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I am thinking of replacing the Sunday Reading List with a monthly carnival (The Carnival of Feminist Mothers/Parents/whatevers) – what do you think, readers?
Here are this week's links anyway. It was Mother's Day in the USA last weekend, so there have been a lot of relevant posts popping up. :)
- The F-Word: Work It Out
"Wherever I turned, I got different answers to these questions, each with good reasoning behind them. I turned to older women, who had chosen one way or another, but felt just as unsure as ever. In fact, almost nobody seemed 100% satisfied or confident about the choices they had made. Some felt they had made mistakes, but others who made the same choices were happy, even when it meant big sacrifices. How to handle these choices clearly depends on the individual, her circumstances, her desires; there isn't any one way to do it.
Here's the thing, though: when it comes to the Work/Family decision, why do we have to make such a cut-and-dry choice between caring for our families the way we want to and having non "domestic" work that is also satisfying, financially and/or personally?"
- The forces of darkness
"I had smugly thought that being in a same-sex relationship meant I got a free pass on having to deal with gendered dynamics at home. And, yeah, my partner and I were together for nine years before we had children of ours (she has older children from a previous relationship), and in that time, we didn't have gender-founded issues to address between us very often.
But then, I gave birth to our two children, and gave up working and studying (and then worked part-time). And I was tired, and I was Mummy, and I couldn't remember how to question what a Mummy is. Ah, responds the colonised brain, a Mummy does everything for her child, and is happy to. A Mummy respects the working-for-pay partner as "really" working, and counts her own hard labour as something else. A Mummy doesn't seek to be listened to as if her day really counted. A Mummy takes the day shift, and the night shift, and the organising, remembering, managing of the household, and thinks she isn't using her brain."
- Feminism and Motherhood: an Opinion piece
"I am not a mother. I have not decided if I ever will be a mother. There are days when it seems like a better idea than not and days where I can never imagine going down such a hard path. I had heard about some of the schisms in Feminism over motherhood but I had never paid much attention and never realized how much anger there was until a thread at Feministing. I understand that my experience with this anger was only in one place but from what I saw much of the anger, hostility and belittling came from those feminists who did not have children."
- Me versus the patriarchy
"You see, my partner is the seventh generation of the First Born Son of the First Born Son and all these first born sons share the exact same name. A type of unimaginativeness some like to call a family tradition. First Born Sons number VI (father-in-law) and VII (partner) have noticed that the fetus I'm carrying is going to be First Born Son VIII and they very much want him to be named accordingly. Much as I can acknowledge the attraction of family traditions and ancestral ties I just cannot bear this particular patriarchal one. It can go no further, with me. I have acquiesced to the tradition as far as giving the 'First Born Son' name as a second name, but not as a first name. To the First Born Sons and their patriarchy-supporting kin this is breaking the tradition."
- Connecting the Mothers to the Childless
"One of the huge hurdles I see women facing today is relating across the parenthood line. When I was pregnant for the first time I had no peers who were first time mothers with me. I swore I wouldn't change, I could be a mother and hang out with my girlfriends and life didn't have to change *that much*. Well, I kept part of the promise and I do try to always conjure up the smell of being childless. I need it especially when I read certain articles (such as the article I read last night in Marie Claire about a woman being revoked godmother status) or talk on the phone with a long lost childless friend. But as time passes, it is harder and harder to remember. I don't want to stop reading certain magazines when I realize I can barely empathize with a writer, nor do I want to take breaks from friends when I sense they don't "get" me anymore."
- How not to flaunt your childfree cluelessness
"Ah, here we go: a standard child/parent hater statement. Talking about children is dull; parents only ever talk about their children; if you want to retain non-parent friends you must never talk about your children; your non-parent friends are quite right to drop you if you don't comply. Hey, I got a line on my bingo card!
See what they did there? Yes, that's right. Us gays who actually already do have children either don't exist, or can no longer be spoken about with the generic word "gay".
Leaving aside "we live in a country" which, in fact, we don't all live in, there's then the assumption that getting kids as a queer necessarily involves medical intervention. News: turkey basters are in the cookery section, not in medical supplies!"
- Not the first: a belated Mother's Day post
"My mother, for all that she at times has been known to say "I'm really more of a humanist", did a pretty good job of raising a feminist boy. One of my favorite stories is that, he being a first child but with the anticipation he not be an only, my brother's wardrobe for his first three years consisted of an equal mix of "boy" clothes and "girl"clothes, with the rationale that all the clothes would get handed down (to a girl, my mother hoped), and the next child shouldn't be the only one wearing the "wrong" gendered clothes.
And it worked: my brother, privileged straight white male that he is, openly identified as a feminist, at least while in college. And I, of course, am hard at work raising her grandson feminist."
- Breastfeeding Nazis
"Day in and day out, I keep hearing and reading the term Breastfeeding Nazi used to describe lactation consultants, La Leche League leaders, breastfeeding advocates and other lactivists. I think it is completely inappropriate.
First, lactivists have not killed millions of people like the Nazis did. People that advocate for breastfeeding are doing so to give babies the best possible start in life and to save lives. In fact, improved and increased breastfeeding could save millions of lives each year.
Second, calling someone that is an enthusiastic advocate of something a Nazi trivializes and minimizes the suffering of the victims of the Holocaust. Even if you feel like you have been a "victim" of extreme lactivism, you cannot in good conscience compare that to the complete and utter horror that the Nazis carried out.
So stop. Please stop. It is not appropriate. Not funny.
Don't believe me? Want to know more? Then read the perspective of Kathy Kuhn, a Jewish lactation consultant."
- When Breastfeeders Attack
"It was a nightmare." said Mrs Sweet, 33, of Pennington. My best friend Clara and I were talking about gravy granules, when we heard the shrieking. We looked up, and they were everywhere, ripping off their blouses and thrusting their breasts in our faces. I looked away, but it was too late." Mrs Sweet was treated for fainting, by St Joan's Ambulance staff, who arrived on the scene several moments later. "Clara is one of those in hospital." continued Mrs Sweet bravely "I believe her hearing has been affected by the loud cracks as all the boobs whipped out in formation. They'd obviously been practising."
"It was carnage," said Mr John Snivel, who was in the first ambulance to arrive. "There were women everywhere, lying and crying in piles. One mother had thrown herself onto her two small children, who were also in the store. Luckily, she knocked them both out before they were exposed to the breastfeeders."
- More Pinkification Of Mothers
"Good grief! Can we please, please get over this girl = pink nonsense, and the constant infantilising of women by associating them with soft, pinky, girly colours."
- Rally Wrap-Up: It Was A Great Mother's Day!!
"Here they are in all their glory — the fabulous mamas who made up the 1st annual Mother's Day Rally for Moms' Mental Health, with direct links to each of their letters to new moms. Thank you so much to everyone who participated. And to anyone who is interested in participating next year, please let me know! I hope these letters will serve as comfort and support to all women who may be wondering whether they are all alone in their feelings about or experiences with motherhood."
- Pregnant Bodies Piling Up
"I heard about the discovery of Demery's body on the local news the other day. It's chilling that "get the boyfriend" is the first thing that pops into my head in cases like hers. But, sadly, it's the surest path to finding the killers – men who consider murder a good alternative to fatherhood (or a monthly child support payment). These murders are not isolated incidents; they are symptomatic of a culture wherein men feel entitled to control women's lives and bodies. Step out of line, make a decision they don't like, and they might punish you for it. I don't know how to put an end to it, but I know pregnancy should not be a risk factor for murder."
