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Starting a new chapter: the success story of Totley Library
When Sheffield Council announced it was closing 16 libraries across the city, many people in Totley were dismayed.
But four years on, a dedicated team of volunteers has not only kept the library running but created a community hub which has become a meeting place for dozens of different groups and a lifeline for people feeling lonely.
An incredible 105 people are involved in the library in some way, giving their time for free and doing everything from loaning books to tending the garden. The building has also become a base for a number of community groups and is seen as an essential meeting place, for older residents in particular.
Collette Duke, Margaret Spencer and Amber Rebeka are just three of the volunteers who work at the library.
Margaret said: 'We have 105 volunteers covering all aspects of the library. Last year we had over 80 working here and also doing gardening, maintenance, children's activities and film club.
'The garden used to be overgrown but it's beautiful now and people really appreciate it, it enhances the whole neighbourhood.
'When we first put up posters asking for volunteers I sat there wondering if anyone was going to turn up but you could see people filing in from all directions wanting to help.
'The fact that we managed from day one to keep it from any disasters is amazing considering how little training we had.
'We function exactly the same as the council libraries and customers don't know the difference, I hope.'
Having such a large team of volunteers means there's a wealth of different skills and experience. Amber used to work at Waterstones and now puts her literary knowledge and display skills to use at the library.
'We did a survey back in February about what kind of books people wanted us to buy,' she explained. 'We had a grant for some stock but we also subsidised that with our own funds. We take on board people's feedback and will do a survey again next year. People also give suggestions throughout the year and we keep an ongoing list with new releases.'
Sci-fi, young adult and children's books were lacking so the library has invested in those and bought more stock.
'I use the knowledge I have and try to utilise that to try to help our book stock. For me, a lot of it was trying to really grow the collections.
'We didn't have many young adult books, they were really old and tatty, and as a result we didn't get many young adults in here. The few books we had used to be by a wall and people didn't know they were there, they would just walk past them.
'You need to buy the books to encourage young people in so we broadened all the books for that demographic.
'There was also virtually nothing for children aged seven to 11 and we know children like to read books which come in a series so we try to get an entire collection of books.
'We've worked hard to make displays appealing and we now have older children coming in.
We have also placed books in ages ranges so it starts with baby books and goes through to children and young adult then into the adult section.
'There's now a natural progression from the children's library through by age, it flows and people naturally move along the library.'
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When the cash-strapped Labour council announced the library closures, there was an outcry but Totley Library is a success story.
Liberal Democrat Dore and Totley councillor, Colin Ross, remembers the public meetings about the closure plans. 'It was one of the biggest public meetings I've ever attended, with standing room only. I couldn't believe how large the outcry was.
'The positive thing is it really motivated the community to get people together and make a huge success of running the library.
'The next nearest library is Ecclesall or Greenhill but the only one accessible on a bus route is Highfield.'
The building is now more than just a place for books. 'People were very keen that it became a community resource and information centre. It's a community hub and the only real public building in the area. More and more groups see it as a meeting place and councillors hold surgeries here.'
Funding, as always, can be a struggle but Colin is confident the library will go from strength to strength.
'We started off getting about £23,000 from the council but we have book donations and sales. The library hosts a film club which makes a small profit but it engages the community and is very successful.
'There is some negotiation over the roof and boiler. The carpet was paid for from our own funds and we decorated the children's library. We spend a lot of time applying for grants and it's a bit hand to mouth but the volunteers have an amazing skill set.'
Lending figures are also on the increase. Colin explained: 'It's really important that we stay part of the council system. There has been some misinformation about lending figures, recent figures relate to council stock, but we have bought our own books and have some donated to us and they are not part of the council stock. Our figures have gone up since we brought in fresh stock.'
More than just a library
For many local groups, the library has become a long-awaited community hub.
'For years Totley residents desperately tried to get a community building but then we realised this was a community building, said Colin.
'GPs have recommended people come here. There are a few people who have been widowed and are struggling and they end up staying here and having a coffee.
'We have Sporting Memories where people come together and talk about past sports, there's a table tennis group, a film club and a knit and natter group which has 40 people who meet regularly. These may be low level activities but they help prevent social isolation.
'It also helps our volunteers as many of them use to have high level jobs but they are now retired and want to use their skills.'
Anne Capper is very involved in Totley community groups and provides afternoon tea for people in their 80s, despite being a pensioner herself.
'I have lived here nearly 52 years and there have been changes but I personally wouldn't live anywhere else because it has a lot to offer.
'I'm a member of Totley Rise Methodist Church and we do try to reach out with many different activities. I became aware about eight years ago about lonely people. Many of them were retired professionals and they put on a good front but were lonely, particularly on a Sunday which is a long day if you don't have family nearby.
'I set up a Senior Tea and it's still going strong. We have cakes, entertainment and a quiz every third Sunday at the church at 3pm. I love to hear the buzz and conversations.'
Anne urges anyone who is feeling isolated to get in touch and has also appealed for more help. 'One of the biggest difficulties is finding people who are sitting on their own. Everybody is talking about these issues but you don't go to knock on a door and ask if people are lonely. It's a private subject.
'We rely on people who are already coming to bring new people. We have 20 people on our books and end up with about 14 each tea.
'We are all getting older and the volunteers looking after these people are in their 80s. We bring them all in by car and we are running short of drivers so would welcome any help.'


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Senate President Bukola Saraki regretted yesterday that only 9 states have so far passed the local government autonomy bill.
Saraki who spoke at the 40th anniversary of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees ((NULGE) noted however that while it may be true that the Bill is still under consideration in the remaining 26 states, there is still hope because in this instance, delay does not constitute denial.
He said, "We in the National Assembly fully appreciate the importance of governance at local government level. Yes, it strengthens local government administration, but more importantly it provides for governance that is accountable, which is a prerequisite for sustainable development.
"One therefore reasons with the idea of local councils having better proximity to the people, as their autonomy will in turn better serve the grassroots and avail Nigerians of the much-desired dividends of democracy.
The Senate president further observed that the struggle towards freedom of the third-tier of government is not one which NULGE or indeed the local governments themselves should see as theirs alone.
He said, "If we are to curb insecurity, provide jobs for our teeming youth and boost economic activity through diversification, we must enable local governments operate independent of the state and with their own budget and levels of accountability.
"As I have stated on several occasions, it is our joint responsibility to ensure that there is a symbiotic relationship between the states and local governments if we are to prevent unwarranted disadvantage to the third-tier government in Nigeria.
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Stellar Corpses - Hellbound Heart
Stellar Corpses has come a long way since their debut EP "Respect The Dead" (2007), with follow-up debut full-length album "Welcome To The Nightmare" (2009) leading to another full-length sophomore album "Dead Stars Drive In" (2012). Where would all this content end up, well to where it began of course, with an EP, this one being titled "Hellbound Heart".
This EP taking in the influences and inspirations that their previous content managed to contain, except enhances it, more so that it becomes grounded yet defines who they are as a band. Not just your horror punk style, being similar to other horror based acts within the spectrum, i.e. The Misfits, Calabrese, The Other, among others, but a few modernized acts as well, AFI for instance. Where this is all coming from, is their material, both the old and the new, their context within this EP "Hellbound Heart", is well crafted, put together, and has a solid binding, to keep it together.
On such tracks like the title track opener "Hellbound Heart", which happens to feature a guest spot from a Calabrese member and brother, Jimmy Calabrese, is quite captivating, the hook and edginess, keeps that horror punk vibe pulsing. Whereas "Dark Side of the American Dream", keeps the energy consistent, as "Cruel and Unusual", maintains all of this and more, bringing forth an never ending angst of momentum, that never fails to lack in quality. In short the EP just keeps on pushing with the finishing material to which is "She'll Claw Your Eyes Out" and "In Her Lover's Arms", both of which, just wrap up the entire EP for it to be just a well rounded piece of work.
Literally Stellar Corpses "Hellbound Heart", EP release is just very fitting for this type of act, who has come a long way, not letting go of what made them whole, their style is original, vivid, and fun to experience, through this EP or their previous works, either way, they are an act not to miss, but here to stay forevermore.


