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Last Friday I held my fourth Hastings Rail Summit to update constituents and local businesses on improvements to our rail network and what further enhancements are planned.
Speakers included representatives from Southern and Southeastern. They discussed welcome improvements in performance and what they were doing to make their services better, including fitting all Southeastern trains with Wi-Fi by the end of next year. I am pleased with the steps taken but I will continue to make it clear to both companies where further work is needed to deliver the standard of service passengers need and expect.
This summit also set out a clear plan to deliver high speed journey times between London St Pancras and Rye, Hastings, Bexhill and Eastbourne.
Since 2010, delivering high speed rail has been a top priority for me. I have always been clear that this could bring huge benefits for our area; this was proven on Friday as the economic case presented at the summit showed the project would directly support 1,600 jobs and a £711m economic boost across the region.
After pushing for high speed rail in my first term as your MP, in Parliament and with my first two rail summits, in 2015 the Government committed to studying it as an option for delivery from 2019. I am pleased to say that we are still on course for this.
While the original vision was to extend the HS1 service with overhead electrification to our towns, this would have been hugely expensive and it would have taken far too long to come to fruition. That is why I am backing the plan presented on Friday. This will deliver exactly the same high speed journey times - between London and Hastings in 66-69 minutes, and between London and Bexhill in 76-79 minutes – while providing better value for taxpayers' money and delivering transformational benefits to our communities much sooner.
This plan has three steps: changing the track layout at Ashford International to create a direct connection between the Marshlink and the High Speed 1 line, investment in hybrid electric-diesel or battery-powered trains to run the service, and improvements to the track between Eastbourne and Ashford International to allow trains to travel much quicker than they're currently able to.
This project can be delivered within the 2019–2024 period initially set out – Network Rail's Control Period 6. However, the next steps are critical. Design work for the Ashford connection needs to take place soon. I am working with partners at Network Rail and in local government to make sure this happens. These steps also need to be included in the specification for the next South Eastern franchise. Along with Bexhill and Battle MP Huw Merriman I have made this case strongly to the Rail Minister. On Friday he announced that the specification will be published shortly and that the need for faster journeys was fully understood.
These major changes to infrastructure take time but rest assured that I will continue to work as hard as I can for as long as it takes to secure the high speed and high quality rail service we need.

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Fantasy Faire is celebrating it's fifth annual event in SL this year. It doesn't start until April 20th but I wanted to give you a bit of a teaser from The Plastik.
These Draziira skins come in a STACK of colour options it was so hard just picking one that I decided to dress in drag and bring out the MALT to and give you both the female and male previews. The little details on the skin seem to glow, even though it's not possible on a skin, that it makes you just stop and stare at it.
The little designs even extend all the way to the hands and feet. Although I;m not a fan of the SL naked feet in SL so I tinted my SLink mesh feet to match and it still looks fab! With the new mesh armor suits also coming to Fantasy Faire I was able to hide the slight imperfection in the join on the feet with the anklets. I would really love to see this armor set for guys. I tried to make the pelvis piece work on the MALT but alas the hips and butt just refused to work with me.
I completed my look, with other items you can find at The Plastik mainstore, by adding the Arachzis Horns. I fell in love when they were released last year and the different colour options fit in perfectly with the options on the skins. Which of course made it even harder in picking the colour I wanted to blog. I will be bringing you more sneaky peaks from other store over the coming week leading up to the event itself. So I hope you are all saving your lindens ready for a big shopping spree. It's a great cause after all!
Skin: The Plastik – The Draziira Skins – Female – Elora *Fantasy Fair Preview*
(includes ears and eyes)
Hair: MADesigns – Aria
Ear Jewellery: Remarkable Oblivion – Elysium (Mesh)
Armor: The Plastik – Vandariel Armor – Bone (Mesh) *Fantasy Faire Preview*
Feet: SLink – Natural Barefeet Rigged Mesh
Poses: !bang – back up #3 & without a purpose #2
Skin: The Plastik – Draziira Skins – Male – Silver *Fantasy Fair Preview*
(includes ears and eyes, ears not worn)
Hair: MADesigns – Elcon
Horns & Circlet: The Plastik – Arachzis Horns – Chalk
Skirt: Gorean Rose – [GE] Erin Black (Mesh)
Anklets: The Plastik – Vandariel Armor – Bone (Mesh) *Fantasy Faire Preview*
Feet: SLink – Natural Barefeet Rigged Mesh
Poses: !bang – Homme Stand 022 & Juxtapose – The City #4


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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The First Allied Airborne Army visited WBTV News Sunday Morning.
The F.A.A.A. is an umbrella organization of three reenacting units centered in central North Carolina. They represent:
* F Company of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army
* H Company of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army
* C Company of the Royal Ulster Rifles, 6th Air Landing Brigade, 6th Airborne Division, British Army
The First Allied Airborne Army (Reenacted) fosters and preserves the history of the units they reenact by enhancing the public's understanding of the American and British paratrooper and the glider man's contributions during World War II through historically accurate reenactments, camp demonstrations, tactical reenactments, educational displays, military drills, parades, memorial ceremonies, and civilian activities.
For more information about the group, click here.
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Palmer Luckey, creator of the highly anticipated turned infamous Virtual Reality set "Oculus Rift" revealed in a Reddit AMA (Ask me Anything thread) that he has been getting Death Threats and Harassing phone calls involving him and his family members after the acquisition of his company by Facebook.
"We expected a negative reaction from people in the short term, we did not expect to be getting so many death threats and harassing phone calls that extended to our families," Luckey said on Reddit, yesterday.
"We know we will prove ourselves with actions and not words, but that kind of shit is unwarranted, especially since it is impacting people who have nothing to do with Oculus," he continued.
Zuckerberg explained that Facebook indeed has plans to use the VR Headset for the social network site but the Oculus Rift's Gaming Application is their top priority and are working with the team to reach their goals.
Many fans are overreacting at the deal, which was further fuelled by Minecraft Creator Markus Notch Persson when he announced he had cancelled the VR edition of Minecraft. Some fans and developers, on the other hand, see the acquisition as a good thing.
Some developers have praised the acquisition, Valve's Virtual Reality Guru Michael Abrash joined the team after the news. He stated that the added funding from a multimillion dollar company will allow the team to overcome obstacles and try out new things that were impossible to do on their limited budget.


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BACKGROUND on Spark Decks© and Stimulus Response®: As we teach in Innovation Engineering training courses research by the IE Institute team finds that creativity and innovation is not random. You can increase the number of ideas you generate by a factor of 10 and the number of validated BIG IDEAS by a factor of 6. The three principles are:
1. Explore STIMULUS - Stimulus sets off a chain reaction of free associations that spark fresh ideas.
2. Leverage DIVERSITY - When different people, interact with stimulus and each other an exponential increase in fresh ideas is ignited.
3. Drive Out FEAR: Fear of failure kills free associating. To be successful it must be replaced with a sense of curiosity, experimentation and exploration in a Fail FAST Fail CHEAP way.
Spark Decks translate insights from the six fields of Stimulus Mining (Patent, Wisdom, Market, Insight, Future and Unrelated) into an easy to use format. The slides contain a DISRUPTIVE Fact deigned to engage fresh ideas - and a set of DIVERGENT prompts designed to ignite fresh thoughts. The slides are made available for downloading - allowing you to customize the divergent prompts and to edit the slides.
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HVLL Appreciation Day at Dick's Sporting Goods is coming up this weekend, 3/17 and 3/18 at their Crossgates Mall Location (in store only.)
What a great time to make sure your child is ready for the new USABat standard implemented this year! (More info and FAQ on this can be found here.) A reminder that no bats previously approved for use in Little League play will be permitted to be used. See the link for full details.
Present the barcode on the attached flyer at Dick's Sporting Goods in Crossgates Mall this weekend and you will receive 20% off throughout the store! (some exclusions may apply, see flyer or store associate for more details.) We hope that you will take advantage of this special team shopping event, so you can enjoy Dick's Sporting Goods best baseball gear at a great savings!


text: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was a BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy broadcast in January and February 1981 on UK television station BBC Two. The adaptation follows the original radio series in 1978 and 1980, the first novel and double LP, in 1979, and the stage shows, in 1979 and 1980, making it the fifth iteration of the guide. The series stars Simon Jones as Arthur Dent, David Dixon as Ford Prefect, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox and Sandra Dickinson as Trillian. The voice of the guide is by Peter Jones. Simon Jones, Peter Jones, Stephen Moore and Mark Wing-Davey had already provided the voices for their characters in the ... more on Wikipedia


