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Greetings, Nerd Bastards readers, Jake here from The Hall of Comics – where heroes shop. I'm a bag and boarded professional. My passion (and business) is to read, write about and sell comics. In an alliance forged in the stars, The Hall of Comics will be dropping by Nerd Bastards weekly, to bring you the latest word and the weeks best pulls in comics. So sit back, grab a snack, and check out what latest comic titles you should be reading.
This week's books are a sampler platter; it doesn't matter what publisher, genre, or character that you're into, there are plenty of titles to try. One of my underdogs to root for continues to be Winter World. Can't understand why this book isn't on more people's lips. The cast of this Mad Max adventure on ice continues to grow in issue #6, and with it the threats. If you're a fan of Walking Dead but you want to take a break from zombies, or maybe you're into post apocalyptic stories in general, it's not too late to jump on this book. The dynamic between the two protagonists, a lone survivor and a 14-year old girl searching for her parents, makes for an interesting relationship. It's one of my "no-brainer" books – I know I'll be entertained regardless of what happens.
Sticking with the post apocalyptic theme (a genre I've always been partial to), Crossed Plus 100 by Alan Moore is another series that I expect will be gathering more attention soon. Perhaps the slang used in this future vision of the Crossed reality is a turnoff 'cause it requires interpretation on the part of the reader. I've enjoyed how that makes me slow down as I read it and examine what each character is revealing. That in turn creates a thoughtful peace in this story that takes place 100 years after "the infected" have ravaged the earth in the Crossed stories we've seen before. Now, the "Church faces" appear to be nearly extinct. A small group travels across America archiving evidence of life over a century ago, and they discover some mysterious clues as to what the Crossed have been up to in the meantime. Let's face it, Alan Moore can't write a bad book.
The cover of Batman & Robin #38 might very well bring in some new readers. This is the first story since Damian Wayne gained Superman-level powers in the Robin Rises: Alpha one shot. You may not be surprised at how that development affects the father-son team, but any predictability makes seeing Batman & Robin together again no less entertaining. It doesn't look as tho' Peter J. Tomasi is going to rush things, and I'm glad. He even takes a time out to address a plot point I imagine a lot of us had forgotten about and would've been fine with if it hadn't come up again. But touching on it makes for a nice insight with the new-and-improved Damian. I've always enjoyed Patrick Gleason's robust pencils. You can tell he's having fun depicting Robin as he resists a barrage of gunfire. I originally bristled at the idea of Super Robin – it smells of Silver Age silliness. A gimicky holdover of a back-from-the-dead story that was hackneyed to begin with. But this issue put my criticisms aside for now and drew me into a satisfying story that reminded me why so many of us like the Damian character and just made me glad that he's back.
Does a Star Trek/Planet of the Apes mashup seem ridiculous to you? It shouldn't. This wedding is a natural and fans of either, even if you dislike the other, should be reading this guilty pleasure. The second issue picks up steam after more exposition than I would've liked in #1. There are still moments when characters are explaining events to one another that they should already know because it's for our benefit. And even we can reason it out. But that's kept to a page or two, and much more headway is made as Kirk and company dive headlong into the ape world. This book's real strength is Rachael Stott who seems to have figured out the trick to depicting live characters we've seen on screen: don't draw William Shatner, draw Captain Kirk! Regardless of the pose or expression, Stott captures each character's qualities effortlessly in a clean and simple quality. Some weird part of me enjoyed seeing Charlie Heston in a comic book and I can't wait to see Taylor vs Kirk in a too-tempting-to-avoid face off! My only complaint is that there isn't equal time given to the Klingon/Gorilla alliance. C'mon, Scott & David Tipton – talking gorillas could sell an Eskimo a refrigerator! Hopefully we'll get more bad guys before much longer.
This week, I saved my favorite read for last. Boom! is describing their new 8-issue series Burning Fields as "Zero Dark Thirty" meets "The Thing". You don't get that analogy from the first installment, but you do get a very smartly written and mature thriller. A series of ritualistic murders have occurred around an Iraqi oil field that's overseen by Verge, a private military company. Dana Atkinson, a dishonorably discharged army investigator who's butted heads with Verge in the past, is reluctantly drawn into the investigation and we hit the ground running. This is the kind of book that TV and film studios clamor for. It's a thoroughly enjoyable blending of genres that gives you a first-issue page turner most new series can only hope for. Kudos to writers Michael Moreci and Tim Daniel and penciller Colin Lorimer.
So you've got plenty to mull over this week. Go with your gut but don't be afraid to try something different while you're at it. And if that new comic feels a little deflated, don't worry. It only means you'll be able to grip it a little better.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova, thanks for your time and thanks for joining us on Fed Cup by BNP Paris Bas - the official website. Russia into the final. You weren't at the semi finals but you were pretty excited when the Russian team got past the Americans.
Svetlana: Yeah, I was. I was jumping around. I was following on the Internet live scoreboard and I was so excited that the girls won. I think it was a bit of surprise, you know but I am very well happy and I was trying to call but the lines were not working and I tried everybody's phone in the team and nobody pick it up. But in 2 days I called Tarpishchev and we spoke about it and he asked me if I can come and I was so happy you know. I was like, if you need me for sure I would be there you know. And definitely for my country. It's gonna be an amazing thing and we play in Russia again and it's third final for Russia in four years and we win two already so. And I've been one of them. I missed one and I definitely been missing Fed Cup so much when I was not playing so I'm really happy to play again.
Q: You were saying you were trying to reach the team. Now why do you think the lines were not working - the phone lines?
Svetlana: I was joking around and I think some people got disconnected, but I don't think so I guess it's like ... so like they were not working for nobody so...
Q: I mean it was pretty amazing. Um, I was there. I was watching all those matches. Nadia Petrova played so well but so did the whole team really.
Svetlana: Yeah I heard about it. I heard they had a bit of a difficult condition. It was raining or something happened and then I guess everybody was very excited and I guess everybody started as a team so that's why they won and then...
Q: But you've already committed. You were saying you're going to be playing the final. I mean normally the Russian team ... Shamil Tarpishchev likes to keep the whole team together for the whole year but you're coming back for the final.
Svetlana: Well I wasn't there for semis because of my shoulder. If not I would be there you know and yeah Shamil he asked me and he said he wants to keep the same team you know. And I played the first round so basically it's the same team.
Q: What is so special about Fed Cup? What do you like a bout Fed Cup?
Svetlana: Because there is a team, you know. We like play on our own, we compete against each other and it's so hard, you know. And every ... you're all on your own with your one, two team you know mates, like coach and physio whoever, massages. But when you play for your country it's all you guys together, you know and now one of the best teams is the Russians so we're like most ... when we're together and we have captain and we have nice people around and we have so much fun and we're together fighting for our colours of the country so it's really exciting.
