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Pseudotsuga menziesii
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September 17, 2008
The latitude span of P. menziesii surpasses that of any other commercial western North American conifer. Lumber of this species is prized for its commercial utility, and the species holds the world record for the tallest individual tree ever occurring. The species is not a true fir, and it is a separate species from three others in Mexico, Japan and China, all of which are also called by the common name Douglas-fir. The species was first recorded on Vancouver Island by naturalist Archibald Menzies.
Two subspecies occur in western North America: P.m. menziesii and P.m.glaucescens. P.m.menziesii (Coast Douglas-fir) occurs from west-central British Columbia south to central California. In Oregon and Washington the range is continuous from the Cascades west to the Pacific Ocean. In California, it ranges from the Klamath and Coast ranges south to the Santa Cruz Mountains, and in the Sierra Nevada as far south as Yosemite National Park. P.m.glaucescens (Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir) occurs east of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountain Ranges. The distribution extends east to the Rocky Mountains and north to Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Douglas-fir is monoecious; with strobili production commencing at about age twelve. Primordia of pollen, stroboli and leaves appear in spring, but the egg-shaped pollen cone buds cannot be distinguished even microscopically until July, and not visibly until September. Pollen cone primordia are usually clustered at the shoot base, whereas the larger seed cone structures lie singly at the acropetal extreme of the shoot.(Allen) Frost during cone anthesis or herbivory by insects can render cones unviable The yellow to deep red male strobili measure approximately two cm in length, whilst the deep green to red female counterparts are roughly 50 percent longer, and manifest sizable trident bracts ready for to pollination soon after emergence. (Owston) Length of mature cones is eight to ten cm. Bracts become brown after seeds mature.
Coast Douglas-fir cones mature and seeds ripen from August in California and southern Oregon to mid-September in northern Washington and southern British Columbia. Seedfall takes place rapidly following cone maturity with most of the total crop hitting ground by the late October. Other seeds fall even lasting until spring. Seedfall east of the Coast Ranges occurs more rapidly than in coastal North America.
In the case of Rocky Mountain douglas-fir flowering is similar to Coast Douglas-fir, with Colorado flowering commencing in April and May in Idaho. Cone ripening starts in July at the lower elevations in Montana and later at more northern latitudes, and higher dispersal of seed for Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir begins in September at higher elevations in Montana.
Seedlings flourish with a moderate amount of soil moisture in light shade and may attain a first year height of six to ten cm. In most areas seedling growth is inhibited by high densities of leaf litter and forest floor detritus. By age eight, young trees may have sprout extensions exceeding one meter.per annum. In the Rockies, P.m.menziesii suffers limitation of distribution due to low precipitation and evaporative stress. As with most perennial woody plants, Douglas-fir relies on a mycorrhizal relationship for uptake of minerals and water. Around 2000 species of fungi are symbionts with Douglas-fir, ectomycorrhizal and ectendomycorrhizal structures both having been recorded on Douglas-fir. (Trappe) Mature Douglas-fir reach heights of 40 to 100 meters, with the tallest recorded tree of any species being a 126,5 m individual in Lynn Valley at Vancouver, British Columbia; a slightly smaller 120 m Douglas-fir was recorded at Mineral, Washington. The tallest extant P. menziesii is a 100.3 m specimen at Coos Bay, Oregon.
P. menziesii are food plants for larvae of certain Lepidoptera such as Bordered White, Autumnal, Turnip, Engrailed and Pine Beauty Moths, as well as many species within the moth family Gelechiidae, especially of the Chionodes genus. Avafauna consuming Douglas-fir seeds include siskins, grouse and crosbills. Chickadees, nuthatches, brown creepers, and woodpeckers devour insects found in the trunk, branches and twigs. Foliage herbivory is noted by pine white butterfly larvae, silver-spotted tiger moth larvae, and many other moths. Squirrels and chipmunks eat P.menziesii seeds. Foliage and twigs are browsed by beavers, porcupines, deer and elk.
In mixed oak woodlands of California, Douglas-fir is becoming an increasingly common tree, due to the use of widespread fire suppression in modern times. In many Coast Range venues Douglas-fir threatens to take over dominant status.due to its ability to reach greater heights than its associate oak and madrone species, when fire does not interrupt in a natural time frame. Therefore, many oak woodland ecosystems which have been associated with certain locations at least through the Holocene are transforming (in many cases) to pure stands of Douglas-fir. This process leads to habitat alteration that may ultimately reduce biodiversity by denying niches to the greater number of species that depend upon oak woodlands.. In many locations, such as Annadel State Park in California, resource managers are combating this effect by selectively girdling Douglas-firs as they encroach into oak dominant forests. These biodiversity threats are magnified by planting vast tracts with Douglas-fir to meet commercial demand for lumber.
* George S. Allen and John N. Owens (1972) The life history of Douglas-fir. Environment Canada, Canadian Forestry Service, Ottawa, Ontario. 139 p.
* James M. Trappe, (1977). Selection of fungi for ectomycorrhizal inoculation in nurseries. Annual Review of Phytopathology 15:203-222
* Peyton W. Owston and William I. Stein (1974) Pseudotsuga Carr. Douglas-fir. In Seeds of woody plants in the United States. p. 674-683. C. S. Schopmeyer, tech. with. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook 450. Washington, DC
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
Karrie Allen: My New Favorite Teacher
I know, I haven't posted in a while. I was so busy with work, and all of the wonderful CHA announcements the past week or so...but, I'm back now!
Since my last post I've taken an AMAZING class from an AMAZING woman, and signed up for another! Her name is Karrie Allen. How did I meet her? An interesting story! While selling Mary Kay, I was looking for new customers, and invited this nice girl, Michelle, from my local scrapbooking store to coem to an event. We got to talking, and realized that her boyfriend's brother had worked with my husband. Small world, right? In the following days, we discovered lots of common intrests, and she let me know that she was really nervous about the possibility of her boyfriend proposing on their anniversary. Loooong story a little shorter, he proposed, and that meant a WEDDING! Well, it just so happens that my husband and I are wedding photographers, so OF COURSE we asked if we could shoot their wedding as a gift. Talk about finding a great couple to befriend! Anywho, I came to find out, that Michelle's husband's mother was Karrie Allen, an amazing scrapbooker and teacher. Her brother is the owner of Bazzill Basics Paper Company - how could she NOT be awesome?
I took Karrie's last Razzill Dazzill Bazzill class, and I-AM-HOOKED! Her website is here, and the following are photos of the projects we made! All of the layouts were HER ideas, and not mine. If you live in the Houston area, and are looking for a great scrapbooking class, check out her blog!
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Hi everybody. Thanks for all of your nice comments and messages after last week's post. It's something I wrote a while back and then held onto, hoping I think to post it after a happy news post as a sort of "here's how this felt when it was happening" but the longer I didn't post it and nothing changed, the harder it got to write anything else.
I realized recently that this website will turn 10 later this year. It seems like it used to be easier to turn out a couple of posts a week, despite the fact that I tend to have more to write about these days. Back then, the things in my life may have been smaller, but they were all mine to talk about. Now they're typically not just my stories to tell and that makes it somewhat trickier.
I spent most of February (while I was writing not a single post for this blog) back in Texas, staying with my parents and visiting friends, family members, and Target. Raj was gone to Thailand for the whole three weeks I was gone (and then some) and I do have mighty powerful cravings for a Chipotle Burrito Bowl with some degree of frequency. But there's also that my dad is on to his third cancer, mesothelioma this time.
Not telling you these things feels oddly dishonest and makes it hard to write about the other stuff. But hopefully now I've unblocked myself and will be able to finally tell you some stories from our trip to Cambodia and Vietnam. Also, I've semi-accidentally ended up on a dragon boat team again this year. A different team though, one that seems a bit less intense and far more likely to be fun, though no less likely to end in me somehow injuring myself in a (hopefully, at least) comical fashion. Also, Raj and I are about to embark on a Whole30 eating thing and there will almost certainly be things to say about that.
