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Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones
|"Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones"
|Samuel R. Delany
|Science fiction
|Published in
|New Worlds
|Publication type
|Stonehart Publications
|Publication date
|December 1968
"Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" is a science fiction short story by American writer Samuel R. Delany, published in the December 1968 issue of New Worlds.[1] It won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story 1970, and the Nebula Award for Best Novelette in 1969.
Plot summary[edit]
Relationships change and reverse as a thief and impersonator, whose aliases all have the initials "HCE", rises up through the ranks to established semi-legit crime boss. The story is told in the first person.
HCE is a professional criminal, looking to improve his lot in life. He is also quite nervous and paranoid about the world around him, despite his evident successes. He is an orphan, saddled with the name Harold Clancy Everet. As a youth he was sent to work on a highly automated dairy farm in the state of Vermont, although the "cows" were basically inert masses of tissue stacked in a barn and hooked up to tubes. He stole the farmer's helicopter, got drunk, and landed on the roof of the old Pan Am building. Sent to jail, he dedicated himself to avoiding such mistakes in future, and never went by the name Harold Clancy Everet again.
He becomes a chameleon, adopting alias after alias. As the story opens, he arrives in New York City on a space flight, carrying something small but extremely valuable, which he hopes to sell. It is stolen property, although its exact nature is not revealed. Shedding his travel identity, he enters a bar to contact a man who will buy his goods, only to be accosted by a woman who draws his attention to the stone she is wearing in a bracelet. The stone is jasper. Jasper also happens to be the current Word. In the underworld the Word is a kind of global password. Used properly, two criminals who may never have met can use it to communicate many shades of meaning, from a greeting to a warning. The Word changes every thirty days, and is always the name of a semi-precious stone. HCE feigns ignorance of the stone's importance.
The woman identifies herself as Special Services Agent Maud Hinkle, from a police bureau which tracks criminals who are changing their status quickly. These are the ones who cause the most problems in society, she claims. She also claims to use "holographic information" which can interrelate all the information on a criminal, and which allowed her to predict that HCE would enter the bar so she could intercept him. She then vanishes into the crowd. As HCE pursues her a full-scale brawl breaks out and he barely escapes injury. However, the man he had hoped to sell the stolen goods to is found dead in the street outside. He is left puzzling over Maud's prediction that there are "helicopters and hawks" in his future. She also mentioned that there were "helicopters and cows" in his past, which scares HCE because he did not believe there was any evidence connecting him to the dairy farm, the helicopter having been unregistered.
He hooks up with Hawk, a young poet living on the edge. Hawk is also a Singer, a kind of public poet with the ability to improvise a song to celebrate or memorialize a major event. Singers are highly prized in society. They are much sought after as guests at fashionable parties. Hawk offers to get HCE into one such party after seeing his "property", since some underworld characters are bound to be there.
Reaching the party in a swanky penthouse, HCE meets Arty the Hawk, an established crime boss who attracts no interest from Special Services. HCE tells him about meeting Maud, and Arty recognizes her but refuses to help. He tells HCE that she can hurt him, but he can learn to think like her and possibly advance his own career despite her efforts. Just after Arty buys the stolen goods from him, there is a commotion as the police raid the penthouse using helicopters. HCE stages an elaborate diversion involving two of his disguises (Henrietta, Countess of Effingham and the Honorable Clement Effingham) to cover Arty's escape, and then flees with him and Hawk the Singer in the elevator. They arrive at ground level where the police have the exits sealed. Hawk is persuaded to Sing in order to create another diversion. He throws a large oil-burning lamp into a large ornamental pool, setting it ablaze, and then improvises a tale of the night's happenings. This draws a large crowd through which the other two can carefully leave the building.
Using his new money as a stake, HCE builds his career. The Word changes month to month, and occasionally he uses it, as in one case where he arranges the murder of a man. He eventually sets up the first ever ice cream parlor on a moon of Neptune, as an investment and a cover for his activities. He encounters Maud while taking a tourist trip. She is not there to arrest him, she explains, and in any case she's out of her jurisdiction. She is simply going about her life, and thanks to HCE's upward mobility, both move in social circles that are getting smaller. She explains that she mixes with the criminal fraternity to do her job, just as a narcotics cop mixes with drug users. It's inevitable that she and HCE will meet from time to time. Once he stops rising and settles down, she will have no professional interest in him. They might even become friends.
During their conversation, she tells him how Hawk the Singer had dived back into the blazing pool once his song was over, being near death when he was fished out. Hawk is severely emotionally disturbed, prone to self-injury, and not above asking others to inflict injury on him to satisfy his needs. HCE was one of those people, and he has deeply suppressed guilt about Hawk's situation.
Later HCE finds Arty the Hawk on his doorstep. Arty explains that he sought him out because their relationship was about to undergo a change. HCE is puzzled, but eventually realizes that Arty and he are about to become rivals. Arty will try to buy him out, then to kill him, because that is the way the world works. If he survives and prospers, he and Arty will eventually become friends because there will be more profit in cooperating than in competing. He tells Arty this, and Arty wholeheartedly agrees. He responds that HCE is starting to think holographically, just like Maud and Special Services. He departs, leaving HCE to contemplate his future.
List of aliases[edit]
All the aliases used by the narrator have the initials H.C.E., a reference to Finnegans Wake by James Joyce.[citation needed]
- Harold Clancy Everett (name given by the orphanage)
- Hank Culafroy Eckles (on the flight to Earth)
- Harmony C. Eventide (in New York)
- Harry Calamine Eldritch (a previous alias which Maud uses to address him)
- Harvey Cadwaliter-Erickson (invented by Hawk the Singer for the party, suggesting a connection with a wealthy family of tungsten magnates)
- Henrietta, Countess of Effingham (used in the diversion at the party)
- The Honorable Clement Effingham (used in the diversion at the party)
- Hector Calhoun Eisenhower (as he rises in the underworld on Triton, buying the ice cream bar)
- Hamlet Caliban Enobarbus (invented by Maud on their second encounter, when she recognizes him despite an elaborate disguise)
- Ho Chi Eng (his alias-to-be at the end of the story, when he is about to undertake another enterprise)
Semi-precious stones[edit]
The story appears to take place over a little more than a year, as shown by the list of stones which are used as the Word: opal, jasper, agate, malachite, tourmaline, beryl, porphyry, sapphire, cinnabar, turquoise, tiger's eye, garnet, topaz, taafite, and pyrite. The narrator celebrates his twenty-sixth birthday during "beryl", and buys the ice cream bar during "sapphire". He causes a murder to occur using "topaz". The final events take place just as pyrite replaces taafite.