Q: Well, red, white and blue colours of Russia against the green, red and white of Italy. What are your thoughts on playing Francesca Schiavone and the rest of the Italians?
Svetlana: Definitely it's gonna be extremely hard but I hope for win and I'll just do my best.
Q: The excitement, the atmosphere will be pretty amazing again in Moscow.
Svetlana: Yeah, definitely. I can't wait for it, you know. I don't ... I think I wasn't experienced enough to play when I played first time 2004 and I didn't win many matches but I think I'm ready to do better.
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A full house turned out Feb. 6 to see what the Oswego Planning Board was going to do with the proposal to put a new Dunkin' Donuts next to the YMCA in Oswego.
The planning board, after discussing the issue and hearing residents' comment for nearly two hours, tabled the measure until its March 6 meeting.
Many of the people who spoke were not enamored of the idea for a variety of reasons.
Some don't like a fast-food shop going up in a historic neighborhood; some are concerned about the busy intersection where the shop would be at West First and Utica streets and other say a Dunkin' Donuts will ruin the quaintness of Oswego's downtown and may take business away from other local coffee shops and bakeries.
Robert Abbott, an architect with ESW Realty, which works with Dunkin' Donuts franchisees, said the proposed store would be 2,300 square feet on a lot that measures a little more than a half acre. It would have a drive-through that would exit onto West First Street and there would be one entrance to the site and two exits.
There will be 23 parking spaces on site. The dumpster will be in back and Dunkin' Donuts hopes to put in a patio in the back area where people can sit in the summer to enjoy their beverages.
Some at the meeting were not thrilled with the idea of a drive-through for the site, noting it would cause too much traffic congestion. But Abbott told the board that the site has to have a drive-through and without it, there is no project.
"The shop will get 50 percent of its business from the drive-through," he said.
Abbott said the exterior will be a cement clapboard with the Dunkin' Donuts colors of beige, orange and brown. "It's pretty standard Dunkin' Donuts," he said.
Board member James Scanlon asked whether a traffic study is going to be done since that is such a busy intersection and in a high-traffic area with the Y next door and Paul's Big M across the street.
"We don't generate new traffic," Abbott said in stating a traffic study is not planned. "Usually 6 to 10 a.m. are our busiest hours."
Justin Rudgick, board member and the city's director of community and economic development, had two requests for the project. He wants the facade to be brick instead of clapboard to fit in better with the historic buildings in the area. He used the example of the Dunkin' Donuts Abbott worked on that now is open on North Salina Street in Syracuse.
"We're trying to change that whole corridor," Rudgick said. "We want it to blend in with the downtown historical character."
City officials have said they consider West First Street and especially that intersection as the gateway to Oswego's downtown.
Rudgick also wants Dunkin' Donuts to invest in marked crosswalks at the intersection of West First and Utica streets. "We want to ensure the safety of pedestrians," he said.
Y President Ed Mervine said the Y is not happy with the project because of the historical area and the off-street parking in the area. Anne Backer, who owns Taste the World, a local coffee shop, said the Dunkin' Donuts is not needed.
"There are seven other places that provide bagels, doughnuts and coffee in that area," she said. She said people coming to Dunkin' Donuts also will be getting their coffee and leaving, not staying downtown.
"We want people to come downtown to experience our downtown," she said. "We want people to stay downtown. We don't want them to just grab and go."
Mercedes Niess, a Heritage Foundation member and director of the H. Lee White Maritime Museum, talked about the history in the area and how Dunkin' Donuts doesn't really fit. She also mentioned the $10 million award Oswego received from the state to revitalize its downtown and wonders if a Dunkin' Donuts fits into the city's downtown plan.
"We have to be cautious and thoughtful. What is the message we want to send?" she said.


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For those of you that may be interested or keeping some records on Trapdoors, I just picked up a Forager Serial number 1,021. It's documented and is pretty good condition. There are some knicks and dings but the cartouches are present.This particular forager is documented to have been on location at Fort Snelling Minnesota in 1884. I live 45 minutes from there. Corporal George Smallyon was fined $3.17 for carelessly firing this weapon with an obstructed barrel causing barrel damage. Hence the barrel being cut to 24 inches and the front sight being resodered on. Fun history and lots of documentation to include the corporal's inlistment and discharge papers. I'm into to it for $1,800.00.
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A Cappella Reigns Supreme at Christy's Concert
It's a tradition year after year, but one that never skips a beat. This past Family Weekend marked Christy's a Cappella Concert in Rooke Chapel. The event was sponsored by Activities and Campus Events (ACE) and featured MCs Shiri Levine '16 and Connor McLaughlin '16 and included all five of Bucknell's a cappella groups - Beyond Unison, The Silhouettes, The Offbeats, Two PastMidnight, and The Bison Chips. Each group pulled out all the stops, dressed their very best, and performed a show that would make Pitch Perfect's The Barden Bellas and Treblemakers jealous. Beyond Unison opened the show with their rendition of Mumford & Son's "Below My Feet" featuring soloist Matt Micco '14. This moving piece filled the chapel with a pure, crisp sound as the lyrics offered a perspective we may often forget: "Keep my eyes to serve, my hands to learn."
Their set continued with a version of the popular song "Clarity" by German/Russian electronic dance music producer Zedd. The group then performed "Bottoms of the River" featuring the booming, powerful voice of soloist Alli Aaron '16. Beyond Unison closed their set with a chilling yet beautiful rendition of "Scarborough Fair."
The Silhouettes, Bucknell's all-female a cappella group, performed second. They opened their set with "Royals" by Lorde and added some extra sass and flair to this current pop song.
The group then sang their very own "Rolling in the Crazy," a mash-up of "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele and "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley. Next, Cameron Norsworthy '15 performed "Blue Jeans" by Lana Del Rey while the other Sils sang delicate, echo-ey background melodies. The group closed with their original creation "Payphone," a mash-up of "Payphone," "Misery," and "She Will Be Loved" all by Maroon 5.
After The Silhouettes, The Offbeats, Bucknell's newest co-ed a cappella group, performed their set. They opened with "Down to the River to Pray," a melodic, meaningful song that captured the attention of the audience right away.
The Offbeats continued with "Shake It Out" by Florence + The Machine featuring a solo by Jess Isgro '15. Next, the group performed One Republic's "Feel Again" and closed their set with "You're All I Need To Get By," a song by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell as made popular by Glee.
Two Past Midnight, Bucknell's oldest co-ed a cappella group, performed after The Offbeats. They opened with an impressive and energetic rendition of Bruno Mars' "Treasure." Following that, the group performed "Holocene" by Bon Iver, a chill-inducing melody that was nominated for a Grammy and named one of the best songs of 2011 by various music publications.