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Discussion in 'Movie Forum' started by Lex, Jul 18, 2002.
Its another re-release of The Matrix! (Well it has been a few months since the last one! )
Yeah. And the 'moths' will be staying in my wallet! I'm quite happy with the one I've got.
So am I.
They've done the same with Men in Black.. trying to milk the last drop out of it before the sequel DVD.
What other extras could they possibly have?
It will only stop if people don't buy it.
There are two versions. One is deluxe
One is gold
Basically, the Matrix plus the Matrix Revisited, plus postcards, a poster, etc. Blah!
Shocking price too!
I wonder if the R2 will still be the censored version (i.e minus the headbutts)?
haven't come across The Matrix. Is it any good ?
PS Ian, if that was irony then........
i think the Matrix is a great film & a must to have in your collection
if you dont already have it
Always the comedian
Not a very good one if you're the only one that saw the humour
Pick a pill and you'll find out We can't tell you.
Well that depends which version you buy - if you get the Gold Collectors Edition it is a masterpiece, but if you just get the non-anamorphic, non DTS version in the wrong aspect ratio then it is complete [email protected]!
I agree, but minus the DTS requirement.
I quite liked it. The film has a lot of action in it but I didn't like it enough to buy the DVD twice.
I wonder if I can just buy the postcards on there own.
in a simple word........no
save your money and buy new clothes..
What, for £15
You could buy an Armani shirt button.
Cold potatoes aren't hot?
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|The Outcome, if you so choose it.
This is a true story. For what that's worth, and what difference that makes, is anyone's guess.
The World is a strange place, populated mostly by strangers and strange people.
This is not a perfect world. It is the world we have – often devoid of reason and empathy; a world without solidarity; an unfair, often cruel world.
It is not a perfect world, but it is the world we have.
Before, I launch into my story, some perspective might be important. The thoughts that follow are mine and mine alone. I would not dare speak for anyone else.
This story took place in one of the safest Cities in Canada; a city with one of the lowest crime rates in the country; a city which had only one homicide in the 10 years I lived there; assaults, robberies and other violent crimes were almost negligible; a city where the unemployment rate even in the midst of the great recession has never gone above 5%.
By every metric, it was a safe and wonderful city. I was proud to call it home.
In the summer of 2004, which I know logically was a long time ago, but can't help feel was only yesterday, I was in the middle of a growth spurt. Smack-dab in the middle of that exciting, nerve-wracking time called puberty. I had gone from 5'2 to 5'9 almost overnight, it seemed. I still had the skinny frame and boyish face because, well, I was still a boy. I was 15 – and harmless.
I had just finished working the closing shift at my part-time job at a fast-food restaurant. It wasn't particularly late, it must have been 10 or thereabouts. I walked to the bus shelter directly in front of the restaurant to wait for the bus that would carry me home. It had been a long day and I was tired. I decided I would sit in the shelter – an entirely uncontroversial decision.
There was a middle-aged woman already waiting there. She was sitting on the bench in the shelter as well. I nodded politely and took the seat beside her. She was white, but for the purposes of this story, it doesn't really matter. It would likely have happened the same way.
From the corner of my eye, I could see the lady fidgeting and looking at her watch. Within two minutes of my arriving there, she walked out of the shelter and began making her way down the block. She didn't look back. I tried to point out to her that the bus wouldn't be more than 5 minutes, but she was gone before I could say a word. She might have set a world record for the half-block dash, she was that fast.
The whole thing was strange, but I didn't dwell on it. Not more than 5 minutes after she left, the bus arrived. I took the bus, happy to return home. At the stop directly after the one where I had been waiting for the bus, there was a passenger.
When the passenger entered, I noticed it was the same lady who had been waiting at the bus stop with me. I must have had a puzzled look on my face because she quickly averted her gaze and sat as far away from me as she could.
What to make of what had just happened? It didn't make sense. Why did she do what she did? As far as I was concerned, I was just a child. She had no reason to be afraid of me. I was harmless. She outweighed me, but that didn't matter. There was no logic, reason or empathy in her reaction, but this is not a perfect world.
The insidious thing about this incident was that I wasn't sure what had happened. I still am not, all these years later. My first instinct was to rationalize away her behaviour. What other option did I have? Who wants to walk around knowing some people would rather take the risk of missing a bus than wait at a bus shelter with you for 5 minutes?
A kind of psychological violence had been waged upon me. That feeling of disquiet, of lingering unease would stay with me for the rest of the bus ride.
This was the first time I had been a victim of this kind of microagression. It would not be the last. Every time something like this happens – getting stopped "randomly" by police; little old ladies crossing the street when they see you walking towards them; being in elevators – don't get me started about elevator, every time this happens, it steals a little bit of your soul. It is not the better because the violence isn't physical.
The effects still run deep. It forces upon you, sometimes at far too young an age hyper self-awareness.
You look at yourself – what was I wearing? What was I doing? How was I acting?
I don't think I'm alone in this. Every incident forces you to police yourself, to be wary and aware of how people view you. It forces you to constantly have to step outside yourself, see how the rest of the world views you and then step back into yourself. WEB DuBois called it double consciousness, and I can tell you it's exhausting. But such is our world – it is not a perfect world.
I've lived in Canada for more than half my life, and I still consider myself Sierra Leonean first. It's not for a lack of wanting, either. When there are people who consciously or subconsciously seek to deny you your humanity, much less your Canadian identity, it's hard to ever feel truly at home. No matter how far you go, no matter your accomplishments, all it takes is one such incident and you're right back to being that 15 year old boy, puzzled and confused at the consequences of your changing body.
How does this story end? It doesn't. I learned a valuable lesson; one I knew theoretically, but had now experienced. I had learned of the great divide – people like me on one side, and everyone else on the opposing side.
This wouldn't be the last time it happened, and fortunately for me, I had developed a strong sense of self-worth thanks to my family.
I had no choice but to beat ceaselessly on. The alternative would be to give in-to anger or despair. That would do no good, so you continue, you strive, you dream of a better world, a dream so large and impossible, that you have no choice but to reach out and grab its incorporeal form, all the while ignoring the reality that for some people, this is already a perfect world.


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Social outings can be disastrous when you're trying to watch your spending, especially restaurants and bars. Most of the time I am a happy little introvert who likes staying in anyway but sometimes there are occasions you just don't want to miss.
My family asked us out for dinner last week, I had been watching my spending so I did have some money left in my checking account. I was delighted that I could afford to go. Spending time with people I love and eating yummy food is a favourite activity.
My aunt chose an affordable restaurant, a gourmet pizza place. We checked the menu ahead of time and decided we could share a grilled duck and onion relish pizza (OMG yum) plus a glass of wine each. The total would come in well under $50 if we didn't get tempted by any other tasty dishes (or the second glass of wine!).
At the end of the meal my Aunt announced that we will split the bill equally amongst the adults. I'm astounded as she often talks about her finances and I thought maybe she was watching her budget too. Even worse I feel too shy in front of my family to say anything. I caved and paid my share of the bill which came to ~$95 and some change. I have just paid $100 for a pizza and 2 glasses of wine and I feel terrible.
So whats the solution? In this instance I will let it go because whats done is done, it was a special night out with some pretty amazing news being announced. (So I want to remember the night as a celebration!) Certainly I don't want to be remembered as quibbling over the bill. However I learnt some important lessons.
For any transaction, know how you will be charged and don't let others decide how to spend your money for you.
Lesson learned.
In future I will call ahead to the restaurant and see if they allow individual bill. Some places have let me order at the counter and bring my meal to the table with the rest of the group or pay separately at the end. I'll also be upfront with family at the beginning of the meal. "Hey I've only got $50 for eating out tonight so I'm just going to split a pizza." A little communication goes a long way.
It did get me thinking, what if I have been guilty of doing this? Have I ever put someone in the position of spending more than they wanted to? Perhaps I could be more sensitive to my friends and the social activities I suggest. For example I plan for spending some money every month on craft beer. I love it, I brew it, it makes me happy but I possibly have friends who get a little annoyed when I recommend going to the latest craft beer place, the beers are way more expensive than standard brews.
We all have different priorities for spending money and my must do craft beer experience is someone else's $100 pizza.


