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Amenhotep I (Djeserkare)
NEW KINGDOM 18th Dynasty (1514-1493) Extreme prosperity and renaissance in art and building projects mark the beginning of this period. Towards the end of the 19th Dynasty the increasing power of the priesthood corrupts the central government. During the 20th Dynasty tomb robbing is done by officials. The priesthood becomes hereditary and begins to assume secular power. The government breaks down.
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AMENHOTEP I, THE SECOND KING OF EGYPT'S 18TH DYNASTY by Jimmy Dunn. The son of Ahmose and Queen Ahmose Nefretiri, Amenhotep I was the second king of the 18th Dynasty. He may have ascended to the throne at a relatively young age, for an elder brother had been designated as heir only about five years earlier. He may have even served a brief co-regency with his father, however. He evidently carried on many of the practices of his father, and his mother certainly played an important part in his reign, acting as God's Wife of Amun.. Amenhotep I may have been married to his sister, (Ahmose-) Merytamun, who was a God's Wife of Amun, though there is apparently little documentation to substantiate this relationship. Better known is this king's daughter, Satamun, who is known both from her coffin found in one of the royal mummy caches, and from two statues at central and southern Karnak. Because of chronology problems, the king's rule is uncertain. We believe that a heliacal rising of Sirius was seen during his reign, as recorded by the Papyrus Ebers1, which states: "Ninth year of the reign of his majesty the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Djeserkare - may he live forever! Festival of the New Year: third month of summer, ninth day - rising of Sirius" Urk. Iv 44, 5-6 Hence, Nicoloas Grimal tells us in A History of Ancient Egypt: "If this is evidence for a heliacl rising of Sirius, the astronomical calculation gives the date 1537 BC for the rising, and therefore 1546 BC for the beginning of Amenophis' reign, but only if the astronomical observation was made at Memphis. If, however, the observation was made at Thebes - which would logically have been the reference point if it was the capital - twenty years have to be deducted from the figure, giving the date of 1517 BC for the astronomical event and 1526 BC for the coronation of Amenophis I" Most Egyptologists assign Amenhotep I a reign of 25 or fewer years. However, it should be mentioned that on a number of his monuments at the Temple of Karnak are found various Jubilee (Sed-festival) scenes. The Sed-festival was normally celebrated after 30 years of the king's rule, but in this case the structure may have been built in anticipation of the festival. Amenhotep was this kings birth name, which means "Amun is Pleased". He is also known as Amenhotpe I, and Amenophis I by the early Greeks. His throne name was Djeser-ka-re, or "Holy is the Soul of Re". His Horus name was Ka-Waf-Taw (Bull who conquers the land) and his "Two Ladies" name was Aa-nerw (He who inspires great terror). Regardless of the ferocity of his "Two Ladies" name, Amenhotep I seems to have had a fairly peaceful reign. He may have faced a Libyan uprising his first year as king, but if he did, Amenhotep I successfully overcame the ancient enemies preventing an invasion in the Delta area. We learn from inscriptions provided by Ahmose son of Ebana, with verification from Ahmose-Pen-Nekhbet, that Amenhotep I also led a military expedition into Kush (Nubia) in about year eight of his reign past the second cataract of the Nile, and apparently after his victory, brought captives back to Thebes. However, this appears to have been little more than a skirmish. He appointed a man named Turi as Viceroay of Kush, and established a temple marking Egypt's southern boundary at the Nubian down of Sai. Because of perhaps a dozen years of peaceful rule during Amenhotep I's reign, his accomplishments included elaborate building work. Amenhotep I repaired and restored many ancient temples along the Nile. We find evidence of his work in Upper Egyptian sites such as Elephantine, Kom Ombo, Abydos and the temple of Nekhbet, but he seems to have done little building work in Lower Egypt. Many of the sites where Amenhotep I built had also seen activity by his father, and at Abydos, for example, he erected a chapel commemorating Ahmose. But the building projects Amenhotep I is best known for were at the Temple of Karnak in Thebes where he utilized different types of stone including alabaster from Hatnub (and Bosra) and sandstone from the quarries of Gebel el-Silsila. Amenhotep I was responsible for a large, limestone gateway at Karnak that has now been reconstructed. It was decorated with Jubilee festival decorations. The gate may have at one time been the main south entrance that was later replaced by the Seventh Pylon. He also had a bark shrine built for the god Amun that was probably erected in the west front court of the temple. Later, Amenohotep III would use some of his predecessor's work at Karnak as fill for his Third Pylon, including a sacred bark chapel of the finest alabaster and a limestone copy of the White Chapel of Senusret I. Interestingly, many of Amenhotep I's relief carvings on the limestone monuments at Karnak are so much of a conscious emulation of Senusret I's artists that it has been difficult for archaeologists to determine to whom they should be assigned. Apparently, his building works were caused him to also restore the mines at Serabit el-Khadim in the Sinai where he also expanded the Middle Kingdom temple of Hathor. It would seem that by the end of Amenhotep I's reign, the main characteristics of the 18th Dynasty had been established, including a clear devotion to the cult of Amun at Karnak, its successive military conquests in Nubia and its closed royal family with a developing administrative organization drawn from powerful families and collateral relatives. Amenhotep I was given the rare honor of being declared a titular god upon his death by the priests. He was regarded as the patron god of the Theban necropolis, alongside his mother, Ahmose Nefretiri, who's posthumous renown probably exceeded that of her son. In fact, her name appears in the litany of Amenhotep I's own cult. Amenhotep I and his mother were especially worshipped at Deir el-Medina on the west bank at Thebes, where the craftsmen and who build and decorated the royal tombs lived. In fact, this community was probably either established in his or his father's reign. Peret, the third month in ancient Egypt, was devoted to and named after Amenhotep I, and several rituals dramatizing his death, burial and resurrection took place at Deir el-Medina during the month of Peret. However, Amenhotep I became a fairly major deity with a number of festivals throughout the year. The king and his mother's cult remained strong, particularly at Deir el-Medina, throughout the New Kingdom. However, most houses during the Ramessid era contained, in their front rooms, a scene honoring the two. They were usually depicted with black or blue skin, the colors of resurrection, and so were associated with that religious element. He was probably the first pharaoh to build his tomb some distance from his mortuary temple, a practice that would be emulated by his successors. While the mortuary temple itself has been located, his tomb remains a mystery. Some Egyptologists believe it to be an uninscribed tomb at Dra Abu el- Naga, outside of the Valley of the Kings, while others believe it might be KV 39 within the Valley proper. While we have not established its location, and inspection report on the tomb in year 16 of Ramesses IX's rule reported the tomb to be intact at that time. His mummy, along with his father's and a number of others, was found in excellent condition in the royal mummy cache of 1881. Some information appears to indicate that Amenhotep I's son died in infancy, while other resources tell us he died childless. At any rate, his military commander, Tuthmoses (I), who was married to the king�s sister, princess Ahmose, assumed the throne upon Amenhotep I's death. There is even a possibility that Tuthmosis I was a grandson of Ahmose, the father of Amenhotep I. He may have even served as a co-regent prior to Amenhotep I's death. 1. It should be noted that Papyrus Ebers, which dates from Amenhotep I's rule and is now in the Leipzig Museum, is one of our main sources of evidence on ancient Egyptian medicine. Also, the existence of a festival calendar recorded on this papyrus, along with other evidence suggesting an increased interest in astronomical observations, suggest that Amenhotep I may possibly have wished to rework earlier calendars.
