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Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology
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Indo-Pac. j. phenomenol. (Online) vol.14 n.1 Grahamstown Jan. 2014
Christopher R. Stones
This first edition of 2014 comprises five papers plus the usual book review and, as in previous editions, the authorship is characterised by an international flavour with authors from Sweden, South Africa and the USA. The scholarly topics range from a philosophical engagement with the notion of the centrality of 'perception' rather than 'reflection' in the activity of skilful professional practice, through to the therapeutic use of imagery in supportive counselling contexts as well as the interesting notion that there is an appropriate and effective role in therapy for the therapist's experience to be made explicit within a client-centred context. There is also a paper arguing that creativity is not simply a matter of will and discipline but instead requires receptivity and openness and, moreover, that these elements should be the hallmarks of all good research, while the final paper is an exploration of the crucial intersection of culture and science in traditional medicine models.
This edition opens with a paper by Peter Erlandson entitled 'Reflection and Perception in Professional Practice' where it is argued that a significant element in the development of practitioner competence and 'skilfulness' has not so much to do with the notion of 'reflectiveness' as is the traditional conceptualization of professional skilfulness but rather is related to the spontaneous flow of perceptions within the professional work context.
The next paper, which is a Phenomenological Case Study of the Therapeutic Impact of Imagery (by Anita Padmanabhanunni and David Edwards), serves as an exemplar of the power of an emotion focused intervention to facilitate the disclosure of a deeper memories and emotional states thus allowing them to be transformed through an organic healing process.
"Being used as a Mouthpiece: Mutual Recognition during Parental Feedback" (by Melissa card) is a psychoanalytic conceptualisation of the therapeutic process which incorporates the therapist's experience of being in the therapeutic space while the concept of 'mutual recognition' is explored phenomenologically. The experiences of both the therapist and the patient are brought to life through an integrated intertwining of psychoanalytic theory and phenomenological experience.
The fourth paper, by Steen Halling (The Phenomenon as Muse: On being Open to "Friendly Invasion"), explores the idea that reflection, reverie, and puzzlement amongst other, often spontaneous and evolving research dialogues, are central to the endeavour of the rigorous quest to better understand the world around us, and that creativity is not simply a matter of will and discipline but instead requires receptivity and openness.
The final research based paper in the current edition entitled "The Intersection of Culture and Science in South African Traditional Medicine" (by Jean-Francois Sobiecki) argues that traditional African medicine tends to be perceived as being irrational and ungrounded in any scientific methodology because of the failure to understand African traditional medicine concepts as being primarily metaphorical descriptions of biological and psychological effects, this misunderstanding perhaps arising from the colonial past. Consequently, African traditional medicine concepts are incorrectly understood to reflect mysticism and superstition with little or no scientific basis. Sobiecki argues that the challenge for scientists is to correctly interpret cultural and language-based descriptions of spiritual medicinal plant use in order to understand the efficacy that these cultural healing practices truly have.
The present compilation concludes with a book review by Graham du Plessis of Eugene DeRobertis' work which is entitled "Existential Phenomenological Psychology: A Brief Introduction".
In concluding this introductory editorial I wish to stress the invaluable role played by the reviewers of the papers in this edition who gave willingly and freely of their time and expertise in their commitment to ensuring that only the most theoretically coherent papers are published in the IPJP.
On behalf of the Editorial Board I wish to thank not only the reviewers for their commitment and dedication in serving the journal's pursuit of academic excellence but also the authors whose writings serve to further the endeavours of the phenomenological approach, and finally the many readers without whom this journal and its initiatives would come to naught!
Referencing Format
Stones, C. R. (2014). Editorial. Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology, 14(1), 2 pp. doi: 10.2989/IPJP.2014.14.1.1.1233
About the Author
Professor Christopher Stones, previously of Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa and Professor of Psychology in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg, has enjoyed a lengthy academic and research career, in the course of which he has taught in the areas of physiological, clinical, forensic, social, and research psychology. He is Vice-President of the South African Association for Psychotherapy and past Chairman of the South African Society for Clinical Psychology. Editor-in-Chief of the Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology since 2003, he is also on the editorial panels of two other online journals. Using both natural scientific quantitative methodologies and phenomenological approaches, Professor Stones's research interests are in the areas of identity, attitudes and attitude change, phenomenological praxis and methodologies, abnormal psychology and psychotherapy, spirituality and religious experience, in all of which areas he has published extensively. An Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, with which he is also registered as a Chartered Psychologist, Professor Stones is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as both a research and a clinical psychologist, and conducts a part-time clinical practice with particular focus on adolescents, young adults and families, as well as offering long-term psychotherapy. In addition, he is regularly called on to serve as an "expert witness" in medico-legal (civil and criminal) court proceedings, and to contribute as a consultant in the field of forensic investigation. E-mail address: email@example.com


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LOS ANGELES — Google bought beloved photo company Nik Software in late 2012, causing many photographers to wonder how professional software fit in with a company whose mission is to organize the world's information.
Today, Google, which hasn't talked much about the Nik purchase, shows its hand. It is using its clout to get Nik programs into more hands by offering the complete Nik suite of six software programs for $150—down from $500.
The software tools—for tweaking color, making great black and white images, adjusting noise and creating multiple images, sold for around $99 or more each. Starting today, Nik's programs—including Color Efex, Viveza and Silver Efex, won't be sold separately, but instead as a bundle.
"We want to get them out to more and more people," says Josh Haftel, a Google+ product manager who joined Google from Nik when the acquisition (for an undisclosed price) was announced in September.
Before the purchase, Nik said it had over 1 million users of its software. Google's other photo product is Picasa, a free photo management and editing tool aimed at consumers.
Nik customers who bought any Nik product over the last 5 years get upgraded to the full collection for free. Additionally, new customers from February 22 to today who spent $149 on products will be refunded the difference, Google says.
The company, which is notorious for putting its name all over its products, is keeping the Nik name alive—at least for now.
"We have a large population of people familiar with our software," says Haftel. "We wanted to make a staged transition. So many people feel so passionate about Nik—we didn't want to fuel the fire that Google was going to kill the products" by unleashing a name change.
The jewel of the Nik acquisition was Snapseed, Nik's first effort for a consumer product, an image editing app that had cost $9.99. It was named "App of the Year" by Apple a few months after its release and is now free. One change: Google recently stopped offering the desktop version.
Still, Google is committed to the pro photographer, a community that vocally uses its Google+ social network. "We never would have been able to create Snapseed had we not had the professional market," says Haftel.
Google likes having a photography focus for Google+, where photos are presented larger than on Facebook. It has attracted many pros to exhibit and talk with others.
"If it doesn't have a great photo, it's a blah post," says Haftel. "Great photography assures that the social experience is much better."
Nik hasn't released any new product since the Google acquisition, but Haftel says new products will continue to come from Nik.


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I wanted to post some pictures from my December Daily album from last year. If you don't know what it is, check it out on Ali Edwards site here.
It is always fun to pull out the DD books each Christmas and remember the great memories that were made.
Cover Page
December 1 - Getting the Christmas tree and decorating the house
December 2 - More decorating and some play.
December 3 - Sledding
Day 4 - Skiing for Katelyn
Day 5 - Zoo lights
Day 6 - Shoe Day - Or it is known as St. Nicholas Day
Day 7 - Christmas card pictures
Day 8 - Snowflakes
Day 9 - Tires for Christmas
Day 10 - Dickens Festival
Day 12 - Christmas love
Day 12 - The 12 days of Christmas
I think I will stop there for now and finish the rest of the days tomorrow or later tonight. There are a few pages left from last year that need to be finished. I need to get them done, maybe later tonight.
The plan for this year is to just do one two-page spread for each day and get the rest of the stuff in my PL album. I think that will work out better.
Enjoy the last bit of November for December is right around the corner.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
December Daily - A look back at last year
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Project Life Week 30
Two things about this week.
#1. I had so much fun playing with the digital Project Life elements. The digital journaling cards have made my life so much easier when it comes to journaling on my cards now. I am in heaven !! And also all the extra digital elements are going to be so fun to play with and easily add to my journaling cards. ( As you will see below). I plan on purchasing all the extra digital elements in the future because it think they will add so much variety to my album. They are all great and you can easily change the colors of them !! SO MUCH FUN!!
#2. I didn't go completely crazy with my embellishments this week. I realized that I want to try and get this album finished because December is knocking on the door and then the new year is here. I am happy with the end result and just want to get caught up, some how. Some way. So I am really going to try hard to do that. Easier said than done though with the holidays coming.
