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I have my therapy appointment today and I get excited for it now. It wasn't always so.
My life has been traumatic. To very quickly catch up the new folks to my life – My mother was an alcoholic (with traumas unknown to me so all I ever knew was that Mom was a drunk), My father abandoned me (that's not really fair though as he was married with a family and my Mom was the "side chick" and I am sure did not want a child by her) anyway, I met him at least once – someone had the sense to take a picture. He looks like a nice guy, but I've never met him. My half-brother is a sexual predator/drug abuser/and felon; he and his friends sexually abused me for a good portion of my childhood and he's responsible for a lot of other bullshit thats irrelevant to this particular post. We lived in poverty for my early childhood until my brother went to jail and my Mom got a decent job, and life evened out for a while (mom was still always drunk though). I had trouble in school. had inappropriate relationships with men in order to meet my needs (read child prostitute basically). I was a difficult, and really smart kid and I'm honestly impressed with some of the shit I managed to accomplish.
I joined the church and they cared enough that I kind of got my shit together and stopped being a criminal-in-the-making and went all Jesus Freak on everyone – but it saved me from a life of crime and jail and drugs… I owe them. However, at the time I identified as a homosexual (now I'd say demi-sexual or even asexual – for another post LOL) and the church was not kind. The psychological circus that religion is almost destroyed me, because all the people who said they cared for me (and had) all of a sudden treated me as though I was the most horrible person on earth and it was devastating. So I wandered. I found myself, was a school HS drop out, but I started community college almost immediately because on some level I KNEW I was never going to escape anything unless I had a formal education. I made the decision to join the Army, and that is a book all on its own, but untreated trauma trained to fight is dangerous. My own drinking spiraled out of control, I got out of the military and tried being a civilian which sucks balls most of the time because since leaving the military I have had a hard time without any personal success (by America standards success to me equals a home and a job and healthcare).
I mean, I've skipped a ton of stuff, but as you can see, life has not been easy, and I've dealt with depression and anxiety pretty much since I was born, probably PTSD too (Ive been given the C-PTSD diagnosis which means my traumas are just basically stacked on top of each other, and there was never any resolution or treatment for them until now). I have spent my life surviving. The moments when life settles and I can focus on thriving instead of surviving – is when I get to go to therapy. It's when I get to write blogs. Its when I get to go to school. Its when I get to reasearch things that interest me as opposed to things I HAVE to do to survive. I have always taken advantage of my "calm" times, and for that I'm glad because while chaotic and inconsistent, I have NEVER lost sight of making myself better. I have never lost sight of my goals for myself – I just have obstacles to achieving them sometimes. Sometimes, I still have to just survive. When I go to therapy – I know my life is BETTER than it was because I am there. No matter how little sleep I get or how chaotic life might be, if I can get to therapy, I'm doing pretty well.
Therapy is hard and messy. I've fired more therapists than I can count, but even the shitty ones teach me about myself. I have a therapist I love and I have to say that my growth over the last 9 years or so has been because of the foundation she taught me. She doesn't take my insurance and she's expensive (for me). She has seen me at a reduced rate the ENTIRE time I have worked with her, and for about two years she saw me for free. She got me into rehab (a VERY VERY good one). Ive had years where I didn't see her, but when I have the means to pay her, I call and ask if she will see me (it's always yes, and if she can't get me in the office she will call me and help me if I need it immediately at no cost to me). I can only budget to see her twice a month now – but I know my life is better because I can. Even when I am overwhelmed by life, if I can make that therapy appointment and pay for it… life is going just fine (even if there is still a ton of things to cope with on any given day).
All that shit at the top of this post is what we work on. I haven't even touched my military service traumas yet. We had to get alcohol out-of-the-way first. Therapy is both easier and harder now that I'm sober. I am more willing to share and heal and "do the work"…but it was easier in therapy when all we talked about was drinking. So I both dread and look forward to my therapy appointments. I always know though that even a bad or difficult session will help me make my life consistently better, because the more I can understand about myself and why I make the decisions I do – the fewer times I have to repeat devastating mistakes in my life that set me back to chaos and survival.
People who need therapy the most are often the loudest about why they think it's a waste of time… but when you do it, and you get a therapist that "gets you" in the way you need to be "got" (and that's a process too) – well its just healing after that. I like healing. I love healing.
So my success that I haven't found?… I've found it. It's just not for other people to see. I'm more successful now than I have ever been. I don't have the 'things' I want, I don't have a career, I don't have many friends and I have no family. I still struggle with a million different things about my circumstances. Overall though, my success right now washes over me, because I am actually starting to like myself a bit.