Amenhotep I in Wikipedia
Amenhotep I (sometimes read as Amenophis I and meaning "Amun is satisfied") was the second Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. His reign is generally dated from 1526 to 1506 BC. He was born to Ahmose I and Ahmose-Nefertari, but had at least two elder brothers, Ahmose-ankh and Ahmose Sapair, and was not expected to inherit the throne. However, sometime in the eight years between Ahmose I's 17th regnal year and his death, his heir apparent died and Amenhotep became crown prince.[3] He then acceded to the throne and ruled for about 21 years.[1] Although his reign is poorly documented, it is possible to piece together a basic history from available evidence. He inherited the kingdom formed by his father's military conquests and maintained dominance over Nubia and the Nile Delta, but probably did not attempt to keep power in Syrio-Palestine. He continued to rebuild temples in Upper Egypt, and revolutionized mortuary complex design by separating his tomb from his mortuary temple, setting a trend which would persist throughout the New Kingdom. After his death, he was deified into the patron god of Deir el-Medina.[4] Family Amenhotep I was the son of Ahmose I and Ahmose-Nefertari. His elder brothers, the crown prince Ahmose Sapair and Ahmose-ankh, died before him, thus clearing the way for his ascension to the throne.[5] Amenhotep probably came to power while he was still young himself, and his mother, Ahmose-Nefertari, appears to have been regent for him for at least a short time.[6] This is evidenced because both he and his mother are credited with opening a worker village at the site of Deir el-Medina.[6] Amenhotep took his sister Ahmose-Meritamon as his Great Royal Wife.[7] Another wife's name, Sitkamose, is attested on a nineteenth dynasty stele.[8] Beyond this, his relation to all other possible family members has been questioned. Ahhotep II is usually called his wife and sister,[7] despite an alternate theory that she was his grandmother.[8] He is thought to have had one son by Ahhotep II, Amenemhat, who died while still very young.[7] This remains the consensus, although there are arguments against that relationship as well.[8] With no living heirs, Amenhotep was succeeded by Thutmose I, whom he married to his sister, Aahmes,[7] although once again there is no definite proof that the two were related. Since Aahmes is never called "King's Daughter" in any inscription, some scholars doubt this relation as well.[8] Dates and length of reign In the ninth year of Amenhotep I, a heliacal rise of Sothis was observed on the ninth day of the third month of summer.[9] Modern astronomers have calculated that, if the observation was made from Memphis or Heliopolis, such an observation could only have been made on that day in 1537 BC. If the observation was made in Thebes, however, it could only have taken place in 1517.[10] The latter choice is usually accepted as correct since Thebes was the capital of early 18th dynasty Egypt; hence, Amenhotep I is given an accession date in 1526 BC,[9] although the possibility of 1546 BC is not entirely dismissed. Manetho's Epitome states that Amenhotep I ruled Egypt for 20 Years and 7 Months or 21 Years, depending on the source.[11] While Amenhotep I's highest attested official date is only his Year 10, Manetho's data is confirmed by information from a passage in the tomb autobiography of a Magician named Amenemhet. This individual explicitly states that he served under Amenhotep I for 21 Years.[12] Thus, in the high chronology, Amenhotep I is given a reign from around 1546 to 1526 BC and, in the low chronology, from around 1526 to 1506 BC or 1525 to 1504 BC,[13] though individual scholars may vary by a few years. Foreign policy Amenhotep I's Horus and Two Ladies names, "Bull who conquers the lands" and "He who inspires great terror," are generally interpreted to mean that Amenhotep I intended upon dominating the surrounding nations.[9] Two tomb texts indicate that he led campaigns into Nubia. According to the tomb texts of Ahmose, son of Ebana, Amenhotep later sought to expand Egypt's border southward into Nubia and he led an invasion force which defeated the Nubian army.[14] The tomb biography of Ahmose Pen-Nekhebet says he also fought in a campaign in Kush,[15] however it is quite possible that it refers to the same campaign as Ahmose, son of Ebana.[9] Amenhotep built a temple at Sa�, showing that he had established Egyptian settlements almost as far as the third cataract.[6] A single reference in the tomb of Ahmose Pen-Nekhebet indicates another campaign in Iamu in the land of Kehek.[16] Unfortunately, the location of Kehek is unknown. It was long believed that Kehek was a reference to the Libyan tribe, Qeheq, and thus it was postulated that invaders from Libya took advantage of the death of Ahmose to move into the western Nile Delta.[17] Unfortunately for this theory, the Qeheq people only appeared in later times, and Kehek's identity remains unknown. Nubia is a possibility, since Amenhotep did campaign there, and the western desert and the oases have also been suggested, since these seem to have fallen under Egyptian control once again.[16] Egypt had lost the western desert and the oases during the second intermediate period, and during the revolt against the Hyksos, Kamose thought it necessary to garrison them.[18] It is uncertain when they were fully retaken, but on one stele, the title "Prince-Governor of the oases" was used,[19] which means that Amenhotep's reign forms the terminus ante quem for the return of Egyptian rule.[18] There are no recorded campaigns in Syro-Palestine during Amenhotep I's reign. However, according to the Tombos Stela of his successor, Thutmose I, when Thutmose led a campaign into Asia all the way to the Euphrates, he found no one who fought against him.[20] If Thutmose did not lead a campaign which has not been recorded into Asia before this recorded one, it would mean that the preceding pharaoh would have had to pacify Syria instead,[21] which would indicate a possible Asiatic campaign of Amenhotep I. Two references to the Levant potentially written during his reign might be contemporary witnesses to such a campaign. One of the candidates for Amenhotep's tomb contains a reference to Qedmi, which is somewhere in Canaan or the Transjordan, and Amenemhet's tomb contains a hostile reference to Mitanni.[22] However, neither of these references necessarily refer to campaigning, nor do they even necessarily date to Amenhotep's reign. The location of Amenhotep's tomb is not certain, and Amenemhet lived to serve under multiple kings who are known to have attacked Mitanni.[22] Records from Amenhotep's reign are simply altogether too scant and too vague to reach a conclusion about any Syrian campaign...
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Sometimes, I feel like Rip Van Winkle in golf. I drift off for a second and 100 years goes by.
There was a time when hitting a proper iron shot included two very important ingredients in direction and distance.