Here is the first page :
This first picture is of me in the drivers seat. I have spent a lot of time in that seat lately, looking back at the kids while driving up to Utah. Added journaling to the bottom.
The next one is of the two girls in the hot tub. Little did we know that it would be the last hot tub "swim", because Grandpa tore down the hot tub this fall.
The next picture is of the girls playing with their new Littlest Pet Shop house I found at a local thrift shop that afternoon. They sat out all night and played with it.
The journaling cards
Used a Maya Road tag with some road trip stickers I had. The red date tag is from a jillibean soup die cut sheet that I found at my local scrap store and I have used quite a bit of it this week. Love it and want to buy all the sheets that they have. Here is a link http://store.scrapbook.com/js-jbd5519.html.
Jenni Bowlin place sticker.
Mentioned this freebie in one of the freebie posts. Love this quote/saying and printed it out onto cardstock. Added a brush from Ali Edwards this is the life brush set. Click here for the saying.
Littlest Pet Shop circle saved from a recent Littlest Pet Shop purchase. Cut and put on the journaling card.
Now onto my extra pages. I had a lot of them. A lot going on this week.
I need to get some of those white tabs from Home depot to go on the sides of some of my inserts. That way people, and myself will know to flip them over and not just skip over them when going through the album.
This one I just took a regular page protector and cut it in half. We took a trip to Liberty Park. They have a wonderful water play area for the kids.
The pictures : Had to have a talk with Maddie and she had to sit with me till her lunch was done.
Brush from Ali Edwards Embrace the everyday brush set.
Journaling card. This one I had some fun playing with the digital elements from Becky Higgins. Used the ruler, and border. The word summer came from Ali Edwards Summer rocks brush set. The word tradition came from Ali Edwards holiday words set.
Here is the other side of the first extra page.
The pictures :
Packed a lunch for us.
Journaling card. Pretty simple card. Used a border across the top from the digital elements from the turquoise kit.
This next extra page was all about Maddie and I. We took the trax train downtown to Salt Lake City to visit my friend Kim for lunch. It was really nice to take Maddie along and have some one on one time with just her. We visited Temple Square ( It is the site of the LDS Temple). The grounds are beautiful and they have flowers, fountains, water features everywhere surrounding the Temple.
I used one of the new "Plastics". This one is definitely my favorite.
Pictures. This one is one that I took of Maddie playing Angry Birds on my phone on the train trip.
Kim and I that I had Maddie take. Didn't turn out to well so I had to turn it black and white. Added journaling to the side.
Journaling card. I picked up some these Jillibean soup cardstock stickers and they are great from PL Journaling cards. I bought them all. Here is a link to the days of the week sticker sheet. Click here . I used one of them for the top of the card. For the bottom I used one of the digital elements again. Love these!
Also included our train ticket in the other pocket.
Other side.
No journaling cards on this side just pictures.
Brush from Ali Edwards This one brush set
I added two 5x7's next from the photo shoot. One of my favorites. Brush from Ali Edwards photo love. Took an 8x8 page protector and cut the top off a little and still have to stitch it.
I love to add big pictures in my album. It makes a big statement. So I picked my favorite picture from the photo shoot and cropped it to 12x12. Printed it at home and put it in the album.
The other side I used for a layout of the kids. I used Ali Edwards December daily template for my base page. Took the christmas stuff off and added my own element in the middle of the page. I love the hybrid look of scrapbooking. First I printed the border and circle element onto cardstock. Printed the pictures, cut them out and put them on the cardstock. Added my other embellishments from my stash and all done.
The last of the extra pages is next. My previous photographer and I have been doing trades for the past two years. Since I was in Utah I called her and scheduled us a photo shoot. I used the same "Plastics" as before and love it.
Pictures. Brush from Ali Edwards This one set.
Journaling card.
Other side.
Journaling card. Took the circle element from Ali Edwards Photo Love set and resized to overlap my journaling card. Changed the color to match Katelyn's shirt.
Here is the second page of the week.
Patrick took this shot while out on a job. I always like to include him in the book as much as I can.
This is Patrick pointing to the coil that is on the truck. They send the coil down the oil well. I journaled and put that on top of the photo.
Grandpa's bugs that he had saved for the kids.
Journaling cards. Used a half a circle from the Jillibean soup diecut cardstock sheet. The brush is from Ali Edwards Life In Pictures brush set.
Used a thick marker to make a divider line on this journaling card. Added the arrow from the extra digital elements kit. The word outdoors is from Ali Edwards Go outside brush set.
Used this tag from the Jillibean soup diecut cardstock sheet. The butterfly is also from that sheet. The word Granpa is from Ali Edwards family words. Used the border from the extra digital elements available from Jessica Sprague.
Well that is the end of that week. Wow !! I really had fun with that one and look forward to doing some different things this next week. It is also a huge week.
Anyone gearing up for December Daily. I can't wait. I am not in the least bit ready for it this year. There sure a lot of good inspiration already. But I am still very excited about the special Christmas memories that I can document. Thinking about doing a quick review post of my DD album from last year. Some of you have requested it. So we shall see if I can get it done tomorrow.
Take care now.
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Turkey with Corn Sausage Stuffing
All year long, my family looks forward to Christmas when I prepare this pretty and pleasing stuffing. Cream-style corn and sausage make every bite moist and delicious. —Janet Danner, Peebles, Ohio
Total TimePrep: 15 min. Bake: 2-3/4 hours + standing
Makes6-8 servings
- 8 cups cubed day-old bread
- 1 pound bulk pork sausage, cooked and drained
- 3 medium onions, chopped
- 1 can (14-3/4 ounces) cream-style corn
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1-1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 turkey (10 to 12 pounds)
- Melted butter
- 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Just before baking, loosely stuff the turkey. Place remaining stuffing in a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish; refrigerate. Skewer openings of turkey; tie drumsticks together. Place on a rack in a roasting pan. Brush with butter.
- Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 2-3/4 to 3 hours or until a thermometer reads 165° when inserted in center of stuffing and the thigh reaches at least 170°. Bake additional stuffing, covered, for 45-50 minutes or until heated through.
- When the turkey begins to brown, baste with drippings; cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly. Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving.
- For gravy, dissolve bouillon in water; set aside. Transfer turkey to warm platter. Remove stuffing. Pour 1/4 cup pan drippings into a saucepan; whisk in flour until smooth. Gradually add bouillon mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with turkey and stuffing.


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Q: How do I remove algae and debris from my waterfall?
Richard – Wexford, PA
A: Get out your hip waders. It's spring cleaning and summer chore time in your pond! Getting rid of all that debris and gunk that has accumulated in your waterfall is probably one of the items on your to-do list, especially if you have patio and pond parties planned, right?
Don't worry: Waterfall cleaning isn't a backbreaking chore. And if you use a cleaning aid, like Pond Logic® Oxy-Lift™ Defense® Pond Cleaner, the task is made even easier. Here, we've outlined five simple steps for cleaning your waterfall using Oxy-Lift™.
1. Power down your pump. Before you begin, turn off your waterfall's pump to stop the water flow and allow it to drain from the feature. Oxy-Lift™ works best when it's undiluted and comes into direct contact with the gunk, so no-flow is the way to go.
2. Sprinkle Oxy-Lift™ over waterfall. Once the waterfall is drained, sprinkle some of the powder over the moist debris-covered rocks, using the amount recommended on the product label for your water feature's size and/or the area you're treating.
3. Wait 10 minutes. Go pour yourself a tasty beverage and enjoy it pond-side while the Oxy-Lift™ activates and starts cleaning. The bacteria-free product uses the fish- and plant-safe power of hydrogen peroxide to "lift" debris from pond liners, rocks, gravel and waterfalls – which means little or no work from you!
4. Add some elbow grease. For tough, stuck-on debris, you may need to lightly scrub the waterfall's surfaces to help loosen it. A pond brush, like the one that comes with The Pond Guy® 3-in-1 Interchangeable Pond Tool, can help – particularly as it's attached to a telescoping pole that extends to 5 feet long. You can also use the net to scoop out larger chunks of debris.
5. Turn waterfall back on. When you're happy with your (and Oxy-Lift's) work, turn the waterfall pump back on and congratulate yourself for a job well done. If you use Oxy-Lift™ regularly as part of your pond maintenance routine, it will reduce or even eliminate yearly pond shut-down and clean-out.
A quick tip for those who spruce up their pond prior to a backyard shin-dig: Oxy-Lift™ will temporarily make the pond water cloudy, so do your chores the night before. That will give the product a chance to disperse and clear before guests arrive.