Now I need to go change into my dragon boat practice clothes (The better to wade into the very chilly East China Sea in!) but I'll be back with posts for you soon.


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Tuesday, 24 June 2014
It's not Pleca, Plite, Elica or Pelite
Posted by Robert Messenger at 10:26
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- Miguel Angel Chávez Silva said...
I think the smallest type I've seen in my machines is 12 cpi, but will check it out (it's a great excuse to take them off their cases again!)
- 24 June 2014 at 11:30
- Nick Beland said...
I've never seen a Torpedo with a typeface smaller than elite… but Olympia and Erika both had a micro typeface that's 14cpi, so it might have been an option on a Torpedo.
- 24 June 2014 at 11:48
- shordzi said...
Yes for Torpedo.,
- 24 June 2014 at 13:45
- john tindley said...
I haven't seen a portable with smaller type, but I have an Olympia SG3 with 17 cpi.
- 26 June 2014 at 00:15
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iPhone XS vs iPhone XS Max vs iPhone XR: Price, Specifications, Features Compared
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Apple on Wednesday at its Cupertino launch event unveiled three new iPhone models - iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR. Overall, the new iPhone lineup amounts to an upgrade to the iPhone X, with the premium iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, and a relatively cheaper variant called the iPhone XR that shares a similar design but loses a few features. In terms of pricing, the top-end models have pushed the barrier further while the affordable model costs what premium iPhones used to cost. However, each model comes with some unique set of features. The iPhone XS sports a 5.8-inch display and packs the new A12 Bionic SoC and some upgraded camera features. Similarly, the iPhone XS Max arrives with a massive 6.5-inch display, while the iPhone XR which comes in a variety of colour options and boasts a Liquid Retina LCD screen. Yet, all the three iPhone models in 2018 contain similar core features. You can see how that breaks down, as we have compared the India price, specifications, and features to help you can get an idea of the differences and similarities between iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR.
iPhone XS vs iPhone XS Max vs iPhone XR price in India
Apple has launched the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max in 64GB/ 256GB/ 512GB inbuilt storage variants and the iPhone XR in 64GB/ 128GB/ 256GB models. The price of iPhone XS in India has been set at Rs. 99,900 for the 64GB variant, while the 256GB and 512GB models will cost Rs. 1,14,900 and Rs. 1,34,900 for the 256GB and 512GB variants respectively. Similarly, the same three storage variants of the iPhone XS Max will be available for Rs. 1,09,900, Rs. 1,24,900, and Rs. 1,44,900 respectively.
The US pricing of the iPhone XS was announced as $999 (roughly Rs. 71,800) for the 64GB variant, $1,249 (roughly Rs. 89,800) for the 256GB variant, and $1,449 (1,04,200) for the 512GB variant. Additionally, the iPhone XS Max was announced with a price tag of $1,099 (roughly Rs. 79,000) for the 64GB variant, $1,249 (roughly Rs. 89,800) for the 256GB variant, and $1,449 (1,04,200) for the 512GB variant.
Notably, the iPhone XS and XS Max will be available for pre-orders starting September 14. Both the models will ship from September 21 for the first wave of launch countries. Meanwhile, they will become available in India from September 28. Apple has also added a Gold colour variant of the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max in the lineup.
Apple's iPhone XR, on the other hand, has been priced in India at Rs. 76,900 for the 64GB storage variant, Rs. 81,900 for the 128GB model, and Rs. 91,900 for the 256GB variant. In the US, the 64GB variant was priced at $749 (roughly Rs. 53,900), 128GB variant was priced at $799 (roughly Rs. 57,500), and the 256GB variant at $899 (roughly Rs. 64,700). You will be able to pre-order the iPhone XR starting October 19, but its shipments will start from October 26 in over 50 countries and territories, including India. A highlight of the handset are its numerous colour options - Black, Blue, Coral, White, and Yellow. Apple has also launched a PRODUCT (RED) colour variant in the series.
iPhone XS vs iPhone XS Max vs iPhone XR specifications
All three new iPhone models are dual-SIM, dual standby capable, featuring both a physical Nano-SIM card slot and an eSIM (an inbuilt digital SIM that acts as the second SIM card in the setup). In China, the iPhone XS Max will be offered with support for two physical Nano-SIM cards. All three models also run iOS 12, and are powered by the Apple A12 Bionic SoC that's based on a 7nm fabrication process. The SoC is said to deliver a 30 percent faster app launch time. The A12 Bionic SoC includes 6.9 billion transistors. Apple says that the new version can handle five trillion operations per second. It is also claimed to be up to 50 percent faster than the CPU featured on the A11 SoC. Apple has removed Touch ID in the new iPhone models. They come with improved Face ID, and Apple says that it is the "most secure facial authentication ever in a smartphone." As usual, Apple did not reveal details of the RAM, battery capacity, or clock speed, details that will make their way to the Internet after a teardown of the smartphones.
The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max run iOS 12 out-of-the-box. While the iPhone XS sports a 5.8-inch OLED Super Retina (1125x2234 pixels) display, the iPhone XS Max comes with a huge 6.5-inch Super Retina (1242x2688 pixels) OLED display. They come with a display notch similar to the one in iPhone X, and both support HDR functionality apart from a 120Hz touch sample rate. Thanks to the power efficiency of the Apple A12 Bionic SoC, Apple says, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max get 30 minutes and 1 hour 30 minutes more battery life, respectively, compared to the iPhone X.
As mentioned, the new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max come with 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB inbuilt storage variants. In terms of design, the handsets sport surgical-grade stainless steel body with glass casing on both sides, similar to the iPhone X. There are the first iPhone models from the company that will have IP68 water and dust resistance. The two smartphones come with wireless charging support. Notably, Apple has stuck to the Type-A to Lightning 5W charger for the power adaptor rather than the anticipated USB Type-C to Lightning 18W charger. But, it has not included the 3.5mm-to-Lightning dongle in the box.
Apple has upgraded the camera setups in the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. They bear a 12-megapixel wide-angle sensor with f/1.8 aperture and another 12-megapixel telephoto secondary sensor with f/2.4 aperture. It comes with a 6-element lens and 2x optical zoom. Additionally, the rear camera setup is also aided by an improved TrueTone quad-LED flash at the back. Additionally, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max have a 7-megapixel RGB camera sensor with f/2.2 aperture.
The iPhone XR sports a 6.1-inch (828x1792 pixels) LCD Retina display. The display notch on the top of the handset houses the TrueDepth camera system and enables Face ID functionality. Notably, the display panel in the iPhone XR has a 120Hz touch sample rate, TrueTone support, and is claimed to be the most-advanced LCD panel ever. However, 3D Touch support that Apple launched with iPhone 6s is missing. Instead, the iPhone XR features Haptic Touch.
The iPhone XR comes with a 7000-series aerospace-grade aluminium build. Also, its body is also IP67 protected. In terms of optics, the Phone XR bears a single camera rear sensor that comes in 12-megapixel resolution and has a six-piece lens on top along with an f/1.8 aperture. Meanwhile, the sensor is paired with a quad-LED True Tone flash, coupled with an advanced flicker-detect system, and includes optical image stabilisation (OIS) and Focus Pixels. Also, the handset comes with the 7-megapixel camera sensor featured at the front. It comes with Portrait mode upgraded and an f/2.2 aperture. It features an IR camera and a dot projector. Notably, the front camera also enables an advanced Face ID that is powered by the improved TrueDepth camera system.
As for battery life, Apple said that the iPhone XR delivers an hour and a half more than the iPhone 8 Plus. In terms of design, it has a glass back and supports wireless charging. Meanwhile, Apple has stuck to the Type-A to Lightning 5W charger. Notably, the 3.5mm-to-Lightning dongle will not be included in the box when the smartphone ships.