- Roots
"This is why it annoys me so much to hear about privileged women having children by a 'surrogate' or adopting third world children. It's the idea that children are just consumer goods that can be merrily passed around, with no effect on the child, and no regard for the women who actually gave birth to them.
Privileged women (and men) should not have the right to use their wealth to in effect 'buy' a child. Whether that is removing a child from the community into which it was born, or paying another, poorer, woman for the use of her body. Children are small human beings. They do not simply forget their past, or not wonder about their origins. They are not possessions, or parcels to be passed. They have the right to know where they came from and to have contact with the woman who gave birth to them. Women who give birth to children are not human incubators but mothers, no matter what. Roots matter."


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A lot of changes are coming to Florham Park, as we all know. A position that will have some of the most changes will be the linebacker position, and with good reason. Bart Scott, Calvin Pace, and company looked liked dinosaurs. When they were in space needing to make a play, they couldn't catch a cold, much less an offensive player. How does that lyric go? "Change is gonna come, oh yes it will."
Yesterday, the Buffalo Bills made a big splash, releasing linebacker Nick Barnett. He has been a big part of defenses for many years. After 10 years in the league, Barnett still makes an impact, recording over 100 tackles last season with the Buffalo. The question of the morning is, should the Jets take a look at Nick Barnett? Let's take a closer look.
There are a lot of positives to the resume of Nick Barnett. In a ten year career, Nick started at least 15 games in eight of those years. In each of those seasons, he recorded over 100 tackles. Over those eight seasons with the Packers and the Bills, he averaged 119.5 total tackles per season. THAT, my friends, is the model of consistency.
Let's look at some of his grades, courtesy of PFF. His overall grade of 6.0 in 1025 snaps is significantly higher than any of the Jets outside linebackers, the closest being is 0.3 for Bryan Thomas. Calvin Pace recorded a -17.4 in 1026 snaps. In pass coverage, he was better than any Jets outside linebacker as well, with a 1.9 rating. Garrett McIntyre was the closest with a -1.1 grade, and Calvin Pace's grade was a -4.4.
All these numbers obviously would be an improvement over what the Jets have. He graded out with a -4.0 in the running game, which actually is lower than Calvin Pace's grade against the run, which was a 0.7. But, it ranked right along with the rest of this group of linebackers. There are a lot of good reasons to bring this player to the New York Jets.
But there are good reasons NOT to bring this player to the Jets as well, which we will talk about on the next page.


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Forget the computer. Ester Milchan books travel the old-fashioned way: By phone. And yet, she is paid largely the same was as large travel agents such as Orbitz, Expedia, and Travelocity.
"It's a 10- to 12-percent commission that we get," she said.
Rarely – if ever – do consumers see the commissions travel agents earn. The transaction largely takes place in the background.
Still, it's a fascinating realm, where numbers diverge and some calculations simply do not add up. Went we delved in we found a wide array of commissions in the travel world.
U.S. air carriers have largely ditched commissions. Some charge booking fees for the convenience. Others treat airline bookings as zero-gain bait in hopes of booking your hotel of rental car.
On websites intended for agents only, hotel chains such as Hilton and Hyatt reveal they pay a 10-percent kickback for rooms they book. Select prepaid and government rates are exempt for the commission.
Every agency we checked -- Hertz, National, Avis, and Budget -- all offer agents a five-percent commission on the base rate.
However, Consumerist.com warns workers at the rental car counter might be on the take for much more. Perhaps 15 percent of upgrade charges, 12 percent of insurance add-ons, and four percent of pre-paid fuel.
Generally speaking, the more cabins an agent books, the more they make. Rates start out round 10 percent and tend to top out around 16 percent. Agent must sometimes book as many as 1,000 cabins a year to reach the 16 percent mark.
Many travel companies are eager to have customers book directly with them. Sure, it might be convenient to eliminate the middleman, but we wondered why rates are 10 to 16 percent lower when you're booking direct.
We received seven price quotes for a seven-night Carnival cruise from Miami. An interior cabin was $349 across the board – even directly from Carnival (where it's not paying a commission).
We asked Carnival about its commission structure but never received a response.
Milchan had a warning about those who are eager to cut out a travel agent.
"Perhaps they are not getting the best deal possible," she said.
Forget the price. In our query, prices were equal. But every travel agent we tried offered a perk, such as upgrades or onboard spending money.
"Whenever someone books a cruise of seven nights or longer, I give them a $25 credit," Milchan said.
The quote from Carnival included zero perks.
We ran searches with Royal Caribbean, Princess, Celebrity, Holland America, and Norwegian Cruise Line and found similar results.
Ester wins.
"This is where it's at," Milchan added.
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I can't breathe.
He's dead
I can't breathe.
Just Stop
If we could just
touching each other
pay attention for
five minutes, we'd
realize everything we
were actually missing, and why
things tend to
hurt so much.
Text message. World ending.
I don't sleep. I get coffee and drink.
I walk around the park in the dark. I talk to Rob on the phone.
I get coffee again. I sit in the park and the sun rises. I eat part of a croissant, but I start to feel like I'm going to be sick.
I walk over to Dupree and talk to Max and Jack. Rob comes home. Max takes a nap. Jack leaves. When he comes back, he has cupcakes. I eat one. The sick feeling comes back.
I lost all feeling somewhere in the middle of a Wednesday. It comes back sometimes. When it does, I feel alive, because it feels like I'm slowly dying. I guess I am. I guess we all are. I don't like Wednesdays.
Can I change this later?
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Fart In A Mitten: A Word on Taylor Swift
Okay just a little disclaimer: Alright, yes, I admit that I could be considered a fan. The girl writes some damn catchy songs.
That being said, I recently came across this post, and it changed EVERYTHING. I'm not going to sit here and shit on Taylor Swift, that's not what I want to do. I…
This is a thing I wrote.
I do that, too.
Life is perpetual disappointment. So I laugh, definitely far too often. I laugh because what the fuck else is there to do? Cry? I do that, too. No one knows me. I'm a facial expression that's a little too predetermined, a t-shirt that's a little too big, and a laugh that's a little too loud. I string words together in a certain order, to distract others and myself from the fact that I have nothing of value to say. I have no great contribution. When it's 4:13 am and I'm being my honest-to-god, truest self, I can fully acknowledge that I have no real substance. I just have a way with words, an abundance of self-resentment, and a grief whose weight is so heavy on my chest that I often lose the ability to breathe. That's all I am. So that is when I cry.
I feel too young for life
because life is just a very prolonged death
and I know I'm too young for death.
I Really Would
I wish I knew the number of breaths I had left
so I could divide them in two
and give half of them to you.
Noël and I
We can leave in the middle of the night,
when it is least expected.
We'll go to the mountains, and we'll stay there, and let the world forget about us, so maybe we can forget about it.


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Ryan sighed and picked up his jacket and tie; he hated to think about the trial. As he shrugged on the jacket Brendon's arm crept around his thin waist. "You okay babe?" Brendon asked, concern lining his smooth voice. Ryan nodded silently and fumbled with his tie. Brendon gently took it from his hands and tied it perfectly around Ryan's slender neck.
