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Ban glitter, says scientists.
In the past year we have seen a ban on microbeads used in cosmetics due to their impact on the environment and it looks like glitter might be going the same way.
Glitter as a fashion accessory has gained popularity in recent years, it is nearly impossible to open a fashion magazine without seeing masses of the stuff.
But scientists are warning that the vast amounts of the stuff that we are getting through is doing untold damage to the environment.
Anyone who has even doused themselves in glitter for a fancy dress party will tell you just how long it takes to get every last remnant from your body and anything you touched, think of this but on a massive scale – a worldwide scale.
Glitter is made form tiny pieces of PET plastic and aluminum. When broken down, PET release harmful toxins and chemicals which disrupt the hormones in animals, playing havoc with their important internal systems, it has also been linked with neurological problems and even some cancers.
When glitter is washed off it goes down your drainpipe and usually ends up in the seas.
Microbeads have caused such huge problems for the world's oceans, there are giant floating 'islands' made of the stuff, and it looks like soon we will be seeing glitter islands too.
The fast that glitter is so tiny – even smaller than microbeads means it is easier for it to work its way into unwanted places – eco-systems and even inside the bodies of fish and other sea life, causing them serious damage.
One study has estimated that sea creatures ingest up to 11,000 pieces of microplastic a year, think about this the next time your are planning a fancy dress outfit and don't reach for the glitter.
Dr Trisia Farrelly, an environmental anthropologist at Massey University has said :
"When people think about glitter they think of party and dress-up glitter,"
"I'm sick and tired of consumers being help responsible for trying to avoid this stuff. I mean it's literally impossible to," and "Producers need to be responsible. They need to use safer, non-toxic, durable alternatives."
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By Zara D. Garcia-Alvarez
Welcome to my first instalment of My Wish List Wednesday!
Everyone's got one. Somewhere in the recesses of a mind is a list of desire with huge, empty check boxes. Whether or not this list is openly shared or kept in the tightest of fireproof vaults, a list exists.
Why should you care about my wish list? You don't have to. But, if you're a blogger like myself, you'll understand that we're somewhat of an exhibitionist bunch. Why bother with all the work that entails maintaining a blog if this wasn't at least 20% true?
I have a couple of reasons for doing this:
- Wish list starts with a "W" and is well matched for my Wednesday thematic weekly blog series.
- I secretly hope that publishers who have published the books on my wish list will take pity on me and send me complimentary copies for review.
- Perhaps an author's ego will be reaffirmed that even though he/she isn't a "prize-winning acclaimed author" yet, there's a reader who loves him/her just the same!
- It's my hope that a person, even a secret admirer will perform an utterly random act of kindness and just send me what I want! Out of the blue! Out of the sheer kindness of their huge, huge heart!
- And I also like my opinions. I agree with them. They belong to me. They are mine. And I like sharing them with the world. Or at least with my blog followers. <—- YES, my AWESOME, LOYAL, LOVING blog followers!!
And if all else fails, by the end of the year I'll be able to print this series off, make photocopies, and send them out in the mail to my loved ones in time for Christmas shopping season or—I'll just stick the pile under my husband's nose and smile sweetly…expectantly.
Okay, so where did I put that list?
Zara's Wish List
1. My own vineyard.
Yes, I want to move to France and cultivate my own vineyard. I don't consume a large amount of wine, but I do have a humble wine collection. Why buy a bottle if I can make it myself?
This ain't no tomato patch. This is red. This is France. This is #1 on my wish list.
2. A baby blue vintage classic ladies cruiser bicycle.
I went to a "Tupperware" party a few years ago for women of the occult. There was a psychic who read my palm and a woman who could read auras and speak of animal spirits. At this party, I was told that my totem animal is a crow that warns me of change.
And that I'm quite an old soul having returned many times and in my previous life was killed by a pack of wolves, which explains my inherent fear of large dogs especially of the Beta-sort.
Why am I sharing this with you? Because I find a severe attraction to all things vintage and highly suspect that this love is a remnant of past lives I've lived. Maybe. Or—I just like vintage stuff! Here's #2 on my wish list: a vintage bicycle.
3. Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger
I own a copy of this book. The problem is, I've read it so often that it's become my own Velveteen Rabbit (book-version). Yellowing pages. Folded ones, too. Plus rips from too much handling. I'm in dire need of a new copy though I hold a soft spot for the one that has stayed with me throughout the years.
I wish Little Brown & Company could make it into a leather-bound version for collectors like myself! But, I'll settle for a new hardcover copy. Anyone? Anyone?!?
I better stop here. Because my list is LOOOO—-NNNNNN—-GGGG! Need to save some more items for My Wish List Wednesday post next week.
We all have stories. J.D. Salinger had at least nine. For My Wish List Wednesday, what's your favourite short story?


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My father-in-law once told me how he, as a young apprentice living in Rugby, used to travel back home on weekends - to see his mother and get the washing done! - by cycle.
I know times have changed and traffic in the 1950s can't have been as bad as today's, but the 100+ mile journey he undertook from Rugby to Lincolnshire would be demanding by today's standards, let alone the days of fixed-gear bikes with no special equipment. And he did it back and forth in a weekend - set off on Friday night, back on Sunday.
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What is a contract (K)?
oral or written agreement that can be enforced in a court of law
at least 2 people must be involved
What are the common law requirements for K?
what are the prerequisites to enter into a K?
Legal capacity (3)
lawful cause (legal in the eyes of the law)
What are the elements of legal capacity?
can't be:
mentally incompetent (autism, Alzheimers etc)
below the age of 18
What constitutes an offer of a contract? (Step 1)
willingness of a party or person to do, or not to do something
What constitutes an acceptance of a contract? (step 2)
an affirmative action by one party who agrees to the offer being put forth
What constitutes a consideration of a contract? (step 3)
usually involves money
something of value being exchanged for a performance
An offer must have ____ and _____.
serious intent
definitive terms
What constitutes serious intent (step 1:offer)?
what a reasonable person in the offeree's position thinks of the offeror's words/conduct
what constitutes definitive terms (step 1:offer)?
(there is no openess for interpretation)
should identify parties to the K
should identify object/purpose of K
should identify payment & how much
should include time of payment, delivery or performance
An offeror can revoke that offer by ____________. An offeree can ______ or ______ an offer.
acting inconsistent with the offer
What is a counter-offer?
another method of rejected an original offer
should be communicated in the same medium as the original offer
should have evidence of offer and counter-offers
The offer can be terminated by Operation of Law. What are the elements of Operation of Law?
lapse of time (reasonable)
what's the standard of the industry
destruction of the object
death or incompetence of the offeror or offeree
supervening illegality (becomes illegal after offer is made)
An offeror can revoke their offer (generally) but it has to __________. The acceptance is effective upon ______. The revokation is effective upon ________.
occur prior to the acceptance
in the same medium of communication of initial offer
What are the requirements of acceptance?
a voluntary act (words or conduct) by the offeree which reflects assent to the terms of the offer
must be unequivocal and signifies a clear acceptance
must be communicated to the offeror
What is the Mailbox Rule? It is only applicable to the ______ of a K and not to the ______.
an acceptance is valid once placed in a designated U.S. postal receptical if mailing is an authorized means of acceptance of the offer
What is the consideration of an offer?
the value given in return for a promise
What are the two elements to consideration?
has to be something of sufficient legal value
must be a "bargained for" exchange
What is considered to be legal value?
a promise to do something one does not have a legal duty to perform
the performance of an action one is not obligated to partake
refraining from an action one has a legal right to take
What is "bargained for" criteria?
promise given by the offeror which must induce the offeree to incur a legal detriment either now or in the future
What is Promisory Estoppel?
detrimental reliance
you rely on a promise which is generally unenforcable
Consent must be ____ given.