- ^ Nicholls, Peter (December 30, 2017). "Delany, Samuel R". sf-encyclopedia.com. Gollancz. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database


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Monday, September 9, 2013
Practicing Mistakes = Creating Bad Habits
I have a lot of students who are so talented, but so lazy. Instead of correcting their mistakes, they just continue to play on and essentially make the same exact mistakes every. single. time. Ok, I admit I am not perfect, and sometimes I am also lazy. Sometimes I breeze through the mistakes saying to myself, "I'll correct it next time. I promise. Seriously I will!" Yeah, it's pretty weird the way I talk to myself.
I realized the other day a connection between making mistakes in music and making mistakes in day-to-day life. When you continue to make the same mistakes over and over again, that is when they become bad habits. First of all, music is learned by making mistakes. You can't become great at your instrument without struggling and messing up all the time. But when we get lazy about fixing the errors, they become permanent habits in our practice. Just like in life.
When I sit down at the piano each night, I usually make mistakes within the first few minutes. I used to hate this. And it would cause me to resist even beginning to practice, because if I can't be perfect immediately, then what is the point, right? What a crazy idea to carry around with me all the time! The perfectionist attitude is a frustrating habit that keeps us from growing and becoming better. Once I tell myself to just suck it up and deal with the mistakes, I give myself a chance to actually strive toward perfection, instead of just beating myself up for not being automatically so.
I find that the more I practice dealing with mistakes in music, the better I get at dealing with the mistakes I make in my day-to-day life. Giving someone a dirty look in traffic? Recognize that mistake and work on not repeating it. Being late to a piano lesson? Recognize the mistake and try again next time. Overall, I am becoming more content with the fact that mistakes are a part of life, but how we deal with them determines whether we grow or get stuck.
My next big project is to start making music videos. I am beyond scared, and the perfectionist in me wants to just say "never mind! we don't need a video!" before I even give it a try. But the new me says not to give up or get lazy. I'm gonna work just as hard at making a great video as I did on making a great album. I'm sure I will make many mistakes along the way, but I will not let it stop me. Wish me luck!
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You will have a wonderful time making that video. you just have to get there! Fear is, well, this quote sums it up:ReplyDelete
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If the air is healthy enough for people to live in Rio, it is healthy enough to host the Olympics. The Olympics is a two-week event. Given that the air quality is not the best, it will not do anyone permanent damage to the athletes, coaches and fans for their two week stay there. For if the air quality is that bad that a two week stay can cause permanent damage, the issue should have been brought up way before the Olympics were hosted in Rio. As world citizens, we need to care about the Rio residents beyond a sporting event.
The Zika virus is just that, a virus. It's most well-known side effect are horrible birth defects but the Zika virus also causes flu-like symptoms which no one enjoys. How can athletes perform at their best when they have a large probability of becoming infected? How can fans come out to watch the games and not wonder if today is the day they develop the virus?
Rio is not only dangerous, but it is extremely polluted. The city has a terrible polution problem and the pollution is going to cause terrible health problems for the people who stay. The atletes are sure to be effected for a long time after the games are over and they go home.
No, the air in Rio is not suitable enough for the city to host the Olympics. The city of Rio suffers from many issues that make it a danger to its own citizens. Examples of these are pollution, overcrowding, and a general lack of important societal infrastructure. The pollution and overcrowding pose extreme risks to public health as these things account for poor air quality in Rio. Until these problems are solved, Rio should not host any event, let alone the Olympics.


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Michael Walker-Smith review 9 May 2017
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?There was no one part that stood out as it was a high all through. A good group of 11 who all got on well together.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?Visits to the inhabited parts (both) help local people earn their living. The guide and crew ensure safety and reduced environmental impact. Conservation is helped by our presence (revenues) and sticking to a tight timetable without being rushed so that the maximum number of people can both enjoy and appreciate the work done here in preserving and expanding naturally the natural life.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?We also had been to Machu Piccu, organised by the tour operator and these two so very different holidays were both brilliant but in different ways.
Sam Taylor review 28 May 2013
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?The luck of seeing a turtles nest hatch in broad day light, though it heart breaking to see none of them make it to the sea.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?To make sure they have got adequate currency on them as there is no means of getting cash on the Island of Isabela. There are no cash machines here and the only bank is not International and will not therefore exchange currency. When withdrawing cash on Santa Cruz - you can only use the Yellow international cash machine, by the harbour.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?Definitely, our guides were all local and very good at their job.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?Excellent. The guides, accommodation, food, wildlife was better than I had expected. My only disappointment was the some of the other holidaymakers on the yatch! I had assumed everyone going to the galapagos would be a wildlife enthusiast and was very annoying when they were not - but I appreciate the travel company cannot be responsible for this.
Christine Ennew review 11 Apr 2011
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?The Galapagos - the wildlife was just awesome! Even more amazing than we'd expected! The crew were fantastic - really friendly and welcoming and the guides were exceptional.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?Plenty of sun screen, good walking shoes and prepare to be amazed. Also remember that although the boat is spacious, cabins can be quite cosy. But its not a big deal as you really don't need to spend much time in the cabin. And they are comfortable.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?Absolutely - and everyone was incredibly sensitive to the need to protect the eco-system.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?I can never say that any one holiday is the best, but this was certainly up there - truly memorable. The location was just fantastic complemented by a wonderful crew and very efficiently and effectively organised via the company in the UK.
Bryn Parry review 29 Jul 2008
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?Swimming with sea lions, but actually it was all brilliant.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?Look at the boats in detail. We were very lucky as we had a great boat. Some of the others did not look that nice.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?Yes, all of our crew were local and the guide made an effort to get us into local shops to spend money which we did not mind.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?Yes, five stars. I would not say I was reborn but it was a fantastic holiday.