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Whether you're sailing around the world or tying your friends shoes, knots are handy and helpful. This poster depicts 25 useful knots, most of which I've forgotten to tie since my decorated career in the Boy Scouts.
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by Dan Stout
Revenant, based on Michael Punke's The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge is a multi-layered experience — and in many ways several films in one. Watch these ragged, crude frontiersmen of 1823, battling relentless cold, feuding about whose in charge, and weighing human life against animal pelt profits. Evoking Michael Polan's idea that humans are not in control nor the center of the universe, it's darkly pleasurable to observe these jesters assuming the role of king, as nature, steady and constant, reduces them to small players in the grand scheme.
"Revenant" means returning person, and in French, a reappearing ghost. In life, people, alive or dead, keep coming back to us. This can bring great joy or, in some cases, haunt us to our demise as in the case of revenge. Revenant reminds us that significant people fade away, but inevitably reappear. On the frontier, some are prepared for this moment while others meet their demise; it may be a ghost or person of the flesh, but we all come face-to-face with unfinished business. Thus Revenant is both a revenge film and a reflection on life's un-mended affairs.
One such revenant is Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) whose native-American wife is killed by white men, leaving him to carry on with his son, Hawk, who is looked upon skeptically by the other trappers. Conversely, Hugh, is dubious of his cohorts, any of which may have murdered his wife; they carry the banner of "survival of the fittest" at the expense of friendship and family bonds. This is no more apparent when the Powaqa Tribe kills 30 men in their party, leaving a handful of survivors fleeing over the mountain to a fort and safety. Sarcastically, a backwoodsman inquires of Hugh, "What keeps you out here on the edge?" to which he simply responds, "I like the quiet."
Things are anything but quiet when Hugh is attacked by a grizzly bear in an animal-human brawl unequaled in any movie seen by this reviewer. Hugh is mangled, bitten in the back, and injured internally before he kills his attacker with a Bowie knife. His son Hawk vows to stay and pray with him, and Captain Andrew Henry pays antagonist, John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy) to care for him until medical help arrives. Fitzgerald quips, "I ain't got no life, just livin' everyday." [Spoiler alert until notified in text] Fitzgerald immediately murders Hawk and buries Hugh alive, claiming they froze to death. A shallowed-soul peasant, Fitzgerald joins the others at the fort, reporting the passing of his companions. Paid his wages, he moves on.
Miraculously, Hugh survives. Unearthing himself from the grave, he kills a horse, disembowels it of internal organs and crawls into the bloody carcass to escape a raging blizzard. Using the animal's warm blood and organs to quell hyperthermia is practiced in many cultures. (This scene is reminiscent of Jack London's short story, To Build a Fire where a trapper in the Yukon country attempts to kill his dog to slip his frostbitten hands into the canine's blood-hot insides.)
The climactic scene arrives when Hugh, the revenant, tracks down Fitzgerald for the face-to-face encounter. "You came all this way just for revenge," he asks Hugh. "Well, enjoy it, because it ain't gonna bring your boy back." To this, and we'll not give away the climactic moment, Hugh evokes God on how to proceed.
Given Mormonism's frontier history, Revenant reopens historical debates about revenge in the religious context. Devout pioneers crossed the plains at tremendous sacrifice; they established a base in Salt Lake City that enabled a worldwide church to spring from there.
Likewise, not all Mormon pioneers crossed the plains with the best of intentions. According to Richard Bushman's Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, some Nauvoo settlers were motivated primarily by steady pay, possibly the reason groups of Saints went on to California for the gold rush. Mormon settlements in southern Utah yielded vigilante groups; many poor immigrants anticipated revenants from Illinois and Missouri to take revenge on them. When wagon trains crossed Utah territory, most remained peaceful, letting them pass. Others, including John D. Lee, Isaac C. Haight, William H. Dame, John M. Higbee, and Phillip Klinginsmith, played a role in the tragic massacre of 120 women, men, as reported in the book, Massacre at Mountain Meadows by Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley, and Glen M. Leonard.
There was hysteria about imminent war and poor communication between settlements. This incident recalls many of the questions raised in Revenant: What is it about life on the frontier that provokes fear and aversion to other communities? Is revenge morally justified? The Mountain Meadows Massacre has turned out to be a revenant for those unwilling to confront the nature of the deed. As in the French derivation of the word, it is a ghost that returns until we achieve inner peace.
Few of us live on a wilderness frontier, but the story of Revenant is largely about how retain our values when there are few people around to police them. Sooner or later we all find ourselves in such situations.
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Revenant is rated "R" for strong frontier combat and violence including gory images, a sexual assault, language and brief nudity.