Lack of voluntary consent is a defense to __________.
breach of contract
What are the vices of consent?
fraudulent misrepresentation
undue influence
What is considered to be a mistake (vices of consent)?
generally deals with math issue
it is generally enforceable
What is considered to be fraudulent misrepresentation(3) (vices of consent)? Must have all 3
[these occur by words or actions]
- misrepresentation of a material fact must occur
- must be an intent to deceive
- innocent party must justifiably rely upon the misrepresentation
Misrepresentation (vices of consent) can also be ________.
hiding a material condition
what is the intent to deceive (misrepresentation in vices of consent)?
the party making the misrepresentation must have knowledge of the intentional misrepresentaiton
What is scienter? (misrepresentation in vices of consent)
latin for guilty knowledge
What is considered to be undue influence (vices of consent)?
when you force someone into agreement *special relationship must exist. you must know or have a relationship with the person*
What is considered to be duress (vices of consent)?
the threat or force utilized to have someone enter into a contract (The Godfather uses this method)
What requires a contact to be written?
any contracts involving an interest in land (immovable property)
requires performance beyond a year
promises to answer in debt or duty of another
promises made in consideration of marriage
uniform commercial code (UCC) filing over $500 [serves as mortgage on movables]
Each contract creates certain duties and right. What are they (2)?
Assignment of Rights - transfer right to contract
Delegation - transfer duties to K (generally any duty can be delegated)
What are duties the CAN'T be delegated?
if an obligoer has been identified as the trustee of a special trust
when the performance of someone (obligee) depends on the performance or skill of obligoer
when the performance of a third party will vary materially from that expected of the obligee
when the contract expressly prohibits a delegation of duty
What is a breach of contract?
nonperformance of a contractual duty
can be material or minor
(all minor breaches can be remedied)
What are breach of contract remedies?
equitable remedies (non-monetary)
What are the types of damages awarded for breach of contract?
compensatory - loss of the advantage (bargain)
consequential - compensation for a loss that does not directly or immediately result from the breach
punitive - punishment (rare)
nominal - no financial loss of actual damage as a result of the breach. it merely provides that the defendant acted wrongly
What is mitigation of damages?
requires a party to do whatever is reasonable to minimize the damages caused by the defendant (you can not play the victim)
What is liquidated damages?
damages (money) which is agreed upon in the event of a default or breach of contract
What are the equitable remedies rewarded for breach of contract?
specific performance - requires party to act exactly as was specified in a contract (90%)
restitution - the restoration of each party back to the original position they had prior to the breach
reformation - a court ordered modification of the contract so it reflects the true intent of the parties (rare)
What are the two specific contracts?
sales contracts - transfer title of ownership for a price
lease contracts - allowed to posses/use something (goods) for a period in exchange for payment
Every K of sale and K of lease must have _______.
To transfer ownership of property (immovable) you can _________, ________, or ___________.
donate [1. act of donation (intervivos - living) 2. Mortis causa - dead → last will and testament]
exchange (depends on the value)
What is a mortgage?
contract between borrower and the bank
What is a Multiple Indebtedness Mortgage (MIM)?
5 million (lands, movable, businesses)
promissory note - what evidences the actual debt
In a promissory note, only the _______ can demand payment.
holder (physical possession) of the note
What is UCC mortgage?
generally involves movables (cars → UCC 9)
to make filings more convenient
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Kayak trips return to Little River Canyon in March
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(256) 845-9605
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – The Little River Canyon National Preserve has released dates for upcoming paddle trips to take place in the backcountry portion of the preserve. This section of Little River has easy paddling with level one and two rapids.
The popular paddle trips will be led by National Park Ranger Larry Beane.
The first scheduled trip will be Saturday, March 4. Other dates for the paddle trips are tentatively scheduled for March 6, 8, 9, 14, 22, 24-26, weather permitting.
The park is planning to provide free shuttle service for these events. Paddlers will need to bring their own kayak/canoe, paddle, life preservers, food, water, hat and sunscreen. For those without equipment, the park has six kayaks, paddles and lifejackets available for public use. To reserve these kayaks, get your reservations in early.
A dry suit, wetsuit, splash jacket, and warm change of clothes may be needed, depending on weather, especially on the early trips. Weather and water levels may require rescheduling of trips.
Space is limited to 20 paddlers/boats for each trip, so please call the National Park Service office at (256) 845-9605 or email Ranger Beane to RSVP. Although the program is free, RSVP is required. Time and meeting place will be given upon registration.
Park Superintendent Steve Black invites you to come enjoy this free program. For more information, call (256)845-9605.
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Good writing is hard work. Sometimes the words flow easily, and sometimes they don't. But even when they do, they usually require a lot of editing. Here are a few quotes from established writers.
"Writing is the hardest work in the world. I have been a bricklayer and a truck driver, and I tell you – as if you haven't been told a million times already – that writing is harder. Lonelier. And nobler and more enriching." Harlan Ellison
"I would never encourage anyone to be a writer. It's too hard." Eudora Welty
"A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."Thomas Mann, Essays of Three Decades, 1947
My church holds a women's Advent Tea every two years, and each table has a hostess who decorates it and provides the dishes. One of the fun things about the event is the table viewing before lunch is served. Some of the tables are elegant and others are whimsical, but all have either an Advent, a Christmas, or a winter theme.
The first time I acted as a hostess, I used children's books about Christmas for my theme. Last time I used lighthouses, inspired by a poem I had already written. The tie-in there was easy, because Jesus is the light who came at Christmas.
I'm a serious amateur photographer, and I looked through my pictures to see what I could use this year. Although I have photos of Christmas displays and family dinners, none of them struck a chord. I'm not sure why, but it was my seasonal photography that caught my attention. So I decided to use the four seasons as my theme.
But how could I tie that to Advent? I knew how it fit, but would the people viewing the table figure it out? I wasn't sure, so I decided to spell it out in a poem.
That's where the hard work began.
At first it flowed well enough. And after I got a couple of verses to a point where I was happy with them, I realized that each one had a 5-7-4 pattern: five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and four in the third.*
But then I started writing the verse about winter, and nothing seemed to work. Either the wording was clunky or dull or the syllable count was off. After a lot of reflection, thesaurus work, and wording changes, I finally came up with a winter stanza that I thought I could live with. It went like this:
He comes in winter
Among barren gray branches
Appearing dead.
Then I sent the poem off to my online critique partner. She though that stanza was too negative to fit the general tone of the poem. She made a similar comment about one of the words in the autumn verse, but the reference to blood was intended to remind us of Christ's sacrifice, so I left it.
I had never been happy with my winter verse, however, so I went back to work trying to come up with something better.
Here is the finished poem. It isn't a masterpiece, but it served its purpose. You can decide for yourself whether my hard work paid off.
He Comes
He comes in summer
In thunderstorms and showers
Cleansing the earth.
He comes in autumn
When trees proclaim his glory
With blood-red leaves.
He comes in winter
As white blankets cover seeds
Soon to awake.
He comes in spring
When a tiny robin's egg
Brings forth new life.
Jesus comes all year
Into the hearts of Christians
Saved by His grace.
* There is one exception to the 5-7-4 pattern. Each stanza starts with "Jesus comes in [season]." Since "spring" has only one syllable, that line has four instead of five. I chose to sacrifice the syllable count to retain the wording repetition.


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today was my day off and for a change I had someone working who already knew what they were doing and didnt have to call me every 10 minutes.. Was really nice. Spent the whole day working on "snow white discovers the cottage" and I think I got a pretty good amount done. the design now has some greys, tans and plenty of greens in it. and a bit more browns. I've decided to start a page for this design and will be adding pics whenever I work on the design.
this weekend I also watched 2 movies. Friday I went to the theater (which happens to be real close to my house, practically next door, only has a cemetary between the 2) and watched "the woman in black". I found this to be worth the money. It was a very creepy movie with lots of startles in it, you know what I mean unexpected little things that make you jump and possibly scream. :) speaking of screaming not far from me in the theater was what sounded like a trio of preteen girls that screamed at all the proper moments which made everyone else jump and scream to.
