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This cottage has it's own private entrance on the second level of a separate building.
The cottage can host up to 3 people comfortably and is suitable for a small family.
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With reports this month from
Mahina Tiare at Cocos Island and then
crossing the Caribbean; from Manu Kai
on crossing the Atlantic on their way to completing a very swift
circumnavigation; from Royal Treat
on the passage from Puerto Vallarta to Hilo; from Solstice
in Australia on the last year of a six-year cruise; and the greatest
number of Cruise Notes ever.
- john 06/15/06
Manu Kai - Hans Christian 41
- jennifer 05/15/06
Harley and Jennifer - "Whirlwind circumnavigation" is right. Two people going around the world in two years aboard a heavy displacement 41-footer - that really moving! Almost everyone else takes at least three years.
Royal Treat - Morgan 43
- anders 05/09/06
Solstice - Freya 39
One of the nice things about cruising the
east coast of Australia is that if you time things right, you
can usually get favorable winds for sailing where you want to
go. There is a quasi-stationary ridge of high pressure that hangs
on Australia's east coast, but it moves slightly with the seasons,
producing more southerlies and southeasterlies in May and June
- just when you want to be heading north towards the tropics.
In October, when you want to be heading south again to get out
of the heat, the ridge obliges by moving slightly offshore, generating
winds from the north and northeast. It's so convenient for the
cruising sailor that I'm proposing a ballot initiative to institute
a similar system in California.
- jim 05/09/06
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From NUIT BLANCHE to HALLOWEEN…prepare for some brilliant and unusual experiences!
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Big Rude Jake and the Amazing Anneliese tie the knot earlier that day…and this is their official wedding party! Live music will be performed, courtesy of Tony Quarrington, John Sherwood, Ross MacIntyre and friends; and will include tons of guest singers including Julie Michels, Serafin, Melissa Loren, Lyne Tremblay, Dave Howard and many others. Jaymz Bee will be spinning great dance music in between live acts.
There is no dress code for this party! Anneliese encourages women to wear their old wedding gown or bridesmaids outfits…but ballet tutus, blue jeans or pajamas work too! Jake says he loves the idea of a man in a tuxedo beside a kid in a track suit. Anything goes! Pop by for a quick drink and toast the newlyweds or stay all night and enjoy a wide variety of music!
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Remember this LP? It remains one of the most famous jazz recordings of all time. Take Five indeed!
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Dave Brubeck is one of the most influential jazz musicians and composers of our time, and celebrates the 50th anniversary of his ground breaking album "Time Out" this year. Called "a Living Legend" by the Library of Congress in the U.S. Dave continues to perform around the world at the age of 88. The day before his show in Markham, Mr. Brubeck will be recognized by U.S. President Obama at the 2009 Kennedy Centre Honors Gala.
This show is part of the 25th Anniversary of Markham Theatre and will also feature Brubeck's regular band members, Bobby Militello (alto sax and flute); Randy Jones (drums); and Michael Moore (bass).
Michael Danso flies in from the U.S. just in time to sing at Lula Lounge October 8th.
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This concert is for those who have donated generously to JAZZ.FM91; a not-for-profit, registered charity. Those who have donated $500 or more are offered a Jazz Safari™ (as a thank you gift) which is a tour of five Toronto jazz clubs on a mini-coach, hosted by Jaymz Bee. Many have chosen this One Stop Safari instead of the club crawl; preferring to stay in one stop and allowing dozens of jazz vocalists to come to them instead. All donors are allowed one guest.
Singers such as Maureen Kennedy, Shannon Butcher, Michael Danso and June Garber will be backed up by Richard Whiteman (piano), Ross McIntyre (bass), Mark Kelso (drums) and Christopher Plock (saxes). If you would like to attend this event, contact firstname.lastname@example.com to make a donation of $500 or more to JAZZ.FM91. If you can't make October 8th, there will be a similar event in March.
Hendrik Meurkens has just been nominated for a 2009 Grammy and has been called "the greatest living harmonica player since Toots Thielemans"!
Various dates: For information and to obtain tickets please visit jazz.fm
Canada's longest running jazz series returns for its 34th season with eight more concerts at The Old Mill Inn. This series always sells out so get your tickets now. Diana Panton tickets for her show October 26th are almost sold out…and one of the world's greatest chromatic harp players (jazz harmonica), Hendrik Meurkens, will be up from The U.S. on November 16th. Hendrik was born in Germany, studied in Brazil and is currently based out of New York City. He and his phenomenal band are sure to entertain and amaze.
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Brazilian singer songwriter Luanda Jones launches her debut CD - backed by Toronto's leading Brazilian players. Luanda delivers a uniqe blend of bossa, MBP, jazz, funk and samba.
The evening includes feature performances by Choro Brazil and Batucada Carioca. The foundation of Batucada Carioca's music is a heavy percussive swing, with the melodic accompaniment of cavaquinho, guitar, and trombone as well as various singers from Toronto's Brazilian community. Their repertoire includes songs by Beth Carvalho and Joăo Nogueira, as well as classics such as a breathtaking instrumental rendition of Aquarela do Brasil ... not to mention the greatest past Carnaval themes, immortalized in Brazil's free-spirited collective musical culture, which will prove once and for all how Brazilians come to be so light on their feet!
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On October 30th why not celebrate Halloween early with a great dance party?
Jaymz Bee will act as DJ to hundreds of fun-loving freaks who will dance the night away while enjoying incredible desserts from LPK's Culinary Groove, also complimentary food (cash bar) and free parking.
Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door...and $20 at the door after 10pm, subject to capacity. The night will feature dance music of all sorts, including hits from the 60's and 70's.
Sachne Kilner just returned from meditating in India and loved it!
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A truly invigorating adventure in self-discovery! This three-month advanced meditation course explores applications and benefits of meditation in terms of health care, physiology and pain management. The program offers expert instruction by a life-long meditation and breath work (praanayaam) specialist who, growing up in India, has been intensively immersed in the discipline, philosophy and science of yoga and meditation. Sachne J. Kilner is an internationally certified Yoga and Meditation Instructor and Teacher Trainer who was raised in the
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* Exported from MasterCook * OYSTER BISQUE***(GRWP92A) Recipe By : Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Soups Seafood Side dish Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 6 tb Butter 1/2 c Diced onion 1/4 c Diced carrot 1 qt Shucked oysters -- with liquor 4 c Fish stock 1 1/2 c White rice 1 t Salt -- plus salt to taste 2 c Heavy cream 1 x Black fresh ground pepper to 1 x Few dashes tabasco sauce This is a rich , lovely cream bisque that is delicately flavored with sauteed vegetables and the oyster's own liquor. Not that the bisque is Briefly cooked at the end to preserve the integrity of the oysters. Whipped cream and Cayenne pepper for garnish * my sister uses the new White Worchestershire sauce instead of the tabasco and a shake of New Orleans seasoning from Paul Pruhomme.( variation) In a cast iron skillet melt the butter and saute the onion, celery and carrot 5 to ten minutes. Drain oysters, reserving the liquor, chop 3 or 4 oysters and set the remaining oysters aside . Add the chopped oysters to the skillet and cook 3 to 4 minutes. In a pot, bring the stock to a boil. Add the rice one tsp of salt and the contents of the skillet. Reduce the heat and simmer 40 minutes. Press the soup through a fine sieve. Return to the pot and place over the heat. Add the cream and reduced oyster liquid Season with salt, fresh pepper ( Black) and Tabasco or variation. Add the reserved oysters and heat briefly until the edges of the oysters begin to curl. Serve bisque in bowls. Garnish each serving with a dollop of chilled cream and a sprinkling of cayenne pepper. Annapolitans are known to add a taste of dry sherry to this. FROM: BONNIE BRACEY (GRWP92A) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Yay! It's finally Fall!