The car ride was dead silent. Ryan gazed out the window watching the town fly by. House after house, who knew what kinds of secrets they held; nobody from the outside could tell the horrors that his own had held. Little children played in yards; were they really as happy as their laughter and smiles conveyed? The car stopped with a jolt causing Ryan to bump his head on the window. The family climbed out of the car and began the trek up to the large brick and stained glass structure. Inside the church, the Uries and Ryan quietly slid into a pew near the back. "We are gathered here today," the priest began, "in remembrance of a fine young man. Spencer Smith was.." Ryan felt Brendon's arms around him and he leaned into the embrace as the priest droned on, the caricature still haunting his mind, Spencer hanging from a rope. 'I love you Spence' Ryan thought gazing at the picture of a smiling blond boy propped on the casket in the front of the room.


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In someway, my aidil fitri is not like it used to, not like it suppose to. it's like i cant feel the joy/ the way it suppose to feel anymore.
What I love most about rivers is
You can't step in the same river twice
The water's always changing, always flowing
But people, I guess, can't live like that
We all must pay a price
To be safe, we lose our chance of ever knowing
What's around the riverbend
Waiting just around the riverbend
I look once more
Just around the riverbend
Beyond the shore
Where the gulls fly free
Don't know what for
What I dream the day might send
Jut around the riverbend
For me
Coming for me
I feel it there beyond those trees
Or right behind these waterfalls
Can I ignore that sound of distant drumming
For a handsome sturdy husband
Who builds handsome sturdy walls
And never dreams that something might be coming?
Just around the riverbend
Just around the riverbend
I look once more
Just around the riverbend
Beyond the shore
Somewhere past the sea
Don't know what for…
Why do all my dreams extend
Just around the riverbend?
Just around the riverbend…
Should I choose the smoothest curve
Steady as the beating drum?
Should I marry Kocoum?
Is all my dreaming at an end?
Or do you still wait for me, Dream Giver
Just around the riverbend?


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Inside Amazon's Brave New World of Fan Fiction
Leo is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
I never quite understood the appeal of writing fan fiction, in which passionate writers spent copious amounts of time writing derivative works of existing fiction, such as Star Trek. I used to simply consider it a geeky niche sub-genre, since fan fiction could never be published due to copyright issues, and could never reach much farther than a limited circle of friends, family members and Internet visitors. In short, I thought it was simply a creative writing exercise in daydreaming.
Yet lo and behold, I was wrong. A recent deal inked between Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Alloy Entertainment shows that not only can fan fiction be legally published, but it can also be profitable.
Paid fan fiction
Through the new partnership with Alloy Entertainment, which publishes tie-in novels based on Warner Bros.' television shows, Amazon writers can now write, self-publish and sell fan fiction stories based on Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars and Vampire Diaries. Writers who write stories that are between 5,000 to 10,000 words will earn 20% of the revenue, while stories that exceed 10,000 words can earn 35%. The rest of the revenue is split between Amazon and Alloy Entertainment. By comparison, an author who self-publishes an original Amazon book in the Kindle Store normally earns a 70% cut.
To get the ball rolling, Amazon commissioned several higher-profile professional writers, including Barbara Freethy, John Everson and Colleen Thompson, to write several fan fiction launch titles for the three Alloy Entertainment franchises. I expect that many fan fiction writers, who currently contribute plenty of free stories about Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars and Vampire Diaries to online archive FanFiction.net, will be eager to sell their stories on Amazon. At the time of this writing, there are 8,171 Gossip Girl stories, 3,720 Pretty Little Liars stories, and 17,736 Vampire Diaries stories available on the site.
Alloy Entertainment is part of Time Warner's Warner Bros. Film and TV segment, which posted a year-on-year top line decline of 5.0% last quarter. Increased sales of its fan fiction could boost the segment's top line as well as pique viewer interest in its associated CW television series, which are 50% co-owned by CBS Corp.
A brave new world
Amazon's new fan fiction business marks the birth of Kindle Worlds, which aims to grow into a sprawling universe of fan fiction, similar to Star Wars' Expanded Universe. If Amazon can partner up with some other major companies, such as Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), Hachette Livre, or Disney, Kindle Worlds could grow rapidly. Scholastic owns the Harry Potter and The Hunger Games franchises, Hachette Livre owns Twilight, while Disney owns Star Wars. Partnering with Amazon would be mutually beneficial for these publishers and parent companies, since Kindle Worlds could help franchises stay fresh and relevant in the absence of official releases.
For example, last quarter Scholastic was unable to offer a popular new franchise that could live up to Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, which have both concluded. As a result, Scholastic reported a third quarter loss of $0.63 per share while revenue tumbled 19%. If Scholastic signs with Amazon, however, independent writers could contribute to the continuing adventures of Harry Potter and Katniss Everdeen without the express consent of J.K. Rowling or Suzanne Collins, respectively. Of course, there may be objections from the original authors and the issue of quality control, but high-quality fan fiction could help these franchises continue growing.
The social aspect
By allowing aspiring writers to write and self-publish fan fiction, Amazon is implementing a business plan that somewhat resembles the content-creation model of social networks. For example, Facebook's business model is completely driven by its users. Its members create and share content in a self-sustaining ecosystem that the company sprinkles with revenue-generating advertisements.
With its self-publishing division, Amazon is doing the same thing, since it doesn't have to quarrel with publishers who believe that e-books are unfairly priced. There is no physical inventory of books and no real investment risk, only content creation by users who might earn a few dollars from something that they would otherwise have done for free. Moreover, Amazon doesn't need each book to sell thousands of copies for this business model to be profitable; it simply needs a lot of contributors who sell a handful of books each.
Kindle Worlds would also become a very competitive universe, in which fan fiction writers will compete with each other to tell the best stories using shared characters and settings. If Kindle Worlds can continue growing, then I believe that it could become as self-sustaining as Facebook, since it is completely fueled by voluntary content creators.
The Foolish bottom line
In retrospect, Amazon's move to monetize fan fiction was incredibly observant and clever. Bezos realized that there were millions of people on the Internet willing to write fan fiction pieces for free, and then offered them an incentive to sell them on Amazon by partnering up with the franchise owners.
Partnering with Amazon in its fan fiction program would not only help media companies, which are looking for ways to promote their television shows and movies, but it would also help laggard book publishers such as Scholastic, which need new ways to profit from concluded franchises. In other words, Amazon is casting a win-win halo effect on all parties involved, which could grow exponentially with the right support.