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You've chosen a hosting plan and provider for your website, but how will people find it? You need a domain name.
Web hosting is the physical location of your websites files on the internet. A domain name is what your website is called, or the address your visitors type in to get there. It's how your customers will find you among the millions of other web sites on the internet. So invest some time choosing the right one.
This article is a non-technical overview of domain names, how to get one, and what you can use it for. We'll link to more technical articles if you'd like to learn more.
What Is a Domain Name?
Like the phone system, the internet is based on a system of numbers. Beneath the surface, each website is associated with an IP address—a numerical addresses that tells your browser where to find the website on the internet.
Most people find it easier to relate to names than numbers. Do you prefer to make phone calls by dialing a phone number, or tapping on a name in your contacts app? In the same way, you can think of a domain name as the human readable version of the IP address.
Some examples are sitepoint.com, wordpress.org and example.com.au. A domain name is made up of:
- A series of letters, numbers and hyphens,
- An extension (called a Top Level Domains), like .com, .org, .biz, .edu.
- An optional country code, like .au, .nz, .uk. US sites don't have a country code.
- These are separated by a "dot" (a period, or full stop).
A domain name must be registered before it can be used.
Choosing a Domain Name
Think long and hard about your domain name—it's the first impression people will have of your website. It can strengthen your brand, affect your search result ratings, and impact how easily visitors will remember how to get to your site. The choice deserves careful consideration.
Here are some tips for choosing an effective domain name for your business or project:
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Santa, Help Is On The Way
"Hi! My name is Tiffany Tibbedeaux. I am your host for this installment about Santa, written by my boss, Kenneth Avery, who is a pretty-good judge of character. He found me working in Baton Rouge in a 24-hour convenience store. He asked if I wanted to host one of his stories for instant recognition, whatever that is, and I said 'yes.' So just relax. Put your feet up and enjoy this story about Santa Claus." Thank you so much. (Tiffany).
This Segment Is All About Santa
the one. The only. Santa Clause. The Jolly Ol' Elf. The man. The King of The North Pole. St. Nick. You got it, friend. Santa Clause. Friend to all. Man and beast. Never-tiring, Santa has made a yearly-trip from the North Pole to believers, non-believers, and others among us who would love nothing better than to see our buddy, Santa, be marked off the list of "People and Things We Believe In," if they had their way. By the way. I am NOT now, or ever will be a supporter or member of such group--be it of an ultra-strict religious doctrine taught by a man who is 65 pounds overweight by over-indulging, willfully, or a left-wing group that has little enough common sense to say that Santa is detrimental to our youth.
While I'm at it, just let me sincerely say to the ACLU, (American Civil Liberties Union), that I am going to use the word 'Christmas,' in this story. You cannot say that you were not warned. And oh yeah, I did commit a no-no, according to you. I even prayed. Openly. Before I wrote this story. So if you would like to meet me on my own property and discuss my transgressions, feel free. But you must be tired from all of our various ways that you started to help keep my country strong. Doing away with manger scenes at public buildings. Oh yeah. That one was pure genius. Never know when an angry "Christ child," will break out a dangerous sentence like, "Love thy neighbor as thyself," and bring the United States to pure chaos. Or how you bravely helped to get the 10 Commandments and prayer removed from the same government buildings. All except the United States Congress who opens their sessions, are you listening, ACLU? With prayer! Gasp! Wheeze! What is our country coming to? Legislators actually praying for wisdom from GOD, oops, I got carried away. I typed God. What was that about my First Amendment Rights? Yeah. I am protected. And in my own home. The pubic highway that runs adjacent to my home is as far as you can go, ACLU. If you want to talk to me, use a bull horn.
Now back to our good friend, Santa
Years ago, when Phil Donahue had his own show, I actually heard a 'religious' self-proclaimed minister, who looked like one of Billy Carter, Jimmy's beer-guzzling brother's buddies, use this statement. On the air. "Oh, uh, now Phil. I am afraid that by telling our children about this Santa Clause, that will, uh, give them traumatic episodes in their growth," and went on to slobber and slander out his 'research,' on the subject of Santa. And this was circa 1977. Compare the "dangers" that telling children then, about Santa, to the real life (or death) news stories we see every night on CNN about children taking handguns to school. Or being arrested for trafficking cocaine. Personally, Santa never killed anyone. In his life. Nor used his sleigh for running drugs from Columbia. Santa is still with us. I don't know what happened to the 'preacher,' who wanted to, by himself, rid the world of the dangerous icon, Santa.
But we need not worry. The good ol' ACLU is just waiting
for their chance to sink their legal fangs into the concept of Santa Clause. I am serious. If they can help to endorse abortion-on-demand and telling my grand kids that they cannot pray to God in the classroom, but others of other faiths can, then don't blink and eyelash. The day is nearing when the ACLU's so-called leaders will stand in unison and sound the alarm, "Get that Santa. Now!" And once again, another harmless icon of our lives will be under fire. Oh by the way, I want to be honest with you ACLU. I have taught my grand kids that they CAN pray inside their minds. All the want. IN the classroom. And there isn't 'diddly' you can do about that. Unless you convice our shell of a federal government that human brains are dangerous too. Good luck with that.
Just in-case the ACLU or some other faction wants to attack Santa
I have the perfect back-up plan. Instead of doing-away completely with Santa, which we all as free Americans, can post Santa on HubPages, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and on our own property, I have also found some safe and feasible 'Santa Alternatives,' that might appease the ACLU and its followers who do so much for our country. I mean it. I just can say enough abou the ACLU. On second thought. Yes, I can.
Here are some of my very-own substitutes that will not replace Santa, but can be used as experimental signs that can say Merry Christmas, as good as Santa, and our buddies at the ACLU will not be so 'lawsuit-happy."
who wouldn't love this cute little character. Or spirit. Who brings so many smiles to children on a world-wide basis? He can say, "Merry Christmas," really cute. And mean it. Santa, I think, while he's getting some needed-rest, would approve of Casper as his fill-in, but not a replacement. Honestly, I do not think the ACLU stands a chance in removing Santa from our lives. At all.
"Yaaay, Santa!" says this group of hard-working girls with squeaky-clean characters. These super-neat cheerleaders could create a Christmas cheer and end it with a tumbling routine while male cheerleaders, dressed as St. Nick and elves, join them for a crowd-pleasing, "Merry Christmas, gang," and be thanked with a standing ovation. Why didn't I think of this earlier.
are American comedy icons. Emmet Kelly. Bozo. Only two legends in the clown industry. And who would get cross with a clown who hands them a present and does a somerset and yells, "Merry Christmas, folks," and toots Jingle Bells out on his red horn? No one. That's who. A neat, nice clown who gives NON-BOOBY TRAPPED gifts will be an over night hit. Maybe an annual hit. And clowns, like Santa, can make us all laugh to forget our problems. If this idea fails, we can get MS Foundation Chairman, Jerry Lewis, to talk the members of Congress and Senate into performing a yearly role as their own district's version of Santa, but only with them dressed in their usual garb--suits, ties, vetoes.
are a highly-intelligent species of bird. They are attractive. Playful. And American. Some have said that crows, like mynah, birds, can be taught to speak. Hey, slip a Santa hat on this dude in the photo, give him a professional handler and they can do from door-to-door handing out presents to good boys and girls while the crow, who will be named, 'Cedar, the Christmas Crow," will 'caw' out, "Merry Christ--mas, boys and girls!" What a thrill at Christmas to be greeted by a crow filling in for Santa.
are fun to watch. Mimes are sensitive performers as well. Now if I am going to help my friend, Santa, to take a one-year sabbatical while the ACLU meets it match in court, then I suggest the humble, peaceful and always-adored, dancing mimes to dance out the words, "Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year," while dressed in red and white costumes. This might go over big in places like Washington, D.C., New York, and other holiday towns. I can see it now. My pal, President Obama, having the first-ever "Dancing Christmas Mimes," to appear at a White House luncheon for the press to meet. And dignitaries from all over the world will be at this huge event. CBS News will love it. And you will too.
now come on. What red-blooded American, or anyone from any nationality, for that matter cannot love a panda bear? They are soft, easy-to-feed and they do not cause trouble in the jungle or zoo's where they live like kings--eating sweet bamboo all day long and sleeping. (Sounds like the life for me!) And although the panda cannot speak "Merry Christmas," they can have it on a sign around their necks. How cute. And I truly believe that Americans will accept pandas, maybe more of my 'Santa substitutes,' while he is taking off for a year's vacation.
But alas. Reality is a true teacher. Who in the world am I kidding?
There is not now, or ever will be a substitute for Santa Clause. Just not possible. Not in this life. Or the next.
But at least the ACLU cannot accuse me of not trying my best to help them in their Anti-Santa campaign, that will be doomed from the beginning.
It it ever gets off the ground.
Which Of These Choices IS YOUR Favorite Santa Substitute?
hi my friend kenneth avery ,nic hub keep going
Hello kenneth avery what a Hub!!! This hub was very expressive and also unique in its own way!! Voted it up, useful and awesome!!!
Hi Kenneth ... Your words are sad but true. I PRAY to GOD that dear old St. Nick never ever goes away.
Give em what for Kenneth! My problem is seeing why they want to come into Christian to take out Christ! The Christians (or ones who claim they are) even let them and say that's OK, we all have the same God. I beg to differ and you have said it well. God bless you! Voted up and across.
Hello My Dearest Kenneth,
What you say makes perfect sense and I agree with you. I am not for just constantly opening a wound that is trying to heal.
I read one of your other comments that it would have been your Dad's 95th birthday today.
It must be hard not having him around. I know I will always miss my dad. I hope you have a day of pleasant memories thinking about your dad. I am sure that is what he would want.
Take Care
As the great Santa himself would say, "Ho! Ho! Ho! Kenneth", this is a great hub.
At least now there are cards that say "Merry Christmas" a few years ago you couldn't find any. They all said Happy Holidays. We don't want to offend those of another faith. No offense to my Jewish friends but I always wonder why it is politically correct to say Happy Hannukah. To be fair, shouldn't they have to say Happy Holidays too.
No one should have to say Happy Holidays unless they want to and not because a bunch of bleeding hearting liberals tell them they have too.
Voted up, up and away!
Hi Kenneth, another spot-on hub from your good and wise self!! You have highlighted one of the biggest stupidities of the 21st century - political correctness gone nuts!!!
Its the same in the UK! The 'powers that be' have recently debated on whether or not to cut back on Christmas decorations etc. in case they 'offend anyone'? By offending 'anyone' they are referring to the local Muslim communities. The Muslim community leaders speaking for their people are angered and distressed by these moves to 'cull' popular Christian or Cultural icons. They accept that everyone's beliefs and culture is not the same as theirs.
I take my hat off to them and salute them but I also feel sorry for them. Why? because it is 'political correctness' gone nuts that causes backlashes of hate and aggression onto people in our Community such as those of the Muslim faith. You have to then ask yourself - and I'm normally no conspiracy theorist - does all this political correctness and culling of Western beliefs and culture have a more sinister purpose? Is it to deliberately raise suspicious and negative emotions against some members of the community such as the Muslim People? Possibly, but at the end of the day all this correctness crap is destined to create poor relations between peoples of different cultures, not enhance them - at a time of year when it is supposed to be 'goodwill to all men'!
A great hub Kenneth - keep the important messages coming! Voted up + awesome + interesting.


