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LynneC's review of Acheron (Dark-Hunters, Book 12/13) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Paranormal romance hardcover (UK version) released by Piatkus Books 7 Aug 08
SPOILER WARNING: I reveal his heroine's name, but I think most people know it by now. I did this review before I read Devon's.
Well here it was. The book I wasn't going to get until it came out in paperback. But it was on offer at Amazon, bringing it down to the price of a paperback, so, there you go. I wish the book had been lighter, or shorter, or something, because I've got to tell you, my wrists hurt from holding this sucker. But I manfully (womanfully?) struggled on. Oh, and the British cover? Hideous. I've added it for your delectation. [Ed.: Amazon UK says this is book 13 in the D-H series, Amazon US says book 12 – you choose.]
I'm going to get picky, but I do want to start by saying that I really enjoyed the read. Kenyon has lavished a lot of love and thought into this book, and it shows. So get it, read it and enjoy it. This is the book diehard Kenyon fans have been waiting for, the story of the badass, humongously tall Acheron, the ancient god with the face of a youth and it doesn't disappoint. But at the end of the book I wanted more, and I had to wonder why.
The first part of the book is Ryssa's journal. Ryssa is Acheron's sister, and this part is really well done. Interesting to see how Kenyon writes in first person. I think she should do more. Ryssa really came alive in these pages. And describing Acheron's early suffering from a step away really worked. I would have liked a bit more about her feelings for their father, the man who could distinguish so well between his children and treat them in such different ways. Acheron's father remains a shadowy figure, a bit of a stock villain who I couldn't really believe in. External motivation was great, but I wanted more internal struggle.
The gods were described as members of society. Apollo and his sister Artemis were introduced as participating in the society of the time. That, too, didn't really ring true for me, and I've always had issues with Kenyon's depiction of Artemis. Perhaps I read The Golden Bough at too early an age, but I've always believed in the complex philosophy behind the Diana/Artemis cult. But, this is a novel, and I found it easy to suspend my disbelief in this regard. Novelists make stuff up. However, I never got a real feel for the ancient world, and there were anachronisms you have to ignore in order to keep the story going. At one point, Ash's father's "alienation" was discussed, for instance (in this sense, it's a 20th century concept. Freud and his counterparts deliberately chose words that were already in existence but attributed different and new definitions to them). Ryssa's journal was bound into a book, which was explained (why isn't it a scroll, or tablets?), although I didn't buy into the explanation. "It just is" didn't work for me.
Told you I was going to be picky. Again, I wouldn't have read this far if I hadn't been enjoying it.
In the second part, we go into Acheron's story. Interesting, but towards the end – enough with the torture, already! I did, at one point, exclaim, "Not again!" out loud, which surprised the people around me. I think there was too much. Although the descriptions were really well done, we never had more than a couple of emotions. I would have liked more depth of emotion, less gory description. Acheron suffered and despaired, and gave up, and was, to be honest, a bit of a wimp.
But nil desperandum, Acheron dies, is made a god, and gets a backbone. As well as certain of his body parts being returned to him. I got a bit lost here, wondering how exactly he made the godhead. Never mind, it didn't bother me too much.
Then we got to the modern part of the story, and the bit most fans wanted. Who would be his heroine? There were a couple of candidates I really didn't want it to be, and luckily, it wasn't them. In fact, it wasn't that much of a surprise. The story is the usual kind of Kenyon, vintage, you might say. Intellectual, scatty, vaguely dorky but tall woman meets god. Gets into trouble, is rescued by the deus ex machina, you know how it goes.
Very enjoyable, but I wasn't sure how or why Acheron fell for this particular dorky intellectual. He's eleven thousand years old and he hasn't been touched emotionally before except for that one time? A lot was made of his love for Artemis and how she destroyed it, but eleven thousand years? I can't begin to imagine how that must feel, to live for that long. Tofler's Futureshock must have exploded in Ash and his Dark-Hunters. I wanted to understand but I'm afraid I didn't. I wanted to know why Tory, what made her so special, but I never really felt it. A lot of it was that she happened to be there at the time, when Things happened.
I wanted more for Ash, but when I started to wonder what, I wasn't sure. Just – more. Maybe it was because this book has been so heavily promoted and discussed before its release. But I have to say, I enjoyed it. The book took me out of myself and into the world of the Dark-Hunters for three days, and that's all I can ask. Well done, Ms. Kenyon, you pulled it off!
The most anticipated story in the blockbuster Dark-Hunter series. The never-before-revealed story of the Dark-Hunter leader, Acheron. He was made human in order to escape death, but in death he was reborn a god. . .
Eleven thousand years ago a god was born. Cursed into the body of a human, Acheron spent a lifetime of shame. However, his human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that almost destroyed the earth. Then, brought back against his will, Acheron became the sole defender of mankind.
Only it was never that simple. For centuries, he has fought for our survival and hidden a past he'll do anything to keep concealed. Until a lone woman who refuses to be intimidated by him threatens his very existence.
Now his survival, and ours, hinges on hers and old enemies reawaken and unite to kill them both.
War has never been more deadly… or more fun.
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Cameron Diaz is loving life as a single lady — she has reportedly enjoyed dates with both Leonardo DiCaprio and Jude Law in the last week.
The beauty, who previously dated Justin Timberlake and Matt Dillon, split from British model Paul Sculfor earlier this year.
And a string of Hollywood bachelors have been vying for her attention while she is in London, taking her out on dates.
Diaz was said to have enjoyed an evening with her "Gangs of New York" co-star DiCaprio earlier this month before heading out with Jude Law to party at the British capital's Boujis nightclub on Sunday.
A source tells Britain's The Sun newspaper, "Leo is back on the pull (single) after he split from his longtime girlfriend Bar Refaeli. Cameron has been showing a lot of interest while he is in London filming. She was back at his rented apartment in Knightsbridge, West London, a couple of times last week after a series of secret dates. They were joking with friends that they played chess together.
"Jude and Cameron have been good friends since they filmed 'The Holiday' together a few years ago. Now they are both single, things are a bit different between them. Jude has been flirting with her and she has been playing along."

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As a recent citizen of Tacoma, I could not be prouder to live in a city that embraces everyone, regardless of religion, sexual orientation or ethnicity. The Tacoma Art Museum is setting an example for our city, state and nation by opening its doors to the "Hide/Seek" exhibit.
As a heterosexual woman who has been married for 32 years, I have nothing to lose and everything to gain by the richness of this exhibit. It is stunning in all the best ways – beautifully portrayed art with a social message that triumphs and accepts everyone for you they are.