Without question, accuracy is the most important of the two, but the finest shotmakers of all time controlled the distance within a yard or two. Ben Hogan, Tommy Bolt, George Knudson and Nick Faldo placed an equal amount of importance on hitting a shot the correct distance.
Dave Hill and Sam Snead were masters at creating a variety of shot shapes and types that resulted in "working" the ball close to the hole.
On one occasion, Tommy Bolt was playing a shot from about 150 yards to a pin located at the very peak of a plateau green. The mounding in the front was as hard as a rock as was the green.
Players were either long and over the back into a steep bunker or short and running back down the hill. It seemed unattainable until Bolt hit a driver off the fairway.
The ball screamed into the face of the hill, shot up the mound and rolled gently across the 10 feet of green coming to rest about 15 feet behind the hole. I haven't seen or heard of a shot like this since Seve.
Today's players don't employ this kind of artistry.
The tools of the trade that allow this kind of creativity were forged and flat-backed or muscle-backed. The top edges were thin and the ball felt 'soft' on the face.
Instead, the game has become one of playing to a precisely calculated yardage with each club and "wail away," relying on immaculate putting surfaces to permit hole-outs from 40 feet.
Compounding this style of play is the new surge toward hitting the ball further with each iron. Manufacturers are promoting various design features designed to hit the ball further.
Wait a minute. If you need to hit the ball farther with an iron, why don't you simply hit the next longest club? Controlling the exact distance is an art form not easily done with a spring loaded, exploding catapult.
Putting green surfaces have become so perfect they could be used for a billiard competition.
Long gone are the bamboo poles used for sweeping off dew and worm casts. Aerators pulled by a farm tractor have been replaced by precise, repeating coring machines and irrigation requires surgeon-like training.
The end result is perfection or what some consider perfection.
Players are no longer required to drive into the fairway to set up a well-executed iron shot because close proximity to the hole has less value.
With such delicately-prepared, smooth-as-silk, impediment-free surfaces, players can rely more on having an actual, real opportunity to sink longer putts.
Believe it or not, my home course as a youth cut the greens on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. So much for developing a mindset of sinking a lot of putts for a low score. More frequently, those scores were posted through fairways and greens.
I loved the old way and I love the new way. I loved it when Arnold Palmer was "Arnie" and I also love hearing him called "Mr. Palmer".
Yes, times have changed. Both styles of play are challenging and fun.

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WASHINGTON - The phone is still answered with a Southern accent at the late Rep. Charlie Norwood's office on Capitol Hill.
The Georgia flag stands in the hallway outside the door, and staffers still offer visitors tours of the Capitol and souvenir bags of the state's famous peanuts.
Even after Norwood's death Feb. 13, his offices in Washington and Georgia remain open. His 14-member staff will continue handling routine constituent work for the northeastern Georgia district until a new representative is chosen in a special election this summer.
To be sure, the office's functions are severely restricted. Under federal law and House rules, Norwood's office operates under the direction of the House clerk, Lorraine Miller, who was appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., less than a month ago.
As is standard practice when a member of Congress dies or retires, Norwood's office can't take positions on public policy or act on legislation. Even some routine casework could be forwarded to other Georgia lawmakers. And the public won't be hearing much from Norwood's staffers, who are prohibited from communicating through the press.
The office's constricted status is illustrated by a freshly minted plaque outside the Washington office, which no longer bears Norwood's name. Instead it reads, "Office of the Tenth Congressional District of Georgia"
A conservative Republican from Augusta, Norwood died at age 65 after a long battle with lung disease and cancer. His death came just a few months after he won re-election to a seventh term with more than 67 percent of the vote.
Gov. Sonny Perdue has scheduled a special election for June 19 to choose a successor, and several candidates already have said they will run.
Aside from politics and policy, congressional offices spend much of their time handling routine casework for constituents. For example, staffers frequently give tours of the Capitol and can arrange tours at the White House. They help people work through problems receiving Social Security checks and offer guidance in applying for veterans or Social Security disability.
Norwood's office has handled numerous immigration and visa-related requests from foreign students and employees who come to institutions such as the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta or the University of Georgia in Athens.
Norwood's offices, including district offices in Augusta and Toccoa, will continue handling that work, although other Georgia lawmakers, including senators who represent the entire state, could step in on some of them, the clerk's office said.
Joan Kirchner, a spokeswoman for Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson of Marietta, said they already have received two requests from 10th District constituents and stand ready to help.
"One of the things that made Charlie Norwood such a great elected official is that he put a premium on constituent service," Kirchner said. "We will do everything we can to give his former constituents the same level of service they received from Charlie."
According to the House clerk, the vacancy in Norwood's office is the first in the current Congress that began in January and runs through 2008. There were nine vacancies in the last Congress due to resignation or death.
So far, Republican candidates to replace Norwood include Republican state Sens. Ralph Hudgens, a businessman from Hull near Athens, and Jim Whitehead a former chairman of the Columbia County Commission from the Augusta suburb of Evans.
Paul Broun, a doctor from Athens and son of the late Sen. Paul Broun, said he also will run as a Republican, while Doc Eldridge, a former Democratic mayor of Athens, has said he might join the GOP field.
On the Democratic side, Terry Holley, who lost to Norwood in November, said he plans to run again.
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This cake is moist and delicious, with just the right amount of pumpkin and just the right amount of chocolate! Something different, it's perfect for the holidays.
To make yours decadently moist, remember to layer the batter: pumpkin, then chocolate, then more pumpkin. Then, give the pan a few good "twists" to swirl the batter together.
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I got a few Coach gifts from friends for my birthday, do the gift receipts expire?
I'm sure if you give them an explanation of why it took you so long to return (I didn't have a Coach store near where I lived, etc.) they will honor it. They are really good about stuff like that.
Otherwise, if it's like 5 years old, they will just credit you for the value that the purses actually go for (keep in mind that everything gets marked down repeatedly, so you won't get as much as you would have if it was current.)
When I say I got them for my birthday, my birthday was last week. Lol. I was just wondering if there was a certain expiration date that correlates to when the item was actually purchased.
I don't think there is an expiration date. I wouldn't wait months though.
There is no expiration... AT ALL
My sister who lives like 10 min. from the Coach Outlet in Camarillo, CA says that the Manager there said there is NO EXPIRY date on the gift receipts for returns. I think she said there were no expiry date for ANY Coach item returns. I think that's why we'll see some "older" styles all of a sudden appearing in the Outlets (cuz someone just returned it!). Although, like someone else stated, without the actual Purchase Receipt, you can only get a credit of what the last price that same item was selling for (it may be marked down A LOT) so it'd be better if you had the actual Purchase Receipt so you can get full credit for the actual amount you'd paid.
i bought my legacy agenda from an outlet...since someone had returned it to an outlet that thought it was ugly...so i am happy they always take returns....
I would think as long as you have the gift receipt, they can tell what was paid for the bag and give you store credit for the amount paid (not the lowest price). I'd just call your closest store to make sure.