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Feminist Conversations on Caribbean Life
Contribute to the final list of top 10 sexist & heterosexist moments in Caribbean politics by leaving your suggestions in the comments below. Here are what i've been able to come up with in no particular order. Thanks to all who sent suggestions via facebook and twitter.
1. Trinidad & Tobago: Minister of People and Social Development claims « severe fatigue » after a flight attendant alleges that he touched her breasts when he grabbed her name-tag and threatened to have her fired because she asked him to stow his luggage correctly. The Prime Minister then fired him. Before the dust could settle on this one, police were investigating reports that the Minister of tourism had physically assaulted his former partner, causing her to lose consciousness.
2. Barbados: Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment and Community Development « issued a warning » the staff of the Bureau of Gender Affairs after…
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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)
The world offers us many things for its own sake. Among them are the following:
1. Information. One must outdo and outwit everybody else with what he knows, yet what he knows is only a bit of information of a field of knowledge of a greater field of knowledge. A worldly person can only offer promises and information, but not life, joy and understanding. When his promises remain in the air, he falls, just as the devil promised Jesus the world's wealth, but could not sustain his promise.
2. Power. One must bring to himself people who would follow him, and eliminate those who go against him. With this power, he gets what he wants, and prevents others from acquiring what they need. When he cannot sustain his power, he joins those who build their houses on sand, and when the rains of difficulties come, they fall and crumble shamefully and disgracefully.
3. Pride. One shows off to others what he has and what he can do because of his influence and power, and most of the time at the expense of the weak and for a price that is unattainable. When he can no longer sustain his pride, he plunges into the depths of disgrace, and causes more misery to his family and community.
In the Book of Zephaniah, the prophet proclaims: "Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth, who have observed his law; seek justice, seek humility (2:3)…. They shall do no wrong and speak no lies; nor shall there be found in their mouths a deceitful tongue" (3:13).
Contrary to what the world offers, St. Paul has this to say: Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong, and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something, so that no human being might boast before God" (1 Cor 1:26-29).
These statements emphasize not our power or capacity to do things, but God's power and wisdom to do things in and through us. Isaiah proclaims very vividly, "O Lord, you mete out peace to us, for it is you who have accomplished all we have done (26:12). St. Paul also proclaims: "Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord" (1Cor 1:31).
From these, we learn the following:
1. Jesus is our Wisdom and Life. He was just too much for Pilate, for the Scribes and the Pharisees, and for many Jews, "for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes" (Mt 7:29). To those who put their trust in Jesus, He promises joy and eternal life, which He has sustained in the past, still sustains now, and will sustain forever.
2. Jesus is our power and deliverance. He has the power to forgive sins and to lead us away from evil when we cooperate, and has the power to raise us to life. Those who turn to Him He saves from slavery to sin, for He is full of gentleness and compassion.
3. Jesus is our righteousness and joy. He leads us to right relationship with the Father, with our families and with his people through the action of the Holy Spirit. Apart from him we fall into all kinds of vices that separate us from God and our families, as well as fall into sadness and alienation, for the world is full of empty words and selfish activities. Only in Jesus can our joy be complete.
Now Jesus proclaims to us the Beatitudes: Blessed are the poor…. Blessed are they who mourn…. Blessed are the meek…. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness…. Blessed are the merciful…. Blessed are the clean of heart…. Blessed are the peacemakers…. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness….. These are the people who are happy, who put their trust in the Lord and are ever connected with His people.
The Eucharist that we celebrate brings us back to the reality of our life: we are citizens of the Kingdom of God, and only a life lived in the spirit of the beatitudes is a life worthy of the Kingdom. For our sake Jesus suffered and died, and rose from the dead to bring meaning to our life, to suffering and death, as well as to give meaning to reward and glory for those who remain faithful to Him. He is the Beatitude made flesh who lived among us. He is our Beatitude on our journey to heaven.


text: Margrét Helgadóttir Margrét Helgadóttir is a Norwegian-Icelandic writer and editor living in Oslo, Norway. Her stories have appeared in a number of both magazines and print anthologies such as Gone Lawn, Luna Station Quarterly, Tales of Fox and Fae and Girl at the End of the World. Her debut book The Stars Seem So Far Away was published by award-winning Fox Spirit Books in 2015 and shortlisted to British Fantasy Awards 2016. Margrét is editor of the coffee table book series Fox Spirit Books of Monsters, seven volumes published 2014-2020, and the anthology Winter Tales (2016). She is also a charter member of the African Speculative Fiction Society. Read more at http://margrethelgadottir.wordpress.comRead more about the books here: http://www.foxspirit.co.uk/books/anthologies/european-monsters and here: https://margrethelgadottir.wordpress.com/books/pacific-monsters/ ContributorSam MissinghamOctober 29, 2017 Facebook0 Twitter Pinterest0 0 Likes


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The Burnt Column, Constantinople Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library Accession Number: 15/5/3090.00053. Photographer: J. Pascal Sébah (Turkish, active 1860-1880)
A decaying column held together by bands of iron. That might be the first impression of J. Pascal Sébah's photograph which shows the Column of Constantine, sometimes referred to as the Burnt Column. Yet, let us for now put aside the tumultuous history of the column itself, and rather focus on what the photograph tells us. The composition of the picture lets the column reign over the photograph's upper half, and ensures that no details obstructs the view of the column itself. The perspective chosen by the photographer also allows a viewer to pretend they are standing where the photographer stood; they are seeing what he saw. This choice of perspective combined with the centrality given to the column as the focus of the image, is a clue to what this image wants. It is a documentary image. Sébah's has taken an image without people, and devoid of any signs of folklore and focused instead on documenting the Byzantine artefact. In contrast this photograph of the column showcases the teeming life and even vegetation around the column. Granted the comparison between the two photographs should not be taken too far. The photo chrome image is taken at a later date where developments in exposure and shutter speed ensured that photographing people was easier than in Sébah's time twenty years prior. For Sebah all motion threatened to become a ghostly blur, which is evidently what happened to the faint outline of straws seen in the bottom right of his photograph.
Regardless, Sébah's photograph is much more clearly composed to showcase the column, and displays an increased documentary use of photography which influenced both tourism and scholarly pursuits. The tourism angle is well-known. Photographs printed in books and increasingly on postcards helped spread an awareness of how other places and sites actually looked, and did so to an ever increasing audience. Yet, these types of photographs also allowed scholars to compare and familiarise themselves with ruins and monuments of places they had never seen. In From Site to Sight, Melissa Banta shows how historical anthropology saw decisive advances due to the implementation of photography. Her example is the difference between the sketching of Olmec statues and the photography of Olmec statues as a form of gathering empirical information. The sketching takes time. A long time. The photography takes only a fraction of the same, and the image is sharper and usually more detailed than the sketch. One has only to recall Wilhelm Salzenberg's drawings of the mosaics of Hagia Sophia in Alt-christliche Baudenkmale von Constantinopel vom V. bis XII. Jahrhundert to recall how drawing and sketches bring with them a higher degree of personal interpretation and even fault than does photography. What images like Sebah's photograph allowed was more neutral approach (though with the caveat that photography is never truly neutral), which again explains why photography and photographic slides became of such formative importance to the development of subjects like Art History.
The point is that Sébah's photograph of the Burnt Column is not only of the column, it is also a sign of its own times and its own reception history. In regard to Sebah the history is briefly as follows. Sébah (1823-1886) was a pioneer photographer who worked in Istanbul. His parents were Syrian Catholic (father) and Armenian (mother), and the photography was such a success that he in 1873 opened a studio in Cairo in addition to the one in Istanbul. He photographed historical sites in Istanbul, but also in Egypt as well as the photographs for the collection Les Costumes Populaires De La Turquie, which was part of the the universal exposition in Vienna, 1873. The latter images, as the title implies, were a series of studio costume studies of different regions and social classes of the Ottoman Empire, and was commissioned by Osman Hamdi Bey. Sébah was particularly well-known for his documentary photographs, which due to the wet-plate process were reproduced in several formats, from cartes de visit to panoramas.
While tourists formed a great part of Sébah's costumer group, Michelle L. Woodward has argued that the work of Sébah and his studio must be seen as the work of Ottoman citizens using the technology to document and relate their Ottoman culture and heritage. Subsequently, according to Woodward, Sébah does not produce orientalist photography as understood based on the concept of Orientalism by Edward Saïd. Rather Sébah is using the technology of photography to present his world, as it surrounds him. The burnt column of Constantine, as captured by Sébah is therefore both a photograph of a Byzantine artefact and the image created by an Ottoman citizen relating to that heritage.