Kevin Thomas review 7 Dec 2007
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?The whole holiday was fantastic- a once in a lifetime experience. Just the proximity to wildlife was truly amazing.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?Go with this operator if you decide on going to the Galapagos.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?It benefited those whom work in the tourist industry and helped contribute to the preservation of the Galapagos. I felt the environmental regulations there could be stricter but excellent progress is being made. I work as an environmental consultant so am probably more aware of the impacts than most from antifouling paints, sunscreens etc. It could easily be made a truly 'green' holiday.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?10 out of 10
Margaret Arch review 13 May 2007
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?There were too many highlights to pick just one. It was a privilege to be in this unique place, and so close to its wildlife, which was both beautiful and bizarre. Among the highlights would have to be: swimming with sea lions diving and twirling around us; watching the stately cross-eyed dance of the blue-footed boobies; avoiding the salty sneezes of the marine iguanas; paddling silently at dawn, through the mangrove lagoons, seeing a shoal of golden rays or a single turtle gliding through the water.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?If you get seasick, this could spoil your holiday - ships vary in stability, so ask before you book, and take lots of medication and / or ginger. Take strong walking shoes - preferably with ankle support - as some walks are very rough. Wear lots of sunscreen and a wide-brimmed hat - you're on the Equator and will burn easily. Pack light - keep it to a minimum, and use a squashy bag, as there's nowhere to put a suitcase on the ship and minimal storage. Take an underwater disposable camera, and your own mask and snorkle, and practise before you go.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?Our excellent guide, Juan, ensured that we made minimal environmental impact. Because the cost of living on the Galapagos Islands is so high, most of the crew live on mainland Ecuador. The infrastructure supporting the tourist ships is significant, though it is restricted to small well-defined areas outside the National Park, which seems well protected. We think the National Park has the balance right. Humans have access to a minimal proportion of the whole area, and we had no sense that we were exploiting the islands, but just observing and learning. 'Take only photographs, leave only footprints' - and those only on the designated and discreet trails!
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?***** I am reborn! Simply the best holiday I have ever been on. Finally I have to commend the UK operator, the local operator in Ecuador, and the crew of the Cachalote, who all contributed to our fantastic holiday. All were faultless.
Mary Lee review 16 Feb 2007We went to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands and in the course of a month had so many magic moments it would be hard to pick out the most memorable. How do you compare sunrise in Amazonas with hummingbirds in the cloud forest or climbing to 4800metres on Cotapaxi with riding on the roof of a train for 7 hours? Then the Galapagos -sailing on a fully rigged sailing yacht, watching mating rituals of blue footed boobies or snorkelling with penguins, sea lions sharks and turtles - how do you choose when every moment was magic? To anyone thinking of booking a similar trip I would give this advice - go for as long as you can, do as much as you can and if like me and my husband you are in your sixties make sure you are as fit as you can be before you go. We had a month of 6am starts and activities on many days until 10pm so it was tiring and you need to be pretty fit to snorkel from a rubber boat twice a day as we did in the Galapagos. On a more serious note we were very impressed with the total commitment to environmental ideals of the companies we travelled with. Both the UK operator and the local operator in Ecuador lived up to our expectations in their dedication to the local people and to diminishing any impact on the environment as far as possible. We wouldnt hesitate to recommend both companies. Overall rating - ***** though Im not sure about the phrase "I am reborn"! It was definitely one to tell the kids and grandkids about ad infinitum!!
Jenny Woodyer review 22 Apr 2006
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?None of us really knew what to expect and one member of the party in particular (my Mum) was quite apprehensive. However, from the moment we were picked up from the airport the whole trip was fantastic. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable as well as being enthusiastic & friendly. He was from the local community so we saw first hand the impact this sort of initiative could have - Oscar had worked in the kitchen & bar before being sent to Lima to learn English (funded initially by the business) in order to become a guide. Having open air rooms was amazing and we've reflected over the last few days how bizarre it was walking through the Amazon jungle in pitch black with only flash lights to guide us but yet feeling 100% comfortable & confident in a guide we'd only known for several hours. It was great that we all sat together with other groups & our guides over dinner to talk about both that day's activities & what was planned for the next day. In fact, even the 15 hours torrential rainfall we experienced didn't dampen our enthusiasm. Our excursion was simply moved to later that day and we spent the morning relaxing (and recovering from 15 hrs travelling 2 days before) and listening to a very informative briefing from Alan, a PhD student conduction his thesis research at the lodge.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?Listen to the advice regarding taking a full rain suit - an anorak just doesn't cut it! Also, even if you don't plan to do anything strenuous at altitude don't underestimate the effect Cusco / Quito may have on you. And again, listen to the advice regarding taking huge amounts of film / memory cards. The pictures of Macchu Picchu & the Galapagos you may have seen don't do the real thing justice. Also, don't be afraid to cram in as much as possible. We took 7 flights (14 including each touch down) in 14 days plus hours in cars and we wouldn't have changed a thing. This is the trip of a lifetime (to celebrate my Mum's 50th in our case - a group of 5 of my Mum, my sister & her fiance and myself & my husband) and you should make the most of it. If you are lucky enough to do this at a young age you will want to go back. 4 of our party are late twenties / early thirties and we are already planning our next trip to Macchu Picchu / The Amazon / The Galapagos (and this is from a group that as a rule don't visit places twice - there is too much world out there to see!). A 4 night trip to the Galapagos is enough to see most wildlife - it may not be the most relaxing itinerary but it gave us time to see some of Ecuador and meant we didn't have to make a decision between Peru & Ecuador (a 7 nt Galapagos trip would have meant just using Quito as an overnight stop). I'd also fully recommend doing the trip as a tailor made holiday rather than organised tour - our experience was far more positive than many 'coach trippers' we encountered.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?See point 1. The Peruvian Amazon & Ecuadorian cloudforest in particular seemed to benefit the local community. For example, the presentation by Alan highlighted the fact that Macaw hunting in Peru is limited because the local people understand the value these birds add to the local economy via tourists. The Galapagos demonstrated this to a lesser extent - whilst the guides on our boat (the excellent Coral 1) were local I'm not sure this was reflected across all vessels and I did see a number of western businesses and everything in the area seems more geared to pleasing tourists than to genuinely benefiting the local people & environment.
4. Any other comments?4* - 5*. The whole trip was outstanding. One of the best I have ever been on and I spent 18 months travelling the world in the late 90s and have spent the last 10 yrs seeking the ultimate holiday trying everything from organising my own basic backpacking trips to luxury trips via top end travel agents. Everything from the assistance & advice I was given in organising the trip (hours of much appreciated help & advice from John to please 5 people with very differing expectations & requirements) to the organisation and range of experiences while we were away (all local agents / guides were efficient, friendly & helpful) to the after sales service have been exceptional and, for once, I feel like I have hopefully contributed to the local economy. All in all, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this trip to almost anyone I know. And please keep me on your mailing list - I'm already saving up for the next big trip. Africa is next on the list . . . Please note: This traveller went on a tailormade holiday to the Galapagos that also included Peru and Ecuador in its itinerary, which is a variation on the trip represented on the trip page.
Graham Goodman review 22 Oct 2005
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?The holiday was one big wow from start to finish, so it is very hard to pick out highlights. Even though you know you are going to get close to the wildlife, it still comes as a shock when you experience it for the first time. With sea lions walking past you within inches and hawks nestling on bushes a mere two feet away unconcerned at your presence, it comes as a shock when you get home and have to remember that wildlife is going to run away from you again. The giant tortoises are the most surreal. These are supposed to be small pets, not these giants walking through the woods!