I want to acknowledge the museum's staff and board of directors. I thank them for showing courage and respect for all people by sharing the rich history of LGBTQ artists and art and, by doing so, putting Tacoma on the map as a city of tolerance and acceptance.


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I am a flat owner at Kempton Park Flat Dunella Gardens, We have a flats number 15 and 12 owned by Nigerians selling drugs, on many occasions people go raid the place and this people always walk free. something is not done properly. poor investigation is done.on a daily basis we have very dirty man and women going there to buy drugs. we are not safe at all in that complex because there are lot of people going in and out of the complex.Thanks,
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At 11am (10am on Sundays) the St James Palace detachment of the Old Guard forms up in Friary Court before marching off via Stable Yard Gate and along the Mall to join up with the rest of the Old Guard waiting in the forecourt at Buckingham Palace. At 11.30am (10.30am Sun) the New Guard, led by their Regimental Band and Corps of Drums, marches into the Palace Forecourt, having left the barracks in Birdcage Walk a few minutes earlier (they form up there from about 11am, 10am Sun). After a symbolic handing-over of the Palace keys, the posting of sentries and other military formalities, the Old Guard departs for the barracks in Birdcage Walk and the St James Palace detachment of the New Guard marches off along the Mall to take up their posts.
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As far as rustic weddings go this Shepherd's Hill Farm beauty is one of my absolute favorites. My heart sang a little diddy when I feasted my eyes on all the elegant and dreamy images by Amy Majors Photography. It's such a breath of fresh air to see a rustic wedding that skips the eclectic look and goes straight to the charming and gorgeous. See each and every luxurious, homespun detail in the full gallery!
Click here to see the entire gallery of images!
From the Bride...It had always been a long dream of mine to get married at my family's farm. I spent much of my childhood there and knew that I wanted one of the most important events of my life to be at a place so dear to me, and a place that I could continue to visit and recall the precious memories created during our wedding. I was lucky enough that my fiance quickly grew to share my dream of a homey, rustic, and charming wedding at our farm.
Shortly after our engagement and as soon as the wedding planning began, my then fiancé Jordan and I decided that we wanted to do as much as we could ourselves, and to be as resourceful as possible. Aesthetically, we wanted a rustic, vintage, homey, yet slightly elegant feel. The first thing we decided on was our invitations. We choose a set from Rifle Paper Co., with a soft mint green background, bright beautiful hand-painted flowers, and uniquely elegant calligraphy, they set the perfect tone for the rest of our color choices. We paired that with paper bag brown for the rest of our paper goods, a way to keep things rustic and not too formal.
A favorite thing for me was using items that belong my mother, and those that belonged to my grandmother and great-grandmother. I made the ring-bearer pillows with handkerchiefs that were once my great-grandmother Elsa's, and the broach I wore had also belonged to her. Many of the vintage tablecloths we used during our hors d'oeuvre hour had belonged to my grandmother and all of the antique vases used on the tables were from my mother's home. The first DIY project Jordan and I did together was taking aged wood from one of our barns, purchased home address numbers, and making our table numbers. We wanted to create wagon-wheel chandeliers for our dinner barn with collected mason jars. That was one of the major installations during the wedding week, along with doing our own draping with cheesecloth.
Two weeks before the wedding, my mother, Jordan and I went strawberry picking, and spent the next two days jamming nearing 200 jars of strawberry preserves as our favor. The day before the wedding was filled with last minute preparations and major flower arranging. A friend from our church worked as our florist and turned our basement into a virtual flower shop. All of the effort we put in to our projects made the day that much more meaningful and precious. We certainly couldn't have done it without the help of our dear family and friends.
Wedding Photography: Amy Majors Photography / Wedding Cinematography: Capture Studios / Flowers: Pam Dickinson / Ceremony + Reception Location: Shepherd's Hill Farm / Invitations: Rifle Paper Co. / Bride's Shoes: Dolce Vita / Wedding Dress: J.Crew / Band: Monroe Crossing / Wedding Cake + Catering: The Deco Catering


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The International Year of Rice
Remmert, Consuelo, UN Chronicle
The United Nations on 31 October 2003 proclaimed 2004 as the International Year of Rice (IYR). The purpose of the Year is to raise public awareness of a crop that is essential for the sustainability of several poor nations. The General Assembly aims to encourage an increase in rice production through a more efficient use of water and land resources.
It is the second time in the history of the United Nations that a year is dedicated to rice. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) had declared 1966 as the International Rice Year. Rice deserves the spotlight because it is an indispensable ingredient for the achievement of the Millennium Declaration's first goal: eradication of extreme poverty and hunger.
Approximately 840 million people around the world suffer from chronic hunger. Malnutrition hinders physical and mental development in children and impedes adults in performing adequately in the workplace. Fifty per cent of the hungry live in regions that depend on rice production for nutrition. Pre-school children in Bangladesh serve as an example, for they derive 76 per cent of their caloric intake from this grain.
The IYR focuses on improving the efficiency of rice production in order to maximize crop yields and feed an ever-increasing number of individuals. It calls for collaboration between Government and civil society to help developing countries grow more rice with fewer resources. Reducing the need for land resources is a pressing concern, because the world loses one hectare of fertile land every eight seconds.
The General Assembly demands that public funding be made available for rice research. Scientific research promotes agricultural breakthroughs that can enhance the condition of the world's hungry and is responsible for the discovery of new varieties that out-yield all others in certain climatic ecosystems, such as the "Miracle Rice" that thrives in the tropics.
Current research proposes to raise the nutritive value of staple foods like rice Innovative methods could facilitate access by malnourished individuals to foods that are more nutritious and easier to produce. This process, known as bio-fortification, "requires an interdisciplinary alliance of research and implementing institutions", says Dr. Howard Bouis, Director of the Biofortification Challenge Program of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. …


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TITLE: Dwarves Etc. Ch 2
Meant for the same audience as 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".
Chapter 2: Third Party
The next day, in school, Beth was sitting on the playground eating her lunch and watching the boys at soccer, when Susan Henderson came and sat next to her. Beth knew Susan, and liked her well enough, altho they weren't 'best friends' or any such thing. Beth had never made really special girl friends, perhaps because other girls often thought that she was to close to her brother for anyone else to compete. And they considered her slightly odd, since most girls in her school wore their hair short, and wore pants or shorts; while she wore over-large sweats, skirts, and dresses. She frequently wore something 'cultural' that her mother had gotten from Latin America or Africa or somewhere equally foreign; whereas the rest of her class thought that 'made in America', preferably within the last year, the be-all and end-all of dress code. Not that the girls disliked her, though.
