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On a weekly basis, CHGA's street outreach team - which includes trained staff & current residents - search areas where homeless youth tend to hide. The outreach team provides these youth with food, information and supplies. In Fiscal Year 2016, CHGA's outreach team connected with 484 vulnerable youth. In addition, CHGA partners with homeless liaisons in the Metro Atlanta schools systems and open campus high schools to receive referrals for youth who are homeless or have run away from home.
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The CSC allows homeless youth who are not residents to access our services. They can shower, wash clothes, get a hot meal, participate in classes and speak with a case manager. Many youth come back to attend GED classes or receive employment assistance. This provides a place of refuge for youth still on the streets and allows us to build trust with youth who have been mistreated by adults in their past.
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Emergency shelter ranging from 30-90 days is provided to young people ages 18-24. Medical and mental health care is provided with the focus on primary care, ob/gyn care, prenatal care, STD, HIV, asthma and diabetes screening, health education, and drug awareness and education. Youth who are suffering with severe and persistent mental illness receive or are referred to psychiatric counseling, medication management and help finding supported permanent housing. Youth in the Crisis Shelter participate in educational and vocational programs, learn basic life skills, and seek employment with the goal of creating an independent, sustainable future for themselves.
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As is the case for many of our youth, a stay in the crisis shelter is not long enough to become self-sufficient. The Rights of Passage program is our independent living program designed to give them more time to reach the goal of self-sufficiency. It is a 24-bed onsite and 4-bed offsite program that youth are eligible for after they have stabilized in the Crisis Shelter and obtained employment. Case managers assist these youth as they transition into independent living.
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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela is breathing "without difficulty" after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area that was caused by pneumonia, the spokesman for South Africa's president said Saturday.
Mandela, the 94-year-old former president and anti-apartheid leader, had a recurrence of pneumonia, said presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj. South African officials had previously not specified that Mandela had pneumonia, saying instead that he had a lung infection.
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Mandela was admitted to a hospital near midnight Wednesday night in the capital, Pretoria. It was his third trip to a hospital since December, when he was treated for a lung infection and also had a procedure to remove gallstones. Earlier this month, he spent a night in a hospital for what officials said was a scheduled medical test.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been particularly vulnerable to respiratory problems since contracting tuberculosis during his 27-year imprisonment for fighting white racist rule in his country.
The elderly are especially vulnerable to pneumonia, which can be fatal. Its symptoms include fever, chills, a cough, chest pain and shortness of breath. Many germs cause pneumonia.
Many South Africans are including Mandela in their prayers on the Easter weekend, and spokesman Maharaj said expressions of concern have poured in from around the world. On Thursday, President Barack Obama said he was worried about Mandela's health, but noted he was as strong physically as he has been in leadership and character.
Mandela became South Africa's first black president in 1994 after elections were held, bringing an end to the system of white racist rule known as apartheid. After his release from prison in 1990, Mandela was widely credited with averting even greater bloodshed by helping the country in the transition to democratic rule.
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The beginning of every school year is a magical time. I love the feeling of anticipation and possibility that fills the building and becomes an aura around every adult as they prepare our collective educational environment for our children. This new school year is especially glowing with potential. In August, we began our second decade as a charter school and we will celebrate the renewal of our charter under Saint Louis University's sponsorship this coming Thursday with a community "birthday" block party (I hope you join us!). This summer saw community members, volunteers, staff, and education leaders from across the country gather to help City Garden develop a plan for expanding our impact over the next several years–a plan which outlines much exciting work on our horizon and which we are eager to soon share.
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One of the core elements of the Montessori Primary curriculum is Practical Life Skills. Starting at age 3, students learn basic skills for contributing to everyday life. They practice everything from how to wash dishes or care for plants, to hammer a nail or polish a shoe. In Ms. Shannon's Primary 1 class, Practical Life includes arranging flowers. Students choose a small, child-sized vase, learn how to pour water into the vase without spilling, practice cutting blossoms off a bouquet, and arrange the blossoms in their vase. Our Primary children may not grow up to arrange flowers every day, but this exercise helps them strengthen their fine motor skills and develop an appreciation for nature and beauty. It also gives them the opportunity to experience the joy of giving, as, once their arrangement is complete, Ms. Shannon allows them to deliver their flowers to the (nearby) staff person of their choice.
My first day of school was full of meetings, working on those exciting plans for our mission. In the middle of one such meeting, a soft knock came from my office door and, as the door opened, the little head of Austin, a 4-year-old in Primary 1, poked through the crack. And in he came, with a miniature arrangement of yellow lilies in his out-stretched hands.
Austin and his friends are why we so diligently prepare our classrooms and ourselves before each year; why we build ambitious plans and strive to expand our impact; why we celebrate milestones. It is imperative–and it is a privilege–that we work towards a world in which our children can fully grow and live into the caring, giving community members that they already hold inside themselves and are relying on us to allow to flourish. They are the possibility that we instinctively feel exciting us each new year.


