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"Finally, I suspect that it is by entering that deep place inside us where our secrets are kept that we come perhaps closer than we do anywhere else to the One who, whether we realize it or not, is of all our secrets the most telling and the most precious we have to tell." Frederick Buechner
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Save the Twinkie!
The other favorite thing to do with a Twinkie was to take a bite, chew it up, and then stick out my tongue and gross out my sisters and brothers with the masticated mess in my mouth. We'd howl with laughter and feigned revulsion and fall on the floor in hysteria. I'm not sure why that was so funny, but I remember it being hilarious.
Mother always tried to put a Hostess Treat in our lunch boxes. Twinkies were a favorite, but so were the Golden Chocolate Cupcakes, HoHos, Devil Dogs, and Ding Dongs.
Hostess Fruit Pies, on the other hand, were a bit too substantial. I could never finish the thing without my sides hurting and my belly feeling way too full. I often saved it for an after school snack.
Hostess Treats were a little something special my mother provided for us kids, no doubt to take the sting from the monotony of a bologna or peanut butter and jell sandwich and a piece of fruit.
It was also a sign of our emerging affluence after my mother returned to work in the sweat shop. We were saving up to buy a home of our own, but, along the way, we could afford "store bought" desserts, and wasn't that just a symbol that the American Dream was real?
If you work hard enough, and "pick yourself up by your own bootstraps," you, too, could afford to have store bought treats in your lunch box.
That's all gone now. Hostess has declared bankruptcy, a victim of a prolonged and difficult labor dispute. Some blame Obamacare on its demise (of course - just like Hurricane Sandy was responsible for the re-election of Mr. Obama).
The truth is that Hostess is owned by two private hedge-fund companies. You know, the kind Mr. Romney ran that favors bankruptcy over actually finding compromise with the workers for fair wages so the "investors" can leave the table with money in their pockets. It's the same think that might have happened to GM and Chrysler if the government hadn't stepped in.
Twinkies were called "the cream puff of the proletariat," so I suppose, since the election campaign was all about saving the middle class, we shouldn't be surprised that there was no government intervention to Save the Twinkie, much less the HoHo or the Ding Dong.
Still, it makes me very sad. The Twinkie is so much a part of American culture, it's hard to imagine what life will be like without it. I mean, with all those chemicals in it, I thought they would last forever. There's even a scene in the animated film "WALL-E", which is set hundreds of years in the future, where the only surviving species is the cockroach, and its favorite food is an abnormally fresh Twinkie. (Folklore aside, a Twinkie's shelf life is two to three weeks.)
Even though I haven't actually eaten any Hostess pastries (and, I'm being very liberal with that term) in - oh, gosh! - it's got to be at least 25 years, there was something wonderful about going into the WaWa or Seven Eleven and seeing rows and rows of the stuff.
Fast food places like MacDonalds or Burger King will have to become the defense for erratic, homophobic, homicidal behavior that killed Harvey Milk. Remember? It was the "Twinkie Defense" that spared Dan White a Murder One charge and got it reduced to voluntary manslaughter.
Mr. White apparently didn't learn the lesson of jurisprudence and kept on eating them, which apparently led - a few years later - to his suicide.
I don't believe Twinkies - or, HoHos, Devil Dogs and Ding Dongs - are intrinsically evil. I ate lots of them growing up and never once shot and killed a homosexual person.
I do occasionally struggle with homicidal ideations about Hedge Fund Companies but I don't think that has anything to do with Hostess Treats. It probably has more to do with indigestion caused by an overindulgence in too much MSNBC.
Here's the thing: 18,500 people are out of a job, and an iconic product will cease production unless another firm scoops up the brand.
If GM and Chrysler are worth saving, isn't there anyone who is willing to Save the Twinkie? Workers, arise! Save the "cream puff of the proletariat"!
I mean, what are the cockroaches of the future going to have to eat? How will archeologists of the future find our bodies without the soft glow created by all the various preservatives and chemicals in just one Twinkie?
Does this signal the death of the American Dream?
I think I'm going to have to go out and buy a package of Hostess Twinkies. Or, a HoHo or Ding Dong. The next time I feel the urge to find an owner of a Hedge Fund Company and slap him silly, I'll take out a Twinkie, listen for the pop of the cellophane wrapper, remove one of the always super-moist finger cakes, and take a big bite. Then, I'll chew it up and keep it in my mouth.
I'll have to have someone take a picture of me, sticking out my tongue with a masticated mess of Twinkies on it and send it to the Hedge Fund owners of Hostess.
It won't change anything, I'm sure, but it will make me feel better. I may even laugh and laugh and laugh, until I fall over on the floor.
Just consider it my own form of "Twinkie Defense" against the depression and sadness I feel losing all these symbols of my childhood.
Is nothing sacred any more?
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Very fancy you were, by our standards - no "store bought" treats in our world, but then your allowance (two shiny quarters, if I recall correctly) was double mine. But when it was just me and my mom, we began to make a list of all the things we had never eaten and Twinkies was on the list ... since neither of us was all that thrilled by yellow cake (we were dark chocolate fanatics), we got just one pack, one each, just to cross them off our list, decided they were okay, but that we hadn't been missing much. Still, I wish all those bakers and packers and otherwise invisible workers could keep their jobs ... maybe someone will hit the lottery and save them instead of buying a yacht.
- Sat Nov 17, 03:00:00 PM
- Kirkepiscatoid said...
I suspect the buyer has already been lined up for the snack line. I suspect that they had been posturing for months trying to figure out how to liquidate, and the striking workers gave them their convenient out. I suspect they were going to eliminate their jobs all along, now they have a "reason" to "blame" it on and save face in the Rich Boys World. I have thought about how much attention has been given to a piece of crap pastry and how much drama has ensued, and that the 1% has been playing us for fools. Yeah, I admit I suspect a lot.
- Sat Nov 17, 03:12:00 PM
Save the unionized bakers.
This "We're shutting down and liquidating" is merely ANOTHER tactic by the 1% to screw the 99%. Let the workers own and manage the company then!
- Sat Nov 17, 03:46:00 PM
- howdidIgethere said...
I grew up in the land of Tastycakes. No Hostess products ever crossed my lips. Can't say I'd miss the product, but the jobs are another story! I make no claims to knowledge, but if there are hedge fund investors at the helm, I doubt it can be good for the worker.
- Sat Nov 17, 03:58:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Marthe - As I remember, the taste wasn't so great. It was the idea of the Twinkie that was so delicious. Get one while they are still available. It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
- Sat Nov 17, 05:01:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Kirke - I suspect you are absolutely right. It's pretty transparent, isn't it. Pathetic is another word that comes to mind.
- Sat Nov 17, 05:02:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
JCF - Right you are. I think Kirke is spot on.
- Sat Nov 17, 05:03:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Howdi - The whole thing smells like....well, old, stale Tastecakes. Because, you know, Twinkies can't get old and stale. They'll be here after Jesus takes us up in the Rapture.
- Sat Nov 17, 05:04:00 PM
- Matthew said...
