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Ai Weiwei: So Sorry
Ai Weiwei, essay by Mark Siemons
With the rise of Chinese art over the past decade, shifting economies and policies, Ai Weiwei's work has never been more important or relevant. Born in Beijing in 1957, and the son of an outspoken Chinese poet and regime critic, Ai Qing, he grew up in a labour camp in the remote Xinjiang Province during his father's 20-year exile.
Ai Weiwei is one of China's most controversial contemporary artists, as well as being a critic of the Chinese government. In one instance, his activism and art has even led him to suffer violence at the hands of China's secret police.
Ai Weiwei: So Sorry documents the artist's solo exhibition at Munich's Haus der Kunst. The collection is complete with images from his acclaimed project, Fairytale at the 2007 Documenta 12 exhibition in Kassel, Germany. Also featured are images from the installation, Descending Light, which is a enormous chandelier made of 60,000 red beads that appears to have crashed to the ground. This book offers readers the chance to dive into the world of Ai Weiwei and his conceptual offerings that ultimately question modernity.
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Saturday, April 10, 2010
Kedgeree - Pink Saturday
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Grandma Maude was not an Anglophile. Famine Irish had long memories and the only good thing she would attribute to the British was the Magna Carta. She did, however, love to cook and tell tales - some tall, some true - that were sure to make us smile. She'd let novel bits of England into her kitchen to assure those smiles. Bubble and Squeak was a favorite of hers and she, of course, had a tale to match the dish. For the uninitiated, Bubble and Squeak is a homely dish made mostly of potatoes and cabbage. It is twice cooked. The bubble represents the boiling of vegetables and the squeak is the noise made when they are turned into a skillet and fried. This was heady information for five year olds. Almost as good as Bangers and Mash and Kedgeree. In our world, Kedgeree was an exotic dish that set us apart from those who had tuna casserole on Friday nights. In truth, Kedgeree is a lightly curried breakfast dish made from rice, smoked fish, boiled eggs, parsley and some lemon juice. While its considered an English dish, it roots are Indian and it is probably an adaption of a rice and lentil dish called Khichari. The British altered the dish to suit their tastes and Grandma Maude altered it to suit hers. She dropped the eggs and the curry and created a thirty minute meal that would make the most harried of cooks smile. This is not company fare, but it is wonderful for a family lunch or supper. Here's the recipe we use.
Kedgeree...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 cup long grain rice
1-3/4 cup fish stock or reduced-sodium chicken broth
8 ounces salmon fillet, skinned and chopped
3 ounces smoked salmon, chopped
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
3 scallions, finely chopped
Salt and pepper
Garnish: dill sprigs and lemon slices
1) Combine butter and oil in a large saucepan. Cook until butter melts. Add onion and cook over low heat until soft but not brown, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
2) Add rice and cook, stirring constantly, until it is transparent, about 3 minutes. Add stock and stir well. Bring to a boil, cover pan, and simmer gently, for 10 minutes.
3) Add fresh and smoked salmon. Stir well. If rice seems dry add more stock. Cook until fish and rice are tender and all liquid has been absorbed, about 6 minutes.
4) Remove pan from heat. Stir in cream, dill, and scallions. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish and serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings.
You might also enjoy these recipes:
Yangzhou Fried Rice - One Perfect Bite
Shrimp Risotto - One Perfect Bite
Asparagus and Lemon Grass Risotto - One Perfect Bite
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44 comments :
- Lazaro Cooks said...
Great weeknight meal idea. Not too involved to make and packed with layers of flavor. Love the use of smoked salmon. Cheers!
- April 10, 2010 at 2:15 AM
- Regina said...
Love this Mary.
Happy Pink Saturday.
Enjoy the weekend.
Regina - April 10, 2010 at 2:19 AM
- giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•. said...
Ciao Maria,
questo piatto quì in Italia lo faccia spesso ( povero il mio colesterolo ), soltanto che non metto il prezzemolo :-)
Piatto molto gustoso e ricco ! - April 10, 2010 at 3:36 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Looks yummy--the perfect comfort food! ;-)
- April 10, 2010 at 3:46 AM
- Angie's Recipes said...
Looks like a bowl of great comfort!
Wish you a lovely weekend! - April 10, 2010 at 4:17 AM
- P. said...
I like kidgeree and I don't eat it for sucha long time.
Alfazema - April 10, 2010 at 4:52 AM
- Ana Powell said...
Happy Pink Saturday.
Great dish.
Wishing you a lovely weekend x - April 10, 2010 at 4:58 AM
- Allie and Pattie said...
I had to smile- your grandmother must have had some Italian in her as she turned out an almost classic seafood risotto! LOL I was familiar with the rest, but Kedgeree was new to me. I love the background info you give. Wonderful post, as always
xoxo Pattie - April 10, 2010 at 6:29 AM
- Deana Sidney said...
I love your story Mary, don't stories make food taste better? That you have memories of a grandma Maude is heartwarming. I love those homely English dishes and have made a version of kedgeree for many years.. it is a great leftover killer! I really like the combination of smoked and fresh salmon that you use. and look forward to trying it your way... I will save the recipe as Maude's Kedgeree~~
- April 10, 2010 at 6:32 AM
- Martha said...
What a great story and a great weeknight supper!
- April 10, 2010 at 7:15 AM
- GratefulPrayerThankfulHeart said...
The Kedgeree looks yummy and the time spent listening to Grandma Maude must have been such fun. I hope I make my grandchildren as happy in the kitchen as she did.
A joy visiting with you!
ldh - April 10, 2010 at 7:32 AM
- ♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...
Mary,i already loved ur pink saturdays ....but i so so so muc love ur lovely narrations that heighten the deliciousness of any meal galore .....
THis is delicious...
super weekend to u... - April 10, 2010 at 7:42 AM
- Carla and Michael said...
Thank you for the beautiful picture. I have heard of kedgeree, but never seenn a picture of it. Must try this one and do some research now. Thanks.
- April 10, 2010 at 8:10 AM
- pam said...
Perfect for Pink Saturday!
- April 10, 2010 at 8:15 AM
- Yvonne @ StoneGable said...
Mary, Your Kedgeree is very interesting! I lived in Scotland and England when I was young- but I never had this exotic dish- too bad for me. I have had bubble and squeak and bangers and mash. I would love to eat this for breakfast.
Happy Pink Saturday!
Yvonne - April 10, 2010 at 8:19 AM
- Sushma Mallya said...
wow what a perfect looking rice, absolutely delicious...
- April 10, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- ♥ Kathy said...
Looks good Mary. Happy Saturday :)
- April 10, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- Joanne said...
Ah food. The great unifier. I love the back story to this.
This dish looks delicious. The abundance of smoked salmon in it has me in heaven. - April 10, 2010 at 8:59 AM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
great story, and terrific sounding recipe... Love your grandmother
- April 10, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- Annesphamily said...
I am hungry! This was a beautiful story and Happy Pink Saturday to you! Hugs Anne
- April 10, 2010 at 9:39 AM
- Lori said...
Thats a really nice rice dish Mary.
- April 10, 2010 at 10:13 AM
- caren said...