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?If your baggage doesn't get to Quito before your flight to the islands (as ours didn't), you need to wait until your cruise reaches Puerto Ayoro before you can be reunited again (took us 5 days). Therefore, I'd suggest that you make sure there is at least one flight from the place you last see your bags to Quito before you leave for the islands. Go for a small boat over a larger one. For a start, it means that you have fewer people on the island with you. The trails aren't very long, and 100 people at once can feel a bit crowded. Also, the small boats are more flexible, so when your guide realises that everyone is planning on descending onto the island at the same time, he can change your itinerary so you get the island more to yourself. Finally, the small boats can get to all the trails, the big ones can't!
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?The Ecuador economy as a whole needs tourism, and Galapagos is the obvious jewel in its crown. Unfortunately, it is not possible to visit the islands without having some impact on the environment. However, the actual areas that you are allowed to visit are an incredibly small so your impact is minimised.
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Hatchway or bulkhead doors must be lit even where the local building code doesn't consider them to be an official entrance or path of egress.
The drawing shows a hatchway door to a dwelling basement, with the regular back door on the same side of the house and about 15 ft away. There have been many questions over the years concerning whether the hatchway needs a light, and if so, whether a light had to be dedicated for this area. Another question has been whether a light in the basement could be used for this purpose. The reasoning for this approach is that when the hatchway is locked, it cannot be opened from the outside, only from within. Therefore, the likely use at night would be from the inside, allowing that light to be turned on.
The EC&M panel's response
We think the hatchway doorway requires illumination from the outside. However, this illumination might be provided by an adjacent source as long as the inspector was satisfied that the adjacent source was adequate. Frequently, but certainly not in all cases, we think the illumination that is customarily available in the back of a dwelling is reasonably adequate for this purpose.
The relevant requirement in the NEC is the first paragraph in Sec. 210-70(a):
(a) Dwelling Units. At least one wall switch-controlled lighting outlet shall be installed in every habitable room; in bathrooms, hallways, stairways, attached garages, and detached garages with electric power; and at the exterior side of outdoor entrances or exits.
We think that the phrase "entrances or exits" includes any doorway that can reasonably be used to enter or exit a building, whether or not the building code defines the doorway as a legitimate path of egress. The building code definitions are for a different purpose related to the speed and ease of egress, particularly during a fire. The NEC requirement is related to the safety of personnel at night. These are entirely different objectives, and therefore the words can be applied differently. Nothing in the NEC remotely implies that the terminology within it must be bound by the usage in a building code.
The mandatory rules for lighting outlets originated 20 years ago, and required lighting for "outdoor entrances." This was changed in the 1987 NEC to read as it does today, "outdoor entrances or exits." There were two proposals in that cycle to clarify the entrance rule, both from inspectors. The first, which was accepted, suggested adding "or exits." The submitter noted instances of multifamily occupancies with exit doors that had all exterior hardware removed, so the door could not be opened from outside. Since this could not normally be an entrance, requiring a lighting outlet was creating an enforcement problem.
The second proposal was to add the phrase "including basement entrances." The inspector noted that this was "often an area of dispute between the owner and inspector," and that "this type door is the most controversial of all basement doors." He said that developers and builders seem to think that an "entrance" is "where your company enters the building." The submitter also noted that these steps were typically very steep and required "the safety afforded by lighting." We would also add that in some houses, there is no inside access to the basement, which means the hatchway must be used for basement access, and at night whenever necessary.
He did not do as well with CMP 2, however. They rejected the proposal, but apparently not because they disagreed with the concept of lighting the hatchway. They rejected the proposal because "a basement entrance is an outdoor entrance," and they also referred to the panel action accepting the words "or exits." In other words, the only reason for rejecting the proposal was that CMP 2 felt the existing wording clearly included these entries and did not need further modification.
The next question is whether the light must be exclusively for the hatchway, or whether some other nearby source would do. The Code properly leaves this to local interpretation. The requirement is for lighting outlets "at" outdoor entrances or exits. Where the normal back door lighting is nearby, an inspector could reasonably consider the one outlet to be "at" both entries.
We think inspectors should be flexible in applying the word "at" and do so in terms of the objective of the requirement. If there is a reasonable degree of illumination for the hatchway stairs, then a dedicated light need not be installed. Common sense would hold that some consideration must be given to the character of the luminaire; a set of floodlights would be "at" a wider span of adjacent entries than a 60W bulb in a coach light.
The other question is whether the light could be on the inside of the basement. We think that the answer to this question should be answered in the same way as for the light at the front door, since the same words in the Code apply. We don't think a light on the inside of the door should be interpreted as the required lighting outlet. We do admit that the preposition "at" could have been applied on either side however, which is why we welcome the new words "exterior side of" before "outdoor entrances or exits" in the 1996 NEC.
The wall switch
The light must be controlled by a wall switch; however, the location of that switch isn't specified. Many proposals over the years have sought to require the switch to be at the entry door; however, these have always been rejected as design considerations. At present, if the designer wants to place the switch in a bedroom for security reasons, he or she may do so, although this would be unusual unless three-way switches were used to control the light from both the doorway and a remote location.
The other option is some kind of automatic control, as permitted in Sec. 210-70(a) Ex. 2: Photocells have been used for many years for this purpose. Often outside lights installed today have infrared proximity sensors in addition to photocells to save energy. That way they stay off during the day, and only light at night when someone approaches the doorway.
Note that these two options can also be used together. Often these sensors include a provision to stay on or off with a prescribed sequence of applying and removing power, and the wall switch is ideally suited for the purpose. Under any of the various alternatives, however, anyone using a doorway at night should be able to turn on a light, even if the doorway is at the bottom of a hatchway.
These answers are given by our panel of experts. I am chairing this panel, and the other panel members include Bill Summers, James Stallcup, and Dan Leaf. The opinion expressed is that of the panel. If a panelist disagrees with the majority opinion, his explanation is printed following the answer. Although authoritative, the answers printed here are not, and cannot be relied on as formal interpretations of the National Electrical Code.


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My 11 year old son, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 13 months ago, had a seizure while taking his morning shower. I immediately checked his blood sugar, while he was still seizing, and it was 75 mg/dl [4.2 mmol/L] so I did not administer glucagon. The ER of our children's hospital did not seem to feel it was related to his blood sugar, but when I called the diabetes team the next day, the nurse there said I should probably given the glucagon.
We have had problems keeping his sugars in good control, in spite of careful carb counting and daily adjustments of his insulin. He takes NPH and Humalog at breakfast and dinner, and Humalog with lunch if needed. I have decreased his evening NPH to try to avoid the potential of early morning lows, if that was the cause of his seizure.