Really? I was unaware of this. I thought the gift receipt was tied to the actual transaction so that they knew exactly how much was originally paid. It would seem pretty stupid if the real receipt was worth 100% of the orignally paid price while a gift receipt loses its value despite the no time length return policy that Coach has.
I agree! I am about to return something that I cannot find my "real receipt" for, but I found a the gift receipt.. I better get back the full amount I paid for it! I bought it at the outlet, but that's like 3 hours away so I figured I will be happy for store credit, but only if it is what I paid for it!!!!
That's what my sister was told by the Coach Outlet Manager but maybe the Manager was just trying to discourage returns perhaps? I'm not sure. I, too, thought the gift receipt was also tied to the original paid price/receipt. But I haven't tried to return anything yet with a gift receipt. I will be going to visit my sister this coming Xmas and I'll be returning some of the Coach Factory items I had purchased there the last time I visited so I'll find out then what the returns are exactly. I'll let you know what I find out when I get back. But if someone else encounters this, please fill us in!
MUST have been, that is not the case at full-price stores. I asked today to clarify with the SA. She said they do NOT decline in value.
Thanks for finding out! Boy, I just don't have the best of luck with the Coach SA's anywhere!
No problem. MOST of the time they are extra nice to me . IF you have any trouble when trying to return it if it isn't honored I would hold onto both the item and receipt and call CS.
Thanks so much! I'll do that!


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The Murray Half Marathon has partnered with The Alley Steakhouse as well as Badgett Playhouse, to host Murray's first ever "Murder Mystery" dinner theater on April 20th. The proceeds of the event will go toward raising money for the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House.
The audience is limited to 100 people and while tickets are first come, first serve, they sold out within two weeks. Keith Travis, Vice President of Development for Murray-Calloway County Hospital and The Endowment for Healthcare, said there is still a waiting list of about 25 to 30 people for the next show.
"Based on the overwhelming acceptance of this, we are trying to book two more shows in July and two more in August," said Travis. "We have some other shows; Honeymoon from Haiti's is one of them and we may have Who shot Dr. Davies?"
The night will consist of a 3-course meal and audience members will have the opportunity to assess clues and determine from 3 or 4 suspects which individual is guilty of, "shooting the mayor," while dining at one of Murray's five star' restaurants, The Alley Steakhouse.
Tori Chapman, senior from Murray, KY and Spring intern for The Endowment of Healthcare, said they had been discussing ways to get the community involved. "Badgett Playhouse asked us what storyline we would want to use, and we decided to use the 'Who Shot the Mayor?' storyline to really get our community members interested in the event."
Travis said The Mayor of Murray, Dr. Rose, has been a good sport about all of it.
While the Murder Mystery dinner may be new to Murray, it is a regular thing for Badgett Playhouse, the performing arts theater that will be putting on the play.
Producer, Bill Minihan of Sharpe,KY, said they reuse scripts they have written in the past and then alters them to fit the situation.
"There is a 3-piece band and then typically 6-8 actors in the show," said Minihan. "This one has 6, but it varies depending on the story line. The story lines are also similar, but differ."
Badgett Playhouse worked with Travis and The Endowment of Healthcare last year when they did a concert series of 12 and this year they will do a series of 16 concerts in addition to the additional four murder mysteries.
Minihan said, "The murder mysteries are very tongue in cheek. It's not weird or gory, but it's a lot of fun. We're proud of our cast and it's going for a great cause.".
In addition to the Murder Mystery: Who Shot the Mayor? There are a variety of other events going on to raise money for Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House. More information about these events can be found at MurrayHalfMarathon.org.


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Former Urbana woman murdered in Texas; son arrested
URBANA — A former Urbana woman was found bludgeoned to death in her suburban Fort Worth apartment over the weekend.
Sgt. Ed Wright of the North Richland Hills, Texas, police department said Angela Collins Lozano, 45, was found dead early Saturday by her 18-year-old son.
Another son, Justin Collins, 23, has been arrested for her murder.
Wright said Mrs. Lozano died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head. Her 18-year-old son returned home about 12:45 a.m. and found his mother lying on the floor bleeding and unconscious. Police and firefighters came and she was pronounced dead at the apartment.
Wright said the younger son told police that he, his older brother and his mother shared the apartment in the city of about 70,000. Mrs. Lozano was employed by the city of North Richland Hills as a customer service representative in the utility billing department. She had worked there full-time since May 2004.
Justin Collins was found at the home of another relative, Wright said. He was cooperative and after being interviewed by detectives, they arrested him for his mother's murder.
Wright was unable to give any obvious motive for the crime.
"We don't know. We're looking into that, talking to family to see if they had issues going on," he said.
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Books about Passion
Books About Passion
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Poetry About Passion
Carl Dennis
"Warning Signs"
Neatness isn't a virtue to be disparaged.
But if you note that your ten-year-old
Prints her address in her storybooks,
As well as her name, and locks her toys
In her toy chest at bedtime,
You may have a problem. Can you think
Of something you've done to suggest
That the world beyond the door of her bedroom
Is a wilderness of swirling eddies
Where anything left untended goes missing?
Has a remark of yours about thieves
Filling high places left her concerned
About thieves filling the low as well?
When she wakes before dawn with a dream
Of finding the house pulled down,
Do you tell her that everyone feels that way,
Given the gang of wreckers in Washington,
Or do you remind her that the house she lives in
Is made of bricks and mortar, not straw?
As for the virtue of thrift, it too
Is commendable. But if your daughter
Is saving half her dollar-a-day allowance
So as not to be penniless in old age,
You may want to ask what part you've played
In making the future appear less promising
Than the past. Maybe you've lectured her
Once too often on the long-term effect
Of nitrogen run-off on lakes and rivers,
Or on the threat to the Norway maple
Shading the house if warmer winters
Smooth the way for weevils to creep north.
Other fathers might use the tree as a fine example
Of what a maple can be when it makes the most
Of an average portion of sun and rain falling on average soil.
Caution should be preferred, of course, to recklessness.
But confidence too is a trait to be encouraged,
So when she's old she can look back on her life
As an adventure. So she has a story to tell
Of how once, instead of hugging the shore,
She sailed out where the waves
Crashed over her sloop and broke it open;
How the coast she floated to on a spar
Proved rougher than the coast she's been steering for,
Less settled, less civil. And then the story
Of how far she'd progressed in her efforts
At closing the gap between them
And how big a job is left to do.
Carl Dennis
When we're tired of adventure, there's always Chekhov,
The challenge of a story like "A Journey by Cart,"
Where nothing happens that hasn't happened
Hundreds of times to the heroine,
A school teacher for thirty years.
She's made the monthly trip to the city in the provinces
And collected her salary, twenty rubles,
And now she's on her way back.
Twenty pages without incident
On a long day's bumpy journey by horse cart
To the ramshackle school, in the meager village,
Over a muddy road she knows too well.
