brain works isn't really that clear cut. But more than that, the idea of scientific self-help quite often has to severely distort science in order to make any sense. The public comes away with a massive misunderstanding of what MRI does and doesn't tell us, what hormones like dopamine actually do, and what the lab tells us about real life.
There are two big essays that you need to read before you pick up another story or book that tries to make connections between cutting-edge brain science and real life. The first, in New Statesman, is by Steven Poole and the broad overview of why it's such a problem when neuroscience becomes neuro-speculation. The second, by Maia Szalavitz at Time Magazine's Healthland blog, focuses on Naomi Wolfe's new book and uses that as a springboard to talk about the bigger issue of brain chemicals, what they are, and what they aren't. Read the rest


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Why Bush Smiles: Victory is at Hand in Iraq
(Indeed, the very showiness of Bush's pledge of support – in a phone call supposedly initiated by Bush, then announced to the media – is a good indication of the decapitation to come. As JFK once told Gore Vidal: "When a politician says to you, 'Jack, if there's anything I can do for you, just let me know,' that means you're dead." And Maliki – installed in a Bush-backed internal party coup that toppled the previous prime minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, who was himself once a recipient of similar pledges of staunch White House support – is a dead man walking.)
The chief reason why Maliki and his government will be ousted is not the hell-storm of death and violence that is now devouring the country. The fact that every new day sees a hundred or more mutilated bodies dumped on the nation's streets, and pitched battles between sectarian militias, and multiple deaths of American troops, and mass flights of anguished Iraqi civilians running in fear for their lives is not a matter of any urgent concern to Bush and his warmakers. Indeed, there is much evidence that one of the prime instigators of the wanton killing is a group created and long nurtured by the Bush Administration itself: the Facilities Protection Service, an army of uniformed freebooters nearly 150,000 strong. (I'll be writing more on this later.) Of course, the violence is a political headache for the Bushists, because it generates bad press; but they don't care about it – it has no intrinsic meaning or emotional impact on those who are already responsible for the deaths of more than half a million Iraqis and more than 2,700 Americans.
No, what will likely bring on the coup is the December deadline for crafting a new oil law, which was imposed on Iraq by the International Monetary Fund, as part of the deal to write off some – but by no means all – of the nation's crushing debt.
Given the current level of intense
anti-American feeling in Iraq, and the overwhelming majority support
among every sector of society for ending the occupation, and the
overwhelming belief among Iraqis that the chief reason behind the
invasion was to steal their oil, it is almost inconceivable that Maliki
will be able to sign the new law, which essentially opens up Iraq's oil
wealth to decades of despoliation by U.S. and European energy
conglomerates. The Maliki government – already weak, incompetent and
despised, as are all puppet regimes – could not possibly survive the
political backlash that such a move would provoke.
Therefore, Maliki will either refuse to sign the law – in which case he would doubtless be removed immediately one way or another; perhaps even by some act of "terrorist violence" – or else he will seek to postpone the deadline and buy himself a little more time. If it's the latter case, then he and his government might last out the year after all, assuming the Potomac Potentate deigns to extend his temporary mercy. But sooner or later the law will be signed: it is the reason for the war, it is why all of these people have died, it is the sign and substance of the true victory that Bush has been working for all these years.
Indeed, once it is signed, we may in fact see a partial withdrawal of occupation troops begin, under the cover of the recommendations of the "bipartisan" panel headed by Bush Family consigliore James Baker. It will look like Bush has finally "listened to reason," that he has wisely "changed course;" but if it happens, it will only be because he has gotten what he came for: crony control of Iraq's vast oil reserves. Baker meanwhile will have accomplished his own multi-faceted mission: keeping Iraq in IMF bondage by holding the whip of the remaining debt over its head, while simultaneously ensuring that Iraq continues its onerous, back-breaking payments of arrears and "reparations" to Baker's private lobbying clients (and longtime Bush Family business partners), the Saudi and Kuwaiti royals.
For as Joshua Holland of Alternet.com points out, the new Iraqi oil law will lock in succeeding governments, while the "sovereign debt" will also stay on the books no matter what kind of state follows the inevitable demise of the puppet regime installed by Bush. Holland has laid out the details of this remarkable – yet almost unremarked – situation in two excellent articles: Bush's Petro-Cartel Almost Has Iraq's Oil and The U.S. Takeover of Iraqi Oil. I've been writing piecemeal about many of these issues for years, (e.g., Dubya Indemnity: Bush Barons Beyond the Reach of Law), but Holland has provided a succinct yet in-depth overview, drawing on his own research and interviews with some of the leading muckrakers of Bush's war-profiteering bloodbath. He is especially good on the backstory of the debt deal, another unheralded "victory" by the Bush Faction.