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Ta Kalytera (feat. Midenistis)
Imaste ta pedia pou zitoun na girisoun ton kosmo na zisoune
Imaste ta pedia pou sti nea genia tin agapi tha diksoune
Imaste cheri cheri i zoi oti feri tha cho panta asteri esena
Imaste trelameni i nichta to kseri ke i mera zilevi
Osi sti vrochi echoun mathi pos na chorevoun
zoune ti stigmi ta onira tous den tous ta klevoun
Ke den mas stamata kanenas
Ke i zoi mprosta dikia mas
Vazoume mia fotia mprosta mas
Apla aksizoume ta kalitera
1 2 3 imaste eleftheri oli
1 2 3 imaste ksefreni poli
Se mia mera mpori na alakse o kosmos olos ma i kardia mas chtipai akoma
I kardia ine eleftheri kita petai i kardia, agapai
Den masame, den psachnoume logous ine emfiti i trella mas asto
Ine o erotas, o ilios, i zoi, me ammos i filia mas kastro
Osi echoun vri
noima sti leksi agapi
kseroun pos mpori
na iparchi chara se ena dakri
Telika mia mikri agkalia glikia liga filia liga logia zesta
ligo i akrogialia ligo ta asteria, e.. afti einai i vradia re...
ligo poto ligo choro ligo agkalia sto nero na sou po
ligo theli mazi sou afto to mikro me kratai zontano
The Best (feat. Midenistis)
We are the guys who want to travel around the world and live
We are the guys that in the new generation will show their love
We are hand to hand in whatever the life will bring I will have you as my star
We are crazy, the night knows it and the day is jealous
Whoever in the rain, knows how to dance
lives the moment, their dreams don't get steal by anyone
None can stop us
And the life ahead us is ours
We start a fire ahead of us
We just worth the best
1 2 3 we are all free
1 2 3 we are a crazy mad town
In one day the world could have changed, but our heart still beats
The heart is free, look it's flying, it loves
We don't give up, we don't search for reasons, our madness is by nanute, leave it
It's the love, the sun,the life, with sand our friendship castle
Whoever has find the meaning to the world "love"
they know that there can be happiness in a tear
Finally, one little sweet hug, a little sweet and warm words
a little of the beach, the stars, this is the night
a little of the drink, the dance. the hug, in the water wants with you
this little thing keeps me alive
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Kanenas De Me Stamata
I porta klisti, to mialo mou anichto
sto dromo pou charakses monos perpato
mesa se ipogia chilia empodia
kratao sfichta ena akoma filachto
Vazo sti skepsi mou fotia
keo ta onira mou
me to kefali mou psila
Christe ke panaya mou
Hey e.. tha anikso apopse ta ftera
hey e.. kanenas de me stamata
Vgike vorias, psachno kapou na krifto
to ksero ise eki gia mia matia ekliparo
mesa apo asmata chtizo chalasmata
dos mou ti dinami orthios na statho
None Stops Me
The door is closed, but my mind is opened
in the way you engraved me, I am walking on it myself alone
inside the basements thousand of obstacles
I keep tight one more lucky charm
I put flame to my thought
and I am burning my dreams
with my head to the sky
my dear Lord and Madonna
Hey e... I will open my wings tonight
Hey e... None stops me
Wind came out, I am searching somewhere to hide to
I know you are there, for one glance I am begging
through chants I build ruins
gimme the power to stand up
Fantasy is not really anything other than the kind of memory exempt from the laws of time and space.
Mono Kati Apogevmata
Kata talla seho pleon kseperassi
eho pi ston eafto mou os edo
ena hrono eho ponesi eho klapsi
eho gini aptin kapsoura mou fito
kata talla sti zoi mou den iparhis
eho spasi to palio mou kinito
de me niazei pou girizis me pion tahis
den me niazei se pio bar pineis poto
Mono kati apogevmata tou Mai
i morfi sou mou trellenei to mialo
to kormi mou kolasmena se zitai
ke ourliazo oli nihta sagapo
Kata talla seho svisi apto harti
keho kani enan iperoho desmo
eho allaksi kanapedes ke krevati
keho kapsi ena lefkoma palio
Only Some Evenings
Other than that, I have already got away from you
I have told to myself "enough till here"
it's been one year that I pained and cried
I became like a plant because of my love
other than that you don't exist in my life anymore
I have broken down my old cell phone
I don't care where you are going with whom you are dating now
I don't care in which bar you are drinking your drink
Only some evenings of May
your figure makes my mind go crazy
my body wants you badly
and I am screaming the whole night "I love you"
Other than that I have deleted you from the map
and I have made a great relationship
I have changed sofas and bed
and I have burnt one old notebook
Horis Agapi
Niotho opos ta louloudia pou anthizoun sta mpeta
opos ta palia tragoudia pou den tha akoustoun ksana
opos niothoun oi defteres kathe vradi kiriakis
opos i palies mas meres pou den thes na thimithis
Horis agapi sti zoi gia pes mou pios mpori na zi
hronia ke onira sto tipota hammena
horis agapi i kardia pouli hammeno sto voria
moni ksana na trigirnai sta perasmena
Niotho opos ta adia trena sto finale tis grammis
opos ta kormia ta ksena pou den ta kouna kanis
opos niothoun ta karavia pou pethenoun sti steria
opos ta palia mas vradia pou den ksimeronoun pia
Without Love
I feel like the flowers that are blowing upon the cements
like the old songs that will never be listened again
like Mondays are felling every Sunday night
like our old days that you don't want to remember
Without love in the life, tell me who can live
years and dreams in a nothing beeing lost
without love the heart is lost like a bird in the wind
walking around alone in the oldies
I feel like the empty trains in the end of their route
like the strange bodies that none touches them
like the ships are feeling when they die on the earth
like our old nights that they never get dawn again
An Kapou Kapote
Ola kala
isoropies petiheno gia na zo
se outopies kataferno na krifto
kai as min kaliptete i adia sou i thesi
ola kala
alla apopse deksia mou ke mprosta
to prosopo mou prospernas esi ksista
pes mia efxi mou leei to astro pou tha pessi
An kapou kapote
tixaia se evlepa
trela tha xtipage i kardia mou ke tha etrema
an kapou kapote
gia allon elliones
me tin ikona afti kardia mou tha me telioness
an kapou kapote me dis na mi se do afto tha efchitho
agapimeni kai kirios makria
i apousia sou mou epese varia
ma imerevo ta agrimia stin psichi mou
alla apopse mou ehis feri tarachi
ke ego pou oute na se do zografisti
afti tha ine st asteri i efchi mou
If Somewhere Someday
Everything OK
I am focusing on balances to live
I manage to hide on utopias
even if your empty place cannot be filled
everything OK
but tonight both on my right and ahead
you are passing my face so close
make a wish tells me the star which is gonna fall
If somewhere someday
would see you by accident
my heart would hit like crazy and I would be shivering
you would be melting for aomeone else
with that image my heart, you would end me
If somewhere someday you see me, I will wish not to see you
in love and mainly away
your absence was heavy to me
but I make the beasts meek on my heart
but tonight you agitated me
and I don't want to see you, not even pictured
that would be my wish to the star
I poria prodiagegrameni
tipota apton erota de meni
de se ksero omos ke poli
ke ano kato tahis kani esi
I agapi telika
ine mathimatika
ena ke ena kanoun dio
i allazis i antio
Safino moro mou antio
Napilo den echo mathi omos
opos pas tha figis ine nomos
mi zitas sinesthimatismous
oti dinis pernis
na makous
Maths (Translation)