Nothing happens to show her she's wrong
For wishing she could have lived instead in Moscow,
City of her childhood, and never become a teacher.
Need forced her, not faith in the calling.
And what faith could have lasted anyway
Out here, where schools are forgotten?
Are we supposed to notice something she's missing?
Is this a story where the heroine,
Preoccupied with her losses,
Fails to detect the delights available?
It's spring, after all.
The snow has almost melted.
The woods smell piny and the air is clear.
Can spring be a substitute for a friend,
For someone who listens?
The landowner splashing by on his horse,
Handsome and smiling, slows down to chat
But he isn't going to propose to her.
Their lives are too different, she sees,
And she's too old. He seems to like things
Just as they are, unmended.
He could have had the swampy road
If he'd wanted to.
The cart bumps along again and nobody's different.
Even if we send her a hundred handbooks on charm
And she memorizes each one,
She'll remain where she is, in the cart with the driver,
Stubborn Semyon, who refuses to keep to the road,
Despite her urgings, in his quest for shortcuts.
And again the cart bogs down and fills with water.
Again the sugar and flour she's bought are ruined,
Her socks soaked and her feet numbed
By the time the roofs of the village edge into view.
"Don't plod on like this. Start over again
In a city with real choices," we'd call from our chairs
If we thought our voices could reach so far.
Now as she waits in the cart for a train to pass,
We want to believe she's resigned and hardened.
Too bad she glimpses in a flashing window a face
With her mother's high forehead and glossy hair.
That's all it takes for Moscow to flood back,
The easy talk in the bright parlor,
The piano and the goldfish bowl,
The girl she was, still young and gaily dressed,
Awakened from a dream of thirty years.
And then the vision's gone and the train.
And here's the village. The story's over.
Do we leave her there?
Do we let her go in alone
To light the stove in her frosty bedroom,
Our sister, who's growing old with us,
Whose crossroads are all behind her?
We have to get back to Moscow,
To our family, to our friends who miss us.
From the window of the train we glimpse her
Huddled in the cart back at the crossing.
Any words of advice we think of shouting
She's thought of long ago on her own.
Just time enough for a nod and a wave.
Then we sit back with the wish
She could read the story we've read
And see her life carried over into art,
Generous art where she's the heroine.
Billy Collins
"Introduction to Poetry"
I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide
or press an ear against its hive.
I say drop a mouse into a poem
and watch him probe his way out,
or walk inside the poem's room and feel the walls for a light switch.
I want them to waterski
across the surface of a poem
waving at the author's name on the shore.
But all they want to do
is tie the poem to a chair with rope and torture a confession out of it.
They begin beating it with a hose to find out what it really means.
Derek Walcott
Let the day grow on you upward through your feet,
the vegetal knuckles,
to your knees of stone,
until by evening you are a black tree;
feel, with evening,
the swifts thicken your hair,
the new moon rising out of your forehead,
and the moonlit veins of silver
running from your armpits
like rivulets under white leaves. Sleep, as ants
cross over your eyelids.
You have never possessed anything as deeply as this.
This is all you have owned
from the first outcry
through forever;
you can never be dispossessed.
Pattianne Rogers
"The Hummingbird: A Seduction"
If I were a female hummingbird perched still
And quiet on an upper myrtle branch
In the spring afternoon and if you were a male
Alone in the whole heavens before me, having parted
Yourself, for me, from cedar top and honeysuckle stem
And earth-down, your body hovering in mid-air
Far away from jewelweed, thistle and beebalm;
And if I watched how you fell, plummeting before me,
And how you rose again and fell, with such mastery
That I believed for a moment you were the sky
And the red-marked bird diving inside your circumference
Was just the physical revelation of the light's
Most perfect desire;
And if I saw your sweeping and sucking
Performance of swirling egg and semen in the air,
The weaving, twisting vision of red petal
And nectar and soaring rump, the rush of your wing
In its grand confusion of arcing and splitting
Created completely out of nothing just for me,
Then when you came down to me, I would call you
My own spinning bloom of ruby sage, my funneling
Storm of sunlit sperm and pollen, my only breathless
Piece of scarlet sky, and I would bless the base
Of each of your feathers and touch the tine
Of string muscles binding your wings and taste
The odor of your glistening oils and hunt
The honey in your crimson flare
And I would take you and take you and take you
Deep into any kind of nest you ever wanted.
Dylan Thomas
"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Rainer Maria Rilke
"The Panther"
His vision, from the constantly passing bars,
has grown so weary that it cannot hold anything else.
It seems to him there are a thousand bars;
and behind the bars, no world.
As he paces in cramped circles, over and over,
the movement of his powerful soft strides
is like a ritual dance around a center
in which a mighty will stands paralyzed.
Only at times, the curtain of the pupils
lifts, quietly--. An image enters in,
rushes down through the tensed, arrested muscles,
plunges into the heart and is gone.
John O'Donohue
"Blessing for a New Beginning"
In out-of-the-way places of the heart,
Where your thoughts never think to wander,
This beginning has been quietly forming,
Waiting until you were ready to emerge.
For a long time it has watched your desire
Feeling the emptiness growing inside you
Noticing how you willed yourself on
Still unable to leave what you had outgrown.
It watched you play with the seduction of safety
And the gray promises that sameness whispered,
Heard the waves of turmoil rise and relent
Wondered would you always live like this.
Then the delight, when your courage kindled
And out you stepped onto new ground,
Your eyes young again with energy and dream
A path of plenitude opening before you.
Though your destination is not yet clear
You can trust the promise of this opening
Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning
That is at one with your life's desire.
Awaken your spirit to adventure;
Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk;
Soon you will be home in a new rhythm
For your soul senses the world that awaits you.
Maya Angelou
"Still I Rise"
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own backyard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
Jenny Joseph
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
Kaylin Haught
"God Says Yes To Me"
I asked God if it was okay to be melodramatic
and she said yes
I asked her if it was okay to be short
and she said it sure is
I asked her if I could wear nail polish
or not wear nail polish
and she said honey
she calls me that sometimes
she said you can do just exactly
what you want to
Thank God I said
And is it even okay if I don't paragraph
my letters
Sweetcakes God said
who knows where she picked that up
what I'm telling you is
Yes Yes Yes
Billy Collins
"The Mortal Coil"
One minute you are playing the fool,
strumming a tennis racquet as if it were a guitar
for the amusement of a few ladies
and the next minute you are lying on your deathbed,
arms stiff under the covers,
the counterpane tucked tight across your chest.
Or so seemed the progress of life
as I was flipping through the photographs
in Proust: The Later Years by George Painter.
Here he is at a tennis party, larking for the camera,
and 150 pages later, nothing but rictus on a pillow,
and in between; a confection dipped
into a cup of lime tea and brought to the mouth.
Which is why, instead of waiting
for our date this coming weekend,
I am now speeding to your house at 7:45 in the morning
where I hope to catch you half dressed--
and I am wondering which half
as I change lanes without looking --
with the result that we will be lifted
by the urgent pull of the flesh
into a state of ecstatic fusion, and you will be late for work.