The group continued with a 90's pop melody that included the likes of 'N Sync, Backstreet Boys, and LFO. Two PastMidnight ended their set with their traditional closer "In The Still of the Night."
Following suit with tradition, The Bison Chips performed last. Their set included a rendition of "Wake Me Up" by electronic artist Avicii featuring soloist Andrew Kilman '15, and "Wayfaring Stranger" as performed by Ed Sheeran featuring soloist Justin Honigstein'14. What really stood out from the Chips' performance, however, was their strong opener, "Hodja, Make me Spin," featuring first-year student, Rodney West '17. In classic Chips tradition, the group concluded Christy's 2013 with their traditional closers, Irish Blessing and Coney Island Baby.
If Bucknell knows how to do one thing right, it's a cappella. And to mention Pitch Perfect yet again, this year's concert was seriously "aca-awesome."
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Sew Many Cards Recipe Challenge
Good Friday Morning to you! Hope you're having a great day! I'm pretty tired but it's Friday so I won't be tired for long, I hope :) This week SMC has a recipe challenge for you, the recipe is
2 papers, 1 flower & 1 button, here is what I came up with using the adorable Duncan on Swing:
A close up:
Cute isn't it? Be sure to head on over to Sew Many Cards Store & pick yours up, also don't forget about Stryder's need to get to Mayo Clinic, the images are posted here on my blog but you can get your own here. I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge! Have a great day!
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Next Meeting - March 16th
March's meeting got here so fast! You can read the minutes from February's meeting HERE.
We have an exciting guest speaker coming to March's meeting - Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts! She will be sharing her story and will also have some items available for purchase.
At this meeting, you will also have the opportunity to sign up and pay for the National Quilting Day Staycation! Cost for this event is $25 for guild members and $30 for non-members. The cost includes dinner. For more information about the Staycation, click HERE.
Here's what else you should bring to March's meeting:
- March's BOM - Urban Chickens
- Shape Challenge projects for reveal
- 2nd Secret Sister Gift
- A goody to donate towards the Birthday Raffle if you are a March baby
- $1's for chances to win at Birthday Raffle
- Sew & Tell
- Your name tag
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It only makes sense that if your mission is to reinvent insurance, you're going to need to not only look outside your company, but also outside your industry, for answers, insights and inspiration. According to our survey, insurance executives are keen to gather new ideas from outside their organizations.
In the quest to reinvent their companies, insurance executives should not be looking to the competition for inspiration. Overall, the insurance industry has been slower than most others to embrace true transformational change. As they face unprecedented disruption, however, there is a tremendous amount of innovation taking place outside the insurance industry that can be analyzed and mined for lessons and tactics.
According to our survey, insurance executives are keen to gather new ideas, technologies and inspiration from outside of their organizations. More than one-third (37 percent) said they were most likely to look at customer demographics and insights as a way to inform their companies' transformation strategies. Roughly a third of respondents said they were carefully observing organizations outside their sectors but in adjacent industries. A similar number said they were looking at companies with disruptive technologies to help find ideas that could fuel their reinvention agendas.
At KPMG we believe that it will be vital for insurers to go outside their comfort zones and to consult with experts with differing viewpoints and who bring disparate but useful perspectives to the transformation conversation. For example, an insurance company undertaking a transformation initiative might consider bringing on an expert from a consumer-facing industry such as the retail sector to help establish and lead their customer strategy. The point is to search for ways to make organizations more competitive, not just in the insurance sector, but with other leading organizations from other industries.
One thing is certain, however, and that is the key role technology will play in this coming wave of transformation in insurance. Nearly half (47 percent) of respondents said new mobile platforms and apps were both forcing change in their businesses and creating opportunities for transformation. A similar number (45 percent) expressed similar sentiments about social networking and collaboration. When it comes to data and analytics, 41 percent say they see it as both driver and enabler. The issue for the industry however, 37 percent still say that legacy systems present a real hurdle and are slowing their change initiatives.
Interestingly, however, our data shows that insurance executives are, to a large extent, ignoring emerging technologies that may end up playing significant roles in their industry. One-third of respondents said they did not think artificial intelligence would be a driver or an enabler. And one-quarter dismissed the internet of things as being consequential. Time will tell if these organizations are missing key opportunities to obtain first-mover advantage in these emerging areas.


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It's that time of the year again: it's time for Frenchs-peaking month -le mois de la francophonie!
This year, the Austin group of the French-American civics organization Français du Monde du Monde South Central USA has made French in Austin's job of listing all French-speaking and francophile events much easier by coordinating with the different French-American organizations in Austin to put together a document that lists French speaking month events and more.
You can access it at FdMSouthCentralUSA.org,
and find them all on French in Austin's calendar.
Here, I'm just going to list the highlights (and what's really an event special to French speaking month):
- the Alliance Française's apéritif on French food labels on Wednesday, March 2nd, from 6pm,
- the French Legation Museum's 175th birthday party on Saturday, March 5, from 11am,
- Français du Monde South Central USA Austin group's table promoting French-speaking month at the Asian American Resource Center's Spring Holidays Fair on Saturday, March 5, from 12pm,
- The Austin Public Library's French afternoon at the Hampton Branch at Oak Hill, Saturday, March 12, from 12pm,
- a special pétanque game organized by the Alliance Française on Sunday, March 13, from 2pm,
- the Alliance Française Ciné-Club double feature with bubbles and sweets on Sunday, March 20, from 2pm,
- and finally, a late night Chez Zee, organized by the Alliance Française again.
In the meantime, Education Française Austin will have hosted spring break camps, la French Tech will have gathered in Austin on the occasion of South by Southwest, and received a warm welcome from the French-American Business Council of Austin, the French Music Export Bureau will have promoted French artists through a series of France Rocks concerts… Not to mention the occasional show by a French-American band in Austin or different French speaking gatherings organized by different French conversation groups. Austin will be blooming wth French-speaking and francophile events this month of March!


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so when i follow Restore "usbstor.inf" thread/fix above it says copy over the usbstor.inf & .PNF from the latest(it has todays date) usbstor.inf_xxxxxxxx. inside this file only these two exist: usbstor.PNF & USBSTOR.SYS there is nothing else inside there, also if i go back to previous usbstor.infxxxxx from 2016 it is just the same.
im really stuck with this as i stated previously everything worked fine until i plugged in an IBASSO DAP(this did not work originally as it had a faulty lead but everything else worked i source a new lead it worked but then everything else did not)
i also get an file access denied error (see attached ) when i try to copy the two file(PNF SYS) to windows/inf
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Staying hydrated – #enjoymorewater challenge
As a family we're pretty crap at staying hydrated so when I saw the #enjoymorewater challenge from Robinsons appear in my inbox I jumped at the chance. The #enjoymorewater challenge is aiming to get us drinking more water and staying hydrated which is the perfect challenge for the uncharacteristically hot Summer days we're having.