I confess that I have eaten a ding dong fairly recently, probably a month or so ago on a road trip. However the most disgusting thing I ever ate at the Minnesota state fair was a deep fried twinkie. Does this mean that wonder bread is also extinct. I read somewhere that hostess is owned by Interstate Brands Inc, or IBI, which also owns wonder bread. But maybe the subsidiary is going under not the whole enterprise.
- Sat Nov 17, 06:13:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Matthew - I think deep fried Twinkies were actually one of Elvis' favorites. That and deep friend peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich - on Wonder Bread (also a casualty, of course. And we wonder why he died so young.
This has turned into a Big news story - the focus of which is about the two hedge fund companies that bought Hostess managed it badly, made their profits and now are selling out the workers.
I was just sad about losing Twinkies but I hope it gets lots of press.
- Sat Nov 17, 08:04:00 PM
And let us not forget that the succubi in hedge fund suits will pay their taxes as capital gains filtered through a maze of evasive loopholes and deductions, not as earned income, even as they destroy the wages and jobs and pensions and benefits of the people actually earning paychecks with sweat and burns and injuries of repetition and genuine effort. "Makers", they call themselves - fakers is more like it ... and we're supposed to back off and apologize when they get their delicate feelings hurt by being called fat cats ... breathe, 2, 3, 4 ... fair is where they give out ribbons for best pie and exemplary bovine grooming. As you might say, dear EK, le sigh.
- Sat Nov 17, 08:46:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Fakers? I can think of another word to call them that begins with "F".
You know, when I started to write this, I was just really lamenting the loss of Twinkies. As this story unfolds, there's a lot more to this story than chemically engineered cupcakes. "The cream puff of the proleteriat" has been taken away by fat cats saying, "Let them eat cake."
I'm pissed.
- Sat Nov 17, 09:09:00 PM
F? Might you mean Filthy Filchers Fulminating Falsehoods? Fabricators or Fabulists or Feral Financers?
The one I think you mean I don't use because I cling to the idea that that perfectly good old English word for consensual intimacy ought not to be used as a weapon or expression of violence in any form ... oh, and I don't think they deserve any really good sex ever again. :-)
- Sat Nov 17, 09:42:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Gee, Marthe, tell us what you really feel. Don't hold back, now. LOL.
- Sun Nov 18, 12:58:00 PM
Ah, well, holding back ... not so much anymore.
If there is a Society for Creative Precision Cussing, I've not been able to locate it, but I dooooo admire specificity in the realm of the expletive ... that hedge fund guy? Maybe his father was a fool with a fetish for fetid floral flounces, and it may be genetic as his Y chromosome deficiencies are all daddy's fault, so it only makes sense to leave his mama out of it ... but whatever works for you is all good ... without laughter we would certainly perish.
- Sun Nov 18, 02:12:00 PM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Amen, Marthe. Amen.
- Sun Nov 18, 05:47:00 PM


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Styling the RootCompass
The indicators that you see in the four ends of the RadDocking control, when rearranging the containers in it, is represented by the RootCompass control. Therefore you can't directly create a style for it in Expression Blend and you have to use a dummy control to create the style.
Open your RadDocking project in Expression Blend and select the RadDocking you want to modify. On the same scene you should place a RootCompass control, that will be used as a dummy. To do so choose the Assets tab. From the 'Controls -> All' section select the RootCompass control:
With your mouse create a new instance of the control on the scene:
Now select the newly created control. Then select Object -> *Edit Style -> Edit a Copy. *You will be prompted for the name of the style and where to be placed within your application.
If you choose to define the style in Application, it would be available for the entire application. This allows you to define a style only once and then reuse it where needed.
After clicking OK, a style for your RootCompass control will be created and the properties that can be set through it will be loaded in the 'Properties' pane.
Go to the 'Resources' pane and see the resources generated for your style.
Theme - is the theme applied to the control.
ButtonIconBackground_Normal - is the background brush applied to the left, right, top and bottom arrow elements in the compass.
ButtonIconForeground_Normal - is the foreground brush applied to the left, right, top and bottom arrow elements in the compass.
LeftIndicatorStyle - the style applied to the left indicator of the compass.
TopIndicatorStyle - the style applied to the top indicator of the compass.
RightIndicatorStyle - the style applied to the right indicator of the compass.
BottomIndicatorStyle - the style applied to the bottom indicator of the compass.
CenterIndicatorStyle - the style applied to the central indicator of the compass.
RootCompassStyle - the style containing the described elements.
To change the control's visual appearance you can edit the indicators' styles and templates. They all have a similar templating structure which consists of the following elements:
[Grid] - is the host container for the indicator's elements.
[ButtonChrome] - is the main part of the indicator's content. Read more about changing its default visual appearance here.
[Path] - represents the indicator's icon background arrow.
[Path] - represents the indicator's icon foreground arrow, shown on the top of the background arrow.
Here is an example of the above resources modified:
After finishing with your modifications, remove the dummy control and set the style to the RadDocking's RootCompassStyle property.
<telerik:RadDocking x:Name="radDocking"
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A Quiet Weekend In Aibonito
By J.A. del Rosario
January 9, 2004
Getting through the holidays in Puerto Rico is the equivalent of surviving a two-month tour of duty in the alcohol and food wars. Once the final party battle of Three Kings Day passes, the locals share a collective epiphany that involves going back to the gym, staying away from the supermarket's pork section and bracing for soon-to-arrive credit card bills.
This interim between the halcyon-glory of the longest holiday season in the Caribbean, and the rude awakening that comes in mid-January when the ghosts of Christmas-Past expenditures rear their ugly heads, is the last chance anyone has to get away and enjoy some of the island countryside.
For those who might be looking for a getaway that harkens back to simpler times, the answer is nestled in the mountains of Aibonito, in a small resort called Las Casitas.
Aibonito is a small town in the central mountainous region of Puerto Rico. The city has several nicknames, among them the "city of flowers" for its famous annual flower festival, and "the Switzerland of Puerto Rico" for its year-long cool climate (which is what makes it an ideal location to grow flowers).
Aibonito's climate is key to the success of Las Casitas.This mountainside resort has nine small shacks made of wood and galvanized zinc roofs -- the traditional building materials of the old country homes in Puerto Rico. No air conditioners, no televisions, no radios, no cd players here. Just a small shack with a bed draped in mosquito netting, in front of a window overlooking the lush mountainside, and a vision of Catherine Deneuve in Indochine floating around in your head.
But the best part comes with the rain. As any Puerto Rican will tell you, a cement home is a necessity in the Caribbean, where enduring hurricanes and tropical storms are a way of life. But all Puerto Ricans share the same romanticism for raindrops falling on a galvanized zinc roof. The sound of raindrops crashing against the thin sheets of metal resonate in the room, create a cacophanous symphony that gives the impression that the rain is thundering all around you.
Nowadays, Puerto Ricans do not choose galvanized zinc for the ceiling in their homes, but when they are remembering those peaceful nights sleeping in grandma's house, it is the sound of rain on galvanized zinc that resonates in their heads.