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Dr John Rengen Virapen is a former scientist who after 35 years of work in the pharmaceutical industry (
Eli Lilly) left it to warn the public of the nefarious dealings and motives of the pharmaceutical industry. Listen to his amazing story of a man who is telling all the secrets about the pharmaceutical industry with his direct knowledge. He lived this life for over 35 years. He knows all about it! Here's some highlights!
Big Pharmaceuticals don't care about your life. They want lifetime customers! They tell their reps to never talk about side effects!
He bribed the government of Sweden to approve Prozac!
Big Pharma companies are in bed with the government and the media.
Doctors these days don't know much about medicine and don't care about their patients.
Pharma companies kill more people than all the wars!
Much much more is covered. Get this information out everywhere so people start looking at natural cures instead of Big Pharma solutions most of which are garbage as Dr. Virapen admits!
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Lovely photos. Your children are gorgeous. And I'm so glad you enjoyed your first holiday as a family of 4.ReplyDelete
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Aw, these are lovely pictures Nicola. Looks like you had a wonderful family holiday! My son turned one this month so I know how you must be feeling. They grow up so quickly, don't they? xxReplyDeleteReplies
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When you're encircled by shimmering rainbows and pummeled by foaming spray, it's immediately obvious why Catarata de Pulhapanzak has been dubbed the most beautiful waterfall in Honduras. And if your balance is up to it, you can become much more than just a shutter-clicking spectator.
Deceptively calm when you first come across it, the Río Lindo slides lazily past; locals laughing, splashing, floating in rubber rings and occasionally washing their socks. If you can stand the irritating reggaetton that thuds out of the café-bar overlooking the river, this is a good place to stretch out and watch the world as the sun dries your clothes. For if you're going to get interactive with Nature at Pulhapanzak, expect a thorough drenching.
For those all-important photo opportunities, a dusty track leads you round to face the 43-metre-high wall of frothing white water from a safe distance, a faint mist rising from below. A more neatly-concreted path takes you past a hydro-electric plant and straight into the slippery rocks at the base of the falls.
Footholds are fairly good but many of the boulders are coated with a layer of mud and slime, so watch yourself. Over the first obstacle is a natural pool, about seven feet deep – for those who don't want to wait for the hissing spray to soak you to the skin, jumping into the middle will soon speed things up. Without a guide it took a couple of intrepid locals flinging themselves several metres off a rocky overhang to encourage us to do the same.
Catch your breath and let your thumping heart slow in a secluded cave, while rainbows run brightly-coloured rings around the rocks in front of you. Then it's straight into a wall of thunderous spray that forces your eyes shut and invigorates your senses (although hearing can be a challenge afterwards.) Overlooking a second, shallower pool is a cliff ledge behind the falls: Shield your eyes and look up from here to see water pouring over a craggy outcrop in all directions, a natural power-shower. Watching from a distance can never do it justice.
Catarata de Pulhapanzak costs L25 entry for adults and is an easy fifteen-minute walk from the village of San Buenaventura, north of Lake Yojoa. Returning moist but happy, we stayed at the D&D brewery, tucked away off the road between Peña Blanca and El Mochito.
Run by ale-enthusiast Robert Dale from Oregon, it's the only micro-brewery in Honduras and many relaxing hours can be spent sipping a jug of fine ale by the side of his swimming pool. Expect to pay around L200 for a double room, or you can sling a hammock up for L40 each if you fancy sleeping under the stars.
But beware: Peña Blanca folk will not respond to anything along the lines of dónde está la cervezeria que se llama D&D. In fact, we found ourselves led on all sorts of crazy adventures, from bottle depositories to random pulperias.
Maybe I just can't speak Spanish for toffee, but after several hours trekking up and down the (wrong) road, we were lucky enough to find a taxi driver with an eye for a good ale who dropped us at the door. Robert's used to it. His advice: Just ask for el gringo que hace cerveza. Works every time.
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By Darren Juffray H. Manalastas Earlier this year, The Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), both geared up to launch the Service Management Program. The said program is aimed to be integrated to the college and universities curriculum within this year and the years to come. It … Continue reading
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Ansar Ahmed Ullah : 'Kalyanmulok Rhastro o Bangladesher Rashtropotigon' and in English titled 'Welfare State and Presidents of Bangladesh' is a fairly new non-fiction book by Mohammad Shahed Rahman. The book is essentially a compilation of all the presidents of Bangladesh to date.
As the title suggests this book is about welfare state, a system whereby the state undertakes to protect the health and well-being of its citizens, within the context of Bangladesh. The book in its various chapters covers the duty of a state, its responsibilities and characteristics of a welfare state. Finally, the book states Bangabandhu had laid thefoundations for the modern state of Bangladesh. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who headed the first government of the post-liberation Bangladesh, for a short period of three years and a half starting from scratch, had to deal with countless problems of a war ravaged country. Under the leadership of Bangabandhu, the state-building and nation-building took off the ground covering all important fields including adopting programmes to make Bangladesh self-reliant & sustainable, improving the education sector, improving the lives of the working class, and on economic front assisting businesses and industries to flourish. Unfortunately, Bangabandhu's development initiatives ended abruptly following his brutal assassination in a right-wing coup in 1975. The author also mentions the current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who is continuing the legacy of Bangabandhu in taking Bangladesh to newer heights of development.
The book begins with an introduction, followed by chapters on political context, and a list of 20 presidents, followed by individual profiles. The words allocated to each president is not consistent. The author has given the longest contribution to president Zillur Rahman who gets 3 pages! And the shortest to Md Ullah who only gets 100 words. For future editions the author may want to address this issue. In addition, no political identity or political affiliation of presidents are given, perhaps to avoid controversy.
The book also has an English section in the second half. For reason not known not all the presidents are covered. And once again the words allocated to each president is not consistent. President Md Abdul Hamid gets the longest contribution covering 4 pages longer than Bangabandhu! And Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem gets the shortest, under 200 words. Some profiles have education and profession as sub headings but others do not. There should be consistence in the structure of profiles too.
In the English section, towards the end the book, it has a timeline on Bangabandhu, covering the period from 1920 to 1975, but ending in 2010 that marks the completion of Bangabandhu's trial and the execution of the sentence. There is also a list of presidents with their photos, full name, year of birth & death, term of office and the political party they represented which is very useful and can be used for quick reference.
The book ends with bibliography and acknowledgements. While Wikipedia can be a first port of call for enquiry, however, in the academic world it is not accepted as a reliable source of information. The author could have used Banglapedia instead. The book doesn't have a content page either which would have helped with finding appropriate chapters.
This is probably a first book on this interesting subject considering the political turmoil Bangladesh has faced since its inception in 1971. Despite some inconsistency this is a must reference book for anybody especially researchers, writers, journalists and those studying political science & international relations.
The author Mohammad Shahed Rahman was born on 15 November 1976 in Paschimtilok village, Jagannathpur Upazilla, Sunamganj district of Sylhet in a respected Muslim family. His parents are Abdur Rahman Shunu Miah and Alhj Momina Begum. His grand parents were Pir Yasin Mohammad and Shah Ashrafunnessa Kamali. He is married to Ruhela Rahman Sweaty and has a daughter Jannah Rahman.
He was in teaching profession for a long time. At Present he resides in the UK. Prior to coming to the UK, he was the Principal at Syedpur Ideal College. He has been writing since school days and has published short stories, poems, novels and essays. And he is still involved with press, media and journalism. He has edited short journal Ajker Shatapdi. Shahed Rahman has received Porshi Sahitya Puroshkar in 1999, Tillakaratne award in 2012 and Dr Md Shahidullah Smriti Padak.
The book cover is designed by Al Noman who has used an abstract style in utilising Bangladesh's colour of red & green on a light green background. The book is published by Prakrit Prakash, Sylhet. This is the second edition published in November 2017. It was first published in 2010 by Bandhan Publications, Dhaka. Distributor for the book are Protiva Dhaka; Biswa Sahitya Bhavan, Dhaka, Shatabdi Prakash Sylhet and in the UK Sanglap Media Ltd, London and BBCHF, London, UK. It is priced at Taka 220 and outside Bangladesh at £9.99.