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For the rest of his life, whenever Julian heard Queen, the first memory would be driving through the foothills in northern Tucson at night with Grace, her favorite 8-track of the British group playing almost too loudly on the car's built-in tape deck. Not only did she like the group a lot, but she teased Julian sometimes that he and Queen's lead singer were the same person. He'd just smile and change the subject. Yes, he and Freddie Mercury had dark hair and dark eyes and roughly the same height, but Mercury could sing, and Julian knew he could not, ever. Besides, Mercury was frankly–especially in Europe, where the band was more popular–more outré than the Colombian would ever dream of being. Still, he accepted Grace's compliment because it was well-intended.
He'd also always remember that her favorite Queen song was Freddie Mercury doing a solo on piano in a way that called up all kinds of fantasies of '30s nightclubs, where elegance reigned supreme. What was the name of the song, though? It was the last one on a recent album, too, but that didn't mean he'd remembered it. What the hell, Grace liked it, and that's all that mattered.
He sat on a lounge chair in the shade near the pool at the Hotel Guadalajara, in Buga, Colombia. Grace was moving through the colonnade on the other side of the water, taking pictures. He had to admit the pool area was unique, looking more like a movie set than a movie, if that made sense. The turquoise water glittered in the afternoon sun, but with an intensity he'd never noticed in pools in other places. The foliage over the colonnade running the length of the pool was emerald green and black, creating abstract shadow patterns on Grace, on the floor and onto the water. He hoped she could capture not just what they were looking at, but the mood of it, the silence of the afternoon–as if they were the only guests in the hotel–the occasional breeze, the momentary security. He wanted a beer, or a cigarette, or something, but he just didn't have the energy to look for them. He'd fallen into a tropical cocoon and didn't want to leave it, ever.
He'd felt that way in Popayán, too, until he went off with John and ran into the kind of reality that usually Grace's military friends encountered, but they had weapons, and he had at most a Dunhill lighter, a gift from Elisabetta last year. He was surprised he was able to keep his cool for as long as he did during those very long 36 hours somewhere in Cauca. Where the hell had they gone?
Or more honestly, why had he called John in the first place? Shit, what a stupid idea! Oh yeah, Elisabetta and her friends, especially her friends. He wished he could tell Grace all this, but the words wouldn't come out. Or else he didn't really want to. It'd be like telling his mother, almost, even though Grace was a lot more sophisticated.
He changed position in the lounge chair. Fuck it–marry Grace and let everyone else take care of themselves. She cared about him as Julian, not as a provider of whatever the hell other people thought they wanted. He remembered being in Mexico with her, in Guadalajara, specifically, and an argument they had because of a dream she had. She thought he was going to abandon her there and he had some kind of flip reply that she understood as "yes," when he meant "no." He had no intention of abandoning her in Mexico or anywhere else. In fact, he worried that she'd drop him in Mexico. A lone Colombian in Mexico would have almost no chance of survival, even if he were standing in front of his country embassy. So except for that lovely village and the convent-turned-hotel, Mexico was a nightmare, a waking one. No wonder he wanted to drink and get stoned the whole time.
But now, back in Colombia, where both felt at home, he thought they were searching for the same thing–a quiet and safe place just to BE. He could not believe where she was living when he came back to Bogotá from California, a cramped little apartment carved out of a garage in Chapinero, with her friend Emma. He was sorry she hadn't been able to find a furnished apartment right away, but he was definitely glad Emma was no longer around. He wasn't interested in her political views, but her brittle smiles and intense concentration on keeping herself to herself made casual conversation impossible. Didn't she have any social skills? (He knew Grace's weren't that hot, but Grace was charming. Emma was not.) Well, anyway, he could see that Grace was more relaxed in her own apartment, not a lot, but better than before.
He'd stay with Grace a couple of days, go home and catch up on other things, deflect pointed questions from his mother, talk to his father, advise his brothers and sister, and go back to Grace. His mother had the American's phone number, in case something really devastating happened, but since everyone was in Bogotá, what could go wrong?
Elisabetta, for one thing. She was in California, and then in Chicago to visit friends, before going to Europe for "the season" (i.e., August) and planned to see Julian in September back in California.
Yeah, well, she planned, but Julian was reluctant. Her plans–which sounded fairly rational after a couple of joints and some scotch in the large apartment in Los Angeles, with her European friends–gnawed at him in Bogotá's cool light. Europeans and Americans were thoroughly ignorant of Colombia´s geography. They had proposed that Julian check out the drug trade, with the idea of setting up a kind of private supply line between Bogotá and Los Angeles and some cities in Europe (front runners being Paris, Brusselles and Frankfort/Munich). Julian would reply casually, sure, why not? He had the connections, you know. . .
But in Bogotá, he had a much clearer head. His "connections" were limited to scoring a little pot, which was easily available among his friends and even some family members. Half-an-ounce or so, not kilos. Besides, there were other problems in Colombia which had changed just daily life quite a lot. A new guerrilla group called M-19 had sprung up and President Julio César Turbay's government was bent on cracking down on them, as hard as he could. Millions of dollars had already been spent on arms and training for the National Police and the armed forces–as if M-19 were an army of millions, instead of a group of a few thousand, all told, led by young men who'd gone to the same schools as Julian. And in the meantime, both the ELN (Army of National Liberation) and the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) were no longer rag-tag groups in the countryside. They were also well-armed and making forays into cities. The FARC had cells in several universities through which they recruited naïve (in Julian's opinion) middle class students, but their base camps were in the jungle.
He wrote Elisabetta, explaining this, but when she called him, it was obvious she didn't believe him. She and her friends were convinced that the government and armed forces in Colombia were corrupt and therefore, easily bought off. So he should stick to their plans because, in the end, he'd make just as much money as they would.
He wished she'd been with him as dawn came up on that back road outside Popayán. John had an old 1950-something Land Rover which charged through the large potholes at a steady speed, but kept both men busy grabbing the bars on the dashboard to keep from being thrown out of the vehicle. They were moving through mostly pasture land, with deep vegetation on the sides of the road, and beyond that they could see herds of Brahma cattle and maybe some Charolais grazing or standing around under plane trees. They also passed delapidated shacks where three-generation families packed themselves into one room, with a kind of kitchen outside under a palm leaf roof and a corral or two slightly farther back from the road. No electricity, no running water and not much of anything else.
John turned left onto a dirt track and slowed down. After a few yards, trees and bushes crowded up so closely to the road they had to close the windows and slow down even more. Out of nowhere, a young man with a rifle, knee-high rubber boots and a shoulder badge stepped into the road and raised his hand. John stopped and rolled down his window.
"Qu'hubo, amigo!" John called out with a big smile. His sandy blond hair was disheveled, he hadn't shaved in a couple of days and dark glasses covered his blue eyes, but his expression of sincere friendliness reassured the young man. "Cómo estás? Qué cuentas?"
"Señor Yone?" the young man replied, edging through the wild sugar cane stand to the Rover's window. "Buenos dias! Cómo le va?" He stopped and peered into the all-terrain vehicle, immediately frowning at Julian. "Y éste?"
"Un amigo, de toda confianza. Estamos aquí para hablar con don Enrique. Se encuentra?"
"Un momentico." The young man pulled a walkie-talkie from his belt behind his back and tried to move away from the car. He spoke into the radio, waited, answered and waited again. He nodded and turned toward John. "Mis camaradas le esperan a un kilómetro. Siga!" He pushed himself back into the cane to let the car pass.
"Gracias, amigo!" John called out as the Land Rover inched past the guerrilla.
A few yards further on, the dirt track disappeared altogether and they followed the path cleared out of the jungle. Julian didn't know what to say, but he decided then and there that Elisabetta's friends could find their own goddamned drug supplier. He neither knew nor cared whether his hosts were FARC or ELN. He wanted to tell John to put the Rover in reverse and just leave, even though he knew that was a bad idea. Besides, John was actually looking forward to the meeting. He was a writer and had been promised an interview with the local FARC commander, which had taken months to set up. Nothing was going to stop him now.
"Um, who'd you say I was?" Julian asked, hoping he sounded casual.
"Just some guy, my assistant. Your name's Jules," the American replied in his Midwestern twang. "And you're Jewish."
The Colombian stiffened. "I'm what!?" he asked, stunned. "How. . . how'd you convince them. . .?"
John snickered. "Easy. I said I needed a translator and you're a guy I knew in Bogotá, related to my wife's family. They're from the coast, Barranquilla. My in-laws, I mean. So don't say much. Try to shut up."
"No problem," Julian murmured. He smiled to himself, and wondered when he could bring this up with Elisabetta, in front of her family. She had an uncle or two who were more anti-Semitic than Hitler. He just wanted to see their faces if they thought the niece on whom they doted was thinking of marrying a nice Jewish boy from Colombia. It would be such a sweet moment.
Another guerrilla emerged from the jungle and pointed to their right, signalling a place to stop. John smiled, nodded and called out a greeting as he turned the Land Rover and came to a stop.
Julian looked around. They were in the middle of a jungle into which had been inserted a camp. There were muddy paths with boards on top of them criss-crossing the ground. There were make-shift tents and wooden tables, and camoflage netting was suspended over everything, even though the tree branches created a pretty thick covering at least 50 ft above the ground. Slowly, with rifles in their hands, young guerrillas approached the Land Rover, eyeing it suspiciously. When John got out, he did so slowly and kept his hands visible at all times. He took off his sunglasses and left them in the car, and kept smiling. Julian did the same, carefully moving around the front of the car to where John was standing. They thought they heard a radio station broadcasting music, but they thought they were mistaken. They were too far out in the jungle to pick up any signals.
Enrique, the leader, seemed to emerge from the jungle. He was short, with dark hair, dark eyes and a mustache, and maybe in his mid-forties, with a pot belly. He wore rubber boots like the others, and military pants and shirt. He was armed with revolvers on each hip. He was clearly a campesino from the area, with Indian features blended with Caucasian and dark copper skin. He smiled and waved at John as if they were old friends.
Greetings were exchanged, introductions were made and the small group walked over to a long wooden table under a carp. Small plain chairs, more like stools, really, appeared and they sat down, while the youngest guerrillas brought coffee and sugar. It wasn't even noon and the humidity had risen as fast as the heat. Underneath the formal cachacho exterior, Julian was regretting over and over that he'd ever called John Reilly.
Both John and Enrique were great talkers, and after coffee and then a meal Julian did not want to identify, the aguardiente came out, which created a strong bond of brotherhood between the two men. Every now and then Julian would be consulted for a phrase or a word, but otherwise, he was ignored. He noticed how the shadows were lengthening and wondered if he'd have to sleep out here, and if so, would he be alive the next morning.
But then the gringo and the guerrilla stood up, threw their arms around each other, swore eternal friendship, and the interview was over. Julian volunteered to drive, but John said no, he was fine, it was still light enough to see, and got into the Land Rover. Praying more fervently than the Pope for deliverance, Julian slid into the car. Guided by some guerrillas, John backed the car out of its parking space, turned it and headed back down the grassy path and then onto the dirt track. He didn't turn his headlights on til they reached the paved road.
"Hey, it's late and I'm wasted," John said as they turned onto the highway. "We're goin' to my house and have dinner. You can sleep there, okay?"
"Yeah, sure, thanks," Julian replied, nodding. He hoped John's house was close to the road, in case he had to hitch a ride back to Popayán. "What did Enrique say?"
"Weren't you payin' attention? He said sure, he can get you all the pot you need, and he'll give you a good rate on the vacuna."
"The what?"
"Vacuna. It's just a tax they levy on the pot that's grown and shipped out. He just needs to know if you're gonna pick it up in a truck or a plane."
"Um, truck. Something that's not obvious."
"Good idea. So hey, what's with you and the babe in the hotel in Popayán? Where's she from? She good in bed?"
"She's an American and we met in 1967, at Menéndez," Julian answered a little formally. "Her family's part of the auto industry in Michigan, although I'm not sure how. It started with a great-grandfather. That much I remember. And her grandfather's an Englishman."
John heard the coolness in Julian's voice and changed the subject. "Yeah, well, okay. . . So what're you doin' in Bogotá? You still livin' there? I thought you got married."
"I did, but it didn't work out." Julian paused and then went on to tell John about the last few years he'd spent in Colombia and Europe and how he was fronting for a small syndicate that was interested in setting up a drug supply line. The conversation lasted til they got to John's and had some dinner, which as identifiably steak with rice and some fresh vegetables, plus a beer. Julian was asleep on a pull-out bed by nine o'clock.
Now it was late afternoon in Buga. Grace was rubbing his shoulder lightly, sitting next to him on the lounge chair. He frowned and then, opening his eyes, smiled. "I don't believe I fell asleep here!" he muttered.
"Yeah, but only for about an hour, I guess. I think I got some nice shots, and when I saw you'd fallen asleep, I took the camera back to the room and got a book."
"You left me out here?"
"No. I got a book and a Coke and sat down next to you. But now it's time to put some clothes on and think about dinner." She leaned forward and kissed him. "And I think we're kind of stuck with the hotel."
He nodded. "Yeah, I don't remember seeing any restaurants when we went out this morning."
"Neither did I." She stood up. "But I like the food here, so I don't mind."
"Good, 'cause otherwise we'd starve," he laughed, and got to his feet. He glanced around and then stretched before starting to walk back to their room. His career as a drug trafficker was over, as far as he was concerned.