And as we lie there
in the early, latticed light,
I will suggest that you take George Painter's
biography of Proust
to the office so you can show your boss
the pictures that caused you to arrive shortly before lunch
and he will understand perfectly,
for I imagine him to be a man of letters,
maybe even a devoted Proustian,
but at the very least a fellow creature,
ensnared with the rest of us in the same mortal coil,
or so it would appear from the wishful
vantage point of your warm and rumpled bed.


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Genre: Horror
Year: 1982
Country: USA
Director: Damiano Damiani
Starring: James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda, Jack Magner, Andrew Prine
If these walls could talk… they would SHRIEK!
The italian-american family Montelli moves into an old house on Amityville, Long Island. The father of the family is a drunken sleazebag named Anthony, Dolores is the mother, a woman who wants the best for everyone but does not take well care of herself. Sonny is their biggest child, a typical young man who is about to enter adulthood. Patricia is his younger teenage sister who is naive and beautiful. And there's also two younger children named Jan and Mark.
Soon after they move in Sonny starts to feel sick and behaves weirdly and strange stuff keeps happening. Dolores invites Father Adamsky over to bless the house, something that doesn't go quite as planned and Adamsky eventually believes that Sonny is possessed by a demonic spirit and that the entire family is under great danger.
Amityville 2 is kind of a prequel to the original movie. The stories that the Lutz's heard about in the first movie is supposed to be about this Montelli family. While the first one was a classy horror movie, this one however is sleazy, depraved and nasty. While the Lutz was a common and alright family, the Montelli's are a very dysfunctional one that you don't get a lot of sympathy for.
The movie both looks and feels like an italian rip-off of the first and it's no surprise that it's actually directed by an italian. This was the only movie that Damiano Damiani (Pizza Connection, How to Kill a Judge) did in the US and I'm gonna guess that including a scene (the most creepy scene in any Amityville movie) where Sonny flirted and talked his little sister Patricia into having sex with him didn't do wonders for his career in the States. The look of this film is very foggy and eerie, which also gives it a very european look. I think it suits the story very well and adds to the strange and nasty atmosphere of the film. I would have loved to see Damiani tackle more horror during the 70's and 80's. He throws a lot of camera effects in at once and with more experience in the genre he could have upped the scariness of this a lot.
In the last part of the movie it goes from being a haunted house movie and starts to become an exorcism movie instead, borrowing heavily from The Exorcist. The exorcism stuff here is actually quite fun and better than most other movies that tries to make those sort of scenes work. The special effects crew did a great job here and some of the stuff is quite gruesome.
Funnily enough, this is written by Tommy Lee Wallace. Wallace has been involved in a lot of horror movies and also directed a few sequels of great movies himself, including Halloween 3, Fright Night 2 and Vampires: Los Muertos. His biggest achievement in my mind is however Stephen King's It, which he directed and was involved in the writing process of.
I enjoyed the acting here. It starts off pretty bad, but gets better and better. James Olson (The Mafu Cage, Commando) plays Father Adamsky very well and is one of the better priests in horror movies. He both acted and looked the part and the character works for me. Jack Magner (Firestarter) is ok as Sonny, his looks and the makeup helps him a lot and it's no big surprise to me that he didn't get a big and long Hollywood career after his debut in this one. Rutanya Alda (The Deer Hunter, When a Stranger Calls) is great as the mother and Burt Young (Rocky, Chinatown) does his job as the father well, even though the part is basically just a meaner version of his character Paulie from the Rocky movies. Diane Franklin (Last American Virgin, TerrorVision) is gorgeous and actually makes Patricia into the only real sympathetic character of the movie, regardless of her activities she gets tricked into doing with her brother.
Amityville 2 might not be for everyone, but I think it's absolutely great and lots of fun. It's fast paced and only takes a little break before it enters into the exorcism modus. It might not be a classic or have any class either, but it's definitely a great sequel, an interesting production and a good horror movie.


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In September, the first of two planned drinking fountain/water bottle refilling stations opened for business at Melzer. Underwritten with a generous gift from the School's PTA, the fountain helps keep students well hydrated and makes it quick and easy to refill water bottles with a special spigot. And that, in turn, reduces waste as there's no need to open a new bottle of water every time they're thirsty. The second fountain, made possible by a gift from an anonymous donor, will be up and running shortly.
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Can the tech skills crisis be solved?
An introductory discussion on ways in which we might be able to increase the supply of tech skills to meet the current and increasing demand.
In today's workforce, it is widely known that the demand of tech skills outstrips supply, and the situation is expected more acute in the future. The skills needed are diverse, and touch on virtually all of the key IT/ICT areas: from network administrators and software engineers, to data scientists, information security analysts, and mobile application and web developers.
To varying degrees, countries have been trying to address the problem by integrating computer use in school, in the hope of fostering, at the very least, computer literacy. In the Caribbean, we have been able to take it a step further by teaching dedicated IT subjects at high school, and setting regional examinations in those subjects, both at the ordinary (Grade 11) and advanced (Grades 12 and 13) levels.
However, studying those subjects at the high school level is not mandatory. The few students who gravitate to them are either considering careers in the tech field, or enjoy or have an aptitude for the subjects. Further, the syllabi at those levels are foundational, and tends not to be enough (and rightly so!) to fully prepare students to execute complex specialist work in those areas.
At the tertiary level, and similar to the experience in secondary schools, enrollment in programmes, such as computer programming and computer science, tends to be considerably lower than the more popular subjects, such as those offered in business and economics. As a result, graduate numbers are low, which reflects in the low skills availability and supply.
As it stands, and based on what currently obtains in the school system, it is no surprise that there is a scarcity of tech skills in the market. While this shortage might make careers in the tech field even more lucrative, without the critical mass of skills, it also may result in a slowdown in the rate at which technology continues to evolve, and is adopted.
To begin to remedy this situation will require several types of interventions. Outlined below are two that readily comes to mind.
First, an even greater focus on improving the teaching of STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is needed. Frequently, students tend to avoid those subjects later in their school life due to poor teaching of those subjects earlier on. Hence better teaching could lead to increased interest and enrolment in programmes for more advanced study.
It must be emphasised that the above approach, although vital, will take several years before the anticipated improvements will become evident. A more immediate, but also important remedy lies in how we distinguish between skills that individuals can be taught on the job, and those that ought to be nurtured through school.
Essentially, there are broad range of skills an employee needs possess – none of which are specific to an academic discipline – in order to be successful in the workplace (see Figure 1).
It may not be necessary or realistic for individuals to possess all the skills listed, especially with regard to resource management and technical skills, but the remainder are still essential. However, it must be emphasised that academic qualifications are a must, as some of those skills are nurtured through such training, and it also demonstrates an aptitude to learn. Further, an individual's qualifications, even in a non-tech subject – can enhance the skills and expertise they can bring to bear even when working in a tech position, or within a tech team. For example, graphic design skills can benefit those who work in designing and coding the user aesthetic and experience. Those who might be qualified in neurosciences could be invaluable in an artificial intelligence team.