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The 62-year-old was once a leading contender to enter the top rungs of power, but in a stunning reversal of fortune he was sacked as head of Chongqing city and late on Tuesday suspended from the Communist Party's powerful Politburo.
In a deepening political scandal, his wife Gu Kailai has been named a suspect in the November 2011 homicide of British businessman Neil Heywood, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Xinhua said that Gu and her son had been on "good terms" with Heywood, but that they fell out over "economic interests."
It also announced that Bo had been suspended from the 25-member Politburo and from the wider Central Committee for "serious discipline violations."
The move effectively ended Bo's hopes of promotion to the nine-member Politburo Standing Committee, China's most powerful political body, during a 10-yearly leadership transition slated for later this year.
Bo, a one-time commerce minister, was known for his suave and open demeanour which was seen as refreshing in a country where leaders are often rigid and emotionless in public.
But his media-savvy personality coupled with his "princeling" status as the son of a hero of China's revolution irritated some fellow politicians.
"He's very open, very confident, very charismatic and that's not the way most Chinese leaders behave and that is not the way they feel comfortable with their peers behaving," said Patrick Chovanec, a professor at Tsinghua University.
Bo's revival of "red" culture in the southwestern municipality of Chongqing – including sending officials to work in the countryside and pushing workers to sing revolutionary songs – drew both accolades and concern.
He also set about fighting graft when he came to power in Chongqing, in a crackdown that saw scores of officials detained and executed, their lurid secret lives exposed.
But behind Bo's smiling demeanour lurked the tragedy of his teens during the Cultural Revolution, a decade of deadly chaos launched by Mao Tse-tung in which students turned on teachers and officials were purged.
His father Bo Yibo was a revolutionary who fell from grace and was imprisoned and tortured during the turbulent period. His mother was beaten to death and Bo Xilai himself spent time in a labour camp.
But when Mao died and reformist leader Deng Xiaoping took over, Bo Yibo was rehabilitated and became one of the most powerful men in China, bestowing on his son an impeccable family pedigree that long protected him.
Bo took a master's degree in journalism – an educational background that stands out in the crowd of engineers and scientists who make up China's political elite.
For nearly two decades from 1985, he was based in China's northeastern rust belt, first as mayor of Dalian, a decaying port city which he is credited with transforming into a modern investment hub.
He then became governor of Liaoning province – where Dalian is located – and in 2004 entered the Beijing limelight as China's commerce minister, dazzling foreign counterparts with his modern, can-do attitude.
"He was a reformer and wanted to see things change," said David Zweig, a Chinese politics expert at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
During that time, Bo hosted many foreign visitors including EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson, with whom he appeared to be on genuinely friendly terms.
Outside observers said his move to Chongqing, a metropolis of more than 30 million people, would propel him out of the limelight, but his anti-mafia and Maoist revival campaigns proved them wrong.
However, those who had praised Bo as relatively liberal soon grew disillusioned – particularly with his corruption crackdown, which many say was carried out with contempt for the law.
"It was a flip ... And politicians who flip are not predictable," said Zweig.
Bo's political fate was effectively sealed when his former right-hand man, Chongqing's ex-police chief Wang Lijun, visited a US consulate in neighbouring Chengdu city in early February, reportedly asking for asylum.
Wang reportedly tried to flee after Bo attempted to quell evidence linking Gu to the death of Heywood.
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20.12.2018 - Bremen. EUROGATE and ver.di adopt Future collective agreement.
Yesterday (19 December 2018), container terminal operator group EUROGATE and the united services union Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft (ver.di) adopted the so-called Future collective agreement in Bremen. With the signing of the agreement, the parties have successfully concluded a negotiating phase lasting more than one-and-a-half years.
The agreement covers the potential impacts of automation and digitalisation processes in the ports. In order to remain competitive going forward, EUROGATE, like many of its competitors, is planning to develop its operative business by successively stepping up the level of automation. The adopted Future collective agreement governs management of employment–related changes brought about by implemented automation and digitalisation measures, and provides a binding framework for both sides for the initial and future stages in this important transformation process.
On the occasion of the signing, Ulrike Riedel, member of the EUROGATE Group Management Board and HR Director said: "The new Future collective agreement is the result of an intensive negotiation process. Automation will bring about fundamental changes that we cannot yet fully foresee, and which obviously cause a lot of uncertainty. The Future collective agreement provides the necessary orientation and brings certainty for the company and our employees on our way through this transformation."
Christine Behle, of ver.di's federal executive, points out: "This collective agreement covers the future of port activities and has an additional knock-on effect for the entire working environment. The change processes driven by automation and digitalisation call for employee participation on an equal footing. Therefore strengthening codetermination, targeted qualification and a further reduction in working hours are the way to go."
The collective agreement is intended to manage the consequences of automation measures for the employees in a socially acceptable and codetermined manner. For example, it provides for the establishment of an Automation Committee that will be responsible for managing employment issues on a group-wide basis and involve employee representatives and the union in the change process. It also incorporates regulations concerning qualification and working hours models, including possible working time reductions. A temporary ban on dismissals for operational reasons, together with key points of a collectively agreed social compensation plan, have also been negotiated.
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The standing of "young" British universities among global competitors has slipped in the past year, international rankings show.
The new tables have prompted claims that Britain's universities face being "usurped" by nations such as South Korea and Singapore, which are investing heavily in higher education.
Eighteen UK institutions were placed in the second annual league table of 100 universities under 50 years old — still a higher number than any other country.
However, the new rankings, drawn up by Times Higher Education (THE) magazine, show that the UK has only one institution — York University — in the top 10, compared with three in 2012.
A total of 11 British universities fell in the rankings this year and two institutions — City University and Bradford — dropped out of the table altogether.
The 100 Under 50 ranking is intended to provide a "fresh perspective" by examining institutions which were formed relatively recently compared with universities such as Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cambridge, which lead THE's traditional tables.
The top five places are dominated by universities in the Far East, led by the Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea, which retains first place.
Its national rival, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, has moved up from fifth to third place, while the Swiss École Polytechnique Fédérale of Lausanne is second.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is in fourth place, followed by the University of California Irvine in the US.
Phil Baty, the table's editor, said that having 18 universities in the list showed the "strength and depth" of Britain's higher education system.
But governments in the Far East are "throwing money" at universities and British institutions face being left behind, he added.
"In the race to attract the world's top talent and to develop new knowledge, universities have to run fast just to stand still, and at this crucial moment, while others are sprinting ahead, there is a risk that the UK is getting bogged down by austerity cuts and immigration rows," he said.
"South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore are putting massive resources behind their universities and Britain at the moment is hitting them very hard with austerity.
"We need money to compete. Our competitors are throwing money at universities and we are at risk of throwing away this world leading advantage."
He continued: "We are starting to clamp down on visa provisions for students and academics — I think that sends a strong message to the rest of the world that we are not open for business."
Simon Renton, president of the University and College Union said: "Only with increased investment does the UK have a fighting chance of competing on this increasingly dynamic world stage where developing countries have proved they can set up world class players in just 20 years.
"The days where we could take our historical dominance for granted are over.
"These countries are investing heavily in higher education and if we don't do the same, UK higher education PLC will be usurped."
Labour said the figures showed a "downward trend" for higher education in the UK.
Shabana Mahmood, the shadow universities and science minister, said: "Policies that send signals around the world that we are closed for business at the same time as cutting deeply into higher education budgets, is the fastest way to ensure that UK universities lose their ability to compete on the world stage."
David Willetts, the universities and science minister, said: "We have more institutions in the top 100 under 50 table than any other country. This is a great testament to the sector's staff and students.