"Hey Sue. What's up?"
"Oh, just thought I would watch the boys, and you seem to have found the best seat." Susan sat down, scooching her skirt up so it wouldn't scrape on the concrete of the low wall. Susan also wore skirts, hoping that they succeeded in emphasizing her hips (nicely feminine) and de-emphasized her thighs (fat).
"And you? Anything exciting happening in your neck of the woods?"
"Ben and I signed up for a summer camp last night, first time we've ever done that on the internet. Whenever we've gone before we've always found an ad in some magazine, sent away for the brochure, filled in the form, etc. But this time my darling brother didn't decide until last week that he wanted to go, and so we had no time at all. I've spent the last week on every night trying to find us something within a thousand miles of here."
"So you couldn't get in at Big Bend Lake Camp, like where we went that other year?"
"Nope, full. I could not find anything with any space except this one little camp. It sounds really great though, the facilities and everything anyway. Half-way up a mountain, with its own small lake. You can go canoeing anywhere the lake, land on any of the shores, and go on walks all over the area. They own all the land for miles around.
"Wow. It does sound neat." Susan's idea of a great camp did not involve long walks around lakes, but she liked agreeing with others.
"Yeah. We like the fact that it's a small camp. Most of the camps we have gone to before have been so big, you just kind of get lost in the crowd. This one only has six cabins, three for the boys and three for the girls.
"Ben's thrilled because the boys cabins are out in the woods… you can't even see the main buildings from them. Boys are so insane. Can you imagine, having to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night by traipsing through the woods and over a field… and then having to come back again when you're done?"
"So you don't like the cabins?"
"Not the boys cabins, but I love the girls' cabins! They are all in the top of this three story converted barn, inside and with a bathroom right there… and the view! The web site had a bunch of pictures taken from the windows of the various girls cabins… you can see all the way down the valley, and across to the other mountains and everything…. Ooooh."
"Wow, sounds perfect!"
"Well… almost."
"Almost? It sounded like it has everything you wanted."
"Ben and I don't know how we feel about going to a church camp."
"Oh. A church camp? I went to one once. It was no different from the other camps I've been to, not really. Prayer at meals, some 'inspirational' speaker or something. We once had this fantastic puppeteer come. He would have his puppets put on stories about loving people with some handicap-- that kind of thing."
Susan's family, unlike Ben and Beth's, went faithfully to the local, popular, Presbyterian Church. Beth, and Ben for that matter, had gone there several times to see various programs etc. A socially conscious church; all the important families of the town felt more or less obligated to attend it.
Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick's, Ben and Beth's parents, felt no such calling. He wrote books, both in his own right and as a ghostwriter for various celebrities. She worked mostly as a homemaker, but also dabbled in various types of art. They were not part of the town 'elite', politically or socially speaking. They had a pottery shed behind the house, with a second story that served for painting. Several times a year they would take trips around the countryside taking pictures, and then she would use these for the rest of the time as inspiration for her landscapes. Ben, Beth, and sometimes their friends, would often serve as models when she felt in the mood to paint humans. A variety of animals, captured and held for the short time also came and went as artistic subjects.
"Well we should be able to survive that. You'll have to talk to my brother and reassure him. He went a bit ballistic about the church camp business."
"Sure, no problem. What's the name of the camp?"
"I forget but I have a print out of their home page in my pocket-- here." She passed the crumpled page over to Susan.
"Deeper Truth Bible Camp," Susan read out, Oh." A long pause. "Oh."
"Have you heard of it?" Asked Beth, who had been watching the soccer game and eating a particularly messy piece of cherry pie that her mother had sent her in her lunch box and not paying attention to Susan's reaction.
"Well, sort of. Did you… do you…"
Finally Beth began to notice Susan's strange attitude. "What is it?"
"This camp… its… it's… well, I've heard some strange things about it."
"What? Something wrong with the staff? Somebody involved in abuse or something?" The school they went to had just had a special program on avoiding child abuse, called 'Playing it Safe', and it had everyone still on edge.
"Oh, no, nothing like that… it's just, well, spooky."
"Spooky??!? Like in ghosts or something?" Beth stared. "You believe nonsense like that?"
"Hey. I didn't say I believed it. I just said I had heard it."
"Ha, Ben will be thrilled. A Ghost camp for Christians. Or perhaps a camp for Christian ghosts… Ha."
Susan was a bit put out. She always felt very uncomfortable talking about 'Christian' things… especially outside of church. "That's not the important thing, of course, I just thought you would find it funny to hear. But you do realize that it is a Bible camp."
Beth stared at her. "Well, it says Bible right in the title. You say it as if it had some great and awesome significance. Christians all believe in the Bible, don't they?"
Now Susan squirmed uncomfortably. "Well, yes, I mean, no, I mean…" She trailed off. What did she mean? "People who put the word "Bible" in the title of something, they're usually not our kind of Christian."
Among people of her own group, attending her own church, this code phrase would have signaled something very significant. Beth, who had only attended an occasional Christmas type program, missed her careful inference entirely.
"Oh, that… well, I don't particularly care about different brands of Christians. Why should we? We don't believe any of it. Not that I even know enough of it to disbelieve. I guess I'll get to learn about this other kind of Christian and then afterwards you can tell me about all the differences."
Susan didn't like that idea, but she figured she could just conveniently forget about it. As she sat there, the two of them chatting aimlessly about the game, she thought more about the idea of summer camp. Finally, she said,
Me too?
"Say, did that camp have any more room?"
Beth turned and stared casually at her, surprised. Did Susan want to go to the camp just to go with her? Or was she interested in Ben??
Susan caught her look and explained,
"I hadn't signed up for a camp this year because I thought lots of people going to stay in town this summer. But all of my friends have started telling me about trips that they are going to take, or that they are going to go to camp. And my parents, well, I had thought that they at least would stay home and that I could spend some time with them. But my dad told me last night that he and mom are going some big bank conference, and so I will have to stay home with a babysitter."
"But if it would bother you guys…"
"Bother? No, it wouldn't bother us. I'd love to have you go. I enjoy going to a summer camp with someone else around that I already know. I think the camp still has room for another girl, it still did last night anyway. I'll call you on the internet tonight, and tell you what I've found."
Net Video
"Great," Beth mumbled to herself. Then she opened up her NetVideoPhone program and clicked on Susan's address.
"What's great?" asked Ben from his beanbag chair behind her.