We were sent through 5 of the new Squashed juices which is a massively concentrated juice with no added sugar. It is in a tiny bottle that fits in your bag and as we've found, great for taking on holiday and saving space in the car! It says it makes 20 glasses but I'm finding that it's lasting a lot longer than that and the kids need just a dash in a glass to make a cup for them.
Wee Stinker is happy with water but she's getting to the age where she sees we're having juice and wants to know why she can't, she is a "big girl" after all so we've been using Squashed to make her a weak juice and she absolutely loves it.
To get the kids to drink more water I'm:
- Filling a bottle first thing in the morning and reminding them every half hour or so to take a sip
- Carry a bottle everywhere for each of them and put it within easy reach
- Making Squashed ice lollies for really hot days!
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Another benefit is that I've been particularly dehydrated recently and the off-shoot of that is that the Wee Man starts to be affected too as I'm still breastfeeding him and it makes him think there's nothing there and cluster feeds/feed more to up my supply. Generally this happens at night. It's 14 months now and I've only just seen the correlation between me being dehydrated and the Wee Man waking more! Anyway, since I worked this out I've upped my water intake massively and his sleep has got better and he's feeding on a much more reliable pattern than he was. Not only that but since taking up this challenge I'm finding it's a lot easier to stay hydrated especially as I not leave the bottle beside the sink so it reminds me on a regular basis. I'm feeling a lot more awake and refreshed.
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- Starting the morening with a pint glass so I can keep track of how many pints I have – I like to have at least 4
- Start the morning with a glass of water – I used to wait (unintentionally) until midday to start drinking
- Leave the Squashed bottle by the sink so it's a constant reminder without having a massive bottle of juice sitting out all the time
- Taking a large water bottle out with me everywhere I go
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2015 World Championship (Day 15) - Grand Final welcomes Murphy & BinghamAfter two weeks of intensive cue action, drama, laughter, emotions and fighting guts the time has come to get to the last stage of our Crucible journey. And for Shaun Murphy and Stuart Bingham that means - the Grand Final.
For the blog readers or those of you acquainted with what happens at the 2015 World Championship, it's really no surprise to see Shaun Murphy reaching the final, taking into account the fact that he led Barry Hawkins 6-2, 13-3 and 16-8.
The last session started with a great effort from "The Hawk", a break of 103 winning him a frame, but Murphy was sure to end businesses as soon as possible and cleared the table with an 83 break in frame 26, for a final 17-9 scoreline.
After the match "The Magician" Murphy shared his thoughts about the recent year and remembered his poor form from the past years.
"It was though to see everyone else doing great", said Shaun who admitted that winning the Masters at the beginning of this year was a great boost of confidence.
Although "blown away" by his recent victory over Barry Hawkins, Murphy didn't find any shame it saying that there were times when he didn't believe in himself anymore and that it took a lot of work to "mature" into the person and player that he is today.
On a funnier note though, he refused to reveal what his new outfit will be. Tough cookie this one!
Barry Hawkins stated that tiredness (which is perfectly normal after playing for two weeks) had nothing to do with him losing the semi-final, but rather the fact that his opponent outplayed him.
A very emotional Barry chocked with tears when he tried to thank his manager Paul Mount for everything that he did for him and snooker.
For those of you unaware, Mr Mount waited for the end of his players' contract (which coincides with the end of the season) to put an official stop to what in my opinion is in fact the end of an era for snooker and those involved in it.
You can find more details about this matter in this interview with Mr Paul Mount conducted by Matt from Pro Snooker Blog.
Stuart Bingham and Judd Trump finished their snooker "quarrel" in the best possible way: through a decider.
Bingham has always been the man in front, ending the first session 5-3 up and continuing with 9-7, but when the third one kicked off it was Trump who started firing pressure shots on his opponent.
Breaks of 61 and 91 proved enough to make the scoreline more appetizing for Judd (9-9), but Stuart was sure to win no less than four frames in a row with runs of 67, 62, 35 and 59 and fly 13-9 up.
A very dramatic frame was the 23rd one which lasted for more than half an hour, Bingham giving an amount of 24 penalty points to his rival who went on and won the frame on the pink.
Trump was also adding another frame to his slightly poor collection in order to close the session the same way that he started it: by being two frames behind (13-11).
The evening came quite quickly and so the boys re-entered into a raucous arena packed with fans hungry for drama and entertainment. Luckily for them, that was on the menu.
Bingham was the first in and managed to extend his lead, but Trump responded with a perfect set of breaks (88, 50 and 44) to win back two consecutive frames.
The 77th century break of the tournament was going to push Stuart 15-13 up, but once again a tenacious Trump replayed by winning the following frame with a break of 76.
It felt like raining with century breaks, especially after Bingham hit an 102 one to go one away from victory, while his opponent developed a powerful counter attack with breaks like 108 and 129! Decider it is then!
Bingham had the first chance but missed the blue early in the frame, Judd coming to the table but quickly missing a red due to a kick. It took Bingham quite some time to close the match, but runs of 27 and 19 did the trick in the end.
All teary and extremely emotional, Stuart Bingham described his victory as "unbelievable" and added that "This is 20 years of blood, sweat and tears".
So this is it snooker lovers! The Grand Final starts this Sunday and by Monday evening we shall be seeing a new … or old champion.
It's been 10 years since Shaun Murphy was crowned world champion and it's been way too many years since Stuart Bingham set his mind to be world champion, so it's a 50/50 chance.
SML blog will like to wish best of luck to both players and … let the fun begin!
Shaun Murphy v. Stuart Bingham (1st session)
Shaun Murphy v. Stuart Bingham (2nd session)
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Happiest 5K on the Planet
The Color Run supports Veterans coping with PTSD - and we actually had one such Veteran running in our group, too! By the end of the run our group was about half b/c everyone went to a different part of the post-run party so we didn't get an after shot of the whole dirty bunch together, but I think you can tell from the few we had it was very colorful!!
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How fun!! My best friend and I really want to do this run when it comes to our area!ReplyDelete
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What is it?
A surgical abortion empties the contents of your uterus and is usually performed within 12 to 14 weeks from your last normal menstrual period (first-trimester). However, the procedure can be done up to 20 weeks (mid-trimester). The procedure involves "vacuum aspiration" of the contents of the uterus.
What happens before the abortion?