Could this have been a hypoglycemic seizure? Should I have given the glucagon anyway?
I think that by far the most probable cause for your son's seizure was indeed hypoglycemia from too much evening NPH on that particular day. It would probably have been a good idea to have given glucagon, even though in this instance the physiological response had already brought the blood sugar up to a normal level. The fact that his blood sugar was 75 mg/dl [4.2 mmol/L] by the time you were able to take it does not contradict this.
It seems as though you are already well advanced in the business of carbohydrate counting and using Humalog so as to take account of pre-meal blood sugars and appetite at the same time. I think you need to talk to the diabetes team to make sure there is nothing in the medical history or physical exam to suggest any other diagnosis and perhaps more importantly to discuss switching to bedtime Lantus (insulin glargine) for the long acting insulin. This is peak-free and significantly less likely to cause early morning hypoglycemia than NPH. It will mean an extra injection because glargine has to be given separately and sometimes this stings a little.
A final point is that if you do have to use glucagon again you might also discuss using the recent lower dose of 1 unit per year.of age using a diabetic syringe and conventional dilution which is effective, but less likely to cause nausea.
Additional comments from Stephanie Schwartz, diabetes nurse specialist:Your son's situation might well be clarified by monitoring sugar levels continuously for several days to try to sort out what's happening in more detail. See The Continuous Glucose Monitoring System and ask your son's diabetes team about using it.
Also see Mini-Dose Glucagon Rescue for Hypoglycemia in Children With Type 1 Diabetes.
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ABBA was a Swedish pop band made up of Agnetha Fältskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
Formation: ABBA first began when Benny Andersson of The Hep Stars and Björn Ulvaeus of The Hootenanny Singers collaborated on an album in 1970. Ulvaeus then married singer Agnetha Faltskog who also collaborated with the pair, and the line-up was completed when Anni-Frid 'Frida' Lyngstad met Andersson at Melodifestivalen and they began dating. The name ABBA is an acronym of the band members' first names (Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn and Anni-Frid). Before they were officially formed, they played their first live performance on holiday in Cyprus in front of some United Nations soldiers. There first hit was 'Hej, gamle man' though it was credited only to Björn & Benny.
Musical career: ABBA released their debut album 'Ring Ring' in 1973 and it reached number 2 in the Swedish charts - the only album not to reach number one. They attempted to enter Melodifestivalen with the title single, but failed to qualify. The following year, they won the Eurovision Song Contest with their single 'Waterloo' which became a UK number one chart hit. Their follow-up single 'Honey Honey' was not as successful, and neither was their subsequent European tour during which some dates had to be cancelled due to lack of demand. They were, however, warmly welcomed in Scandinavia. In 1975, their self-titled album and single 'SOS' brought them more UK recognition with the album reaching number 13 and the single reaching number 6. Their later single, 'Mamma Mia', reached number one. They gained popularity in Australia when the videos for 'I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do' and 'Mamma Mia' were played on the music show 'Countdown'. In 1976, they reached number 1 in the UK charts with their first compilation album 'Greatest Hits'. On it was a new single, 'Fernando', which topped the charts in 13 countries, sold 10 million copies and tied with The Beatles' 'Hey Jude' for longest-running number one in Australia. That year they released their fourth album 'Arrival' - another number one which garnered much attention from rock based publications. It produced the hits 'Money, Money, Money', 'Knowing Me, Knowing You' and 'Dancing Queen which became their biggest selling single topping the charts across the world. In 1977, they were nominated for a BRIT Award for 'Best International Album of the Year'. In 1977, they embarked on a major Europe and Australia tour which attracted much media attention and for which the box office received 3.5 million ticket requests for their Royal Albert Hall gig which would've been enough people to fill the venue 580 times. They played a gig at Sydney Showground in spite of a downpour of rain which caused Lyngstad to slip on stage. Later that year, the film 'ABBA: The Movie' was released directed by Lasse Hallstrom. They also released their fifth album 'ABBA: The Album'; another UK number one which included the hits 'The Name of the Game' and 'Take a Chance on Me'. In 1978, they converted a movie theatre into Polar Music Studio and performed with Andy Gibb on Olivia Newton-John's TV show in America. The following year, they performed 'Chiquitita' at the Music for UNICEF Concert and subsequently donated the single's copyright to the charity. That year, Ulvaeus and Fältskog announced their divorce but they insisted that it wouldn't affect the group. The released the album 'Voulez-Vous' which included the songs 'Does Your Mother Know' and 'Angeleyes'. They also released 'Greatest Hits Vol. 2' debuting new single 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) ahead of their North American and Europe tour. In 1980, they released the single 'The Winner Takes It All' which was speculated to be about Ulvaeus and Fältskog's divorce, though Ulvaeus has strongly denied this. Their final UK chart-topping single was the title track from their seventh album 'Super Trouper'. In 1981, Ulvaeus married Lena Källersjö while Andersson and Lyngstad announced their divorced, after which Andersson married Mona Nörklit. The band also released their final album 'The Visitors' which was not as commercial successful as their previous works. They never officially split up, but they made their last performance together on 'The Late, Late Breakfast Show' in 1982. ABBA have been revived in several movies including 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' and 'Muriel's Wedding' in 1994 and the 2008 box office musical hit 'Mamma Mia!' In 2010, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Early reviews for 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again' are in.
When jukebox musical 'Mamma Mia!' first hit theaters in 2008, of course it was going to divide opinion. News of 'Mamma Mia 2', then, had haters assuming the worst, but in actual fact the film seems to have endeared a great many sceptics this time round.
The cast of 'Mamma Mia 2'
Combining one of the greatest pop acts of all time with a cheesy story of romance, comedy and family values, 'Mamma Mia!' was certainly not for everyone. Given it's light-hearted fun and endless stream of the greatest hits from ABBA, it unsurprisingly won numerous awards, and it looks like the same destiny could lie before 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'.
Continue reading: Cheese Vs. Charm: What The Critics Are Saying About 'Mamma Mia 2'
The group have formally reunited in the studio to record two new songs together, with one to be broadcast in December.
Reformations and reunions are very in fashion at the moment, but perhaps the most unlikely and highest-profile has happened, with Abba announcing that they've recorded their first new music together in over 35 years.
The legendary Swedish quartet, comprised of Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, broke up in 1982, shortly after the release of their eight album The Visitors. Together, they notched a total of nine UK chart-toppers in their career, but their split was one of the most acrimonious in pop history.
However, the four have been known to have gotten back in contact in recent years on a number of different projects acknowledging the band's legacy. Today, though, represents something else entirely, with Abba announcing that they have recorded two new songs together.