I know I'm successful because my therapy appointment with my awesome therapist is at 2:30 and I am going to learn something about myself today; I may even get real lucky and heal some damage today.


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A tablet PC,which is smaller than a notebook but bigger than a smartphone,is compact enough to carry around.The portable size with mobile connectivity,you can have web,music,movie,e-book,game,office and more in the hands.
Touch,touch and go!The tablet PC changed our way using digital devices.
What's A Tablet PC?
Tablet PC,a tablet computer,or a tablet,is a mobile computer,larger than a mobile phone or personal digital assistant,integrated into a flat touch screen and primarily operated by touching the screen rather than using a physical keyboard(You can also connect to USB keyboard as well if you need).If often uses an onscreen virtual keyboard,a passive stylus pen,or a digital pen.
Compact and light enough to take almost anywhere.You can have a larger 10.2'' size one or a smaller to 5.0'' only.Many tablet PCs can last over 6 hours with li-battery built-in and weight around 500g,while most notebook can last only around 2 hours battery life and has the weight over 2kg.Connect to Wi-Fi,or in some cases,connect to 3G and ethernet as well,a tablet offers mobile connectivity and interactive entertainment.
Operation System?
An "operating system" (also known as an "OS" in the lingo) is the program that runs your computer's software and hardware,giving your device its on-screen look and feel.And while different operating systems have their own unique features,tablets generally follow the same basic user interface design irrespective of the OS used - that is,a series of 'home screens',similar to computer desktops,with shortcut icons.
In the case of tablets on the market today,there are three main operating systems:
- Android is an operating system developed by Google. From Android 2.2 Froyo,Android 2.3 Gingerbread,Android 3.0 Honeycomb to the latest Android 4.0 ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich).It offers an on-the-go web experience, supports Adobe Flash and an ever-growing number of apps(over 300,000) available from the Google Play Store(also named as Android Market before).Especially the latest Android 4.0 ICS has specially run very well on tablet PCs and brings lots of convenience to Android tablets' users.
- Windows 7 was developed by Microsoft and although this operating system isn't specially designed for tablet use,it still lets you navigate pretty effectively. In fact, it offers familiarity to anyone who uses a PC computer regularly, with a wide range of compatible software like Microsoft Office and Windows Media Player, plus it supports Adobe Flash player.In the future, Windows 8, is supposed to be more tablet-friendly.
- Apple iOS is the operating system used in the iPad, as well as iPhone and iPod Touch. The biggest advantages of iOS are: its user-friendliness; smooth integration with other Apple products; and over 500,000 apps available through App Store. iOS looks good and works well, but you can't customise it a great deal - changing background colours and the order of your apps is about the limit - plus it won't play Adobe Flash content.
With updating features all the time,convenient interface and growing applications,Android OS has quickly won large market share.
What Can We Use A Tablet For?
Portable,practical and permanently connected,a tablet has so many benefits you can enjoy just about anywhere:
- Work and play: Check emails,connect to social media sites,i.e. Facebook and Twitter,watch YouTube and video streaming,watch HD movies,play your favourite music and the latest games.
- Apps: Hundreds of thousands of applications let you download games, music, news, business tools and more.
- eReader: Like a mobile library at your fingertips,you can download and store your favourite books,magazines or newspapers and read them on the go.
- Camera: Some tablets have two built-in cameras: a front-facing one for video-calling using Skype, plus a rear-facing camera for photos and video.
- HDMI: Most tablets have built-in mini HDMI port,which allows you to connect your tablet to TV and watch 1080P FULL HD or 2160 SUPER HD videos.
- Bluetooth: Some tablets also support bluetooth function.You can transfer files from other bluetooth devices to tablets or simply connect to a bluetooth headphone.
- Phone Call: Some tablets even comes with SIM card slot,you can directly insert a normal SIM card and make/receive phone calls,messages or connect to the internet via 3G,GPRS.
- GPS: Some tablets offer satellite navigation with the latest maps, street-by-street directions and up-to-the-minute traffic conditions.The popular Android tablets such as Flytouch,Zenithink Z102.
The Size,Screen And Storage?
Nowdays,there are mostly 5.0'',7.0'',8.0'',9.7'' and 10.0'' tablet PCs in the market.While the most popular ones are 7'',9.7'' and 10''.With a bigger size,you can view more contents in one page.With a smaller one,you can take and use more easily.
There are currently resistive,capacitive and ips touch screen in the market.
Resistive touchscreen technology works well with almost any stylue-like object, and can also be operated with gloved fingers and bare fingers alike. In some circumstances, this is more desirable than a capacitive touchscreen, which has to be operated with a capacitive pointer, such as a bare finger (gloves will not work on capacitive touchscreens,off course,by the special stylus can also work in the capacitive).