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Coping with Work Issues and Bipolar Disorder
Table of Contents
- Preparing for job applications and interviews
- Enforcement of nondiscrimination laws
- The Federal Rehabilitation Act
- Medical leave
- Help with getting a job
- Career choices
- Off-limits occupations
- Low-stress work options
- 'Out' at work or not?
There are two major on-the-job issues for people with bipolar disorders: getting work, and keeping it.
Most Western and Asian countries offer employees at least some protection from disability discrimination on the job. In the US, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) makes it illegal to refuse to hire a person simply because she has, or appears to have, a disability-as long as that disability will not prevent her from doing the job.
Preparing for job applications and interviews
Careful preparation for job applications and interviews can help you avoid job discrimination. Make an honest assessment of your skills and job history when deciding what job to apply for. Working with a job counselor can help you prepare your resume and practice interviewing skills. Apply only for jobs that you are able to do, as employers have the right to reject you if you are not qualified for the job. If you have a choice, choose to work for a company with a large workforce, as it is less likely to discriminate and more likely to offer group life and health insurance.
Interviewers are only allowed to discuss a job applicant's disabilities if they are visible, or if the applicant brings up the topic. Accordingly, you don't need to volunteer information about your mental illness during a job interview.
Monique, a woman with bipolar disorder, says:
"With my current employer (a mental health advocacy group) it has not been a big deal, and I've felt comfortable talking to people here about my mood disorder. But with other jobs that I've had, I have been hesitant and afraid of discussing it. I don't want to be treated differently than any other person,
"I think if it was a position where I felt I was going to stay there and I felt comfortable with my co-workers, I would reveal it-but not at the job interview.
"And even though I have told people here, I haven't told everyone. It's personal, and I want to feel comfortable with the person before we talk about it."
Unless you have specific mental or physical limitations that affect the type of work you are applying for, the fact that you have a bipolar disorder should have no bearing on your qualifications for the job. Knowing your rights, and preparing strategies for your job interview, can make the difference between being hired and being rejected. The following suggestions on how to conduct yourself during a job interview may help.
- Do not volunteer information about your medical history. Employers have the right only to determine if you are capable of performing the job. They do not have the right to ask about personal or confidential information during an interview.
- Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers cannot ask about medical history, require you to take a medical exam, or ask for medical records unless they have made a job offer.
- Do not lie on a job application or during an interview. You can be fired later if your dishonesty is uncovered. Instead, answer only the specific questions asked. Try to steer the conversation towards your current ability to do the job, rather than explain your past.
- Do not ask about health insurance until you have been offered a job. Before accepting the job, get the benefits information and review it thoroughly.
- If your medical history becomes an issue after the job offer, get a letter from your physician that briefly outlines your treatment and stresses your current good health and ability to do the job. Ask the doctor to let you review the letter prior to giving it to your potential employer. If your doctor is willing, you might even prepare this kind of letter yourself and give it to your doctor for a signature.
See the web site of the
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the EEOC's technical
assistance documents on Pre-Employment Disability-Related Questions and Medical Examinations. The EEOC also has a document on the definition of disability used in federal civil rights (anti-discrimination) laws.
- Both federal contractors and federal aid recipients (hospitals, universities etc.) are required to actively recruit people with disabilities. If you are seeking a job with one of these employers, inquire about its affirmative action program. People who need to take a pre-employment drug screen, or whose jobs require regular screening for drugs, will need to inform the tester about prescription medications they take. In most circumstances this information is not shared with the employer. Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits many types of job discrimination based on actual disability, perceived disability, or history of a disability by employers, employment agencies, state and local governments, and labor unions. Any employer with 15 or more workers is covered by the ADA.
In addition, most states and some cities have laws that prohibit discrimination based on disabilities, although what these laws cover varies widely. If your state or city has laws that provide more protections than the ADA, those laws prevail. If the ADA provides more protection than local or state laws, it prevails.
The ADA requires that:
Employer may not make medical inquiries of an applicant, unless:
- Applicant has a visible disability, or
- Applicant has voluntarily disclosed his medical history.
Such questions must be limited to asking the applicant to describe or demonstrate how she would perform essential job functions. Medical inquiries are allowed after a job offer has been made, or during a pre-employment medical exam. The employer must provide "reasonable accommodations" unless it causes undue hardship. An accommodation is a change in duties or work hours to help employees during or after treatment, when symptoms are worse, or when new health issues arise. An employer does not have to make these changes if they would be very costly, disruptive, or unsafe. If it seems likely that an increase in symptoms could jeopardize your job, work proactively with your employer to make needed accommodations.
Employers may not discriminate because of family illness. For instance, if your spouse has a bipolar disorder, the employer cannot treat you differently because she thinks you will miss work to care for your spouse or file expensive health insurance claims.
Employers are not required to provide health insurance, but if an employer does offer health insurance, the company must do so fairly to all employees.
Waltz, M. (2018). Coping with Work Issues and Bipolar Disorder. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 29, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/lib/coping-with-work-issues-and-bipolar-disorder/
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Hendrix at 70: New album offers different look
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jimi Hendrix recorded everything. More than 40 years after his death, though, the tape is finally running out.
"People, Hell & Angels," out Tuesday, will be the last album of Hendrix's unreleased studio material, according to Eddie Kramer, the engineer who recorded most of Hendrix's music during his brief but spectacular career. That ends a four-decade run of posthumous releases by an artist whose legacy remains as vital and vibrant now as it was at the time of his death.
"Jimi utilized the studio as a rehearal space," Kramer said. "That's kind of an expensive way of doing things, but thank God he did."
The 12 tracks on "People, Hell & Angels" were recorded in 1968-69 after the Jimi Hendrix Experience disbanded. There's a changeable roster of backing musicians, including Buddy Miles and Billy Cox, who would briefly become Hendrix's Band of Gypsies. Stephen Stills, recently of Buffalo Springfield, even popped up on bass on one track.
It was a difficult period for Hendrix as his business and creative endeavors became entangled, and he retreated to the studio to seek inspiration.
"Jimi used that time in the studio to experiment, to jam, to rehearse, and using this jam-rehearsal style of recording enabled him to try different musicians of different stripes and backgrounds, because they offered a musical challenge to him," Kramer said. "He wanted to hear music expressed with different guys who could lend a different approach to it. And as part of this whole learning curve, what emerged was this band that played at Woodstock in '69, that little concert on the hill there."
Many of the songs have been heard in different versions or forms before, but the music here is funkier than his best known work -- at times sinuous, at times raucous. Horns pop up here and there. He's a cosmic philosopher riding an earthbound backbeat on "Somewhere." He's a groovin' bluesman enveloped in a bit of that purple haze on "Hear My Train a Comin'." He challenges a saxophone to a fist fight on "Let Me Move You." Then he channels James Brown on "Mojo Man" and ends the album as if shutting down an empty cinder-block club on a lonely stretch of dark highway with "Villanova Junction Blues."
Hendrix died not long after making the last of these recordings. He'd already disbanded the players and was working with the Experience again in 1970 when he died of asphyxia in September 1970 at 27.
The last of the studio albums was timed for the year he would have turned 70. But in the 43 years that have passed since his death, he's remained a fixture in American popular culture in much the same way Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash have endured. Still a radio staple, his image and music pops up often in commercials. There's a biopic on the way with Andre Benjamin tackling the lead role. Even his out-there sense of fashion remains relevant.
Driving that image is the continued importance of his music, inspiring entranced young guitarists to attack his work in an endless loop of rediscovery over the decades. Tastes and sounds may change, but Hendrix always remains close at hand.
Maybe it's because he was so far ahead of his time, we still haven't caught up.
"He was a psychedelic warrior," said Luther Dickinson, Grammy-nominated singer-guitar of the North Mississippi Allstars. "He was one of those forces that pushed evolution. He was kicking the doors down. He was forcing the future into our ears."
For Dickinson and his brother Cody, it was Hendrix's post-apocalyptic psych-rock epic "1983 ... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)" that blew their minds. But he means different things to different musicians. He played the chitlin circuit in the South before being discovered as a rocker in Europe and his music was also steeped in the blues, R&B and jazz.
"As a songwriter, he had the thing like Billy Gibbons (of ZZ Top) and a few current guys like Dan Auerbach or Jack White," Dickinson said. "They have the ability to take a near-cliche blues guitar lick and turn it into a pop hook. Hendrix had that. That was one aspect. Also, he wrote some of the most beautiful guitar melodies. His ballads, there's nothing to compare them to. Obviously he learned a lot from Curtis Mayfield and R&B music, but he took it so much farther."
It's that soulful side that first inspired Michael Kiwanuka, a young singer-songwriter who grew up in London thousands of miles away from Dickinson's home in Hernando, Miss., yet was seized by Hendrix just as forcefully.