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Here's a cool new poster for "Martyrs", the French film which I'm sure you're all getting close to sick of hearing about. Featured on the new quad are a handful of quotes from some other horror sites, which is always a cool thing to see, even if John Shelton's name is conspicuously missing from it ;)
This is a teaser for "Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash: The Nightmare Warriors #1 and it's pretty kick ass. Just think, instead of the remakes we could be seeing this action on the big screen. Such a shame.
Alyssa Milano will be doing the vocals for Sigourney Weaver's character in the upcoming "Ghostbusters" game. That's what you call a "boner upgrade" my friend.
Variety reports on why the original poster for Park Chan-Wook's "Thirst" was banned in his native Korea. You can take a look at the comparison at the link. The original is a little sexier, but the revamped version actually turned out visually more interesting. Go figure?
Shawnee Smith to return as Amanda in "Saw VI". The producer also says it will be "a lot more violent than the previous five". Um... okay. All I want to know is when will they bring Tobin Bell back as a zombie, because we all know that's the logical place this series should go.
Company in Thailand markets "Ghost Repellent Machine", which "uses a camera to capture a ghost's image, then bombards it with their Wave Killer technology. Sure your wiener shrinks as a side effect, but your home will be ghost free!
Having successfully rid Gambia of "all the gays", their president is now trying to get rid of all the witches. In this topsy turvy world, it's at least good to know that a politician somewhere is getting something done .
Man kills wife because she interrupted his "drinking time". I have nothing to say about this that won't be incredibly offensive, so you'll have to pen your own finely crafted jokes.
1989: A 1000-foot diameter asteroid misses the Earth by only 500,000 miles. (Astronomers did not see it until it passed.)


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Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 18:07
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Edited by Llyorn Of Jaensch - 31 Mar 2012 at 18:08
"ouch...best of luck."
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that's about the worst pun i ever heard!
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|Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 17:30
I agree with you Kumo... I know that H? truly Harm(ed) - less than they could have :)
See how I did that .. turned Harmless into Harm(ed)-less.. Ok, I'll shut now.
Anyway well done to all. Stats can show various things and these stats give us general information (not necessarily specific information regarding alliances and what they did on any given square) to note interesting aspects.
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Peace fought with invictus in elijal at a large scale and in keppen on a smaller scale(for the last 5 days) and yeah invictus attacked and killed nearly 150k of peace cav in middle kindom and they din't even wanted to hold it.they were having fun i guess
For me peace fought brilliantly but were outdone by some smart strategy from crows (they went for as much as 15 squares during the last 5 days) and ofcourse some help from their confeds (its debatable how much it helps you have to still defend the square but in this specific case the squares were remote so they were lucky)
Peace also made a mistake in going for turalia (i know there was a bug but still)absaroke had the geographical advantage as well as a good strategy going on that square + it was again a plain as was Mid. kingdom and peace suffered a lot of casualties in trying to hold that square
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Well put Ander.
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I agree with Drejan that the xp on squares is a good indicator of difficulty - It is true atleast on the squares held by DLord where the battles were mostly between the same two parties, one of them being DLord. One could say that some squares like wolgast doesnt reflect the amount of effort put in by a single alliance, that is true but that only highlights the battles where the race was between two alliances.
One of the reasons why H faced less resistance is that every alliance had more reasons to fight with the ones trailing right behind them in the ranking. If Invictus were focused to bring down H squares, they might have brought the H's 12 squares down to something, but probably at the cost of their almost certain second place. If crows had gone for direct confrontation on H tiles, they would have lost the third place to ~peace~. I think one of the major reasons why ~peace~ came behind crows is that, peace were fighting with Invictus on quite a few squares. It is very risky to go in direct confrontation with a stronger opponent, when others are just waiting to overtake you.
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|Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 04:35
I think that our Dwarven friends did an absolutely Stalwart job and my hats off to both them & my fellow Harmless ones on being somewhat less than... ;) in a truly fun tourney!
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|Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 03:15
Just a disclaimer: My position on your stats in no way reflects my opinion of any alliances contribution to the tournament. I believe from the response here and on GC that everyone put forth a tremendous effort.
That said, I have to disagree with your stance that your stats are a good indicator of activity on the square. At best, they are a weak hindsight indicator barely reflective of actual troop distribution/allocation needs to a square during the tournament.
The only real gauge at the time was the # of incoming yellow or green shields to a square either of which could be an attack of unknown value from 1 to 30K plus troops. This, in my opinion, would be a better indicator of an alliances mindset during the tournament for the allocation of troops/attention paid to a square.
I will restate again that the way in order to get an apples to apples comparison of xp/square/population stat would be to sum the xp and population contribution per alliance involved on a square by square basis.
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|Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 02:17
Anjire, those are indicators of square activity, they reflect the ammount of attention on a square, it's a rough indicator on the difficulty of a square.
Average is also a good indicator, if you do not have to move troops to defende a square you can use them in other places or just move them when you secured the square.
Comparing them with population was an answer for some replies i readed and is another rough indicator of the work the alliance did compared with the size.
(Perrigor miss too)
With this i do not want to say we were the best nor than others were bad.