However,As capacitive screens don't need much contact at all, you can swipe across them very lightly and get just as good a response as you would with a slow, full-fingered drag. By comparison, the vast majority of resistive touchscreen phones won't normally react at all to a very light swipe.
While,the ips touch screen is actually another technology also belongs to capacitive.We point it out separately because the ips can bring much clear performance to us.Such as the iPad 2 also uses ips touch screen.The ips touch screen tablet PCs can be usually more expensive since the cost of it is more.
There are usually 3 kinds of internal storage:4gb,8gb and 16gb tablet PCs in the market.The bigger it have,the more files you can put into the tablet.However,for most of the Android tablets,they support storage expansion as well by using external micro-sd/tf card or usb flasher.
And there are also 3 kinds of RAM(memory):256mb,512mb and 1gb tablet PCs in the market.Most of the cases,a bigger RAM means the tablet can hanle tasks faster and has stabler performance.But for most of normally usage,actually,a 512mb one is already ok.
Inernet Connection?
- Almost all Android/Windows tablet PCs are Wi-Fi wireless.So you can access to internet when within range of a wireless network at home, cafes, work, school, and so on.
- Some tablets also support ethernet.That means we can still use the normal internet cable to connect to the internet.
- Many tablets are also 3G-capable.You can connect internet via 3G data by a external 3G modem or a SIM card if it has SIM card slot and supports.(Some can also surf web via GPRS)
The tablet PC changed our way using digital devices.With the growing Android and iPad users,it has been leading the main stream of fashion and life.
Get it and try it,let's enjoy the life today!

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WILMINGTON -- Six School Committee candidates gathered at the WCTV studio Tuesday night to debate issues, following a trying few months for the committee.
Incumbent Steve Bjork, Jennifer Bryson, Sabrina Hewitt, Amy Largenton, Rhonda Musikar-Rosner, and Kathleen O'Donoghue are all running for two open seats.
The debate was moderated by Rob Peterson with questions asked by The Sun's Tom Zuppa and the Town Crier's Krista Bresnahan. Candidates were first asked what could be done to prevent a similar situation from happening as did with former superintendent, Mary DeLai, who received a hefty payout after her resignation.
"We can do more thorough background checks of the candidates, we can have a panel that can interview the candidates that consists of School Committee members, teachers, parents," Musikar-Rosner said.
Bryson said there should be a clause in the superintendent contract to prevent something like that from happening again. Hewitt said transparency was also a huge issue.
Bjork is the only candidate to serve on the School Committee while it dealt with the DeLai issue. He said as soon as the committee heard of her drunken-driving arrest, it called for an executive session.
"We spent three and a half hours in that executive session. I promise you we were not having a dinner party," adding that he was limited to what he could legally say regarding the agreement.
All candidates agreed that the new superintendent would need teaching experience to get their vote. Bjork ensured that the School Committee has already identified that as a priority in the search.
When it comes to special education in the district, candidates also agreed there is room for improvement.
"Where we're struggling is in consistency. IEPs are behind, inadequate staff members with children in special education. This is all stuff that needs to be addressed," Largenton said, adding that she has a son on an IEP and has used the district's Special Education Parent Advisory Council for resources.
Candidates were also asked about the importance of having a diverse teaching staff to reflect students.
Musikar-Rosner and Largenton said the focus should be first on attracting qualified candidates. Bryson said part of the problem is getting more diverse candidates to pursue a careers in education. Hewitt said it is very important for children to see teachers who are like them so they feel supported.
In addressing the opioid issue candidates agreed that there can be age-appropriate education in the classroom. Largenton said this education should start as young at kindergarten. Hewitt added that there should also be resources available for children who may be living with family members who use drugs.
There will be at least one new School Committee member after the Annual Town Election on Saturday, April 22. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Frames kept rolling through as if from a film reel. I was stuck at the memory of the tiny rickety tea-shops of Kerala. Its wooden benches, glass shelfs and the movie posters pasted on its wall. We had lot of its kind in our village. They were active with the business before the dawn, when the people started off for their work to make coir and to hunt fishes, when the retired men walked their way to mosques to offer the morning prayers, I would be passing by on my bicycle for the school time ritual 'Tuition'.
These places had the radio tuned to the morning ragas of 'Akashavani', or the Sanskrit News. They never understood it, but it formed the rhythm of their life. They had their hot tea, even hotter discussions on the day-to-day politics. The intoxicating puffs of tobacco guided them through great spirits. It was dexterous I felt, to hold the 'beedi' between their teeth and talk (than how the new generation blows of the puff holding it between the fingers).