He first saw Hendrix in a documentary that was paired back to back with his performance at Woodstock. Kiwanuka was 12 and new to the guitar. He experienced a lot of sensations at once. First, there was the music. He wasn't drawn to the rip-roaring psychedelia the Dickinsons favored, but the R&B-flavored classics like "Castles Made of Sand" and "The Wind Cries Mary." The child of Ugandan immigrants also was amazed by Hendrix's natural hairstyle, which closely resembled his own.
"I'd never seen an African-American, a guy of African descent, playing rock music," Kiwanuka said. "I was listening to bands like Nirvana and stuff at the time. That's what got me into rock music -- the electric guitar. Every time I saw a modern black musician it was like R&B, so I'd never seen someone play electric guitar in a rock way that was African. That inspired me as well on top of the music. And you think, 'Oh, I could do that.'"
"People, Hell & Angels" will likely continue that cycle of discovery. And though it may be the last of studio album, it won't be the last we hear from Hendrix.
"This is the last studio album, but what's coming up is the fact that we have tremendous amount of live recorded concerts in the vault," Kramer said. "A lot of them were filmed, too, so be prepared in the next few years to see some fabulous live performances, one of which I've already mixed. We're waiting for the release date -- God knows when -- but at some point in the future there's a ton of great live material."


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Behetrimorium Methosulfate
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 20, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
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Behetrimorium Methosulfate
Behetrimorium methosulfate is basically considered to be the most promising hair detangling ingredient ever; it is also considered to not only be effective but also safe and mild to use.
Behetrimorium methosulfate is also known as BTMS, Behenyl Trimethyl Ammonium Methosulfate and Docosyltrimethylammonium Methyl Sulphate. It is synthetically created from modified rapeseed oil. It may be seen as off-white pastille shaped with a faint odor when in room temperature. It is insoluble in water but dispersible in both water and oil.
History and Origin
Behetrimorium methosulfate is naturally derived from rapeseed oil. It is actionic and self-emulsifying; it is made up of cetearyl alcohol and behentrimonium methosulfate. This chemical is considered the most superior among other hair conditioning agents because of its innate property to thicken, condition and detangle hair. Hair may be combed completely even when wet plus is gentle even for sensitive skin use.
Ancient Uses
The use of Behetrimorium methosulfate during ancient times was completely unheard of. However, hair care was a priority among women of ancient cultures. Hair was cared for with the use of fruit and herbal extracts. Oils from seeds and nuts were also used to condition and nourish hair. Aside from cleaning and detangling hair, herbal remedies were used to treat hair problems like dandruff, falling hair, flaking and baldness.
Modern Uses
During the modern times, Behetrimorium methosulfate is considered the perfect ingredient of shampoos and hair conditioning products since it has the ability to moisturize and condition hair to the roots. It has the ability to penetrate up to the hair shaft making hair healthier and thus easy to comb and maintain.
Other chemical additives may have the same property as Behetrimorium methosulfate but are not as mild or as gentle as well. This chemical does not coat the scalp and leave excess chemical build up on the surface of the scalp but penetrates hair up to the roots.
Aside from its application to the hair care industry, Behetrimorium methosulfate is also used on skin care products like moisturizing creams, lotions, deodorants and antiperspirants. Aside from shampoos and hair conditioners, it is also an ingredient in leave on treatments, hair dyes, hair relaxers and even hair care products for ethnic type of hair.
Side Effects
There are no notable side effects with regular use of hair care products with Behetrimorium methosulfate. Even hair care and skin care products for babies may have this chemical as an important ingredient because it is generally mild on skin and hair.
There may still be some people who may have a slight skin irritation after using products with Behetrimorium methosulfate. It is important therefore to consult a dermatologist for the ideal skin care regimen when you have sensitive skin.
Hair care products which contain Behetrimorium methosulfate must not be used for people with open wounds on scalp, cuts or broken skin as well. If you must use hair relaxers and hair dyes, prepare skin adjacent to the scalp with a barrier cream to protect from the stinging and burning sensation from this hair product. Consult a dermatologist should there be any skin irritation upon using products with Behetrimorium methosulfate.
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MASON CITY, Iowa — Dressed in jeans, shirt sleeves rolled up, Mitt Romney reminisced before a noontime crowd about the long car trips his family took when he was a boy. "My dad made Ramblers, so we had one," the Republican presidential hopeful said.
In fact, Romney's father didn't just make cars. He was chairman and president of American Motors, the company that made Ramblers, and a highly successful businessman before he entered politics. It's a detail the son omitted as he sought to establish a bond with Iowans he hopes will support him in next week's presidential caucuses.
An oversight, perhaps — he sometimes mentions George Romney's titles — but Romney's effort to come across as a man of the people has been anything but a smooth transition.
One woman recently told him that she had to endure a five-hour commute to work because her company moved out of state. How could he help keep good jobs in Iowa, she asked.
"Sometimes it's counterintuitive," replied Romney, a former businessman, explaining that businesses often invent new, more efficient ways to compete.
"The term is called productivity. Output per person," he said. "Our productivity equals our income."
In the final stretch of the Iowa caucus campaign, Romney has stepped out from behind the curtain of private fundraising events that for months shielded him from unscripted encounters with voters.
During two bus tours through Iowa and New Hampshire, he has overhauled his campaign style. He has done interview after interview. He's knocked on doors and spent hours taking questions from voters in town hall meetings.
His wife, Ann, introduces him at almost every stop, as she did in Mason City on Thursday when she said, "It was Mitt who brought me through my darkest hour" — an apparent reference to how her husband stood by her through a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
She's sat next to him during TV interviews. In a rare display of public emotion, Romney's voice nearly caught as he talked about her struggle with MS on a Sunday news show.
"We're finding that as we run ads that talk about our personal background, our personal beliefs, that that increased support for my campaign," he told reporters who followed his New Hampshire bus tour the week before Christmas. He was explaining his latest TV ads in Iowa — one highlighted his background as a man of "steadiness and constancy," the other featured his wife talking directly to the camera about his character.
Yet he can still struggle to connect with people on a personal level.
When one retired firefighter in New Hampshire said he was drawing a reduced Social Security check because he also had a state pension, the former Massachusetts governor was less than sympathetic. "If there's a competition for who will give you the most free stuff, go vote for that guy."
When the man said he wasn't asking for any handouts, Romney said, "You knew what you were getting into. ... I wish you well, but I'm not going to promise you more bucks."
He's not always distant. At an earlier stop in New Hampshire, Romney explained how he lived on a careful budget as a Mormon missionary, using crude toilets and living in modest apartments. He also talked about his time as a lay pastor in Boston's Mormon church, when he says he counseled struggling families.
"When people don't have a job and they don't feel like they're contributing to the betterment of their family and their future, they get pretty depressed," he told the crowd. "Being out of work for a long time is real tough and it's not the fault of the person's that out of work."
When a voter in Bethlehem, N.H., asked him how her elderly friends would get through the winter with the price of heating fuel so high, Romney didn't hesitate.
"You're finding throughout this country that it's harder and harder on middle-income families," he said. "The costs of oil, the costs of food, and health care have all gone up."
But when he's trying to connect one-on-one, he sometimes hits notes that sound jarring.
As he stood at the cash register at a Concord, N.H., toy store, picking up a few gifts for charity, a patron asked him what he gave his family for Christmas. Earlier in the day, he had bought his wife a $285 North Face jacket as a gift, he said.
For his sons?
"We sent them checks," said Romney, a multimillionaire. "Cash is always good."


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West Stockbridge is a town in Massachusetts. It was formed in 1774 and was previously called Stockbridge. It can be found in Berkshire county and is a part of the Southern registry of deed district. For more information, contact the county at 9 Main St., West Stockbridge 01266. On the attached map, West Stockbridge is shown as 19 in Berkshire county.
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STUDY ABROAD SUMMER 2015 in IRELAND and ENGLAND (pdf)
On Campus June 15 - 23, 2015
Abroad June 26 - July 17, 2015
Courses: Contemporary World Problems (3 units) European Immigrants in the US (3 units) English Field Studies (1 unit)
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Join Glendale Community College faculty members Dennis Doyle, John Queen, and Elizabeth Kronbeck as they lead students across Ireland and England. Classes offered include European Immigrants in the US (ETHS 111), Contemporary World Problems (POLS 110), and an English Field Studies course (ENG 048). You will stay at historic Trinity College in the heart of Dublin giving you plenty of opportunity to explore this bustling city which provides a great contrast of history and contemporary Irish culture. Next, you will venture to the storied shores of western Ireland and stay for one week at the National University of Ireland located in the coastal town of Galway. From here its just a short hop to the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher, the Aran Islands, and Connemara. You will then depart for Oxford University in England, where you will stay for the remainder of the program. There will be plenty of time to enjoy this university town, home to thirty-eight colleges, and sites in the region including Bath, Stratford Upon Avon, the villages of the Cotswolds, Stonehenge, and a short train or bus ride to London.