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Citizens for the Protection of Washington County will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Halfway Fire Co., Lexington Avenue. The agenda will include approval of proposed changes in bylaws, recycling and landfill fees, petition signatures, airport, Boonsboro Greenfest and results of petition drive.
The meeting is open to the public.
Mall show features motorized products
The Valley Mall will be showcasing all things motorized at the Get Your Motor Runnin' mallwide show on Thursday, June 13.
Businesses that feature cars, trucks, campers, motorcycles, scooters, all-terrain vehicles, lawn mowers, boats, tractors, hauling trailers and other products are invited to display their wares from June 13 to 24. For information and/or to register for the event, call 301-582-0701 or email firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.
Neighborhood Watch to host meeting
Halfway Area Neighborhood Watch will be hosting its monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 19, at the Halfway Fire Co. meeting room. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. If available, Sgt. Daniel Henley of the Washington County Sheriff's Office traffic unit will be there to address concerns. All residents and neighbors of the Halfway Area are invited to attend.


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Definition of 'breathing'
an utterance
a breathing of hate
a soft movement, esp of air
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a single breath or the time taken by this
a pause for rest
5. see rough breathing, smooth breathing
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British English: breathing /ˈbriːðɪŋ/ NOUN
Breathing is the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen.
Her breathing became slow and heavy.
- American English: breathing
- Arabic: تَنَفّْس
- Brazilian Portuguese: respiração
- Chinese: 呼吸
- Croatian: disanje
- Czech: dýchání
- Danish: vejrtrækning
- Dutch: ademhaling
- European Spanish: respiración
- Finnish: hengitys
- French: respiration
- German: Atmen
- Greek: αναπνοή
- Italian: respiro
- Japanese: 呼吸
- Korean: 호흡
- Norwegian: pusting
- Polish: oddychanie
- European Portuguese: respiração
- Romanian: respirație
- Russian: дыхание
- Spanish: respiración
- Swedish: andning
- Thai: การหายใจ
- Turkish: nefes alma
- Ukrainian: дихання
- Vietnamese: sự hô hấp
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HOPE – An initiative of the Arkansas Department of Education features longtime Clinton Primary School third grade teacher Cynthia Murphy in a series of videos designed to encourage former teachers to return to the field.
The series of four videos for the Teach Again initiative was filmed at CPS in May, 2016, and incorporated into the campaign, which was announced last year by the ADE. ADE Director of Communications Kimberly Friedman developed the videos in conjunction with the Hope Public Schools after ADE Deputy Director Deb Caufman obtained Murphy's cooperation.
The videos are part of a series of a dozen interviews conducted over two days at CPS with former students, other teachers, parents, and administrators who have known Murphy.
ADE Director Johnny Key unveiled two of the videos at the Hope Rotary Club Teacher of the Year dinner in February.
"These videos are part of an effort to say, 'We want you to come back; and we are going to make it easier to get back into teaching,'" Key said.
The choice of Murphy was based, in part, upon the common themes which were evident in the series of interviews, including her emphasis upon confidence, celebration, respect, collaboration and responsibility in her classroom.
"No matter how long ago they were in her classroom, they always talk about her that she treated them like they were the only student in the room," Hope Superintendent Bobby Hart said during the filming. "They don't come around like her all the time."
The choice of Murphy for the initiative also revolved around her ability to remain involved with changes in public education.
"The other staff members have taught me a lot; and, that I don't have to know everything, that I can go to them, especially about things like technology," Murphy noted.
In her interview, Murphy shows the confidence of her 43 years as a teacher. She is straightforward; and, during the filming process her answers were often too short and to the point for the interviewers, requiring them to ask her to elaborate.
But, that, as learned from other interviewees, is characteristic for Murphy.
"Everybody in the building knows the skill set she has," Hart explains. "She can teach people who teach better than anybody I've ever seen."
Murphy's style in the classroom is a classic memory for many of her students, and a template for new teachers.
"I was always big into music, and she would always play jazz music in the morning," former student Adriana Rivera explained. "One of things that stuck in my head was Louis Armstrong singing 'What a Wonderful World.'"
Former students who became teachers, including Julie Lively and Emily Davis both recalled the confidence which Murphy instills in her students; a theme carried over by teacher intern Patience Walker, who taught in Murphy's room.
"She had the class bring me things I'd need for my first class; folders, pencils, all sorts of things," Walker said. "And, they made a card for me. She is just so wonderful."
She said after telling the class that she wasn't feeling well because of a recent accident, all of Murphy's students gave her hugs and promised to be on their best behavior while she recovered.
"She shows the class exactly what they need to learn," Walker said. "The process works because it builds confidence."
It is a process that emphasizes responsibility for each student, where every student is assigned a daily task that is theirs all year. And, where every student has a unique voice.
"I let them know that everything you are saying is important," Murphy said. "I let them know that I think every child is important, even if I can't hear it right now."
The appeal of the learning environment in Murphy's classroom is evident.
"Making learning fun is important, because they can't wait to get into the classroom the next day; and, you can see it on their faces," Murphy said. "Any time I have a student that has that sparkle in their eye and smile on their face, and I know they've learned; that takes the cake."
Former student Callie Gilbey recalls a skit about the solar system which she still remembers.
"It was something that we learned, that we taught to others," Gilbey said.
She said taking the expectations which Murphy set in the third grade with her into the fourth grade made her a better student.
"She is the most patient human being I've ever been around," Hart said. "She has a really good gauge of what her students need. Mrs. Murphy makes her classroom a family in the way that no-one knows where they are or that they are below grade level at the start of the year; they all believe they're superstars.
"It's not vain praise," he said. "She makes everybody feel that they are a part of her classroom."
The four video series may be accessed online at www.arkansased.gov under the "Teach Again" tab.
According to the ADE, Arkansas ranks in the top 20 percent of states nationwide for "teacher attractiveness." But, the challenges for hiring and retaining teachers has grown as reflected in a 58 percent decline in six years in the employable first-time teacher pool, the ADE notes.
"The Arkansas Department of Education has launched the Teach Again Campaign to create an additional teacher pipeline by bringing outstanding teachers back to the classroom," the initiative website states.
Murphy serves as the quintessential example of the impact of effective teachers, according to the website.
Eligibility for the Teach Again program is open to teachers who have left the profession and are no longer licensed in Arkansas; teachers who received an initial Arkansas licensure but did not convert that to a standard license; and, retired teachers who do not have a current Arkansas licensure.
Licensure renewal under the program requires an application be submitted to ADE; payment of a $75 fee; completed background check; and completion of 36 hours of professional development.
The professional development requirement is valid through March 31, after which the regular 60-hour rule will apply.
Formerly licensed teachers age 62 and older may be eligible for lifetime licensure under the program.
Additional information regarding Teach Again is available by calling 501-682-4475.


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Our last day in Como was actually spent in Milan. We all caught the 9:17 train and arrived in Milan around 10 ish. Our day was completely unplanned and free! I spent it alternating between hanging with the group, walking around by myself, and catching back up with the group.
Jen and Maddie
We all went to the Galeria, which is a covered street where the fancy stores are, like Prada and Louis Vuitton. And right across the street is the Duomo of Milan, so we went in there as well. They were "selling" photo access in there, so the only photos I took were sneaky ones because I didn't want to pay 2 euros to take photos of a building. This is why I'm glad I have a camera that I can turn the sound off on!
It's very hard to photograph a cross vault arch.
Yey! Group!
The window and floor in the Duomo that I wasn't allowed to take photos of :)
And the front!
We met up with Andrew and Marcus in Milan and bopped around with them a little bit. We strolled up and down the shopping streets, but sadly everything was WAY out of my price range.
I found a GIANT octopus stuffed animal and I wanted it, but it would've required another airplane ticket to fly it home. Maybe the stuffed animal would get two carry on items as well?
I broke off on my own to take a walk to a beer store, and I spent a while in the park. It was a really beautiful park, there were lots of ducks out on the lake and lots of happy children running around. It was a nice cool grey day as well, and the fall colors popped wonderfully. I spent a nice peaceful time there.
I realized in the park that, because I break off on my own so much to hunt down these beer stores, I get to see parts of the city that my friends don't necessarily see. We mostly stick to the city center, the tourist spots, and the really busy parts. But these stores are all in the neighborhoods, the places people actually live instead of the places where people put on a facade and run around. I like it.
We left for Verona on Friday morning, and stopped a couple times en route to the city. Our first break was in the small town of Seriate to visit a church by Mario Botta. The church was magnificent, I loved it! The inside was incredible, the interior was covered in gold leaf and it just glowed. Sound traveled really well in the church as well.
The front of the church! The entrance reminds me of the "iconic architecture" style of Aldo Rossi, who incorporated iconic symbols into his architecture. Making an apartment building? Toss in the shape of a house!
The courses of brich were 6 cm, 13 cm, and 19 cm. Each stone was split, which gave a great texture to the building.
The ceiling!
Looking towards the altar
Looking towards the entrance. The center doors will open for mass on Sundays, whereas we came in through a side entrance door
The back side of the church. The entire place is maintained by volunteers, which says a lot about the community
We noticed that most of Mario Botta's buildings look the same. Circular windows, prominent brickwork. We were excited about this building at first because it doesn't look like his other works, but we realized that it has a similar shape to the middle school we visited in Como... awkward.
After the church, we visited the Teatro Olympico in Vincenza, a building we studied in History of Architecture. It was a theater by Palladio, where he used forced perspective in the backdrops to make the set seem much deeper than it really is. This was a really interesting (and somewhat difficult) place to draw, just figuring out the perspective and the ratio in the front facade and the ellipses shaped seating area. Andrew Wallace made a really nice drawing of the building that made me super jealous.
The garden in front of the theater
Beautiful interior! The stadium seats were surprisingly comfortable
The backdrops were made with forced perspective, so they look much deeper than they really are
It's very funny to see someone walk up and down the stage- at the back they look like giants, and in the front they look like dwarfs
The detail in here was incredible. But it makes sense. In today's society, we have lots of things to do and are fans of instant gratification. Back then, there wasn't actually much to do except dedicate your entire life to creating beautiful statues out of wood or stone
On our way out of the city, we stopped at Palladio's La Rotunda, a beautiful villa that I studied in seventh grade math class. We only stayed for ten minutes, but it's always really fun to see things I learned about like 9 years ago... Sheesh I'm getting old.
Finally, we arrived in Verona! We walked around the city, passing the coliseum and window shopping. We found a neat outdoor market while we were looking for Juliet's house, which I will be returning to tomorrow. I also bought a new suitcase, because the wheel on my first beer suitcase BROKE while I was leaving the Como hotel. LAME.