On the pragmatic side, the owners of Las Casitas have gone out of their way to make sure the guests do not feel the need the get away from their getaway. Las Casitas has a restaurant where you can get breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant serves Puerto Rican and Continental dishes. The price is good, and so is the quality. And for the warmer days, there is a pool at the center of the resort, where you can dive into and release your stress.
Las Casitas is built like a wooden compound in the middle of a mountain.
The shacks are on the perimeter of a wooden deck which has the pool at the center. From the central deck, several staircases lead to wooden decks of different heights. The decks are perfect for the setting. Guests can take advantage of the full bar of the restaurant, order drinks and sit up in the decks to enjoy star gazing at night.
If lounging for 48 hours is too slow for you, Aibonito also has the Cristobal Canyon, on the north edge of town. The canyon is a natural waterfall, with a pond at the bottom. It is not easily accesible, which preserves the area as a getaway spot for those who venture to find it.
Getting to the canyon involves climbing some steep hills by car, and going down some more steep hills by foot. But if you are not afraid of a little mud on your shoes, the destination is well worth the trouble.
The milder crowd can enjoy the waterfall, and bathe in the lagoon below.
But for those who need a little more adrenaline to make their day complete, the waterfall has several levels that visitors can (carefully) climb to.
Thrill seekers can swim toward the water fall, and start climbing the rocks on the side.
Remember, the lagoon is not very deep, so enjoy the view from the top -- but do not jump!
After a day at the canyon, you will appreciate the mountain breeze in Las Casitas.
Find yourself one of those wooden decks, order a couple of drinks after dinner, and watch the stars course their way across the sky. There is whole year ahead of you, and the world outside is calling you back.
Las Casitas Resort
Directions to get to Cristobal Canyon:
From San Juan, take highway 52 south and get off at Cayey. Continue on road number 1 south towards Salinas; make a right on the Panoramic Route (7722) which goes to Aibonito.
Drive up to La Sierra (722) and at the first intersection make a left towards "La Piedra Degetau"; on the first stop sign make a right towards the town. You will pass by a retreat house called "Casa Manresa" and get to the town plaza. Once in Aibonito, head towards Barranquitas either through "Barrio Llanos" (725) or via "Asomante" (Rd #14) making a right on 162. At this point, ask the locals how to get there.
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At a Cabinet Meeting on Tuesday 31 October 2017, it was agreed that Broxbourne Council's draft Pre-submission Local Plan would be published for a final public consultation alongside the Transport Strategy and Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan. The Local Plan covers the period 2018-2033 and includes proposals to:
- Build 7,700 new homes
- Create a net additional 6,000-7,000 new jobs
- Develop a new centre for the Borough at Brookfield, including a cinema, shops, leisure facilities and places to eat and drink
- Secure the long-term vitality of the Borough's existing town centres
- Ensure that the Green Belt doesn't need to be reviewed again until after the plan period
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The consultation draft Transport Strategy and Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan are both available here, as well as in hard copy format at the locations indicated below.
How to respond to the consultations
To respond, members of the public can visit the weblinks provided above, they can email firstname.lastname@example.com or write to:
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Every photographer or hobbiest who buys new camera gear makes a decision. What to do with the old and replaced. I use these retired old Canon bodies and lenses on days like today. Heavy misting rain along with blustering winds makes keeping a camera dry impossible. Putting the camera and lens in a plastic bag with a hole cut out for the lens helps. I don't want to be afraid to shoot on sandy beaches, on dirty, dusty trails, on canoe trips, or in our ever-present rain. The next time someone asks why some of my gear looks like it gone through the ringer, well…
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UST GLOBAL Written Test: Aptitude, Reasoning, English; Questions and Answers with Explanations
1. consist of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, i.e. where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.
A. All software companies employ knowledge workers.B. Tara Tech employs knowledge workers.C. Tara Tech is a software company.D. Some software companies employ knowledge workers.E. Tara Tech employs only knowledge workers.
Answer: B2. A. Traffic congestion increases carbon monoxide in the environment.<p> </p>B. Increase in carbon monoxide is hazardous to health.C. Traffic congestion is hazardous to health.D. Some traffic congestion does not cause increased carbon monoxide.E. Some traffic congestion is not hazardous to health.
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3. A team is to be selected from five men A, B, C, D and E and six women L, M, N, O, P and Q where A, B and N are lecturers; C, D, L, M and O are engineers and the rest are doctors. The team should be selected subject to the following conditions:
i. B cannot go with N or D.ii. C and P have to be together.iii. A, L and Q have to be together.iv. D and L cannot go together.v. E and M have to be together.vi.C cannot go with M. If the team consists of one lecturer, two engineers, three doctors and C does not go with P, the members of the team are:
Answer: C
Explanation: Lectures - A B N Engineers - C D L M O Doctors - E P Q C C cannot go with M & P So the possible combination is AELMPQ
4. If the team consists of one lecturer, three engineers and one male doctor, the members of the team are:
Answer: B
Explanation: from the option only this combination is possible. E is the only male Doctor and D & L cannot go tother.
5. If the team consists of two male lecturers, two lady engineers and one doctor, the members of the team are:
Answer: A
Explanation: Male lectures - A B Lady Engineers - L O Doctor - Q
6. If the team consists of two lecturers, two engineers, two doctors and not more than three ladies, the members of the team can be:
Answer: B
Explanation: Only this option satisfy above conditions
7. If the team consists of one male lecturer, one male engineer, one lady engineer and two doctors, the members of the team are:
Answer: C
Explanation: Only this option satisfy above conditions
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A.Manuscripts B.Metals C.Speech D.Charter
Answer: B
9. Planet : Orbit : : Projectile : ?
A.Trajectory B.Track C.Milky way D.Path
Answer: A
10. Appraiser : Building : : Critic : ?
A.Book B.Masterpiece C.Judge D.Gold
Answer: A
11. If '245' means—'Art and Talent' in a certain code language, '316' means— 'Callous to Generous', '147' means— 'Callous and Polite' then what is the code used for 'to' ?
A.Only 3 B.Only 1 C.3 or 6 D.Only 6
Answer: C
Explanation: Callous - 1 and - 4 so 3 or 6 is used to code 'to'
12. In a certain code language '579' means—'Kanchan is soft-spoken', '694' means—"˜Soft-spoken beautiful pure', '473' means—"˜Ganga is pure', then what is the code used for 'Kanchan' ?
A.7 B.5 C.9 D.cannot be determined
Answer: B
Explanation: 9 -soft spoken , 7- is So, Kanchan is - 5
13. Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :(1)A, B, C, D and E are five friends.(2)B is elder to E, but not as tall as C.(3)C is younger to A, and is taller to D and E.(4)A is taller to D, But younger to E.(5)D is elder to A but is shorter in the group.Who among the following is the eldest?
A.AB B.C C.cannot determined
Answer: C
Explanation: In terms of age, we have : E < B, C < A , A < E, A < D So, we have : C < A < E < B, A < D In terms of height, we have : B < C, D < C, E < C, D < A Either B or D is the eldest.14. Which of the following pairs of students is elder to D?