We did mistakes, but securing 3 of the top squares was not a joke at all and required work not only on 3 squares ;)
Edited by Drejan - 31 Mar 2012 at 02:29
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Most are saying it was a good/great tournament, so the Devs have succeeded in their objective. Lots of thoughts are being posted and it will be interesting to see when the next tournament begins, whether or not these thoughts will be acted upon. Lots of Illyrians are expressing that they have learnt a lot from this tournament, the proof will be in the results of the next one. Will the outcome be a little different, a lot different, or just the same? I can't wait to see, good gaming folks.
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1/2 cup egg substitute
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"From government side, we were looking at supporting a network. We thought in terms of a network approach, and goal was empowerment" said Mahesh Nathan.
It wasn't an easy task to bring different CBOs together as a network. But effective solutions to improve AIDS responses for the men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender communities clearly warranted an effective network. There were a host of issues to be resolved before that could happen in West Bengal, and one major challenge was identity issues among others. "As we celebrate success of this network, we need to know that there were a lot of issues earlier. First step forward was that seven groups who came together just to have a dialogue in this direction to create a platform" said Mahesh Nathan.
Building networks is certainly not easy. But united and coordinated responses to AIDS, STI, sexuality related issues and other challenges can potentially come from effective networks. "We wanted an approach that would be a role model– we already had effective CBOs in West Bengal. We wanted a network and ownership from communities of this network in a true sense" said Mahesh Nathan. This community ownership is such a crucial element to ensure that the network remains driven by the community and not get drowned by louder voices. The ownership of MANAS Bangla is undoubtedly with the communities – more than 300 MSM and transgender people from all over the state of West Bengal who are convening for the State Consultation for MSM and Transgender organized by MANAS Bangla are the testimony of the effectiveness of this network approach.
"At every step MANAS Bangla was faced with challenges. They had to come up with pragmatic solutions to strengthen the network" said Mahesh Nathan. "Every time MANAS Bangla was confronted with challenges they rose up and build excellent systems. Today MANAS Bangla is looking at many issues beyond targeted interventions (TIs). Other states of India had individual CBOs funded and here in West Bengal we had a network (MANAS Bangla) through which 13 CBOs were funded. MANAS Bangla came up with unique responses, they have looked at processes and they have put systems in place" further added Mahesh Nathan.
"Now the challenge is how to link the network and targeted interventions (TIs)? What role does the network has and what role TI has? There were so many overlaps between roles of TIs and networks. So we put together a TI team for MANAS Bangla. The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) – apex Government of India's agency on HIV/AIDS - has reviewed MANAS Bangla and renewed its contract also. As long as ownership and participation of communities is there, MANAS Bangla will continue to function and serve the needs of the communities" said Mahesh Nathan.
"There are other issues apart from HIV where MANAS Bangla could have a role to play. Empowerment, skill building issues, in terms of vocational rehabilitation, etc will lead to sustainability. MANAS Bangla as a network is on the forefront of change and should set the agenda" said Mahesh Nathan.
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One would like to add the significant role of VSO India in making the 1st ever State Consultation for more than 300 MSM & Transgender from 12 districts in West Bengal a reality. VSO India with its Head Quarters in UK, works on issues of Mainstreaming, Advocacy and Governance with focus on HIV, Disability, etc. supporting a Rights Based Approach. VSO India supports Network based initiative understanding the real needs, beyond service based approach, that can have rippling and synergistic effect in the future. This partnership and relationship started building after an Exposure Visit from VSO Bangladesh in early 2007 and continued through Capacity Building Workshops, Exposure Visits, Advocacy Events like ADDAs, etc. and was echoed through the enormous support from VSO India on 18th-19th March 2010 at the 1st ever State Consultation for more than 300 MSM and Transgender in West BengalReplyDelete


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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I did not want to write a long post taking both myself and my two whole followers away from their loved ones today, so I will keep it brief. Starting next week, I will present a series on one of the largest, most stressful components of earning a doctorate: the dissertation. For now, below is a link to Grad Psych's Dissertation Diaries series, where my dissertation is profiled.
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How To Deal With A Bad Review
I loved Birdman. I loved the ironic parallel in which Michael Keaton was potentially confronting his own 'has-been' anxiety from the Batman days, with his character Riggan Thomson dramatically feeling the same towards the poster of 'Birdman' that hangs in his messy dressing room. Some could say it was brave of Keaton to do that.
We all know what an ego is capable of; some would go miles to avoid any mockery of one's own career.
It was a clever parallel but it wasn't the reason I liked the film. The bit that really got to me was the heated confrontation scene in the bar with the New York Times critic, played by Lindsay Duncan. It made feel a bit sick, anxious I suppose; but also sympathetic. You feel for Keaton's character, you, the audience see the backstory, the raw emotion, the feeling of 'last chance', the blood and tears that go into the performance. These feelings, however are not necessarily towards Riggan himself. I'm not thinking 'poor him' or giving him the empathy or pat on the back, but I am gunning for what he stands for within this scene; what he represents. He represents the struggling actor; the actor on the rise, or the actor on the downward spiral; he represents the desperate, hopeful, hopeless artist. Powerless and at the mercy of the critics.