- Your doctor may do a pelvic exam and ultrasound before the procedure to help determine the stage of your pregnancy.
Will it be done in the clinic?
The decision of whether the abortion will be performed in a clinic depends on your medical history, a physical exam, lab tests, and the stage of the pregnancy. Most clinics will perform abortions up to 14 weeks. An alternative is to have it done in a hospital. Hospital abortions need a referral from a doctor.
How is it done?
The standard method is vacuum aspiration (also called suction curettage). Usually, a local anaesthetic (freezing) is used, but sometimes hospitals use a general anaesthetic instead. Here's an example of the usual procedure:
- A nurse will take a short medical history, and possibly ask you to take some antibiotics. An IV (tube placed in your vein) may be started. Sometimes, a medication is injected into the IV or a muscle to reduce discomfort and help you to relax. A medication called misoprostol is sometimes given which dissolves in your mouth and causes the uterus to cramp (like menstrual cramps), its purpose is to soften the cervix and prepare it for the procedure.
- A local anaesthetic (freezing) is usually injected into or around your cervix (the lower part of your uterus). Like a Pap exam, a speculum is used to see your cervix. Your cervix is gradually stretched by a series of narrow rods (dilators), each a little wider than the one before. The largest dilator is about as thick as your index finger.
- A second method of dilating the cervix is to insert a sterile type of seaweed (laminaria) that gradually absorbs moisture and expands and gradually opens the cervix. Dilation happens over several hours for first trimester termination, or one to two days for mid-term termination.
- A tube (called a cannula) goes into your uterus through your widened cervix. This tube is attached to a suction machine, which is then turned on. After the uterus has been emptied by gentle suction, a spoon-shaped instrument (called a curette) may be used to check that the uterus has been emptied completely. This procedure takes 5 to 10 minutes.
What about after the abortion?
- Spend as much time as you need resting at the clinic, under observation.
- When you feel stable and ready to leave, you will get follow-up instructions, including what you should do in the event of any complication.
- You may experience some bleeding (no heavier than a regular period), cramping, and breast tenderness.
- Have someone available who can drive you home.
- Avoid tampons, douching, baths, swimming, sexual penetration, and strenuous exercise for two weeks.
- You may want to rest the next day but you can resume most of your normal activities within a couple of days
- Most forms of contraception, including the pill, patch, ring, and IUDs can be started the day of or the day after your procedure.
What are the risks?
Early abortion by vacuum aspiration is one of the safest operations in all of medicine. However, as with any medical procedure, complications can happen.
Less than 1 woman in 100 will have any serious complications (blood clots in the uterus, infection, haemorrhaging [bleeding in the uterus], cervical tear, perforation of the uterus, anaesthetic reaction or an incomplete abortion).
Possible treatments for complications may include further antibiotics, repeat vacuum aspiration, medication, transfusion or rarely surgery. Early abortion is one of the safest operations in all of medicine. The risk of a woman having complications or dying from full term pregnancy and childbirth is many times greater than that from an early abortion.
What about possible emotional reactions?
Women may have a variety of feelings after an abortion ranging from relief, to sadness, guilt and grieving. Emotional concerns after an abortion are rare in women who are comfortable with their decision to abort before they have a procedure. There are counselling services available at all the clinics to help you with decision-making, and for discussing your feelings after the abortion.
When should I have a check up?
Schedule an appointment for a check up 2 weeks after your abortion. This check up can be done at the abortion clinic, by your doctor, a walk in clinic, an Opt clinic, or a youth clinic. A follow-up is important to check for a healthy recovery and to ensure the abortion was successful.
What is the effect of abortion on subsequent pregnancies?
Studies have shown that one uncomplicated first-trimester abortion by vacuum aspiration does not pose a risk to a woman's future ability to have children. Whether more than one abortion affects a woman's future childbearing ability is less clear, since there has been conflicting research.
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Many businesses have learned to successfully use social media marketing in an effort to supplement lagging sales. There are times when all you need is a new approach to bring new successes. Social media marketing is accessible, cost-effective, and opens you up to a much broader audience. You will learn a lot of things from this article on how to start social media marketing.
Take advantage of YouTube by adding it to your marketing plans that use social media. A well-done YouTube video can give viewers a comprehensive overview of your business or of a product or service, so that they become interested in browsing your company's website. When visitors surf to your website with preexisting knowledge about your products and services, your sales should go up.
If you want people to be interested in the social media marketing campaign you're running, have specials that people can take advantage of by adding you onto these social media sites. If they only see special promotions through Facebook, then it becomes a great marketing tool where people will help you advertise through these social media sites.
Make sure that you enable any following features on your social network of choice. The majority of Internet users make good use of social media sites daily. It only makes sense to set up your website so that Twitter, LinkedIn and FaceBook users can connect with you easily and see all your comments.
Answer any questions and comments left on your social media sites. Check these sites often to see if there are any concerns you need to address. Try to link up your email so that you can get notified as soon as you receive a comment. Keep in mind that anything you post in reply to a comment will be visible by all.
Use tools related to Twitter such as Tweepi or Twellow. Such functions let you identify those who are part of your desired audience and isolate the most relevant among them. You should come up with lists of consumers to target, in hopes that someday they will sign up to receive your updates.
As you can see, starting a social media marketing campaign is not complicated! After you have launched your first campaign, be sure to keep up with the latest in this ever changing topic. You must constantly work at this in order to reap the rewards; be sure to keep your information current and update profiles on a consistent basis.


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Is trying to select the best web design company in NYC difficult? It can be, but it never has to be. Clients looking to hire a solid company should take steps to examine some basic criteria.
The first criteria to look at when trying to hire the best web design company in NYC would be to look at examples of the work the service has done for other clients. Nothing would be a better indicator of the quality of the work the company will deliver in the future than the work it has done in the past. The web design company you wish to hire must offer samples. If it does not, then you need to go elsewhere.
The web design company should have experience creating websites within the same business or hobby sector you are involved with. There are certain components to a particular business or hobby. The website does need to embody some of these traits and components. If it can do this, it just might be the perfect website design company to hire.
The company should also be one that is at the cutting edge of website design. While there are certain tried and true aesthetics that should always be part of a a website, a few of the cutting edge multimedia developments do need to make their way into the site. Innovations along these lines can make the website present brilliant visuals and, possible, a more user-friendly product.
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Since 1977 we have welcomed visitors from the UK and all over the world to our annual Open Gardens Weekend here in Ashton under Hill. They come to enjoy a wide variety of gardens and the friendly atmosphere of this beautiful Worcestershire village, situated in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the edge of Bredon Hill. We expect to have at least 25 gardens open for you to see. If you've been before, we'd love to welcome you back, and if you've never visited us why not come along?