The route is fated
nothing is left from love
I don't know you that much
and you made me in a mess
Love is maths finally
one plus one equals two
you have to change or goodbye
I am leaving you baby, goodbye
I have never learnt to threat
but in that way you will leave, it's a law
don't ask for emotions
you are taking back whatever you are giving
listen to me
1. We want the lyrics in English too.
2. The translation of this text to English. With the text written in this way the translator can´t do anything.
Thank you in advance
Sta Onira Sou (Greek Version Of "Paradise")
Sto rithmo mou thelo na afethis
pio konta mou ligo na vrethis
matia klista kai apla
tha simvoun polla
zitise mou oti thes kai ego
ligo ftani na se erotefto
san mia giorti ego ke esi
na chorevoume os to proi
Sta onira sou
thartho konta sou
mazi sou na vretho
ston paradiso
ola tasteria
enonoun cheria
ke grafoun sagapo
pano ston ourano
Afto to vradi mazi
ke mechri tallo proi
tha mino edo
afou to theli i kardia
se monopatia akriva
Tora dikse mou poso me thelis
mia matia sou toso dinati
me dio vimata konta sou gia na rtho
mou ftani monacha na to thes ke esi
dikse tora poso kala to kanis
afti ti nichta sta oria me ftanis
tora me prokalis
den vlepo tin ora se mena narthis
ime kompos pano sou ke to kseris
mazi mou pote den tha ipofereis
psachno gia na vro
dromo gia na do na pame ston paradiso
De ftani akoma ena vradi
arki na thelis na maste mazi
afou me trelenis toso
zitao mono ena simadi
gine to phos mou sto skotadi esi
giati esena thelo mono
Ta Kalokerina Ta S' Agapo
Simveni mono mia fora
mou lei i proti sou matia
me ena fili ke mia agkalia
na kavalas ta steria
Simveni tora edo ya mas
ke opos sta cheria me kratas
pernis chimones makria
ke fernis kalokeria
Ta kalokerina ta sagapo
tha ne dika mas tha ne panta edo
Apopse echi to nisi giorti
ke esi masteria echis ntithi
me ena tragoudi akoma tha sta po
Apopse echi i kardia giorti
ke olos o kosmos ise esi
ola ise esi
na taksidepsi i kardia
de meni mena sagapo
sta thavmata na pai
Simveni tora edo ke ne
erotevmeni oso pote
ftiachnoume enan ourano
tous dio mas na chorai
English Translation:
It happens only once
your first glance tells me
with one kiss and one hug
to ride the stars
It happens now here for us
and as you are holding me in your hands
you are taking winters away
and you are bringing summers
Summer love you
they will be ours they will be always here
Tonight the island has celebration
and you are dressed with the stars
with one more song I will tell you them
Tonight the heart celebrates
and all the world is you
everything is you
It only happens once
for the heart to travel around
it doesn't remain in one "love you"
to go to the miracles
It happens now here and yes
in love like never before
we are creating a sky
both of us to suit
Right Move:
The weather says we're expecting more sunshineAnd I expect that at last you'll be all mineI'm like a bomb that explodes on the front lineBoomSome people chat on the net but I'm not thatI wanna talk to you now face to face butYou keep me here with no choice and I feel likeBoom
I guess it's time for the right moveOh, right moveOooh, I know the right moveI guess it's time for the right groveOh, right groveOooh, I know the right grove
You know how to confuse meYou know and how to use meYou know enough's enough for me
Make your move and call me, call me right awayMake me feel the joy and free my heart todayWanna hear the words so call me, don't be shyMake me fall in love and never say good bye
but Turkish
I want to as tous na lene lyrics!
Nikol! your photo so sweet
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain!!!
I nichta chilia asteria anapse
to vlema san macheri astrapse
ya mas paramithi zontanepse
ke anemi girnan
gia des prigipes, kastra, magi ke draki aloga aspra
gia des ena lichnari anavi tis efches
ego echo monacha mia aefchi
na magapisis mia gia panta esi
mono esi
tha chorepso mes sti fotia sou
ke den fovame na kao
tha chorepso mes sta filia sou
ke tha sou klepso to sagapo
tha charakso allo ena dromo
pou tha pigeni eki pou pas
tha charakso drako gia tichi
kai tonoma sou se tatouaz
Ego echo monacha mia efchi
na vgi thelo alithini
mono esi monacha esi
Gia des omorfi dromi, amos palatia, apiasti kosmi
gia des girna to chrono na piasoun i efches
Tattoo (Translation)
The night thousands of lights turned on
the sight like a knife lightened
for us a fairy tale got alive
and winds turning around
Watch. princes, castles, wizards and dragons white horses
watch. one lihnari makes the wishes real
I have only one wish
to love me once and forever
only you
I will dance in your fire
and I am not afraid if I get burned
I will dance inside your kisses
and I will steal your "I love you"
I will engrave another route
that will take me whenever you are going
I will engrave a dragon for lucky charm
and your name in a tattoo
I only have one wish
that I want to be real
to love me once and forever, you, only you
Watch beautiful roads, sand, castles, unreachable worlds
watch turn the time back to make our wishes real
efxaristies ....... this is more readable. Difficult words ....
here are the lyrics with how we pronounce the lyrics in Greek:
Mou Pires Kati
Komatia o kosmos ki ego
palevo na ta enosso
yia na glitoso
ena komati mikro
mou pires yia na chatho
Mou pires kati... afti tin agapi
ki i kathe stigmi mou ikona misi
opou kitakso sti thesi tous ola
ke lipis monacha esi
Mou Pires kati... tin tossi agapi
ke o,ti agizo yia mena pligi
se mia nichta ta gkremisses ola
ki akoma den ksero giati
Komatia edo i zoi
skismenes koles pou piano
meta tis chano
to telefteo charti
mou to chis kripsi esi
Mou echis pari kati
ekino to komati
pou ego choris afto... zo ke den zo
ego choris esena
pigeno sta chamena
choris prosanatolismo
Mou Pires Kati (You Took Something From Me)
The world is on pieces and
I am fighting to combine them
to go on
One small piece
you took it from me
to make me got lost
You took something from me... that love
and my every single moment is like a half image
Whenever I am looking at... everything is on it's place
it's only you who is missing
You took something from me... so much of love
and whatever I touch for me it's a wound
You destroyed everything in one night
and I still don't know the reason why
My life here into pieces
cutted pages that I am holding
and then I am losing them
The last one paper
it's you who hid it
You have taken something from me
that piece
that I can't live without it
Without you
I am going to nowhere
without orientation
Can anyone read here lyrics from ''Adinamia Mou'' with latin alphabet ?
Mamacita Buena / Suavemente (Mad Awards Edit 2012) LYRICS
You said you needed love
You wanna feel it everyday
But now you're treating me wrong
You know I gave my heart away
But baby I still feel the fire
You and me can pull the wires
You said you needed love
I say that you just wanna play
But I, I'm always thinkin' of you
I, Baby I'm givin' you my life
If you believe in me I'll try
And give it to you right
Mamacita mamacita buena
Que dios te ampare, Que dios te ampare
Fevgoun mazi ta kormia ma den allazoun diadromi
mia kardia ya trochia ke ena velos mono esi
sti matia sou pali keo
sta filia sou anapneo
anapse i nichta ksana
ena ksimeroma fotia
mazi oso pote emis mazi
den echi telos to fili
spai se asteria i vradia
se thello pio konta
mazi mou lionis manastatonis
Suavemente, besame
I'm ready to do whatever
If you take me away
I'll make you do whatever
If I take you away
Thank you so much!!!! :)
George, you know ... when I first heard "Petheno" I said "no words ... " Now, here is the lyrics... I do not know what to say ... Incredibly beautiful and strong song full with emotion... My 3 favs: I agkalia mou, Zise ti stigmi and Petheno.