Artists have adversities to deal with. Money, yes. Creative blocks? Yes. But worse that that: critics. Critics in the front row, with narrow eyes and a scratching pen. The critics that hold a power so great that it makes artists feel sick with terror: they can make you, and they can break you into smithereens.
This scene stuck to me like a clamp. It made me feel uneasy. I was angry at this fictional New York Times critic: angry at her complacency, angry at her judgements, angry at her casualness when saying she was going to "destroy his show." A critic destroying an artist's work is akin to taking a wrecking ball to a family home. It is destroying a place of love and the foundations that hold it together with one foul swoop.
Artists are protective of other artists. Other writers share other writers work. Artists do not diss other artist's, because, regardless of the end product, they know it's HARD. This shows the sheer disparity between artist and critic: they have different jobs, separate agendas. A critic isn't your mate. Does the person whose role of a critic need to lack empathy and emotion? Of course – otherwise they wouldn't be able to be doing their job properly.
Is it likely you will create something and get a bad review or a negative comment? Yes – because one thing does not cater for all tastes. Ever.
In Tim Minchin's Desert Island Discs he talks emotionally about being affected by a particular Guardian critic who "hated his act" in a scathing review following a stint at Edinburgh when Minchin was in his earlier days of performing. It reminded me of the battle and anxiety of the artist that I felt during Birdman. This is what he told Kirsty Young (about the awful review):
"It really affected me. I wasn't ready for an article in a national English newspaper that was just so awful, that was a hard lesson to learn. I think all reviewers should write as though they are watching a friend of their sisters.
Their answer is subjective. There are some great reviewers out there who would make an argument and I would understand them because they know how to write about something that [they don't think] is achieving it's goal.
People are quite contemptuous about people who don't like dealing with reviews but it hurts when you're told that what you've worked on is useless.
Imagine you had to get up every night and do a whole load of jokes that you know you don't find funny anymore; a whole load of songs you don't like the tunes of anymore because you wrote them yourself; you hate the sound because you loathe your own voice – these are all normally human things right to not like your own material – then you're in a national newspaper, the one you respect and read, that makes criticism of specific bits in the show. It doesn't say "this could do with work" but it says this person (me) "does not deserve to be on stage". How would you feel when you get to the point in your show that night? How do you get up on stage and get to that joke again with that guy's words ringing in your head? The answer is: toughen the hell up, you're not mining coal as a 7-year-old."
It's true. It could be worse, of course it could be. No-one will hold your hand for months while you wallow. Maybe someone will say something nice to you for the first five minutes during the initial shock. The truth is: the critics and their criticisms are necessary. Without criticisms, there is no art, because there is no audience. Even though the critic scene made me feel sad, uncomfortable and other emotions, it was clear that this is the industry; this is the world we live in. If you create something (anything) you will be critiqued. You will be judged. You are screwed if you don't have thick-skin (harder than it sounds, obviously). Because you will be given a mark out of 10, like when you were back at school. You will have to deal with good reviews, bad reviews, and middle-of-the-road reviews. It is impossible to make art without receiving contrasting feedback, you will never ever ever be universally loved, or universally loathed.
The other role of the critic is a necessary one for artists – it makes them work for it. You want to prove critics wrong. It is a basic human instinct: if someone tells you cannot do something, you are more likely to go and do it. For artists, it is not a choice. If you tell someone not to touch a hot plate, they will instantly do it.
In the end, the critic will only make you stronger. It will make you realise that art is not a choice. It is not a "oh, that person thinks I'm shit, I will stop now." It is a life-long mission, an obstacle course with some serious tests. Bad reviews being just one of them.
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This week we were missing Chris and Angela who are on holiday, as well as Mike, but the rest of us discussed future plans and were updated by Ian on his latest research project. Carol had sent comments and as usual those that are not embedded will be found at the end of the meeting report.
And so we turned to the Narn i Hín Húrin. Ian observed that with regard to the death of Urwen in the story, the daughter of Joseph Wright, Tolkien's very influential tutor, also died in childhood, raising the possibility of an echo here.
Ian also suggested that in the representation of the lame servant Sador there was apparently a touch of light relief, although the character turns out to be important to the story.
Tim remarked that Sador functions as a father figure to Túrin, and Carol observed "I like the exchanges beween Sador and Túrin, they're the closest we come to ordinary domesticity and love. Henceforth Túrin's life will be turmoil."
Carol noted that several things are raised in Túrin's conversation with Labadal: man's mortality v. elves immortality, should both live in close proximity; being so close to elves has raised men to greater levels but there's always that chance of envy of their immortality as we see later in Numenor. Túrin is not showing his feelings, I can relate to that: showing feelings opens vulnerability. So far so good – but Túrin isn't yet being an obdurate *!*!!*.
Laura thought this story of the children of Húrin reads like a post-apocalyptic novel, that Túrin is clearly a depressive, and that joining the robber band seems contrary to his elite status, but we thought the robbers, though vile and violent, were the kind of people who would be survivors in the 'post-apocalyptic' environment in which Túrin has grown to adulthood.
Carol commented that Morgoth's curse on Húrin's family is dire, and what Morgoth says about the dire curse on the family comes about, but could Túrin have turned that aside with wiser decisions, not that he knew that Morgoth had cursed his family. Is the curse Túrin's obstinate nature just bringing out the innate, like Morwen's. Who's to say but it damned well annoys me.