"Our reforms will strengthen the university sector further. They include a more sustainable funding regime, more incentives for world-class teaching and a clearer path for new high-quality providers."


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ADULT BIBLE STUDY Wednesday's from 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm, Pastor Roger White will take you on a journey through the scriptures to help deepen your knowledge of God and His will for your life and for the present day church. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Pastor Roger White by email at email@example.com, or by phone at 613-969-0888 ext.23.
KID'S MINISTRY God has a purpose 4 youThe Clubhouse's purpose is to help kids reach a foundational understanding of the Bible, the characteristics of an effective Christian, Scripture memorization, and God's purpose for our lives. We focus on stories from the Bible and examine choices biblical characters made and how these choices fit into God's plan for humanity. The kid's ministry leadership team and volunteers seek to encourage kids to display a godly character as we explore God's Word together. The Clubhouse, ages 6 - 11, meets Sunday mornings in the kid's room for an energy-packed time of worship, puppets, games, Bible lesson, and small groups. On Wednesday evenings from 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm, The Clubhouse is split into two groups: Jr. Clubhouse (ages 4 - 8) and Sr. Clubhouse (ages 9 & 10). Wednesday evenings are also fun-filled nights including games, a Bible lesson, and gym time. Outside of the regular week's activities, there are also planned events such as children's performances, camps, VBS, and 'party' nights. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Pastor Todd Faught by email at email@example.com, or by phone at 613-969-0888 ext.24.
JR. HIGH MINISTRY My faith will be infectious, no matter where I am people will know that I am different because of Christ's love.Virus Jr. High's purpose is to help students be confident in themselves and their faith. Students are encouraged to express who they are in a comfortable and relaxed environment. Virus takes place Wednesday evenings starting at 6:45 pm and ending at 8:15 pm, for students grades 6 to 8. Our program is filled with: games, activities, gym time, small groups, discussions, biblical messages, and so much more. This program is loaded with an exuberant amount of energy that all students will enjoy.Once a month we mix things up with different events taking place. Our events vary in their purposes; some for spiritual growth and others just for students to have a bit of fun. Our events range from: bowling, laser tag, concerts, sliding, bonfires, to week long camps and weekend conventions.After spending a bit of time with us on Wednesday evenings students should know our 3 objectives which we reinforce week after week. These three objectives are: 1. You are not insignificant 2. Live to a higher standard 3. You are loved always. These three basic principles are taught continually to strengthen our students in their faith and to come to a better understanding of how God views them and wants to live in relationship with them.Our leaders strive to ensure that each student is welcomed and knows that they are valued. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Pastor Todd Faught by email at firstname.lastname@example.com, or by phone at 613-969-0888 ext.24
LIFE MINISTRY "Life Ministries", it's about GROWING, SERVING, and ENCOURAGING Growing to the follower of Jesus Christ is all about becoming like Him in all we do. The bible says not to find our pleasure in the things of this world, but to find our pleasure through what pleases God. Jesus Christ was the ultimate example of how to live a life that pleases God, and God's Word is the final say on what that looks like. So we're committed to understanding the message of the bible for every area of our lives.Serving according to the bible is all about putting God's will before our own. I guess you could say "having our desires conforming to His desires." In a beautiful way, God has made us all unique and in so doing we have many different abilities that can be used in service to Him. Although service is about being selfless in our sacrifice, part of the Christian life is also the excitement in finding out what you love to do and then honouring God with that very thing. In serving, we mustn't forget the hope of others coming to know Jesus Christ through sharing our actions and words.Encouraging is all about helping one another in our pursuit of God. As we become more like Jesus in our motivations and actions, it's great to know that there are others supporting and encouraging us in our growth and service. Being a true friend is about truth, integrity, and accountability, being there for the long run.This Group meets on Wednesday nights from 6:45 pm -8:15 pm. For further information please contact Todd Faught at 613-969-0888 ext 24 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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Officially, photography was invented on January 7, 1839. On that day, Arago presented the daguerreotype to the Academy of Sciences, named after its inventor Louis Daguerre. The latter improved Niepce's invention, who was the first in 1826 to succeed in fixing a heliography (photograph) entitled Point de Vue du Gras and taken from his window.
The very first photo albums appeared quickly around 1840, mainly created to catalog photographic essays: a kind of research notebook of the early explorers of photographic technology.
The creation of the first photo studios at the end of the 19th century quickly led the photo album to its still important vocation: to give a showcase to family memories. Well-off families make it a decorative, living room object, made available to visitors to tell the family story. The blankets are made fancier, sometimes in leather or mother-of-pearl. We often embed photographs in decorative cardboard.
At the same time, albums of post-mortem or funeral photographs developed. Commissioned by grieving families, these albums bring together images of the dead staged, sometimes with their eyes open, with their loved ones. This type of albums and photography will not continue although it still exists in some Eastern European countries.
Photographic technology is evolving rapidly. Colour photography was born in 1861, with a first image presented by Thomas Sutton. In 1869, Louis Ducos du Hauron and Charles Cros produced the first images based on trichromy; a process making possible the reproduction of a large number of colors from three primary colors.
In 1888, Georges Eastman marketed the Kodak, the first portable camera. He thus paved the way for the advent of amateur photography. At the beginning of 1900, the possibility of creating images and collecting them in the form of photo albums was open to everyone. The first extensible albums appeared, and pages were added at will to complete the family history as it came into being.
The first use of the photo album is also throughout the 20th century, the wedding album. Families who can afford it use a professional photographer for the day of the ceremony and the couple's photos. Depending on the service offered by the photographer, they can purchase a wedding photo album featuring the most beautiful images of the big day.
The beginning of the 19th century marked the triumph of digital photography and with it the printing of prints, posters, and the online photo album.
Scrapbooking is also developing, a favorite leisure activity, which consists in creating a unique photo album, in its image, using multiple accessories: stamps, stencils, fabrics, patterned paper, glitter, etc.
And for those who don't feel like a scrapbooker's soul, the offer of photo albums on the Internet is exploding. Everyone can then easily compose their album, choosing from hundreds of customizable templates to illustrate all the important moments of family life: birth, wedding, family celebrations, holidays, etc.
The album becomes a real photo book that takes its place in the family library.
Over the centuries, the photo album transformed according to the fashions and developments of photographic and printing techniques. But whatever the age, the vocation remains unchanged: to retrace, tell the family history and keep its memory for future generations. And given the rapid evolutions of IT, which switches from one storage medium to another in a few years (who can still read a floppy disk or a ZIP?), isn't paper finally the safest way to protect and highlight this family history?


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Friday, September 26, 2003
Lembit and Dave
It seems that whilst I was having withdrawal symptoms about not being at Conference the remaining Welsh representatives were squirming with embarrassment as Wales' answer to Chas and Dave took to the stage to busk for money. Apparently, Lembit Opik decided that the best way to conduct the annual appeal was to play his mouth organ and sing with his pal, a man with a beard and an accoustic guitar called Dave, in the hope that somebody would pay them to stop. The Western Mail reports that "Mr Opik and Dave sang about the Brent East victory" whilst "a senior aide stood in the wings and shook her head in horror". Somebody should tell him, we are really pleased about winning Brent East, but not that pleased!
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The Palmetto Council is proud to congratulate Mr. Victor Durrah on his promotion to Senior District Executive. He will begin his new assignment on January 1, 2014. Victor has successfully served the Gaffney and Spartanburg communities to ensure a quality Scouting experience for young people. He will continue his duties in service to the Daniel Morgan District along with additional leadership responsibilities within the Palmetto Council. Victor has three years of professional service in the Boy Scouts of America.
Victor is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, Upstate and the Grass Roots Leadership Program in Spartanburg. He has completed the Professional Development Training Program hosted by the Center for Professional Development, BSA. His achievements include Journey to Excellence achievement during each year of his tenure. His is active in the local Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, where he serves as the Community Services Chairman. Victor also serves as the youth advisor at Born Anew Church in Spartanburg.