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We have a final installment of Bissett Birthdays to report, and then we promise we won't bother you with another one for at least six months or so. Our birthday season finishes with Caleb, our sweet new three-year-old! Dallin asked him in the morning if he was "still a little baby or a big boy now?" Caleb replied that he was, "Three! A big boy!" Dallin groaned. He wants Caleb to stay a baby forever and still dotes on him and calls him his "little Caleb baby" and wants to "hold" him, even though Caleb weighs about as much as he does. Mardi can relate to Dallin's feelings, but we're sure happy to have had Caleb a part of our family for three years now. He's our little sunshine with the golden hair!
Caleb and Taylor, our boys with the February birthdays. Caleb was excited for his third birthday to arrive on February 11th, and his brothers were excited for him!
It should be noted that the February birthdays always place somewhat of a strain on Dallin (see face). However, he cheered up, recovered very well, and had a good day doting on Caleb.
Caleb, with his new yellow bucket, and opening his clock puzzle.
The clock puzzle was a big hit!
Caleb had lots of visitors on his birthday. Grandma Bissett and Great Nana Bissett came over and spent the late afternoon and evening with him. Great-Grandpa Regehr, and Grandpa and Grandma Smith came too. Great-Grandma Matkin talked to him on the phone, and he has a date with Great-Grandpa and Grandma Smith for the day after his birthday. What a lucky little boy to have so many wonderful grandparents!
The great Bissett dry ice tradition was continued, though we didn't incorporate it into the cake this time. Caleb decided he wanted a cheetah cake, and we were pretty sure that cheetahs don't breath smoke. So, we just made a big bowl of brew and added some dish soap. Good times ensued.
Caleb and his cheetah cake. Mardi was relieved to have a much easier cake assignment for this birthday.
The sparkler was so exciting, and Caleb blew out all the candles in one blow!
Caleb has always been a boy who enjoys having his cake and eating it too.
Grandpa Smith and Caleb go through the sea shells that Grandpa and Grandma Smith brought from Hawaii. Caleb had fortunately received his great little bucket as a gift earlier in the day, so he has a perfect place to keep them! Caleb declared that he was going to build a "tidal pool" using his new shells.
Taylor tries out the new conch shell that Grandpa and Grandma Smith brought him from Hawaii for his birthday. Grandpa proved that he's really good at getting a great sound out of it! Taylor is practising.