Beth turned in her chair, "Hey, you better scram; I'm about to NetVideo with Susan."
"Why, what's the matter with me? Is my underwear dirty or something?" asked Ben, staring down at his Jockey shorts.
"Whatever, it's your funeral." Beth replied. "She's just coming on now."
Ben looked up, startled, and saw that the "Connecting" bar on the computer screen, and almost fully across.
"Hey!" He yelled, and darted out of the NetVideo Cameras range, "You might warn a guy."
"I did warn you, you just didn't believe me."
"I thought you were kidding… why are you…?"
"Hey Beth" The speakers came alive with Susan's voice.
"Hey Sue, great news, I got on the website and they still have a couple of places left for girls. Do you really want to go? And have you talked with your parents?"
"Yes, and yes. They said it I could go."
"So they weren't freaked out by your going to a 'ghost' camp, or a camp that wasn't your kind of Christian?"
"Oh, I didn't tell them about any of that. I just said that a group of my friends and I had suddenly decided to go to a camp, and that the only camp we could find left this season was this little one off in the woods, but that we thought it would be fun, and different. What they wanted to know what who I was going with. When I told them, they said I could go." (Actually, they had said, "The Fredricks? A rather Bohemian couple, but no one seems to object to them. I have heard that she is well respected in the art world. And of course, his books sell extraordinarily well. Quite acceptable people, in a strange sort of way." But Susan saw no more need to tell Beth that then that she had felt like she had needed to tell her parents the name of the camp; which they would have objected to. The less her parents knew about the camp, the better. Which reminded her…) "Say, could I get a ride up with you two, it doesn't make sense really to take two cars, and that way we can talk in the car on the way there."
"Sure, no problem. I guess my dad will drive us… but neither of them would mind if you came along. As long as you don't mind going in our bus J."
"Ha, I remember, you guys have that big van thing. Why do you have that, if you don't mind my asking?"
"Oh, we take these trips all over for my mom's art stuff… and sometimes for my Dads writing. And we can sleep five, and it has a little stove and a little PortaPotty that can fit into it when we go on an overnight. We really enjoy traveling around in it, and it is much cheaper than staying at hotels and stuff."
"Oh. Wow, that would be fun." Replied Susan, who had never worried about the price of hotels, or the price of anything else for that matter.
"Yeah, it will be… we'll probably get to overnight on the way to the camp."
"Will we have to travel a long way?"
"Pretty far, and in a funny direction where there aren't many freeways. Of course, it wouldn't make much sense to put a camp right on a major freeway, eh? Not very rustic."
Susan giggled, and the girls chatted about this and that for a while, and then signed off.
"What were you doing?" queried Ben, coming out of hiding.
"I was talking with Susan; she wants to come to camp with us. I figured you wouldn't mind?"
"No, Susan's boring and stuck up, but I don't care who you bring with you." Ben shrugged. "Just warn me next time when you get ready to go online with one of your girl friends."
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Issue #908 has been updated by sjg. Description updated Some more stuff for the porting file... All mbuf calls use MB_* flags, not M_* flags. e.g. MB_DONTWAIT instead of M_NOWAIT. m_collapse(*xxx, M_DONTWAIT, XXX_XXX) -> m_defrag(*xxx, MB_DONTWAIT) IFQ_DRV_* -> ifq_* (struct ifnet)->if_flags was split into if_flags and if_drv_flags in FreeBSD, replace all occurences of if_drv_flags with if_flags and the variable being assigned from IF_DRV_* to IF_* ---------------------------------------- Bug #908: mention msleep() in porting_drivers.txt http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/issues/908 Author: aoiko Status: In Progress Priority: Low Assignee: sjg Category: Target version: Any suggestions on how to make this clearer are welcome. Index: notes/porting_drivers.txt =================================================================== RCS file: /home/aggelos/imports/vcs/dcvs/doc/notes/porting_drivers.txt,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -p -u -r1.3 porting_drivers.txt --- notes/porting_drivers.txt 29 Dec 2007 18:35:59 -0000 1.3 +++ notes/porting_drivers.txt 6 Jan 2008 17:40:24 -0000 @@ -84,6 +84,24 @@ $DragonFly: doc/notes/porting_drivers.tx call is replaced with lockmgr(&my_lock, LK_EXCLUSIVE|LK_NOWAIT); + On occasion, the FreeBSD code will use mtx_sleep() or msleep() + (currently [01/2008], those macros have identical definitions) + in order to release a mutex and sleep without missing any + wakeups that might occur in between. The DragonFly idiom for + this case is to enter a critical section and use tsleep_interlock() + to let threads in other cpus know that we're about to go to + sleep. In our example, you would substitute + + crit_enter(); + tsleep_interlock(ident); + lockmgr(&my_lock, LK_RELEASE); + tsleep(ident, flags, "whatever", timeout); + crit_exit(); + lockmgr(&my_lock, LK_EXCLUSIVE); + + for + msleep(ident, &my_mtx, flags, "whatever", timeout); + As for mtx_assert() calls, translate them like this: mtx_assert(&my_mtx, MA_OWNED) -> KKASSERT(lockstatus(&my_lock, curthread) != 0) -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/my/account


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People are being asked to keep their distance from a visitor to the town which has been seen basking by the riverside.
A seal, which has migrated up The Wash for the summer, has been seen close to the centre of town - however, Boston Borough Council are asking residents not to disturb the animal.
For the past couple of weeks Boston Borough Council's CCTV operators have been keeping an eye on the welfare of the seal to be sure no harm comes to it or the local residents.
However, they have witnessed people throwing things at it, and have had to alert the police on several occasions - including a child throwing a shoe at it.
The seal is tagged and experts say they have no concerns about it coming up the river and inland. Seals do this at this time of year to come onto land to moult.
A council spokesman added that the seal was not in distress and was not lost and warned people not to splash the seal with water.
They said this is stressful to the animal that has come out of the water to dry off, warm up and rest - they do not need water reapplying.
Seals are wild animals and can and will bite if they feel threatened. They may also carry diseases that could be passed to people or dogs.
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By Edward Chaykovsky
Lightweight contender Mickey Bey Jr. (19-0-1, 10KOs) scored a very impressive third round knockout of Robert Rodriguez on Saturday night in Las Vegas. It was Bey's first fight since November 2011. Now promoted by Mayweather Promotions, and trained by Floyd Mayweather Sr., Bey wants to land a title shot by the end of the year.