Entry price: Adults £6.00 Children free, Discounts available for larger parties
Refreshments, stall and exhibitions, Tickets are valid for both days, Free parking in the village
Further details at www.ashtonopengardens.co.uk
Usk is a picturesque little town on the river of the same name. For 24 years, we have held an Open Gardens weekend, when over 20 private gardens are open to the public – from small but beautifully planted plots, to the impressive sweep of the borders at Usk Castle. We welcome visitors from far and wide, and many make it an annual treat. There is also a Gardeners' Market with plant stalls, riverside walks, and lots of quaint pubs and cafes or picnic spots for lunch. Free town car parks, where the tickets are on sale.
For more information visit Usk Open Gardens
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The Beast and The Beauty
Country: South Korea Language: Korean Genre: Romance, Comedy Cast: Ryu Seung-Beom, Shin Mina, Kim Gang-Woo Director: Lee Gye-Byeok Plot: South Korean romantic-comedy film. It involves voice-actor Dong-gun (Ryu Seung-beom), whose blind girlfriend Hae-ju (Shin Min-a) suddenly receives surgery to regain … Continue reading
Aka: Chilling Romance Genres : Horror, Romance, Comedy Country : South Korea Language : Korean Release Date : Dec 01, 2011 Director: Hwang In-Ho Cast: Son Ye-Jin Lee Min-Ki Park Cheol-Min Kim Hyun-Suk Lee Mi-Do Plot: From a young age, … Continue reading
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) graduation and said that the UP Government has provided a loan of Rs. 473 crores to SGPGI through State Bank of India (SBI).
"We have provided a loan of Rs. 473 crores to SGPGI through SBI, which will be compensated by the Uttar Pradesh Government and money will not be an issue in the path of development," Chief Minister Adityanath said while talking to the students.
He further said that the Government spends a lot of money on doctors' education, and added that the students should stay here in their state and provide their services to the nation.
"SGPGI is a prestigious college, the youth that has received their degree today; I just want to tell them to remember to not make their life a money making machine," Chief Minister Yogi said.
He also asked the students to try and work for the benefit of the society.
"It is important to keep in mind that after taking the degree now, our work has ended. Whatever is written in our scriptures is not for entertainment, keep studying it," Chief Minister Yogi said.
Chief Minister Yogi further said that as a guest is considered a God in India, a patient should be nothing less than a guest to the doctors.
"Uttar Pradesh Government will not let anything come between those organizations that work for the benefit of the society," Chief Minister Yogi said.
He also said that it is necessary to join medical studies to technology for the State to thrive in Medicines.
"You all have joined yourself from technology and it is important that we connect medical education to technology as well," Chief Minister Yogi said.
He also said that the Government is supporting the state in every way it can to provide good medical education to the students,.
Chief Minister Yogi also said that instead of treatment of any disease, they need to eliminate the root of the problem.
He also requested the graduating doctors to not go abroad but instead tender their services in the state.(ANI)


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Sentimental slob that I am, I recently subjected myself (and my patient wife, who vowed ''Never again'') to the 800-odd-mile drive from Washington to attend the 10-year reunion in Orlando of Bishop Moore High School's class of '76.
Reunions of any sort tend to be bittersweet, approached with a mixture of excitement, trepidation and outright fear. People go to reunions, in part, driven by a nagging sense of curiosity to see what has become of the faces (and bodies) of years past. Some go to show their former peers how blindingly successful they have become. Others show up and flaunt the fact that they haven't changed an iota, an accomplishment in itself -- of sorts.


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Stefano Arienti
From 29 June to 4 July 2015 the Spinola Banna Foundation for Art will host the curatorial workshop with Stefano Arienti, the Italian artist with a long international career, who has often organised site-specific exhibition projects in the city of Turin: "I Murazzi dalla cima", "Corte di Dei" both at the Murazzi in Turin; he organised "Multiplayer", a multifunctional equipped field where boys and girls can play without disturbing other residents, together with the a.titolo association and schools in the Mirafiori area in Turin; and finally, "Tappeto", exhibited at the Rivoli Castle International Museum of Contemporary Art.
The artist, as a master of his profession, will share his artistic experience with eight young Italian artists or artists resident in Italy, all under 35, selected among the participants in the previous workshops in April and June 2015: Filippo Bisagni, Giorgio Cugno, Stefano Serretta, Virginia Francia, Federico Tosi, Andrea Galliazzo and Andrea Ottaviani.
The workshop will be intensive: the guests will live and work together on the Banna estate, in a restructured multi-functional area that has bedrooms, laboratories and spacious areas immersed in nature.
Stefano Arienti was born in Asola, in the province of Mantova, in 1961. Reworking "poor" materials and in common use - which include frequently paper, books and images taken from postcards, posters or photocopies, as well polystyrene, plastic, clay, fabrics - Arienti creates works that surprise the viewer, I invite you to reflect on the theme of "wonder" and will encourage participation, also through manipulation.
Among the numerous exhibitions in which he participated, you can mention the Venice Biennale (Aperto 1990, 1993); Istanbul Biennial (1992); Cocido y Crudo, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid (1994); XII Quadrennial in Rome, 1996 (first prize); Fatto in Italia, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva; ICA, London (1997); Gwangju Biennale (2008).
Among the most recent solo: MAXXI, Rome (2004); Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin (2005); Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (2007); Querini Stampalia Foundation, Venice (2008); MAMbo (with Cesare Pietroiusti, 2008); Palazzo Ducale, Mantova (2009); Museion, Bolzano (with Massimo Bartolini, 2011).


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Every so often I go back into the war in my reading. The war always ends the same way, but I seem to learn something. For earlier reports see here and here.
I borrowed one volume of General Brooke's diaries. My late father owned this work. Brooke became the most senior British general during the war--equivalent to Marshall for the U.S. As with Marshall, he didn't enjoy the public profile of battlefield generals once fighting was underway, and he was probably unfairly neglected, especially in comparison to Montgomery, after the war.
Brooke met for hours every day with Churchill as well as his fellow generals. Churchill drove everyone crazy with endless talk, meetings, and work. Even after a major agreement of all parties on strategy, he would bring up 100 different ideas a day: what about Malaysia? What about Malta? Vienna? Singapore? Often these would make little or no strategic sense, but he would force the generals to go through pro's and con's. Arguably this was a good way to keep on testing "the consensus"--to make sure everyone had good reasons for doing what they were doing. But the flow of different and contradictory ideas raised questions about Churchill's judgment, age, and health both physical and mental. Unlike Hitler or Stalin, he never over-rode his generals; he simply forced them, through long meetings and exchanges of notes, to defend their positions. The American generals had no taste for this at all, and they thought a lot of Churchill's weird excursions were attempts to restore the old British empire. This may well have been in Churchill's mind, but he may also have been quicker than Roosevelt to realize that there was a case for stopping the Soviet Union from spreading too far too fast.