A.BA B.BC C.BE D.None of these
Answer: D
Explanation: It cannot be determined
15. Which of the following statements is correct about B?1) B is not the tallest2) B is shorter to E3)When they are asked to stand in ascending order with respect to their heights, B is in the middle
A.Only (1) is correct B.Only (1) and (3) are correct C.All are correct D.All are incorrect
Answer: A
Explanation: B is shorter than C. So, B is not the tallest
16. If F, another friend is taller than C, how many of them will be between F and E according to their height?
A.One B.Two C.Three D.none of these
Answer: D
Explanation: Since no definite order of height can be obtained, so it cannot be determined for sure how many persons lie between F and E.
17. If a selection is to be made among them who would be relatively older and also taller, who among them should be chosen?
Answer: B
Explanation: A and C are youngest so they cannot be selected. D is shorter than two persons A and C. B is shorter than C only and is also relatively order. So, B will be selected. E is younger than B
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Answer: D
19. Who amongst P, Q, R, S, T and U is the tallest? I. P is taller that R and T but not as tall as U, who is taller than Q and S. II. R is the third in height in the ascending order and not as tall as U, P and Q, Q being taller than P but not the tallest.
Answer: C
20. Who among A, B, C, D, E & F read the book last? I. F, who gave the book to B after reading, was third to read the same. II. C, who read the book after A, was the third person to read the book before it reached E.
Answer: D
21. Find the missing number : 1, 6, 15, ...... 45, 66, 91
Answer: D
Explanation: The pattern is +5, +9, +13, +21, +25 :. Missing number = 15 +13 = 28
22. Find out the wrong term : 56, 72, 90, 110, 132, 150
Answer: C
Explanation: The numbers are 7 * 8, 8 * 9, 9 *10 ..... 12*13 So 150 is wrong and must be replaced by 156
23. Find the missing letters : a b -- a a -- c a a b -- c -- a b b -- c
A.bbcaa B.bcbca C.cabac D.cbbac
Answer: D
Explanation: The series is abc/aabc/aabbc/aabbcc
24. Directions : In each of the following questions, a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer
(a) if only conclusion I follows<p> </p>(b) if only conclusion II follows<p> </p>(c) if either I or two follows<p> </p>(d) if neither I nor II follows<p> </p>(e) if both I and II follow.<p> </p>Statement : Modern man influances his destiny by the choice he makes unlike in the past<p> </p>Conclusions : I. Earlier there were less options available to man.<p> </p> II. There was no desire in the past to influance the destiny. A.A B.B C.C D.D
Answer: A
Explanation: Clearly, I directly follows from the statement while second cannot be deducted from it.
25. Statement : Smoking is one of those human weaknesses which tend to test the will power of the smoker to the edge. Conclusions : I. It is very difficult for the smokers to give up smoking even if they want to do so. II. Human beings have other weakneses as well
Answer: E
Explanation: The statement mentions that a very strong will power is required to give up smoking and so it is very difficult. So, I follows. Also, it is mentioned that smoking is one of the human weaknesses. this means that there are other human weaknesses as well. So, II also follows.26. UST cubes & dice (1)Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X). (Image)
A.1 only B.2 only C.1 and 3 only D.1, 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer: B
Explanation: The fig. (X) is similar to the Form III. So, when the sheet in fig. (X) is folded to form a cube, then 'F' appears opposite 'B', 'E' appears opposite 'C' and 'A' appears opposite 'D' Therefore, the cube in fig. (1) which shows 'F' adjacent to 'B' the cube in fig. (3) which shows 'E' adjacent to 'C' and the cube in fig. (4) which shows 'A' adjacent to 'D' cannot be formed. Hence, only the cube in fig.(2) can be formed. 27. Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X).UST cubes & dice (2) (Image) A.1 and 3 only B.2, 3 and 4 only C.2 only D.3 and 4 only
Answer: C
Explanation: The fig. (X) is similar to the Form I. So, when the sheet in fig. (X) is folded to form a cube, then the completely shaded face lies opposite to the half shaded face. Therefore, the cubes shown in figures (1) and (3) which have the completely shaded face adjacent to the half-shaded face cannot be formed. Since Fig 4 does't have at- least one shaded face, it cannot be formed. Hence, only the cubes in figure (2) can be formed.28. Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X).UST cubes & dice (3) (Image)
A.1 only B.1, 2 and 3 only C.2 and 3 only D.1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: D
Explanation: The fig. (X) is similar to the Form V. So, when the sheet in fig. (X) is folded to form a cube, then the face bearing a dot appears opposite to a blank face, the face bearing a '+' sign appears opposite to another blank face and the face bearing a circle appears opposite to the third blank face. Clearly, all the four cubes shown in figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) can be formed.
29. A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C is sitting next to D, D is not sitting with E who is on the left end of the bench. C is on the second position from the right. A is to the right of B and E. A and C are sitting together. In which position A is sitting ?
A.Between B and D B.Between B and C C.Between E and D D.Between C and E
Answer: B
Explanation: E B A C D Therefore, A is sitting in between B and C.
30. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre:P is second to the right of T who is the neighbour of R and V.S is not the neighbour of P.V is the neighbour of U.Q is not between S and W. W is not between U and S.Which two of the following are not neighbours ?
Answer: A
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Here's a great idea I just discovered: plan your cleanse for a certain day and then if it makes sense, postpone it another day!
My husband and I were at lunch on a patio yesterday afternoon. It was such a beautiful day and I was having a big glass of white wine and pasta, enjoying a late August patio day for the first time in years (since I usually cleanse all through August) and certainly the last one in August for me this season - that includes wine, anyway.
I explained to the hubs that if I started my cleanse on a Tuesday (today), then I'd be coming off it on a Tuesday which is not only generally an off-night - but also the night of a new class I'm taking next month. So it will be an off-night anyway. We had plenty of wine in the house for another day so it made a lot of sense. I decided to start the cleanse tomorrow (Wednesday) instead. Meaning one whole other day of partying.
I had such a great day yesterday. After lunch - at which I had two glasses of wine - we went shopping. Then last night we had dinner at our favorite Indian restaurant. The meal is actually fine to eat without wine, so we do go there when I'm cleansing - but the spicy food is extra special with wine. So it ended up being such a great day - and I have one more to enjoy.
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Review - Christmas Extravaganza with the AOTP
On Saturday the 12 November the AOTP held their Christmas Extravaganza study day at the gorgeous Windsor Hotel in South Perth.
The day was well attended with 42 members present. It all started with coffee in the quaint lecture room.
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Outgoing Treasurer
Due to work and personal commitments, I am no longer able to commit to the role of Treasurer and will be handing the work over to Sheila Su (current student rep) who will perform the role on a temporary basis.
To further secure our working relationships with the anaesthetists, we now have our monthly committee meetings at the ANZCA/ASA offices. This is hugely beneficial for AOTP and of course the committee members who attend the meetings every month, usually after work. - Linda Long.
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With increasing membership numbers it is now likely an education event will be feasible for November 2016.