Mayweather Sr. wants Bey, 29-years-old, to take two more fights and then he thinks Bey will be ready for the winner of the lightweight unification between Ricky Burns and Miguel Vazquez, scheduled for March 16th in the UK.
"I think he needs two more fights like that before the title. We get two more fights like that and then he can get the winner of that fight with Vazquez and the kid from England," Mayweather Sr. said.


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I was wondering if it's possible to hit a target twice or more.
Lets say I have a box with 10HP. It gets hit by an object (bullet or the character), and it takes 5 dmg. Is it possible to change the look of the box then? Lets say it got crackles by the first hit, or maybe it flashes to simulate it got hit. And they second time it get hit, it will trigger the death animation.
Is this possible?
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The coagulation factor thrombin augments proliferation and causes increases in intracellular calcium in human glioblastoma cells via protease-activated receptors type 1 (PAR1)
Der Gerinnungsfaktor Thrombin erhöht die Proliferation und bewirkt einen Anstieg des intrazellulären Kalziums in humanen Glioblastomzellen über Protease-aktivierte Rezeptoren Typ 1
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Patients with malignant gliomas often suffer from thrombembolic events, suggesting a causal link between these tumors and disturbed hemostasis. Thrombin is well known as a coagulation factor but can also act on various cells via protease-activated receptors (PAR). In this study, we investigated the impact of thrombin on biological aggressiveness of malignant gliomas.
To study actively transcribed PAR genes, we isolated mRNA from U373 glioblastoma cells followed by reverse transcription into cDNA and PCR with primers for all human PAR's. GADPH, mock RNA, and water served as controls. Immunochemistry on U373 cells was performed with polyclonal PAR1 antibodies visualized by fluorescent secondary antibodies. The function of PAR1 was tested by calcium imaging in Fura-2-loaded cells at 340 nm and 380 nm, respectively, after short application of thrombin and thrombin inhibitors. To determine the influence on glioma proliferation, thrombin, thrombin inhibitors, as well as PAR-agonistic and antagonistic peptides were added to glioblastoma cells for 24 hours. The WST-1 and the 5-bromo-2'-deoxy-uridine incorporation assays were employed to measure effects on glioma metabolism and DNA synthesis.
First, U373 glioblastoma cells expressed mRNA for PAR1 but not for other PAR types. Second, immunochemistry proved a cluster-like expression of PAR1 protein on the cellular membrane. Third, stimulation of the cells with thrombin resulted in a dose-dependent increase of intracellular calcium. The thrombin inhibitors, hirudin and PPACK suppressed the rise of intracellular calcium. Fourth, addition of thrombin to glioblastoma cells for 24 hours significantly increased their metabolism by up to 80% over untreated controls, as determined by WST-1 conversion. This effect could be blocked by thrombin inhibitors. Fifth, application of thrombin also significantly increased DNA synthesis, as measured by incorporation of BrdU. This increase was similarly suppressed by thrombin inhibitors. Moreover, a stimulation of tumor cells with PAR1 agonist peptide resulted in enhanced proliferation, which could be prevented by coincubation with PAR1 antagonist peptide. In contrast, treatments with agonist peptides for other PAR's did not influence the proliferation at all.
We learned from these experiments, that aggressive biology of human U373 glioblastoma cells is clearly influenced by thrombin via action on protease-activated receptors type 1.


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This chapter describes the Oracle Fusion Order Demo sample application, how to set it up, and how to run the Suppliers Module.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Section 2.1, "About Fusion Order Demo and the Suppliers Module"
The instructions in this chapter are for setting up and running the sample application on Oracle WebLogic Server. Oracle WebCenter Content can also be deployed to an IBM WebSphere Application Server. For more information, see "Managing Oracle WebCenter Content on IBM WebSphere" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Third-Party Application Server Guide.
In the Oracle Fusion Order Demo sample application, electronic devices are sold through a storefront web application. Customers can visit the website, register, and place orders for products.
To view and run the demo, you need to install Oracle JDeveloper 11g. Then you need to download the application for the demonstration. For instructions to complete these tasks, see Section 2.2, "Setting Up the Fusion Order Demo Application."
After the application is installed and running, you can view the code using Oracle JDeveloper. You can view the application at runtime by logging in as an existing customer and placing an order.
The Suppliers module of Fusion Order Demo demonstrates the use of Java EE to create web applications for a web supplier management system. The demonstration application is used to illustrate points and provide code samples.
The Suppliers module consists of a business services project named
Model and a web user interface project named
ViewController. You run the Suppliers module of the Fusion Order Demo application in JDeveloper by running the
ViewController project. The
ViewController project uses JavaServer Faces (JSF) as the view technology, and the project relies on the ADF Model layer to interact with the EJBs in the
Model project. To learn more about the Suppliers module and to understand its implementation details, see Section 2.3.1, "Suppliers Module Code" and Section 2.3.2, "Suppliers Module Pages."
The Fusion Order Demo application runs using an Oracle database and Oracle JDeveloper 11g. The platforms supported are the same as those supported by JDeveloper.
To set up the Fusion Order Demo application:
Install Oracle JDeveloper 11g and meet the installation prerequisites. The Fusion Order Demo application requires an existing Oracle database.
Install the Fusion Order Demo application from the Oracle Technology Network.
Install Mozilla FireFox, version 2.0 or higher, or Internet Explorer, version 7.0 or higher.
Run the application on a monitor that supports a screen resolution of 1024 X 768 or higher.
For more information, see "Setting Up the Fusion Order Demo Application" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Fusion Developer's Guide for Oracle Application Development Framework.
To run the Suppliers module of the Fusion Order Demo application:
Download and install the Fusion Order Demo application as described in "Setting Up the Fusion Order Demo Application" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Fusion Developer's Guide for Oracle Application Development Framework.
Open the application in Oracle JDeveloper:
From the JDeveloper main menu, choose Open from the File menu.
Navigate to the location to which you extracted the demo ZIP file, select the SupplierModule_2.0.jws application workspace from the SupplierModule directory, and click Open.
Figure 2-1 shows the Application Navigator after you open the file for the application workspace. For a description of each of the projects in the workspace, see Section 2.3.1, "Suppliers Module Code."
In the Application Navigator, click the Application Resources accordion title to expand the panel.
In the Application Resources panel, expand the Connections and Database nodes.
Right-click the FOD connection, and choose Properties.
In the Edit Database Connection dialog, modify the connection information shown in Table 2-1 for your environment.