On Sundays, I too ran to these huts, holding a steel tiffin box close to my chest, to get the hot 'porottas' and 'some mouth watering curry'. I would run faster back on the way. The tiffin would be hot enough to burn my skin.
Though these tea-shops are rare to be found these days, i'm sure. i shall find one to have the strong tea and parippu vadas, once I'm back there. I'm always bound to pondering such nostalgic memories. What to do?
* The firs snaps are from the travel blog of Mitchell Kanashkevich. The last one from Neelu's collections.


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This tutorial will show how powerful Forex charting tools can be for a trader to utilize. Also, this section will offer graphic examples to illustrate two of the most common charts used in currency trading, such as the Fibonacci Series lines and a sample of a moving average convergence.
Charts are Graphic Price Pairs
By definition, technical analysis occurs when a trader views a chosen currency pair using a chart or graph and lines that are drawn across the chart showing the hills or valleys of the specific pair the trader is quantifying. An analysis that includes statistics and regression with a goal of estimating the value in the currency pair's trend is also used frequently.
The key is to have excellent trading software to set up a solid Forex chart. The best platforms are the ones that are streamlined to allow complex analytics on your pc without taking up too much screen space or computing power. When there are too many options or functions available on a platform program, traders can run the risk of too much information, or running a system that is too complicated to get an accurate read on the data. Many of the more complicated programs used by Hedge Funds and institutional trading firms may have been created use a specialized computer language that is not easy to navigate. However, Basic Forex Technical Analysis using charts and building them properly can give a trader a very effective analysis of trade setups, directions, and timeframes. A trader following their gut instinct is one thing, but the Best Forex Trades are made when a Forex Trader has the fundamental analysis to back him or her up and adds Technical Analysis with a chart that offers mathematical evidence that supports a trader's original instinct. By far FX trading is best when the Forex trader utilizes all the data from all available resources including the Fundamental Analysis and Technical Analysis.
Building Charts into Forex Trading
An Example of Charts and Indicators
Below is a chart from a Forex broker that examines 15 minute intervals of the Euro/Swiss France currency pair. For this specific pairing, the EUR is listed in the quote first, while the Swiss franc is second. It is written in short hand (EUR/CHF). Notice that when the EUR (the first currency in the pair) gets stronger in value versus the CHF (the second pair); the chart begins to track upwards from left to right.
This information proves that the EUR is getting stronger versus the CHF and has been for some time. A seasoned Forex trader will also notice a long history trend the chart produces, with some very large climbs in brief timeframes. Finally, a trader will recognize that the chart has produced a recent flat trend, indicating that during the last few trading sessions, there has been almost no upward movement, but has remained flat across the chart.
200 Day Moving Average
This chart highlights the 200 day moving average against the EUR/CHF pair. Essentially a year-long rolling average of the price of the pair, a trader can see it shows a strong upward trend of the EUR against the CHF, but at the same time shows a slowing and bottoming out of the EUR/CHR pair, right up to a flattening of the chart. The red 200 day moving average line is nearly straight across. This gives a trader the heads up to the fact that this trade is no longer moving in either direction, and a signal to look deeper into reasons as to why. Tapping resources such as the European Central Bank's website at http://www.ecb.int/ and the Swiss National Bank at http://www.snb.ch/en can offer more detailed information that may answer this question. Not only may the trader find out a reason for the current halt in movement, he or she may find new information to add in for future analysis. There might have been a number of issues that can affect the currency pair, such as matching interest rates are canceling one another out. Perhaps it is an economic issue such as European and Swiss growth rates slowly becoming equal: the exchange rate would thus be affected.
Fibonacci Series Lines
This trading software has applied the Fibonacci Series Lines as a yellow fan burst.
The Three Theories behind Technical Analysis
- Crowd Psychology = Crowds move in the same direction
- Efficient Market Hypothesis = All information is reflected in currency pair's exchange rate
- Pairs revert to the mean = History repeats itself
The above three theories represent the majority of ideas behind the usage of the charts for effective Forex trading.
Combining Moving Average Timeframes for Effective Trading
The above chart highlights one of the best methods for using moving averages to combine timeframes on the same chart. The yellow line is a 50 day moving average and the orange shows a 200 day moving average. The key is to find where the two lines intersect to combine the two moving averages.
At this key intersection of where the 50 day line and the 200 day lines meet, a trader will notice the EUR/CHF will go in the opposite way that it was heading before the intersection. As you can see, where the second intersection is seen, the EUR/CHF value goes down. This downward trend continues until the third intersection of the 200 day and 50 day lines, which shows the EUR/CHF going up in value. An experienced trader will be able to draw lines on the Forex Charts for the two intersections, like the 200/50 day and the 50/20 day. These two points will mark good entry and exit points for this currency pair.