Always love your recipes! Happy Pink Saturday!
- April 10, 2010 at 10:58 AM
- Devaki said...
I love kedgeree and I adore how you've given it a modern updated twist from say the traditional scottish version.
Very clever with the use of smoked and fresh salmon which also lend lovely colors to the dish.
Gorgeous for spring!
Ciao, Devaki @ weavethousandflavors - April 10, 2010 at 11:13 AM
- Unknown said...
You always has great recipies!!!
Happy Pink Saturday!!! - April 10, 2010 at 11:48 AM
- Sutapa said...
Mary thanks a lot for taking time to visit my blog. It's great to have you in my friends list!
It's pleasure visiting yours and awesome recipes!
Kedgeree is very delicious!
Happy Pink Saturday.
Enjoy a lovely weekend:)
Love Always - April 10, 2010 at 12:21 PM
- Tracy said...
Mary, thank you for stopping by Amuse-bouche for Two. I'm really happy to have been led to your blog. Greetings! :)
- April 10, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- Olive said...
I love your post, it reminds me of my own grandma, I love to listen to her stories too. I've never heard of kedgeree but it looks delicious, thanks for sharing Mary :)
- April 10, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- Claudia said...
Stories always improve food - bless your grandmother for telling you them. The dish is so new to me and just sounds grand,
- April 10, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- Barbara said...
Really love your background on this dish and thank you, Grandma Maude! Have made bubble and squeak and heard of kedgeree, but never have made it. Looks like a super recipe, Mary!
- April 10, 2010 at 1:50 PM
- Valérie said...
This is an excellent recipe, it must be great comfort food!
- April 10, 2010 at 2:08 PM
- Janice said...
I am a big Kedgeree fan too. I'm pleased to see that you omitted any curry powder or paste. My gran and mum also made kedgeree usually with smoked fish and left over rice fried in butter. That delicious buttery smokey taste is one of my favourite memories.
- April 10, 2010 at 3:23 PM
- Sinful Southern Sweets said...
Very interesting recipe. My salmon loving husband is just going to have fits over this!
- April 10, 2010 at 3:40 PM
- Tracy F. said...
Looks delicious! Maybe I can get husband to eat salmon.Happy Pink Saturday!
- April 10, 2010 at 5:14 PM
- Chef Aimee said...
Ok this is a perfect springtime dish! I love this recipe and hope you had a lovely Pink Saturday!
- April 10, 2010 at 5:36 PM
- Kim said...
You grandmother sounds like a lovely woman, full of character. Your kedgeree is a gorgeous way to start the day!
- April 10, 2010 at 8:52 PM
- Arlette said...
Hello Mary,
This is a the first time i hear about Kedgeree, but the dish looks delicious what ever it is called looks a nice brunch dish...
bookmarked to try.. thanks for sharing - April 10, 2010 at 9:39 PM
- My Little Space said...
The recipe sounds wonderful and great colour contrast too! I would love to try it with prawns.
- April 10, 2010 at 10:58 PM
- Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...
This is a great dish and healthy too!
- April 11, 2010 at 2:30 AM
- Wendy said...
Lovely kedgeree! It really is one the world's best breakfast dishes... see, the English can produce good food at times :)
- April 11, 2010 at 2:48 AM
- Diane said...
Hi Mary, I am glad you found my site as it now means I have found yours. I will also be back often, you have some lovely recipes.
Diane - April 11, 2010 at 3:48 AM
- Ma What's 4 dinner said...
This sounds great. I've never heard of it, and as my mom is a Brit I'm going to have a stern talking to her about it. I do love me some bubbles and squeak and bangers and mash and my favorite breakfast she used to make us was baked beans on toast. YUM. Maybe I'll whip this up for her next time she comes to my side of the pond for a visit with her grandkids...she'll be so impressed and we both love curry!
Alex aka Ma What's For Dinner
www.mawhats4dinner.com - April 11, 2010 at 8:27 AM
- The Kitchen Masochist said...
I've never heard of this dish. I learned something new today! Looks like an easy, delicious dish to prepare. Thanks for sharing. :)
- April 11, 2010 at 9:25 AM
- Lucie said...
I'm looking forward to trying kedgeree for the first time--this seems like such a nice weeknight recipe! Hope you're having a great Sunday :)
- April 11, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- Andreas said...
Sounds like a great dish.
Maybe one could swap the curry back in... - April 11, 2010 at 2:07 PM


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Published 12:00 am Tuesday, March 5, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Twelve former Florida A&M University band members were charged Monday with manslaughter in the 2011 hazing death of a drum major.
Ten of the band members had been charged last May with third-degree felony hazing for the death of 26-year-old Robert Champion, but the state attorney's office said they are adding the charge of manslaughter for each defendant. They also have charged two additional defendants with manslaughter, though they have yet to be arrested.
The second-degree manslaughter charge announced during an afternoon status hearing carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison.
Champion died in Orlando in November 2011 after he collapsed following what prosecutors say was a savage beating during a hazing ritual. It happened on a bus parked in a hotel parking lot after Florida A&M played Bethune-Cookman in their annual rivalry football game.
Authorities said Champion had bruises on his chest, arms, shoulder and back and died of internal bleeding. Witnesses told emergency dispatchers that the drum major was vomiting before he was found unresponsive aboard the bus.
Christopher Chestnut, an attorney for Champion's parents, said Pam and Robert Champion, Sr. were pleased with Ashton's decision to upgrade the charges.
"These charges are commensurate with the acts committed," Chestnut said. "It sends the right message regarding zero-tolerance of hazing in the FAMU band."
Prosecutors had originally filed felony hazing charges that only required that they prove the defendants took part in a hazing that resulted in death. It didn't require them to prove who struck the fatal blows.
A spokesman for State Attorney Jeff Ashton's office said the prosecutor would not comment. Ashton, a 30-year veteran who was on the team that failed to convict Casey Anthony of murder in 2011, was sworn in as the area's top prosecutor in January after beating his former boss in a hotly contested election.
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In Britain, mammograms are usually offered to women aged 50 to 70 every three years as part of the state-funded breast cancer screening program.
Scientists said the British program saves about 1,300 women every year from dying of breast cancer while about 4,000 women are overdiagnosed. By that term, experts mean women treated for cancers that grow too slowly to ever put their lives at risk. This is different from another screening problem: false alarms, which occur when suspicious mammograms lead to biopsies and follow-up tests to rule out cancers that were not present. The study did not look at the false alarm rate.
"It's clear that screening saves lives," said Harpal Kumar, chief executive of Cancer Research U.K. "But some cancers will be treated that would never have caused any harm and unfortunately, we can't yet tell which cancers are harmful and which are not."
Each year, more than 300,000 women aged 50 to 52 are offered a mammogram through the British program. During the next 20 years of screening every three years, 1 percent of them will get unnecessary treatment such as chemotherapy, surgery or radiation for a breast cancer that wouldn't ever be dangerous. The review was published online Tuesday in the Lancet journal.
Some critics said the review was a step in the right direction.