Ian described the whole situation as grim, and Tim remarked that this was a case of the survival of the fittest.
Laura extended her earlier motif to suggest that Thingol and Melian sheltered in Doriath with the Girdle functioning like a nuclear bunker.
Ian noted that Elves only collaborate with other groups and races as it suits their particular interests, and he likened this to the situation revealed in Icelandic sagas, where collaboration is usually for advantage.
I added that Morwen, Húrin's wife and Túrin mother, reminded me of Bergthora, Njal's stern wife in Njal's Saga. Carol wondered, 'why is it that Rian and Gloredhel die of grief? Sad yes that their husbands have died in battle but why couldn't they carry on? What about the children? Morwen does carry on but she's hard. "alms were bitter to Morwen." Thank god her children made her less proud.
Laura changed the cultural parallels when she observed that Túrin in many ways resembles Shakespeare's unique tragic hero Coriolanus, including in the multiple changes to his name. Tim also compared Aragorn's many names, and Julie added Gandalf's different names given by different races. Julie added that even Frodo is named differently by the different races he encounters.
Further parallels between Túrin and Coriolanus include their relationships with stern mothers, the absent warrior father, and, I suggested, the motif of changing sides, as Túrin joins up with the outlaws, and Coriolanus joins the Volsces. Tim observed that Túrin is in the tradition of Shakespearean tragic heroes.
Laura wondered whether Túrin was just a miserable child or whether his dour state is a sign of Morgoth's influence already affecting his life? Carol remarked that Morgoth's curse on Húrin's family is dire, and what Morgoth says about the curse on the family comes about, but could Túrin have turned that aside with wiser decisions? Not that he knew that Morgoth had cursed his family. Is the curse, Carol asked, Túrin's obstinate nature just bringing out the innate, like Morwen's? Who's to say, but it damned well annoys me.
Tim also wondered whether it was just 'nurture' rather than nature, as he is the son of a lost father, a stern mother, is then fostered far away, and later outcast from his home as his family is torn apart by invasion. Laura observed that it is typical of a war situation.
Carol observed: "I like Sador's definition of a thrall: 'a man who was a man but is treated as a beast.' and the rest of his remarks are very accurate and scary."
Ian commented that the pattern of war and invasion in Beleriand represented in the story and its consequences may be characteristic of an island view as opposed to a continental attitude.
Laura then drew attention to the references to an 'ill wind' and the 'pestilence' it brought that killed children, noting the resemblance to the plagues of Egypt and the last one that slew the firstborn. We discussed other similar instances of plagues targeting children or younger people and Tim noted that Robert Browning's poem 'The Pied Piper of Hamlin' drew on stories of the mortality of children due to plague.
Both Tim and Julie thought Túrin was much like the usual morose teenager, and Tim enlarged on this by likening Túrin to the young Egils, although it was allowed that his saga shows that Egils did grow more politic with age. But with Laura, he agreed that some other characters take to Túrin.
Laura balanced this by commenting on Saeros's jealousy, and as Tim and Ian noted, this Elf mocks Túrin as 'woodwose'. Ian observed that Sador had been a woodworker, and Laura remarked that Beleg the Elf, Túrin's friend, was skilled in woodcraft. There was some discussion as to whether this made Beleg the Middle-earth equivalent of Bear Grylls but Tim likened him to Ray Mears – less given to being outlandish.
Carol commented: if Morwen hadn't been so proud and gone to Doriath with Nienor, Túrin's final doom of inadvertently marrying his sister would have been averted. Enter snake in the grass Saeros. The episode with Saeros is good. Shows Saeros for what he is, especially the remark about the women of Hithlum running about naked. Bad move! And I think Túrin's most restrained throughout this whole episode, but he's too stubborn when it comes to going back to be judged by Thingol.
We changed tack at this point to consider Tolkien's problem with great waves, and whether this was an instance of folk-memory, or whether Tolkien communicated his preoccupation to his son. Julie noted that he had travelled to England by sea as a child.
Returning to our main topic, it was noted that when Túrin as a child names Sador – Labadal – this would be considered politically incorrect. Laura added that Brandir was also crippled, and I wondered why Tolkien included two characters with similar problems in the same story. Carol remarked, however, "I always feel pity for Brandir. He's in love with Niniel and there could be some jealousy there. Even so, he's not valued for his healing arts and certainly not for being lame. But he's wiser than most of his colleagues and senses something not quite right in Turambar. But such are the times and the values: martial skill valued over gentler activities but it was a tough time in which to be alive.
Ian went on to compare the episodic form of Egils' Saga with that of the story of Tuor, and Laura noted the use of 'saying' in the story with are specific to it, i.e. they are not Primary World sayings, or proverbs.