In the next tutorial, topics included will be an overview of the US and other countries economic indicators and how to construct a trading plan based on this information. Leading types of economic indicators and what their data means will be outlined and show how this can give insight to a Forex trader on making more profitable currency trades.


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Most market watchers were surprised by the stamina stocks displayed this week and believe it lays the foundation for better action in the coming months.
"There's an underlying resiliency to the market. We got a bit of a pause this week [but saw] but no real follow-through to Wednesday's sell-off. The lack of a real pullback is very important: it's telling us that we may have a low in place [and that] people appear willing to buy at higher levels," remarked John Hughes, technical analyst at Shields & Co.
"I like what I see. Coming off three weeks of rallies from the Sept. 21 lows, this week's price action was not bad," echoed Joe Liro, equity market analyst at Stone & McCarthy Research Associates.
Even more encouraging, Liro continued, is the fact the stock indexes held up in the face of a horrendous earnings period.
"I'm impressed," he concluded.
They acknowledge it won't be easy from here. You can't repair the kind of damage suffered by stocks last month in a heartbeat.
"Over the long term, we still have a lot of work to do. The [market's improved tone] doesn't mean we'll see tremendous upside from here, but we'll have plenty of trading opportunities. You have to start somewhere," Hughes maintained.
Investors will have to contend with another week of lousy earnings reports and what will certainly be another gaggle of ugly warnings. Further, the uncertainties created by the military action in Afghanistan and the specter of more anthrax scares throw another wrench into the picture.
"There's a lot of insecurity. Next week we'll have the other half of the S&P 500 report its results. Hopefully fundamentals will get more attention than anthrax stories," said Art Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co.
Robert Dickey, technical strategist at Dain Rauscher, said that though the market will spend some time in a bottoming range, it has also gone through a period of serious selling pressure that produced a climax bottom that was similar to other major market lows of the past.
Dickey believes it is during these bottoming periods that some of the best long-term entry points are available on many high-quality stocks.
"We will likely look back on this period as a great market opportunity, although this is certainly difficult to see through the serious fear that grips the nation," Dickey said.
The major indexes snapped their three-week winning streak. But the damage was limited considering the swift and vigorous move made from last month's low.
The Dow Industrials closed out the week down 1.5 percent but up 4 percent since the start of the month. The Nasdaq, the best gauge of the tech sector, receded 1.9 percent on the week but is up a healthy 11.5 percent for the month thus far. Finally, the broad S&P 500 shaved 1.6 percent and is up 3.2 percent since Oct. 1.
An unrelenting earnings downpour
A total of 46 percent of S&P 500 companies have already reported their financial results, and by the end of next week about 80 percent will have reported.
Meanwhile, just over half of the Dow's 30 stocks have posted their results and a total of 25 will have reported by the end of next week.
The S&P 500 companies that have reported third-quarter results have shown a 16.4 percent decline from the comparable period last year. Earnings tracker Thomson Financial/First Call said the final results are likely to show a decline of 22 percent.
First Call notes that third-quarter results are beating the consensus estimates by less than normal.
"No matter how you slice the data, there is nothing positive about the actual earnings for the third quarter, and certainly nothing positive enough to indicate any signs of a coming upturn in earnings," First Call said in its weekly research note.
And warnings are showing no signs of abating: The number of fourth-quarter negative pre-announcements stands at 161, well ahead of the warnings registered at the equivalent time in the first, second and third quarters of this year.
Since the September terrorist attacks, the expected fourth-quarter earnings decline for S&P 500 companies mushroomed to 13.9 percent from 2.6 percent.
Among the Dow companies reporting next week are SBC Communications, American Express, 3M, AT&T, Exxon Mobil, Eastman Kodak, DuPont, Honeywell.
The tech companies on tap include: Vitesse Semi, Altera, Amazon.com, LSI Logic, Compaq Computer, Flextronics, JDS Uniphase, Broadvision, WorldCom and Ericsson.
Numerous biotech and pharmaceutical outfits will unveil their results next week. Among them: Boston Scientific, Schering-Plough, Bristol-Myers Squibb, American Home Products, Pharmacia, Abgenix, Celera Genomics, Affymetrix, Chiron, Amgen, Mylan Labs and Celgene.
Energy companies on tap include Conoco, El Paso Energy, Halliburton, Schlumberger, Nabors Industries, Noble Affiliates, Sunoco, Valero Energy, Philips Petroleum, Kerr-McGee, Unocal, Apache, Anadarko Petroleum, Noble Drilling and Baker Hughes.