Approx. $2,495 + Airfare & GCC Fees
PROGRAM PRICE INCLUDES: 22 Nights Accommodation in university dorms (single room), ground transportation and flight from Ireland to England, daily breakfasts and several additional meals, ISIC card.
Students must enroll in a minimum of 4 units. There will be coursework on the GCC campus between 6/15 and 6/24 with specific dates/times as of yet to be determined.
Not Included: International airfare, most lunches and dinners, all beverages, entry fees to places not part of the itinerary. Students would need approx. $1000 spending money, not counting souvenirs. GCC tuition, fees & books are NOT included in the program price.
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12 Addictive No-Bake Desserts for Summer
As I'm sure many of you can relate to, one of my favorite pastimes is baking. I take great joy in spending an afternoon measuring, sifting, whisking, and peering through the oven door to see my labors come to fruition. Rare is the day that I show up to a gathering without some sort of homemade sweet in hand, mainly because I bake too much for even the hungriest of roommates and I'm always looking to pawn desserts off on unsuspecting party-goers.
As I'm sure many of you can also relate to, one of my least favorite pastimes is sweating. Born and raised in Minnesota, I would much rather bundle up in below-zero weather than spend one minute in an AC-less New York apartment in midsummer with the oven on. So in order to stay sane and sweat-free, I rely on no-bake desserts to get me through the summer months.
Click through the slideshow to see a few of our favorites, from a dinner party-friendly and visually arresting Mango Icebox Cake to crave-worthy treats (don't tell me you wouldn't want to come home to a slice of Peanut Butter Pretzel Pie every night).
Parfaits and Puddings
Cakes and Pies
- No-Bake Chocolate Kahlua Pie
- Easy Icebox Strawberry Shortcake
- No-Bake Blood Orange Pie
- Mango Icebox Cake
- Peanut Butter Pretzel Pie
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In its May 1997 decision, the Supreme Court accepted the State's Core Curriculum Standards covering seven academic subjects as the definition of what students need to learn as the result of the "thorough and efficient education" that our State Constitution promises them. A year later, in their recent decision, the justices strongly endorsed "whole-school reform" as an approach that can enable students in the 28 Abbott school districts to reach those goals.
In arriving at its decision, the Court directed the Department of Education to study all of the various approaches to improving the academic achievement of students from low-income families. Based on its extensive review of programs and research across the nation, the department proposed "whole-school reform" as being far and away the most effective approach.
The Supreme Court appointed a Superior Court judge, aided by a nationally recognized expert, to hold hearings on the department's findings. Through these extensive hearings, the department's research was thoroughly scrutinized, the opinions of other experts were solicited, and urban school improvement efforts throughout the nation were reviewed. Opponents of the department's proposals were rightfully given every opportunity to challenge them with contradictory evidence.
Based on the hard evidence produced by this exhaustive process, the Supreme Court accepted the department's recommendations and ordered the implementation of whole-school reform in all elementary schools in the Abbott districts.
What will a school look like after it has implemented this approach?
Essentially, whole-school reform combines into a single program all of the individual educational practices and strategies have been shown over the years to be the most effective in enabling disadvantaged students to achieve. Therefore, the different whole-school reform packages developed by various experts have common basic elements. Yet they differ in their details and emphases. Therefore, the best way to describe whole-school reform is to use one package as an illustration.
The best documented whole-school reform program, and the one the department prefers, is the Success for All/Roots and Wings (SFA/R&W) program developed by Johns Hopkins University. When an elementary school in one of New Jersey's Abbott districts adopts SFA/R&W, it will implement the following specific measures.
The school will be led by a strong, committed and effective principal. Because research has shown that such leadership is an important determinant of children's academic success, the Department of Education and the district central office must and will take whatever actions are needed to assure that it exists in the school.
Parents and teachers will be involved in key decisions concerning the school's program and budget. Specifically, a School Management Team, comprised of parents, teachers and administrators, will be empowered to make key program, staffing and spending decisions. Both research and practical experience show that parents and teachers can productively be involved in making such decisions. And they must be involved in order for children to achieve academic success.
The New Jersey Abbott school that adopts the SFA/R&W package will provide its students with a safe, disciplined environment conducive to learning. Secure facilities with adequate security staff will be provided. A code of student conduct will be clearly defined, presented to teachers, parents and students, and consistently enforced.
All students will begin their education early. They will be provided half-day preschool at ages three and four, and full day-kindergarten at age five. Emphasis will be placed on laying the foundation for the development of reading and language skills.
There will be a concerted program to enable each student to read at grade level by the end of third grade. This will mainly involve regrouping the students in small classes across grades according to their current progress for a daily 90-minute reading period. Certified tutors who understand the reading program will be available from the start to make sure each child keeps pace.
Students in all grades will receive instruction in a challenging Roots and Wings curriculum aligned with the State' standards in seven academic subjects. Classes will be of an appropriate size. Teachers will use proven methods of developing students' subject knowledge, computer skills, and high-level thinking and problem solving skills, as defined by the standards.
So teachers can concentrate on teaching, the school will have the services of a Family Support Team comprised of a counselor, social worker and school nurse. This team will help promote parents' involvement in the school and identify children and families with health or social problems that inhibit learning. The support team will either assist these students and families directly or refer them to other agencies better equipped to address their problems.
Before the program is implemented, the school staff will be trained in their roles and in the SFA/R&W methodology, and they will receive extensive training continuously thereafter. The school will have a trained facilitator, a staff member with the expertise to help teachers and other staff to implement their respective parts of the program.
The school's entire operation - instruction, management, parent programs and student services - will be supported by sophisticated technology. It will have a technology coordinator who will oversee the placement of computers and help the staff use them effectively to enable students to achieve the standards.
The school will adopt a goal of implementing these various programs and strategies so effectively in the early grades that it can avoid or minimize the practice of later pulling students out of the educational program for special education or remediation. SFA/R&W calls this preventative approach "neverstreaming."
The school will also participate in an accountability program. It will set specific goals for student achievement of state standards, measure students' performance against those goals, and be rewarded based on the results.
While other whole-school reform models differ in their details and emphases, all will include the same basic elements as the SFA/R&W model.
Some additional observations need to be made about what else whole-school reform means in general terms.
First, it means that in order for the reforms to succeed, attention must be focused primarily on the school level. The task must be seen as one of rebuilding each individual school, one by one, from the ground up, with the participation of the principal, teachers, parents and students of the school.
Second, whole-school reform means that in order to achieve full academic benefit, the elements described above must be implemented as interrelated parts of a comprehensive program. Those elements cannot be treated as a menu from which the school may choose some and not others, as has been the common practice. In order to maximize gains in student performance, the school has to implement all of the elements.
Third, whole-school reform must actually be reform. The essential components are not "extras" to be added onto whatever the school is already doing. Ultimately, they must replace those existing practices that may not be effective.
Fourth, therefore, the main financial task in implementing whole-school reform is to combine all of those district resources and use them to create a budget for each individual school. That budget must be sufficient to support the elements of the school's whole-school reform program, and the school must be able to use it for that purpose.
The concentration of all available resources to support a single strategy, called "zero-based budgeting," is an essential part of whole-school reform. Zero-based budgeting is not just a matter of fiscal efficiency. Instead, it is educationally necessary that resources be allocated and reallocated at the school level to support a single reform strategy.
Individual schools will have the opportunity to demonstrate the need to retain existing practices as well as the need for additional resources. However, the ability of whole-school reform to enhance student achievement will be diminished if existing resources are used to support disparate conflicting practices - in fact, that would not even be whole-school reform. That is why the Supreme Court stated in its decision that, "consistent with zero-based budgeting, the Commissioner may, before seeking new appropriations, first determine whether funds within an existing school budget are sufficient."
At the conclusion of the hearings on the Department of Education's proposal, the Court appointed expert stated in his report that "the approach taken by the State, if fully and faithfully implemented, would represent the cutting edge of re-engineering school finance to the purposes of standards- and school-based reform." The Superior Court judge who conducted the hearings stated, "This court strongly endorses the concept of whole-school reform with the presumption in favor of.Success for All. In sum, this court agrees with the State's overall approach for educational and financial reform at the school level." Finally, the Supreme Court concluded, ".the evidence in support of the success of whole-school reform encompassing Success for All is impressive. In summary, and consistent with this position, we determine and direct that .the commissioner implement whole-school reform."