Table 2-1 Connection Properties Required to Run the Fusion Order Demo Application
Host Name
The host name for your database. For example:
JDBC Port
The port for your database. For example:
The SID of your database. For example:
Do not modify the user name and password
fod/fusion. These must remain unchanged. Click OK.
In the Application Navigator, right-click Model and choose Rebuild.
In the Application Navigator, right-click ViewController and choose Run.
login.jspx page is displayed. Because of the way security is configured in this module, you must first log in.
SHEMANT for User Name and
welcome1 for Password.
Once you log in, the browse page appears, which allows you to search for products. Once you select a product in the results table, you can edit or remove the product information. Using the command links at the top of the page, you can edit the corresponding supplier's information, or add a new supplier. For more information about the Suppliers module at runtime, see Section 2.3.2, "Suppliers Module Pages."
Once you have opened the projects in Oracle JDeveloper, you can then begin to review the artifacts within each project. The
Model project contains the Java classes and metadata files that allow the data to be displayed in the web application. The
oracle.fodemo.common project contains components used by multiple classes in the application. The
oracle.fodemo.supplier project contains the components used to access the supplier data. Figure 2-2 shows the
Model project and its associated directories.
ViewController project contains the files for the web interface, including the backing beans, deployment files, and JSPX files. The Application Sources node contains the code used by the web client, including the managed and backing beans, property files used for internationalization, and the metadata used by Oracle ADF to display bound data. The Web Content node contains web files, including the JSP files, images, skin files, deployment descriptors, and libraries. Figure 2-3 shows the
ViewController project and its associated directories.
The Supplier module contains eight main pages that enable a user to perform these tasks:
Search for products: The
browse.jspx page enables a user to search for products. Search results are displayed in a table. Figure 2-4 shows the search form on the
browse page.
Edit row data in a table: From the table on the
browse.jspx page, a user can select a product and choose Update to navigate to the
productInfo.jspx page (clicking the product link also navigates to this page). From the table, a user can also click Remove, which launches a popup window that allows the removal of the selected product. Figure 2-5 shows the table on the
browse page.
Edit row data in a form: From the
productInfo.jspx page, a user can change the data for a row. A selection list contains valid values for the product status. The Choose File button enables a user to upload a graphic file, which is then displayed below the form. Figure 2-6 shows a
productInfo.jspx page.
The Add Supplier link takes the user to a series of pages contained within the
regisrationDetails.jspx page that are used to create a new supplier, as shown in Figure 2-7.
Log in to the application: The
login.jspx page allows users to log in to the application. For more information, see "Enabling ADF Security in a Fusion Web Application" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Fusion Developer's Guide for Oracle Application Development Framework.


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We looked to the skies, every day, and waited for the ships to arrive. We prayed to never see them, but they would come. It was inevitable.
The scoutship came to land not far from our village, though to call it a village was generous. It was little more than ramshackle shelters and a few dozen huddled survivors trying not to die on this barely livable world.
I was chosen to greet the pilot. Someone had to, and I was the closest thing we had to a leader. She was a tall woman, wearing light armor. It wasn't suited for battle, but our old enemies no longer feared us. There was no reason they should. I approached her in the clearing, and she looked me over. Once, I had been a proud soldier. Now, I didn't know what I was.
"You found us," I said.
"I found you," she said.
"Can't you leave us alone? We're no harm to you anymore."
"I have my orders," she replied.
Her orders were simple. To find us. To lead the exterminators to this hollow world. To chase the remnants of our once great empire across the stars and destroy every last one of us.
History was gray. Usually. But this was our own fault. We'd started the war with her kind for no other reason than we thought we could conquer them. They'd done no wrong to us, but we saw them as beneath us. We underestimated them, and after a long, hard war, we'd fallen before our prey.
It wasn't enough for them to defeat us. They needed to kill us all. Was it vengeance that drove them? Was it hatred? Was it simply the violence that threatened to devour us all? Or was it necessity? I didn't know, but they wouldn't rest until we were gone. Every last one of us.
"You don't have to tell them we're here," I said.
"It's not up to me. The ship records everything."
There was something in her voice. Regret perhaps. Indifference. Both in equal measures.
"Do you even care?" I asked.
"It's not up to me," she replied again.
"That wasn't the question. Does your conscience weigh you down, knowing you'll cause us all to die?"
"Does yours?"
She didn't quantify my sins. She didn't know I'd led the slaughter of a dozen colonies. She didn't know how many of her people I had ordered killed. How many I'd killed myself. Orders. Indifference. Malice? In my youth, I called it necessary. I saw myself as a cog in a machine. No more responsible for all those deaths than a guided missile or a neutron bomb. Now, I wasn't so sure.
She didn't know my sins, but she knew they were there.
I said, "Most of us are civilians."
"They don't care."
I didn't ask who they were. I doubted she even knew.
She boarded her ship and soared away. A moment later, a rocket sailed from a hidden position in the forest and blasted her from the sky. She came crashing down, and I hated myself and us. It had to be done. Or maybe it hadn't. Maybe it was delaying the inevitable. Her ship might have sent out its signal, and the exterminators were soon to be scrambled. If not, another ship might find us. The next one would be more cautious. Or the next one. Or we'd eventually run out of rockets. We didn't have many. She didn't deserve to die, but neither did we. In a just universe, we could've coexisted. But the universe wasn't just.
It was only gray.


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Batamon are mysterious enemy characters that appear only in Kirby's Dream Land 3. They seemingly do not have any purpose. Batamon are notable for bearing a great, uncanny resemblance to Kirby and are very secret enemies.
Almost all Batamon choose to patrol behind the walls inaccessible to Kirby. But many ability and Animal Friend combinations can put an end to them. The only way to encounter a Batamon face to face without the use of cheat codes or hacks is by entering a hidden door in Cloudy Park. If Kirby decides to inhale this Batamon, he doesn't get an ability.
The most interesting thing to note about Batamon are their aforementioned resemblance to Kirby. Batamon appears as a nearly identical creature to him, although they differ in width and facial appearance, as Batamon are wider and have a more spread-out face. Their near-identical appearance suggests that they could possibly be of the same species.
It has also been believed to be an abandoned sprite for Kirby in the early stages of the game's development.[citation needed]


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Clonmel students stage pen and pixel expo
Promising a wonderful night of entertainment this year's Pen and Pixel exhibition launches at LIT Clonmel at 6:30pm, Thursday, April 26 with refreshments on offer on the night - it's an event not to be missed.
Bringing together the best photography, animation, games, graphic art and audio work from the students of the college this exhibition promises to be an exciting and interactive display.