I also got "planet of the apes" from netflix so finally got to see that one. I was a little worried it might not be good cause the one from a few years back was kinda iffy, it wasnt bad but wasnt great either (the one from a few years back). but this one was pretty good I think. I enjoyed it and will probably watch it again before sending it back
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Oh, if only every daily drama could be like this. It's not anything I would be open to call a "good" show, mind you. But it's infinitely more tolerable than the usual wasteland of creative diarrhea that populates daytime television in Korea. Perhaps for a very simple reason: the period setting (50s to 70s) severely limits the possibility of littering the show with PPL opportunities so writers are forced to – God forbid – fill the drama with actual storytelling. The need to consciously adhere to the customs of yore also forces a modicum of realism on both writers and producer, and when you're dealing with an old school pro like Shin Chang-Seok, you can rest assured he'll at least do a respectable job. I'm not saying there are no histrionics here, or that they're particularly well earned. But what you're getting is what essentially should be the blueprint for every other daily drama: everyday life, ordinary stories given more weight by the slow-paced nature of the canon; opportunities given to up-and-coming young actors (Kim Ga-Eun has improved quite a bit, Joo Min-Ha is her usual reliable self, Jeon Seung-Bin mugs a little too much but he's got decent potential) to hone their craft. All without too much urgency, without the need to pull our chain every single day with outlandish swerves just to grab our attention at the end of 35 minutes of ingloriously over-the-top shenanigans.
Joseph de Maistre once said "toute nation a le gouvernement qu'elle mérite (every nation has the government it deserves)," but to find a topical equivalent I would say "every audience has the dramas it deserves." Keep favoring risible crap and that is all you will get. What paradoxically happens by morbidly favoring junk dramas is that after being bombarded with so much makjang on a (literally) daily basis, if something tries to go in another direction you end up feeling a strange disconnect, the sneaking suspicion that you might actually enjoy bitching about said junk and feel as if it was a guilty pleasure – because it's buzzworthy and you don't need to think to use it as a topic of conversation the day after. If you treat dramas as an accessory to dishwashing or gossip, then all you seek is that "화제성 (the ability to generate buzz)," and if something isn't able to deliver it then it loses its raison d'être. What happened to this poor show is the story of many a (potentially decent) daily dramas: they start looking at the mirage of being able to conclude without makjang, but the ratings aren't good enough (not buzzworthy enough, right?). So the producers become greedy and unleash the senseless histrionics, to then find themselves looking at even worse performances – because not only the show lacked enough buzz to capture the dishwashing horde's attention, but it's now losing the minority who just wanted to watch proper storytelling on their screen. Yes, it's better than most daily offerings as of late, but that would be akin to saying "I only got STDs instead of prostate cancer, how swell and wonderful!" Shin Chang-Seok closes with competent work behind the camera, and Kim Ga-Eun should be seen in a more challenging environment because she's shown quite the potential here. But otherwise… usual mindless daily drama shenanigans.
73 노영학 (Noh Young-Hak)
71 최재성 (Choi Jae-Sung)
71 주민하 (Joo Min-Ha)
71 김가은 (Kim Ga-Eun)
68 최지나 (Choi Ji-Na)
65 이아이 (Lee Ah-Yi)
65 전승빈 (Jeon Seung-Bin)
63 김하균 (Kim Ha-Gyun)
62 김예령 (Kim Ye-Ryeong)
60 윤선우 (Yoon Seon-Woo)
60 최수린 (Choi Su-Rin)
58 박재웅 (Park Jae-Woong)
57 홍인영 (Hong In-Young)


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17Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" 19Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well." (Luke 17)
10% of the lepers remembered to give thanks; only one remembered to return and express his gratitude. He didn't have to; the others didn't and they were still healed. Jesus didn't take back the miracle because they were inconsiderate, but the one that returned received more than just a healing. He received something that was beyond a physical miracle. His faith was increased; his healing had meaning; he believed not only in the fact that he was whole again, but that His Savior loved him. There was a healing beyond what people could see. His leper heart was, likewise, restored. I wonder if the 90% of the other lepers still had broken hearts; still had a yearning for something more in this life; were dissatisfied with the emptiness of this life.
When we demonstrate our thanks, it's solely for our own good. Jesus wants us to remember how and why we are blessed the way we have been. He loves us, and if we tie that concept in with the blessing, we'll experience the blessing to another level.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
one Leper of Ten.
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i've recently upgraded my basic analog cable to basic cable and for the next three months i have a gift from the televisions god's that coincide with my location on this great planet all thanks to Sir Sandford Fleming. this great gift i refer to is the fact that i live in the Pacific Standard Time zone [PST] and therefore with the new cable channels at my disposal i get to watch "prime television" at 6pm rather than 8pm.
ergo, i can go to the gym at 8pm when it's less busy instead of rushing right after work to get a treadmill and not miss my favorite evening shows. while at the gym there is usually a hockey game on around 8pm so it's good mindless entertainment, unless the Canucks are playing than it's tricky not to fall off the treadmill.
i've given up on trying to be that morning person who gets to they gym by 6am and to work by 8am. it's a rare occurence that sometimes happens, but my body will not let me make it a regular thing. so this works.
thank you science and technology for digital cable and the opportunity to watch Manitoba stations. this allows me to go to the gym in the evenings. it's kind of sad really.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
it's sad but it works, don't knock it.
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
I'm running out of new photos for you guys, so these are from 2-3 years ago.
The top photo I think it was from around here in Dallas.
The bottom photo it was from San Diego Zoo.
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Two more outstanding photographs! You sure have a tallent for bird photography!ReplyDelete
Quynh it's OK if you run out of exceptional photos. I for one would be happy seeing some of your every day pictures.
The 1st photo catches my eye!ReplyDelete
Paul said it well. Every day photos are great.( Thats all I have ).LOL
I'm kind of partial to the parrots, reminds me of Hawaii and Jimmy Buffett! Nice shots!ReplyDelete
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Wolverine Weapon X #12 - Marvel
This one appears to be a little bit confusing, but . . I think that's the way it's supposed to be. For right now. Last issue we saw that the Deathloks had come back from the future. No one really know that they're here except for a waitress who's been having dreams, Miranda Bayer. She knows what they're up to. In the future . . 25 years in the future, where Roxxon controls pretty much everything, there's a war. A war between the resistance, led by a mysterious General, and the Deathloks. Nobody knows who the General actually is. Not even the resistance. So the Deathloks have come back into the past with a list. It's a list of all of the likely candidates for the General's identity. And they've been instructed to kill them all. However, there's a point in the past . . our present, where a Deathlok has Miranda in his sights and he's trying to determine if he has the authorization to kill her. Even though they're on a killing spree, they still have a strict rule about messing to much with the time stream. Anyways, while the Deathlok is trying to access command for authorization, there's a part of him, deep inside, that becomes really emotional. 'Kill the bitch. Gut her and cut her and drink her blood . . kill, kill, kill. Kill her! Kill her now!' But . . the voice is unheard. It to deep beneath the bio-mechanics strewn throughout it's body. But I'm thinking this Deathlok may be the weak point in the operation. It's to emotionally involved. So, in this issue, the story bounces back and forth between the present and the future . . 25 years in the futures. Kind of like a Terminator story. In fact, this story reminds me an awful lot of that franchise. But maybe that's just me. The story ends with Logan being killed in the future . . the last of the 'heroes'. And in the present . . it appears that the General is already in position and monitoring things . . from the shadows. I enjoyed Jason Aaron's story. Although it didn't seem completely original, it did have some interesting twists and turns. And I thought that Ron Garney did a great job with the art. My only concern is . . with the Origins book being cancelled with issue #50, I have to wonder just how much life this book has left in it? But for now . . I'll enjoy what I can get.