Yes, victory. You wonder why Bush and his minions maintain the seemingly irrational belief that "things are going well" in Iraq, that "we're making progress," etc.? That's because things are going well in the war they are fighting: the war for money and power. What happens to the human beings caught up in this war – Iraqi civilians, or American citizens at ever-greater risk from the terrorism spawned by the war – is, again, no concern of the Bush gang. In fact, the worse things are from that standpoint, the better it is for the Bushists. The war profits (and stolen swag) they and their corporate cronies have accrued from the Iraq War (and the "War on Terror" as well) have given them unimaginable wealth with which to continue their overall dominance of American society – no matter who wins the elections in 2006 or 2008, or for decades beyond. As I've stated often before, no matter what happens, Bush and his cronies have already won the war.
They've won even if Iraq collapses into perpetual anarchy, or becomes an extremist religious state; they've won even if the whole region goes up in flames, and terrorism flares to unprecedented heights – because this will just mean more war-profiteering, more fear-profiteering. And yes, they've won even if they lose their majority next month or the presidency in 2008, because war and fear will still fill their coffers, buying them continuing influence and power as they bide their time through another interregnum of a Democratic "centrist" – who will, at best, only nibble at the edges of the militarist state – until they are back in the saddle again. The only way they can lose the Iraq War is if they are actually arrested and imprisoned for their war crimes. And you know and I know that's not going to happen.
So that confident strut of the Bush gang, their incessant upbeat pronouncements about the war, their complacent smirks, their callous indifference to the unspeakable horror they have unleashed upon the world – these are not the hallmarks of self-delusion, or wilful ignorance, or a disassociation from reality. They know full well what the reality is – and they like it.


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Paradise Auto Glass – What Should I know?
Simply put, this is glass that you would find in an automobile. Not too many know that in Paradise there are two major forms of auto glass. Each one is used on certain windows in the automobile. Both types of auto glass are more impact resistant and stronger than regular glass.
What Are the Different Kinds Of Windshield Replacement Paradise Services that are Available?
Laminated safety glass-this glass is generally used on a car's windshield. It is comprised of a couple of pieces of glass that has a slim layer of vinyl. The glass is then heated and pressed together in an autoclave, which is a type of oven. When this glass receives a tough impact it will shatter also but usually the shattered pieces will stick to the vinyl and not fall on the ground.
If the windshield just has a tiny vein or nick, the auto glass professional may be able to repair the tiny vein or nick to keep it from spreading further. The repair will generally take fewer than thirty minutes in Paradise. The vein or nick is cleaned thoroughly and dried. Resin is injected and a material like Mylar is used to hold it in place. The professional cures the resin by using an ultraviolet light.
Mobile Windshield Replacement - Do you need it?
With 5.1% of windshields being damaged and requiring replacement each year in the United States, it is important to know what to look for in an auto glass service technician. The first thing that must be stated about choosing a qualified technician may be somewhat cliché. However, it is important to remember that you do get what you pay for, and windshield replacement is highly germane to this point.
Ask Questions
When selecting an auto glass service provider, start by simply asking questions. Find out if the technician is NGA (National Glass Association) certified to be professionally competent in his line of work. Ask if the technician uses the auto manufacturer' recommended products. Also find out if the technician has agreed to meet the Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standard (AGRSS). Above all, be sure the technician intends to provide you with sufficient information regarding all things pertinent. The technician should provide you with some dos and don'ts, such as how much time should be allowed for the bond to cure before the vehicle is safe to drive.
Although it may sound a bit excessive, make sure the windshield is perfectly centered on the vehicle. A misplaced windshield will not provide a structurally sound passenger compartment in the event of a collision or rollover. Also inspect the weather stripping to ensure it fits tightly against the vehicle's body with no bumps, waves, or gaps. If the replacement windshield on your vehicle is not completely bonded to the vehicle, the windshield may become detached in the event of an accident, leading to even greater chance of serious injury or death.
How Does Windshield Repair Work? - Auto Glass Repairs Explained
Automotive window replacement can be done by the novice if he or she takes their time and has some instruction. It doesn't require any special knowledge or expensive tools to replace car glass, but it does take patience! Here we will talk about replacing a fixed car glass that is bonded to the car body instead of being set into a removable frame.