Enthusiastic new committee members are always hard to come by, and requests have consistently fallen on deaf ears, however without new input and interest the writing is on the wall for the AOTP. Carrying on with our commitment to ongoing education, our immediate short term focus has now turned to strengthening educational resources on our website specifically for "members only" access.
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Original Sin
Original Sin is not found in any bible concordance. Nor is 'the Fall.' These are both theological concepts derived from the Genesis 3 account of Adam and Eve. Most Christians are convinced that the interpretation of Eden they learned in Sunday School is as orthodox and incontrovertible as the death and resurrection of Jesus. We have been taught that the very purpose of Christ's death and resurrection was to atone for the original sin that Adam and Eve unleashed upon perfect Paradise. Eden and Calvary are as closely knit as good and evil.
Old Testament Hebrews regarded the first chapters of Genesis as a description of remote events. They did not make sharp distinctions between history, legend, allegory and myth. All stories contain truth. Whether Adam and Eve were historical figures or an allegory for everyman and everywoman, the message of Eden was the same; sin leads to suffering.
The important question was: How can sinful men and women be reconciled to a holy God? The Bible provided an answer in Genesis 22. Just as one man, Adam, had rebelled against God, another man, Abraham, proved himself obedient. Yahweh promised Abraham that his descendants, who would be as numerous as the sand on the seashore, would take possession of the cities of their enemies, and 'through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.'
The outward sign of adhering to Abraham's covenant with God was, for males, circumcision. For women, baptism was sufficient. The inner work of obedience to God's will was far more important - although more difficult - than a simple ritual. Centuries later Moses delivered the ten great commandments. The books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy are filled with secondary and tertiary laws governing almost every aspect of life. The children of Israel – like all nations – were divided between the few who sincerely sought to do God's will, and the many who manipulated the letter of the law to suit their own interests.
Do we have any reason to believe that the Chosen People of Israel believed that all 'unchosen' nations were hated by God and would be eternally tormented? The short answer is no. Abraham recognized Melchizedek as a priest of God most high (Genesis 14:18-20) although he was an uncircumcised foreigner. Abraham's descendants were not given carte blanche to treat neighbouring tribes as enemies. The opposite was true; the tribes of Israel were to give shelter to aliens, and ultimately to bless all nations on earth. Israel was not preoccupied by something as abstract as original sin. Personal sin remained the real and pressing problem; the covenant between God and Abraham remained the only remedy.
The Early Christian Church was shaped by Jewish tradition and thought. God's covenant with Abraham, the rite of circumcision, and obedience to Mosaic Law were fundamental to Jewish salvation. Disciples of Jesus engaged in heated debates about what was required of Gentiles in order for them to share the blessings of Abraham's covenant. Acts 15:20 outlines the shortlist of four prohibitions that Gentiles were to respect. It was clear to Jews and Gentiles alike that obeying four rules was neither the definition of salvation nor the remedy for sin. Early Christians began to conceive of the Holy Spirit as the means by which human sinfulness would be transformed. Salvation entailed victory over the sin. It required supernatural assistance and unrestrained cooperation.
An entirely new theology began to take shape. Perfect obedience to divine will and Mosaic Law was indeed the path to salvation. But who had ever completed the journey? All had been sidetracked and waylaid by sin. Jesus presented himself as a new kind of Saviour. Theologians are still debating the precise role that Jesus plays in salvation, but in essence he made it possible to have a personal relationship with God, and receive personal assistance from the Holy Spirit to overcome personal sin. The transformative power of Early Christianity was its defining feature.
What did the Early Church think about Original Sin? The question is as futile as asking what the Early Church thought about Quantum Theory. The term is not Biblical and the theological concept did not emerge until the 4th century. How do we know this?
In a moment we will come to Augustine who formulated the doctrine of Original Sin, claiming it was traditional Christian belief. If that was true, we would expect earlier theologians to agree with him that all humans are born condemned because of the fall of Adam, and to agree that everyone who died unbaptized, including infants, would be excluded from both the Kingdom of heaven and eternal life. What do we find in the pre-Augustine writings?
The Epistle of Barnabas, written about 100 AD, expounds the new 'Christian' theology. In chapter VIII Barnabas explains why physical circumcision has been replaced by spiritual circumcision of the heart. In chapter VI he says that remission of sins is renewal of the soul, and because we are remade after another pattern 'we should possess the souls of children.' He echoes Jesus who held up children as a model of innocence and purity. (Mark 10:13-16) This is far from Augustine's view of depraved infants. In chapter IV Barnabas writes, 'The Lord will judge the world without respect for persons. Each will receive as he has done: if he is righteous, his righteousness will precede him. If he is wicked, the reward of wickedness is before him.' There is no hint here of Original Sin, nothing is involved but personal sin and personal righteousness. Barnabas makes no mention of Eden or baptism. Salvation is purely a matter of faith.
The Pastor of Hermas wrote an allegory of the Church in about 165 AD. In Vision III, Chapters 5 -7 he described stones used to build a church. The most perfectly formed stones represent the apostles, bishops, teachers and deacons. Less polished stones represent ordinary believers. Freshly inserted stones represent new believers. 'But they are admonished by the angels to do good, for no iniquity has been found in them.' Some stones are rejected, but left near the church. 'These are they who have sinned and wish to repent.' The stones thrown far from the church are either 'sons of iniquity' or 'those who have known the truth and not remained in it.' The underlying theology of this parable confirms that both sin and obedience are personal choices. The Pastor of Hermas makes no mention of Eden or baptism.
Irenaeus of Lyons (120-202) wrote a long book against the heresies of his day. His defence of Christian orthodoxy stands in sharp contrast to the theology that would be shaped by Augustine three centuries later. In Book III, chapter 23 Irenaeus writes that, 'God pronounced no curse against Adam personally, but against the ground... God did indeed transfer the curse to the earth, that it might not remain in man. ... The curse in all its fullness fell upon the serpent, which had beguiled them.... For God detested him who led man stray, but by degrees and little by little, he showed compassion to man who had been beguiled.'
Irenaeus goes on to explain that God prevented Adam and Eve from eating of the tree of life in their sinful state so that the evil which surrounded them should not be 'interminable and irremediable.' The tree of life would wait until they had repented and turned away from sin. Irenaeus had harsh words for those who deny that Adam can and indeed shall be saved. 'Thus do those who disallow Adam's salvation gain nothing, except this, that they render themselves heretics and apostates from the truth, and show themselves patrons of the serpent and of death.'
In Book III, chapter 28 Irenaeus describes who will be saved. 'Those who believe in God and who have continued in his love... and innocent children, who have no sense of evil.' In chapter 38 Irenaeus describes human freewill and divine compassion. 'There is no coercion with God, but goodwill toward us is present with Him continually.' In Book IV Irenaeus describes a future, literal resurrection of the dead. Augustine would declare it heresy to deny original sin and to advocate freewill as well as a literal interpretation of the Book of Revelation.