Light week for data
Next week's data calendar is on the light side. Among the highlights: September leading economic indicators, the Fed's Beige Book report on economic conditions, September durable goods orders, September existing home sales, the third-quarter employment cost index and September new home sales. Read Economic Preview and check economic calendar and forecasts.
"Economic reports coming off the bench next week look to be relatively weak," said Lynn Reaser, chief economist and senior market strategist at Banc of America Capital Management.
She expects a large decline in the index of leading indicators followed by a sizable drop in new orders for durable goods. In addition, Reaser sees the housing sector -- once the economy's star performer -- to show signs of wear, with declines expected in both new and existing single-family home sales.
Friday's trading activity
Technology stocks spearheaded a late-day advance Friday, enabling the averages to close out the week on an upswing.
The broad market saw the heftiest declines in the financial, transportation and gold sectors while oil service, retail, utility, natural gas, biotech and consumer stocks swelled. In the tech sector, storage, chip, hardware and software issues gained decent traction while selling pressure remained in the in the Internet and networking groups. Check market stats and latest sector performance.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.11% gained 40.89 points, or 0.4 percent, to 9,204.11. Topping the list of gainers were shares of Coca-Cola, Hewlett-Packard, Boeing, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Walt Disney, Walt-Mart and United Technologies. Dripping in red ink were shares of American Express, McDonald's, Merck, General Motors, Caterpillar and Citigroup.
The Nasdaq Composite $COMPQ climbed 18.59 points, or 1.1 percent, to 1,671.31 after declining as much as 24 points at its intraday nadir. The Nasdaq 100 Index $NDX rose 17.26 points, or 1.3 percent, to 1,347.59.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index SPX, +0.14% edged up 0.5 percent while the Russell 2000 Index RUT, +0.27% of small-capitalization stocks rallied 1.1 percent.
Volume checked in at 1.27 billion on the NYSE and at 1.60 billion on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Market breadth was positive, with winners outnumbering losers by 17 to 14 on the NYSE and by 20 to 15 on the Nasdaq.
Treasury prices declined across the board as stocks took off late in the trading day. Losses were particularly heavy among longer-dated maturities.
The 10-year Treasury note fumbled 10/32 to yield TNX, +0.26% 4.61 percent while the 30-year government bond lost 18/32 to yield TYX, -0.23% 5.36 percent. See Bond Report.
In the currency arena, the dollar edged up 0.1 percent to 121.14 yen while the euro slid 0.6 percent to 89.88 cents.


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The first day of an elementary class is an opportunity for you to get to know the students and for them to get to know you and each other. It's also a good time to give them some indication of what is expected of them in class and what the rules are. A variety of interactive activities will achieve this as well as making the class happy and relaxed.
Learning Names
Arrange the students in a circle in the center of the class. Hold a ball in your hands and throw it to one student, saying your name as you do so. This student throws the ball to someone else, saying his own name as he does so. After five minutes, stop the activity. Take the ball and throw it to another student, saying her name as you do so. This student then throws the ball to another student, saying the name of the student who is catching the ball. Continue for five minutes or until everyone is reasonably familiar with the names of the people in the class.
Getting-to-Know-You Questions
Write five short answers about yourself on the blackboard. For example, "John," "23," "Texas," "7 a.m." and "Steak." Ask the students to supply you with the questions for these answers, prompting where necessary. The questions are: "What's your name?," "How old are you?," "Where do you come from?," "What time do you get up?" and "What's your favorite food?" Ask students to now work in pairs, asking their partner these questions and perhaps one or two more they can think of. After five minutes, or when they have finished, ask them to change partners and ask the questions once again. After five minutes, ask the students to stop and invite them to share the information they have gathered with the class.
Find Someone Who
Provide each student with a piece of paper on which you have listed 10 prompts about experiences. The list might include phrases such as "been to Spain," "built a snowman" and "drunk root beer." Explain any vocabulary an elementary student might not know. Ask the students to stand up and move their tables and chairs to the side of the room. Demonstrate the activity yourself first by asking one student, "Have you ever been to Spain?" Continue asking students this question until someone says yes. Then write her name on the piece of paper next to the question. Students continue the activity by asking each other questions until they have a name for each question on their piece of paper. When they have finished, ask them to sit down and share some of the information with the class.
True and False Class Rules
Divide the class into pairs and issue each pair a piece of paper on which you have listed some of the rules of the class. For example, "You should not speak your native language in class" and "You should arrive to class on time." But also include some false "rules" such as "Students will fail the course if they call the teacher by his first name" or "You can smoke in class if you really need to." Put the students in pairs to work through the list, marking each sentence true or false. Go over the sentences with the entire class once most of the pairs have finished.