This year for the first time in its history Pen and Pixel has opened its doors to work from local secondary schools and primary schools with the work from the primary schools forming Pen & Pixel Junior.
Completely organised from the ground up by the third year students of the creative multimedia degree programme, Pen and Pixel is a vital event in the college calendar.
"The final step in any piece of multimedia is the ultimate exhibition people see it, they review it and sometimes they buy it", says Bernard Goldbach, Senior Multimedia Lecturer at Limerick Institute of Technology.
The creative multimedia degree programme in LIT Clonmel enjoys its highest number of applicants ever this year, with more than 70 students expressing an interest in starting the programme this August.
Creative multimedia graduates commonly fill jobs as web developers, social media analysts, photographers, audio specialists and video producers. These specialisms form part of the Knowledge Society where employment prospects remain strong.


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The World Cup kicks off tomorrow night in Brazil and among the fanfare, festivities and fireworks that greet the arrival of sport's biggest tournament will be some regrets — especially on these shores.
Another World Cup goes by without Scotland in it and a generation of the Tartan Army continue their wait for an invite to the party to end all parties.
Motherwell boss Stuart McCall knows all too well the ecstasy and agony that a World Cup can deliver, with the 990 Finals in Italy perfectly summing up the Scottish national team on the big stage.
A dreadful opening loss to minnows Costa Rica was followed by a fabulous win against a tough Swedish outfit before the Scots fell just short against the might of Brazil.
In the end, Scotland missed out on qualification for the second stage by a solitary point, and only some incredible goalkeeping from Brazil keeper Claudio Taffarel denied the Scots grabbing the point that would send them through in their final group game.
For McCall, the tournament was the one that properly thrust him on to the international stage, having not even been involved with the qualifiers.
Speaking exclusively to the Wishaw Press, he recalled: "Scotland had qualified and I hadn't even been in the squad, but in the March I got my debut against Argentina.
'Then I managed to get five games before the World Cup and was absolutely delighted to be involved in the big event itself.
"To play in all three games was absolutely fantastic."
The thrill of appearing for the first time in a World Cup soon turned to despair for McCall however as Costa Rica defeated the Scots 1-0 in a desperately disappointing opening game:
"We went from absolute zeros to heroes," he remembered.
"In the Costa Rica game, we were made favourites — and for Scotland to be favourites in a World Cup game is quite remarkable.
"In fairness, they were the shock side of the group and went on to qualify. But you can't imagine what it was like as we walked off to boos — and rightly so —from the Tartan Army as we'd let everyone down.
"But the good thing in the World Cup is you have three games we had a real chance to quickly bounce back against Sweden and that was going to be a more European-style game."
Having been given the most almighty of shocks, the dark blues were determined to make amends against the Scandinavians — and that's exactly what they did – winning 2-1 with the Well boss grabbing the first goal.
And while it was a quite magnificent performance, McCall believes the game was won even before Scotland took to the field.
"I played almost 1000 games in my career but I can honestly say there were only two or three that were won in the tunnel — and that was one of them," he said.
"We went into the tunnel that day and went face to face with the Swedes and with guys like Alex McLeish, Big Roy Aitken and Jim Leighton with his teeth out and with our noise, drive and passion we spooked the Swedes and got a fantastic result.
"I managed to get my one and only goal for Scotland and it will always live with me and my family. I certainly know that it still lives with the supporters as over the years I've had loads of people come up and say they remember me for the goal."
All of a sudden, qualification for the last-16 was back on, with a point against the Samba stars all that was needed to progress as one of the best third-place group finishers.
McCall said: "It was a really great occasion to be a part of and with eight minutes left, we were through, but unfortunately they managed to nick a goal.
"Straight after I remember heading the ball down for Mo Johnston and Taffarel made an unbelieveable stop — I think it was actually voted as one of the saves of the tournament.
"Everything that could have gone against us did but even then we still had an opportunity the day after to go through on goal difference and that went against us .
"It was heartbreaking but we came back to a great reception.
"We went from letting everyone down to restoring a bit of pride and running Brazil really close — and we probably deserved a draw in that game .
"When you look back, you always think 'what could have been' but at least we did restore the pride with the win over Sweden — and that's the last victory Scotland had in a World Cup.
"It seemed just to be the hard-luck story that we always have — mind you we'd take a hard luck story now even just to qualify."
Now a key part of the Scotland coaching team under Gordon Strachan, McCall and co have the Scots on something of a roll, and qualification for Russia in 2018 could bring to a close what will be a 20-year World Cup hiatus.
As for now, we'll just have to sit back and enjoy the show.
McCall will look on at tournament in envy
Stuart McCall refused to tip a winner for this summer's World Cup as he simply can't stand the thought of Scotland not taking part.
He told us:"I avoid it because I hate it when we're not there!
"You always look at where it's being held and the climate etc, therefore I would possibly edge towards a South American team if you were pushing me.
"I love the tournament – but you always watch thinking 'gosh if only it was us there' – as back in the day we used to be glued to the TV as we were always taking part."
And while McCall in his role as Scotland assistant coach wants to lead a Tartan Army march on Moscow in 2018, he admits the focus for now is qualifying for the European Championships in France in 2016.
He continued:"The Tartan Army bring something special to tournaments – they're welcomed throughout the world and the support they give the team is incredible with the colour and the noise they bring.
"We want to aim to qualify for the Euros but four years down the line it would be fantastic if we could qualify for the World Cup."


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Item Number: HL.50481056
ISBN 148030476X. 9x12 inches.
Written in January 1936, at the request of Georges Barrère for the inauguration of his platinum flute. 21.5 is the density of platinum.


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Understand that he had nowhere to go but down.
But did he have to become a fanatic about it?
Fernando Rodney was that spectacular last season, unhittable, unreal, all of it. His historically tiny ERA and boundless joy kicked off a cult: bow, arrow, pull, release. Everyone still does it, and that goes for Rays teammates after they hit safely.
A drop-off was a mathematical certainty. It stands to reason: You can't be comeback player of the year twice in a row. But this is getting to be a bit much, especially with the Yankees hitting town.
Rodney Hood robbed from the Rays again Wednesday, another blown save, that long homer to Toronto's Jose Bautista, six days after Rodney walked the bases loaded, then a double to wipe out a win against the Red Sox.
After two blown saves all last season, Rodney is looking suspiciously like the Rodney who had a 4.29 career ERA when he arrived here, who sometimes couldn't find the plate. It's troubling news.