Tertullian (145 -220) wrote a treatise on Baptism to refute a contemporary heresy which denied that baptism was necessary for salvation. He defended baptism as a venerable Christian tradition. 'Unless a man be born of water and Spirit, he shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.' (John 3:5) However, in chapter XVI Tertullian states that water baptism is not essential because the blood and water that flowed from the crucified Christ are quite sufficient for salvation. In chapter XVIII Tertullian advises that it is wise to delay baptism until the person receiving the sacrament is fully prepared to commit to rebirth and a new life. Baptism is far more serious than the life-long commitment of marriage; it is an eternal commitment. 'If any understand the weighty import of baptism, they will fear its reception more than its delay: solid faith is secure in its salvation.' Tertullian opposed the baptism of infants because it is impossible to know if they will develop a righteous character or an evil disposition. 'According to the circumstance and disposition of each individual, the delay of baptism is preferable; principally in the case of little children... let them become Christians when they have become able to know Christ.' For Tertullian, salvation was purely a matter of faith.
Cyprian (200-258) began to formulate the ideas that Augustine would shape into a complete theology. He wrote an epistle (LVIII) on the subject of baptism and included a section on infant baptism. His contemporaries had come to think of baptism as the equivalent of circumcision among the Jews. One of his friends condemned the practice of baptising babies before the 8th day and Cyprian informed him that an African council in Carthage had decreed that there was no reason new born babies should not be immediately baptized because 'nobody is hindered from baptism and grace; how much rather we ought to shrink from hindering an infant who, being lately born, has not sinned, except in that, being born after the flesh according to Adam, he has contracted the contagion of the ancient death at its earliest birth...' Cyprian presents merely the shadow of Augustinian original sin.
Augustine cannot be said to have 'invented' original sin. Baptising infants was not a new idea. The apostles had written about the need for baptism. Many Christians thought that baptism had replaced the rite of circumcision. However, no Jewish rabbi had ever taught that a baby who failed to receive circumcision was hated by God. None of the Early Christian leaders taught that children dying without baptism would be excluded from both the Kingdom of heaven and eternal life. This was Augustine's innovation.
This new doctrine was brutal but absolutely necessary to terrify Pagans into converting to Christianity. There could be no exceptions, no mercy. The justification was similar to dropping atomic bombs on Japan; shortening the war spare multitudes of lives. Augustine spent two decades fighting a monk named Pelagius in order to build his case for original sin and convince other Bishops that Christianity was in peril unless original sin was embraced as fundamental doctrine. Augustine used the Pelagian heresy to redefine Christianity at the Council of Carthage in 418. Two points of the new orthodoxy were:
- Infants must be baptized to be cleansed from original sin.
- Children dying without baptism are excluded from both the Kingdom of heaven and eternal life.
The effect of making original sin a fundamental doctrine was to condemn all humans at birth. The only remedy was baptism. Within a generation, the Pagans of the Roman Empire had submitted to baptism and had become 'members of the visible church.' It was a great victory for Augustine. The consequences for Christianity were catastrophic in two ways. Original sin meant that untold millions of people were excluded from both the Kingdom of heaven and eternal life simply because they died unbaptized. Second, the key message of Christianity was no longer divine love and freedom from sin but divine wrath and the overwhelming depravity of sin. By shifting the focus of Christianity from sin to original sin, salvation was reduced to a ritualistic pardon rather than a lifelong process of transformation.
The Catholic Church amended the most repugnant aspects of original sin as soon as Augustine was dead and the mass conversion of Pagans was complete. Unbaptized babies were transferred to the eternal dreariness of limbo. What of unbaptized pagans (non-Christians)? Catholic theologians eventually came to the conclusion it was impossible for a just and loving God to exclude all Pagans from the Kingdom of heaven and eternal life, 'That sufficient grace really is given to the man who never comes within reach of the influence of Christianity, there can be no doubt... Thus we are forced to conclude that God gives grace to all men, even to pagans... However we explain the process we must accept the fact that salvation is really possible for all.' (The Teaching of the Catholic Church, 1952 Canon George D. Smith p 609.) This mysterious salvation of unbaptized pagans, which cannot be explained but must be accepted, is a paradox that Augustine would have appreciated for its complexity, although not its heresy.
In 1969, caught up in the revolutionary spirit of the time, the Second Vatican Council revised its rites of baptism for adults and children to remove all mention of original sin. If salvation is possible for all, however mysteriously and inexplicably, then original sin is a meaningless threat. The Vatican, which took centuries to reverse its condemnation of Galileo, corrected this new 'error' with lightning speed. In 1973 the re-revised rites of baptism reinstated original sin.
The Protestant Reformation led by Luther and Calvin used Augustinian theology as its guide for reforming the Church. Reformed theology is dominated by Original Sin. The elect are saved by God's grace alone and sanctified by God's grace alone. The elect cannot resist salvation and cannot reject salvation. Salvation is instantaneous, although sanctification remains incomplete during this earthly life. Whatever sin remains at death will be cleansed by the power of God alone.
What of babies? The Protestant Reformation removed the power of salvation from Priests and sacraments. John Calvin taught that deceased infants would be saved because God willed it. He strongly refuted that Arminian reasoning that infants are saved because they are innocent. The taint of Original Sin is as deadly for infants as adults and their salvation requires the same abundance of grace. It is impossible to explain why God elects few adults for salvation while extending grace to all children, but Calvin's God had no need to be coherent or comprehensible by human standards.
What of non-Christians? The consensus among Calvinist theologians is that predestination is not dependent upon human knowledge or deeds, therefore any person anywhere in the world could be elected for salvation, just as the most saintly Christian might not be predestined for paradise. Reformed theology is officially built on Augustine's doctrine of Original Sin but allows God to be mysteriously merciful.
The last major Protestant campaign in defence of Original Sin came in the years leading up to the First World War. Leading North American conservative scholars and theologians published a series of pamphlets called The Fundamentals, which caused their supporters to become known as Fundamentalists. In one tract entitled 'Doctrinal Value of the First of Genesis' Dyson Hague, a Professor of Liturgics from Wycliffe College, Toronto, reiterated the age old condemnation: '… Pelagianism declares that man is not so bad after all, and derides the doctrine of original sin which in all our Church confessions distinctly declares the possession by everyone from birth of this sinful nature.' Professor Hague's defence for original sin was that these things are 'definitely set forth in the Holy Scripture, and are St. Paul's divinely inspired deductions from this fact of the incoming of sin and death through the disobedience and fall of Adam, the original head of the human race.' In short, original sin is true because the Bible is inerrant, therefore only one orthodox deduction can be made from the story of Eden. Any teaching that contradicts these inerrant truths and their orthodox interpretation must necessarily be false. Fundamentalism has become a byword for blind faith.
Modern Charismatics tend to believe in freewill and personal responsibility for accepting salvation. Charismatics also tend to believe that God loves the entire human race and provides all with an equal opportunity for salvation. However, most Charismatics agree with Augustine that the gospel message is designed to save the lost from (original) sin rather than free the believer from the bondage of personal sin. The rallying cry of Charimatics is: Are you saved? Charismatics have outdone Augustine in the simplicity of their remedy for sin by replacing the sacrament of baptism with recitation of the sinner's prayer. Once those words are uttered the sinner is 'saved.' Charismatic salvation is instant and unconditional.