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House overcrowding "to soar" during recession
More than 2.6 million people will be forced to live in cramped housing in England by 2011 as unemployment and repossessions soar during the recession, a national housing body said on Wednesday.world Updated: Apr 15, 2009 23:26 IST
More than 2.6 million people will be forced to live in cramped housing in England by 2011 as unemployment and repossessions soar during the recession, a national housing body said on Wednesday.
The National Housing Federation, which represents not-for-profit housing associations, warned 15 percent more people, an extra 350,000, will live in overcrowded conditions.
"Living in overcrowded housing can be hugely damaging to family life," said the federation's chief executive David Orr. "It can lead to poor health, depression and puts relationships within the family under enormous strain."
There are currently 2.3 million people living in properties officially classed as overcrowded in England.
The problem is most severe in London, where 203,000 homes -- some 6.6 percent of the capital's total -- are overcrowded. The southeast and northwest regions are also problem areas.
The Federation also warned that the situation could worsen if the recession leads to fewer affordable homes being built.
It said estimates show that as few as 70,000 new homes could be built in England this year and next, down from around 140,000 a year in 2008-2009.
Nearly 5 million people are expected to be on social housing waiting lists by 2010, while a wave of repossessions could further add to the crisis, it added.
Labour has pledged to build 3 million new homes by 2020 but the credit crunch has seen house building virtually grind to a halt.
Orr called on the government to pump more money into building new homes in the Budget next week. It said the government should earmark 6.35 billion pounds for 100,000 new homes for social rent over the next two years.
"This would ensure we can continue to build high-quality affordable housing, with adequate space standards, through the downturn, while at the same time helping to boost the economy," he said.
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One woman's attempt to balance life, a family, eating right, and staying in shape.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
No more Hump Day, Bump Day!
Can you tell I am excited? I love my outside baby!
So I guess I can use Wednesday to update you on Mommy Life.
I feel I could write a book already on what I have learned. Such as:
1. Babies, cry. This does not mean that Mommy has to at the same time I did this a few times. When he had his hearing test (he passed) I told DH that he was going to have to hold him, because I was close to tears. Damn hormones!
2. Breastfeeding is good for mommy and baby. Wesley has gained weight since he has left the hospital, and mommy has lost weight. That is a win-win!
3. We are not into buying every baby thing on the market, but we have found a couple of things that have made our lives easier. One is the Beco Baby Carrier. DH had it on yesterday and was able to make his lunch, and do laundry all while carrying the baby. The other is our pram. It also serves as a great napping place for Wesley, and I just push it back and forth in our living room to get him to calm down or fall asleep. I am sure there will be many others that come along that just work for our baby. If you have anything baby related that you feel you could be the spokesperson for, let me know!
Have a good Hump Day! Almost weekend time. : )
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Hey Afaconados!
It's Feature Friday! This week's highlight is Nasty Gal. Now doesn't that just sound like a great place to shop? LOL! Just kidding 🙂
Nasty Gal, founded by Sophia Amoruso, began in 2006 as an Ebay storefront that sold a highly curated selection of vintage clothing. After growing at a rapid rate in just 5 years, this unique online destination has gone international, selling a wide variety of both new and vintage clothing.
As a huge fan of vintage clothing, I love that Nasty Gal offers good quality vintage clothing that is on trend. It's obvious that they choose their selections carefully. If you decide to check out Nasty Gal, a word of caution…this site is definitely not for you "shy" gals out there. It's called Nasty Gal for a reason. A lot of the pieces are body conscious pieces, showing lots of leg and torso. The selections I chose to showcase for this post are on the more conservative side. Here are a few of the New items:
And here are some of the Vintage offerings:
Visit Nasty Gal at http://www.nastygal.com
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An Artist Palate Party to benefit the Dayton Visual Arts Center
Hosted by Mark Brewer & Kevin Tunstall
Sunday, September 18, 2016
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We've come to rely on these grapefruity New Zealand sauvignon blancs like Oyster Bay and Kim Crawford as our go-to whites when we want something tasty and not overly expensive. There are a few that are on the cheaper end like Stoneleigh that are noticeably a point or two below the bar - still very drinkable, but it feels like a compromise instead of a treat.
Monkey Bay might be the least expensive of the Oyster Bay middle tier. It is tart but balanced, having the signature taste of the kiwi Malborough region of grapefruit and gooseberry. But it's acidity is not overpowering, even after a couple of glasses without food (trust me). It would pair well with shellfish, pasta in white sauce, or dubliner cheese (a sharp old white cheddar flavour).