For the first time in more than a quarter century, there is consensus on an approach that clearly has demonstrated great potential to provide the state's poorest school children with the kind of education they deserve.


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Bearing witness to rainforest destruction in Indonesia. Rainforests and carbon-rich peatlands in Indonesia are being destroyed at such a rate that Indonesia is now the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, after the US and China. The habitats of endangered species like the orang-utan and Sumatran tiger are disappearing. The homes and livelihoods of indigenous communities are being destroyed. Greenpeace is campaigning to end the destruction of Indonesia's rainforests and carbon-rich peatlands.
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This year, many Oklahoma farmers chose not to import stocker cattle from southeastern states such as North Carolina and Virginia after souring on winter wheat grazing prospects, says Derrell Peel, an agricultural economist at Oklahoma State University.
"We had such potential and such high hopes six weeks ago, and it's just really faded very dramatically," Peel says.
Optimism prevailed early on: Farmers got the wheat crop established and growing, but dry conditions paired with limited soil moisture have stopped that progress. Many producers were counting on winter wheat to make up for limited hay supplies, Peel says. That will stress farmers but shouldn't by itself lead to many instances of herd liquidation.
What's more, other cool-season forages such as rye and fescue are in the same shape as winter wheat. In most cases, forages are in limited supply and hay is in "marginally adequate" supply, Peel says. That will likely lead some farmers to feed cattle somewhere off-pasture.
The handful of producers who chose to import stocker cattle this winter will get the best return on their investment with heavier animals that started out between 575 and 600 lbs., Peel says. Those who bought lighter-weight steers of about 450 lbs. likely will only make money if they keep them long-term and put on at least 400 lbs. of gain.
But farmers can still profit from winter wheat, which is considered a dual-purpose crop, Peel says. The wheat will have potential as a grain as long as it survives any really cold temperatures.
Peel's colleague, extension economist Kim Anderson, agrees that weather will be the deciding factor.
"It's so dry, it's going to be all about timely rain," Anderson says. USDA reported Nov. 14 that 79% of the winter wheat crop has emerged nationally, two percentage points behind last year. Meanwhile, 36% of the crop is in good to excellent condition, down 14 points from the same time last year.
The situation is much worse in Oklahoma, Anderson says, where just 13% of the crop is in good to excellent condition and 38% is poor to very poor.
"The wheat is up, but it's very small, it's subject to blowing," he says.
The 90-day forecast for the hard red winter wheat area–which includes states such as Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming and Montana–isn't particularly encouraging because it calls for average moisture and above-average temperatures. But Anderson says the temperatures could reduce the probability of freeze damage and help winter wheat survive until it comes out of dormancy in March.
Two out of the three most recent winter wheat crops in similarly poor condition produced above average yields, Anderson says, referencing a recent Allendale study.
This year, many Oklahoma farmers chose not to import stocker cattle from southeastern states such as North Carolina and Virginia after souring on winter wheat grazing prospects, says Derrell Peel, an agricultural economist at Oklahoma State University.


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Amazon Kindle 4 (2011) hands-on gallery
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We've just got our hands on one of the new entry-level Amazon Kindle units that were part of the big Kindle announcements made by Jeff Bezos a couple of days ago, and we're definitely liking what we're seeing. The new Kindle is very noticably smaller and lighter than the previous generation (now known as the Kindle Keyboard,) and costs just $79 (with special offer screensavers.) We've put together a gallery showing off the device--take a look, and if you're interested, they're on sale now at Amazon.
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Colm Toibin's Virgin Mary is far from meek and mild
(RNS) This month, as Christians set up their creches and assemble in churches to hear the story of the Nativity, one line, from Luke 2:19, speaks particularly to women: "But Mary treasured all these things, and pondered them in her heart."
This Mary -- silent, obedient, observant -- has echoed down two millennia, cementing a potent ideal in the Western imagination. Now the masterful Irish writer Colm Toibin puts a jackhammer to the cozy, safe, Christmas-card version in "The Testament of Mary."
He imagines the mother of Jesus many years after the Crucifixion, living alone in the ancient Asia Minor town of Ephesus, where two of the Gospel writers supply her with food and shelter. They come to her with regularity. She is not cooperating.
"They appear more often now, both of them, and on every visit they seem more impatient with me and with the world," Toibin writes in Mary's voice to open his story. "They think I do not know the elaborate nature of their desires. But nothing escapes me now except sleep. Sleep escapes me."
For those brought up among statuary of the Virgin Mother, this opening is nearly irresistible. Toibin's temerity is a shock, of course, but it pairs with an avidness to imagine a Mary who speaks, and to hear what she might have kept locked away in her heart.
Just as the historical record indicates a physical Jesus existed, so must he have had a mother, a woman who ate figs and oranges, pulled water from a well and sweated in the Mediterranean sun.
Toibin's Mary is long widowed, illiterate, handy with a knife. She doesn't think Jesus' death was "worth it." She dwells with "the remnants of a terror we all felt then." Like other traumatized people, she "has forgotten how to smile," and also, how to weep.
But she remains keen, and cool to the disciples, whom she dismissed from the first day as misfits. When Jesus was arrested, she remembers, they were useless: "fools, twitchers, malcontents, stammerers, all of them hysterical now and almost out of breath with excitement before they spoke."
In a few phrases, then, Toibin hints at the fanaticism that roiled around Jesus. The writer is brilliant at suggesting the ratcheting political dangers that squeezed Mary's son -- from the Romans, from the rabbinate. Word of this peril reaches the reader as it reaches Mary: via an untrustworthy "cousin" who arrives at her remote, country doorstep during Jesus' final year.
This man, Marcus, has news of Jesus healing the sick, but that's not what causes Mary's fear to quicken. She, who has loved the Sabbath all her life, is focused on Marcus' report that Jesus and his unruly friends "caused a fuss and made a crowd gather" on the holy day. This breach, not the lame walking, rouses her to intercept Jesus at Cana.
So Mary does what mothers of countless wayward sons have done: She tries to talk him into averting disaster. She hasn't much interest in wine. In "The Testament of Mary," Toibin's radical shift in perspective is thrilling, defamiliarizing the familiar tale. Mary gives us a very disturbed Lazarus, his sisters Mary and Martha -- and they rivet us anew.
This novella, which was staged last year as a lauded play in Dublin, contains a couple of florid notes -- Mary, at her life's end, for instance, won't say Jesus' name. Toibin writes beautifully, but he doesn't truly cross the frontier of her body. He gives us no purchase, interestingly, on knowing her as a character with a uterus.
Yet the writer does chisel away at centuries of plaster-of-Paris Marys. He succeeds in dissolving some of the oil on canvas that encases a historical figure.
Very early in the book, Mary takes stock of herself: "I realized from the way my breath came and the sudden slowness of my heartbeat that it would not be long before all the life in me, the little left, would go, as a flame goes out on a mild day, easily, needing only the smallest hint of wind."
This is not the Mary ascending on a cloud, escorted by angels. But this is a Mary wholly worth attending. In his hammy, page-turning way, Dan Brown intuited that "the sacred feminine" was a hole in the Christian story, one that millions of readers relished filling with a conspiracy.
"The Da Vinci Code" was entertaining, and completely foolish. "The Testament of Mary" is something better, a reminder that Jesus indeed had a mother, and she was nobody's fool.
(Karen Long writes for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland.)


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A New History of Ireland: Prehistoric and early Ireland
Theodore William Moody, Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, Francis X. Martin, Francis John Byrne
Oxford University Press, 2005 - History - 1219 pages
In this first volume of the Royal Irish Academy's multi-volume A New History of Ireland a wide range of national and international scholars, in every field of study, have produced studies of the archaeology, art, culture, geography, geology, history, language, law, literature, music, and related topics that include surveys of all previous scholarship combined with the latest research findings, to offer readers the first truly comprehensive and authoritative account of Irish history from the dawn of time down to the coming of the Normans in 1169. Included in the volume is a comprehensive bibliography of all the themes discussed in the narrative, together with copious illustrations and maps, and a thorough index.