What of deceased infants? Charismatics are in total disagreement with Augustine on this point. They agree with Calvinists that all infants are saved, although how this fits into a non-Calvinist framework of freewill cannot be explained. What of unsaved sinners? Charismatic Evangelists offer no possibility of salvation for those not born again with Christ as their personal saviour. Sinners have a black and white choice to make: salvation or damnation.
Charismatic Evangelists – particularly those with large radio and TV audiences – love to proclaim that every born-again Christian – no matter how imperfect and sinful their life – will be welcomed into heaven while every non-Christian – no matter how moral or righteous – will be doomed to eternal torment. Charismatic Evangelists proclaim, 'It is not good people who get into heaven, but born-again sinners!'
All forms of Original Sin – Augustinian, Catholic, Calvinist and Charismatic – leave multitudes with no hope of salvation. At its Augustinian strictest, it is an ugly religion of wrath that still terrifies sinners into submission. Adding mysterious loopholes which cannot be explained does not restore Christ's Gospel of Love, it merely creates a wishy-washy religion worthy of Laodicea. (Revelation 3:15)


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Wish we could include our old SL friends
Very best wishes to both of you!
All the best to both of you. I'd offer to come up but don't want to intrude :-)
Would love you to come Edward!!!!!
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Big House takes top gong in Festival Awards
Kildare's Big House Festival was last Thursday awarded Best Festival at the annual entertainment awards , The Erics.
The inaugural Big House Festival took place in Castletown House and Parklands, Celbridge, over the August Bank Holiday last year Big House is a biennial festival, and will return in 2015 . The awards were voted for by the public ,and Big House stormed ahead with 47 per cent of the public vote.
Jo Mangan, Festival Director, said "It was a very tough category. We were up against more established festivals such as Electric Picnic and Body and Soul,and long running festivals Like Dublin Theatre Festival and Dublin Fringe Festival.
"We were just honoured to be nominated . We never dreamt that we would win best festival in the country in our first year. It is a credit to all of the many many artist that performed,the community of volunteers that contributed,our dedicated supporters and the incredible team that worked so hard to produce it."
Big House is produced by Kildare-based theatre and events company The Performance Corporation. The Festival was supported by Kildare County Council and Kildare Leader Fund, among others.


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State Senate: "Cuomo has not shared a podium with any Senate Democrat since June." [Jimmy Vielkind / Times Union]
FDNY: Judge overrules city objections and demands Commissioner Cassano testify about hiring practices. [John Marzulli / Daily News]
Jobs: Auditing the city's work placement program. [Michael Powell / New York Times]
Remembering Carey: Father's credit problems motivated him. [Ken Lovett / Daily News]
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Schools: "The alarming 35 percent passing rate for eighth-graders, a 2.5 percentage-point drop since last year, was one of the few black marks on otherwise positive news for city kids in both reading and math." [Carl Campanile / NY Post]
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Parents Must Identify Pirate Kids or Pay Their Fines, Court Rules
Germany's Federal Court of Justice this week ruled that if parents are aware that their children have committed copyright infringement they must identify them to the court, or pay their fines. This was a ruling in a case stemming from a 2011 distribution of an album by Rihanna by a minor.
This may not seem entirely strange to many here in the U.S, as we are used to parents taking responsibility for the actions of their underage children by, for instance, paying for any damage their kids cause. In Germany, however, this was slightly more controversial legally, as local law protects family members from having to testify against each other.
I'd imagine this ruling may result in families in future cases "having no idea" who might have illegally downloaded something on their connections.
The Court did throw potential future defendants a lifeline, however. If the Internet account holder does not know the name of the infringer, he or she is not obliged to monitor the Internet usage of other family members or to examine computers for the existence of file-sharing software.


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WARWICK Parer AM, a member of the celebrated family that truly graced Papua New Guinea with its name, died early yesterday morning at the age of 77 while recovering from surgery.
He was a former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland (1984-2000), and, in his early years as a politician, I had much to do with him in my then role with the ABC.
Warwick, the nephew of the famous Australian war photographer, Damien Parer, was born in Wau and educated at Nudgee College, Brisbane, and the University of Melbourne, from where he received a Bachelor of Commerce.
He soon showed himself to be a businessman of great acumen, founding Non-Destructive Testing Laboratories in 1962 and becoming Victorian manager of Philips-Stanford in 1966.
Later he was commercial manager and company secretary of Utah Development Company in 1973 and Chairman of Australian Coal Exporters before being enlisted to occupy a Senate vacancy in 1984.
From 1996 to 1998 Warwick was Minister for Resources and Energy in the Howard Government.
During his time in Opposition he shared a flat with Howard, with whom he retained a close friendship.
Upon his retirement from politics, his friend and colleague then Senator John Herron said of him: "Warwick brought to the Senate not only his expertise in management but also his experience in the field for which he assumed government responsibility.
"He allied this with the stability that comes with the support of a wife and family. He was never flustered and has a capacity for friendship which traverses political partisanship.
"He is a mean golfer and one is always aware of his presence by the distinctive aroma of his pipe."
My own dealings with Warwick, during his years in Opposition, were marked by a cordiality and straightforwardness not always seen in politics. He was a fine man – tough but fair would be the cliché – and, having been in business, he had a much better grip on the realities of life than many of his political counterparts on both sides of the aisle.
Over those years we had many discussions about the ABC and contemporary politics and I grew to like him a great deal and trust him and his judgement.
After leaving politics, Warwick continued his business career and served as President of the Queensland Liberal Party from 2006-08. In 2012, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Stanwell Corporation Limited.
His first cousin, Rob Parer, recalled that Warwick's father, Kevin, was killed during the first Japanese air raid on the PNG mainland at Salamaua just a few weeks after flying most of the Parer wives and children to Port Moresby to evacuate by ship to Australia.
"The six Parer cousins were all at Nudgee College together in the 1950s and all were great mates," said Rob Parer.
"We had the launch of Warwick's book a few months ago and his mate Dr John Herron did the honours."
The book, Mine - a Memoir (Copyright Publishing), tells of Warwick's PNG days as well as his subsequent careers in business and politics.


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Discover the mythological terrors plaguing the island village of Black Water
It's common for hidden object games to take place in empty settings; most of them occur within closed insane asylums, condemned manors and abandoned villages. Mystery of the Ancients: Curse of the Black Water falls into the third category, and its not-very-unique premise sends you searching an abandoned seaside village for two missing scientists. Despite its solid mechanics, the game is unspectacular. In fact, the only thing that prevents it from being utterly forgettable is its unusually well-constructed bonus chapter.
Curse of the Black Water starts with news reports of the quaint town of Black Water being plagued by a sudden influx of nasty (surprise!) black water. Officials immediately evacuate the town, and just as quickly two ambitious archeologists swoop in to figure out what's causing it. Myth and rumor has it, the black water signals the advent of a mythological beast called the Kraken that only appears when called with a legendary horn. You arrive shortly after the two scientists vanish, and discover that crazy as the gossip is, it might—in this case—actually be true.