"Cancer charities and public health authorities have been misleading women for the past two decades by giving too rosy a picture of the benefits," said Karsten Jorgensen, a researcher at the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen who has previously published papers on overdiagnosis.
"It's important they have at least acknowledged screening causes substantial harms," he said, adding that countries should now re-evaluate their own breast cancer programs.
In the U.S., a government-appointed task force of experts recommends women at average risk of cancer get mammograms every two years starting at age 50. But the American Cancer Society and other groups advise women to get annual mammograms starting at age 40.
In recent years, the British breast screening program has been slammed for focusing on the benefits of mammograms and downplaying the risks.
Maggie Wilcox, a breast cancer survivor and member of the expert panel, said the current information on mammograms given to British women was inadequate.
"I went into (screening) blindly without knowing about the possibility of overdiagnosis," said Wilcox, 70, who had a mastectomy several years ago. "I just thought, 'it's good for you, so you do it.'"
Knowing what she knows now about the problem of overtreatment, Wilcox says she still would have chosen to get screened. "But I would have wanted to know enough to make an informed choice for myself."


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Libraries Circulating Games
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Library: Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library
Purchased from: Amazon
Ratings: EC-Mature
The Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library system consists of 4 libraries, all of which circulate games with ratings EC-M. Currently the system has around 1,900 games dispersed among the Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii, and Wii-U platforms. There is also a collection of retro Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) games at each location to check out with the Retro-Bit Retro Duo systems we provide. There is a limit enforced of 5 games per card. The libraries loan all games for 2 weeks (14 days). Newer games cannot be renewed, but older games can have the option to be renewed. Late fines are $1.00 per day.
Library: Yorba Linda Public Library
Purchased from: Best Buy, Fry's Electronics, Baker & Taylor, Game Stop
Ratings: Everyone & Teen
The Yorba Linda Public Library (CA) offers X-Box 360, PC, PlayStation2, Playstation3 and Nintendo Wii games for free checkout. We carry ratings of "E" for Everyone and "T" for Teen. The games can be checked out for a loan period of 3 weeks and are reservable. A maximum of 10 games can be checked out per card. The library currently has about 300 titles.
Library: Chesapeake Public Library
Purchased from: Amazon, Recorded Books and Ingram
Ratings: All
Platforms: 3DS, DS, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii, Wii U
The Chesapeake Public Library (CPL) has over 340 game titles in circulation and the collection is growing. Following the policy for other library materials residents may check out up to 30 items and place titles on hold. (Nonresidents may check out up to 6 items with an active library card.) Games are borrowed for two weeks and users have the option to renew items up to two times as long as there are no holds on the title. All customers are able to suggest titles for purchase on the library's website. Donations are accepted and integrated into our circulating collection.
Library: Park Ridge Public Library
Purchased from: Baker & Taylor, WebAMI, Best Buy, Amazon.com
Ratings: E - Mature
The Park Ridge Public Library (IL) offers Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, and PS3, and Gamecube games for checkout in the young adult, Children's, and Adult A/V departments. We carry ratings from E - Mature. The games can be checked out by Park Ridge card holders only and have a loan period of 3 weeks. A maximum of 2 games can be checked out per library card. The YA collection was established February 2006. In the summer of 2007, an E-rated children's department collection was established with GameCube, Wii, PS 2, and PS3 games. In February of 2008 we established a Mature game collection that is housed in our A/V collection.
Library: Wilbraham & Monson Academy Library
Donated by parent of student
The WMA Library is currently working with the parent of a student to collect and house at least 25 board games. We will house the games in the library and lend them to students for library use. Boarding students may take the games back to their rooms for a 1-night loan. We're trying to figure out how to make sure that students return games with all of their pieces---without asking staff to count pieces every time a game comes back. We've hosted several very popular game nights here at the library as well.
Library: Baltimore County Public Library
Purchased from: Baker & Taylor, Amazon
Ratings: E, E10+, T
Baltimore County Public Library (Md.) currently offers over 5000 videogames at 17 branches for 7-day circulation. It was decided to catalog the E and E10+ games in the kids collection, and the T games are in the adult collection. The platforms supported are Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii. Portables have been determined to be too unwieldy for circulation at this time. Programming at branches has included Runescape events and XBox 360 and Wii-based tournaments for teens and seniors.
Library: Bloomington Public Library
Purchased from: EB Games (Game Stop), Game Exchange, Best Buy, Amazon and Ingram
Ratings: E & T
Bloomington Public Library offers video games for check out. We have current and classic titles for X-Box, Playstation 2, GameCube, X-Box 360, Playstation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP systems. You can take up to two games at a time and keep them for one week. If the game you want is checked out, be sure to place a hold on the title and we will set it aside for you when it comes back. If you want to play the games you have for another whole week, just renew them if no one else has requested them. Consider this your warm-up for Game Fest.
Library: Guilderland Public Library
Purchased from EB Games, Wal Mart, Best Buy. Donations accepted.
Ratings: E - T
As of February 2, 2007, the Guilderland Public Library in Guilderland, NY, circulates console games. The library is launching a circulating collection of 102 games for the following platforms: Playstation 2 (PS2), XboX, Xbox 360, Nintendo Gamecube (GCN), and the Nintendo Wii. In the future, I would also like to support handheld platforms and the Playstation 3 (PS3). All games are loaned for free on a first-come, first-served basis for seven days. The library's Teen Advisory Committee will be organizing and planning gaming events after its February 2007 meetings!
Library: Marathon County Public Library (MCPL)
Purchased from various retailers, plus donations of used games.
Ratings: E - M
Contact: MCPL Teen Services
As of March, 2008, the Marathon County Public Library (MCPL) in Wausau, WI, circulates console games and a small number of PC games. As of March, 2010, we have several hundred games for the following platforms: Playstation 2 (PS2), Playstation 3 (PS3),XboX, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Playstation Portable (PSP), Nintendo DS, and personal computer (PC). All games are loaned for free for seven days. We maintain a waiting/request list through our ILS. Games may be renewed once for an additional seven days if it is not requested by someone else. Games are specially displayed/promoted on our website: www.mcpl.us/teenzone/games
Library: Rochester Hills Public Library
Purchased from: Gamestop, GameRush (Blockbuster) Best Buy and Baker & Taylor
Ratings: E - T
News about Games at RHPL: Animeted.org
Rochester Hills Public Library offers games for Xbox 360, Xbox, PS2, PS3, Gamecube, Wii, PSP, Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS for checkout. The games circulate for 1 week, and can be renewed if no one is waiting for them. You can place holds on the games and the library has more than 1,500 games with more than 850 unique titles in this growing collection. For detailed information about starting your own circulating video game collection including statistics, a sample press release, arguments for starting a collection, teen testimonials and information on security issues go to 4librarians For reviews from teen gamers in the community check out Animeted.org!
Library: Park Forest Public Library
Purchased from: Baker & Taylor, Amazon, and eBay
Ratings: Everyone & Teen
The Park Forest Public Library offers games for Xbox, XBox 360, PS2, PS3, Wii, and Gamecube for checkout. As of August 2008, PS2, XBox 360, and Wii games are the most popular platforms checked out. The games circulate for 1 week and cannot be renewed. The library has about 180 titles in this growing collection. We also hold video game tournaments. We started with purchsing a Gamecube and PS2 to use during the tournaments and recently added a Wii. So far, we've had a Guitar Hero Aerosmith and a Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournaments. Turnout was great.