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text: I have have fibro for about 3 yrs now and have managed to stay in work but have gradually reduced my hours. After a recent talk with my boss (who thought i was drunk) i decided to go off on the sick. While off i paid privatly to get alergy testing done and was very surprised at the results. I am allergic to Pine Nuts, Wheat, Eggs, Fish and most surprising carrots which i love. Has anyone else found they have a lot of alergies.


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During our reading of Moby Dick, I have noticed the stark changes in narration between the chapters. The novel begins with Ishmael's account of Nantucket and the ships, but he quickly moves on to chapters entirely consisting of description and his witness to the going-ons aboard the ship. He is less and less relevant as a character in the plot as he takes on his role of narrator and informer. That he describes himself as a teacher seems a matter of convenience for Melville's lesson chapters (such as cetology). But because Ishmael seems to take on such an expansive role as the sailor, thinker and teacher, his true nature is questionable. So then, who is Ishmael?
Thomas L. Dumm was concerned with Ishmael's role and its evolution throughout the book. In his article "Who Is Ishmael?" Dumm both discusses Eyal Peretz's analysis of Ishmael and presents his own theory. He describes Peterz's argument as a relation of Ishmael to the lonely survivor who is merely giving his testimony. Dumm then goes on to make the argument that Ishmael is actually Pip, the black, fearful ship-keeper who hardly displays sailing ability and is more of a burden on the boat than helpful. He uses Ishmael's views into the captain's quarters and dining room and also his high regard for Pip as the most important sailor on the ship as his reasoning for this argument.
Ishmael does share characteristics with Pip. His name, as Dumm discusses, is a link between the two men. According to Dumm, in the bible Ishmael was Abraham's illegitimate son born to his slave, Hagar (Dumm 401). He argues that Pip created Ishmael and chose this name for himself as a disguise to share his testimony because of this biblical connotation because Pip is the slave of the ship. His argument is plausible, because they do share many similarities such as this and as Pip he would have access to the quarters of the ship forbidden to the average sailor. But Pip is not the only character that Ishmael shares strong connections to. He has insight into the thoughts and emotions of many other characters as well.
I would argue that Ishmael is Pip, but he is also a piece of all of the characters. He is the conscience of the ship. When Captain Ahab walks among the ship, always thinking, Ishmael seems to share insight with him and understand his anxious desire to catch Moby Dick. When Ishmael sees the captain thinking, he is thinking as well, and analyzing the captain's pacing on the ship. While Pip would have time to observe the captain, he could not definitively know of the pressing anxiety. Pip seems also to be a more simple character, so even if he constantly watched the captains mannerisms and observed the madness that the whale was driving him towards, he would not have insight into his thoughts to understand that Moby Dick was the sole source of this madness.
When Elijah ominously enters the text, he forewarns Ishmael and Queequeg of a danger that comes with boarding the Pequod. He is speaking of Ahab's obsession with Moby Dick that we learn about after the ship has already sailed. In this instance, Elijah represents Ishmael's own fears that he cannot acknowledge on his own. When Elijah comes, Ishmael quickens his pace and tries to escape him, as if he is escaping his own questioning of his destiny aboard the ship. But while he externally seems to ignore Elijah and deems him a mad fool, the warning lurks below. He has constant anxiety awaiting Captain Ahab's ascent to the deck, always in fear of what is unknown. Ishmael sustains a connection to Elijah through his suspicion, and so he is also a piece of him.
In all of his roles, Ishmael is an observer. He watches and analyzes the interactions of the sailors and relays through his narration those interactions of significance. He is always listening and watching because he is all of them. He is Pip, but his is also the captain and Elijah. He is also Queequeg and Starbuck. He is the soul of the Pequod and all who sail it.
Dumm, Thomas L. "Who Is Ismael?" Massachusetts Review, Sept. 2005, 46:3, p. 398-414. https://sslvpn.pitt.edu:11019/ehost/results?hid=112&sid=6d5621e4-ffb4-4df4-9d03-83f03ac12417%40sessionmgr113&vid=1&bquery=(SO+(The+Massachusetts+review)+AND+(Who+%22is%22+Ishmael)+AND+DT+2005+AND+AU+(%22Dumm%22))&bdata=JmRiPWFwaCZ0eXBlPTAmc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZl
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I would like to hire someone in China to visit one of our suppliers to conduct a brief inspection of the stone candle holders they have produced and will ship to us. You will just take pictures and count the products. You will also look for any broken or poor quality products. You will take different types of pictures: up-close and from far away. I want to make sure that we are receiving quality products from them.
I will provide the address of the manufacturer. They are located in: Xiamen, Fujian Province, China
You will visit the site, ask to inspect our order and take pictures of the stone products and count the quantity of products. Make sure the products are packaged safely.
We have already informed the manufacturer that we will send an inspector to inspect the products before shipping to the US.
This is an easy project. This inspection should only require 1 or 2 hours of your time.
This project must be completed in the next 2 days.
You must be fluent in the local Chinese dialect.
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Dear Blog World:
I will be the first one to admit that this has been a crazy couple of weeks (perhaps even months) and it will only get busier as we approach Christmas will all the family events and shopping and fighting winter traffic (yuck!) but as writers we continue to blog, pen, type, poke and plot away in whatever manner we can, because after all, as writers we write. I am concerned, however, for a friend who has fallen off the blog earth and hasn't commented or posted on the WFSC web site either, lately. She can just ignore me for being so bold but she knows how much her encouragement helps me so… it is reciprocal and always available. Have you seen this blogger???
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Shopping for food in Mexico
Posted by lekorn on December 9, 2009
I love shopping in Mexico. Yesterday I went to the Mercado Aramara, the last great open air market in PV that sits on historical grounds of the Wixáritari . I bought 3 kilos of Pargo (Lutjanus novemfasciatus) fish heads to make a gelatinous broth for the dogs. Its also known as dog snapper so I think its perfect for the dogs. a 1/4 kilo of Dorado (aka Mahi Mahi or Coryphaena hippurus) cubed for ceviche Acapulco, a kilo of brown beans, a kilo of bananas, guavas, limes, avocados, a puño of cilantro, a bag of fresh wild strawberries, chiles tomatoes, onions, beets and carrots and finally squash flower blossoms which I immediately went home and sauteed in butter and ate. All this for for 250 pesos (20.00usd).
The fish heads go into a pot for an hour and then are separated from the broth and cooled. Carefully, I cleaned the meat off the head, making sure to catch any small bones, I saved the eyes for Flip whose eyes are starting to get that bluish tinge common in 11 year olds. Once in the fridge, the broth turns into a thick gelatin-pure protein which the dogs love. This dish is especially well-suited for dogs with allergies or digestive issues and is a good supplement to kibble.Technorati Tags: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Mexican food, fish head soup, dog food, dorado, squash blossoms
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Posted by lekorn on November 12, 2009
His virtue
No lover between gates
Settled with the rain
An old score.
On Sunday, Domingo's vision
Obscured amidst the fecal steam
Of bulls and pigs and bird berries
Saw the spirit of heaven
Betray the gift of his life
And rode his machete readily
Through the action of his artery.
He curled as her beans turned cold,
Awaiting his return.
They watched him lizardly,
Not knowing his sacrifice was their
Collective boomerang traveling
His blood to the dirt.
Ancient appeasement to
An insatiable grunting god.
©1982 Leslie Korn, Yelapa
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Rosolio and Andrea, Yelapa, 1981
Posted by lekorn on November 12, 2009
In 1980 I began conducting oral histories with several of the elders in the village. Below are two brief excerpts from interviews with two of the Yelapa's eldest.