kostas martakis His sapphire eyes, sparkling like the Mediterranean sea under the blazing sun, juicy red lips, as soft and sweet as summer cherries, wavy charcoal colored hair and the body of an ancient Greek athlete
and here are the other songs (now we have all the lyrics from the new album Entasi posting them)
Ne Sta Apla
Pou les na pame apopse
stres ke skotoures diokse
na diaskedaso thelo
ke na ksechasto
ki an ta lefta de ftanoun
ke ta ftina mas kanoun
kati tha vroume pali
eksipno ki aplo
mia volta me t amaksi
ke me ta podia entaksi
i cinema i dio mas
vres mia comenti
sto spiti dio tris fili
ki o ilios tha anatili
me ti biribba panta
mechri to proi
ne sta apla ta kathimerina
pou alli theoroun pos ine
ne sti zoi sto kathe mas fili
afou imaste kala ke imaste mazi
thelo na sagkaliaso
filia na se chortaso
na kanoume pecnidia
thelo na se chorepso
sta dichtia sou na mplekso
party gia emas tous dio
vale mousiki
as doume mia tenia
sto spiti me isichia
emis i dio ke o skilos
sena kanape
me chamila ta fota
na thimitho ta prota
ta rantevou moro mou
tote pou pes ne
Yes On Simples
Where do you want us to go tonight
stress and difficulties throw them away
I want to have fun
I want to forget
and even if the money are not enough
we can enjoy with the cheap
we will find something clever and simple
one walk with the car
and on feet is ok
or at cinema both of us
find one comedy
in the house with two or three friends
and when the sun rises
with the biribba always till the morning
Yes on simples, on the daily routine
that others think that are boring
yes to the life, in our every single kiss
as we are fine and we are together
I want to hug you
to give you kisses
to make games till the morning
i want to dance you
into your webs to catch me
party for us both
play the music
let's watch a movie
at home with silence
together and the dog in the sofa
with the lights turned off
to remember the first meetings
my baby
those moments you were telling me yes
de kapnizo pia
de kimame pia
ti na onirefto ksana
niotho monaksia
niotho tosos da
san potami esi ki ego stalia
pou na vro zoi an den ise edo
pia den agapo, miso
pou gia mena pia de rotas
arosteno na se do eno ksechnas
ki ego petheno
makria sou ego petheno
den echo chrono gia zoi
lefko to vlema ki i siopi
ki an kapou zis
ego petheno
mia erchese mia fevgis ma
de zis mazi mou alithina
dio chronia echis na me dis
ki adiaforis
stin palia agkalia
opos ta pedia
echo agkistrothi sfichta
echo kourasti
echo eksantlithi
na ipokrinome pos zo ki ime kala
ke ksana tha pio os to lioma ego
ki esi... kapou tha gelas
oti zo edo se thimizi ke
ola ksechniounte ma esi pote
ime ena me to patoma
esi kimase sa moro ki ego edo arga
se thelo ke petheno
den echis logia na mou pis
den echo tropo epafis
emis pou tha mastan mazi gia mia zoi
me skotoni arga i agapi afti
ime ena kormi choris zoi
opos mia skia sernome apla
sta prothira tis trelas mou sou tragoudao
den echo soma ke kardia
gia ligo thanaseno
makous ego petheno
I Die
I don't smoke enymore
i don't sleep anymore
what else to dream again
i feel so lonely
i feel so tiny
like you are the river and me like a drop
where else to find life, if you are not here
i don't love anymore, I hate
you don't ask about me anymore
I am so sick to see you, but you forget
And I Die
far away from you i die
i don't have time to live
sight and silence are bright
and if you live somewhere
i die
once you come, once you leave
but you don't live with me on real
it's been 2 years since the last time you saw me
and you neglect me
in the old hug
like the children
i am inside so tight
i am so tired
i am so exsausted
hypocriting that i live and I am fine
and I will drink again
and you will be smiling again
whatever i live here reminds you
everything can be forgotten, but you... never
I am one with the floor
you are sleeping like a baby
and I die here slowly
I want you and i die
you don't have anything to tell me
i don't know how to approach you
we, that we were supposed to be together
for a life
that love is killing me softly
i am like a body without life
i am walking like a shadow
inside my madness i sing you
i don't have body and soul
for a little i will breath
you here me, I am dying
Ela Se Mena
ti prepi na kano gia na magapisis
gia sena ta panta nomizo mporo
an mes stin kardia sou mporis na mafisis
tha mpo na anatrepso se emis to ego
ti prepi na kano gia na se mazi mou
fovame ma thelo na po sagapo
klismenos akoma edo sti siopi mou
fonazo se thelo choris girismo
ela se mena kopse ta dichtia
ela se mena pes tin alithia
echo mia anasa mono gia sena
fila me, patrin ela se mena
ti prepi na kano
gia na magkaliasis
sfichta sti zoi sou
san skepsi sfichta
ti prepi na kano gia na se kerdiso
na niosis na erthis na minis konta
Come To Me
what do i have to do to love me
i think for you i can do everything
if you can leave me inside your heart
i will get inside to turn "I" into "US"
what do i have to do to be with me
I am scared to tell i love you, even though I want it
closed in my silence
i shout you i want you, without a return
come to me, break the webs
come to me, tell the truth
i have a breath only for you
kiss me, take it, come to me
what do i have to do to hug me
so tight in your life, so tight like a thought
what do i have to do to win you
to fell and come, to get closer to me
lene i fimes gia mena
oti masteria milao
stis diadromes sou kilao
kerma mikro
pos ime stochos mias sferas
trecho stous dromous aeras gia na se vro
lene i fimes gia mena
pos den akouo kanena
pos epimeno mesena
pou se gkremous me pas
spao kanones ke frena
etsi ime ego
mi stamatas mi stamatas
opos mporis na magapas
sinefa panta dialego
kathe steria apofevgo
piano vitho
oti sto terma de ftano
panta tous chartes mou chano
gia na chatho
rumors say for me
that i am talking with stars
in your routes i turn
like a small coin
that i a bullet's target
i run in the roads like a wind to find you
the rumors are saying for me
that i don't hear anyone
that i insist on you
that you are going me on gaps
that I break laws and breaks
that's me
don't stop don't stop
to love me as much as you can
the rumors are saying for me
that I choose clouds
every earth I unchoose
I touch the deep sea
that i can't reach the deep end
i always lose my maps
to get lost
Gela Kardoula Mou
tasteria kitaza na peftoun se gkremous
ta chronia ksodeva saniparktous desmous
mes sti galini mou efevriska desmous
na mi sou tichi
se tzamia egrafa
o thanatos tha zi
polemou lafiro ekino to mazi
tetio pronomio pou legete zoi
ki irthes esi, irthes esi
Gela kardoula mou
elpides poula mou
den echi nomous i agapi
gela thimeno mou
fos pepromeno mou
o chronios ine apati
pios ine athanatos
monacha o thanatos
emas tous dio tha chorisi
allou ksodeftika
ma seroteftika
anatoli mou kai disi
ta vradia nikiaza ti leksi sagapo
stous dromous erichna gialia gia na kopo
gia kathe egklima den icha ti na po
sti skoni gireva mia stala anapnoi
icha to soma mou ma ochi ti foni
oti agapises pou pikra iponoi
Smile My Heart
I was watching the stars falling to the gaps
my years i was spending to non-existent braces
i was inventing braces into my silence
don't ever that happens to you
upon the windows i was writing
"death will live"
war's loot was that "US"
that privilege called life
and you came, you came
smile my heart
sell me hopes
love doesn't have any law
smile my sad
my light, my destiny
time is fraud
who is the immortal
only death
that's the only one who will get us apart
I was spended somewhere else
but I loved you
my east and west
in the nights i was renting the word "I love You"
i was putting glasses to the road to get hurt
i didn't have anything to say about my every crime
i was searching for a drop of breath inside the dust
i had my body, but not the voice
if you ever loved something that implies any bitter
and you came, you came
Thank you so much George!