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People v. Henry
The Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the Appellate Division concluding that Defendant's statements during an interrogation on a murder charge regarding the murder should have been suppressed because the murder charge was factually related to a robbery charge and Supreme Court had suppressed Defendant's statements regarding the robbery. Defendant was charged with multiple counts of robbery in the first degree, murder in the second degree, and other charges. Defendant moved to suppress his statements regarding the robbery and murder as having been obtained in violation of his right to counsel, which attached as to the marijuana charge. Supreme Court suppressed Defendant's statements regarding to the robbery, reasoning that the robbery and marijuana charges were related under People v. Cohen, 90 N.Y.2d 632 (N.Y. 1997), but refused to suppress Defendant's statements regarding the murder because the murder and marijuana charges were unrelated. The Appellate Division ruled that Defendant's statements to the police regarding the murder charge should have been suppressed. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the Appellate Division misapplied N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law 470.15 and the standard established by this Court's decision in Cohen. View "People v. Henry" on Justia Law


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Pantone Hotel
Pantone Hotel
Aside from lego, Pantone is also a regular feature on this blog. Introducing the Pantone Hotel in Brussels, Belgium. Designed by Michel Penneman and Olivier Hannaert, each hotel floor is a different colour and lets your eyeballs feast on bucket toads of colour.
If you were wondering, the hotel also has free wi-fi. Check out their site for more pictures and/or to book a room.


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What a pack of rescue dogs taught me
When I started volunteering at a local animal shelter this year, I thought I'd be doing a good deed for some lost little creatures. Little did I know what else.
Like my father, I was raised in a rural culture where four-legged animals are an integral part of life. They're co-inhabitants of the same space, not exotic things to visit. Walking to the school bus winter mornings, I'd see the footprints of wild neighbors – bunnies, deer, raccoons – going about their lives in our shared space.
At 7, I did not get breakfast until I'd fed my horse, dog and cats. Most of our pets came from shelters. So, when the decay of print newspapers caught up with my 50-year career, it seemed natural to invest some free time there.
ShelterontheHill.org and its corps of caring colleagues in Lebec accepted me as a TLC volunteer, simply providing pettings, playtimes and cuddles to four-legged guests. Like humans in care facilities, despite good meals and care, they get institutionalized, depressed.
So I visit in off hours when, I figure, loneliness might find fertile soil in frightened minds. I just sit on a little stool. I talk. They sniff. We become pals.
As in human families, touches are the language of love. Scratches. Pats. Eventually, cuddles. Many shake uncontrollably at first.
Here's an amazing thing: After the introduction protocol by nose, these little dogs are remarkably open and friendly.
I can only imagine the neglect and abuse they've endured; many get abandoned in parking lots. They carry wounds and signs of neglect. Yet, at the slightest sign of affection, the creatures I work with respond in kind.
They don't know much about games yet. But part of the plan is to socialize them for a family life soon. Some have medical issues requiring treatment and long care. But my patient colleagues invest countless hours teaching manners, obedience and, above all, trust.
Imagine my surprise when on return visits, the lost ones no longer hide. I swear they recognize me. They get excited, barky, can't wait for the touching. Truth be told, neither can I.
They know which pocket has the treats. If they see an idle hand, they know a nudge starts the petting. And they learn my lap is a safe zone. The highest compliment is when they doze off there.
All rescues need volunteers; just Google "animal shelter" with your ZIP code. Friends claim they can't volunteer because they'd want to adopt everyone. It is tempting. We did take in one toothless Westie to join our border collie.
But I've learned changing a discarded life only takes a little love and time. Shelter on the Hill finds homes for scores of dogs and cats every year. We celebrate when Allie, Darth or Buckley graduate to forever homes.
Here, I thought I was doing these lost animals a favor. Now, this year I've learned I actually get back way more than I can possibly give. Payment comes in licks.
Andrew Malcolm, who began adopting shelter pets in 1951, can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com, or on Twitter @AHMalcolm.


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TV series returns for season six in April
New teaser trailers for season 6 of Game of Thrones have been revealed online.
HBO posted three new 'Battle Banner' teaser trailers overnight with the Houses Stark, Lannister and Targaryen all getting a spotlight. Viewers of the show are being asked to stake their allegiance to one of the three sides.
SEE MORE: George RR Martin Has Missed The Deadline For The Next Game Of Thrones Book – What Does It Mean For Season Six Of The TV Show?
The sixth series of the show will return on April 24 and is set to air at the same time in the UK and US with Sky Atlantic showing simulcasting the show for British viewers. Fans will be able to watch the episodes at 2am on April 25 (9PM on April 24 in the US) with a repeat in the UK at 9pm on Monday April 25.
The first trailer for season six of Game Of Thrones was revealed last year.
The trailer followed a teaser poster which showed the blood-stained face of Kit Harington's character Jon Snow, who was apparently left after bleeding to death at the end of season five.
Ever since the season five finale, Game Of Thrones fans have been speculating as to whether the popular character, a mainstay since the show began, is dead or alive.
New cast members for season six include veteran actor Max von Sydow, who has been cast as the Three-eyed Raven, and Withnail and I's Richard E. Grant, who will play the manager of a visiting theatre troupe. Meanwhile, Golden Globe-winning actor Ian McShane has also joined the cast in a currently unknown role.