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Le pleu-pleu a dit qu'il y a assez de jobs pour tout le monde au Srok; Lourk Jayk Jearn, Lourk kdam jearn, Lourk prahock, Lourk trey, Lourk teuk trey, lourk bänlairs,.....Et si tu demandes 160$/mois, je te tire dessus! Ok.
Enough jobs here, but lure of Thailand abides
Phak Seangly, The Phnom Penh Post
Mon, 30 June 2014
As Thailand today opens another fast-track visa office along the border in the hope of reversing the ongoing exodus of workers, Cambodia continues clamouring to find jobs for the returning migrants.
The Ministry of Labour remained adamant yesterday that there are enough open positions in the Kingdom to employ all the repatriated workers. But the National Employment Agency has so far identified just 37,000 job vacancies potentially suitable for nearly 250,000 returned workers.
The vast majority of the workers streaming in from Thailand, however, have not registered with the agency. Among the 15,000 who have, few listed viable contact information.
Some want to return back to Thailand, said Hong Choeun, director of the agency.
Since the government announced a new $49, 53-day process for obtaining legal documentation to work overseas, labourers have flooded the countrys two passport offices in the hope of securing better paid jobs abroad. And though the system has yet to take effect, border officials said yesterday they are already starting to see people trickle back to Thailand.
About 2,600 Cambodians trekked into the neighbouring country via Poipet between Friday and yesterday, according to Sim Sam Arth, chief of the checkpoints immigration office. The figure does not include market vendors who work at the border or visitors to the market adjacent to the crossing, but Sam Arth said the estimate represents an increase to the daily average of 200 to 300 crossings.
We can see that the number keeps increasing gradually from day to day, but it is still not a critical mass of workers yet, he said, adding that all those who crossed over the weekend had legal documents.
But even though Thailand has also reduced the cost of its workers permit to lure labourers to return legally, migration experts warned not everyone will go back so easily.
Security and safety are the main issues. As long as the Thai junta cannot guarantee their safety, I am not sure how the problem will be solved, said Pavin Chachavalpongpun, a Thai politics expert at Kyoto University.
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|Publié le 17/06/2014 @ 05:13
|200 000 chômeurs d'un seul coup
Je vous ai dit souvent que dans mon village natal les jeunes gens sont partis travailler en Thailand. Il ne reste, dans le village, que les vieux qui gardent les enfants de ces jeunes gens. Une amie d'enfance de mon kroursa est encore là-bas, elle se cache. Non, son patron la cache. Gentil patron. Mais, elle ne travaille pas depuis une semaine.
Tout le village ne vit qu'au dépend de ces jeunes gens. Ils ont travaillé fortt...pour nourir leurs parents et leurs enfants. Qqn d'entre eux ont même fait des '' rénovations ''; ils ont changé leur maison en paille pour brique.
Aujourd'hui, ces jeunes gens retournent chez eux. Et Kor Sumsaroeun, le gouverneur de Banteay Meanchey, leur donne un sac de riz avec une bouteille d'eau. Orkun jreune LOK gougerneur. Fuck you, ce n'est pas des poissons que ces jeunes veulent, c'est les canes à pêche!
June 17, 2014
Deportation of Cambodian Workers Should Be Condemned
By Mu Sochua, June 17, 2014
The inhumane deportation of close to 200,000′Cambodian workers from Thailand, in the past few days shows the true picture of the so called economic growth in Cambodia and the failure of poverty reduction strategy.
Yes, the forced return must be condemned as it is done without consideration of the human rights of the Cambodian workers. The fear, the threat, the brutality and degrading way our people have been treated by the Thai authorities can not be tolerated. Repatriation yes, but it should be with right-based approach and alternatives for humane and dignified treatment must be negotiated with the Cambodian authorities and NGOs.
Al Jazeera report
However, the forced return should be a weak-up call to Mr. Hun Sen and to donor countries that economic growth has created further inequalities and inequity. From being vulnerable to economic injustice at home, our farmers and their families are now accused of possible political instability for the Thais and are subject to all forms of abuse and even facing death.
Close to 500,000 Cambodians are estimated to be working with or without papers in Thailand.
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This paper presents a discontinuous finite element method for the numerical solution of internal thermal radiation problems in three-dimensional (3D) geometries using an unstructured mesh of mixed elements. Mathematical formulation, numerical implementation, and computational details are given. The different domain discretization methods are presented, and a new angular space discretization is also given. Numerical examples are presented for 3D radiative transfer in emitting, absorbing, and scattering media. Computed results compare well with analytical solutions whenever available. The localized formulation intrinsic in discontinuous finite elements is considered particularly useful for computational radiation heat transfer in participating media.
Schematic representation of radiative transfer in a participating medium (a) and definition of the direction of radiation intensity and symmetry boundary condition. (b) angular space discretization.
Schematic illustration of arrangement of mixed elements
3D discretization and calculated radiative heat flux q* along the middle line of top surface y∕L=0.5, and z∕L=1.0. (a) The cube is discretized with 3072 tetrahedral elements or 1024 wedge elements or 512 hexahedral elements or 736 elements of mixed hexahedra and pentahedra. (b) Comparison of radiative heat fluxes calculated using different meshes shown in (a). The absorption coefficient varies from κ=0.1ndκ=1.0. (c) Comparison of the DFE and the finite volume methods for the solution of RTE for κ=10.
Unstructured tetrahedral mesh and calculated q* in a tetrahedral cavity filled with an absorbing and emitting medium. (a) Unstructured mesh consisting of 1062 tetrahedral elements. (b) Comparison of radiative heat fluxes calculated by the DFE and ray-tracing methods.
(a) Solid angle distributions of two different angular schemes: the equivalent scheme and the uniform scheme. (b) The boundary heat flux along X∕L at Z∕L=0.5, Y∕L=1.0. The absorption coefficient of this case is κ=1.0 and without scattering.
Radiative transfer in a cubic cavity filled with an absorbing, emitting, and scattering medium. (a) Different scattering functions. (b, c) Radiative heat flux q* distributions for different anisotropic scattering phase functions calculated by the DFE method; here the Monte Carlo solution for isotropic scattering is plotted as a reference. The q* distribution is along the middle line (y∕L=0.5 and z∕L=1.0) at the top surface of the cube. The extinction coefficients are equal to 1.0 (b) and 2.0 (c).
Comparison of heat flux distributions calculated by the DFE, finite volume, and Monte Carlo methods for an isotropic medium. The radiative heat flux distribution is along the middle line (y∕L=0.5 and z∕L=1.0) at the top surface of the cube. The scattering coefficient is 0.5.
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What does Whooohooo mean?
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an outpouring of joyous emotion culminating in a yell
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Amount of money that accompanies the promise to purchase a property. The deposit must be deposed in a trust account and will be deducted from the balance to pay at the time of the signing of the deed, or it will be returned to the signatory of the promise to purchase if the sale does not happen.
Association of real estate brokers in Québec
Organization created by the " Real Estate Brokerage Act " primary mission is to protect the public by supervising the practice of all real estate brokerage professionals practicing in Québec.
Brokerage Contract
Agreement by which a person authorizes a real estate broker to act for a specified period , as an intermediary for the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of real property. The brokerage contract officially record the rights and obligations of the broker and the client through an exchange of consent.
Exclusive brokerage contract the customer agrees not to use for the duration of the contract, the Customer services manager other than the broker with whom he entered into the contract . Similarly, the exclusive brokerage contract usually requires that the customer signs the contract can not fulfill himself the sale or purchase of the building.