In summary, as technology continues to touch all aspects of our lives, even our own concept of what it is, how it can be implemented, and what are needed inputs, for example, also needs to evolve. This sophistication will thus also be reflected in what are considered the critical core skills and expertise needed to work in that space, against the support that will subsequently be provided to augment those initial skill sets to more fully satisfy an individual's role in an organisation.
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Industry exposure through school/college projects where students do some form of 'internship' before graduating could help in making the choices in those critical skills, easier for students.


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"I'm a tulip, I was born in the forest of your imagination" says Ivan Zhyzhkevych – aka Tülpa – on his Facebook page, but he's definitely much more than this. The Ukraine-born, Pittsburgh-based pianist/composer/producer teamed up with LA producer/singer-songwriter MPH for Hide, the first single to be taken from an upcoming EP called Wish You Well, which they're going to release soon together via alaya. Chilling electronic beats perfectly mix with MPH's warm soulful vocals, adding even more value to the slow-paced dark mood of the track. Needless to say, the final result is truly memorable.
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Students & Parents starting up "petition" Facebook pages:
Janet Steffenhagen's "Report Card" blog has transformed BC public education dialogue, and arguably even Board/District communications and policies. It is the "lens."
Trustees need to post here: to clarify positions, to help shape the dialogue, to advocate for public education, to show we have a pulse…
I'll say it again: Be TRANSPARENT!! (i.e. use your real name, you're a public representative)
Either search for this list and follow it, or follow me (@silaswhite) and I will add you to the list.
"Having friends on Facebook is like inviting people into your home?"
"Industry Minister Tony Clement, a prolific tweeter, responded to a tweet by a reporter confirming that if the CRTC did not reverse its decision on usage-based billing that the Conservative cabinet would.
The tweet set of a firestorm of debate about the use of Twitter by Members of Parliament and whether or not Clement's tweet was just another example of open government or a reckless and irresponsible use of the medium." –Scoot H. Payne, the Commons
"[I am] completely appalled by the vitriol and viciousness of the comments and the number of inaccurate and false statements made by individuals [in online blogs and talkback forums], mostly anonymously. …"It's absolutely astonished me that people hide behind a computer and say whatever they want - whether it is true or not," [Langley Trustee Alison] McVeigh said. "Where has civility gone?"… at a meeting, in response to false online claims Langley trustees made $32,000, and took a pay hike.
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I'm Brian Lund. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it.
If you read my blog for any amount of time you'll learn more about me – probably too much to be honest.
I think you'll find that I'm just like you, only different.
My Personal Elevator Pitch
Great father. Good friend. Decent writer. Lacking husband. Solid drummer. Sometimes funny. Often A-hole. Shitty poker player. Too smart. Work in an ice cream shop.
Still with me? Want to know more? Okay, let's break it down.
Great Father
When I was young, my mantra was never get married, never have children – something I boasted proudly to anyone who'd listen.
The first of these insane proclamations took a dirt nap in 2002 when I married my wife. The other followed it into a shallow grave in 2005 when my daughter was born and my son drove a steamroller over it when he arrived in 2009.
I'd heard people talk about having a passion in life, but never had one until I became a father, when my kids became mine. Thank God, or the healing power of amethyst crystals, that I had them or my life would be an empty, non-candy coated shell.
It's too early to know how they will turn out, but I think I'm a good dad and I'm doing a good job. Check back with me when my daughter turns 18 to see if I dodged a bullet or want to eat one.
Good Friend
I have a wide circle of acquaintances, but only a handful of friends. This is partially due to the fact that my father always told me, "count your true friends on one hand."
The other part of this equation has to do with the fact that I'm just not a very social person and the effort needed to maintain a large circle of friends exhausts me just thinking about it.
However, if you are my friend, I'm loyal. And more importantly, I'll trust you implicitly and always give you the benefit of the doubt when the facts are unclear.
For example, say a friend of mine stayed at my house while I was away and had a cocaine fueled orgy with a group of strippers. If my grandmother's fine silver was missing when I came home, I'd suspect the strippers instead of my friend.
That's just the type of friend I am.
Decent Writer
I've written a lot of stuff, some of which you are reading right now.
I've written content for pay and I've written stories for free. Most of the content sucked, but some of the stories were good. A few might even be great. All in all I figure it averages out to decent.
I hope to raise my average with this blog.
Lacking Husband
For all of my efforts to be a good husband, so far I've fallen short.
I don't cheat or party all night with my friends.
I'm home when I should be and always where I say I am.
I don't do drugs or drink to excess.
I cook, clean, get the kids ready in the morning, pick them up from school in the afternoon, and work a full-time job.
I participate in all school functions and extra-curricular activities.
I don't forget birthdays or anniversaries.
I like my mother, father, brother, and sister-in-laws.
Yes, I've definitely fallen short.
Solid Drummer
I said earlier that I didn't have a passion until my kids were born. I say that because I feel like a passion is something you choose, and the drums chose me.
They've been the one constant in my life since my left foot started tapping at the age of eight.
After all those years though, I should be a better drummer than I am. Perhaps its due to my ADHD that I didn't study harder and practice in a more focused way.
But I didn't. Each time I sat down I just wanted to beat the shit out of those skins.
That having been said, I can keep a pretty steady beat and have even been known to get in a groove from time to time. I'll leave it up to you to make the call.
Sometimes Funny
If I were walking along a deserted beach and found a lamp producing a Barbara Eden type genie promising me one wish – but only a wish that benefited me personally, so that I didn't look like a dick for not ending world hunger or something – my wish would be the power to make people laugh at will.
That's how much I like the funny.
I especially like the wrong type of funny. The dry funny. The sarcastic funny. The dark funny.
This is probably why I am sometimes funny, because my type of humor doesn't resonate with a good chunk of the population, my wife included (remember the lacking part above)?
It might also be because I subscribe to the "comedy train" philosophy, which isn't so much a philosophy as something I just made up.
It states that when you are trying to be funny, and all you hear are crickets – never give up. Keep that train rolling down the comedy track until you finally land something that works or the train goes off the rails.
I've been known to go off the rails.
Often A-hole
Seems like this would be related to the previous point, but in fact, I have a whole other A-hole side unrelated to not being funny.
In the past this was because I had a lot of deep seated insecurities I was trying to mask. Nowadays, thanks the wonders of therapy, it's more due to the fact that I speak my mind more often than is prudent in today's society.
The flipside though is that you pretty much know where I stand on most things and won't busllshit you. Those who appreciate these qualities, well, they're my biggest supporters. However, the other 87% of the population thinks I'm just an A-hole.
They're probably right.