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Thursday, August 22, 2013
accordion potato recipe.
a recent visit to the nutritionist revealed that my diet was severely lacking in starches. i wasnt surprised. my main source of carbs used to be bread, and since gluten free bread is gross and expensive, i just did without. well apparently a lack of carbs is really bad and can cause long-term health problems. since i already have plenty of those, i started working really hard on figuring out how to add more starchy foods to our meal rotation.
and it got old fast. i mean, im half asian, i LOVE rice, but do i really want to eat it every day? not really. im not that into quinoa (cue everyone on the internet telling me how to make quinoa taste better), and gluten free pasta is usually out of our budget. so weve been eating a lot of potatoes. potatoes are nice. theyre cheap and versatile and it doesnt take a lot to make them taste good.
ive seen this type of potatoes on pinterest a lot, and once i tried them out they instantly became our favorite type of potatoes. theyve got a better flavor and texture than regular baked potatoes, dont take nearly as long, and they look super fancy. what more could you possibly want? how about the fact that you probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry.
accordion potatoes
(recipe is for one potato, make as many as you want)
small/medium russet potatoes (speaking from experience, this does NOT work with large "baking" type potatoes)
olive oil
salt, pepper, garlic powder, and herbs de provence to taste
start by pre-heating your oven to 450 degrees. next wash your potatoes really well (since youll be leaving the skin on), and carefully make vertical cuts about 3/4 of the way through the potato (not slicing it all the way) every 1/4 inch or so all the way across the potato. repeat for each potato. place your potato(es) on a cookie sheet and drizzle generously with olive oil. next top with salt, pepper, garlic, and herbs de provence (or other seasonings, if you want to get creative) and bake for about 45 minutes, or until potatoes are cooked through. and thats it!
if you try this out, please let me know how you like it, and stay tuned for tomorrow when i talk about my favorite way to get free stuff!
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"The cure for everything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea" Isak Dinesen
I thought of these words while I was making this new series of watercolour paintings. A lot of different emotions come to the surface when I am trying to build a new series. There is great excitement and disappointment as new images emerge. I feel like so much of my life right now is working with a trial and error theory. Its fairly up and down like when the sun shines through the rain and you remember how lovely a day can be. When I reach a block in the studio or with home life I always go to sea to find the cure or at least to breathe a fresh breath and then dive in again.
If you would like to see more I will be posting new work as I go on Instagram @arleighwood
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Tijuana drug war is over
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voice of san diego excerpt
Across Mexico, the human toll of the drug wars over the past few years is thought to be nearing 30,000. In Tijuana alone, almost 500 people were killed in just the last three months of 2008, many of them strung up in public as a warning to others. The killings haven't stopped. But their numbers have dropped and, as journalist William Finnegan writes in this week's New Yorker magazine, "the great Tijuana drug war" seems to be over. … What's changed in Tijuana and makes it unusual in Mexican cities, particularly among border cities, is that public security has improved over the past couple of years. The city was caught in a full-fledged gang war in 2007 and 2008, a level of danger that was really off the charts with whole restaurants being taken hostage. That's no longer true. It's considered the rare success story in the general context of rising drug violence.… Despite all the violence in Mexico, border cities like San Diego and El Paso have low crime rates. It's pretty striking, especially because of all the noise you hear in politics about the violent crime associated with illegal immigration and so on. But that isn't to say that Mexican mafias with extensive drug trafficking operations in the United States aren't in a very rough business, and there's not plenty of violence associated with that business.


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One of the most unusual Biblical commandments is the one which can only be performed when one is unaware that he or she is performing it!
One of the most unusual Biblical commandments is the one which can only be performed when one is unaware that he or she is performing it!
I went to get some inspiration for my personal battle with Amalek and spoke with shluchos Mrs. Chani Beckerman of Beer Yaakov, Mrs. Marina Fein, housemother at Machon Chomesh in Moscow, and Mrs. Mushky Shiffman of Maaleh Efraim. I asked them how they handle the spiritual Amalek on shlichus, i.e., the coldness when it comes to doing mitzvos, the doubts, and those who "believe in their hearts." I also spoke with the shlucha to Almaty, Kazakhstan, Mrs. Leah Cohen, who tells about her victory and revenge against the German Amalek, may his name be erased. * Presented for Parshas Ki Seitzei, which ends with the mitzva to remember what Amalek did to us
In a dramatic pronouncement, the Rebbe Rashab established that all T'mimim are soldiers fighting the wars of Dovid. When soldiers go to fight, they give a conditional writ of divorce to their wives. * A fascinating study about the gittin that soldiers gave their wives in the event that they did not return, about the rabbinic approach to the matter, and when the soldiers refused orders and did not give a divorce like this. * "When you go out to war" – Parshas Ki Seitzei.
"If a bird's nest happens to be before you on the road, on any tree or on the ground, young birds or eggs, and the mother is roosting on the young birds or the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young. You shall surely send away the mother and take the young for yourself, so that it will be good for you and prolong your days."
The Talmud also states that G-d uprooted Mount Sinai and placed it over their heads and threatened to crush them ("stone" them) with the mountain unless they accepted the Torah! How can we reconcile these two diametrically opposite characterizations of the Jewish people's acceptance of the Torah? Did they accept it willingly or did G-d have to threaten them with stoning?
The Torah alludes to a tzaddik whose mortality can be traced solely to the sin of the Tree of Knowledge, inheriting, as it were, the venom of "the bite of the snake." * One has free volition to be entirely righteous, like Chanoch or Eliyahu, or Rabbeinu HaKodesh.
To be sure, the King is in the field. G-d—and His chosen human redeemer, Moshiach—is here and is waiting for us to seize the opportunity to do our part in making the Redemption a tangible reality. Moshiach is waiting for us to say, "We are ready for Moshiach!" And we express that readiness by accepting Moshiach as our leader, following his directives for an enhanced commitment to Torah and its commandments, permeated with a passionate desire to usher in the Era of Redemption.


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Jim Frandin leaves news director post at KXLY-TV
The Spokesman Review
and Spokane Chronicle
Friday was Jim Frandin's last day as news director at KXLY-TV.
Two weeks ago, Frandin turned in his resignation to Steve Herling, general manager at KXLY-TV. He joined Channel 4's staff in September 1983.
Frandin and Herling agreed not to talk about the specifics of his resignation, Frandin said.
"The crux of everything is that we had differences of opinion over a wide variety of things," he said.
"He (Herling) wasn't going to change his mind and I wasn't going to change my mind, so I resigned."
Herling is in New York City attending the ABC affiliate meeting this week and was unavailable for comment.
KXLY-TV has not fared well in the ratings in recent years, and in the latest sweeps in February, the station again rated third. The station, in fact, had declined in ratings reported the previous December. The "May Sweeps," an important rating month, is underway.
Being number 3, "and the reason why the numbers haven't come" touches on one area of disagreement between the two men, Frandin said.
"For what it's worth, Steve asked if I had any advice on my way out, and I said, 'Don't touch a thing.' The product is there, the people are there" and in time, the numbers will be there, he said.
The ratings only indirectly affected his decision to leave, he added.
"This is the fourth TV station I have worked for, and man for man, dollar for dollar, this is the best staff I have ever worked with. I am very, very proud of what we accomplished at KXLY."
Because Frandin has become so fond of Spokane, he intends to leave TV news and try a career here in a related field, such as public relations or advertising.
His successor has not been named, said Melody Deatherage, Herling's secretary. The station is accepting applications.
Tuesday, May 7, 1985