There was a special gathering of the men to decide the development of Yelapa The government had proposed to "develop" Yelapa over a period of years by putting in agua potable, electricity and perhaps even a high rise hotel, though no one could imagine where it would sit, only that it would sink into the sandy soil.
After hearing all the arguments, the men voted to accept the government proposal to spend millions of pesos and bring about a radical change, but not before Rosolio was heard. He stood up to begin his story. He said he had been ten years old when his family helped found the village in 1910 and now he was the oldest villager present. He spoke of greed, saying: "Those of you who vote for these changes are not from here. You have moved here in the last five years to take the wealth that Yelapa has in her bay and the mountains. Already you have cut too many palms and the turtles are gone and you want more money and bigger motors for your boats." Rosolio spoke passionately and his words were soft and round as words will be when spoken by men with no teeth. Though he was listened to with respect accorded the elders, when the vote came and he voted alone.
Though I knew most of the people in Yelapa, I had never met Rosolio Lorenzo Garcia. My friend Martina was married to his son Felix who had lost an eye when a piece of wood he was macheteing splintered. Two or three times a year Martina brought brooms that Rosolio made over to my house. But perhaps because he was an elderly man, he did not approach foreigners easily or when he walked past my house to the beach, he kepts his shoulders erect, eyes straight ahead. The most we had ever exchanged was buenas dias or muy buenas tardes.
A few days after the village meeting, I approached Rosolio and said I wanted to talk with him about his life. He invited me to his house the next day and when I arrived he was just returning from work for his afternoon siesta. Seven days a week he rowed huge two-man canoes which carried people and cargo from the boats to the beach. It was rigorous work that required precision timing as there are often thirty people or hundreds of kilos of cargo easing through rough ocean swells. When I arrived, Rosolio was in a twine hammock that he had made and Andrea was making tortillas for their lunch.
Rosolio: In that village out there that you see there were but sixty-five inhabitants altogether. It was in 1910 that we peopled this place. No one but absolutely no one else was here. I was then ten.
Korn: How old are you now?
Rosolio: 80 or 82. It's been 72 years since that happened. Our living was made from fishing and a little bit of (coconut) oil. That was the source of income for our parents and as their children we continued to work on the same thing. Everything was so cheap. Oil was five centavos a kilo and men were paid twenty-five centavos for a days wage. Maiz was a peso for sixty kilos. It was unbelievable. We went to San Blas in sailboats when the wind was favorable, if not, just sheer oars. Life was indeed tough at that time and this was our way of life until the agrarian world came in. When that happened a wealthy landholder snatched a rich piece of land from us. There was a war from 1914 to 1918 and after the war there was peace for ten years. But it was difficult because people would not buy our products and livelihood was even tougher. In 1928 the government took the land away from the landholders and gave it back to the campesinos, and all of that was my lot.
There were ten family heads who lived here and of those ten only three knew how to read. I lost my father and became an orphan at the age of fourteen and I lost my mother when I was seventeen. I had no more schooling than two years when I was ten years old. From eight to ten I had a cousin who used to go to Puerto Vallarta and he helped me a little bit more. He used to like to buy books and stories. He used to like to buy these books in order to find out more about the forebears and about history. We used to work together and he would help me. Often times I talk to the kids about these times. They didn't suffer because by the time they were born they would pay over one peso for a person's wages. We had only a meager twenty-five centavos per day and with that amount we had to clothe and feed ourselves. If there were three of us that made seventy-five centavos, it was something so sad. But at that time, we didn't have temptations like there are today. There were no drinks, no alcoholic beverages at the time.
Korn: When you traveled to Puerto Vallarta, how did you go there?
Andrea: In a canoe with oars. We would go in the morning and return in the evening for the night. When the wind was favorable we would set out around 8 o'clock and arrive by one in the afternoon. We would do a little shopping and then toward the evening the wind would again be favorable and we would return. If we didn't have favorable wind we would simply row. There was no other way to bring food and provisions. We had to be tough.
Rosolio: When I was twenty-one I went to live in San Blas. I worked on the sea and life became easier because there was a market where one could sell what one produced and people bought from those whom offered better prices. In San Blas there was a small factory that made soap from the coconut oil. This has been my life, a tough life and I remember all of it because I was part of it. We lived from fishing and cocito.
Korn: Where were you born?
Rosolio: I was born in Chacala, but by the time I opened my eyes, that is when I got to the age of reason, I was here. My parents came from Chacala. My mother from Marijuampo. Gradually the town had emptied itself and they moved to Chacala and then here to Yelapa.
Korn: When did you marry?
Rosolio: In 1932….
Andrea: 1933!!!
Rosolio: 1933!
Korn: Andrea, do you have La Grippe?
Andrea: Yes, I just got sick yesterday.
Rosolio: The grippe doesn't hit her very hard, colds don't come to her very easily.
Korn: How old are you Andrea?
Andrea: Really, I don't know my age, the files were burned.
Rosolio: It was the revolutionaries who did that.
Andrea: They burned my Jefes house. I was very young. In 1918, the last year that we had a revolution here. It was dying down but there were many revolutionaries who occupied their time doing all kinds of wrong things like stealing. They came down from Chimo on horseback or mules. A government squad got a hold of them and took them to Puerto Vallarta and there they executed them. When my father died we came to Yelapa. When I got married they wrote twenty years on my certificate.
Korn: What was the wedding ceremony like? What was the tradition of the time?
Andrea: Our parents did not have many possessions, also there were no priests for this kind of service because it was around the time of the revolution and they were the ones that were the most sought after by the government. We had a civil marriage because these fathers were being persecuted. They wanted to eradicate Christianity or I should say the Catholic religion but it is written in the bible that it will be persecuted but never conquered.
Korn: Well, did the priests come later on?
Rosolio: Yes, it's not like before. Now according to the bishop it's up to us if we want to mind our religion, if we want to observe the duties of our religion, if we fulfill these duties then he will send if not one then another. The women are much more religious than the men. They are the most religious of all, then as the men, we follow them. It must be that way because in our religion from the moment they baptized us we contracted some obligations.
Feliz: There are many changes. Before it was like a fraternity, now so many people have come. The big river is now like a puddle… when a pig was slaughtered people didn't sell its meat: "Here's for you, here's for you." It was portioned out among the neighbors, and now it's sold.
Leslie: How old are you?
Feliz: Eighty-nine.. My brother died at ninety-six. Here come the tortillas! (granddaughter enters with tortillas) I'm sweating, am I not?
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Plantas Medicinales de La Selva
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Turtle, Aaron and Sergio in front of the Zalate, aprox. 1979
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Turtle climbed onto the little beach in front of the house to lay her eggs.
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Plantas Medicinales de la Selva
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We are getting ready to do a reprint of our book Planta Medicinales de la Selva which a book about traditional plant medicine use in Yelapa that was done during our community trauma project between 98-2001. It is in English and Spanish. I love the plant drawings the school children did for the book. It was a community effort. The women and their daughters wrote the dialogue, the younger school kids did the art and the teenagers did the scanning and book design. Stay tuned.
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Kathryn Hill (background) and me, at Betts and Byron's, 1976
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He who makes an enemy of the earth makes an enemy of his own body. The Popol Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life
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I began touching people therapeutically in Mexico, where I have lived in the jungle since 1973. The first people who came to my palapa, which overlooked the Pacific, did so because they were in pain or hoped to relax their mental strain.
Palapas get their name from the coconut palm fronds, which the men cut, and measure, and then drag down the mountain by burro. They weave and tie the fronds to handcrafted ironwood frames, forming a huge straw hat over open space. The roof sways and lifts with the wind, breathing and absorbing moisture like nostrils, mediating the inside and the outside, which often merge during the wet months in the jungle.
I first worked with the Mexican-Indian women, whose childbirths I had attended and who because of the burden of multiple births and relentless work under the sun often looked more like the mothers of their husbands than their wives.