Shitty Poker Player
I have been playing poker for over 30 years now. In friendly home games, not so friendly pickup games, and in card rooms from Cali to Vegas. And I suck.
I suck because I love the concept of poker; a night out with the boys, knocking back some drinks, and taking down huge pots. I love the concept. I hate the reality.
I don't like to sit still. I don't like that I have to pay attention to the players. To track the cards. To analyze the bets. To read the faces.
I want to chat with the guy next to me. Flirt with the waitress. Listen to music on my iPhone. All of which make for a shitty poker player.
(If you didn't pick up on it yet, I'm using poker as an analogy to illustrate my ongoing struggle to see me as I am, not how I think I am. Deep huh?)
Too Smart
At the age of sixteen I earned the distinction of being the world's smartest sixteen-year old.
Once again, at the age of twenty-one, I achieved that honor. I held the title year after year until the age of thirty, when it first donned on me that maybe I wasn't as smart as I thought I was.
Since then it's been a daily battle to unlearn what I know, and more importantly, what I think I know.
It's been good for me. I'm more open to new ideas. I'm more tolerant of others foibles. And best of all, I spend almost zero energy on the type of pointless arguments that neither change peoples minds or effect their lives.
I say "almost" because from time to time I still fall into the trap of thinking I know everything.
So as you have probably figured out, the title of this section comes with the implied amendment "….for my own good."
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The mother, Feng Jianmei, told local media that she was forceably injected with a chemical to induce an abortion and her child was stillborn 36 hours later.
Because she already had a child, said Feng, local birth-control authorities ordered her to pay a fine of £4,000.
She didn't have the money, she said, so a team from the local family planning authority in Shannxi province came to collect her from her home and take her to hospital for the forced abortion.
Recounting the horror, Feng said she told the family planning department she could not pay the fine because her mother-in-law needed money for cancer treatment.
It was then, she claimed, the authorities began their action against her.
She said no less than 20 staff from the family planning department came to her home and placed her under arrest.
As they drove her to the hospital for a forced abortion, she began to resist – resulting in her being beaten.
At the hospital she was restrained and given an injection that would be lethal to the foetus. None of her family was allowed to be present during the traumatic time, she said.
Feng said that her father-in-law heard about her being taken away but when he rushed to the hospital he was prevented from entering the obstetrics ward.
As outrage spread around anti-abortion groups in China, the authorities strenuously denied Feng's version of the events.
Li Yuongjou, deputy chief of Ankang's family department, said the reality was that 'Feng was not forced to abort'.
He said: 'A lot of us tried for days to educate her. She agreed to the abortion herself.'
He added that in China an abortion is allowed up to 28 weeks, saying: 'It's not illegal to conduct "medium term" induction of labour.'
And he admitted, however, that in his town the local target of enforcing the one-child policy had not been achieved for two consecutive years and the authorities were acting more strenuously to see that the target covering 95 per cent of the population was reached.
Local media said it was most likely that Feng had been injected with a chemical commonly known as Lifannuo – a powerful bactericide used in the late 1980s and early 1990s when China's one-child policy was strongly pursued by authorities.
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Vang Vieng: After the Party
What was once the number one party spot for backpackers in S.E. Asia, Vang Vieng is now a fairly peaceful town with remnants of what was. And to be honest, we prefer it that way.
Vang Vieng is most famously known for tubing down the river surrounded by limestone cliffs, making stops and taking shots at all of the riverside bars along the way, consuming "happy shakes" and "happy pizzas", and watching endless episodes of Friends. Its not surprising the government put an end to the party a couple of years ago, with the amount of tourists ending up injured and some even dead. Many people now skip right on over this town because they feel there is nothing left. But for us, it was more inviting than ever and we couldn't wait to make the trip.
Although Nong Khiaw provided stunning vistas and Kuang Si Waterfalls was amazingly beautiful, Vang Vieng was even more so. We couldn't get enough of these views…
Boat Ride in Vang Vieng
And while you still have the option to tube down the river, you can also choose to kayak or take a long boat instead. Since we only had an hour or two before dark, we opted for the latter and took a sunset cruise. We paid 80,000 kip ($10 USD) for an hour ride, and that was without any haggling. I guess Charlie was tired that day ;-). It was well worth the trip though!
Although many of the bars along the river are abandoned and falling apart, a few still remain:
Vang Vieng is also the only place in Laos where you can do a hot air balloon ride. Since we were only there for the night, and it wasn't exactly in our budget, we didn't partake but we did get to see one going up on our boat ride.
We also saw some para-gliders and that looked amazing! Maybe one day…
And, if you are on a budget, you can always hang out at the backpacker bars serving cheap western food and playing episodes of Friends all day long! Brittany could have easily spent a few days doing that…
Although it is not as wild as it once was, Vang Vieng is still full of life and has plenty to offer for tourists passing through. If you are planning a trip to Laos, take a couple of days to visit. You won't regret it!
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Before the season started, it was expected that the Patriots would have a weakness in their secondary. Darrelle Revis was gone, and it wasn't clear who would be the starting cornerbacks on the team. However, earlier this week, we ranked New England as the fifth-best secondary this season, thanks in large part to the team's safeties. After their play against the Dolphins on Thursday night, there is a case for them to be even higher.
Most teams are lucky to have two good safeties, but the Patriots managed to get three. According to our PFF Player Grades, starters Patrick Chung (89.6) and Devin McCourty (89.4) the fifth and sixth-ranked safeties, respectively. Backup Duron Harmon (81.1) isn't too far behind at 17th. Their roles change depending on the game plan, but typically McCourty is their free safety, Chung their strong safety in base, and Harmon coming in on passing downs as a free safety. The Patriots will, at times, have a nickel defense with all three on the field, either using it to face 12 personnel, or having Chung act as the team's third cornerback. All three are good enough that you want them all on the field as much as possible.
Against the Dolphins, McCourty's highlights included a pass defense, a tackle for a short gain, his first sack since his rookie year, and a special teams tackle. On the year, he has three passes defended, tied for third-best among safeties. He has now gone 17 straight games without allowing a pass for more than 26 yards.
Patrick Chung is having the best four-game stretch of his career. The game against the Dolphins was his second-best ever, and all four games now rank in his top 10 performances in the NFL. His highlights against Miami consisted of a pass defense, a third down stop, a tackle for no gain, a pressure, and successfully reading a screen, which stopped the screen from happening. His four pass defenses tied him for the league lead among safeties.
In the fourth quarter against Miami, Duron Harmon had an interception to stop any chance of a Dolphins' comeback. His hit on the receiver prevented another catch, and he had close coverage on another play, leading to his sixth straight game without a catch allowed. Over the last two seasons on 423 coverage snaps, he has been thrown at five times, has allowed one catch for 9 yards, has five interceptions, and one pass defense. That's a yards per coverage snap of 0.02, and an NFL passer rating allowed of 0.
The improvement of these three players are one of the several reasons the Patriots remain the best team in football in 2015.