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Marisa Analia Sánchez Universidad Nacional del Sur Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Argentina
Gustavo Ramoscelli Universidad Nacional del Sur Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Argentina
ABSTRACT The development of value propositions based on the Internet of Things (IoT) requires knowledge and experience in technology. For non-technological organizations it is difficult to independently provide a complete solution based on IoT. The aim of the work is to carry out a survey on the situation and the development of the IoT product and service suppliers, the scientific production and the government initiatives. The research methodology is based on literature reviews, analysis of academic publications and opinion poll in order to define the situation in the productive and academic sectors. As a result an incremental evolution of the sector is observed. The productive sector is organized in chambers that offer trainings and events directly related to the development of IoT solutions. The academic sector denotes a scientific production in indexed journals and made in collaboration with institutions of other countries. The Government area is one of the most advanced given that there are numerous applications developed by municipalities in the context of intelligent cities. KEY WORDS: Internet of Things; Digital Transformation; Collaboration; Product-as-a-service model.
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The question is, would THOSE READERS have understood that to happen literally? The answer is no. Why? Because it was figurative language used over and over again and not ever intended to be literal.
In Micah 1:3 we are told that God "is COMING FORTH FROM HIS PLACE" to "COME DOWN and TREAD on the HIGH PLACES (mountains) of the earth." Do you believe Jesus literally physically did this treading with his feet? How is this descriptive language different from the Lord standing on the Mount of Olives with the result that it will split?
Micah goes on to say "the MOUNTAINS will MELT UNDER HIM, and the valleys WILL BE SPLIT, like wax before the fire, like water poured down a steep place" (1:4). Did they literally split in this case? Did they literally melt? No they were apocalyptic language to describe the activity of God, usually in judgment or deliverance.
For instance, "And the LORD CAME DOWN to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. . . . Come, let Us GO DOWN and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech" (Gen. 11:5, 7).
"So I HAVE COME DOWN TO DELIVER THEM from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey. . . (Ex. 3:8).
"Then Thou didst COME DOWN on Mount Sinai, and didst speak with them from heaven. . . (Neh. 9:13a).
The splitting of the mountain is reminiscent of the splitting of the Red Sea where the nation was delivered. It is a word picture of deliverance! So too in 70AD there was deliverance for the believing Jews while the apostate Jews were judged and scattered among the nations.
It was Jesus himself who said in Matthew 16:27-28,
"27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works. 28 "Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."
How did the Father come in the past to judge... in the same way that the Son would do as God... using other nations to bring judgment such as he did when Rome came to destroy Jerusalem while some of them were still living. This is how he "came down".


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1/10 Scale Nitro Monster Truck:
Kyosho Wild Dodge Ram - 31751 (Radio Controlled Model Review)
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History, Info (and How To Set-up Tips) for the Kyosho Wild Dodge Ram:
Originally released by Kyosho in 1997, the 4WD Dodge Ram Truck - # 31751 - came with a GS-11X engine. The model was re-released in 2001 as the Wild Dodge Ram - # 31751T15 - with a GS15R engine.
The shaft driven, alloy plate chassis, has gear differentials, coil spring over oil filled dampers, dogbone drive-shafts, metal ring type bearings and QRC (Quick Reverse Clutch) as standard.
To race the Kyosho Wild Dodge Ram, it needs to be tuned to perfection for better stability, precise steering and provide enough grip to keep you on the track when going around tight bends at high speed. Even the smallest adjustment can change the feel of a car and our simple to follow instructions will guide you to the best Set-up to get you to the front and keep you there.
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Manufacturers and Brands Catalogued and Listed by RC-Scrapyard.
At present, the RC Model Manufacturers, Brands and Distributors covered by us are: ABC Hobby, Academy, Acme Racing, Agama Racing, Amewi, Ansmann Racing, ARRMA, Team Associated, Atomic RC, Axial, AYK, Bolink, BSD Racing, Capricorn, Carisma, Carson, Caster Racing, Cen, Corally, Custom Works, Durango, Duratrax, ECX - Electrix, Exceed RC, FG Modellsport, FS-Racing, FTX, Fujimi, Gmade, GS-Racing, Harm, HBX, Helion, Heng Long, Himoto Racing, Hirobo, Hitari, Hobao, Hong-Nor, Hot Bodies, HPI, HSP, Intech, Integy, Jamara, JQ Products, Kawada, Kyosho, Losi, LRP, Maisto, Mardave, Marui, Maverick, MCD Racing, Megatech, Mugen, New Bright, Nichimo, Nikko, Nkok, Ofna, Pro-Pulse, Protech, PTI, RC4WD, Redcat Racing, RJ-Speed, Robitronic, Schumacher, Seben, Serpent, Smartech, Sportwerks, Step-Up, Tamiya, Team-C Racing, Team Magic, Thunder Tiger, Tomy, Top Racing, Traxxas, Trinity, Tyco, Vaterra RC, Venom, VRX Racing, WLToys, X-Factory, Xmods, Xpress, Xray, XTM, Yankee RC, Yokomo, ZD Racing and Zipzaps.
This is an ongoing project, with new and "lost in time" RC Model Brands being added as they are found and although most of those listed above have been covered in relative detail, some are still being researched and will be completed in the near future.
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Shock Mount Settings
The combinations of Shock settings available on the majority of on and off road cars are far too many for this article to cover, so I will endeavour to explain some of the basics, that should give you some idea what these changes might achieve. Some of the settings suggested may not be available on all RC model cars.
If you look at the lower wishbones of you model, you may see a number of holes alongside where the ball studs for the dampers are positioned. If you were to remove those studs on the rear wishbone and reposition them in the hole further out from the center of the car, the first thing you will notice is the ride height has dropped, this can be corrected by adding C spacers above the springs. The second thing you will notice is the shocks are more sluggish, this can be compensated by using thinner oil. If this adjustment is made on an off-road car, it can be advantageous for landing after big jumps, providing improved stability due to the increased hydraulic pack in the shocks (as described in my previous article). This setting can also improve the way cars handle small bumps and dips in the track, due to the softer static damping.
Changing the mounting hole positions used by the dampers, on the wishbone or on the shock tower, will always change the angle the dampers lay. This angle is what changes the characteristics of the shocks in that they will react to different track types and conditions. The above example is just food for thought, for those looking to improve their cars handling in relation to any other settings, such as caster, camber, toe-in etc, they may have previously made on their car. The only way to really get to grips with this subject is through trial and error.
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Ride Height
To allow the suspension on any RC model to do its work properly it needs to settle in a position that is somewhere between it being able to react to any bumps and holes it may encounter on the track. To do this, it needs to be adjusted to somewhere in-between those limits. That position is termed the ride height and is generally measured with the car race ready, that means with the motor and battery etc installed and is the distance between the underside of the chassis and the ground.
Simply speaking, determining ride height is dependent on the specific track conditions. For off road models the rule is simple, the bigger the bumps and the deeper the holes, the higher the ride height. On road, the closer the car is to the track, the better it will handle.
For 1:10 Buggys I generally recommend a starting point for ride height at around 20mm. 1:10 Trucks and Truggys, 30mm upwards, depending on the wheel diameter. For On Road models, as low as possible, but normally the setting is around 5mm.
Ride height doesn't just affect the way the car handles uneven track conditions, it also influences the way the car handles when cornering. For a stable car, body roll must be kept to a minimum and keeping the ride height low, is by far the best and easiest way to control it.
Before you begin to set the ride height, it is best to make sure that each pair of shocks are exactly the same length, have the same spring type and same silicone oil weight. Also, if you don't have a ride height gauge of any kind, decide what height you want set your car to and prepare some kind of slip gauge to that dimension, a book, a pen, or anything that measures to what you want. I used an old square plastic servo mount, which was exactly 5mm for my touring car. It may be low tech, but it is just as accurate as any gauge you can buy.
To set the ride height, the race ready car must be placed on a flat surface. Slide your slip gauge under the chassis and adjust the height by adding or removing tension to the damper springs. This is done on most models by using small C shaped clips, placed over the damper, above the springs, or on a number of top of the range models, this adjustment can be made by screwing a knurled nut on each threaded damper body. As a rule if the springs are compressed by more than 25% they should be replaced by stiffer springs. The gauge should just slide under the chassis on all four corners of the chassis.