They brought their widely flattened sore feet and muscular shoulders, indented by the iron- like bras that cut deep grooves across the top of the trapezius muscle. We shared village gossip and they were both honored and amused at my interest in traditional ways of healing. They told me that dried cow dung rubbed on the head cured baldness, and then offered to demonstrate on me. They told me stories they had themselves been told about snakes that lived near the cascadas and were known to be so dexterous that they could unzip your dress, get inside your pants, and get you pregnant. As we got to know each other better, they shared the trauma of their lives and loss of family members to the hardships of the jungle and sea: drowning, tetanus, amoebae exploding the liver, rape, and incest.
The women brought their little ones in when they fell off horses and hit their heads or fell out of hammocks or over the bow of the 40-horse-powered pangas as they hit the beach on an off wave, bruising the ever so tender sacral bone at the base of the spine. The men came in for treatment accompanied by their wives for the first session, just to make sure nothing untoward would take place. They sought relief for a variety of problems that usually had to do with occupational accidents: diving and the residual effects of too much nitrogen in the blood. Some of the men did not survive. Those who did rarely went diving again, nor did they ever walk the same way again.
One night Ezekiel, an ever-grinning, gold-toothed carpenter, whose wife Ophelia made the best coconut pies in the village, was brought ashore. I was asked to his house where he lay in bed, inert and unable to urinate. I arrived amidst the crowd of neighbors ritually dropping emergency money onto his bed, body, and clothes. No one needed to mention that the delay in reaching the charter medical flight to Acapulco, still an hour's boat ride away over rough, full moon seas, was due to lack of money. And while Zeke's pockets were stuffed, his pants half on, belly exposed and scarred from previous battles unknown to me, I placed needles in his abdomen according to Chinese tradition to help him relax while he waited.
They said it was a miracle that Zeke survived. When he returned from the decompression chamber in Acapulco, 800 miles down the coast, he came for treatments and I worked on the firmly muscled legs, which betrayed him only when he walked. As I pressed hard into the core of his calves and the fascia lata on the outside of his thighs, he talked of the terror when he and his cousin Ruben were diving deep in search of sleeping lobsters and the hundred-foot hose choked off the air at the moment the panga stopped vibrating because the generator in the hull faltered too long.
A few years later, after my thatched-roof house had burned to ashes, Ezekiel had fully recovered. I asked him to take a buzz saw and climb the 200-foot Coconut palm, which grew out of the center of the zalate, the dying strangler fig tree that had given my house its name years before I arrived. Invariably, when passersby saw this symbiotic site for the first time, they would cry out with an astonishment that reflected their confusion about which tree came first, the zalate or the coconut. It was difficult without knowing their history, or nature itself, to tell by looking. The coconut tree appeared to rise straight up out of the middle of the fig; or was it the other way around? Like other parasitic intertwinings, the exact nature of their relationship was not evident upon first glance. However, the Strangler Fig, whose shape and skin was like elephant bark, got its name because its seed popped down into the coconut, which was already quite old when it ineluctably became host. The fig then proceeded to wrap its way around the palm and the landscape, its roots ruling the hectare of hillside like huge thighs and forearms elbowing their way through all my attempts to make steps from rocks on the path to my door. Twice yearly, the zalate bore fruit, dropping a hailstorm of green fig balls as quickly as they popped open. They tapped upon my roof around the clock, appreciated only by the bats, which, as they made their nightly pass through my house to see if the raicimo of bananas were perchance left uncovered, left their sticky, fig-filled droppings on my floor.
The zalate died a slow giant's death after the fire in 1982 and I missed cleaning up the thousand-figged parade that signaled another half year gone by. However, with the shade veil from the zalate gone, along with the garden, which now served as a burial ground for the shards of my grandmother's heat-burst china, there was sunlight all day long. This prompted Ophelia to bring me several flowering bushes from her garden, some of them sweet, red, and pink cabbage roses to plant near my gate, which needed some color and a stubborn hold on its steep, eroding side.
The last of the zalate's roots did not dry and merge with the earth it had faithfully served until six years after the fire. By then, the roses were strong and in full bloom and Ezekiel was able to climb the Coco to amputate the remaining limbs of the zalate. Then, sadly, as he shimmied down the smooth gray skin, he had to cut the still-live Coco herself, who now without the support she had grown accustomed to, threatened to topple over onto my new roof whose dried fronds, barring another unthinkable fire, would not need replacing for another four years.
The majestic Coconut is never willingly toppled, being the source of roof, oil, milk, and soap. But when she comes down her bounty is as rich in death as in life. My neighbor Alicia asked for two -dozen thick-sliced rippled rajas whose scratchy center resembles the scruff of the nut, and when faced inside the house and tied side by side form walls against the sea air. The zalate then proffered her base as a table, and six three-foot stools for my kitchen, with four more going to Ophelia and Zeke. Finally, we had her heart of palm, to which we added oil and lemon and gave thanks as we ate.
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Casa Zalate, 1980
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Back to The Fitting Room
I found the Butterick 5315 pattern that has I bought maybe 5 years ago… It was Fast and Easy as the title suggested but it still needs some tweaking.
I had done some original pattern corrections before cutting out the dress but more were needed. The majority of my corrections were in the height and I curved all the darts (it always fits so much nicer) along with taking some width out of the back. Well I had tried on the dress at a couple of stages and had to take more out of the back and added darts in the shoulder area. Ideally I should have compensated for this with the shape of the bodice front shoulder but I had hoped it would all work out.
Boooooooooo, didn't work that way and now my bodice front is collapsing (well duh, why did I not think this one through?) I tried to band-aid it by throwing in some stays between the neck and armscye.
Can you see where the extra fabric is and where the dress naturally wants to go? Well I will try putting in some small darts or I may have to put a seam to change the angle of the shoulder. I'll show you again once it is fitting better (I a little more will also come out of the skirt back.)
Happy Sewing!


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Twitter, and all the blogs are chaotic right now. Why?? Either...
A: The new Celestia wallpaper that came out
B: The update that, MIGHT maybe mean the opening of the Test Realm.
I know I've been told to not get my hopes up, but I just can't resist. They said the pet's update will come out in SPRING. Even though spring was about a month ago, you never know.
You also never know if Kingsisle MAY be lying. I'm pretty sure they're not, but it MAY be a late April Fool's joke.
Like I said, you never know.
Ze Patiently Waiting,
-Amber StarGem


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I have a clear memory of the first time I heard the word skiver. It was my first year, the first weeks probably, in Grammar School. Our class (1E) was in a demountable classroom near the woods - out of bounds, of course. From the woods we heard singing it was Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep by Middle of the Road. A helpful voice said "Skivers miss". I wasn't a hundred per cent sure what the word meant but no doubt it referred to what I had until then known as moochers (everyone else says mitchers). I think I assumed that skiving from Junior School was mooching and mooching from big school was skiving. Mark Twain called it playing hookey I later discovered.I see mooch is listed here
mooch Verb. 1. To idle away time, to loaf around. E.g."The kids were just mooching about the streets looking for something to do." 2. To amble along, to walk casually. 3. To play truant. [Welsh use] Noun. 1. The idling away of time. 2. The act of ambling or walking casually. E.g."I'm going for a mooch around the shops."
I'd meant to put this on my Proverbs and sayings blog here, which I have now.
I'd meant to put this on my Proverbs and sayings blog here, which I have now.


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he dreams of seeing farmers' income getting doubled by 2022 when the country completes 75 years of its independence.
Addressing a big gathering of farmers during a 'Kisan Rally' in Bereilly, Mr. Modi highlighted various initiatives undertaken by his government for their welfare.
Stating that while most of the governments wait for the election year to roll out welfare schemes and incentives for farmers, Mr. Modi said it was not the case with his National Democratic Alliance government.
"Farmers look towards governments after God and it is imperative on us to ensure that the farmers are looked after well," Mr. Modi said.