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I wish I was on a Deserted Island/
Last night, after a day of filled with self-pity and endless rounds of throat lozenges, I went to bed early in hopes of waking up with a bright and cheery disposition and a fever-less day.
Sometime in the middle of the night, I woke up to "Mom, mom!" being quietly whispered beside me. In my sleep-like fog, I was confused and thought it was my dead son trying to reach out and touch me. I woke up screaming, scaring not only myself, Nixon, the World's Greatest Dog, Ever. but my very much alive son, Frac.
After realizing that he wasn't his brother's ghost and when everyone's heart rates resumed to the normal range, I asked what brought him to my bedroom on his tippy toes.
Turns out the little duffer wasn't feeling well. My mommy instincts kicked into high gear and I pried my arse out of my warm cozy bed and went to get him some medicine. The stomach flu is going around in his school and he was the newest victim.
After I told him I loved him (from a distance of course, I don't want his nasty bugs playing tag with the critters torturing me) I handed over a bucket with instructions to hurl in it if he feels he can't make it to the bathroom in time. And then I crawled into my bed, thanking the heavens above that I just have strep throat and not the flu.
A half an hour later, I was again awakened by urgent whisperings of "MOM!!" Turns out, he vomited, (he made it to the bathroom) and he just wanted to share the news with me. He's thoughtful that way. I congratulated him, gave him a glass of water and sent him back to bed. Meanwhile, I'm feeling like a Mack truck just ran me down.
This cycle continued twice more last night, and each time he hurled, he shared the news like the proud nine year old boy he was. I tried to restrain my annoyance and pretended to be a good mother each time.
And then, I woke up to "MOM!" again whispered beside me.
"For Pete's sake, Frac, I'm sick too. Get your own damn glass of water this time," I snarled sleepily at my sickly son.
"No, mom, I puked but I didn't make it to the bathroom this time."
"Well, that's why I gave you a bucket. Did you use it?"
"No," he replied, sorrowfully.
"Why not? Did you lose it?" I asked, annoyed by the prospect of having to change his sheets.
"No, I just didn't want to DIRTY it."
Imagine the teeth marks on my tongue as I bit down so that I didn't hurl a stream of invective at him.
"Where exactly did you toss your cookies then, Frac?" I asked, picturing goo mixed in with a down comforter.
"Oh, I didn't want to make more work for you so I just leaned over from the top bunk and puked over the rail."
That's right, dear internet. He didn't want to make more work for his sick and fevered mother by dirtying the pail that sat beside him.
So instead, he leaned over the rail on his bed, five feet up in the air, and spewed forth like a geyser.
I've got splattered puke everywhere. Walls, underside of the bed, his book case across the freaking room, the bottom bunk's bedding, his dresser etc...If I wasn't so damn sick and disgusted, I may have been impressed with the spectacular size of splatter.
Turns out though, I'm FREAKING sick, and scrubbing vomit off every damn surface in my boy's room, as he is happily munching on toast and watching cartoons, just kind of kills any scientific fascination I may have harboured.
But it's all worth it, right? Because one day, when I'm old and feeble and he has to take care of me, I'm gonna shit my pants big time. And as he's plugging his nose and grimacing and wishing I'd just hurry up and kick it, I'm gonna look at him and smile and say "Remember the time...."
We mother's never forget.


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Fri., Nov. 30, 2007, 10:45 a.m.
There is a high of 11 degrees today
Hello everyone. Greetings from Canada, eh.
I'm in Calgary right now after a long day of driving yesterday. We spent the day at Judd Blackwater's Blood Tribe reservation in Lethbridge, where I met his family and tons of children and adults came out to show their support for the Spokane Chiefs. I'm working on a feature about the event and how Blackwater is a hero of sorts in his community. Stay tuned.
I'll post my game story after the Chiefs take on the Eastern Conference-leading Calgary Hitmen tonight. Then it's off to Medicine Hat.
Read on for the latest CHL rankings.
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Morning links: Maryland-Duke is looming
Good morning. Some quick links.
The Blue Devils are coming of a rather humbling loss to St. John's, and Coach Mike Krzyzewski wasn't pleased with his team's effort.
Krzyzewski's daughter is recovering from a stroke she suffered in December.
ESPN uses some sort of statistical analysis to rank the ACC as the nation's fourth-best conference, behind the Big East, Big Ten and Big 12.
In football news, the Diamondback is reporting that Maryland Coach Randy Edsall has banned his players from riding on motor scooters.
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Note to the suits at ESPN: Your continued employment of Vitale for Maryland/Duke broadcasts exposes the network as either a naked shill for all things Duke, or as being completely unaware of Vitale's obvious bias in favor of the Blue Devils. Which is worse?
Posted by: stevestegman | February 1, 2011 11:41 AM | Report abuse
ESPN hires people with biases?
No way.
I didn't realize that with the likes of Teddy Bruschi, or Chris Berman, or even when they had Peter Gammons. Or course the list is much longer.
But still, ESPN hires people with biases towards certain teams?
Posted by: P00PY_MCP00P | February 1, 2011 1:13 PM | Report abuse
It is better to have a ESPN commentator bias than a referee bias. It still seems that there are officials out there who still believe that it is impossible for a Dookie player to commit a foul. I hope we do not get one of those freak referees Wednesday night. They are almost as bad as the Dookies who think it is rude to beat their team. Let them play straight up and keep it unbiased on the court.
Posted by: torope | February 1, 2011 1:38 PM | Report abuse
ESPN actively promotes Duke by assigning Dookie V to broadcast their games. Vitale just goes with teams that win frequently but I think he has something sexual going on with the Dook team.
Posted by: torope | February 1, 2011 2:00 PM | Report abuse
Dick Vitale chooses the games he wants to cover, not ESPN. If it were up to them, they'd have him doing one of their most watched games (MD-Duke) tomorrow night...but he's not.
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The makers of the #NextbitRobin have announced that the smartphone will start receiving a new update which would significantly enhance the battery life. The update will apparently hit devices sometime by the fourth quarter of the year, so it's still a few months away. For those interested in testing out the update before its commercial release, Nextbit will make a beta available as well, which is worth a look.
The company, in its statement, takes a jibe at phones with larger batteries, mentioning that the Nextbit Robin's update will make changes on a system level, cleverly learning from your usage patterns to conserve device battery life. It's not known if any of this will actually have a significant improvement on your battery life, but Nextbit clearly likes to think so.
So if you've been less than pleased with the battery life of the handset, be assured that a new update is on its way. You can find Nextbit's statement in its entirety below:
"Because battery technology has improved slower than other technology, the industry has relied on more efficient processors and larger batteries (What do you think is under all those 5.5″+ screens?) to do their dirty work. These steps do give you more battery life, but the improvement is only incremental. Nextbit will solve this problem a new way – once again offering performance beyond just what the specs say.
We can apply the same intelligence we've used for smart storage towards making your battery last significantly longer. In Q4 we will launch a new version of Nextbit OS that gets to know your habits and optimizes functions at the system level to ensure you get the most screen time possible. Just like with smart storage, we can apply this on top of the features Google has implemented in Marshmallow and even on what has been announced for N, compounding the power savings to offer you true peace of mind."
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Words are not enough to describe the gem that Allison is. She speaks and breathes love— it emanates from her being like the fragrant bloom of a lavender stem, and falls like dew onto those around her. Every moment spent with Alli is an opportunity to learn the ways of the divine feminine. She exemplifies grace and simplicity and exudes ancient, sacred wisdom. A Yin and Restorative goddess, she emphasizes self-care and a return to the heart, and is at the passionate core of every Kirtan gathering I had the privilege of attending while in Mexico. She envelops a whole room with her powerful, devoted voice— and is, truly, one of the most inspiring people I have ever met. Allison, you are very dear to my heart! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Trying to articulate my experience with Allison is like trying to describe love; at the end of the day, my time with her changed my life and lives on with each moment I breathe. As with everything Allison teaches, it is done with love and grace and with a strong base in the understanding of what she is teaching. She passes along to her students her knowledge and experiences as well as the "illuminating torch of Reiki". Allison, you light up the darkest nights – freely giving your love. The world is a better place because of you.