"Don't be afraid of anything, live the moment, only that worths finally"...


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As a keen historical re-enactor, one of the things which has always bugged me about RP in wow is just how damned uncomfortable it is to wander around in armor.
Decorative armor (as opposed to battle armor) is a bit better, as it's rarely anywhere near as heavy. But you wouldnt wear it into a fight, as often the decorations will emphasise weaknesses in the armor.
Unless you want to RP having crafted a magically strengthened incredibly light set that doesnt see you sweating in the sun or as soon as you exert yourself, then freezing when the sun goes behind a cloud and the wind whistles through the gaps in your harness, then most armorers would regard you as crazy for walking around in plate.
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Joyland by Stephen King
I don't usually read Stephen King novels, because they scare the heck out of me. When Joyland was announced though, it was billed as a non-horror mystery novel with potential teen or new adult appeal. That sounded like something I'd enjoy.
Joyland is written in the style of a fictional memoir of a long-ago year. The narrator is Dev Jones, a 60-year-old editor of trade magazines who once dreamed of being an acclaimed author. Speaking directly to the audience, Dev takes us back to 1973, the most melancholy – and eventful - year of his life. That year 21-year-old Dev suffered his first ever broken heart, moved to the beach, sold fun for a season, wore the fur, became a hero (twice), lost his virginity, and solved a cold case serial murder.
King's storytelling is masterful, and the book absolutely flows. It's not a thriller or even much of a mystery, but the characters are well-drawn and interesting. The memoir-style of the novel did detract from the tension and suspense of the story, as characters mentioned in 1973 are referenced by the older Dev in their later years, letting me know that they were not victims of the serial killer and I could relax about their welfare. Additionally, the meandering in and out of the story by 60-year-old Dev was a bit distracting for me. I liked getting into the 1973 mood and atmosphere, and didn't enjoy being pulled out of it with more modern references to Dev's current life, even if the transitions were smooth and well done.
Overall I recommend this book, but to adults, not teens. Not because of the content or language, though that would put this book on an older teen level, but because it would take an unusual teen to get into this coming-of-age reminiscence. One thing is for certain, don't judge this book by its cover and delve into it expecting something more salacious. It is a good story, though, and I enjoyed it.
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GM-free private standards and their effects on biosafety decision-making in developing countries
AbstractWe provide a comprehensive review of international cases where GM-free private standards set up by food companies in developed countries have influenced biosafety policymaking in developing countries. We find twenty-nine cases where private importers have directly or indirectly affected policy decisions in twenty-one countries. Most of the cases relate irrational fear of export losses to excessively precautionary decisions. These cases are based on two generally misleading premises: the belief that Europe or Japan represents the only market for exports, and the perception that non-GM segregation is infeasible or prohibitively costly in all situations. Our study also demonstrates the importance of information asymmetries across countries and agents and the role of risk aversion in seemingly irrational decision making. The combination of these four factors helps us explain why presumed but unproven expected commercial losses still represents a significant impediment to biosafety policymaking in developing countries.
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- Gruère, Guillaume & Sengupta, Debdatta, 2009. "GM-free private standards and their effects on biosafety decision-making in developing countries," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 34(5), pages 399-406, October.
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- Gruère, Guillaume & Narrod, Clare & Abbott, Linda, 2011. "Agricultural, food, and water nanotechnologies for the poor: Opportunities, constraints, and role of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research," IFPRI discussion papers 1064, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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Giving Up Christmas as a Convert to Judaism
I donŌĆÖt feel nostalgic about ChristmasŌĆöIŌĆÖve discovered the magic of Hanukkah
When people hear that I converted to Judaism, the first question they ask is, ŌĆ£DonŌĆÖt you miss Christmas?ŌĆØ
When I reply that I donŌĆÖt, they usually look at me in disbelief. ŌĆ£Really? How could you not miss Christmas?ŌĆØ
The short answer is that I kept the things I liked about ChristmasŌĆöbaking special cookies, gathering with the family, lighting candlesŌĆöand made them part of my Hanukkah celebration. I do have warm memories of Christmas as a child, but once the make-believe of childhood had vanished, Christmas left me with an emotional emptiness that I only recognized as a spiritual void once I was living a Jewish life. In fact, my fondest memory of Christmas is of the first one I did not celebrate.
I grew up in a Bavarian village in Germany where Christmas is preceded by four weeks of Advent. In our village, St. Nikolaus was celebrated on Dec. 6. On the night before, der Nikolaus would walk the streets, either in my imagination or for real (a neighbor dressed up in a red suit and white beard), with a burlap bag bulging with treats slung over his shoulderŌĆönot unlike AmericansŌĆÖ vision of Santa Claus. He would be trailed by Knecht Ruprecht, his evil twin, who would beat his chain against the pavement so its rattle would send shivers through the kids lying in wait. My siblings and I never fell victim to Knecht Ruprecht, but tales of near whippings and being chased down a dark street whispered among the village kids were enough to make him seem real.
Since St. Nick had come on the 6th, leaving chocolate and Lebkuchen (gingerbread)ŌĆöand sometimes an onion for bad behaviorŌĆöin our red plastic boots lined up on the doormat, das Christkind, the Christ child, came on Christmas Eve. After St. Nick and Knecht Ruprecht had judged us on good and bad behavior, it was the ChristkindŌĆÖs privilege to deliver the gifts to celebrate his own birthday. I imagined him with golden locks, wearing a gauzy blue gown, flying about on glittery wings, and plopping gifts under trees with the wave of a chubby hand. Once the Christkind had deposited the gifts, he would wind up the golden music bell that hung in the living room window. We three children would wait with our grandmother in the room my brother and I shared. Huddled in the lower bunk of our bed, weŌĆÖd listen for the bell, while Oma kept us silent with a raised index finger pressed to her lips. When we finally heard the bell chiming ŌĆ£Ihr Kinderlein kommet ŌĆ"ŌĆØ (Children come ŌĆ"), we stormed out, tore open the living room door, and there the Christmas tree glowed with genuine candles, gifts were piled under the tree, and a tray heaped with OmaŌĆÖs dainty cookies waited on the coffee table. I still think it borders on magic that my father could wind up the bell and, in the second or two that its mechanism took to engage, cut through the living room and hall into the kitchen and close both doors behind him, without making a sound. Some of that must have been the magic of Christmas.