Before even finishing Brooke, I've switched to Wilmot, The Struggle for Europe. Wilmot does a nice job of relating different fronts in the war to each other. Hitler was obviously hoping Britain would capitulate after Dunkirk. He was surprised, and he remained surprised, that this didn't happen. The British public turned, almost overnight, from supporting Chamberlain's Munich deal and achieving "peace," to wanting to fight with Churchill to the end. Churchill's cabinet agreed, probably with some reluctance, that the public simply wouldn't let them surrender, almost no matter what. So the Battle of Britain, even if it was somewhat inconclusive, was enough to convince Hitler that Britain wouldn't surrender immediately. The blitz led to basically the same result. To go further, the Germans would have had to invade across the Channel, which they had given no real thought to, and they utterly lacked the equipment, air and naval support to do. That is the main reason Hitler, who had said repeatedly he did not want to fight on two fronts, invaded the Soviet Union. He was convinced he had the army to achieve success in the East, and then he would be free to invade Britain. Later, when everyone knew D-Day was coming soon, Hitler supposedly thought now at last he would be able to destroy Britain and weaken the U.S., and then he would be free to finish the job in the East where he had begun to lose ground. North Africa and Italy, of course, became a third front, which did significant damage to the Germans partly because Hitler refused to withdraw, even tactically, anywhere. The British generals predicted Hitler would send a lot of troops into Italy; the Americans doubted it; the Brits turned out to be correct about this.
It's kind of chilling to read about 1940. The U.S. is not in the war, and Germany has not yet invaded the Soviet Union. Hitler is trying to maintain American neutrality by ordering German U-boats not to attack American shipping. He tries to persuade Japan to attack British colonies in preference to the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union in preference to the U.S. He is negotiating with the Vichy government of France, and with Franco of Spain, to secure the Med for himself as much as possible. He tries to persuade Stalin that he can conquer to the south, into British possessions, rather than west into territory that Germany wants.
One big problem is that Hitler would love to be able to say "Britain has been defeated"; but he can't. November 13th: Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov meeting with German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop in Berlin: "If England is in fact defeated and powerless, why have we been conducting this discussion in your air-raid shelter?"
Hitler's rashness and impetuosity--his conviction that will power would prevail--helped to bring about Germany's spectacular early victories. Among other things, these victories subdued rebellious generals, and offered enormous gratification to the German people. But the other side of Hitler's "winning" qualities were his refusal ever to admit defeat, and his tendency to under-estimate his opponents. He made serious mistakes, and they contributed directly to the German defeat.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
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How to Avoid Making Mountains while Escaping Special Characters
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http://language.perl.com/faq/ . That's a real
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which should make the awful metaphor above clearer, if not
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Someone once posted a question about this to the Perl-Win32-Users mailing list and I
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There once was a farmer and his wife that had a farm. She discovered there was a mouse, so the next time she went to the grocery store, she picked up a mouse trap. Upon her arrival home, she knocked over the bag, so the trap fell out. The little mouse saw it and ran from the room. First, he went to the barn to talk to the snake. He asked the snake for help, but the snake just laughed and said, "Sorry, that's not my problem." So, then he went to the chicken and asked for her help. But, just like the snake, she turned him away, saying, "Sorry, that's your problem." Finally, the little mouse turned to the cow for help. But the cow said, "I'm much too big to be getting my hoofs caught in a trap. That's your problem." Right after that, a loud snap and then a scream was heard. The snake had gotten caught in the trap. When the farmer's wife went to see what had gotten caught, she assumed it was the mouse and picked it up. When she did so, the snake bit her. The farmer rushed his wife to the hospital, but they were too late and she died. A couple days later, he had everyone over to the farm for a meal after the funeral. It was a cold day outside and everyone felt dreary, so they cooked up some chicken soup. When they ran out of that, they decided to make some beef stew. THE END.
It's a silly, depressing little story, I know. But the moral of the story is that we never know when someone else's problem will become our problem.
Then, tonight at worship, we discussed the concept of "less dreaming, more doing". I know that I say things on here all the time about how I wish the world was different. I wish that everyone had clean drinking water. I wish that people didn't try to trap little girls into the sex trade. I wish that nobody went hungry tonight. I have all of these great big wishes and dreams. But, in the end, they don't matter until I do something. I can say how things need to change over and over again. I can read books on it. But, until I take the step (the initiative) and do something, it's worthless. Less dreaming, more doing. That's a concept I can get behind. I'm still not sure how this is all going to play out. I don't know what it's going to look like. I don't really know where God's leading me to on this matter, yet. But, I'm committing to do a little less dreaming and a lot more doing on here. Yeah, the fact that kids down the street from my dorm are hungry tonight is not my problem (After all, I dined on the fine dining of Ramen. Typical college kid.). But, because I call myself a Christian and so I believe that precious child is my brother or sister, it is my problem.And I don't need to just sit around saying "Oh. Look. He's hungry." We're called to get out there, roll our sleeves up, and do something about it. It may not be serving lunch at a soup kitchen. It may be working in lobbying for a cause. I may not be called to move to Africa, but maybe I am supposed to help raise support to a missionary can live over there. And I don't need to just dream about it...I need to just do it.
So, while I don't have a definitive answer on this one and I don't know what it looks like...I'm putting it out there before I go to sleep and forget it all (because that totally happens sometimes). What is God telling you to stop dreaming about and start doing? Think about it. Where might he be leading you? And I'll be doing the same. :)


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Research sites around South Africa are launching a major study to test the efficacy of a vaccine (HVTN 702) to prevent HIV infection. On Wednesday 30 November, some of the first of 5,400 volunteers to be enrolled in the study will receive their initial injections. the only current HIV vaccine efficacy trial in the world and is being conducted solely in South Africa. It has been seven years since the world last saw the start of an efficacy trial of an HIV vaccine.


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Today makes snow day number five for us in Mid-Missouri! I'm blogging from the comfort of my couch watching my favorite daytime show, The Chew.
This month, my book club is reading "Labor Day" by Joyce Maynard. I started out with the audio book and now I'm hoping to finish the e-book before our next meeting. We picked this book because it was hitting theaters soon and we thought it was time to take a trip to the movies!