For full details see the link.http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/prime-minister-narendra-modi-addresses-kissan-rally-in-bareilly-uttar-pradesh/article8292286.ece via NMApp


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There is another compelling reason why the Bataan nuclear power plant (BNPP) should not be recommissioned.
It needs a little backgrounder, though.The details below can be found in the book Debts of Dishonor Vol. 1 (1991). The book contains a study entitled "The Philippine Nuclear Power Plant: Plunder on a Large Scale", which I had co-authored with journalist Ed Santoalla and researcher Mae Buenaventura.
On April 30, 1986, three months after they assumed power thanks to a peaceful people's uprising, Cory Aquino and her cabinet arrived at a unanimous decision not to operate the BNPP for safety reasons. The decision must have also been hastened by the Chernobyl nuclear accident, which had occurred on April 26, just four days earlier.
Saddled with a multi-billion dollar while elephant, the Aquino government also decided to look at various legal avenues for redress, given that people in government knew how commissions had been paid by Westinghouse to some top government officials to ensure that it got the contract, not its competitor, General Electric.
For this purpose — I am quoting from our study now — "the Aquino administration created the Presidential Committee on the Philippine Nuclear Power Plant (PC-PNPP) to study the legal options available to it in connection with the decision to mothball the nuclear plant."
One of the things the Committee did was to commission a U.S. nuclear consultancy firm, NUS Corporation, "to organize and manage a technical audit of the plant."
"The audit was actually conducted by an NUS-assembled international and multidisciplinary team of over 15 nuclear experts from the US, Germany, Brazil, South Korea and Japan. … The team looked into the field implementation of the plant design, quality assurance and control, and construction practices, among others. It also visited the plant site, interviewed the personnel of the PNPP, PAEC [Philippine Atomic Energy Commission] and AIEA [the international agency for atomic energy], and inspected and reviewed all documents pertaining to the facility."
Six major audit findings were highlighted by the audit team:
- deficient fire protection systems,
- unusually large number of field change notices or FCNs,
- test programs that do not meet local and foreign standards of acceptability,
- safety-related electrical components do not meet physical separation requirements,
- anchor bolts and baseplate installations do not meet regulatory standards, and
- potential seismic interaction problems endanger the safety of the plant.
I will focus on the second and third audit findings. The second "suggested that controls over design changes and installation of components in accordance with appropriate criteria were inadequate." According to the third finding, "some systems were not tested thoroughly. The scope and design of some tests were inadequate. Some systems were tested in isolation from other systems with which they normally interact."
One of the technical consultants to the Committee, as well as to a Senate ad hoc committee on the BNPP, Nicanor Perlas, has come out in the media last February 9 with a very powerful argument why the BNPP should not be recommissioned. Perlas says, referring also to the study above, that "the plant's most serious defect concerned its Quality Assurance Programme, which the experts found to be sloppy and below regulatory standards. This meant that there was no way to determine if the strict, precise procedures in the construction of a nuclear plant were followed which would have ensured that the plant was safe and the design specifications of Westinghouse Electric Corp., which sold the plant to the Philippine government, were met." You can find the full story about Nicky Perlas here.
This is the most important part of Nicky's argument: he says that according to the NUS report (we should try to get a copy of this report), the BNPP subcontractors made very poor documentation of the BNPP construction process — not enough to prove that the construction process followed the strict international standards required of nuclear plants. So, it cannot be established from the records kept by the subcontractors if the BNPP was safely built or not.
I'll give one example of what this means: suppose the specifications said that the reinforced concrete must use steel rebars at least 2 inches in diameter. The use of the 2″ rebars during construction work must be well-documented so that any subsequent review can establish that the design specifications were actually met. Once the construction is done, these steel rebars will be buried or encased in feet of concrete, and there is no way anymore to check if indeed 2″ rebars were used. What Nicky is saying is that there very poor documentation about these things.
So this means that after we spend $1 billion to rehabilitate the plant, upgrade all equipment, replace ageing parts, etc. etc., when we then apply to the IAEA and other international bodies for the permission to operate, they will in turn ask us to establish that the specifications were met. Of course, as explained above, this is not possible anymore because of poor documentation.
So, we will have spent another $1 billion, on top of the $5 billion plus already spent, including interest, for a plant that will most probably not get a permit to operate. Of course, a political decision can be made to allow it, despite lack of documentation.
However, the IAEA can be expected to be very strict about these things. All it takes is another major accident to trigger another round of stricter standards nuclear plants worldwide, which will make entire global nuclear industry to grind to a halt and to spend billions of dollars more just to meet such new standards.
I can't imagine the Philippine Congress approving such an astoundingly ill-considered proposal to recommission the BNPP. Unless, perhaps, some members of Congress, browsing quickly at the bill's title, vote to approve because they misunderstood the word "recommissioning", if you know what I mean.


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Road Trip: On the Road Again
Well, life's like a road that you travel on
There's one day here and the next day gone
Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand
Sometimes you turn your back to the wind
There's a world outside every darkened door
Where the blues won't haunt you anymore
For the brave are free and lovers soar
Come ride with me to the distant shore
We won't hesitate
To break down the garden gate
There's not much time left today, yeah
Life is a highway, I wanna ride it
All night long
If you're going my way, I wanna drive it
All night long
Through all these cities and all these towns
It's in my blood and it's all around
I love you now like I loved you then
This is the road and these are the hands
- December 31, 2009
Tom Cochran, Life is a Highway
Tom Cochran, Life is a Highway
And speaking of long trips, I accompanied my brother on his test run for the Bataan Death March ultramarathon* a couple of weekends ago.** The starting line was at Mariveles, Bataan and ended 50 kilometers away in Abucay.
Fun times there, trying to run under the heat of the sun. You can check out his run and pictures here and here. The actual run-- a whopping 100 kilometers all the way to San Fernando, Pampanga-- will be in March so that's not even the half of it yet!
*to commemorate the infamous Bataan Death March where 5,000-10,000 Filipino and 600-650 American prisoners of war died en route to Camp O'Donnell prison
**no, I didn't run, was part of the support crew


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Here's a somewhat obscure (but still quite interesting) animated short from 1929. Finding his Voice is the saga of Talkie and Mutie, a pair of anthropomorphous rolls of film. As you might have guessed from their names, Talkie is a talking picture, and Mutie is a silent picture. Mutie wants to know how Talkie got his voice. Talkie explains that a certain Dr. Western (who is, by the by, a thinly-veiled metaphor for Western Electric, who commissioned the film) gave him his voice, and takes Mutie to see the good doctor.
Finding his Voice is interesting for several reasons. First and foremost, it offers the viewer a glance into the technical niceties of the Western Electric sound-on-film process, which was widely used by the Fox Films Corporation in the late 20s and 30s (mind you that this is long before Rupert Murdoch took over and Fox became the mouthpiece of the Antichrist). The sound-on-film process, by the look of it, was downright Byzantine in its intricacy and obsolescence, and--from what I understand--allowed for a somewhat inferior sound quality to the Vitaphone process used by Warner Brothers (it is ironic that the sound in Finding his Voice was apparently recorded via the Vitaphone process).
From a less technical perspective, Finding his Voice also merits attention by virtue of its being one of Max Fleischer's earliest post-Disney efforts, antedating Betty Boop even in her earliest, canine form by about a year or so.
One final detail--the tune which plays at the beginning of the film is, appropriately enough, "Ever Since the Movies Learned to Talk". A bit more information about the song (and even a recording of the song itself!) can be found at Vitaphone Varieties.