While some people can't wait for summer, I long for it to be fall all year-long! The leaves are finally falling, there is a crisp chill in the air (not so much in Southern California, but hopefully soon), and I'm decorating my home for this glorious season! I love the ease of fall decorating; soft cozy blankets, faux pumpkins, and cute pillows make it simple to bring autumn into your home. Lately, I've been scouring the internet for some new decor and I'm so excited to show you what I have found. If you fall in love with any of these items like I did, you can buy them right from the affiliate links (FYI, I will receive a small commission).
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July was tough as old wounds have resurfaced – the life and merry-go-round of the activated human. But I'm sitting with my emotions and keeping my heart open.
My ego is a liar as I know deep down I am worthy of unconditional love. But she loops and loops clouding my judgement like chem trails, and sometimes I'm too exhausted to battle the storm.
So I'm resting, soaking in the golden rays of the sun at the beach or on my bike, upping my meditations and prayers, journaling, listening to my body, purging through tears and laughter, preparing healthy meals, and sharing my humanness with whoever will listen (thank you).
Life is an incredible blessing, and as Marley sings, "everything's gonna' be alright." I welcome August as I'm continuing my Spiritual studies and will prepare for Shamanic training in September. This once wounded healer is gearing up to empower others to heal themselves.


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Buckle up: Car seat guidelines to help keep your child safe: By Sarah Clawson, CNP
February 24, 2016
One of the most important jobs you have as a parent is keeping your child safe when riding in a vehicle. Each year thousands of young children are killed or injured in car crashes. Many of these incidents can be prevented by ensuring that your child is properly buckled in an appropriate size car seat or booster seat. There are a variety of car seats available and the choices can be overwhelming. Below are some tips to help choose the most appropriate car seat for your child.
Birth up to 2 years: Rear-facing car seat. These include rear-facing only seats, convertible seats, and 3-in-1 seats. Infants and children should be buckled in a rear-facing car seat in the back seat until age 2 or when they reach the weight limits of their particular seat. Some larger infants and toddlers may have to graduate to a rear-facing convertible car seat with higher weight limits to get you to your next car seat milestone. Do not worry if your baby's feet touch the back of the vehicle seat. Your child can bend his legs easily and will be comfortable in a rear facing seat. Injuries to the legs are rare for children facing the rear. Avoid dressing your baby in bulky clothing including winter coats and snowsuits. These can compress in a crash and lead to increased risk of injury. Dress your baby in layers and tuck a coat or blanket around your baby over the buckled harness straps, if needed. Make sure to use the slots for the harness that are at or below the baby's shoulders and that the harness clip is placed at the center of the chest at the level of the child's armpits.
2 years to at least age 5: Forward-facing car seat. When children outgrow their rear-facing car seat, they should be buckled in a forward-facing car seat with a harness, in the backseat until at least age 5 or when they reach the upper weight or height limit of their particular seat. Make sure the shoulder straps are in the slot that are at or above sure child's shoulders. Always use a top tether if you are able. This helps to connect the top part of the car seat to the vehicle seat.
School aged children: All children whose height is above the forward-facing limits for their car seat should use a belt positioning booster seat until the vehicle seat belt fits properly, usually when the child has reached 4 feet 9 inches in height and are between 8 and 12 years of age.
When children are old enough and large enough for the vehicle seat belt to fit them correctly, they should always use lap and shoulder seat belts for optimal protection. The lap belt should lie low and snug across your child's upper thighs. The shoulder belt should cross the middle ear child's chest and shoulder and be off of the neck.
All children under 13 years of age should be restrained in the rear seats of vehicles for optimal protection.
It is important to remember to be a good role model for your children. Always wear your seatbelt to set an example and help your child formulate a lifelong habit of buckling up. Never leave your child alone in or around cars. Always read and follow the manufacturer's instructions.
If you have questions or need help with installing a car seat you can contact:
Sarah Clawson is a certified nurse practitioner at Madison Health Primary Care of London. Please call 740-845-7500 to schedule an appointment at Madison Health Primary Care of London or 614-879-8141 to schedule an appointment at Madison Health Primary Care of West Jefferson.
"Car Seats: Information for Families for 2015." American Academy of Pediatrics, 21 Nov. 2015. Web. 12 Jan. 2016.


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Questions and Answers - Extension of Post Completion Practical Training and F-1 Status for Eligible Students under the Cap Gap Regulations. These Questions & Answers address the automatic extension of F-1 student status in the United States for certain students with pending or approved H-1B petitions (indicating a request for change of status from F-1 to H-1B) for an employment start date of October 1 of the Fiscal Year (FY), under the H-1B cap.
Q: What is the H-1B cap?
A: The cap is the congressionally-mandated limit on the number of individuals who may be granted initial H-1B status or visas during each fiscal year. The cap is 65,000.
Not all H-1B beneficiaries are subject to the cap. Congress has provided that the first 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of aliens who have earned a U.S. masters' degree or higher are exempt from the fiscal year cap. H-1B petitions filed on behalf of beneficiaries who will work at institutions of higher education or a related or affiliated nonprofit entities, or at nonprofit research organizations or governmental research organizations are exempt from the fiscal year cap. Generally, H-1B beneficiaries seeking to extend status and/or add employers are not subject to the cap.
Q: What do Current F-1/H-1B Extension Regulations Allow?
A: Current regulations allow certain students with pending or approved H-1B petitions to remain in F-1 status during the period of time where an F-1 student's status and work authorization would otherwise expire, and up to the start of their approved H-1B employment period.
This is referred to as filling the "cap gap", meaning the regulations provide a way of filling the "gap" between F-1 and H-1B status that might otherwise occur if F-1 status was not extended for qualifying students. An interim final rule published in the Federal Register last year authorized a cap gap extension for eligible students.
Q: How does "Cap-Gap" Occur?
A: An employer may not file, and USCIS may not accept, an H-1B petition submitted earlier than six months in advance of the date of actual need for the beneficiary's services or training. As a result, the earliest date that an employer can file an H-1B petition is April 1, for the following fiscal year, starting October 1. If USCIS approves the H-1B petition and the accompanying change-of-status request, the earliest date that the student may start the approved H-1B employment is October 1.