Continue reading: Abba Announce First New Songs In 35 Years
Bjorn Ulvaeus sees his younger self as another man ''from way back'', but admitted he is ''proud'' of what he has achieved over his career.
Abba star BJORN ULVAEUS has admitted he is ''proud'' of what his younger self achieved in the band.
The 'Waterloo' hitmaker is honoured to have been in the band, which split 35 years ago, and he has credited his time in the group for getting him to where he is today.
Speaking to The Guardian newspaper, Ulvaeus said: ''He seemed to be that] other guy, from way back when.
Continue reading: Bjorn Ulvaeus 'proud' Of Abba Work
Abba Anni-frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaaus, Agnetha Faltskog Worldwide- 1970's Featuring: file abba reuniting 261016 When: 01 Jan 1970
BJORN ULVAEUS of Abba 'Mamma Mia' UK premiere - arrivals held at Odeon Leicester Square London, England - 30.06.08 Featuring: file abba reuniting 261016 Where: London, United Kingdom When: 30 Jun 2008
ABBA to return with a digital live experience.
In probably one of the most vague reunion announcements in history, best-selling Swedish band Abba revealed that they are planning a live digital experience with the help of 'American Idol' creator Simon Fuller. However, we've no idea if this means they'll actually perform on stage together again.
What's ABBA's live experience all about?
ABBA and Simon Fuller will be partnering with Universal Music Group for an innovative new 'virtual' show, more than 30 years since their last gig as a band - not including their impromptu performance of 'The Way Old Friends Do' which took place at a 50th anniversary private party in June this year.
Continue reading: What Is This Mysterious 'Virtual Reality' Show ABBA Are Planning?
More details of the exciting new project, said to be based on virtual reality technology, will be revealed in 2017.
All four members of Abba are set to reunite for the purposes of a new digital entertainment project, more details of which will be revealed in 2017.
The Swedish pop legends have not officially performed together on the same stage in three decades, although they did all appear at a 50th anniversary private gala event for the band in Stockholm, back in June this year.
This mysterious new project will apparently involve artificial intelligence and virtual reality, and is being developed in conjunction with pop music manager Simon Fuller. It's described as a "groundbreaking venture that will utilise the very latest in digital and virtual reality technology… which will enable a new generation of fans to see, hear, and feel Abba in a way previously unimagined."
Continue reading: Abba Teaming Up With Simon Fuller For New Digital Entertainment Project
Coldplay's new album charts Chris Martin's split from wife Gwyneth Paltrow. Does it have the heartbreak factor to join our five best breakup albums?
Coldplay's new album Ghost Stories has been released, to quite a mixed bag of reviews. When just three weeks after the album's track listing had been announced Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow announced their "conscious uncoupling" we all had a pretty good idea what the tone of the album would be like. With tracks like "Another's Arms," "Always in my Head" and "Magic," it became pretty self-explanatory that "Ghost Stories" was going to be a breakup album.
"Ghost Stories" focuses on the marriage breakup between Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow
Perhaps he was inspired to call the album "Ghost Stories" as some of these breakup albums have been the some of the most hauntingly heartbreaking albums ever released.
Continue reading: Coldplay's 'Ghost Stories' And The Five Best Breakup Albums Of All Time
BENNY ANDERSSON, BJORN ULVAEUS and Abba - The Laurence Olivier Awards 2014 held at the Royal Opera House - Arrivals - London, United Kingdom - Saturday 13th April 2013
It has been 40 years since a virtually unknown Swedish foursome changed the music world forever, by winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.
In 1974 the virtually unknown foursome got on a Brighton stage to compete for their home nation of Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and they left victorious after performing their now famed track 'Waterloo'.
Bjorn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad of Abba
The Brighton Dome audience would not anticipate who the Swedish singers would eventually become, the packed-out crowd was in anticipation to see the British entry perform, which was Olivia Newton John singing 'Long Live Love.'
Continue reading: ABBA Celebrate 40 Years Since Their Victorious 'Waterloo' Performance At The Eurovision Song Contest
The new album knocks Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heartclub Band from the number two spot and is less than a million sales away from knocking Queen from the top spot.
Abba's greatest hits collection, Gold, edged past the The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band this weekend to become the second highest selling album in UK history. The band have now sold over 5.1million copies of their greatest hits album, with the Official Charts Company indicating over the weekend that the album has surpassed Sgt. Pepper's by 15,000 sales.
The album now only sits behind another best of collection, Queen's Greatest Hits, which has so far sold 5.9million copies. The rest of the top five consists of Adele's 21, which is 4th having sold 4.6million copies, with Oasis' 1995 sophomore release (What's The Story) Morning Glory? completing the top five, selling slightly less than Adele. Speaking to OfficialCharts.com, ABBA founder and songwriter Björn Ulvaeus spoke of his shock at the achievement, saying, 'It's feels unreal - outselling the greatest record of all time!'
Björn Ulvaeus couldn't believe the news of Gold's success
Continue reading: ABBA Edge Past The Beatles To Claim The Second Biggest Selling Album In UK
The former Abba star has announced an unexpected pop comeback
Abba singer Agneta Faltskog is staging a pop comeback, at the age of 62. In May, the Swedish singer will release a new album entitled simply 'A.' The news has fuelled speculation that we may have an ABBA reunion on our hands but right now, it's all about Agneta. "Never thought that I'd ever sing again. But hearing the first three songs, I just couldn't say no!" said Faltskog, in a statement. "I hadn't written any music for a long, long time," she explained. "But I sat at the piano, and suddenly it was there."
She has a stellar team on her side; she's been working with Jorgen Elofsson, who has worked with Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Westlife and Celine Dion and a marketing team have nudged the veteran pop star into the world of social networking and building an online presence. Elofsson explains that they approached a new album from Agneta as of she were a new songwriter, without her pedigree. "We wanted to make this as if Agnetha hadn't entered ABBA," he said. "We were interested in what she sounded like if she hadn't been in the group. And yet it's important that she comes across as we remember her to be."
Watch the video for new single 'When You Really Loved Someone'
Continue reading: Surprise Comeback: Abba's Agneta Faltskog Announces New Album 'A'
Abba Sunday 13th May 2012 perform live at the New York New York Hotel & Casino
Abba - Benny Andersson of Abba Monday 30th June 2008 at Odeon Leicester Square London, England
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Castres demolish Saints
These Anglo-French rivals know each other well having met in the European Rugby Champions Cup pool stages in three successive seasons from 2011.