My Reiki attunement with Allison was life changing.I felt like a glowing goddess with energetic channels that had been cleared or opened for the first time. I have experienced what it means to feel the energy within my surroundings and from other beings. I love that I am able to be a channel for energy to flow through me so that I may help heal others through Reiki.
"To know Allison is to love Allison, and to receive Reiki through her healing hands is truly a blessing. As someone who has coped with anxiety for many years, I have been eager to find a natural method to restore my energy and calm my nerves. After one session with Allison, I finally felt the relief I have been searching for. Throughout the hour-long experience, I felt Allison's and Mother Earth's energies radiating through my body as kaleidoscopic visions rushed through my mind. Allison truly has an unparalleled ability to make you feel safe, embraced, supported and radiant, yourself. The love in the room was tangible, and so incredibly vibrant that I could see the air sparkling around us. I left the session feeling balanced, rejuvenated, supported, uplifted and loved. To Allison, the beautiful goddess with healing hands, thank you for sharing your gift and for being an incredible role model."
It has been a real pleasure to learn and unfold my inner teacher with such a generous and kind soul. Allison has a very extended and open minded knowledge of the yoga philosophy, and she always shared this knowledge in a very lovely, humble and selfless way. Her dedication and love of yoga and of every single student she crosses path with is a real inspiration for a new teacher like me. To me, yoga is about love, wholeness, oneness, opening and presence and I think that Allison is an embodiment of it all. Whether it is for a yang, yin or restorative class, a yoga philosophy workshop, a Reiki training or Kirtan singing, Allison is pouring her whole heart into it, and that is why she is so inspirational and makes me want to come back to her for more. I am beyond grateful to have met her and have learned from her calm yet luminous spirit.
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Hey! Since I have moved back to my mums home, I get too hang out with all her pets as well as my younger sisters birds. I have practiced a lot of guinea pig, rabbit and dog photography, but haven't yet dabbled with birds and cats. Zeus is a great model to begin bird photography with. His feathers are wonderfully bright, and he manages to sit still just long enough for me to snap a few pictures before he moves. I shared a photo on our Facebook page and a couple of people said they would like to see all the photos we took in that shoot. Bare in mind that these photos are all from my one and only time shooting a bird but I will keep working with him and hopefully get a few more great shots to show you.


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The Fantasticks — Off-Broadway revival
On August 23, 2006, a revival of The Fantasticks opened at the off-Broadway Snapple Theater Center, New York City where it continues to run. It was directed by lyricist Jones, who also appeared in the role of Henry, The Old Actor, under the stage name Thomas Bruce. The original cast of the The Fantasticks — Off-Broadway revival also included Burke Moses, Leo Burmester, Martin Vidnovic, Santino Fontana and Sara Jean Ford, with Dorothy Martin at the piano and Erin Hill at the harp. A cast recording of this production was released by Ghostlight Records. Anthony Fedorov, American Idol finalist from Season 4, assumed the role of Matt from May through July 2007. Nick Spangler, winner of the thirteenth season of The Amazing Race, appeared in the cast from the production's opening until December 13, 2009. Margaret Anne Florence, played Luisa from July through December 2008. Lewis Cleale played El Gallo between 2008 and 2010 Tom Jones left the cast in 2010, after the musical had celebrated its 50th anniversary. In memory of the original El Gallo, the theatre has been renamed the Jerry Orbach theatre.
The Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. It was produced by Lore Noto. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the play "The Romancers" ("Les Romanesques") by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into falling in love by pretending to feud and erecting a wall between their houses. The fathers then hire traveling actors to stage a mock abduction, so that Matt can heroically seem to save Luisa, settling the supposed feud and securing their fathers' blessings (which of course the young lovers have really had all along). After the children discover the deception, they reject the arranged love match. Each goes off to experience the wider world. They return to each other bruised but enlightened by their journeys, realizing that they have always been in love, and renew their vows with more maturity. Elements of the play are ultimately drawn from the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, its story winding its way through Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream as well as Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore and Rostand's play.
The show's original The Fantasticks — Off-Broadway production ran a total of 42 years and 17,162 performances, making it the world's longest-running musical. It was awarded Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 1991. The poetic book and breezy, inventive score, including such familiar songs as "Try to Remember," helped make this show so durable. Many productions followed, as well as television and film versions. The Fantasticks has also become a staple of regional, community, and high school productions virtually since its premiere, with approximately 250 new productions each year. It is played with a small cast, two-person orchestra and minimalist set design. Among many revivals, the show re-opened off-Broadway in 2006. As of 2010, its original investors have earned 240 times their original investments. The musical has played throughout the U.S. and in at least 67 foreign countries.


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What God Wants
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Occasionally a book comes along that has the potential to change the world. I just finished reading such a book — a small book with a large message: "What God Wants: A Compelling Answer to Humanity's Biggest Question" by Neale Donald Walsch.
If you are new to this author, he is the one who wrote the "Conversations with God" series. This new book is not written in that style of conversational dialogue, but it's just as direct, clear, well thought out and spiritually moving.
The main premise of the book is summed up by the three words of the title, and the answer to this implied question has far-reaching consequences into all areas of life: religion, government, society, culture, evolution of consciousness, and the potential of mankind's future on planet earth.
The book asks some mighty big "what if" questions. My paraphrase of the biggest question is, "What if the earth's major belief systems, religions and cultures are based on an inaccurate assumption? What if the fundamental idea, upon which everything else is based . . . is simply incorrect?"
We have been trying to "fix" the effects of this error for centuries . . . millennia. As we look around the planet today, it's obvious that humanity's current lifestyle includes many aspects that are simply not working. We allow children to starve while we spend billions on "defense." People are homeless while others live in mansions with dozens of empty rooms. We kill one another "in God's name." How can we let these things happen?
Obviously, we feel removed from the pain. As a race, we consider ourselves separate from one another rather than all a part of one greater reality — one life, one energy, one God — whatever name is preferred. If we truly understood the profound implications of the golden rule (Do unto others as you would have them do unto you), we would behave differently. If we are all the same — all one — and if we knew that, it would be the most natural thing in the world to treat everyone as we would have them treat us. That's a no-brainer. Of course you are going to treat others that way, because deep down inside, we are all the same. We are all in this together and we are the same consciousness, the same being, the same sense of "I am."
The only way to really fix our currently dysfunctional world is to re-examine the fundamental ideas themselves rather than the results of those ideas.
One of the main ideas Walsch suggests we re-examine is the concept we hold for God Itself. The vast majority of people worldwide believe in some kind of higher power, although the details vary widely. Still, there is much in common. In spite of the teachings of many of God's messengers, most religions have evolved into teaching about a God who is external and separate from us. The doctrines suggest that this kind of external God needs humans to behave in a certain way, worship in a certain way, and devote their lives in a certain way in order to please and appease a historically volatile, wrathful and conditional God. This kind of God promises to love us if . . . (and that's a big "if") . . . if we do this, that, or the other in just a certain way to satisfy the mythology of the ancient scriptures.
This is a snapshot of a small, conditional God who has conditional love for us, often withheld because of His need for us to play the game of life by narrow rules. Why would the Almighty Creator need anything at all from us? That question is seldom asked from within the walls of current mythology — it is enough to allow it to remain unfathomable. The word "want" is defined as "to feel the lack of something." What does God want? How could the creator of the entire universe feel the lack of anything?
From the book, "What God Wants" by Neale Donald Walsch: "Let's pretend just for the moment that it's true that God wants nothing from humanity. If that is so, then virtually all of life's apple carts are upended. Ancient myths are upended. Cultural stories are upended. Ethnic customs are upended. Familial traditions are upended. Legal systems and educational systems are upended. Political, economic and social constructions of every kind are upended.