For these are wins the Rays mostly can't get back, even with Saturday's comeback at Baltimore. Tonight, Joe Maddon will say what he always says when the Yankees come in: These games aren't any more important than all the others.
Exactly — May matters as much as September. So what's happening now is large. Think blown leads and blown games don't take the front end off 90-win seasons?
I never thought I'd write this in my lifetime: The Rays are wasting this offense.
It's more than Rodney and his 5.40 ERA — nine times higher than last season. Rays pitching isn't close to what it was in 2012. The 24th-best ERA in baseball? The bullpen is an even paler imitation. It led the AL with a 2.88 ERA last season, opponents batting a measly .208 against it. The pen ERA this season stands at 4.82. These men are putting men on base at a gruesome clip. They can't find any consistency. That is death to baseball seasons.
It's more than Rodney. It's to the point where any bullpen move seems freighted with peril, not to be trusted, no right move, opening up Maddon for second-guessing, like: Why is Kyle Farnsworth, who is looking eerily lousy, even pitching to Joey Bats in the 10th on Wednesday?
But we return to Rodney, whose invincibility last season helped keep the Rays a factor even with Evan Longoria gone. That invincibility has vanished.
There was no sign of fade as Rodney mowed through the World Baseball Classic. But the current Rodney harkens to the man who misses plates too often. He walked just 15 batters in 74-plus innings last year. He has 17 walks in 18 innings this season.
The velocity seems to still be there (one Rodney pitch was clocked doing 100 mph in Toronto) and he had a five-out save Tuesday. But his inconsistency mirrors this bullpen's struggles. It could end up at the heart of this season. And don't look for big moves. These are the guys. The Rays will rise or fall with them.
No small part of this franchise's success and mystique since 2008 surrounds the bullpen — how the Rays somehow stay ahead of the game and regrow a new pen each season, searching high and sometimes very low to find the mix, knowing full well that bullpens, from year to year, are highly combustible.
The Rays hit it big in 2008, their breakout year, with Troy Percival and coming-out parties for Grant Balfour and J.P. Howell. When the pen slumped in 2009, so did the Rays. In 2010, there was the back-end wallop of Joaquin Benoit and Rafael Soriano. In 2011, it was a reborn Farnsworth and Joel Peralta. Last season was Rodney, an ascending Jake McGee, and on and on.
It's true enough that the pen got off to a rocky start in 2012. It then rounded into magnificence and a mind-boggling Rodney. Rodney was unreal.
Now he's real.
Right now, the arrow is pointed down.
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by Roni Gillenson, LMFT
Program Director, On Campus Counseling Program
It has been said time and time again that parenting is one of the most challenging jobs. As we think about how we were raised, what we want to do the same or different in parenting and examine the role models we want to be for our children, we get a clearer picture of the parents we truly want to be. Needless to say, this is no easy task. It takes deep thought, soul searching, bargaining with ourselves, patience, empathy and continually challenging our own values and beliefs. Just as our partners are not extensions of ourselves (i.e. they can't read our minds) neither are our children, even though they might look exactly like us when we were kids! We are their biggest role models. What we say, how we act – in private and public, how we take care of ourselves – emotionally and physically, how we treat others – family members and friends, is all being watched and, like a video camera, taken in by our children. The thought of this can be overwhelming! You might be saying to yourselves, 'Are you saying I am under a microscope every time I interact with my child, directly and indirectly? I can't be perfect!' Of course you can't be perfect! There is no such thing! We are all human, first and foremost. However, being the 'good enough' parent is the goal here. Good enough is more than enough!
Donald Winnicott was an English pediatrician and psychoanalyst and probably the first to use the phrase 'good enough parent'. He recognized that it was unrealistic to demand perfection of parents, and was interested in finding out what made them 'good enough'. He believed that the key to healthy development was rooted in a child's relationships and interactions with others.
Much of childhood and adolescence is spent testing things out. Kids try out behaviors; teens try out identities. They test their assumptions about the world. If we hold ourselves to a standard of perfection that is unattainable, that sends a message to our kids that making mistakes is not OK. This can make childhood and adolescence an even more stressful and anxiety-filled time. When kids feel there is no room for error, the pressure they place on themselves can be paralyzing and can manifest as anxiety and depression.
When we model for our kids that we try, sometimes fall flat on our faces, and get up and move forward, we help teach them resiliency. When they see us struggle and persevere, we teach them that life may not be easy, but that we have the confidence in ourselves to keep going. When we forgive ourselves and others for falling short, we teach them generosity of spirit and acceptance. When we do all of these things, we teach them that they will be loved based on who they are, not what they achieve.
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Having been absent from Newcastle duties for the best part of the month and no doubt tired from appearing in R&B videos, Oba Martins has returned to the fold and should be fit for facing ManYoo in ten days when the Cockney Reds come to SJP. Having missed the Villa game with an injured ankle, KK was quick to play down reports of a more serious injury:
"Oba will be fine, he just turned his ankle before he came back and he`s had to have a couple of days` rest. We`re confident he will be back in training with the rest of the group by the end of the week.
I`m looking forward to him joining us because I`ve seen quite a lot of him previously and I know what he can do. It`s just a case of having a close look at him on our training pitch now. He`s got great pace and he`s still our top goalscorer, even though he has been at the African Cup of Nations for the best part of a month. We`ll also have Geremi back this week after his efforts with Cameroon and he will be in training by the end of the week as well. It`s more the merrier as far as I`m concerned."


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Cortland Finnegan may be a reigning Pro Bowler, but he'll always be a champion of the little guys.
The Samford alum has been building a collection of T-shirts honoring the lesser-known schools where his fellow Titans played their college ball.
His most recent shipment arrived at the team's complex this week and he hammed it up posing for me with a Tiffin University shirt in honor of receiver Nate Washington. He said he'd give one to Washington to make sure he remembered where he came from, and would wear the other two Tiffin shirts himself.
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Former PGA golfer Steve Thomas was among 40 men arrested during "Operation Red Cheeks," a week-long undercover sting by the Osceola County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office last week aimed at capturing adults soliciting sex with minors through the Internet.
Thomas, 55, has played in 78 tournaments on the PGA and Champions tours, finishing in the top 10 three times. His most recent tournament appearance was in 2010.
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His arrest affidavit states Thomas thought he was chatting with a woman about sex with her 13-year-old daughter. He agreed to meet the teen for sex, deputies say, and sent photos of himself golfing.
Investigators searched Thomas' sport utility vehicle after his arrest, the affidavit states, finding three condoms, two packages of chocolate pudding and a bottle of honey. Deputies say he confessed.
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