Consequently, F-1 students who do not qualify for a cap gap extension, and whose periods of authorized stay expires before October 1, are required to leave the United States, apply for an H-1B visa at a consular post abroad, and then seek readmission to the United States in H-1B status, for the dates reflected on the approved H-1B petition.
Q: Which petitions and beneficiaries qualify for a cap gap extension?
A: H-1B petitions must be timely filed on behalf of an eligible F-1 student. "Timely filed" means that the H-1B petition (indicating change of status rather than consular processing) was filed during the H-1B acceptance period, while the student's authorized duration of status (D/S) admission was still in effect (including any period of time during the academic course of study, any authorized periods of post-completion OPT, and the 60-day departure preparation period, commonly known as the "grace period.")
Once a timely filing has been made, the automatic cap gap extension will begin and will continue until the H-1B process has been completed. If the student's H-1B petition is selected and approved, the student's extension will continue through September 30th unless the petition is denied or revoked. If the student's H-1B petition is not selected, the student will have the standard 60-day grace period from the date of the rejection notice to prepare for and depart the United States.
Students are strongly encouraged to stay in close communication with their petitioning employer during the cap gap extension period for status updates on the H-1B petition processing. A Form I-797, Notice of Action, with a valid receipt number, is evidence that the petition was filed and accepted.
Q: How does a student covered under the cap gap extension obtain proof of continuing status?
A: The student should go to their Designated School Officer (DSO) with evidence of a timely filed H-1B petition (indicating a request for change of status rather than for consular processing), such as a copy of the petition and a FedEx, UPS, or USPS Express/certified mail receipt.
The student's DSO will issue a preliminary cap gap I-20 showing an extension until June 1st. If the student's petitioning employer receives a notice of selection from USCIS, the student should return to his or her DSO with a copy of the receipt notice, if possible, for issuance of a new cap gap I-20 indicating the continued extension of status.
Q: What if the post-completion OPT expired before April 1? It appears that F-1 status would be extended, but would OPT also be extended?
A: A student who completed his or her post-completion OPT and who subsequently was in a valid grace period on April 1, would benefit from an automatic extension of his or her D/S admission under the cap gap, if the H-1B petition is filed during the H-1B acceptance period, which begins on April 1. The employment authorization, however, would not be extended automatically, because it already expired and the cap gap does not serve to reinstate or retroactively grant employment authorization.
Q: Is a student who becomes eligible for an automatic extension of status and employment authorization, but whose H-1B petition is subsequently rejected, denied or revoked, still allowed the 60-day grace period?
A: If USCIS denies, rejects, or revokes an H-1B petition filed on behalf of an F-1 student covered by the automatic cap gap extension, the student will have the standard 60-day grace period (from notification of the denial, rejection, or revocation of the petition) before he or she is required to depart the United States..
For denied cases, it should be noted that the 60-day grace period does not apply to an F-1 student whose accompanying change of status request is denied due to discovery of a status violation. Such a student in any event is not eligible for the automatic cap gap extension.
Similarly, the 60-day grace period and automatic cap gap extension would not apply to the case of a student whose petition was revoked based on a finding of fraud or misrepresentation discovered following approval. In both of these instances, the student would be required to leave the United States immediately.
Q: May students travel outside the United States during a cap gap extension period and return in F-1 status?
A: The regulations at 8 CFR 214.2(f)(13) state that a student who has an un-expired EAD issued for post-completion OPT and who is otherwise admissible may return to the United States to resume employment after a temporary absence. By definition, however, the EAD of an F-1 student covered under a cap gap extension is necessarily expired.
As a result, if the student elects to travel outside the United States during a cap gap extension, he/she should be prepared to apply for an H-1B visa at a consular post abroad prior to returning. As the H-1B petition is presumably for an October 1 or later start date, the student should be prepared to adjust his/her travel plans, accordingly.
Q: Do the limits on unemployment time apply to students with a cap gap extension?
A: Yes. The 90-day limitation on unemployment during the initial post-completion OPT authorization continues during the cap gap extension.
Q: If a student was not in an authorized period of OPT on the eligibility date for the cap gap extension, can the student work during the cap gap extension?
A: No. In order for a student to have employment authorization during the cap gap extension, the student must be in an approved period of post-completion OPT on the eligibility date.
Q: May a student eligible for a cap-gap extension of status and employment authorization apply for a STEM OPT extension while he or she is in the cap-gap extension period?
A: Yes. However, such application may not be made once the cap-gap extension period is terminated (e.g., rejection, denial, or revocation of the H-1B petition), and the student enters the 60-day departure preparation period.
Q: What is a STEM OPT extension?
A: F-1 students who receive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees included on the STEM Designated Degree Program List, are employed by employers enrolled in E-Verify, and who have received an initial grant of post-completion OPT related to such a degree, may apply for a 17-month extension. F-1 students may obtain additional information about STEM extensions on the Student and Exchange Visitor Program website from the Related Links section of this page.
Q: I am an F1 student. What is the Grace Period do I have for me to stay in the United States for additional time?
A: The misunderstanding for "grace period" is common. A common misconception is that a grace period will allow alien students or visiting scholars to remain in U.S. after their education or after the denial of their immigration petitions. But in most situations, the grace period is very limited after their education to stay in United States, or even there is no such legal grace period after denial of their immigration petitions.
By definition, the grace period in the context of visa or immigration is a continuation of valid nonimmigrant status in the United States. For most cases, the term of grace period is used to refer to the continuation of F-1 student or J-1 exchange visitor status after the completion of the F-1 or J-1 study/research in the United States. Therefore, the alien students or visiting scholars who are present in a proper grace period are considered to be in a lawful nonimmigrant status in U.S.
For an international student, a "grace period" of 60 days of valid F-1 student status is added upon the completion of the F-1 study or F-1 post-completion practical training (OPT). During the 60 days grace period, a F-1 student may change status, transfer to a different study program, or prepare for departure from the United States to their home countries. For J-1 exchange visitors, there are generally 30 days of "grace period", following the completion of their J-1 programs or research.
Q: As a designated school officials for F-1 international students in a small college, please provide more information for ICE's field representatives program for monitoring SEVP certifies schools and F-1 students. Thank you.
A: Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) is part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and it is responsible for monitoring F-1 and M-1 students, and administering the SEVIS (The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System). SEVP is also responsible for the screening process required of U.S. schools seeking certification to participate in the F-1 and M-1 student programs.
With specially trained field representatives, SEVP has representatives throughout the United States. The field representatives work directly with the education school officials in their assigned areas. These representatives are involved with the F-1 and M-1 school certification process. They also play a key role in assuring school compliance with F-1 and M-1 related requirements. The field representatives are responsible for acting as a resource to schools seeking SEVP initial certification or recertification. They are also involved in educating designated school officials, on foreign student related laws and regulations, and to ensure the integrity of the student data in the SEVIS system.