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League Name: Montamoped
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Max Teams: 12
Scoring Type: Head-to-Head
Max Moves: 50
Max Trades: No maximum
Trade Reject Time: 1
Trade End Date: March 3, 2011
Waiver Time: 1 day
Waiver Type: Continual rolling list
Can't Cut List Provider: None
Trade Review: League Votes
Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules
Max Acquisitions per Week: No maximum
Weekly Deadline: Daily - Tomorrow
Start Scoring on: Week 1
Playoffs: Week 22, 23 and 24 (6 teams) Note: Week 24 runs 10 days from Apr 4 to Apr 13
Divisions: No
Roster Positions: PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, C, Util, Util, Util, BN, BN, BN
Players Stat Categories: Field Goal Percentage (FG%), Free Throw Percentage (FT%), 3-point Shots Made (3PTM), Points Scored (PTS), Total Rebounds (REB), Assists (AST), Steals (ST), Blocked Shots (BLK), Turnovers (TO)
This is league 2. No invitations sent out, first twelve have a spot. Also Head To Head.
Anyone want changes say so and we can have a vote
Draft Order 1st Round and all odd numbered rounds:
1. LoGiik - Kevin Durant, Stephen Jackson, Monta Ellis, Joakim Noah, Rudy Gay, John Salmon, Channing Frye, Yao Ming, Anthony Morrow, Tiago Splitter, Michael Beasley, Martell Webster, Rodney Stuckey, Mario Chalmers
2. migya kickya - Chris Paul, Al Jefferson, Gerald Wallace, Marcus Camby, Derrick Rose, Andrew Bogut, Kevin Martin, Ray Allen, Roy Hibbert, Tony Parker, Boris Diaw, Andre Miller, Evan Turner, Terrence Williams
3. Mr. Crackerz - Stephan Curry, Brandon Roy, Steve Nash, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Jeff Green, O.J. Mayo, Andrei Kirilenko, Demarcus Cousins, JJ Hickson, JaVale McGee, James Harden, Ben Gordon, Dejuan Blair
4. Matti Roche & Fine - Lebron James, Rajon Rondo, Jason Kidd, Marc Gasol, Nene, Blake Griffin, Gilbert Arenas, Chris Kaman, Jrue Holiday, Emeka Okafor, Tyrus Thomas, Mike Conley, Linas Kleiza, Austin Daye
5. Warriorsstepup - Dirk Nowitzki, Carmelo Anthony, Joe Johnson, Carlos Boozer, Aaron Brooks, Raymond Felton, Paul Milsap, Trevor Ariza, Luol Deng, Robin Lopez, Jason Terry, Anderson Varejao, Omri Casspi, Marvin Williams
6. JREED - Dwyane Wade, Brook Lopez, Chauncey Billups, Al Horford, Manu Ginobili, Troy Murphy, Kevin Garnett, Anthony Randolph, Caron Butler, Reggie Williams, Samuel Dalembert, Mehmet Okur, Anthony Parker, Wilson Chandler
7. Zshook - Kobe Bryant, Josh Smith, David West, Mo Williams, Paul Pierce, Andrew Bynum, Marcus Thornton, Hedo Turkoglu, Jameer Nelson, Andris Biedrins, Jamal Crawford, Wesley Johnson, Spencer Hawes, DJ Augustin
8. Hobbes - David Lee, Pau Gasol, Andre Iguodala, Zach Randolph, Darren Collison, Danilo Gallanari, John Wall, Eric Gordon, Luis Scola, Corey Maggette, Nicolas Batum, Beno Udrih, Luke Ridnour, Jamario Moon
9. P'z 7Weekly Wonderz - Amar'e Stoudemire, Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh, Tim Duncan, Jason Richardson, LaMarcus Aldridge, Baron Davis, Devin Harris, Rashard Lewis, Lamar Odom, JR Smith, Leandro Barbosa, Jose Calderon, Shaquille O'neal
10. Guybrush's Crew - Danny Granger, Deron Williams, Tyreke Evans, Andrea Bargnani, Antawn Jamison, Andray Blatche, Brandon Jennings, Greg Oden, Vince Carter, Elton Brand, Carl Landry, Al Harrington, Charlie Villanueva, Shawn Marion
Omri Casspi
Anthony Parker
Spencer Hawes
Luke Ridnour
Jose Calderon
Charlie Villanueva
Shawn Marion
Shaquille O'neal
Jamario Moon
DJ Augustin
Wilson Chandler
Marvin Williams
Austin Daye
Dejuan Blair
Terrence Williams
Mario Chalmers
Draft Order 2nd Round and all even numbered rounds:
1. Guybrush's Crew
2. P'z 7Weekly Wonderz
3. Hobbes
4. Zshook
6. Warriorsstepup
7. Matti Roche & Fine
8. Mr. Crackerz
9. migya kickya
10. LoGiik
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Kevin Durant
Chris Paul
Stephan Curry
Lebron James
Dirk Nowitzki
Dwyane Wade
Kobe Bryant
David Lee
Amar'e Stoudemire
Danny Granger
Deron Williams
Dwight Howard
Pau Gasol
Josh Smith
Brook Lopez
Carmelo Anthony
Rajon Rondo
Brandon Roy
Al Jefferson
Stephen Jackson
Monta Ellis
Gerald Wallace
Steve Nash
Jason Kidd
Joe Johnson
19. Chauncey Billups, PG, DEN
26. David West, PF, NOR
22. Andre Iguodala, SF, PHI
24. Chris Bosh, PF, MIA
33. Tyreke Evans, SG, SAC
34. Andrea Bargnani, C, TOR
32. Tim Duncan, C, SAS
42. Zach Randolph, PF, MEM
45. Mo Williams, PG, CLE
25. Al Horford, C, ATL
27. Carlos Boozer, PF, CHI
41. Marc Gasol, C, MEM
44. Kevin Love, PF, MIN
38. Marcus Camby, C, POR
52. Joakim Noah, C, CHI
40. Rudy Gay, SF, MEM
50. Derrick Rose, PG, CHI
55. Russell Westbrook, PG,OKC
28. Nene Hilario, C, DEN
60. Aaron Brooks, PG, HOU
35. Manu Ginobili, SG, SAS
43. Paul Pierce, SF, BOS
37. Darren Collison, PG, IND
46. Jason Richardson, SG, PHO
51. Antawn Jamison, PF, CLE
53. Andray Blatche, C, WAS
49. LaMarcus Aldridge, PF, POR
47. Danilo Gallinari, SF, NYK
61. Andrew Bynum, C, LAL
30. Troy Murphy, C, NJN
57. Raymond Felton, PG, NYK
99. Blake Griffin, PF, LAC
65. Jeff Green, PF, OKC
73. Andrew Bogut, C, MIL
54. Channing Frye, C, PHO
74. John Salmons, SG, MIL
39. Kevin Martin, SG, HOU
68. O.J. Mayo, SG, MEM
72. Gilbert Arenas, PG, WAS
59. Paul Millsap, PF, UTH
58. Kevin Garnett, PF, BOS
56. Marcus Thornton, SG, NOR
87. John Wall, PG, WAS
80. Brandon Jennings, PG, MIL
86. Greg Oden, C, POR
70. Devin Harris, PG, NJN
76. Eric Gordon, SG, LAC
63. Hedo Turkoglu, SF, PHO
62. Anthony Randolph, PF, NYK
67. Trevor Ariza, SF, NOR
102. Chris Kaman, C, LAC
71. Andrei Kirilenko, SF, UTH
66. Ray Allen, SG, BOS
85. Yao Ming, C, HOU
94. Anthony Morrow, SG, NJN
91. Roy Hibbert, C, IND
125. DeMarcus Cousins, PF, SAC
77. Jrue Holiday, PG, PHI
78. Luol Deng, SF, CHI
64. Caron Butler, SF, DAL
88. Jameer Nelson, PG, ORL
97. Luis Scola, PF, HOU
75. Rashard Lewis, PF, ORL
79. Vince Carter, SG, ORL
81. Elton Brand, PF, PHI
95. Lamar Odom, PF, LAL
96. Corey Maggette, SF, MIL
82. Andris Biedrins, C, GSW
104. Reggie Williams, SF, GSW
103. Robin Lopez, C, PHO
123. Emeka Okafor, C, NOR
134. J.J. Hickson, PF, CLE
120. Tony Parker, PG, SAS
136. Tiago Splitter, PF, SAS
112. Michael Beasley, PF, MIN
106. Boris Diaw, PF, CHA
100. JaVale McGee, C, WAS
83. Tyrus Thomas, PF, CHA
90. Jason Terry, SG, DAL
84. Samuel Dalembert, C, SAC
Jamal Crawford
93. Nicolas Batum, SF, POR
JR Smith
Leandro Barbosa
98. Carl Landry, PF, SAC
107. Beno Udrih, PG, SAC
101. Al Harrington, PF, DEN
89. Jamal Crawford, SG, ATL
113. Wesley Johnson, SF, MIN
Mehmet Okur
111. Anderson Varejao, PF, CLE
116. Mike Conley, Jr., PG, MEM
115. James Harden, SG, OKC
108. Andre Miller, PG, POR
128. Martell Webster, SF, MIN
105. J.R Smith, SG, DEN
117. Rodney Stuckey, DET
109. Evan Turner, SG, PHI
127. Ben Gordon, SG, DET
Linas Kleiza
Omri Casspi
Anthony Parker
Spencer Hawes
Luke Ridnour
Jose Calderon
Charlie Villanueva
Shawn Marion
Shaquille O'neal
Jamario Moon
DJ Augustin
Wilson Chandler
Marvin Williams
Austin Daye
Dejuan Blair
Terrence Williams
Mario Chalmers
92. Mike Miller, SG, MIA
110. Leandro Barbosa, SG, TOR
114. Anthony Parker, SG, CLE
118. Luke Ridnour, PG, MIN
119. Jose Calderon, PG, TOR
121. Charlie Villanueva, PF, DET
122. Shawn Marion, PF, DET
124. Jamario Moon, SF, CLE
126. Spencer Hawes, C, PHI
129. Omri Casspi, SF, SAC
130. Wilson Chandler, SF, NYK
131. D.J. Augustin, PG, CHA
132. Terrence Williams, SF, NJN
133. Darko Milicic, C, MIN
135. Jason Thompson, PF, SAC
137. Brandon Rush, SG, IND
138. J.J. Redick, SG, ORL
139. Shane Battier, SF, HOU
140. DeJuan Blair, C, SAS
141. Serge Ibaka, C, OKC
142. Thabo Sefolosha, SG, OKC
143. George Hill, PG, SAS
144. Mehmet Okur, C, UTH
145. Mario Chalmers, PG, MIA
146. Yi Jianlian, PF, NJN
147. Ty Lawson, PG, DEN
148. Jermaine O'Neal, C, BOS
149. Tyler Hansbrough, PF, IND
150. Louis Williams, PG, PHI
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i dont get the difference between the 2 leagues
In this league your lineup does not change throughout the week. Whoever you set to play on Monday will play through until Sunday. You have to account for how many games each player has for the week(4 games is better than 3), and the quality of opponents (facing the Knicks is better than facing Boston).