And Castres made sure they responded to defeat at Leinster last week by maintain home success in this fixture with five tries as David Smith (twice), Antoine Tichit, Alexandre Bias and Antoine Dupont all crossed to inflict a record defeat on Saints. Their 34 point winning margin overtook the 33 Northampton had lost by against Montferrand (2001/02) and Leinster (2013/14).
It was a painful return back to earth for Saints, despite the return of England captain Dylan Hartley, following their last-gasp win over Montpellier last week as a late James Wilson try was all they could muster.
Castres' pack issued an early statement of intent with a powerful scrum and Benjamin Urdapilleta, stepped on the line by a wonderful George North tackle, swept over two kicks.
Louis Picamoles was denied a try on 19 minutes and Castres lock key-man Rory Kockett to a yellow card soon after. But Saints could not capitalize and No.8 Alex Tolou was the inspiration as the hosts burst clear to lead 20-0 at half-time.
Toulou made a series of bursts before setting up wing Smith for his first on 30 minutes. Kockett returned from the sin-bin and his burst upfield, halted by Ben Foden, ended with prop Tichit crashing over.
Jim Mallinder's half-time team talk failed to halt the hosts as Robert Ebersohn's clever run drew in defenders and opened space for Smith to grab his second and Urdapilleta's conversion opened a 27-0 lead just three minutes into the second half.
Saints steadied the ship and finally registered on the scoreboard seven minutes from time through Wilson after Rory Hutchinson and Paul Hill combined.
But Castres were desperate for the bonus and struck twice in the final six minutes as Smith turned provider for Bias before replacement scrumhalf Dupont raced clear.
The scorers:
For Castres Olympique:
Tries:Smith 2, Tichit, Bias, Dupont
Cons: Urdapilleta 3, Dumora
Pens: Urdapilleta 2
For Northampton Saints:
Con: Myler
Yellow Card: Kockott (Castres Olympique)
Castres Olympique: 15 Geoffrey Palis, 14 Horacio Agulla, 13 Thomas Combezou, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 David Smith, 10 Benjamin Urdapilleta, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Alex Tulou, 7 Anthony Jelonch, 6 Mathieu Babillot, 5 Victor Moreaux, 4 Loic Jacquet, 3 Daniel Kotze, 2 Jody Jenneker, 1 Antoine Tichit.
Replacements: 16 Brice Mach, 17 Mihaita Lazar, 18 Yohan Montes, 19 Thibault Lassale, 20 Alexandre Bias, 21 Antoine Dupont, 22 Julien Dumora, 23 Florian Vialelle.
Northampton Saints: 15 Ben Foden, 14 James Wilson, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Harry Mallinder, 11 George North, 10 Stephen Myler, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Teimana Harrison, 6 Tom Wood, 5 Michael Paterson, 4 Courtney Lawes, 3 Kieran Brookes, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Alex Waller.
Replacements: 16 Mikey Haywood, 17 Ethan Waller, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Api Ratuniyarawa, 20 Jamie Gibson, 21 Lee Dickson, 22 Nafi Tuitavake, 23 Ahsee Tuala.
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
Assistant referees: Simon Rees (Wales), Robert Price (Wales)
TMO: Gareth Simmonds (Wales)
Source: @ChampionsCup


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Stunning Sydney
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Few cities have the captivating allure of Sydney. From the Opera House, Circular Quay and the hidden coves and rocky cliffs of the magnificent harbour to the luxury hotels, towering skyline and world class shopping of the bustling CBD, Sydney isn't just for international tourists.
10 June 2014
Scenic San Francisco
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Famous English writer Rudyard Kipling once said, "San Francisco has only one drawback – 'tis hard to leave," and that was quite the same sentiment found by Travel Associates consultant Susan Anderson when she travelled to the alluring 'City by the Bay'.
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Some make up talk
It's been a week and a half since my employment cessation in the cosmetics industry. I've broken a lot of my make up habits and picked up rather good, new ones (like using eye cream, night cream and attempting to switch to organic products). The amount of shit I put on my face has reduced significantly, also due to the fact that I've decided to sleep for an extra 15mins in the morning and feeling impetuously lazy. Prep time has now been cut down to 5minutes (bad skin days are an exception.) Here are the three products I've been using... (Sorry I haven't been charging my camera so I'm just going to steal them off google!)
3. Shiseido Perfect Mascara Full definition- Average mascara, I'll have a review up later.
- Always use a base, whether it's minimal foundation or just tinted moisturiser. I've been alternating between my old L'oreal foundation (probably discontinued) and Australis tinted moisturiser.
3. Shiseido Perfect Mascara Full definition- Average mascara, I'll have a review up later.


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Free Agent Nation, Revisited
How has "Free Agent Nation," Daniel Pink's 1997 Fast Company article (which grew into a book), held up? Pretty well, the Harvard Business Review Group editor Justin Fox recently argued. His post, however, inspired heated discussion in some quarters over the last few weeks.
In January, an economist at the U.S. Small Business Administration reported that from 1997 to 2008, "startups had created an average of 2.5 million 'entrepreneurial jobs' (that is, jobs for their founders) a year, and just 1 million 'paid employment jobs.'" (That's Fox's summary.)
And Fox made the case that Washington has been slow to adapt to this trend.
Health care—despite some improvement in the recent reform, in his view—retirement policies, and tax laws all have failed to adapt to the reality of so many people working for themselves. Just one timely example: "For free agents (and I speak as a part-time free agent), filling out tax returns can be an epic task." (Amen, brother.)
This shouldn't surprise us, Fox writes, because while companies have lobbyists to look out for them, and employees (some, anyway) have unions, free agents have—who? "To get us laws that reflect the new workplace reality, Free Agent Nation, by its very nature dispersed and allergic to large organizations, needs to develop a unified voice," he wrote. "Can it?"
But Rob Horning, at Marginal Utility, thinks that Fox is kind of missing the point. It's not accidental, he thinks, or the result of some idiosyncratic personal "allergy" to self-preservation through solidarity, that such workers lack a voice:
[T]he destruction of … solidarity is almost explicitly the purpose of neoliberal reform, as the attack on public-sector unions' bargaining rights suggests. The goal is to get every person thinking and acting for themselves, which makes them most desperate and vulnerable—oh, wait, I'm sorry, I meant free and flexible.
Reihan Salam, the National Review's in-house domestic policy wonk, then went after Horning, respectfully ("he is a lucid and intelligent writer I disagree with as completely and comprehensively as one can disagree with another human"):
I recognize that my highly idiosyncratic subjective experience has inclined me towards preferring the new capitalism to the old. When I think of the Fordist economy, I can't help but think of the film North Country, which portrayed the blue-collar ideal in a harsher light, perhaps unintentionally. When I think of the neoliberal order, I think of the dramatic advances made by women in educational attainment and market production.