If you are going to replace car glass that is not set in a frame, then you will basically have to "cut" the old glass out of the car. This procedure requires a few inexpensive tools that are often not in a common tool collection. You need a piece of piano wire to use as a saw, and a couple of inexpensive suction cup handles to lift out the old glass (if it is still in one piece) and to place the new glass into position without touching the edges of the glass.
The first step is to remove any molding that goes around the window. Molding can be attached in several different ways. It may be attached with some sort of clips, glued on, or may be just pushed onto a lip on the car body. This is one place where factory service information comes in handy! Some glass is flush-mounted with the exterior surface of the body and does not have any molding to remove. You also may need to remove one or more trim panels inside the car. Before starting to cut out the broken car window, apply tape to the car body all the way around the window to protect the paint. Next, use an awl to create a hole through the adhesive between the glass and the body. Then push a piece of piano wire through the hole, grab a helper to work the other end of the wire, and use a sawing motion to cut the adhesive all the way around the window. Once you have completely sawn all the way around the broken car window, use the suction cup handles to pull the glass out of the car body.
After the new adhesive has been applied and any recommended curing times have been observed, use the suction cup handles to install the new glass into position. Evenly press the glass into the adhesive until it is fully seated all the way around. Do not disturb the vehicle for several hours according to the adhesive instructions, and then be careful not to slam the doors and or drive on any excessively rough roads for several days until the adhesive has had time to fully bond with both surfaces.
That covers the general procedure for auto glass installation. Automotive window replacement can certainly be done by a driver that doesn't have any experience or training in this area, but some jobs are definitely easier than others! If this procedure doesn't sound like something you want to tackle yourself, there certainly isn't any shame in taking your car to an auto glass shop for a replacement, and most shops will even come to your home or workplace to do it for you.


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Find more photos like this on LIGHTGRID - Lichtnetz - REDDELUZ This is a site to UNITE and CONNECT through the USE of the VIOLET RAY in what is called the LIGHTGRID - REDDELUZ - LICHTNETZ To find out more before signing in, read the Channelings below and check out the GROUPS "Lightgrid" and "GRID information - What is the LIGHTGRID". You have access to all the pages of this site without having to sign in because all the information of this site is shared freely with everyone who is interested. If you decide to CONNECT with us, please register to become a full member of lightgrid.
As I have been asked, what exactly to do during lightgrid connections, I wrote the following summary which is a personal account of what I do during connection time.
First, I get in a meditative state and imagine the Violet Ray filling my bodies, clensing and transmuting ... and then spreading, filling the place where I AM ... and then connecting to all of us, like a Violet light net which is woven throughout the world ... and then I usually connect to our Cetacean friends and our star brethren, which is the connection to the WATERS below and the UNIVERSE above ... and then I feel the air on my face, my breath, and hear the birds sing and ask that the Sylphs and birds may help to spread the energy of the Violet Ray even further ... all life is being touched by the Violet Ray energy - liberated ... we are ALL CONNECTED and whoever so chooses - consciously or subconsciously - benefits.
If you are in need of healing or know of someone else who is, you can set etheric crystals which you fill with Violet Light until they start to rotate. This Violet Ray Energy will then be diffused trhoguhout the day - and during our next connection you simply re-fill the crystall with Violet Light.
All this is described in more detail in the channelings below. Please feel free to find your own unique way to connect to the NET of LIGHT, to LIGHTGRID, after having read the following two channelings which provide the basis for all the work we do! The time to look for guidance in the outside world is coming to an end. All you need to know is given to you and your inner guidance will show you the way. By following your heart's voice you connect to the web of life and are drawn to do, think and feel things which are in sync with life itself.
We are here to find out more about our basic BEING which is LIGHTFILLED SPIRIT, connected to ALL THAT IS through our I AM presence. I whole heartedly invite you too join our quest if you feel the call, as we are re-uniting here as the FAMILY of LIGHT we always are, were and will be!
NAMASTE and WELCOME,
Sonja Myriel
"About the Use of the Violet Flame" Channelling from St. Germain translated by Sonja Myriel This is your brother Saint Germain speaking, the one of which you have heard on various occasions through books, the spoken word, and some of you through my tangible presence. Today I want to tighten the contact with you who already know the nature of my vibration and the role which you are supposed to play within the group of this Ray and what your task is which you shall fulfill in the four directions of this planet. I will give you some clues about how to work with the Violet Flame of Transmutation.
Today you shall rediscover this Violet Flame because I will give you tools which have never been given to external groups before.