I was surprised to see Morgoth claim to be the Elder King when challenged by Húrin, and Tim confirmed that Manwë was the Elder King, thus making Morgoth a liar and aligning him with Satan as 'father of lies'. Carol observed that Morgoth's arrogance is great. "In a sense he is king of Arda because Manwë seems to have washed his hands of Middle-earth while Morgoth is involved, if only for domination and evil. Húrin must have been made of stern stuff to endure what Morgoth thrust on him and not go raving mad but none of the Valar come to help him which must have enforced what Morgoth said about being the arbiter of the fields of Arda."
Carol noted that the Doriath episode includes nice background on the dragon helm and Thingol's armoury. Then, as we considered the episode with Mȋm I remarked on the use of 'dwarf visors' derived from the dwarf smiths' protective helmets. This of course gave rise to the customary 'elf and safety' comment, and to Ian's observation that on the 'American Chopper' TV programme protective helmets are visored and decorated.
Carol noted: this surely is an unfinished tale as it doesn't tell of Mȋm's betrayal of Túrin and his gang, but Mȋm lives by expediency and owes loyalty to no man, especially those who killed his son. I always feel rather sorry for him
Laura remarked on the explicit xenophobia of the treatment of the dwarves by Túrin, the outlaws, and other races. She also noted Mȋm's echo of the Anglo-Saxon rage over the name changes imposed by the invaders, in his bitter comment on the way the Elves changed all the names. Laura also wondered at the use of the word 'chines' to describe ravines near Mȋm's cave. Based on the local use of the word for geographical features on the Isle of Wight and near Bournemouth, she wondered if the word had Jutish origins. Having investigated, I discovered 2 definitions:
Chine 1. Spine, backbone, back, meat from the back [<Old French eschine = backbone <Germanic]
Chine 2. A deep or narrow ravine or fissure [Old English cinu]
By this time we had run out of time and hastily agreed to finish the Narn for our next meeting.
Carol's additional comments:
First a question: why do people in Middle-earth name their children to rhyme with their own as in Húrin/Túrin, Huor/Tuor?
When Túrin meets Beleg for the first time, Beleg's doom is settled too.
Túrin among the outlaws: 'Neithan the wronged', the first of Túrin's a.k.a.s.
Túrin still has common decency in rescuing the woman from Forweg but still doesn't take her side. These are stern times.
Beleg tells Túrin to meet him in Dimbar – foresighted? for so it turns out.
Of Mȋm the dwarf
Remember Húrin is seeing all this happen and will avenge himself on Mȋm before the end. Fair comment from Mȋm about resources: 'we do not teach men to find them [roots]…for men are greedy and thriftless.' Yeah!
When he crosses paths with Tuor and Voronwë, Túrin seems to bring disaster wherever he goes.
The coming of Túrin to Brethil
So he's come to the scene of his final disaster. Funny the orcs recognise the black sword but not the woodsman. So he takes the name of Turambar, master of fate (by fate mastered).
The journey of Morwen and Nienor to Nargothrond
Morwen being pig-headed: Rian died of a broken heart because Huor was killed at the Nirnaeth; Morwen's the opposite. Is there no happy medium among these women? Still, walk a mile in their shoes…!
The hunting of the wolf, referring back to Beren and Carcaroth and Mablung, like the venture even less.
'fey are you both': Silly proud women. I just don't understand Morwen's mindset or perhaps family was pulling very strongly; ditto Nienor. Puzzle! Now though it isn't a matter of family pulling them into danger. Glaurung has just created some of his havoc and everyone goes every which way in his confusion – truly Morgoth has cursed Húrin's family and this time nobody can alter that. I would pass out coming on Glaurung as Nienor does.
Glaurung-Mablung-Nienor: a picture of absolute desolation. It's all so doom-laden. Morgoth knows how to torture without using physical means. Trouble is, even when he's bound outside Arda eventually, evil doesn't stop.


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Once they were called extrahumans, super-powered crime fighters who kept the streets of New Chicago safe from the rabble. But now they're known derisively as superfreaks, a motley crew of heroes who honor sponsorship deals above civic duty. They're super sycophants who appear on reality programs and sell personal sex tapes to the media to improve (!) their favorability ratings.
But how did things get to this point? How did Alpha Team implode and the Squadron explode? The authors spend two books and nearly 900 pages answering these sticky questions. According to them, superheroes didn't just drop from the sky like Kal-El Kent. Instead, the extrahuman era began with a failed experiment, and was later fueled by selfish corporate interests and manipulations from insane puppet masters.
The prequel (Black and White) was a novel about two superwomen and their tangled relationship. Despite the super histrionics, it was an intimate story. Shades of Gray, on the other hand, helps expand the universe to include a cast of dozens. It's tricky business writing serial fiction and Kessler and Kittredge have succeeded where many before them have failed. They've given us a happy ending (this time). But you know there's trouble brewing in New Chicago in the future. And that's a good thing.
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Masaya Volcano National Park
Masaya Volcano National Park has over twelve (12) miles of picturesque trails with park guides available for hire. The features of the park include large expanses of igneous rock (volcanic rock), as well as amazing views overlooking the crater of the volcano. There is also a museum to explore as well as bathroom facilities.
Zapatera Archipelago National Park
Zapatera Archipelago National Park is located in Lake Nicaragua and consists of the Zapatera Island, which is essentially Zapatera Volcano and several islands surrounding it. Most of the crescent-shaped islands surrounding Zapatera Island are old extinct volcanoes with their crater rims rising above the surface of the lake.