I'm also reading "Balancing it All" by Candace Cameron Bure and Dana Wilkerson. Not only am I loving reading about grown up D.J. Tanner, but I'm a big fan of the author, Dana. :)
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
PANTONE Trend Colors for Spring/Summer 2012 Menswear
I thought this was a cool blog post because color is everything to me and it usually is the first decision maker on choosing any article of clothing. The color usually pulls me in and then design/silhouette/print etc. This is the trend colors for Spring/Summer 2012 Menswear according to Pantone. The colors are as follows DAZZLING BLUE 18-3949, VINTAGE KHAKI 16-0205, GRANITA 19-2039, HAWAIIAN OCEAN 17-4540, STARFISH 16-1120, TANGERINE TANGO 17-1463, SODALITE BLUE 19-3953, SOLAR POWER 13-0759, TRADEWINDS 15-4307 and GRASS GREEN 15-6437.
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It sounds like a tale from a more innocent and idealistic age. Forty-six years ago, when he was 19, Satish Kumar was sitting in a southern Indian cafe with a friend when they heard that 90-year-old English philosopher Bertrand Russell was going to prison as a protest against the spread of nuclear weapons. As Kumar tells it, the two companions were so impressed by Russell's commitment to non-violence and civil disobedience, and so appalled at the potential destructive power of the weapons, that they "talked and talked" about what they could do.
In the end, Kumar, who had been trained, as a wandering Jain monk, to revere nature, but who had run away from the monastery to become a disciple of Vinoba Bhave, Gandhi's spiritual successor, vowed with his companion to set off on a peace walk to the four corners of the nuclear world – Washington, London, Paris and Moscow – as an act of protest and non-violence.
Thirty months and 8,000 miles later, carrying no passport or money and having no idea what would happen when he finished, Kumar ended up at John F Kennedy's grave in the US. The pilgrimage was over and, on one level, there was nothing to show for their effort. The world had more nuclear weapons than ever, and Kumar and his companion had worn out dozens of pairs of shoes.
But while for many people the idea of walking around the world carrying a simple message was an irrational, illogical and wholly unrealistic exercise, it has proved to have had great influence in Britain, where Kumar then settled. He has now spent 35 years in Devon teaching many of the world's leading thinkers about the necessity for ecological and spiritual values, as well as editing the magazine Resurgence. His insistence that reverence for nature needs to be at the heart of the world's political and social debate is the counterpoint to the insistent mantra of economic "realism" advocated and practised by government, environment groups and authorities.
Kumar has no time for realists. "Is my approach unrealistic?" he asks. "Look at what realists have done for us. They have led us to war and climate change, poverty on an unimaginable scale, and wholesale ecological destruction. Half of humanity goes to bed hungry because of all the realistic leaders in the world. I tell people who call me 'unrealistic' to show me what their realism has done. Realism is an outdated, overplayed and wholly exaggerated concept."
Instead, he seeks to learn from nature, which he calls his guide and cathedral. "Nature is realistic, and I would say that man is the only being who is not," he says. "Who else goes to bed hungry? Not the snakes or the tigers or any other animal. Nature does not need 'realistic' Tescos or Monsantos to feed themselves. Our system of 'realistic' business leadership has totally failed."
Kumar argues that the spiritual aspect of the environment is what has been lost in the great debate about the way we live, and that the broad environment movement has not understood the power of concepts such as love and reverence, which are not to be confused with religion, he insists. "The environment movement here is very logical and analytical. But it is driven by doom, gloom and disaster."
People look at nature from a very utilitarian point of view and see what is good for them only, he says, and seek to manage it rather than protect it. "I want to move people to a more experiential philosophy of the natural world," he says. "That way you can protect it." He sees no reason why governments and authorities should not be driven by philosophies of reverence to nature rather than violence to it.
"Social systems can be changed," Kumar insists. "The ones we have now are not very old. The trouble is we are driven by fear and so we take panic decisions, like opting for nuclear power. At the moment, our culture is of violence – to nature, animals, people, ourselves. We are not protecting nature these days so much as managing it without knowing it. If you want to protect it, go out in it."
Kumar has never given up his wanderings. In 1986, he walked 2,000 miles around Britain; in 1997, he walked to the sacred mount Kailash in Tibet. He quotes German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's view that you should "never trust a thought that didn't come by walking". Kumar says: "When you walk, you are in touch with the earth, with nature, the wasps, the insects, everything. In a car or a train or a plane, you are disconnected. You walk to connect yourself."
His walk around Britain convinced him that these islands were among the most beautiful in the world, despite the damage being done. His own best loved patch is Dartmoor, between his home in north Devon and the Schumacher college in Totnes that he founded and where he is programme director. "Dartmoor is home," he says. "I have been going there for 40 years. Every year, I am surprised to find something new. You do not need to go to the Himalayas or lake Baikal. On your own doorstep are the most extraordinary places. The ordinary is the extraordinary here. When my wife asked what I would like to do for my birthday, I said I only wanted to go to Dartmoor. When I want inspiration or new thinking, I go there."
On Friday, he will be seen on the moor in all four seasons in a Natural World programme on BBC2. If the film shows slightly less of him in the summer months, it's because the camera team had him in the middle of a stream when he fell and broke his ankle. It delayed everything for six weeks. "They were very accommodating, lovely people", he says.
What has he learned in England? "That there is an enormous spiritual and scientific heritage that we are ignoring. People such as [artist] William Morris, [poet] Kathleen Raine in our own time, and others. Their heritage is that of the imagination. Economics must be put in its place, imagination should be at the forefront. We are tending to go only for the economics."
This imbalance between ecology and economy, he says, leaves people stressed and unhappy. "The happiest people I have seen in Britain, or anywhere, are those who live close to the land and people who use their hands – craftspeople. All over the world they transform the world. They effect transformation. People like [environmental sculptor] Andy Goldsworthy can take a leaf and transform it. They restore the dignity of work by hand."
Now he is seeking to sow the seeds of a new economy and politics by persuading some of the world's most radical environmental thinkers to give, and take, courses at Schumacher college. But the new times need new mantras.
"The French motto of 'liberté, egalité, fraternité' was relevant to the French revolution, but it is now outdated," he says. "There is no ecological dimension to it. And the new age 'mind, body, spirit' slogan is far too navel-gazing.
"We are looking for what I would call a new trinity, a "soil, soul, society" philosophy – soil for the environment, soul for the spiritual dimension, and society for the social justice that is essential."
· Earth Pilgrim: A Year on Dartmoor, narrated by Satish Kumar, will be shown on BBC2 at 8pm on Friday.
· Kumar is the author of Spiritual Compass, Green Books, £9.95.
· Listen to Kumar on Environment Weekly at blogs.theguardian.com/ethicalliving
· Kumar will be giving a talk on March 4 at the Royal Institute of British Architectsas part of the International Dialogues: Architecture and Climate Change series. He will be in conversation with Tony Juniper, Executive Director of Friends of the Earth.