As mentioned, many, many, many (yes, there's enough of them to warrant three "manies") hidden object games take place in abandoned villages. The unimaginative village setting of Curse of the Black Water undermines it from the get-go bymaking itfeel far more familiar than it should. It's not good for a game to tempt you to check your purchase history, just to make sure you haven't played it before – and a couple of times, I sincerely considered it. That's not to say that there's anything wrong with the game; it's just that veteran players could find themselves suffering some serious deja vu.
Things get slightly more interesting when you find documents explaining myths regarding an ancient war between the Gods and the Titans, and the Gods' desire to punish humanity, but that back story isn't that strongly reflected within the main game. Puzzles and hidden object scenes again are decent, but not remarkable. Ditto the game's sound effects, graphics and music. Collectively, they're sort of like an inoffensive but not particularly interesting party guest; the kind you might spend an hour chatting with over a cocktail and then forget about the second you get home.
Thankfully, (and in an unusual reversal) the Collector's Edition bonus chapter is far better looking, more distinctive and more entertaining. In my personal experience, bonus chapters generally feel tacked on like the half-baked afterthoughts they are. In Curse of the Black Water, the bonus chapter's the star of the show. Without giving anything away, I can say that the mythological aspect of the game doesn't really get rolling until the close of the main game, and that's a real shame. The second things go full-bore over-the-top, they finally get interesting. Hidden object scenes become more interactive and puzzle-like, items are used in cleverer ways and locations become drop-dead gorgeous. Although the climax and end of the bonus chapter are still on the weak side (totally lacking in epilogue), the bonus chapter is really the sole reason to play this game.
Oh, Mystery of the Ancients: Curse of the Black Water… If only you had skipped all that boring rooting-around-in-empty-buildings nonsense and jumped into the mythological stuff from the start! As it is, three-fourths of the game is so-so, lackluster, mediocre (choose your own middling designation). Not exactly what most developers (or gamers) are shooting for. Best case scenario? Someone hands you a free game code so you can play the cool bonus chapter without having to spend Collector's Edition dough.


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Thursday, I had the same day off as the husband and we planned ahead of time that it would be a day of cleaning. A day where the dishes that have been in the sink for over a month actually get washed and the toilets… you do not want to know the look of them. It was a word that is way worse the disgusting.
I was actually excited that we'd get this house back into order and when I woke up Thursday I went straight to the kitchen and put my purple cloves on and dug my hands in the dirty water that has been sitting there soaking the dishes over a month and empty it. The stench, oh the stench people was way out of control. Waaaay out of control. And the layer of mould… gross. G R O S S. Immediately my pregnant self loss control and I threw up on that same mouldy water. Sorry, but I did. You would have too. Hey I still stuck it out and kept going and the dishes well they are clean and I vowed to only use paper dishes from now on.
The husband took care of the toilets and vacuumed. Clean out the cat litter and smashed all of the soda cans. He took out the garbage and dug out my books from the garage so I could actually put them out my empty bookshelves.
And we did all this while Wyatt was at preschool. We then picked Wyatt up and headed to the travel agency to book our Disneyland Vacation for October. A month after I would be having the baby.
Originally it was going to be just Cody and Wyatt going but then the nice lady talked and it made me feel jealous so I convinced Cody that I could go too and that taking a maybe one month old wouldn't be that bad. I could do it! I mean I went back to work full time after 2 weeks after having a C-section with Wyatt and I also hiked for a week in Zion's last summer after I had emergency appendix surgery a week before. I could totally handle a 1 month old in Disney right?
Well as we headed home to go back and clean the rest of the house I choose to take Wyatt to a movie instead and Cody headed into work to close since he is short employees. So as I am typing this I currently have laundry still folded on the floor in the living room and more to fold smashed in a basket in the laundry and still more in the dryer. The dishes are clean but still need to put away so they are sitting on the counter. Wyatt's toys are all over, some in each room and the books Cody got out for me well they are still in the box and my bookshelves are still empty. So the clean house I envision is still non-existent. But hey at least the dishes are clean.
Oh ps, I am slowly getting around to those who are new here. HIIIIIIIIIIII and HELLLOO!! Thanks for stopping by!!! and can I say I have some great posts coming up… my plans are to talk about raising a sensitive boy and the "brave badge" that helped him talk to people. Also to talk about a pooping issue we have been having. And a chore chart in the works and dare I say I am going to talk about where I am at in the pregnancy and also the fact that the husband refuses to choose a name. And how my work doesn't realize that I am 4 months away from not being in the HR office because of my maternity leave and what that means to them and how you should act doing an interview to actually get the job. So look out cause I will be blogging. I hope you stick around with me.
Okay, now I will leave you with a photo from my actually big girl camera! (wait, I still have it?) Cause no post is good with out pictures.
This is from the Color Festival where my camera decided that it would be a good idea not to work. Poo, so out of the 100+ photos this is the only one I could save that I actually like. I cried, when I got home and found out that really none turned out because of my card reader. But hey at least this one is of Wyatt. So enjoy.Tweet


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2036 Yorkshire Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Owner: SAMIR ZAWAHRI
Total land value: $142,546
Total building value: $73,525
Total value for property: $216,071
Recording date: 06/04/2003
Year built: 1940
Effective year built: 1940
Area of property: 1,226 square feet
Assessment for fiscal year: 2008/2009
The Arabic surname could be telltale IMHO.
Notably, Samir Zawahri was/is an avid amateur radio operator....useful for international communication.
Apparently the pair killed at 2036 Yorkshire Avenue were the father and brother of the assailant. Samir and Randa have been in the midst of a bitter divorce. From L.A. Weekly Blog:
At 11:52 a.m. authorities received a report of shots fired along with a fire at a home at 2036 Yorkshire Avenue in Santa Monica, where "multiple" victims were found dead inside, Santa Monica Fire Department Chief Scott Ferguson told reporters.
Reports suggest that the victims were the father and brother of the suspect; neighbors told Fox 11 News that the home was the site of a bitter divorce.
It is noteworthy that the police and media have not released the name of the shooter given how easily his family name is found. What are authorities seeking to hide?
A poster has left the following comment:
I used to go to Sunday school with to Lebanese boys who lived on that street, Chris and John Zawahri. When I made the connection it left me sick. After some google searches of "zawahri" and "santa monica" I came across this. You pretty much confirmed what I had already believed.
Lord, please don't let this be true.
Thus, the name of the shooter is either Chris or John Zawahri. Whichever one is the shooter, the other is the brother who was killed.
Looks like the family is Lebanese.
Obviously I flavored this post to imply the possibility of Islamic terrorism, however, to be honest I think this is most likely someone that flipped out because of his parents' divorce and underlying mental illness. We'll soon find out...


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"I made these images to put part of my imagination in the portraits of my friends in common areas," said Redback. "My first idea was to make a double exposition as we used to see, but when I started to blend them on Photoshop, I realized that I could be a bit more creative and realistic. So after many hours (and a bit more) here they are."
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