Library: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
Purchased from: EB Games
Ratings: All
The University of Illinois Undergraduate Library started collecting video games in Spring 2006. We are looking to support student interests, curricular and teaching needs, as well as the research of many scholars on campus. We are starting with new and best selling games for platforms like Playstation 2, GameCube, XBox, and XBox 360. We also plan to collect portable games (Nintendo DS, PSP, etc.) and vintage games as well.
Library: Mobile Public Library
Purchased from: Ingram
Ratings: E - T
I am doing video game selection for the Mobile Public Library system in Mobile Alabama. We are currently putting together a start-up collection of console games (X Box and Playstation 2) for our Main and West Regional libraries. I am hoping librarians who are readers of this wiki might be able to give some guidance in the area of reviews and purchasing.
We are currently using these sources for evaluative reviews: PC Gamer Magazine, Game Informer, Official X Box Magazine, Playstation Magazine, Sound and Vision, Electronic Gaming Monthly. Given their target audience these are all heavily weighted towards titles rated for Teen or Mature with less coverage of E titles for Everyone and very little coverage of materials geared for children. Are there websites that are authoritative for reviews that we might use to supplement these print magazines? Also, do you know of print or web-based sources that review games for children (console, not PC)? Are there any review sources (for either children or adult games) which review in advance of release?
As regards purchasing, which vendor(s)are you using? In your experience, which provide the best discount and fill rate?
All suggestions / recommendations are greatly appreciated.
Library: McCracken County Public Library
Purchased from: GameStop, WalMart, Sam's Club, and Best Buy
Ratings: E - T
We are circulating Nintendo Gamecube, Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation2. Playstation2 is by far our most popular platform. These games are setup to circulate just as DVDs. They check out for one week and are not renewable. We also have been circulating PC games for a long time now. They are setup to circulate just as CDs which checkout for three weeks and are renewable.
We select titles from Xbox Platinum Hits, PS2 Greatest Hits, and Gamecube Player's Choice. We also buy games based on user ratings that are within our price guideline of basically under $25.00 per title. New releases are available for in-house play at our Young Adult Media Bar.
Since console game circulation is new for us, we consider it a demonstration project and thus have a limited budget until it is a proven success. We are evaluating customer response and request, overdue and billed items, as well as how often items are damaged or needing repair. Since the beginning this project in December, 2005, our customer response has been fantastic. We have doubled our collection twice during that time.
We currently hold about 300 games for circulation.
Library: Oakland Public Library
Purchased From: Baker & Taylor, Best Buy, and EB Games
Ratings: E-T
We are currently circulating Sony PlayStation 2 games. We decided on PS2 as it is the most popular platform with our teen patrons. Xbox is a close second and some branches of Oakland Public Library (OPL) plan to purchase Xbox games for their collections soon. The games check out for one week only without renewals or holds. Fines are $1 a day. We have been circulating games since Summer 2006. We choose which games to buy through patron requests and reviews online and in print review sources. We do plan to purchase consoles for gaming programs in the future. We currently circulate a little over 100 games at 14 branches.
Library: West Palm Beach Public Library
Purchased from: Amazon
Ratings: E-T
We're an urban public library. We circulate games for the PS2, Xbox, PSP and Nintendo DS. The games are shelved in the teen collection. The games checkout for one week, renewals are allowed if holds are not present. We're a municipal library with no branches. We currently circulate over 90 games.
Library: Ada Community Library
Purchased From: Hastings, Wal-Mart, and Amazon.com
Ratings: EC, E, E10+, T
We are circulating Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Gameboy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation 2 and Sony PSP games. Games rated "E" are shelved with our juvenile collection, while games rated "T" are shelved with our young adult collection. The games checkout for one week (limit of five per card).
Library: Simon Fraser University
Purchased From: Amazon.ca and various other retailers
Ratings: all
The Games Collection and Room at the SFU-Surrey Library are to support teaching, learning, and research by SFU faculty, staff and students. The collection currently holds about 350 titles.
Any current SFU student, faculty, or staff member may borrow console (not PC) games for 3 days. PC games are loaned out just for the day (not overnight).
The Games Room is equiped with Arcade Legends, Nintendo GameCube, Playstation 2, Super Nintendo, XBox and XBox 360 consoles, and controllers can be borrowed from the Loans Desk. GameBoy Advanced and Nintendo DS consoles can be borrowed from the Loans Desk. Wii console coming soon. More information here.
Library: University of Oregon
Purchased From: UO Bookstore - computer section, Amazon.com, local Game Crazy store and others as needed
Ratings: all
We have a circulating collection with the following hardware: 360, Nintendo DS (2), Playstation3, Xbox, and Wii (2). More information is available on our institutional digital repository. [1]
Library: Decatur Public Library
Purchased from: Baker and Taylor
Ratings: Everyone through Teen
The Decatur Public Library (IL) presently circulates GameCube, Wii, Playstation2, Playstation 3, Xbox, and Xbox 360 games, which are shelved in the young adult area. Since the collectioon is relatively new, patrons are restricted to checking out one game per card for two weeks. We do not fill requests for our games from other libraries in our consortium, which is in line with the reciprocal borrowing agreement since other libraries in the system to not carry this format.
Initial software will include popular titles. Check back for more information.
Library: Greater Victoria Public Library
Purchased from: a major Canadian library vendor
Ratings: E, E10+, T, M
The Greater Victoria Public Library is a 10-branch system serving over 300,000 residents in 10 municipalities and five First Nations in the Greater Victoria region in British Columbia, Canada. Our pilot circulating collection in 2007 had about 100 games, including PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360 and wii. Games are now a part of our regular acquisitions and we collect for new platforms as they are released. The loan period is 7 days, 2 per card, holds permitted, no renewals, $1.50/day if overdue. We also have a parallel collection of "Fast Plays", which are added copies that cannot be put on hold. This ensures a browsing collection for walk-in patrons.
Library: [2]
Purchased from: GameZone
Ratings: E, T
The Hillsdale Public Library currently owns approximately 130 games. They include PS2, XBox, XBox360, DS, and Wii. Games have the same loan policy as DVDs - 1 week at no charge, $1 per day overdue. We have hosted a number of DDR and Guitar Hero tournaments. We just purchased a Wii and hope to use that for more programs soon.
Library: Iowa City Public Library
Purchased from: Amazon, Ingram
Ratings: T and below
The Iowa City Public Library currently checks out PS3, Wii, Wii U and Xbox 360 video games. The loan period is 7 days, 2 per card, holds permitted, no renewals, $1.00/day if overdue. We have hosted a number of gaming events for Grades 4-6 and teens. We have a PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 for inhouse use. We have Wii consoles for one-week checkout, holds permitted, no renewals, $5.00/day if overdue. We also have computers with pre-loaded PC games in the Children's Room.