First of all, I will tell you that the purpose of handing over the power of the Violet Flame to today's humanity is to give you a tool which is powerful enough that the small percentage of conscious beings is able to balance the enormous quantity of unbalanced energy which has already begun to suffocate psychically those beings who are caught up in the materialistic world without having declared themselves as belonging to the conscious seekers of the truth; moreover, the latter find their seed plot in those impartial beings who have not decided yet which way to go.
If the dark forces had closed the psychic atmosphere against our vibrations, we would have lost this seed plot and the instructions would have returned to the strategy which we followed in the epoch of Pisces: from the mouth of the Master to the ears of the disciples. Thanks to the continual and intense use of the Violet Flame, we are able to open big holes through which the Cosmic Energies are finally able to come down to the surface of the Planet and enter human consciousness. Yet, the Violet Flame must be understood in its material function as well as in its internal function. The use of the Violet Flame brings in its most rudimentary manifestation the direct transmutation of the non-manifest harmony to an energy of a higher level, an internal function of the Violet Flame inherently activates the individual's fire which is located at the base of the spinal column.
I have to tell you that when you as a conscious disciple manage the Violet Flame, a parallel activity of the Violet Flame is initiated internally. This results in the vibrational awakening of your chakras. Therefore, each time when you use the gift of the Violet Flame you are asked not only to focalize your attention on what you want to transmute but also on the internal activity which takes place within yourself.
One of the consequences of the continual use of the Violet Flame is the accelerated awakening of all your chakras, you will, step by step, wake up in a different world from where you live now. This may or may not have consequences for you as spirits in search of truth. Therefore, in order to avoid losing orientation in the sight of innumerable new impressions which will flood your mind, it is necesary to use the power of affirmative decree.
I AM God in Action
I AM God's Will in Action
I AM God's Love in Action
I AM God's Creative Intelligence in Action
By affirming the three qualities of the first three personalities of God, you will be able to enter through the Seventh Door which is represented by the Seventh Ray, to the three higher aspects of the manifestation of God. If God is Will, Love and Intelligence, you are Will, Love and Intelligence as well, affirming the decree:
I AM God's Will
I AM God's Love
I AM God's Intelligence
In this way you will find your way to the true key of your I AM presence."
Let me explain in which way the Seventh Ray is working on Earth these days: First of all, the Seventh Ray came down by cosmic command and even if, as a sensorial impression, it is perceived as a similar colour to Violet, this Senth Ray in its higher aspects, is but uncoloured light in a certain superior radiation. When this energy comes ino contact with your energy, this violet tone appears which you have learned to identify. Thus you can eplain why you sometimes sense other tones, not violet, when you invoke the Violet Flame using certain spiritual techniques; and this is exactly when you start realizing the work done internally by the Violet Flame.
When you started out to work with the Violet Flame we told you to visualize the colour violet.
Once you are trained in this, once you are familiarized with the essence of the Violet Ray, the simple decree
I AM The Violet Light
Transmuting This Place
will immediately help you with the true energy of the Ray, no matter what colour you actually manifest, which in the most cases will be violet; just on those occasions, when you use the Ray in order to transmute something which is already part of the higher harmony, you will perceive it in glistening tones which you still don't know.
This Ray comes down at certain magnetic areas of the Earth. These sanctuaries are generally erected in the mountains where the minerals which you find there work as Cosmic Antennae. Then some advanced disciples of the Seventh Ray set up their homes in concentric circles around the mountain. The disciples who are most closely to the Master live on foot of the mountain and they serve in a double way: they are guardians on one hand and on the other they are retransmitters of the energy of the 7th Ray in its descending quality. These disciples usually work on the inner planes and in the physical world you will perceive them as simple farmers or workers.
Then there is a second circle where adepts who are also on their way and consciuous of their role, continue working with the 7th Ray. They usually work in groups and consciousness schools and they retransmit the Violet Ray to all those places where it needs to be applied. Then the particular homes of the disciples in general of this Ray also work as centres of distribution of the same energy.
Now I want you to see the Seventh Ray fall upon the top of a mountain. See it come down as an intense light until it reaches a pyramid whose faces are like mirrors which reflect this same light which is falling upon its vertex in the four different directions; see these four Rays reach the minds of the four guardian disciples which are located around the mountain; then see the Rays multiply in many through the work of these advanced disciples; finally see this Ray come to many different homes in many parts of the planet through the unceasing work of all the students of the truth, all the students of light of the different schools where the use of this energy is practiced.