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My first issue - "Sexy Apocalypse"
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Cooler than a magazine
I love the idea of Sweden's T-POST. I don't know who doesn't love getting mail, and magazines in the mail. I always forget that I've subscribed to things - the other day I got a copy of POP in the mail that I already own, because I forgot I had a subscription. But despite that I already had that issue it was exciting knowing that, yeah! I will be getting more of these! And I have already paid for them...its a surprise every couple months and it feels like its free. T-Post is kind of like getting a magazine, and it calls itself a magazine, but instead, every five weeks (that is more often than it sounds!) you're sent a new t-shirt designed by a different designer, with a news story screened on the inside. "There are t-shirts that can inspire a conversation. And there are t-shirts that can inspire a movement. T-post was created to do both. With T-Post, it's not just what your t-shirt says about you or the artist who designed it, but also what your t-shirt says about the world. More than just a fashion piece, T-post uses great design as a subversive tool to instigate meaningful thought, conversation, and action. It's a communication experiment that typically begins with a compliment like "Nice t-shirt" and continues with the wearer explaining the interesting news story behind the design."about). So awesome, no?
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My to-do list is like decomposing matter. Something that's new on the list only just begins to decompose, while something that's been on the list for a week is in a much later state of decomposition. Now imagine all of this matter neatly organized into a basket and left in your stomach. The stomach acids only add to the deconstruction of the matter and because the materials don't agree, this poisonous gas and slimey ooze starts to fill up the cavity it's in. When there's nowhere else for it to go, it crawls through the rest of your body and makes you sick. The pain swelling inside of you makes it even harder to face your to-do list and finally you're so sick that you want to cry. That's pretty much been my situation the past couple of weeks. Tonight I can feel the noxious gasses stuck inside of me and trying to push their way out if it kills me.
On a positive note, getting a blog post out of the way will be a good removal of one of the old to-do list items, which should clear up some of the gunk in my system.
I've been depressed. I'm working myself to the max in school and at work to do the best job I can do. At work I now have the complication of being treated like crap, because of the whole reporting mistreatment incident. That gives me anxiety while I'm there that I brush off the best I can, but it effects me. Taking care of people for a living effects me too. Every day I go out there, mask my depression or irritation and make sure I'm tending to everyone in the classroom and encouraging them to challenge themselves whilst helping them face those challenges and praising their good work. I sat with one of our clients whose two decades older than I am on Friday and helped him get through word problems on a math sheet. I was SO PROUD of him and he was so proud of himself. It feels good, that's what gets you through the day, making a difference. A lot of our clients call me mommy. Most all of them are considerably older than me. I feel like Wendy to the Lost Boys some days. But everybody needs a mother.
After work, if there's school I need to mask my mood further to interact with my peers, particularly the ones on my research team. Then I go home, and do a few things to help out (laundry, garbage, putting non perishable groceries that have been sitting out away, etc.). Finally by the time I'm showered and in bed I just want to cuddle up with my stuffed Pusheen, play a few casual games on my tablet, and knock out. I probably won't even get 8 hours of sleep. I'll remind myself that I'm getting a B in my class, and for how hard I'm working, it breaks my heart and makes me want to hibernate forever. So does the fact that I have no time or energy to go to the gym and shed some pounds. My relationship though is going really amazingly at the moment, and I'm terrified to say that and jinx it, but that's one of the few happy thoughts that helps me fly.
There are other tender situations. The other night I was already in bed when I heard my dad and sister get home. He had brought her home from school and my mom got up to help make her dinner. I heard their soft voices in the kitchen, everyone calm. We're a family who takes care of each other. My parents are getting older, and they still baby my Asperger's sister, which is fine I suppose, but what's going to happen when they can't do it anymore? (i.e. when they pass away). Already there's two things that make me want to throw up at this thought.
First, I can't deal with the idea of my parents dying. I don't deal well with change. I don't even deal well with having an abnormal schedule. I'm not as bad as the clients we have at work who will completely become hulk versions of themselves, but I crumble easy. Even the loss of one of my parents. God. It makes me sick to think about. And when they do pass who will take care of my sister? She literally does not know how to function as an adult in the world. I don't even know what kind of job she could get. Will it fall to me to support her? Will she let me? She's insistent she's normal and can do x, y and z but I don't think it's hit her yet that life is going to be a lot harder when she doesn't have that overflow of support and help to sail through it.
Fear. Fear is getting to me. I'm having obsessions about these sorts of things on a daily basis. Getting a medication change might help a little. I haven't had my medicine adjusted in over a year. I need a new doctor though. My GP can keep the refills coming, but can't adjust any milligrams. Therapy would help too. But can I afford that? Can I afford the TIME even? I need to do something though to assist my mental health, because though I'm functioning well enough, I'm a wreck on the inside and it's wasting precious seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks and MONTHS of my life. And for what?
I began reading a book called Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh. There are some serious laugh out loud moments, and also some very real passages about what it's like to deal with depression. I'm not finished with it, but I recommend what I've so far read of it. Sometimes I get real angry that I didn't write a charming and funny book about my life yet and get jealous someone else did, but this one I enjoy without the resentment.
On page 132, there was a particular passage that struck home, and I thought I'd share it with you.
"And that's the most frustrating thing about depression. It isn't always something you can fight back against with hope. It isn't even something–it's nothing. And you can't combat nothing. You can't fill it up. You can't cover it. It's just there, pulling the meaning out of everything. That being the case, all the hopeful, proactive solutions start to sound completely insane in contrast to the scope of the problem.
It would be like having a bunch of dead fish, but no one around you will acknowledge that the fish are dead. Instead, they offer to help you look for the fish or try to help you figure out why they disappeared.
The problem might not even HAVE a solution. But you aren't necessarily looking for solutions. You're maybe just looking for someone to say 'Sorry about how dead your fish are,' or 'Wow, those are super dead. I still like you, though.'"
In conclusion, I'm struggling right now. And to all of you out there who are reading this and struggling too, I'm sorry about how dead your fish are.


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School Learning/Life Learning
School teaches you lessons and then gives you a test to determine what you have learned. Life presents you with a test from which you learn lessons. The knowledge I have learned from life lessons is more beneficial for living life than the knowledge I have gained from school learning. That is not to say that school learning is not important, but I have found that life learning as fitted me to better understand and love people.