Cadastral designation
Description cadastral information relating to a property ( location , area, value , etc.). Contained in the register of a given region
Public registry containing technical information about each property in a given area (lot). Each property listed in the land registry has a lot number that is used to publish the rights pertaining thereto.
Certificate of Practice
License to practice issued by the Association of Real Estate Brokers of Canada to any personnephysique , partnership or legal person who meets the requirements prescribed by law to perform real estate brokerage activities in Quebec. The certificate of exercise ACAIQ is conditional on the success of a series of specialized courses in real estate brokerage and input Licensing Examination.
Certificate of location
Document with a report and a plan in which the land surveyor\'s opinion on the situation and the current condition of a building in relation to securities , cadastre and the laws and laws affecting it.
Amount to be paid according to a predetermined deadline. Tax due for the use of a public service , for example.
Compensation Fund real estate brokerage
Organization created by the Real Estate Brokerage Act , which all brokers, which all brokers of Quebec pay to compensate the victim of a consumer or dealer in cases of fraud, dishonest transactions or misappropriation of funds or other property which, under the real Estate Brokerage Act , must be deposed in a trust account.
Building whose ownership is divided among several owners. Ownership shared between several people , covering the same property or group of properties .
A condo that is undivided told when ownership is not accompanied by a physical division of property.
the condominium is called divided where ownership is divided between the co-owners in fractions (lots ) each comprising a unit physically divided and share common parts.
Condo fees
Expenditures related to the maintenance and management of the common areas of a condominium . Generally fixed monthly payment also to establish a fund to pay the current and unexpected expenses ( repair, replacement of equipment, etc. . ).
Proposal in response to an offer to purchase or a cons -offer, which is in itself a new promise .
NB: against the proposal as a first - effect report rejection of a proposal by the other party to the transaction.
Deed of Sale
Agreement usually prepared by a notary, which has the effect of formalizing the sale of a property to a buyer.
Time required to pay a mortgage and complete the full payment by making payments regularly. Depreciation is generally calculated on the basis of fixed periods of 10, 15, 20 or 25 years.
Descriptive record
Medium used by the buyer to acquire a building. Monetary resource, often in the form of a mortgage loan provided to the buyer by a financial institution for the purchase of a building ( see mortgage ).
Down payment
Personal contribution of the buyer to finance a building. Cash portion deducted from the sale price, and determines the amount of funding required to complete the purchase.
NB: A down payment of less than 25 % of the price paid for the purchase of the property means the loan must be insured by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation ( CMHC) or GE Capital Mortgage Insurance Canada.
Restriction of property law for reasons of private interest, public interest or public utility . Right of access or use of land by others for a specific purpose (passenger, parking , utilities, etc. . ).
Method of estimating the market value of a building , depending on the general condition of its components, and its particular characteristics . Evaluation is often the result of a comparison with similar properties for sale or recently sold in the same region.
Indirect costs
Additional Expenditure take when buying a property, to cover building inspection , evaluation of the property, the loan application , the notary , taxes , insurance, etc..
Inspection of the building
General Checking the status of the main components of a building (foundation, structure , roof , heating system , electrical system, etc. . ) To determine the condition.
The percentage that represents the amount of interest generated by a hundred dollars . Thus, an interest rate of 6.5 % will produce $ 6.50 spillable interest to the lender for every $ 100 emprunté.Le interest rate is used in calculating the amount to be paid to the lender in exchange for funding by the latter to allow the buyer to purchase a building.
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Tax imposed by a municipality to transfer a property right on its territory.
A right granted to a creditor on a property as security for payment of the debt. This entitles the creditor in case of non-compliance with terms of repayment by the borrower may exercise certain remedies such as taking payment of the building or its sale by judicial authority (see Financing and Loan mortgage ).
Net Proceeds from Sale
Residual sum from the sale of the building, once subtracted all selling remainder of the mortgage, real estate broker\'s compensation , legal fees, adjustment taxes, etc..
Recognition that gives the owner of property the right to use , enjoy and dispose fully and freely , subject to the limitations and conditions laid down by law.
Amount of money borrowed under a mortgage.
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Commitment to a person to buy a property under certain conditions it determines. Contractual document by which the seller agrees to sell the property once it has been accepted.
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Individual , partnership or legal person holding a practicing certificate issued by the Association of real estate brokers in Québec , and allowing them to deliver for others to brokerage transactions for the purchase the sale, lease or exchange of real property, against compensation. The broker can use brokers to represent him . The law also assigns the broker full responsibility for professional actions of the people who represent them.
Real Estate Brokerage
Occupation of real estate brokers. All brokerage transactions and professional actions of brokers in connection with the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of real property. Profession, the practice is exclusively reserved for holders of a practicing certificate issued by the Association of real estate brokers in Quebec.
Right of withdrawal
Privilege held by a natural person to retract his real estate brokerage contract for the sale of his property within three days of receipt of the copy of the contract signed by both parties , unless written . waiver After that, if the contract contains the word " irrevocable" , can not be terminated under any circumstances or change its duration , unless the broker agrees .
NB: the right of withdrawal applies when the contract is a mainly residential buildings with fewer than five units.
Selling fees
Additional Expenses to take when selling a property, to pay the balance of the mortgage, the fee payable to the broker , the notary , the adjustment of taxes, etc..
Trust Account
Deposit account at a financial institution in which a real estate broker may deposit the funds entrusted by others in the course of a real estate transaction. At the time an offer to purchase , the buyer often gives the listing broker a deposit on the purchase of the building. This deposit must be deposed in a trust account.


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There is evidence at all levels that microfinance is growing dramatically. As of the end of 2004, according to the Microcredit Summit Campaign Report, more than 3,000 microcredit institutions reported reaching over 92 million clients, two thirds of whom "were among the poorest when they received their first loan." (Microfinance includes microcredit as well as other related services such as insurance and savings accounts.) In addition, there has been a sharp increase in institutions -- such as New York-based WWB -- that advise microfinance agencies. CitiBank is partnering with WWB to train microfinance institution managers.


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At 12:47 of the first period in the Buffalo Sabres/Philadelphia Flyers game, video review confirmed the referee's call on the ice that Sabres forward Marcus Foligno used a distinct kicking motion to propel the puck into the Philadelphia net. According to Rule 49.2, "A goal cannot be scored by an attacking player who kicks a puck that deflects into the net off any player, goalkeeper or official." No goal Buffalo.