The field representatives will provide assistance to designated school officials who face the complexities of the SEVIS system and F-1/M-1 student related requirements. As part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, SEVP is used to monitoring and enforcement. The field representatives will help in the identification of schools engaged in practices that violate U.S. immigration law.
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This time, the waking was even worse. The waking room was noisy, people walking round, bumping the cot I occupied, clambering over the equipment; I felt piercing pains and nausea, and couldn't make anyone understand me for hours. Eventually, with some sedatives and painkillers in my blood, I could relax a little; and then I realised that I could remember where I was. I could have whooped for joy if I'd had the strength.
Waking a little more, the picture was not quite so rosy; I realised that I had not recovered any of the memories lost when I awoke last time; but at least I wasn't getting any worse. Turning my sore head to either side I noticed a couple of sleeping colonists sharing the room with me; they weren't recovering from hibernation, just sleeping normally. They seemed cramped and uncomfortable. A little later I got to talking with one of them, a colonist named Ania. She told me that she had been unfrozen a month or so before, and found a ship full of other colonists who were refusing to be refrozen. So many of the thawed statics were suffering from loss of memory, dyspraxia, paralysis and organ failure that no-one was keen to be refrozen. Ania said that the ship was now full of refusniks, determined not to go back into the ice- coffins and risk irreparable damage.
"I did lose some memory myself, last time" I said. "But this time it looks like I've got away with it. At least, as far as I can tell."
"I'm very pleased for you, I'm sure. But one awakening without… problems… is no guarantee that the next one will be okay. You just don't know; it's like playing Martian roulette."
In the background I could hear a constant murmuring, a ship full of fretful and bored people most of whom had declined to be refrozen.
"You can't stay awake for the rest of the journey," I said to Ania. "We are still more than eighty years away from our destination. You will die before we get there."
"The ship has some medical facilities; we can cook up anti-aging treatments. I would be over a hundred when we get there- but I'd still be fairly healthy. A hundred isn't all that old these days."
"You'd probably be too old to have kids; a colony is never going to survive without children."
"I might be able to cope, even at that age. Besides, I could have kids on the ship. What else is there to do? We've already got a dozen or so children on board."
Right; that explains one thing, anyway. I had been hearing babies crying in the general hubbub; I thought I was imagining it.
"This ship is far too small to become a generation ship." I said. "There isn't enough stored food on board, for a start."
"The fab-lab can make some more. Recycle the waste and all that."
"There won't be enough organics on board to feed a growing population. I hate to think about where we would get more organic feedstock from; the seedstore? Are you going to eat the statics when you run out of food?"
"Is there any reason to keep them? We can't thaw out anyone else; there isn't room on the ship. They say that if the statics aren't thawed out every couple of decades they lose all the information in their heads. I'm not talking about just losing some recollection, the whole lot goes."
This is something I vaguely remember, but just as a disjointed fact in all my shattered memories. In vitrification the cellular material is locked in place; but over time quantum level effects randomize the information that makes up a person's memories. If the ship wakes you up every couple of decades your natural cellular repair mechanisms can sort things back into place, much of the time. I suppose that explains a lot of the memory loss and other bad stuff. But after ten decades? The repair mechanisms just can't cope, even with the best help nanomedicine can supply.
If they don't get thawed out regularly, Ania seemed to be saying, we might as well just convert them into organic feedstock and eat them.
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Editors' Note: This is one for the husbands!
By Johann Christoph Arnold
Every year Mother's Day is anticipated by many as a chance to show their love and thanks to their wives and mothers for all they do. Fathers and children look forward to it and rush to the nearest mall to get the latest Mother's Day gift or card.
But our mothers deserve much more than that. They are the backbone of the human family. This is a fact that we men often fail to comprehend. We think we are so smart, so much more discerning than our wives. We do not show them the respect they deserve.
It is mothers, not fathers, who carry the greatest burden in life and are much more in tune to what real life is all about. A mother thinks day and night about the well-being of her children. She is the first to praise them and to comfort them, and the first to protect them when she senses that they may be in danger. It is she who has carried them and borne the pains of pregnancy and childbirth, and who continues to carry them in her heart. There is an old Jewish saying: "God could not be everywhere at once, so he gave each child a mother."
Appreciating and respecting their wives and mothers is the only way for men to understand their task as husbands and fathers. There is great confusion today about the role of men and women. Many women rebel, with good reason, against the oppression and lovelessness of the men around them, but in the end their resentment, understandable as it may be, achieves little.
Man and woman are equals, but play different roles. My wife Verena and I have been married 38 years, and have eight children and 35 grandchildren. In these 38 years we have experienced many crises, but she was always steadfastly at my side, never doubting that everything would turn out all right in the end. Without intensive prayer and daily forgiveness, this would not have been possible.
There's an old saying that "when a woman delivers a child she has one foot in the grave." This is as true now as when my mother and my wife went through childbirth. Despite medical advances there are still complications in many births, and no guarantee that mother and child will survive. If only for this reason, our wives and mothers deserve far more honor and respect from us men.
Let's not miss the chance to use this Mother's Day to show much more love to our mothers and wives. If we do this, we will actually be doing ourselves a service: We might gain a better understanding of what fatherhood and marriage is all about. It is not about standing above our wives, tyrannizing and controlling them. Rather, it is about protecting, loving and caring for them. In the end we will feel a lot better about ourselves, not to mention the transforming effect on our children when they realize that Dad and Mom truly love and care for each other and for their children.
This Mother's Day--and every day--I will do my best to show my wife my appreciation for everything she has done for me, for my children and grandchildren, and for many others as well. Because, to quote a profound saying I found printed on a napkin at a horse show: "Iff'n Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy."