There is no denying that the neoliberal order has been particularly beneficial for novelty-seeking elites, for whom the rise in geographical mobility, economic dynamism, and cultural diversity and the concomitant decline in social trust has been a boon on balance. Given that loss aversion is deeply ingrained and that most people prefer stability to novelty, the neoliberal turn may well have imposed a regressive psychic tax. The good news, from my perspective, is that our cultural make-up is being remade. America is becoming a more expressive and creative society, yet the country is also building a model of multigenerational kinship that bears more resemblance to pre-Fordist than Fordist social forms.
In fairness, I don't think Horning—or Fox, who provided the framework for this debate—was primarily worried about a "regressive psychic tax." They were speaking more ploddingly about financial and medical benefits—or so it seems to this member of Free Agent Nation.
As a college-educated freelancer, however, I'm flattered to be grouped by implication with "novelty-seeking elites." That sounds kind of racy.


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Mother's Day Lunch
Sunday, 11th of May
Spoil Mom rotten on Sunday, 11th of May with these specials from Guvon Hotels.
Glenburn Lodge – R145pp
Spoil mom on Mother's Day with a delicious Sunday buffet lunch in the beautiful natural surroundings of Glenburn Lodge in Muldersdrift, just 30 minutes from both Johannesburg and Pretoria. Due to its popularity, Mothers Day lunch will be served in three different venues – Glenkyle function venue, The Piazza and Conservatory.
R145 pp includes:
welcome drinks on arrival
delicious buffet lunch
live entertainment in the Piazza and Glenkyle
Mothers day gift
Lucky draw prizes
Their Mother's Day buffet lunch offers a huge variety including starter platters, a salad selection, carvery with three types of meat, a main course with Kingklip in a lemon butter, chicken coq au vin, oxtail, springbok neck and cranberry stew as well as vegetable lasagna. The main course is accompanied with starch, roast potatoes and savoury rice. Dessert buffet is extensive and includes eight desserts, amongst others lemon meringue, black forest trifle and pancakes filled with citrus cream cheese mousse.
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Contact: Charlotte Marx – +27 11 668 1600
Mother's Day lunch (Lania font)
Kloofzicht Lodge – R200pp
Enjoy breathtaking views over the Zwartkops Mountains and trout dams of the five star Kloofzicht Lodge in the Cradle of Humankind, while celebrating Mothers Day. R200 per person includes a buffet lunch as well as a gift.
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Mother and daughters are encouraged to spend quality time in Chicama Country Spa where fantastic Spa packages, designed especially for Mothers Day, are available. Chicama Country Spa is situated at Glenburn Lodge in Muldersdrift. See www.chicama.co.za for Mothers Day packages.
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Mothership Landing This Weekend (Camp Bisco, String Summit, Mile High and Pitchfork Too)
There's plenty of festival action to be had across the country this weekend. As we've previously reported, Camp Bisco is now underway in Mariaville, NY (we're hoping Green rebounds to take Color War 2009). The Northwest String Summit is in motion at Oregon's Horning's Hideout. TOOL will perform its frst show since 2007 (along with two days of Widespread Panic) at the Mile High Music Festival. Over in Chicago, Tortoise will help kick off the Pitchfork Music Festival in a few hours. Meanwhile, one event we have yet report on is Mothership Landing. This funk-infused weekend is slated for Nelson Ledges Quarry Park in Garrettsville, OH. George Clinton and P-Funk will headline with Freekbass, Waterband, The Groove Prophets, The Boogie Hustlers, The Bob Niederriter Quartet and Sultans Of Bing signed on as well.


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What George Washington Really Looked Like.
The real George Washington may not look like the guy on the dollar bill. Jim Rees of historic Mount Vernon said that Washington and the artist who painted him actually didn't like each other!
"You might say that portrait might be an example of an artist's revenge," Rees says. ... 'What did this guy really look like?'"
So Rees commissioned a group of scientists and artists to recreate Washington at age 57, then age-regress him back to 45, and 19.


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Welcome to another instalment of Fortified, where you can find out what we've been working on this week. As tends to be the case this time of year, theres plent of SXSW-related news ahead of the festival in Austin next week.
Los Coast
Unless you've been frequenting the American South West's music scene as of late, Los Coast would be Fortress' mystery element, until now. The Austin band will be making a number of appearances at SXSW this year, and although its a local event for them, it will be the first time the fully formed band present their music to the wider music world who will be flooding the city again this year. Los Coast will be playing a whopping 7 showcases in total, including the 3TEN Austin City Limits Live show on Thursday, March 17th. Click here for a full list. To keep up with the band as they perform across Austin, be sure to follow them on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and check out their brand-spanking new website too.
Ian Moore
Ian is an Austin legend and SXSW main-stay. He will be making 7 appearances at the festival this year, including three in a day, proving to the younger artists that theres no replacement for hard work and high energy. Catch him at the Texas Music Magazine's Annual Day Party and more – his full line up can be found here.
Normanton Street
Normanton Street are still plugging away at their crowdfunding campaign to take them to SXSW, where they hope to show the world that they have the perfect combination of vibe and talent that have been lacking in recent years. Get involved here. And if you want to catch them anywhere in the UK, they've got a busy schedule coming up that you can see below. They'll be in London and Cardiff this week!
Wes Period
Wes Period will be making appearances at SXSW too – although he's keeping his showlist fashionably secret for now. However, he has promised a first glimpse of Late Bloomer after the madness ends. In the meantime, check out this great new track from Martika that Wes helped out on on the boards.


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Speaking events and even Regional Movie Ministries are still not my top life priority – family, the "real" job that pays the bills, and our core ministry of Men of AIM and our 'own' RMM, the Heart of Illinois Christian Movie Central, are higher.
That said, we are excited about 2016. Tomorrow starts a week in Nashville for the National Religious Broadcasters conference, which I will be attending for the first time.
I brought some books to share, and hope to meet with a number of directors, producers, and marketing teams about the RMM concept.
In another recent development, I've been asked to serve in a central role with the National Coalition of Ministries to Men (NCMM) in the area of Movie outreach among NCMM members. Men of AIM has been an NCMM member for several years, and we're excited to see where this goes.
Will we hit 500 RMM's this year? Probably not, but we'll encourage what we can, and with networking we may well find out there are far more groups already serving this role in their towns, so maybe we can get to 100 or so without actually seeing 'new' groups planted!
Your prayers are greatly appreciated! One area we do plan on doing better at is updating this page and the RMM Facebook page. Who knows, maybe this year we launch a RMM specific web page.
With a handful of financial supporters of the RMM concept, it would be an easy decision to take that step.