Form this picture in your mind and see yourself as part of this inmense lightgrid; and now, with this picture in mind,imagine it as a big fountain of light which jumps from one mind to the other until reaching all of humanity. See this light travel, taking on the violet tone exactly when it comes into contact with the minds of the people.
Now I will ask you, as an exercise, to see how the rest of the Seven Rays work in a very similar way, too, coming down to the tops of certain sanctuaries, distributing and multiplying themselves thanks to the unselfish action of the conscious disciples of the world. I want you to see the whole Planet Earth crossed and flooded by little rays of light of the seven different colours, see how the energy of the Seven Rays comes forth from the minds of the initiated, whereupon the rays start to multiply and mulitply until they cover the whole surface of the planet.
I'd like you to capture this picture because it is of vital importance in your future development. What you are seeing is the lightgrid which you so often have been asked to fortify and strengthen. Now pay special attention to the seas; see the few lines which cross the seas. Well now, today you will be asked to work on this grid of communication which unites the continents. It is necessary to integrate all the different continents in this vast grid; give your best to establish contacts with lightgroups on the other side of the ocean, try to increment your ties of light bridging the whole ocean and once you succeded in it, form a lightgrid in the following way:
That a number of people on the other side of the sea coordinate their thoughts with yours so that at the very same moment when they are working, you are doing the same. It is necessary to make a coordinated effort so that at the very same moment, without reagrd to different time zones, at the very same instance when a brother on the other side of the ocean starts working with the Violet Ray, you do the same, establishing a bond. Interchange fotos in order to be able to strengthen this ray of light via your visualization which shall unite the oceans, which shall unite the continents, which shall unite the races all over the surface of your planet.
At the moment each country has more or less established a lightgrid through which we can come to all conscious beings; yet, it is necessary that the groups who work on a physical plane can recognize each other and fortify the bonds of light, so that the seas and the arctic ice are no obstacles anymore which would prevent the Worldwide Unification of this lightgrid.
Only a few schools which work on international planes are supporting these effors to unify the lightgrid, but these are isolated efforts which require fortification. Therefore, one of the tasks which you are asked to undertake is exactly this, to close the net of communication to make the dream of a unified human race come true.
If you succeed in this, we will no longer have just little holes in the dark clouds, which form the psychic atmosphere of this planet, but step by step we will have a cloudless sky which will allow for the Glory of God and his Kingdom on this blessed planet.
I will tell you something else: the Seventh Ray is the Ray of Synthesis, it is the ray which closes a circle, it is the Ray which precedes the New Era. This Violet Ray, for being the sevnenth, is consequently the ray of the highest vibration, it comes transmuting everything which has already been achieved by the active work of the ohter six Rays.
This is the Ray of Transmutation par excellence, this is the Ray of ceremony and ritual, it is the Ray of white magic, the magic which all the followers of the light employ when they arrange their lives in line to God's Purpose; then their surroundings start to change in a magical way and go down on their knees before the one who has arranged their life in such a way.
True white magic does not require candles, uniforms and power objects, true white magic is of the same irradtiation as the disciple who is alined with the devine purpose, who, wherever he passes, is transmuting the environment around him. Even the Universe itself goes down on its knees and alines itself to this Devine Plan of which the Conscious Being is an active part.
Do you want to change the world? Do you really want to step forward as active collaborators of the devine plan which the Father has prepared for this humanity? If your answer is positive, be assured then that the simple continual use of the Violet Flame of Transmutation will empower you in the course of time to alter everything which is not in accordanc with this Devine Plan; you will be given the power that your simple presence, even if you don't even notice, transforms in a radical way your surrounding evironment.
May your daily prayer always be:
My Father, May Your Will Be Done In Heaven And Earth.
My Father, Allow Me To Be An Active Collaborator In This Your Devine Plan
My Father, May My Hands Move Through The Inspiration Of Your Will
May My Steps Always Lead Me To The Place You Want Me To Be
My Father, Allow Me To Be The Same For All Your Children What You Are For Me.
If you say this prayer with all your heart, you will feel that inside of you a light of such proportions will appear, that you will, indeed, want to surrender yourself to humanity in order to teach, which is the way which leads to the Father.
Therefore, nourish the serenity of your being, eliminate the fury which often causes a mission to fail, and in this peace which is obtained by knowing that you are consciously working in the Father's Will, walk with firm steps and savely on the ways he wants you to walk.