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The build from the trunk is failed with error. I have to try again another day. Hope that these bugs are fixed by then. INFO] The following tests failed: [INFO] * webservices-testsuite/jaxws-provider-tests - /Users/Dad/Documents/opensource/geronimo-trunk-2.2/testsuite/webservices-testsuite/jaxws-provider-tests/build.log [INFO] * webservices-testsuite/jaxws-tests - /Users/Dad/Documents/opensource/geronimo-trunk-2.2/testsuite/webservices-testsuite/jaxws-tests/build.log [INFO] * webservices-testsuite/jaxws-wsa-tests - /Users/Dad/Documents/opensource/geronimo-trunk-2.2/testsuite/webservices-testsuite/jaxws-wsa-tests/build.log [INFO] * webservices-testsuite/saaj-tests - /Users/Dad/Documents/opensource/geronimo-trunk-2.2/testsuite/webservices-testsuite/saaj-tests/build.log [INFO] * webservices-testsuite/stax-tests - /Users/Dad/Documents/opensource/geronimo-trunk-2.2/testsuite/webservices-testsuite/stax-tests/build.log [INFO] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ERROR] BUILD ERROR [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] 5 of 35 tests failed [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] For more information, run Maven with the -e switch [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Total time: 123 minutes 17 seconds [INFO] Finished at: Wed Dec 17 20:48:06 EST 2008 [INFO] Final Memory: 385M/747M [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kevan Miller wrote: > > > On Dec 15, 2008, at 3:10 AM, David Jencks wrote: > >> >> On Dec 14, 2008, at 7:17 PM, bongosdude wrote: >> >>> >>> I would lile to use maven to mange our project build/deploy during >>> development, QA and production release. Maven is good at managing >>> dependencies. While GEP can get us up to speed in development, it >>> is tricky >>> to manage dependency using eclipse among team members. I have tried >>> to read >>> geronimo sample to see how maven is used to build and deploy geronimo >>> sample. However, I could not find out how maven is used with >>> gernonimo. >>> >>> Can someone help to explain or give me suggestions on how I can >>> learn more >>> on this subject? >> >> 0. For team-wide access set up a team accessible maven repository. >> I've demoed this using sonatype nexus which works great but you can >> also set up httpd or presumably a lot of other things. >> >> 1. set up a maven project for each of your apps to use the geronimo >> car-maven-plugin to "pre-deploy" your application into a geronimo >> plugin. Deploy it into the team-wide maven repository (configure the >> deploymenManagement of your pom to point to the team repo) >> >> 2. set up a maven project to assemble a custom server, again using >> the car-maven-plugin. Include the framework plugin group and your >> apps and any optional stuff from geronimo you might want such as >> parts of the admin console. Everything else needed will be pulled >> in too. >> >> 3. After deploying the assembled server it too will be available >> from the shared repo. >> >> There are a couple geronimo archetypes to help setting up these >> maven projects but they are rather primitive and dont use the new >> archetype plugin features.... they still might help. >> geronimo-plugin-archetype sets up a plugin project >> geronimo-assembly-archetype sets up a custom server assembly project. >> >> Perhaps the simplest example of all this in action is in geronimo >> trunk in the plugins/monitoring console: along with the base code, >> and the monitoring console portal application, we build plugins for >> the app and a server containing the monitoring console and run a >> simple integration test. > > Just going to point out that this is not the *only* technique of using > maven with Geronimo. You can also build your application, and deploy > it (using maven or using Geronimo administrative commands). Building a > customized server is certainly a nice feature. However, it's not the > only option... > > This would be a nice documentation project for someone... > > --kevan > > ----- B Amigo:super: -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-to-Use-Maven-with-Geronimo-J2EE-project-tp21007724s134p21065882.html Sent from the Apache Geronimo - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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A great read. really interesting and beautiful imagery
The case for personalised nutrition is truly compelling.
Nutrition is a minefield when it comes to facts. Conflicting opinions are the norm. Scientific analysis is difficult, constantly evolving and often misinterpreted (e.g. studies on rats don't always translate well to humans).
However, one thing many agree on is that what might work for you might not work for her. And vice versa. We know this, anecdotally.
However, a personalised nutrition is also starting to make a lot of sense when you consider the evidence, the role of technology and the potential positive impact on ourselves, and even global issues.
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We don't necessarily need scientists to tell us what seems obvious. We are all unique. We have different lifestyles and DNA. We like different flavours and our appetites are different too. Why eat from a one-size-fits-all template?
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More than half of travelers in a new poll said they still check their luggage, either some or all of the time. The findings are part of a survey conducted by the GO Group, LLC and GO Airport Express. The survey said that of 570 travelers polled on luggage preferences, 27 percent said they always check their bags, while 28 percent said they combine check in and carry on. A smaller percentage (19 percent) said they always carry on. In a release on the survey, GO Group cites Bureau of Transportation Statistics, in claiming that the country's 15 largest carriers collected a combined $3.5 billion in bag fees in 2012.
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When discussing cocoa trading, a clear distinction has to be made between the actual or physical markets and the futures or terminal markets. Nearly all cocoa coming from origin countries is sold through the physical market. The physical market involves the type of business that most people normally think of when talking about trading in commodities. The structure and length of the cocoa marketing channels differ from region to region within the same producing country as well as across producing countries. At one extreme of the spectrum, the marketing channel between cocoa farmers and exporters encompasses at least two middlemen: small traders and wholesalers. Small traders buy cocoa beans directly from farmers, visiting them one by one. In a second stage, small buyers sell the beans to wholesalers, who in turn will re-sell them to exporters. At the other extreme of the spectrum, cocoa beans are sold directly to exporters by farmers' cooperatives or even directly exported by the co-operative.
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A touch of Brazilian colour is added to the night with the temperature in the theatre getting very close indeed to the 40 degrees Celsius mentioned in the synopsis of the second play.
The Assault, which is only now getting its UK premiere, may have been novel in 1969 Brazil, when it was written, to the point of earning it several awards, but its themes have been explored in greater details since then.
Jose Vincente's portrayal of class and race relations, urban Angst, and loneliness now only reads as a succession of clichés even if Esses, met in the beer garden after the shows, thinks it is still representative of the social dynamics of contemporary São Paolo.
The two male actors saddled with the task of bringing the text to life are thus left with an almost insurmountable task, not made any easier by the ineffective and distracting inclusions of Portuguese interjections throughout the dialogue.
Still the cast makes a good job of showing the utter alienation of those two characters, who, despite the various intimacies (that includes sex) created by the situation they are in (an empty office at night), are incapable of relating to each other, blinded as they are by their perception of what the other stands for.
The Last Days of Gilda, a revival of a successful production earlier this year at the Arcola Theatre, is a different kettle of fish. This highly entertaining play, set in Gilda's favela abode, is alive from Gaël Le Cornec's sassy, funny and sexy one-woman performance (picture).
This is supported by a clever staging (also by Esses - the play was his directorial debut), which includes mischievous interactions with the audience and a very effective use of props to symbolise anything from the food being cooked to the men in Gilda's life.
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Most networks now are releasing their iPhone 4s prices. Below are Three's and O2's bill pay and pre pay prices for both devices and plans:
O2's device prices on bill and pre pay:
O2's plan prices on bill and pre pay:
Currently we're still awaiting Vodafone's plan and device price details (may not be out until tomorrow), but it does seem that O2 are currently offering the least amount of data with their plans for the iPhone. And considering that the iPhone is ALL about data this is very disappointing from the second largest network in the country. What ever you decide to do make sure you've read through all the details of the plans and device prices before signing up to a long contract. If you're considering moving networks get a free pre pay sim from that network and test out the signal before you move.
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For the first time, on completion of this training 5 ISRs, have been enrolled for the CAT incentive program.
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CUA to be Sued for Single-Sex Dorm Rooms?
Editor's Note: This post is written by a graduate of UW-Seattle.
As Kevin Deanna mentioned earlier this month, the Catholic University of America plans to eliminate co-ed housing for the incoming freshman class in hopes of reducing binge-drinking and casual hook-ups.
John Banzhaf, a law professor at George Washington University Law School, thinks this is a violation of the DC Human Rights Act and has threatened to sue CUA over its new dorm plan:
[The law], he argues "prohibits any discrimination based directly or indirectly upon sex, unless it is strictly necessary for the entity to remain in business."