Library: Boston Public Library
The Boston Public Library's video game collection includes titles for the Wii, Xbox 360, PS2 and PS3. Most games are located in the YA room on the central branch in Copley Square, but certain titles are floaters that travel from library to library. Games circulate for 7 days and only three games can be checked out at once. The fine for lost games is $55. A complete list of games (in PDF format can be found here.
Library Watertown Free Public Library
The Watertown Public Library's collection includes titles for the Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3 and PSP. For a complete list of titles click here.
Library Lincoln Public Library
Purchased from: Amazon, AVCafe
Ratings: Everyone through teen Contact:
The Lincoln Public Library has a small (and growing collection) of games for Wii, XBox 360 and PS3. The games can be requested by Lincoln resident's only. The can be checked out by all members of the Minuteman Library Network. The games circulate for 7 days .
Library: Westmont Public Library
Purchased from: Best Buy, Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Game Stop
Ratings: Early Childhood, Everyone, Everyone 10+, Teen, Mature
The Westmont Public Library (IL) offers PlayStation2, PlayStation3, PlayStation Portable Xbox360 Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS games for free checkout. The games can be checked out for a loan period of 2 weeks, are reservable and renewable up to 2 times as long as no one has placed a hold on the game. There is no maximum Checkout. Any items not currently on loan to patrons can be sent by inter library loan to any library. The library currently has over 300 titles.
Library: Seeley G. Mudd Library at Lawrence University
Purchased from: Amazon, Toys "R" Us
Ratings: Everyone through Teen
The Seeley G. Mudd Library has a small collection of Nintendo Wii video games to support library and campus-wide programming, as well as the growing field of research surrounding video games. The games and the Wii system are available to all Lawrence University faculty, staff, and students. The games circulate for 3 days and can be reserved. The Wii system must be checked out by a circulation supervisor, who will discuss with the patron how long the system will be needed. We plan to add more Wii games and games for other systems as demand grows. We are also considering adding retro games and systems.


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Chad Ochocinco has been deep-sixed.
After unofficially changing his name (but not his @ochocinco Twitter handle) back to what it used to be, the Miami Dolphins' No. 85 officially once again became Chad Johnson today.
"The main reason behind the name change was due to his marriage to Evelyn Lozada," it says at the OchoCinco News Network (and it must be true because @ochocinco points you there). "The couple preferred Evelyn's last name to be a real name and not the fun 'Ochocinco' character we have come to love."
USA Today's The Huddle blog says the wide receiver "reclaimed his given name in a Fort Lauderdale courthouse Monday." Now, the blog wonders, will he regain his form? It picked apart his average season numbers:
-- "As Chad Johnson (7 seasons): 80 rec., 1,195 yards, 7 TDs."
-- "As Chad Ochocinco (4 seasons): 52 rec., 674 yards, 5 TDs."
According to NFL.com, it cost Ochocinco ... er, Johnson ... cuatrocientos un dolar($401) to become himself again. By the way, NFL.com hasn't totally caught up with the news yet. There's no "Chad Johnson" in its player archives at this moment. But " Chad Ochocinco" is there.
Now, we turn our eyes toward the NBA's Metta World Peace (formerly known as Ron Artest).
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Are instruction manuals and user guides for Sony products available for download?
- To download a manual you will need to know the model number of your product.
- Go to the Manuals section of the model support page to find all available manuals for the particular product
- Because the Sony Support Web site uses pop-up windows to display some information, disable any pop-up blocking software before downloading.
- Because some of the manuals are in the Adobe Portable Document Format (.PDF), make sure the most current version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader software is installed on your computer.
- Manuals for other Sony products are available from the following websites:
- Business & Professional - https://pro.sony/
- PlayStation - https://asia.playstation.com/
Instruction manuals and user guides are available for most Sony products.
- Operating Instructions, Startup Guides, or Reference Guides are PDF manuals which can be downloaded directly from the support website.
- If you want to learn how you can download the PDF version of the helpguide for your cameras or audio & video products, please visit this FAQ
- Many of the current products include the manual in the menu of the device. For example, many of the current TVs have a iManual button on the supplied remote or an iManual option in Help menu.
After the manual or user guide has been downloaded you can use your printer to print the either the entire document or just selected page


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Saying that "critics are right to point out that without proper safeguards, this type of program could be used to yield more information about our private lives," President Obama said Friday that he wants the National Security Agency to stop holding on to massive amounts of "metadata" about the phone calls and electronic communications of millions of people around the world.
Obama said he's ordered a plan to be drafted that would shift that data to some other entity. The information could then only be "queried ... after a judicial finding or in a true emergency." He's also ordered, the president said, that the NSA narrow the scope of its activities. "We will only pursue phone calls that are two steps removed from a number associated with a terrorist organization instead of three," Obama said.
Speaking of the months of controversy about the NSA that were sparked by leaks from former agency contractor Edward Snowden, Obama said of the United States that "we are held to a different standard precisely because we have been at the forefront in defending personal privacy and human dignity."
"No one expects China to have an open debate about their surveillance programs, or Russia to take the privacy concerns of citizens into account," he added.
Along with the changes in how electronic metadata will be stored, Obama said:
-- He has approved a new presidential directive that "will strengthen executive branch oversight of our intelligence activities."
-- He is "directing the director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the attorney general, to annually review — for the purpose of declassification — any future opinions of the [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court] with broad privacy implications, and to report to me and Congress on these efforts."
-- He wants the intelligence community to "institute reforms that place additional restrictions on [the] government's ability to retain, search and use in criminal cases communications between Americans and foreign citizens."
-- He has told Attorney General Eric Holder to make "national security letters, which can require companies to provide specific and limited information to the government without disclosing the orders to the subject of the investigation ... terminate within a fixed time unless the government demonstrates a real need for further secrecy."
Our original post and additions we made before 11:40 a.m. ET pick up the story:
"In our rush to respond to very real and novel threats" after the Sept. 11, 2011, terrorist attacks, "the risks of government overreach — the possibility that we lose some of our core liberties in pursuit of security — became more pronounced," President Obama said Friday.
Obama put a post-Sept. 11 frame around his highly anticipated announcement about the changes he believes need to be made in the way the National Security Agency collects information about millions of people around the world.
Among the changes Obama said he wants to be made: "The establishment of a panel of advocates from outside government to provide an independent voice in significant cases before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court." The president said he will call on Congress to create that panel.
While outlying such changes, he also sought to make the case for the work that the NSA and other intelligence agencies do. "In an extraordinarily difficult job, one in which actions are second-guessed, success is unreported, and failure can be catastrophic, the men and women of the intelligence community, including the NSA, consistently follow protocols designed to protect the privacy of ordinary people," the president said.
He also made the case for the collection of massive amounts of digital data. "We cannot prevent terrorist attacks or cyberthreats without some capability to penetrate digital communications — whether it's to unravel a terrorist plot; to intercept malware that targets a stock exchange; to make sure air traffic control systems are not compromised; or to ensure that hackers do not empty your bank accounts," Obama said.