Could this be the reason that the idea of a God who wants something has been perpetrated?"
What if these ideas of separation and want evolved not from God, but from man's own primitive and incomplete understanding of the Creator? What if these ideas represent unexamined habits of thought, handed down through the generations and have very little to do with truth? Instead, what if they are primarily about power and control over man by man? What if the mythology and doctrines of the major religions of the planet are based on an outdated concept of God that is simply incorrect? What if the "consume by" date has long-ago expired? Nobody noticed, so we are still swallowing it by habit even though it's making us sick. Very sick.
Again from the book: "Consider the possibility that what you call 'God' might also be called, simply, 'life.' Consider the possibility that God not only created life, but that Gods IS life — and that life is God made manifest . . . It has not been widely taught because it does not serve the Top Down, Power Over paradigm created by the earliest power structures of humanity, religion not the least among them."
The book asks (in so many words), "What if God is really Unconditional Love, the Alpha and the Omega, the All in All, and Omnipresent . . . just as his messengers have always said?" That would mean that God is literally everywhere, in everything. And that includes . . . inside us. If God is literally the one reality, the only thing there is, and we are all part of it, what would God possibly want or need from us? He already has everything . . . IS everything, and so he would need nothing from us to be complete.
She already is complete. (The idea of a separate male entity judging us from somewhere in the sky is another concept examined objectively, with one eyebrow raised.)
So, shifting our understanding allows us to see that such a God couldn't possibly want or need anything from us. He/She already has/is everything that exists. This idea can have wonderfully enlightening ramifications.
For centuries, every major religion has tried to "educate" us that "My God is bigger than your god." Your god is inferior and it's my job to convince you that my way is better. If you don't believe it, my people (the chosen ones) have a specially ordained mission from God (the real God) to kill your people. (In God's name, of course . . . because WE are the good guys!)
What's wrong with this picture? Is it working? As we look around the globe, the answer is a deeply painful, "No!" It has never worked and it's still not working. Individuals want peace. Organizations want war. The individuals who comprise the organizations can't be blamed. From the moment they arrived on the planet, they were "educated" — trained, conditioned, brainwashed and polluted with erroneous premises. You can't arrive at a correct conclusion if you begin with an inaccurate premise. (That reminds me of the little church on the hill that so many are now struggling to recover from: Our Lady of the Inaccurate Conclusion.)
"Humanity's collective reality — its cultural story, if you please — has been created over a period of many, many years through a three-step process:
1) People are given INFORMATION about God and about What God Wants from their elders — information that they widely embrace as true.
2) This information sponsors BELIEFS about Life and how it is, as well as how it 'should' be.
3) These beliefs produce BEHAVIORS within the human family that create humanity's on-the-ground experience.
Everything begins with the original information. Even those people who do not 'believe in God' are affected by the ideas ABOUT God held by those who do." – Neale Donald Walsch, in "What God Wants: A Compelling Answer to Humanity's Biggest Question."
The book is full of startling statistics and goes into fascinating details about the ramifications of these ideas in all areas of life — God's Word and God's many messengers, the concept of Heaven and Hell, the current perceived inequality of the sexes, marriage, sex, love, free will, suffering, money, morality and death. Literally all areas of life are impacted by the fundamental ideas about our ideas of God. (One of my favorite scenes in the movie (DVD): "Conversations With God," is when a member of the audience asks Neale Donald Walsch this question: "If God was to sum up everything he wanted us to know about him in one sentence, what would it be?" The answer came immediately: "You've got me all wrong.")
This little book packs a powerful punch — hopefully we are mature enough and intelligent enough as a species to be able to set aside our pre-conceived notions and our ancient prejudices long enough to really hear and consider fresh, new ideas. Ideas like these are powerful — the most promising catalysts available for positive change worldwide.
"In your opinion, have our earthly theologies provided humanity with effective guidance in how to live together in peace and harmony?" — Neale Donald Walsch, in "What God Wants."
What does God want from us anyway? This inspiring book provides page after page of compelling answers to humanity's biggest questions.
The author makes it clear that the answer is not to trash our mythologies and institutions, but to expand them so that they are able to embrace bigger ideas. All institutions must incorporate change as our capacity to understand continues to grow. Religions are not famous for rapid acceptance of new ideas. What other discipline would survive if new ideas were kept at bay with such determination? If the medical community functioned in this way, Walsch says that would be like a "surgeon stepping into a modern-day operating room with a very sharp stone." (Because the ancient texts on surgery decree that this is how it is to be done.)
As our consciousness grows, we need new tools and new ways of interacting with our world and our fellow man. We need new ways of understanding the Creative Power of the universe and how we can put it to work co-creating the life we choose.
All of the paths to God are valid and all of them provide a good fit for certain individuals who are ready to take the next step. Just because their next step is not the same as ours doesn't mean it is wrong. All of the world's religions and philosophies could benefit from the wise perspective offered in this book. When they are able to mature enough to incorporate the enlightened viewpoint so eloquently expressed by Walsch, everyone benefits. Variety is good.
When we finally experience the inner connectedness of all things and all life, we are no longer susceptible to the questionable agendas of those who would confuse us with shrewdly constructed mythology in order to hold power over us. When we understand that free will is the ultimate gift from an omnipotent, unconditionally loving Creator, we are finally free to live our lives in our own way, without fear of judgment . . . now or ever.
The ideas in this book have the potential to spark a quantum leap in consciousness and spiritual understanding. As more and more people become willing to consider new ideas and spiritual viewpoints, the quality of life on earth improves proportionally.
Of all the books I've read on spirituality and human potential, this is definitely one of the most hopeful, helpful and inspiring. It's an easy read — quick and to the point. There's plenty of background information supporting the ideas presented, but not so much that you get bogged down in detail. Instead, it's compelling and fascinating. I personally enjoy the author's casual, conversational style. I like his skill at wordplay like creative acronyms and clever phrases. That makes the material more accessible, in my opinion and helps lighten the mood while offering some of the most profound ideas ever offered.
I read this little book in two sittings and have been inspired ever since. It's the kind of book that, upon finishing the last page, I immediately return to page one and start over. I find myself imagining what this world could be like if everyone could be exposed to this kind of common sense spirituality. This is the kind of book that you instantly want to share with everyone you care about.
This book is chock full of insightful, unusual, and advanced ideas on God, religion, spirituality, culture, history and man's place in the overall scheme of things. It doesn't matter if you agree with all these ideas or not. Just agreeing to consider them is likely to make a lasting impression and could help expand and deepen your belief systems forever.
The back cover asks, "When was the last time you read a dangerous book?" The inside flap warns, "Be careful. This book is dangerous. It explores with startling freshness the most important question you could ever ask, and offers with breathtaking courage the most extraordinary answer you could ever imagine."
I appreciate the hopeful attitude that there are realistic options to the broken way of life so energetically illustrated on the evening news. This life-changing book asks a pivotal question in the spiritual journey of mankind: "What does God Want?"
This simple, yet profound question implies another: "Are we spiritually mature enough to hear the answer?"
Read this book. Maybe that's What God Wants.
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Steve Gullans, PhD, is a venture capitalist, scientist and entrepreneur. He co-founded Excel Venture Management to work with entrepreneurs developing technologies for medicine, energy, agriculture, and social networking. For 18 years, Dr. Gullans was a professor at Harvard Medical School applying cutting-edge technologies to understanding diseases such as cancer, ALS, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's. His discoveries led to the founding of several biotech companies. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has published more than 130 scientific papers in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and The New England Journal of Medicine.
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From time to time it is the wish of servicemen and servicewomen of today and yesteryear to meet and greet friends, colleagues and comrades in arms, to reminisce of the good old days. The combination of an Armed Forces reunion will bring together those of us whose paths have crossed in peaceful times or even in operational environments.
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