...The university said that it was "confident that the law does not require men and women be housed together in residence halls."
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I'm a modern man, a man for the millennium
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A diversified, multi-cultural, post-modern deconstruction who's politically and anatomically ecologically incorrect
I've been up-linked and down-loaded, I've been in-putted and out-sourced
I know the up-side of down-sizing, I know the down-side of up-grading
I'm a high-tech low-life
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I'm a hot-wired, heat-seeking, warm-hearted cool customer
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I interface in my database, my database is in cyberspace
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Behind the eight-ball, ahead of the curve, ridin' the wave, dodgin' the bullet, pushin' the envelope
I'm on-point, on-task, on-message and off drugs
I got no need for coke and speed, I got no urge to binge and purge
I'm in-the-moment, on-the-edge, over-the-top but under-the-radar
A high-concept, low-profile, medium-range ballistic missionary
A street-wise smart bomb, a top gun bottom feeder
I wear power ties, I tell power lies, I take power naps, I run victory laps
I'm a totally on-going, big foot, slam dunk rain-maker with a pro-active out-reach
A raging work-aholic, a working rage-aholic
Out of rehab and in denial
I got a personal trainer, a personal shopper, a personal assistant and a personal agenda
Ya can't shut me up, ya can't dumb me down
'Cause I'm tireless and I'm wireless, I'm an alpha-male on beta-blockers
I'm a non-believer and an over-achiever, laid-back but fashion-forward
Up-front, down-home, low rent, high-maintenance
Super-size, long-lasting, high definition, fast-acting, oven-ready and built-to-last
I'm a hands-on, foot-loose, knee-jerk head-case
I'm prematurely post-traumatic and I have a love child who sends me hate mail
But I'm feeling, I'm caring, I'm healing, I'm sharing
A supportive, bonding, nurturing, primary care-giver
My output is down but my income is up
I take a short position on the long bond and my revenue stream has its own cash flow
I read junk mail, I eat junk food, I buy junk bonds, I watch trash sports
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I eat fast food in the slow lane
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I been pre-washed, pro-cooked, pre-heated, pre-screened, pre-approved, pre-packaged, post-dated, freeze-dried, double-wrapped, vacuum-packed and I have an unlimited broadband capacity
I'm a rude dude but I'm the real deal; lean and mean
I'm cocked, locked and ready to rock; rough, tough, and hard to bluff
I take it slow, I go with the flow, I ride with the tide, I got glide in my stride
Drivin' and movin', sailin' and spinnin', jivin' and groovin', wailin' and winnin'
I don't snooze so I don't lose
I keep the pedal to the metal, and the rubber on the road
I party hearty and lunch time is crunch time
I'm hangin' in, there ain't no doubt
And I'm hangin' tough, over and out.
~ George Carlin from Life Is Worth Losing
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Predominantly Psychology but one's mind does wander...Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Personality and Human Emotion - The Story of Phineas Gage
The control of human emotion differs from that of many species because of the presence of the massive cerebral hemispheres, which act, in part, to regulate the functions of many lower brain systems (Damasio, 1985). The importance of the cerebral hemispheres for emotion and personality, in particular the frontal lobes, was made strikingly clear over a century ago by the case of Phineas Gage.
Gage, 25, was a construction foreman who in 1848 had the following 'bad day on the job'. Working on railroad construction, Gage was blasting a path through hard rock. His co-workers could not know that they were about to witness one of the most celebrated incidents in the annals of neuroscience. Following procedures in which he was skilled, Gage drilled a hole in the ground, filled it with explosive powder, and inserted an iron rod. Next, a fuse was lit. Though Gage was an expert at this, on this occasion he was distracted and the charge blew up in his face. The explosion blew the 13-pound, 3 feet long iron rod through his left cheek, the base of his skull, and the front of his brain. It largely destroyed a part of Gage's frontal cortex. The rod then exited through the top of his head, landing 80 feet away smeared in blood and brain.
With a little assistance Gage walked to a cart that brought him the short 1km trip to his local lodgings. The first physician to see him was Dr Edward H. Williams:
I first noticed the wound upon the head before I alighted from my carriage, the pulsations of the brain being very distinct. Mr Gage, during the time I was examining this wound, was relating the manner in which he was injured to the bystanders. I did not believe Mr Gage's statement at that time, but thought he was deceived. Mr Gage persisted in saying that the bar went through his head .... Mr G. got up and vomited; the effort of vomiting pressed out about half a teacupful of the brain, which fell upon the floor.
Dr J. M. Harlow, who also treated Gage, described the incident:
The patient was thrown upon his back by the explosion, and gave a few convulsive motions of the extremities, but spoke in a few minutes. He seemed perfectly conscious, but was becoming exhausted from the haemorrhage. Pulse 60, and regular. His person, and the bed on which he was laid, were literally one gore of blood . . . the blood pouring from the top of his head . . . You will excuse me for remarking here, that the picture presented was, to one unaccustomed to military surgery, truly terrific. He bore his sufferings with firmness, and directed my attention to the hole in his cheek, saying, 'the iron entered here and passed through my head' (1868).
Miraculously, he survived the injury. He was able to walk and speak. Further, he could describe what happened in full detail and communicate in a rational way. Yet Gage had changed deeply. Before the accident, Gage was a model citizen and employee, but the frontal lobe damage transformed his very character. As related by the eminent neurologist Antonio Damasio (1994):
''Gage's disposition, his likes and dislikes, his dreams and aspirations are all to change. Gage's body may be alive and well, but there is a new spirit animating it''.
Once serious, industrious, energetic, and responsible, immediately after the accident Gage became irresponsible, thoughtless of others, lacking in planfulness, and indifferent to the consequences of his actions. Gage's physician described the change as follows:
''His physical health is good, and I am inclined to say that he has recovered. Has no pain in his head, but says it has a queer feeling that he is not able to describe. . . His contractors, who regarded him as the most efficient and capable of foreman in their employ previous to his injury, considered the change in his mind so marked that they could not give him his place again. The equilibrium or balance, so to speak, between his intellectual faculty and animal propensities, seems to have been destroyed. He is fitful, irreverent, indulging at times in the grossest profanity (which was not previously his custom), manifesting but little deference for his fellows, impatient of restraint or advice when it conflicts with his desires, at times pertinaciously obstinate, yet capricious and vacillating, devising many plans of future operation, which are no sooner arranged that they are abandoned in turn for others. . . . His mind was radically changed, so decidedly that his friends and acquaintances said that he was ''no longer Gage''. (Harlow, 1868).
Gage's story is dramatic to say the least. But it suggests that there exists deep interconnections between brain functioning and personality functioning, that brain and personality are intimately, directly connected. Similar cases, although less spectacular, continue to be reported. They occur following extensive frontal lobe surgery. Such patients usually remain well-orientated, alert, with memory intact. Intellectual capacity seems undiminished, at least on the surface. However, as with Gage, there is a loss of sustained attention. The ability to plan and order daily activities is also markedly reduced.