Speaking of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, whose leaks about the agency's activities sparked an uproar that has led to demands for changes in NSA's operations, Obama said:
"Given the fact of an open investigation, I'm not going to dwell on Mr. Snowden's actions or motivations. I will say that our nation's defense depends in part on the fidelity of those entrusted with our nation's secrets. If any individual who objects to government policy can take it in their own hands to publicly disclose classified information, then we will never be able to keep our people safe, or conduct foreign policy."
From our original post:
Our earlier post, "Obama Expected To Say NSA Should Not Hold 'Metadata'," previewed his remarks.
We'll be updating during Obama's address.
For more background and context, see these earlier posts:
-- 5 Changes To The NSA You Might Hear In Obama's Speech
-- Obama's NSA Speech: Just What Eisenhower Warned About?
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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Who Is The Saddlery?
The Saddlery is the trading name for this website owned by Howard Bowen, Astbury House, Mochdre Business Park, Mochdre, Conwy, LL28 5HB.
What Is This Policy About?
In this Policy, The Saddlery has provided information on what personal information is collected, when and why we collect your personal information, how it is used, the limited conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how it is kept secure.
The Saddlery is committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of visitors to its website. In particular, please note that The Saddlery does not sell, rent, or trade your contact details with other companies and businesses for marketing purposes or financial gain.
When Do We Collect Data?
The Saddlery collects your personal data when you:
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We need to know your basic personal data: e.g. name, home & delivery address, contact phone number(s), your email address and your payment card information. We collect this information in order to provide you with our goods & services, to claim our right to be paid in return for our goods & services.
If you have created a web account (saved your login and personal details on our shopping cart software), note that for your security, we keep an encrypted record of your login password.
We do not collect any personal data from you that we do not need in order to provide goods or services.
If you do not provide this basic personal information, then we will be unable to provide the goods or services you have requested.
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Quartz Crystals Explained Growth Crater through Laser
The Metaphysical Properties of Quartz Crystals
Growth Craters through Laser
There are many viewpoints in the world, and you must sift through them to find your truth. What is right for one person, is not necessarily what is best for another. Also, be aware that a crystal formation may have well documented uses, but others may have discovered new energies and uses. Use this list as a starting point.
Quartz Type
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Growth Crater | See Key. |
Growth Interference |
Growth Interference crystals have cuts on the sides of the crystal that look they came from a trim saw. The cuts are from nearby growths of calcite crystals interfering with the quartz crystal growth.
Growth Interference are crystals showing the indelible marks of another person's or group's power and growth at your expense, usually not a family member like a Key.
Like a key, a Growth Interference Crystal can show you how you are being dominated. Use this crystal to find the way to free yourself from dominion and abuse by people outside of your immediate family. Like the Key, the Growth Interference crystal is a key to freedom, a liberator. Use it in mediation to focus your energy on your own needs and to build resistance to the hurtful influences of others. Carry one as a personal talisman of dignity and self-respect. |
Gwindel |
Gwindels are stacked, twisted Double Terminated crystals that appear to have a slight to large rotation. Here are some photos of Gwindel Quartz
Gwindel crystals are rare and expensive crystals. They are difficult to acquire, and difficult to use.
They have unusual power and energy, that at times is frustrating and seemingly contrary. Normally they are excellent mediation crystals used when one seeks to understand complex and confusing situations. When they work, they help untangle difficult situations. Often however, they seem to add confusion to a situation by generating multiple paths to a solution, each of which is flawed. Gwindel crystals should be used with caution. Experience is required for successful use. |
Harlequin |
A Harlequin is a crystal included with red and silver specks and/or strings of hematite or Lepidocrocite and titanium. Also called Fire Crystal or Fire Quartz.
Harlequins are single purpose crystals. They are coping crystals.
When we are shattered inside, but still have to put up a solid front and go on, Harlequins are our helpmates, our soothers, and our companions. These are personal talismans, constant reminders that we can be whole and functional while inside we are torn apart. A harlequin is very similar in use to a Curved Crystal. They are often used interchangeably. The subtle difference is that a curved crystal is used when adapting to a change in a fundamental part of one's life is necessary. A harlequin is used when we are emotionally shattered by an event, but just need recovery time to cope with the loss. The loss of a loved one requires the power of Curved crystal, the loss of an opportunity, for instance a contest, requires a Harlequin. |
Hematite Quartz |
Hematite Quartz has either a coating or included red hematite needles that give the appearance of rust to the quartz. Sometimes this is inappropriately called Strawberry Quartz. Strawberry quartz is a particular kind of hematite included quartz that is is transparent with the included needles of hematite clearly visible.
Hematite Quartz brings the power of hematite and the power of the scarlet ray of influence (the red color is really more scarlet than red). The scarlet color brings this quartz the power to aid you in enjoying the physical pleasures of maturity—in love, in life, and in relationships. These crystal give you the natural sources of energy to enjoy life's pleasures that extend past the joyfulness of youth. Enjoying life in maturity requires vitality. These crystals bring you the energy and vitality you seek.
Hematite Quartz is reported to helps to sort-out things in ones mind, and can be used for mental attunement, memory enhancement, original thinking and technical knowledge. It is also reported to help enable one to enter into a loving relationship, and to provide mental clarity while meditating. |
Hera Bottom |
A Hera Bottom is a crystal with beveled edges and terry cloth texture on a multi-pointed tail See Self Healed.
Hera | See Self Healed. |
Herkimer Diamond |
Herkimer Diamonds are distinctive crystals only found in Herkimer Co. NW. They are very transparent, double terminated crystals with a reported hardness of 7.5.
Herkimer Diamonds are the most powerful of all quartz crystals. Being doubly terminated, they have the ability to transmit and receive spiritual energy and to amplify and focus it intently. The are harder than all other quartz giving them the strength, and durability to handle difficult challenges beyond the ability of other quartz crystals.
Never large, these are the mini dynamos of the crystal world. What they lack in physical size, they more than make up for in spirit energy. Herkimer diamonds are also unusually transparent. They are perfect conduits of the universal life force, and as such offer us virtually perfect spiritual compasses that can clearly point us towards our goals. |
Herkimer Shaped |
Herkimer shape are crystals, usually Tibetan quartz, that form like a Herkimer diamond. See Double Terminated.
Himalayan Herkimers |
Herkimer shaped crystals from Pakistan. See Double Terminated.
Himalayan Ice |
Himalayan Ice are pink toned and sometimes green toned quartz crystals from the high Himalayan mountains that are deeply etched. Also known as Ice Quartz, Nirvana Quartz, and Nirvana Chlorite Kullu Himalaya. The green tones are from Chlorite. The pink tones are from titanium.
The Himalayan Ice crystals are usually so pitted and etched as to be translucent, rather than transparent. They have a warm, vibrant, yet unyielding Yin energy. The deep etching and pitting gives them a toughness that is the exterior coating of an internally unyielding energy. Crystal-cure.com tells us "The crystal formation is chunky and irregular – a result of calcite and other mineral deposits having once been attached to the crystal, but dissipating over time. This type of crystal formation is known as 'growth interference crystal' and is generally used to release blocks and limitations imposed by oneself on goals or purposes."