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Jörg Widmann Viola Concerto
Bruckner Symphony No 5
Daniel Harding conductor
Antoine Tamestit viola
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Antoine Tamestit – a soloist with a mission to make listeners fall in love with the viola – opens his LSO Artist Portrait, which runs throughout the season and showcases his musical inspirations.
He starts with a work in which he and his instrument take centre-stage, a work written for him – Jörg Widmann's Viola Concerto. Very much a theatre piece, it makes full use of the deep friendship between composer and performer, sending Tamestit walking through the ranks of the orchestra as he plays. There are inventive playing techniques, experimental sounds and body percussion; and the work is by turns humorous, ferocious, delicate and hauntingly beautiful.
Bruckner was a surprising character: modest and self-effacing, unfashionably conservative and painfully awkward in social situations; but his compositions were anything but. The Fifth Symphony is all bold themes, heroic melodies and dramatic orchestration. It's as if all the ambitions, hopes and desires that Bruckner could never express came pouring out in his music.


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Dan Price reached instant internet celebrity status when he announced plans to pay all of his employees a minimum of $70,000 per year.
The founder and CEO of Gravity Payments came to the conclusion that his employees deserved more money after one of his workers complained that he was being "ripped off" by Price and Gravity Payments.
To make his plan a reality Dan Price cut his own salary from $1.1 million per year to the same $70,000 level he is paying his employees.
That's not the only sacrifice Dan has made. In order to pay for the plan, which increases wages over the next two years, Price has mortgaged his house and sold all of his investments to come up with the $3 million he needed to make the program a reality over the short-term.
"I wanted a larger margin for error," he said in explaining the mortgage and asset sales. "Victory is far from secure, but the trends are positive."
His brother is currently suing him for "excess compensation" because of the $70,000 minimum. "I have never, in the history of the company, given myself a pay raise without Lucas' consent," said Price. "I have, however, unilaterally cut my pay multiple times, including taking an 80% pay cut in 2008-09 to help save the company during the recession."
In the meantime, Price is coming up with some really unique ways to make money. He just signed a deal with Viking Press to write a book about his company and his plan for a $70,000 minimum wage. He will donate the proceeds from his book sales to Gravity Payments.
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Well if nothing else, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's latest comedy vehicle Life's Too Short cannot be said to have arrived without sufficient fanfare. They've been making a few of these mock trailers, in which people get a glimpse of what Warwick Davies, the actor on whom the entire series rests, can do.
Naturally Ricky and Stephen get to step in front of the camera too, to further underline that even though Ricky's not the star, it's still very much their thing, a continuation of the work they started with The Office and Extras.
Here's the latest trailer:
NOTE: The "Charlie" gag is to do with Richard Bacon, the guy on the right at the beginning. He was sacked in 1998 as a presenter of the children's show Blue Peter, when it was revealed in the tabloid press that he had taken cocaine at a party.
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did anyone say super easy super energy KitchenAid smoothie recipe?
Wed 21st, Aug, 2013
Well hello happy days of smoothie making and smoothie recipes with a boom boom de boom today here in Beach Cottage Land. Oh I'm feeling all bright and breezy and full of beans today, woohoo to that…I'm sitting in a little sunny spot with my little dahhhhling, no that is not my husband, or indeed one of my kiddos but my lovely Barley…yup I've turned into one of those people…the mad dog lady who talks to her dog as if it is her fifth child.
Yup I be her, dressing him in putty and white stripe jumpers and scavenging the net for, someone please somewhere who makes pet accessories that speak to my soul.
Anyway here I am this morning with a smoothie for your guts. If your guts, or indeed your buds (as in taste) are a leetle bit on zee delicate side I am thinking you may want to just look at these pictures while eating chocolate and pretend you are all healthy and full of vitamins and all of those things…because while this is good for yee guts, you indeed need guts to down it in one. Not that I have ever downed anything in one of course. Ho ho ho would I, woman who wafts around surrounded in white, ever partake in the downing of anything in one? Gosh no! ;-)
If on the other hand you are wanting less Muffin Top and more energy in your life, well then gangbust yourself to the nearest blender and start pulsing, cos by golly oh gosh this one gives you zing de zing.
Talking of blenders we may or may not have a new KitchenAid addition to this old cottage…I mean hello those of you who have logged onto this blog for a while now will know I've waited long enough for this collection….surely then at that time of year when one looks in the mirror, sees another wrinkle and says goodbye to another chance to ever wear a sleeveless top again aka my birthday, a white KitchenAid it had to be…all joking aside I have been using a $10 blender for over a year for these smoothie things, and it's been fine… before I invested (or indeed my hubby invested for my special day, just call me a princess) in a big girl's big ticket one….I'll be presenting my findings on the improvement or lack thereof of the KitchenAid blender rocking in in Australia at $250 (!!!!!, boy are we getting ripped off down here) compared to the $10 el cheapo brand very soon…so far it's interesting.