With respect to emotion, there are also marked changes. Often the patient seems to cease to experience strong emotion. Feelings become transitory and superficial.
Significant brain injury is often fatal but sometimes scientists learn a lot from accidents. Physical damage to Gage's brain changed his thinking and behaviour so radically that he became, psychologically, a different person. The conclusion to be drawn from the history of an unfortunate human experience emphasizes the importance of the frontal lobes for personality and for the control and expression of human emotions.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
I think, therefore I am...unemployed
Up to now, most scientists have been too occupied with the development of new theories that describe what the universe is, as opposed to why it is. On the other hand, the people whose business it is to ask why - The Philosophers, have not been able to keep up with the advance of scientific theories.
In the 18th century, philosophers considered the whole of human knowledge, including science, to be their field and discussed questions such as whether the universe had a beginning. However, in the 19th and 20th centuries, science became too technical and mathematical for the philosophers, or anyone else except a few specialists. Philosophers reduced the scope of their inquiries so much that Wittgenstein, the most famous philosopher of the 20th century, said, ''The sole remaining task for philosophy is the analysis of language.''
What a comedown from the great tradition of philosophy from Aristotle to Kant!
(Hawkin & Mlodinow)
Forget the economic downturn, it's pesky science that's putting people out of work!
Posted by LOTUS_EAT3R on Thursday, April 25, 2013
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Tags: Aristotle, Job Seeking, Kant, Language, Philosophy, Science, Universe, Wittgenstein
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Some Principles that allow me to understand Self-Injury.
With 12,000 people attending Irish hospital emergency departments in 2010 due to self-harm (Ring, 2011), it is important that ways of alleviating its prevalence in society are addressed. Furthermore, it is believed that cases which present to hospital are only the tip of the iceberg. Unfortunately there is no panacea to ameliorate the suffering of the person who self-harms, and it would be naïve of me to assume that the following principles alone would be enough to suffice for an approach to understanding and responding to self-injury. Nevertheless, they stand out amongst others.
The first of these principles is that 'the injury is not the problem'. You would be by-passing a host of problems if it was only concern for the person's actual injury. Having an erroneous assumption that the injury should be the focal point of attention would only be delivering a lump of verbal refuse to the client.
There should instead be a focus on their feelings before their behaviours. Most of the 'problems' with self-injury are nothing to do with the person who hurts themselves. While the scars may be psychologically detrimental to them, underlying deep seated issues should be regarded as a lot more insidious. The injury has to be viewed as an outward expression of their inner pain.
Posted by LOTUS_EAT3R on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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Tags: Behaviour, Beliefs, BPD, Care, Communication, Coping-Mechanism, Depression, Distress, DSM-IV, Empowerment, Hospitals, Injury, Neglect, Pain, Prison Services, Psychiatry, Psychology, Safe-Kit, Self-Harm, Self-Injury
Sunday, April 07, 2013
The 80/20 rule
I find this actually allows me to stop stressing when assignments are due and just in everyday jobs of life.
This rule - also known as 'The Pareto Principle' or 'The Law of the Vital Few' - basically states that 80 percent of the value you will receive - will come from 20 percent of your actual activities.
Hence, you start to realise that a lot of what you do is probably not as useful or necessary as you think. So, you can stop 'arse-in' about the place doing shit that probably won't even make a difference to the end result. You can drop; or at least vastly decrease the time you spend on a whole bunch of things, allowing you to have more time and energy. Which you could focus on those things that really bring you value, happiness, and fulfilment in your life.
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Advances in Consumer Research Volume 24, 1997 Pages 242-243
Deborah D. Heisley, UCLA
In these three empirical studies, the inter-generational transfer of wealth is studied as a means by which consumption objects are used in an attempt to create shared familial meaning. The flow of wealth (in money, property or goods) among generations within a family is a fundamental aspect of a culture. It is a way in which familial, ethnic, and socioeconomic values are communicated and maintained. All three studies come at this issue from a qualitative data analysis approach primarily using interviews.
Deborah Cours, Cal State University, Northridge
Melanie Wallendorf, University of Arizona
We examine how people define and value heirlooms. Eighteen in-depth interviews were conducted by trained graduate students. Our sample consisted of 12 women and 6 men, representing working class to upper-middle class. Informants ranged from twenty to eighty years old, represented all marital statuses, and were of Judeo-Christian background (including Jewish, Catholic, Protestant). They represented different family structures, including families with adoptions, step-children, various ages of biological children, and childless adults. Sometimes we interviewed multiple informants from the same family. Each interview was transcribed and thickly-coded by at least two of the researchers. For the focus of analysis, we selected the most elaborated and holistically rich coding categories.
We recognized a pattern such that items of high sentimental value but low economic value tend to be called "keepsakes" (e.g. photographs). Items that were relatively low in sentimental value but high in economic value are considered "property" (e.g. cars). Possessions that are called "heirlooms" tend to be high in both sentimental and economic value (e.g. wedding rings).
From the etic perspective, the locus of meaning (whether the value is inherent in an attribute of the object or if the value lies in the representation of people) and the level of shared meaning (whether the meaning is at a personal (self) level, is understood to the family, or is culturally-based) theoretically differentiated and fully accounted for the valuations of heirlooms by the informants. The six resulting cells of these dimensions are theoretically rich for understanding the use o consumer goods in the construction of meaning inter-generationally.
Carolyn F. Curasi, University of South Florida
Linda L. Price, University of South Florida
Eric J. Arnould, University of South Florida
Between 1995 and the year 2000, experts predict the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in American history. As in previous generations, aging confronts consumers with decisions about how to distribute their wealth and the resulting financial culmination of their lives. In this process, decisions related to the disposition of possessions are fraught with tension. This research project is a phenomenological examination of the fundamental problems faced by older consumers when getting rid of possessions they have accumulated over their lifetimes. It is based on depth interviews with 125 consumers between the ages of 65 and 95 who predominantly reside in the Southeastern U.S. The sample includes both men and women in a variety of living arrangements ranging from their own homes of many years to nursing homes. Compared with disposition decisions that have been described in most other consumer behavior research, older consumers dispositions are often precipitated by growing awareness of their own mortality. The disposition of possessions by older consumers is a process that takes place over an extended period of time. Because of the difficulty of deciding what to do with their most cherished possessions, it is not something that is taken lightly or done quickly. There are many mixed emotions about giving objects away prior to death and many situations may trigger disposition of valued objects. Often, the trigger is a conversation that allows the older consumer to mediate the interpretation of the object and attach one or more life stories to that object. Several important themes emerge from analyses of our data. In our results we can see possessions as the skeletal structure or the materials for telling and retelling of a life story. However, there is always a gap between the object and the narrative it represents. Hence, active mediation is viewed as a key to meaning transfer. A particularly interesting aspect of our informants comments is that they refer to valued possessions as their own, even though they no longer have them in their possession. It seems they want these sacred possessions to remain symbolically tied to them, even when circulated among other people, in much the same way that Weiner (1995) describes inalienable wealth. Many of the older consumers we talked with explicitly referred to distributing "pieces" of themselves to their children and grandchildren. In contrast to other reports of disposition decisions, our respondents did not seem to feel a loss of self when disposing of possessions that represented who they are and the life they have lived. Rather respondents focused on a type of identity preservation, expansion or immortality. We found older consumers commonly employ a variety of strategies to ensure that meanings are transferred with their possessions. We describe and illustrate many of these strategies including: story telling, visualization, determining the most deserving, meaning matching, giving the gift back to the giver, passing on possessions during a confluence of life transitions, and transferring valued possessions to those most likely to perpetuate their preferred self image.