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Holy crap, are we at the 6th week already?! Well, I just checked my record and as I am 0-5, the answer is yes. However since Nick's Dream Team only has 1 more win (the same as Butter's FYI) my season is A-OK! That being said, right now my team is as relevent as smallpox, or Chalk's fashion sense. But I am pressing on, as is everyone else with only 3 of us really in dire need of some wins. Just remember, it could be worse, we could have those dirty "Occupy Whatever" people squatting on our league! So it isn't that bad for any of us. This is a pivotal week for the league as two of the 3-2 teams square off as well as those that are at the top, Dave and Andrew having a marquee matchup this week and it's the only time in the regular season that they will meet. As for me, moves need to be made as if I do not start getting wins quickly I will need to start rebuilding for next year. Is this what the Philadelphia Eagles are going through right now? Wow. Ok, short lead in this time but let's still get to it!
Last week: 3-1 (1-1) again!
Rest of league: Dave 14-11, Bob 13-12, Gar 12-12, Tom 10-10, Nick 6-11, Tony 5-6.
Eagles vs Dillos: This week Nick's boy gets a rematch of a team that he torched for a crazy amount of points last year when Laron Landry made the foolish mistake of talking smack to DeSean in the pregame. Could the retooled NFC East leading Redskins be hungry for revenge? Side note, Nick was talking smack on rookie DE Kerrigan during the draft to me (humble brag, one of the several picks I nailed leading to the "guru" title! As well as the Eagles Danny Watkins one. Ahem, ahem…).So, how does this game break down? Tom is trying to regain some steam here but is playing a QB this week with a 1:2 TD to INT ratio. I love every RB that these 2 teams are playing this week. all have very good matchups and I think this battle will be a shootout. Edge on WR's goes slightly to Nick, but keep an eye on Roddy w/o Julio taking targets away from him. I like Nick's team, but not by much, could go either way. Pick- Eagles.
LOD vs Vikings- Battle of the 3-2 squads. Just as a lesson for the young 'un as he is trying to talk smack. (at least that is what I think he is doing, I really can't make out what the hell is being said. haha!) It is tough to talk up a team that we all drafted for you. Just sayin'. You're doing a great job of managing the team so far though, keep it up. Gar is looking to give the newbie a beat down though and fortunately for him the Law Firm is back practicing and ready to go. The Dillos have it right: this is a battle of the NE TE's! Now healthy Foster gets his first tough matchup this year vs the Ravens D. For the Vikings, not sold on Flacco yet for fantasy and Maclin has been inconsistent to say the least. A lot to like here on both sides, and it isn't overlooked that the Vikings are quietly using the Phoenix tactic of the 2 TE set. This one also seems like a high scoring affair and I will be taking the team with Drew Brees over Flacco here. LOTW- LOD. Sorry for the acronym love…
Butter vs Pornos- Paul is looking primed with his vaunted Cowboy-centric lineup fresh off of a bye week. Obviously as Tony pointed out, the wildcard here is Brandon Marshall who earlier this week made this claim for the MNF matchup:
"My goal is to get thrown out midway through the second quarter," Marshall said."I'm serious. They want to fine me, it'll probably be like a $50,000 fine. But I'm going to play. That quarter and half I'm out there, I'm going to play like a monster."
So it boils down to will 1.25 quarters of Marshall with Matt Moore throwing to him be enough? For Tony, I know I've been down on Mendenhall all year, and justifiably so, but he does get a good matchup this week. I'm down on Moss here though, the eagles have actually done a good job against #1 Wr's so far, but that may just be due to the fact that no one is throwing on the team since they couldn't stop this RB if they had to face her: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBLi0AZzbuQ . I think Smith gets some love again from Cam, so I am making Tony the Upset special!
Atoms vs Topes- Yeah, usually I save my game to the end, and with the civil war angle perhaps I should have. But I didn't. So deal with it. Am I grasping here or will my moves prove to live up to the "Guru" moniker? Hewyard-Bey I am bringing up not just due to injuries killing me, and byes, but because Joe Haden-who may be on his way quickly to being the #2 CB in the league behind Revis- is out for the game. Nelson though? Yeah, solely because of injuries and byes. Not gonna lie. And playing Hightower due to my eagles D vs RB theory. If I can get big games from Cam and D-Willy I could be ok. For Gizmo, Love the Graham play with Blount out, and Forte should do well again a Viking defense that is less than what it used to be. Not big on Meachem again, or Burress though. That said- take the Topes!
Game of the Week: Warriors vs Phinest- This game deserves to be last in the picks and I can't wait to see how this one unfolds! Frak, Dave is PROJECTED at 130 points! And I see he is going with my preseason theory of all RB's vs the eagles- love it Dave! Can anyone stop Megatron? I don't think Optimus Prime is playing secondary for the Niners this week… And oh yeah, he still has Brady! Jeebus, I am just glad I don't get him again this week. So that should make it a clear cut pick yes? To quote Coach Corso- "Not so fast my friend!" Andrew smartly picked up the 2011 version of Colston in Victor Cruz, I think Greene breaks out this week, and it looks like Starks' turn to get some points in the GB backfield. Oh, and to counter Brady, he has Rodgers. Damn, this one should be good! Very tough to pick between 2 undefeated teams, but I am going with Dave in a close one!
Ok gang, that is all from the Atom Bombs offices. Good luck!


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Pollock of JER: Romney-care "quasisocialist"
From the transcript of the Journal Editorial Report:
… Varney: Bret, you've been strangely quiet in the health-care debate. Why don't you muscle in some?
Stephens: No, look, I think that the issue here is how Republicans fight ideological debates. And we have a 40-year history of Republican policy, which says, We're in favor of what the Democrats are in favor of, only less so. And I think that, exactly as Jason put it, the Republicans have to articulate a set of clear free-market principles that don't seem politically to be penalizing preferred groups–children, the elderly or so forth. If they don't do that, they're going to be steamrolled.
Riley: I will tell you who else has been very quiet on this is the Republican presidential candidates, who I think are in the same position as the Republicans in Congress.
Pollock: No, no. Again, I respectfully disagree on this. But you've got–on one side, you've got Mitt Romney, who's running a sort of quasisocialist experiment he did in Massachusetts. But you've also got Rudy Giuliani, who's came forward with some very interesting market-oriented ideas, building on the tax cuts, but also pushing for interstate commerce in health insurance, which is currently not allowed and would make a major difference in improving the market … more [Emphasis ours.]
Our response: quasi!?
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The four of us got out to Manuel's today...this morning (5am). It was windy and it was cold! Bob brought his own source of natural gas to keeps himself warm but unfortunately it was an open system and he contaminated the rest of us with his retched stink. At least the wind was good for dealing with that.
I am finding developing this face is harder than the German Face. We had to cut a new trail but it is steeper. When we got there, we discussed potential lines. It was decided that we needed to have the top anchors lower than where we were so you could climb it with a 60 meter rope. So we had to get to the top, lower on rap, drill two top anchors, pull the rope and then set up top ropes. That only took 2 hours leaving only 30 minutes to climb (we cleaned a lot of moss off the face). Kim was at the top for quite some time and when she came down, she was really cold. She needs some more meat on her bones.
The plan is to keep these two routes as a two pitch. Bob's top anchor keeps the rope short by 10 feet. On rappel you can get enough rope stretch to get to the ground. The one Jan and I were on will have to be two pitch, a 60 meter is definitely short. I placed a second set of top bolts at the bottom of where the face goes vertical. The bottom section will be EASY sport (5.2) just to gain the belay ledge. I think that we have 2 potential lines off that set of top bolts, both real cool climbing. One on the left is dead vertical with great features. Good jugs just when you need them. The other one I didn't climb but it is really quite thin. I was on Bob's line last week and that is looking pretty cool as well.
We have spotted 3 or 4 trad lines in the face but we haven't brought our racks to try them out. The next time out we should be putting up routes. Unfortunately for me that will not be until July, I have to go to Rumney!
Saturday, June 19, 2010
More Than Last Time
Posted by Noel O'Regan at 6:14 PM
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