Soooo I have been smoothie making for a while now and I have to say it's very nice to know that throwing one of these down mid-morning means I've got some good stuff in despite what else goes on (or doesn't more like) for the rest of the day.
This is a combo that does it for me, I do go a bit more hardcore too with just green stuff but I love the strawberries in this one…amounts are approximate – for my smoothie recipes and smoothie making I eyeball it all the way to the bank…you can't really go wrong
easy smoothie recipe
1 handful of strawberries (about a cup, fresh or frozen)
1 handful of Parsley (ditto above)
1/2 cucumber
1 cup of liquid – for this one I used raspberry & acai juice (bought in cartons) but mostly I use coconut water
few cubes of ice
a few springs of garden herbs
1. throw all in the blender and zap
* I buy coconut water in cans or cartons and one lasts me a few of these smoothies * a teaspoon of honey doesn't go amiss if you need a sweetness boost
So tell me, are you into smoothies too??? What's your fave smoothie recipe if you have one…love to know…
oh and tweet tweet a little birdie told me that a certain blog from the beaches of Sydney might just be giving away a certain little KitchenAid blender this week…you know you want to ;-) hahahhahaha, stay tuned my lovelies, Beach Cottage Giveaway time coming right on up this week….
Goodbye, goodbye, boogeye
S xx
talking of tarts, pies and galettes, which we are not talking of but I am in a weird mood so whateverrrrrrrrrr, go here for my Galette recipe, it rocks the vicar's socks off I'm telling ya – btw have you ever ripped off a vicar's socks????? that would be an interesting comment in my comments section today now ladies of zee web wouldn't it.
11 Responses to "did anyone say super easy super energy KitchenAid smoothie recipe?"
Morning Sara..back from Camping in France Spain and Switzerland and lovely to catch up with you again :) feeling motivated myself and inspired by your home as always.Not quite ready to start the healthy muffin reducing yet but gearing up ;)
light is the key to your kitchen I believe…..now Sara how do you keep clutter free?and…totally changing the subject ..my daughter has got herself a permanent job in Brisbane…she has totally fallen for Oz and doesn't want to come back…she loves the positivity,the sunshine and the lifestyle ….I don't think I can quite justify a kitchen aid but it does look loverly
oh my! camping in France, Spain and Switzerland??? can you send me some Brie, chorizo and chocolate please ;-)
hmmm I try to keep clutter free by regular culling, though I am not that good at not collecting which makes culling tricky lol
I don't blame your daughter for falling for Brisbane….I fell for Australia hook line and sinker xooxoxox
Here in the States Kitchenaid have brought out their Pro Line series. I'm currently coveting the electric kettle. The hubby has said he'll buy it me for Christmas… There used to be a time when I'd get fancy things for me… Now I get appliances! Oh, and while I was in Sydney my favorite juice was th Aussie Atheletic (from a juice bar over in Potts Point Verjuiceria) it was apple, pineapple, & mint, with a shot of wheatgrass. Delicious!
oh would you look at that kettle!!!! on my list it goes lol :-)
I haven't heard of that juice bar…nice part of Sydney, I am wondering how much that juice set you back indeedy xxoxox
Hi Sarah, about 6 weeks ago I started making my 13 year old a smoothie every morning to help with her skin problems. Can't believe I'm actually getting avocado, cucumber, spinach, blueberries, strawbs, chia seeds, a whole orange and Greek yoghurt, plus an opened probiotic capsule, into her before she leaves the house every day. Amazing! It's like eating a super salad for brekky! Don't mind a cupful myself…yum.
I swear by this smoothie and this is a coolant + blood purifier + has digestive properties. On a hot summer day, after a whole lotta gardening, a glass of this could really pep you up.
low fat yogurt
fresh coriander
fresh mint
a pinch of salt
a pinch of pepper
3-4 slices of cucumber
Blitz, Ice, go :)
also, yogurt, vanilla, beetroot and strawberry. That's one more we swear by :)
I call them green smoothies and I love them! Some folks are weirded out by the color, but not me! I usually do about 2 handfuls of spinach plus several fruits. I like to put at least half a banana in for the creamy factory. Then blueberries or strawberries or pears or whatever is on hand. Have not tried it with yogurt but I am sure its' good. I also throw in a bit of slivered almonds, I like the crunch! I just like the fact that I can get all of the fruits and veggies in such a quick way! And, of course, I make them in my white KA blender!
Hehe that sounds pretty full on for first thing in the morning- but it sure does look beautiful:)
Call me boring but I just love blending low fat soya milk with a frozen banana. Cold, creamy and delicious.
My favorite is banana/strawberry "ice cream" – a cup of frozen strawberries, 3 frozen bananas, a tsp. of vanilla extract, and a half cup of coconut milk, or more to your taste. That makes about 4 servings. I freeze whatever is left over, and eat it throughout the week for a yummy treat!
REFRESHINGLY AMMMMAAAZZZING! I have always been a fan of yummy smoothies because of their naturally delish taste and also because of less calories.
One question: Could you please recommend something else, if I don't use cucumber? My boy friend doesnot like cucumber and I was thinking of making it for him. But with some other substitute. Could you suggest?
Jessica x


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