These are personal talismans to use daily to deal with adversity. If you are being bombarded, scratched, and wounded, use this crystal to harden your exterior to deal with your pain, drawing on your inner pure strength. Himalayan Ice crystals will bring the power and might of the Universal Life Force to your efforts to survive a tough environment. |
Horn of Plenty |
A tapered, sometimes curving quartz filled geode. A formation of quartz, not a crystal.
Horn of Plenty Quartz has been reported to enhance the healing aspects of other quartz particularly when used on the higher chakras. It has also been reported to aid with self esteem and self worth. | |
Huaron Quartz | Huaron Quartz comes from the Huaron District in Peru. Most material is from the Alimon mine. It has been producing excellent chalcopyrite, sphalerite, pyrite and other attractive minerals for several years. Huaron Quartz usually contains clear quartz with one or more of the above listed minerals. |
Huaron Quartz brings a powerful combination of energies. From the clear needle like quartz crystals it brings a loving energy, often seeming to emit a clear white focused light. From the pyrite, Huaron Quartz brings balance to all the energy in the space assuring that equilibrium and harmony is maintained. From the chalcopyrite, Huaron Quartz provides a strong energy field that seems to defeat lethargy and listlessness. The Chalcopyrite adds the power of connectedness to the higher energy realms. In all, Huaron Quartz brings energy, balance, and connection to the Life Force within a room. It is a powerful energizer – put one in a room and you will notice the difference almost immediately. | |
Husband and Wife | See Soul Mate |
In and Out | See Penetrator |
Included |
Included crystals are a class of crystals. Included crystals have the power and attributes of the main crystal and its shape, and the muted powers of the included crystals based on their crystalline structure, chemical composition, and color.
Inner Child |
A crystal similar to a bridge in which a small crystal is growing out of a much larger one. The crystal is mostly contained within the larger one with only a small amount of it extruding. If the smaller one is only slightly included within the larger then the crystal formation is a Bridge. If the smaller crystal is completely contained within the larger one, it is Manifestation Crystal. Some inner child formations have a very small crystal growing from a much larger one and the appearance is that of a trigger. These are sometimes called Triggers, they are a form of inner child.
Inner Child Quartz crystals are special crystals used for reminding us that we are both what we were and now what we are.
These are excellent meditation crystals for use in reminding ourselves that the joy and simple pleasure in the world we experienced as a child is still there, we must only see it. |
Inter-dimensional |
Inter-dimensional crystals have a series of smooth, rounded windows that extend across the intersections between the faces on the termination of the crystal.
Inter-dimensional crystals, while rare, are excellent meditation crystals used for communication with beings of higher energy levels.
These crystals offer several viewpoints and flexibility in facilitation communication. Some practitioners have found good success using these crystals in divination. Some inter-dimensional crystals seem to offer multiple views of future events allowing for a deeper understanding of coming events. As healing crystals they have been reported to have been successful in opening the receptiveness of the third eye, allowing patients to see more clearly their true needs and desires. |
Ipupiara Quartz |
Ipupiara is Quartz mined near Ipupiara, Bahia, Brazil. It is found in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. It is found clear, smoky, included, and with rutile inclusions.
The web site, /www.mountainvalleycenter.com reports to us that "Ipupiara means "Fresh Water Dolphin" in the language of the people in the Ureu-eu-wau-wau, Brazilian Amazon. The crystals are know as the Goddess of Water crystals. This Quartz is very interactive and receptive to awakening the energy within." | |
Iris | See Rainbow. |
Isis |
An Isis crystal has a dominant face which is five sided with a tall sharp point rather like an arrowhead.
Isis is the Egyptian Deity that was worshiped as the Queen Goddess, the mother who gives birth to the Heavens and Earth. Her worship extended far beyond the Egyptian boarders and her worshipers exist to this day.
The Isis crystal is identified by the five-sided face with an elongated side that extends to the apex of the crystal. It is perfectly formed and perfectly symmetrical. The five-sided shape is reflective of the five sided pentagram or pentagon that is traced in the sky by the travels of the Planet Venus. Venus is the Roman Goddess of Love also known as Aphrodite. These crystals should rightfully be called Goddess Crystals, but the shorter, Isis has become the standard. Understanding their use, however, means recognizing that they are really Goddess crystals that are used to focus the feminine powers of understanding, love, devotion, and birth. Their use, however is not restricted to use by women. On the contrary, they are powerful aids to men who both need to understand the women in their lives, and who need to find a balance in their own natures. These crystals are particularly useful in effort to focus our efforts to be a whole, balanced person when we are out of balance in an aggressive, destructive way. They are very valuable in healing efforts focused on re centering if the out of balance is an excess of the Yang or male elements and the need is for balance by bringing elements of the Yin to the environment. |
Jacare | See Elestial. |
Japan Law Twin |
A crystal in which two single crystals, usually broad flattened prisms, (and one a penetration twin), are joined in the same plane at an angle of about 84 degrees.
Japan Law Twins are very expensive quartz crystals that are used in both meditation and in divination.
These twins hold the unusual energy to see help us see that every problem has more than one angle to its solution. They teach us to look at things from a new angle to see solutions that were not originally visible. Japan Law Twins are also divination crystals. They help us discern the future of our efforts. We will have unintended consequences from almost any action or plan. A Japan Law Twin crystal will help you understand the "shadow" of your decision and its consequences. |
Key |
A key crystal has an indentation in one of its sides that narrows as it penetrates. This indentation is normally 3 sided, but sometimes six sided. Some say it should always have 6 sides, but this view is not widespread.
The Key crystal is the most misunderstood quartz. Keys don't unlock hidden knowledge.
Keys are indelible marks of another family members power and growth at your expense. A Key crystal shows you how you are being dominated. A key crystal is used to find the way to free yourself from dominion and abuse. The Key is a key to freedom. Key crystals are the liberator crystals. Use them in mediation to focus our energy on your own needs and to build resistance to the hurtful influences of others. Carry a Key crystal as a personal talisman of dignity and self respect. |
Kullu Rosies | See Himalayan Ice |
Laser |
A Laser is a naturally formed long slender crystal that tapers towards termination.
The Laser Wand Quartz is recognized as a long slender crystal with small faces on the termination. The crystal tapers from the base to the termination. The angles of the sides of the crystals are curved, in many instances, rather than straight.
When one holds a laser wand, the energy tends to surround the body, providing for a protective barrier. Being a form of a Wand, a Laser has the ability to rapidly transmit much of the spectrum of the Life Force. A Laser is much more powerful than a Wand. A Laser is a healing tool. It is not used in mediation or as a talisman. It is not used in Feng Shui. It is only used in physic healing when deep, focused energy releases are necessary. In physical healing efforts, Lasers are used by trained, experienced practitioners to release harmful elements from internal organs. When used in healing, its uses should be very brief. A Laser is used in spiritual healing when the need is to ease the release of attachment usually to a lost loved one or friend. The only personal use of a Laser is in special focused efforts to remove an unwanted, harmful habit or attitude. Even then, it should be used sparingly and with caution. These crystals have an intimate relationship with both inner and outer space. The use of laser wands during meditation facilitates the establishment of a finer communication with the other worlds, the crystalline world, and the inner world of the self. These crystals radiate a loving energy and have been recognized as a constant source of brilliant white light. Laser wands should always be pointed away from the user. |
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Staring down a resurgent Landon squad early in the second quarter, Episcopal senior forward Arnaud Adala-Moto noticed every Interstate Athletic Conference game would be a hard fought one.