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SEATTLE – Yusei Kikuchi smiled wide for the cameras, pointing to the back of his No. 18 jersey — a celebrated number for Japanese pitchers. In the city where one of his childhood idols, Ichiro Suzuki, became a major league star, Kikuchi is eager to prove he belongs in America, too.
"Thank you for this new journey," Kikuchi said.
The prized left-hander was introduced as the newest member of the Seattle Mariners on Thursday, a day after signing a four-year deal with options that could make it a seven-year stay in the Pacific Northwest. The 27-year-old Kikuchi spent more than 40 minutes answering questions about why he wanted to come to the majors and why he chose Seattle.
Kikuchi answered the vast majority of the questions from English-speaking reporters in English. His answers were brief, but it was a sign of how long he's wanted to play in the majors. The dream started when he was 15, and Kikuchi knew if he was going to realize it, English would be an asset.
Hello, Seattle.
Addressing the media here for the first time, Yusei gave his opening statement in English. pic.twitter.com/OPYnZMRtGh
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) January 3, 2019
A fastball ticking in the 148-152 kph range helps, too.
"I want to practice hard and adjust myself. I want to enjoy every single thing," Kikuchi said.
Kikuchi also has an array of offspeed pitches, part of his resume as one of the top young pitchers in Japan. Kikuchi was posted by the Seibu Lions on Dec. 4. Under the rules in the November 2017 posting agreement, he had until Wednesday afternoon Seattle time to sign with a major league team.
Seattle is planning to limit Kikuchi's innings while keeping him on the regular rotation of starting every fifth or sixth day. To make that happen, general manager Jerry Dipoto said there may be times Kikuchi goes through his normal routine but only throws one or two innings.
The Mariners might use that plan for a few of their young pitchers over the next few seasons. Kikuchi and agent Scott Boras are on board.
"I really felt with a player of this ability that we had the opportunity to restructure a new format to how we're going to acclimate them to this environment," Boras said. "Jerry being a former pitcher, I raised this, we talked about the data that I had assimilated and talked about, let's do something that is going to help you long term and help the player become something that is more what we do with our youth here."
Kikuchi's deal is unusual in its structure, but falls in line with Seattle's approach to its new lefty. The deal is worth $56 million guaranteed over four years, but could be worth up to $109 million over seven seasons if options are exercised. He receives a $6 million signing bonus and salaries of $8 million this year, $14 million in 2020 and $15 million in 2021. The agreement includes a $13 million player option for 2022, and Seattle has options worth $16.5 million annually for 2022-25.
On the surface it appears to be a winning combination for the player and the team. Kikuchi gets to acclimate to the majors without the pressure of being thrust onto a pitching staff that needs him to carry big innings and be a major contributor from the start. Seattle gets a lower upfront cost for a possible major return if Kikuchi develops into a frontline starter. And the structure of the deal allows for potential opt-outs at three and four years if the sides believe the relationship isn't working, but provides the opportunity for Seattle to lock up Kikuchi through 2025 during a stretch the Mariners hope to again be contenders.
Boras said there were teams interested in Kikuchi that would have put him right into the heart of their rotations with the expectations of throwing 170 or more innings in 2019. That won't be the case in Seattle.
"It was more about where Yusei ends up than where he begins," Dipoto said. "We know we're getting a very talented young player who is focused and high character. This is about step one in a development that will allow him to achieve his upside as a major league player, and we think it's considerable."


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Livestock to aid fire prevention on American River Parkway
Livestock soon will be grazing in the American River Parkway as part of an effort to reduce vegetation that could fuel fires.
In response to the drought and increasing damage from fires along the parkway, Sacramento County's Department of Regional Parks announced that grazing animals will be added to the fuel reduction program, beginning in Discovery Park.
Areas of dense brush and ladder fuels will be fenced off to allow sheep and goats to graze the area. To keep parkway visitors safe, parks officials said, the livestock will be fenced in and the area will be closed to the public with a combination of fencing and signs.
Anyone with questions regarding the program may call the Department of Regional Parks at 916-875-7275.
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Barclays Plc analyst has found enough similarities between bitcoin and infectious diseases in order to build a valuation model for the asset, originating from the world of epidemiology. This is reported by Bloomberg.
The analyst broke the pool of potential bitcoins-investors into 3 groups: susceptible, infected and unreceptive. He argues that when the price rises, the infection spreads.
As more of the population become asset holders, the share of the population available to become new buyers -- the potential 'host' population -- falls, while the share of the population that are potential sellers ('recoveries') increases. Eventually, this leads to a plateauing of prices, and progressively, as random shocks to the larger supply population push up the ratio of sellers to buyers, prices begin to fall. That induces speculative selling pressure as price declines are projected forward exponentially.
Joseph Abate
Analyst, Bloomberg
A similar dynamics is observed in the spread of infectious diseases, when the epidemic reaches the so-called threshold of immunity - "the point at which a sufficient portion of the population becomes immune such that there are no more secondary infections" the analyst writes.
The main variable that determines when the BTC price is replaced by a fall is the share of the population who is aware of bitcoin and who wants to invest (susceptible population), Barclays says. Studies show that in developed economies, everyone knows about bitcoin, and the share of the susceptible population is small, the analyst writes.
Analyst team believes that the speculative froth phase of cryptocurrency investment -- and perhaps peak prices -- may have passed.


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Happy Friday everyone! I feel like this week was a struggle, but yet I can't believe that Friday is here already! Woo to the hoo! I have a fun weekend planned; Superbowl watching {and eating} and taking a trip to Brooklyn with Kimberly & Nick for some old school Brooklyn sandwiches. The weather is supposed to be nice, so I can't wait!
Friday means Five Things, so here you go!
fresh flowers
I got these for $5 at Walmart (the one by me was just completely renovated and I'm mildly obsessed...but that's a story for another time!), and they've lasted for 2 weeks. They just make me happy to have some fresh, pretty flowers in the dead, barren winter.
Grand Central Station
I had never been to Grand Central, but it has long been on my list of places to get to in NYC. When I found myself in the neighborhood for a meeting earlier this week, I had to pop in for a peek. Though I want to go back so I can explore further and do a little shopping, I was happy to see it in all of its grandeur! Even if it was during miserable rush hour and people were pushing me out of the way as I stood and stared in awe.
brightly colored yarn
I picked these up at AC Moore this weekend (when I was buying food coloring for these). I love the bright, fresh and fun colors! I have a craft that I found on Pinterest that I want to do at some point. Hopefully sooner rather than later.
I downloaded this yesterday and got started last night. I am not exactly starting from the couch, so I began with the week 5, day 1 workout. I have to admit, it was a struggle to stay on the treadmill for 68 minutes, however, I am really digging this app! I'll keep you posted in the coming weeks on how its working out.
emergency kit supplies
Shaun and I are finally buckling down and getting our emergency kit together. For reals. Shaun ordered an extra flashlight, matches and flint for the kit. Next up, I plan to add candles, a case of water and possibly an oil lamp. Not to mention some canned goods and maybe a blanket or two.
So there you have it. Five Things I'm into on this Friday. Have a great weekend everyone!
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