I also want to relate in a special way to the delicate work which has to do with those of our brothers (and sisters) who are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If you direct the Violet Flame directly on the laryngal chakra, the heart chakra and the front chakra, this will bring immediate help to the persons who are under the influence of these ennervants. If it is your task to bring the beginnings of spiritual teachings to these groups, invoke the Violet Flame upon which I will come to help you whenever you face a difficult case.
I have a special interest in everyone who has fallen under the influence of drugs.This love which I practice towards them is born out of the consciousness of knowing that all these beings, who have fallen into the abyss can still be saved from there, and brought to a new world of light and harmony.
The following Chanelling came through one of the Members of the Lightgrid. St. Germain asks us to extend our daily CONNECTION, adding two steps to the first one of connecting through the Violet Ray. "UNITE NOW, About the Use of the Violet Ray" From Master Saint Germain and Ashtar Sheran Beloved Lightworkers, all of you are experiencing certain joy and certain fears these days, so I tell you: Don't be afraid, this is the moment of union, and just this! Don't give other impulses, which would weaken you, any room, stay united and in this way you will be stronger. Many of you already know the violet lightgrid (Lichtnetz – Red de Luz) which has shortly been activated. It is the grid which shall unite races and continents, it is the grid which shall transmute the energies and it is a grid which will help you to be strong. Could it be that you don't see the necessity to unite in order to arrive where we all want to be?, The darkness will take advantage if you don't remain (stay?) united and it is uniting (as well) these days; don't let yourselft be manipulated by the powerful of this world and their traps and most important, don't take anything for granted! It is true that the goal has already been set, but it is also true that you have to work on and for it. Ashtar Sheran and I, Saint Germain, will give you the necessary instructions for this work, beloved ones; much energetic work is reaching its goal, now we ask you to unite in this grid because it is the time for it. The work (you shall do) consists of three parts; in the beginning it may take some effort, but once you have integrated it, the work will be easy and will be done effortlessly as if by itself: UNION First of all exchange addresses as you have already been doing. Simultaneously direct the Violet Ray, which comes forth from your third eye, across the seas. It is important that it passes over the seas, uniting continents, while thinking of that other person. In the beginning this will be more personal as you are few, but as the group expands, the intention to reach the country where the people live shall suffice. Direct this Violet Ray with your intention, and it will reach the people you want to reach.
It is comforting to see how many lightworkers set their mobile alarm clocks and orient themselves to it.
To better understand what I just said, read the Channelling (above) in which I explain where this Ray comes from.
The second part (of your work) is to heal with etheric crystals.
Does anything hurt you? Do you feel anxious? Create this etheric crystal, visualizing it exactly in the area which bothers you. Activate it with your Violet Ray and then the crystal will start to rotate, wrapping the area up in a violet sphere which transmutes that energy. When you connect again the next day, you can continue to activate the crystal if the uneasiness has not yet dissolved; there are no limits to this procedure, neither in days nor in crystals. You can do this for yourselves or for someone who has given you permission to help him / her; you can use this procedure with any uneasiness or illness. It will help you and you will help (others). This procedure has already been tested and used with excellent results. You can use octohedrons.
And finally, as a third step, direct your ray using your intention to the surface of the earth to those groups of power from whom you already know who they are and what they pretend (at the moment the famous obligatory vaccine). Send them your violet energy using your intention so it reaches those groups of power and then (direct it) beneath the surface of the earth, to their laboratories; transmute their productions and their experiments because you have the power to do so. Some of you will perceive images of where to direct that transmuting energy.
Come on! This is your full right to transmute everything which is against God's Divine Plan.
You should recognize your energetic power, everything you can achieve.
Recognize your power. You are doing excellent work and we congratulate you. The Union will come now and you know it.
I Am, I Am, I Am
Saint Germain and Ashtar Sheran through Cántico
Dear Family in the Light of the Violet Flame and Ray,
St Germain is the Cohan of the Violet Ray, the Seventh Ray, the Ray of Transmutation announcing the coming of the New Era of Love and Light.
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Love and Light,
Sonja Myriel
More and more channellings speak of the same truth: it is essential to UNITE! It is time, indeed, to realize that WE ARE ONE! Let us CONNECT and unite, let us come together, let us work, meditate, pray, sing, dance and have fun together! Organize meetings where you live to talk about spirituality and what we can do to make our dream of a peaceful world without anger, war and fear come true and then DO IT! And of course: let us meditate together, worldwide, UNIFIED!
Love and Light and Peace and Joy to each and every soul on this planet,
Sonja Myriel
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