After coming out strong against their conference rival in the first quarter — at one point enjoying an 11-point lead — the Maroon hit a wall. Landon surged back to tie up the game before going tit-for-tat with Episcopal.
"We were just trying to find our defense," Adala-Moto said. "We didn't expect them to play like that … They were pushing. They kind of jumped to the ball."
Clawing for the ball, roughing up Episcopal's point guards and disrupting the their transitions meant Landon, to that point, had seen more than a few turnovers go their way.
Adala-Moto, dominating the game offensively early on, had become a nonfactor and the Bears showed no signs of slowing when they had a chance at the net.
Though the 9-1 Maroon kept the score close, the 8-5 Bears landed a buzzerbeater at the end of the second quarter to give them a 35-34 lead against the No. 9 team in the region.
"I'll give Landon a lot of credit — they closed the gap," said coach Jim Fitzpatrick. "Once you get into a tight game, then there are enough good players [on any IAC team] to stay in the game."
Fitzpatrick pointed to his team's early struggles with rebounding and layups as key problems. With Landon unwilling to roll over and play dead the 9-1 Maroon returned to the court for the second half ready to get "back to basics," the coach said.
"We played zone and slowed Landon's surge," Fitzpatrick said. "Our zone defense forced them to miss shots … The momentum changed."
The turning point came a little more than four minutes into the third quarter. Junior guard Doug Chappell hit a three-point field goal to tie up the game. About 20 seconds later, Landon fouled senior guard Kethan Savage. He went one-for-two from the line but it was enough to secure a tentative lead.
Landon's younger, smaller squad fought back again, but by then Adala-Moto had returned to his former self. He and Chappell dominated the court. They didn't have a choice, Chappell said, with Savage still limited with a back injury.
"I definitely had to be more aggressive on offense," he said, crediting Adala-Moto with the bulk of the glory. "With [Savage] hurt, we had to pick up the load of scoring."
For his part, Adala-Moto credits the team's defensive play for the turnaround. Once they got their legs back, the game went their way, he said.
The Maroon put together seven unanswered points and eventually extended their lead back to the double-digits en route to a 71-55 win. By the time Landon started fouling to halt Episcopal's offensive production, the Maroon were too far gone to be caught.
Though the score belies the close fought victory, Fitzpatrick believes his players left home court a little more prepared for their next IAC matchup. It's not going to be easy any night their facing a conference rival, he said. Episcopal, 2-0 in the IAC, has a target on its back.
"Lesson one: Every IAC game is going to be a battle," he said. "I don't care what league it is… when you're playing in conference, every team wants to win and every game is a battle."


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In the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, the fictional Sindar (meaning Grey People, singular Sinda, although the later term was not generally used by Tolkien) are Elves of Telerin descent. They are also known as the Grey Elves. Their language is Sindarin. The Kings of Doriath, Elu Thingol and his grandson Dior Eluchil, were the High Kings of the Sindar.
The Sindar are "grey" perhaps because they were not precisely Elves of the Light, never having actually set foot in Valinor, but neither were they Elves of Darkness, since they did accept the invitation and set out on the journey (and therefore were technically counted among the Eldar). They are sometimes referred to as Elves of the Twilight. The term grey may also refer to Elu Thingol's grey cloak. The term Sindar is actually not Sindarin in origin: it is the Quenya name devised by the Ñoldorin exiles. The name that the Sindar used for themselves was simply Edhil ("Elves", singular Edhel).
The Teleri were the greatest host of the Eldar. They had two kings, the brothers Elwë Singollo (or Elu Thingol as he was later known in the Sindarin tongue) and Olwë. When the Teleri reached Beleriand during the Great Journey from Cuivienen, Thingol went wandering in the forests as was his wont. In the forest of Nan Elmoth he met Melian, one of the Maiar. They fell in love, and with Melian, Thingol stood spellbound in Nan Elmoth for several years.
In the meantime, Olwë and many of the Teleri could not delay longer, and went to Aman without Elwë and his following. Elwë's followers stayed in Beleriand, to search for their king. At long last he awoke from the spell and set up a kingdom in the midst of Beleriand: Eglador (Land of the Forsaken, or Land of the Elves. The etymology is not clear.). The Dwarves of Nogrod and Belegost in the Ered Luin (Blue Mountains) were contracted to aid in the building of the city of Menegroth (the Thousand Caves).
Other Teleri also stayed behind: these were the friends of Ossë the Maia, who had fallen in love with the shores of Middle-earth, and did not wish to depart. Their leader was Círdan, and they established cities at Eglarest and Brithombar. They were known as the Falathrim, or Elves of the Falas (Shore). They were not part of the realm of Eglador, but still took Thingol as their High King.
Yet other stray bands of Teleri settled in Nevrast and Hithlum to the north of Eglador, although these did not form any realms.
The Teleri of Eglador, the northlands, and the Falas were collectively known as the Sindar, or Grey Elves, in later days, because they developed a civilisation all its own, which almost equalled that of the Calaquendi or Light Elves of Valinor.
A last group of Teleri in Beleriand were the Laiquendi or Green Elves: they were descended from the Nandor, which had split from the Great Journey before the Hithaeglir (Misty Mountains), and gone south along the Great River (Anduin). A part of them, under Denethor son of Dan, crossed the Blue Mountains eventually, and settled in Ossiriand, or as it was later known Lindon (land of the singers). They remained a people apart for long, although many of them removed to Thingol's realm after Denethor was killed.
Just before the arrival of the Ñoldorin exiles, the Dark Lord Morgoth returned to his old stronghold of Angband, and his activities increased. Thingol had Melian use her magic to create a girdle of bewilderment around Eglador, so that nobody could enter without the king's permission. Ever after it was known as Doriath (Land of the Fence). Thingol remained High King of the Sindar and nominal Overlord of Beleriand, although especially the Ñoldor following of the sons of Fëanor usually ignored his commands.
The language of the Sindar diverged from common Telerin over the long ages they were sundered from their kin, and became known as Sindarin. By the time the Ñoldor arrived in Beleriand, the languages had become mutually unintelligible, but the Ñoldor were quick to learn it. In the Second and Third Age, Sindarin became known as the Noble Tongue, and became the Elvish tongue used in daily speech throughout Middle-earth (helped by the decree of Thingol, who forbade the use of the Ñoldorin language in his realm). It was also adopted for daily use by the Númenóreans, and remained somewhat in use in the Realms in Exile of Gondor and Arnor.
Sindarin eventually replaced Ñoldorin Quenya as the language used by the Ñoldor in Beleriand, even in predominantly Ñoldorin settlements such as Gondolin, although Quenya survived as a language of knowledge.
The Peredhil, Elrond and Elros, were partially of Sindarin Elven descent, as their mother Elwing was the daughter of Dior, the son of Lúthien, the daughter of Thingol and Melian.
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