In a daily league (the other thread), you can sub in guys daily (guys with no games go to the bench; guys with games move into the lineup). The daily league utilizes more of your bench, but to some degree it uses less strategy.
In a daily league (the other thread), you can sub in guys daily (guys with no games go to the bench; guys with games move into the lineup). The daily league utilizes more of your bench, but to some degree it uses less strategy.
If it's not late, I'd try this thing again as well. I played just once basketball fantasy, and I wasn't thrilled, football fantasy is much better, but I'm willing to give it another shot. Though, I don't know which league to play, the one where I need to change lineup once a week, or this daily one...
Hobbes = Warriors homerism. The season you will suck is your profound love for the Dubs.
Warriors players are great in fantasy with Don Nelson High tempo game plan. More shots, more dimes. More boards. More everything.
In my opinion. CURRY Is a top 10 player fantasy wise with nelson as coach. Not to sure with that keith guy.
Warriors players are great in fantasy with Don Nelson High tempo game plan. More shots, more dimes. More boards. More everything.
In my opinion. CURRY Is a top 10 player fantasy wise with nelson as coach. Not to sure with that keith guy.
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I will join this league (the Weekly one). I, like "Always", just cannot do the daily league at this time.
I think I'm gonna change over to weekly...
I would, but too much of a hassle to update both...
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meh... sounds a little too time demanding [in one sitting] for me. ill stick to the other one for now.
I think weekly lineups will help us fill the league easier... My idea is not everyone has time for Daily Lineups Basketball and Mr Crackerz has agreed to sign up.. I'm not too familiar with how a ROTO league operates (as opposed to H2H) but i do like the scoring system of head to head & i'd also think it'd make the waiver wire more interesting on week to week where people need to gamble on keeping a certain player on his team when he has 6 or so games over the 3 week stretch.
How Golden was that 5 game week last year of Milwaukee... Andrew Bogut was injured, But Brandon Jennings and Delfino certainly paid some peoples fantasy bills.
How Golden was that 5 game week last year of Milwaukee... Andrew Bogut was injured, But Brandon Jennings and Delfino certainly paid some peoples fantasy bills.


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Ultimate Adventure 2014: Day 2
Wheeling in Cornhusker Land
Our first trail day of Ultimate Adventure 2014 started off bright and early with a slightly humid morning in the hotel parking lot. A few rigs were still getting buttoned up before the driver's meeting was held. Rick Péwé laid out the first three rules of Ultimate Adventure. Rule number one, No Whining! Rule number two, hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! Rule number three, if you wear black, you will die.
Soon after the driver's meeting culminated, everyone loaded up into their rigs and hit the road on our journey to the Ultimate Adventure just an hour outside of North Platte, Nebraska.
We were invited to wheel on some private property that featured everything from tight steep trails to deep water crossings and even a few deep nasty canyons that kept all the Ultimate Adventure crew on their toes.
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega reportedly stood President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) up five times during his recent trip to Latin America. This has caused a chorus of criticism from both the ruling and opposition parties.
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators suggested that the government recall the nation's ambassador to Nicaragua, while opposition lawmakers blamed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for neglecting its duties. Both the ambassador to Nicaragua and Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Ou (歐鴻鍊) should be held responsible for the entire affair.
Regardless of whether the incident was a result of Ortega's disdain for Taiwan or the ministry's negligence, the entire incident showed the major flaws behind Ma's diplomatic strategy of placing more importance on cross-strait relations than on relations with other countries.
Just because cross-strait relations have improved does not mean Taiwan's diplomatic relations have been secured. Whether the government keeps its mind on maintaining its relations with other countries is the decisive factor.
Since Ma gave precedence to cross-strait relations over Taiwan's ties with other countries and declared a diplomatic truce with China, we have had a constant problem: How does the government view Taiwan's diplomatic allies? Do we still value our relations with them?
In his first visit to Latin America last August, Ma was asked by the Honduran vice president how he looked at bilateral relations.
Meanwhile, it was recently reported that the Honduran ambassador complained about how the Ma government failed to fulfill its promise on a cooperative project between the two countries.
Similar incidents have occurred among other foreign representatives in Taiwan.
During his most recent trip to Latin America, Ma failed to address bilateral cooperative policies with the region, nor did he expound on his expectations of the relationship.
Instead, he talked about the improvement of cross-strait relations and how Taiwan has become a key factor reassuring the US on cross-strait matters. He proclaimed that he employed "legitimate diplomacy" instead of "dollar diplomacy," which implies that Taiwan's allies are just a whole bunch of greedy hooligans asking for financial aid.
Not only were Latin American allies told what Taiwan expects from bilateral relations, but they were also humiliated by the Ma government over having received political contributions from the former Democratic Progressive Party administration.
In addition, Ma did not respect their delicate attitude toward the US. These countries are likely to take their relationship with Taiwan seriously.
The incident with Ortega displays the government's passive management of the nation's diplomatic relations, which is the direct cause of the problems Taiwan is experiencing in its relationship with Latin America.
The suggestion by some lawmakers that the government take revenge by suspending cooperative projects with Nicaragua highlighted Taiwan's narrow-minded attitude toward its diplomatic allies.
Such an arrogant and unhealthy mindset has caused the government to behave abnormally in its diplomatic relations with other countries.
Diplomatic relations can only be maintained by the government's active management. It cannot be replaced by cross-strait detente, nor will it be maintained based on Taiwanese contempt for its diplomatic allies.


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Satellites in GEO allow permanent communication links to be established by transmitting radio-frequency signals from fixed antennas. These signals are not very different from the signals that are used to broadcast terrestrial television, but usually have a frequency 3–50 times higher. The signal is received by the satellite, amplified and transmitted back to Earth, allowing communications between points thousands of kilometres apart.
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If an object circles Earth faster than about 8 km/s, it becomes a satellite. It still falls under Earth's gravitational attraction but the drop is matched by the planet's curvature as the satellite moves along. It is falling but never reaches the ground.
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If a satellite is launched with more energy, it travels faster and the radius of its orbit is larger. The larger orbit means that the angular motion of the satellite around Earth is slower. As a reference, the Moon is 380 000 km from Earth and its orbital period is 28 days.
Low Earth orbits
Low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites such as the International Space Station and many scientific and observation satellites operate at much lower altitudes: they circle Earth in about 90 minutes at heights of just a few hundred kilometres.
Telecom satellites can also be placed into LEO, being visible from any one place for 10–20 minutes at a time. To guarantee continuity of service, a constellation of tens of satellites would have to be deployed.
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