Mary Ann McGrath, Loyola University of Chicago
Basil G. Englis, Penn State University
A wedding is an important occasion when consumers select "appropriate" gifts. Guests are faced with the perennial questions: What should be chosen as a gift? How much money should the gift cost? What if it is not enough? What if it is too much? Will the couple understand hy the giver thinks this is a good gift? Selecting an appropriate gift is of paramount importance because of the role that gifts can play in strengthening social ties (e.g., Belk 1979; Mauss 1924/1956; Sherry 1983). Yet, these occasions are also fraught with uncertainty (e.g., Sherry, McGrath and Levy 1992; 1993) and risk (e.g., Belk and Coon 1993) associated with giving an inappropriate gift.
In this paper we explore the wedding celebration from the viewpoint of the ritual audience (e.g., Leach 1968; Rook 1985). We emphasize the differing meanings ascribed to the celebration by members of three generations within families of different ethnic orientations, and upon the wedding gifts given by this audience as ritual artifacts (see also Lowrey and Otnes 1993). We consider how the currency of meaning in wedding-gift exchange differs among ethnic subcultures, and how these ethnic traditions of gift selection and presentation are transmitted across generations within a family. Finally, we touch upon reciprocity in wedding-gift exchange.
Thirty-eight undergraduate students were both respondents and associate researchers (see Wallendorf and Arnould 1991). Each was trained in applications of qualitative research methods. Each filled out a five-page questionnaire that related to his or her understanding and experience with weddings and wedding gifts. The students, using identical questionnaires, interviewed a parent or other family member of their parents generation and a grandparent or other family member of their grandparents generation. Each also engaged in reflective analysis concerning the effect that their subcultural roots have on their own behaviors and attitudes. The study included Irish-American, Jewish, Asian-American, Italian American, and African-American consumers, as well as consumers with Northern European and Middle Eastern origins.
In order to tap both positive and negative aspects of ethnic wedding traditions and their accompanying gift exchange, which frequently involve extended kinship networks and multiple generations, both structured interviews and projective techniques were employed. The written interviewing protocol tapped both the perceived reality and the fantasy associated with wedding-gift exchanges. The questionnaire consisted of a variety of response formats, including sentence stems (a completion projective method), a story-telling format (a construction projective method), several open-ended questions, dichotomous items, and a series of demographic questions.
Questionnaires were grouped into triads relating to the responses of each extended family. The single largest category of wedding gift was some form of money (e.g., cash, stocks, bonds, etc.), which comprised nearly half of all wedding gifts. However, perceptions of what constitutes an appropriate wedding gift varied considerably between generations within extended families. Moreover, we discovered little reliance upon and much ambivalence toward the use of "formal" wedding registries, and instead found more informal means whereby appropriate gifts (and appropriate monetary levels) were identified. Interpretive analyses revealed a number of themes, which serve to shed light upon the roles of ethnicity and religion in this celebratory consumer context. These analyses are also informative in delineating the "sacred" meanings that are sometimes attached to the seemingly "profane" gift of money.
Dennis W. Rook, University of Southern California
Carolyn Curasis observation that intergenerational personal property transfers amount to several billion dollars - every year - provides tangible support for my conclusion that the three papers in this session are classically "interesting." They target significant social, psychological and economic phenomena; their findings make you think; they are original and creative, in ways that Melanie Wallendorf elaborated earlier this weekend; and collectively, they represent the leasantly expanding borders of consumer research. I anticipate that the issues addressed in these papers will continue to attract research interest in the future. My comments are designed to encourage this research stream, and I would like to thank Deb Heisley for inviting me to share my thoughts on several matters.
First, it seems that theory about intergenerational transfers is in the incubation stage, and beginning to emerge from the descriptive analyses we have heard today. While these conceptualizations seems likely to mature into more comprehensive theoretical systems, we might also look to existing theory that directly informs some of the phenomena described today. Because older consumers are typically the donors of heirlooms and other property, Erik Eriksons analysis of the final lifecycle crisis of integrity versus despair strikes me as relevant and applicable here. As the Price, Curasi and Arnould paper speculates, innovative services that facilitate intergenerational transfers will materialize as aging populations grow, not only in the U.S., but throughout the world. The Eriksonian perspective encourages an explicit focus on how such marketplace innovations might help consumers successfully negotiate the anxiety and ambivalence that animates these late-in-life exchanges.
Second, I think that other variables could easily provide valuable analytic leverage to this research. Specifically, use of the still-neglected concept of social class helps identify hypotheses about thematic, content, and process variation in intergenerational transfers. Recent comments from an estate attorney friend remind me that behavior involving millions of dollars and teams of lawyers is very different from squabbling over grandmas silver, or her VCR. More explicit consideration of social class and status differences will lead to more nuanced observations about consumers wealth transfer behaviors and their meanings.
Finally, all three studies in this session imply an intergenerational transfer process that is unidirectional (from an elder to an often younger recipient), and voluntary. This is too restrictive a conceptualization, as an undeniably dark side to this behavior exists. Someone I have known for four decades has been steadily draining his mothers cash reserve. The first $100,000 was transferred in dribbles and drabs over several years; the most recent transfer was swift and dramatic, and depleted this elderly woman of her remaining $150,000. This disturbing case alerted me to the possibility that some intergenerational transfers are less than voluntary. It seems useful to think about this behavior as occurring along a continuum that ranges from voluntary donation to coercive acquisition to outright appropriation. After all, kids may continue to steal from mommys purse. Recognition of the dark side of wealth transfer illuminates some perhaps unpleasant but important and real ethical and social policy issues.


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Dow Jones: 15,766.74; -249.28; -1.56%
Nasdaq: 4,471.69; -5.26; -0.12%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average today (Wednesday) cratered another 249 points as crude oil prices slumped to lows not seen in more than 13 years and concerns about global economic growth weighed on investor sentiment. Earlier in the day, the Dow Jones fell as much as 566 points on weakening earnings reports. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) – Wall Street's fear gauge – jumped 6% on the day.
Shares of International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) slumped 4.9% after reporting its 15th straight quarterly decline, while shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) fell 1.8% after an underwhelming earnings report. In economic news, the December U.S. Consumer Price Index fell 0.1%. However, the index minus food and energy prices increased 0.1% and continues to increase on a month-over-month basis, according to Reuters. Core CPI increased 2.1% for 2015.
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