Christmas was never a particularly religious affair in our house, though. The cr├©che my parents set by the window was our only nod to what this holiday should have been about. We were not a family to go to church; I was already in my teens when I discovered that other people went to midnight mass on Christmas Eve. In fact, even to say I was raised Catholic would be a misnomer. While I did have communion when I was 8, I took it as a dress-up affair and was upset when my parents bought me a white dirndl instead of the fancy dress I wanted. For my confirmation at 13, I did try to get into the spirit. I attended prep classes, came up with sins to repent for during confession, learned the prayers, and tried to feel the Holy Spirit enter my body during the actual ceremony. It didnŌĆÖt work; I was always conscious of going through the motions, without a spiritual connection.
During my teens, the weeks of Christmas anticipation evaporated too quickly after gifts had been opened; Christmas ended up being about oversleeping and overeating, loading the dishwasher and contemplating the manicure set or keyhole punch lined up among my gifts. The magic was gone and Christmas felt like a letdown: the emptiness left by the torn wrapping paper behind the couch, the crumbs on the empty cookie plate, the forlorn cr├©che on the windowsill.
After my father died when I was 21, we moved Christmas to OmaŌĆÖs tiny apartment. My mother only joined for the first one after his death. Without my fatherŌĆÖs expectations of family obligations, she felt she did not have to put up with the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law scuffles anymore.
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I converted to Judaism in 1988. I had fallen in love with a Jew and over the three years that we had dated, I had also fallen for the Jewish way of life. And that year, I converted, got married, and moved to Chicago. While my Orthodox conversion was important for having a Jewish familyŌĆöwe didnŌĆÖt want to risk any ifs or buts about whether our children would be JewishŌĆöI never would have converted had it not meant something to me. Jewish life is, for me, immensely practical. I did not have to wait for a holy spirit to enter my body; I could do tangible things to feel a spiritual connection, like keep a kosher home. While I do go to synagogue more often than I ever went to church, it is life at home and in the community that defines being a Jew for me.
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Freeing Christmas Toys
Blythe Newsome: I am going to Boot Camp to get strong muscles and build endurance for the big Christmas toy unwrap marathon. Last Christmas it took me three days and muscles I never knew I had to open the packaging that their toys came in. What is it with the wrapping that the kids' toys come encased in? Are toy makers concerned that Barbie might escape? What is the deal with all the twist ties around her ankles, wrists and neck? And where on earth did they find that super-strong plastic that holds her hair down? Forget duct tape; this stuff is stronger than that. The government should use this for warfare, maybe wrap some of the Hummers in it.
The CDs that the kids got were wrapped twice in plastic, and when I finally got through that, three sides of the CD case were sealed shut. Where exactly do they think the CD is going to roll off too? I would have used the new scissors I just bought to open the packaging, but I can't get into the package to get the scissors out. The plastic is so tough I cut my hand trying to remove the scissors.
My son got a toy car that was bolted to the thickest cardboard ever made, and I couldn't get the plastic on the wheel off without unscrewing the wheel. I broke one toy trying to get it out of the packaging, and I can only hope my son didn't notice that his Red Power Ranger was missing an arm. The twist ties around the rest of his action figures were twisted in such a crazy way that I had to get my father, an engineer, to come over and help navigate the untwisting.
And the gifts that need assembling. ... What do you do with that extra screw that is always left in the pile? I put together one thing that said I needed to wash my hands after assembly because some of the material had lead in it, and that lead was found to be harmful if ingested in California. Wow, thank goodness we live in Florida. Have you ever read the instructions that come with toys? I like the instructions in Lite Brite that say the light bulb gets hot. Really?
I have learned the hard way that for Christmas you have to be prepared with scissors, wire-cutter and the tiniest screwdriver you can find. And don't forget the batteries. You will need enough to fill GI Joe's Army truck. As I prepare for the marathon of unsealing plastic and trying to figure out which way to turn the twist ties, I just have one question: Why are all these toys bolted down and wrapped in super strong plastic and the light bulbs I just bought are wrapped in paper-thin cardboard?
|Blythe Newsome is a single mother of six children and host of a morning radio show. Featured on an episode of the Supernanny, her life and what hides underneath her couch cushions have been seen by many. Flirting with Forty is the journey of how she takes her life back.
Here, here! We had Christmas early this year, as my daughter is spending the holiday with her dad, and we had to contend with freeing a Zhu Zhu, three Liv dolls, Liv accessories, and other items. All three pairs of scissors in the house were being utilized at once. I commented within earshot of my daughter that to heck with Santa BRINGING presents, I wish he'd stick around to OPEN them.


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|arXiv: 1208.1279
|DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.87.014905
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|Dilepton production in proton-proton and Pb+Pb collisions at sqrt(s_NN)=2.76 TeV
|O. LinnykW. CassingJ. ManninenE. L. BratkovskayaPol-Bernard Gossiaux1Jörg Aichelin1T. SongC. M. Ko
|We study e^+e^- pair production in proton-proton and central Pb+Pb collisions at sqrt(s_NN)=2.76 TeV within two models: an extended statistical hadronization model (SHM) and the Parton-Hadron-String Dynamics (PHSD) transport approach. We find that the PHSD calculations roughly agree with the dilepton spectrum from hadronic sources with the 'cocktail' estimates from the statistical hadronization model matched to available data at LHC energies. The dynamical simulations within the PHSD show a moderate increase of the low mass dilepton yield essentially due to the in-medium modification of the rho-meson. Furthermore, pronounced traces of the partonic degrees of freedom are found in the PHSD results in the intermediate mass regime. The dilepton production from the strongly interacting quark-gluon plasma (sQGP) exceeds that from the semi-leptonic decays of open charm and bottom mesons. Additionally, we observe that a transverse momentum cut of 1 GeV/c further suppresses the relative contribution of the heavy meson decays to the dilepton yield, such that the sQGP radiation strongly dominates the spectrum for masses from 1 to 3 GeV, allowing a closer look at the electromagnetic emissivity of the partonic plasma in the early phase of Pb+Pb collisions.
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"Can't believe I'm speaking Portuguese!!"
This is the best way I've ever found to learn a language! I am in front of a computer all day long and it is the LAST thing I want to do in my free time. I listen to Pimsleur for 30 minutes on my way to work and again on my way home. I just returned from Brazil a few weeks ago and I can attest to the fact that this method REALLY DOES WORK!
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I listened to WILD and loved it.
Serious disappointment. Did not even make it through the first half of the book.
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Hard to put down. Action and suspense were great. Well worth the credit!
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I really liked this book. It was very well-written - LOVED Parker's prose. Great story told well. I did figure out the ending before we got there, but that just made me feel clever. Maybe Parker's intention all along.
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Found December 27, 2012 on Celtics Life:
PLAYERS: Jason Terry
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat
Despite many fans not wanting to believe it, it was very well known among people following last year's Boston Celtics team that Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen didn't get along. So when the less moody or passive aggressive Jason Terry took Ray's place this Summer it was widely assumed that the Jet and Rondo would get along much better. Terry has gotten off to a less than stellar start with the Celtics. He's only averaging 11 points per game, the least he's averaged since his 1999-2000 rookie season with the Atlanta Hawks. It's not a playing time issue. Terry is averaging just one minute less a game than he did with the Mavs the previous two seasons. So what is it? Did Terry suddenly get old? Is he not a good fit for Doc's system? Here's my theory: It takes a while for Terry to adapt to change. His three lowest scoring averages have been during his first year with the Hawks, this season (First with the Celtics) and his first season with the Dallas Maveri...
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