We now buy Barefoot pinot grigio as our cheap quaffable house wine, and Monkey Bay as our standby when we want something a little nicer. And it keeps us from tearing through our Okanagan stash we just hauled back last week. A very good wine at a very reasonable price.
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Inaccurately called "[a] quiet woman who preferred a 'lesser limelight'" (quoted in Perkins2), Anna Julia Cooper was rather a woman who never stopped speaking out. Born a slave on August 10, 1858, in Raleigh, North Carolina, Cooper was the daughter of a slave woman, Hannah Stanley Haywood, and George Washington Haywood, her white master. When the Episcopal Church opened St. Augustine's Normal School and Collegiate Institute for newly emancipated slaves, Anna Julia was one of the first students recruited. Exceptionally bright, she became a student teacher there at the age of nine and would remain an educator the rest of her long life. St. Augustine's also formed her earliest feminist sensibilities, for she later noted that while the boys who declared an interest in theology were given every encouragement, the girls were actively discouraged from enrolling in advanced academic courses.
A boy, no matter how meager his equipment and shallow his pretensions, had only to declare a floating intention to study theology and he could get all the support, encouragement, and stimulus he needed, be absolved from work and invested beforehand with all the dignity of his far away office. While a self-supporting girl had to struggle on by teaching in the summer and working after school hours to keep up with board bills, and actually fight her way against positive discouragements to the higher education. ( Voice 77)
In 1877, at the age of nineteen, she married the Reverend A. C. Cooper, one of those pampered theological students, who died after only two years of marriage. In 1881, Cooper continued her own education, one of very few women and even fewer African-American women to do so. She earned her Bachelor of


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I must be living under a rock because....
It is my first time having Mookata.
"Say what.........!?"
Haha it's true and and I am loving it! My friends brought my boyfriend and I to Happy Mookata at Golden Mile. Upon reaching, I heaved a sigh of relief that it's an open space instead of an enclosed area! We opted for the buffet and it cost SGD$24+ per pax.
As we were new to Mookata, our friends showed us the way to start cooking. First, start off with the pork lard and while the oil starts to flow down, it's time to cook!
Besides all the usual sausages, tofu, meatball, vegetables and raw meat etc... there's also fried food for you to choose from.
This is my favourite or rather, everyone's favourite! A must order dish - Black Pepper Chicken. It tasted so good - I kept ordering it again and again. Yumz!
Love their chilli sauce too, it was sweet and not very spicy :)
Next up, the soup!!!
We ordered eggs and cracked it into the soup area. The soup tasted really sweet (thanks to all the ingredients which we were cooking earlier on) which we all love. Sinful but so awesome.
Done my research on Happy Mookata and there were mixed reviews floating around. Some said it wasn't authentic enough and the ambience was bad but according to my personal review, I'll definitely be back. I'm not a fussy eater but my boyfriend is, so if he think it's good then it must be good.
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Answering a More Sophisticated Defense of Abortion - Part 1
Dec 07, 2007 / By: Jeffrey Jones
Category: Abortion Arguments
I think it is important, for those who are against abortion, to interact with those of opposing viewpoints. We really do need to humbly and intelligently deal with the actual criticisms of those who support abortion. We can't always preach to the choir. If we want abortion-supporters to change their minds, their questions and arguments must be faced head on and answered, and not ignored.
My own concern to better understand and address the pro-abortion position led to a search for books on Amazon. I came across a book simply titled: A Defense of Abortion, by David Boonin, published in 2003 by Cambridge University Press. It was a recent book, published by an academically credible publisher, so I thought I should read it. The author is a philosophy professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder, formerly of Tulane, and has taught courses on the ethics of abortion. The book itself attempts to defend abortion as a morally permissible practice. It's central thesis: "the moral case against abortion can be shown to be unsuccessful on terms that critics of abortion can, and already do, accept" (2). In other words, Boonin aims to prove that even if certain anti-abortion premises are granted (e.g., "you and I have the right to life"), the practice of abortion can yet be demonstrated to be morally permissible.
As far as I can tell, the author is very intelligent and has made genuine attempts to understand the pro-life position (and even variants of the pro-life position). Even though I have only made it through the first chapter, the book appears to be thoughtful and well-researched. However, he makes clear from the very beginning the full implications of where his book leads. After discussing photographs from the childhood of his son Eli, he writes: "In the top drawer of my desk, I keep another picture of Eli. This picture was taken on September 7, 1993, 24 weeks before he was born. The sonogram image is murky, but it reveals clear enough a small head tilted back slightly, and an arm raised up and bent, with the hand pointing back toward the face and the thumb extended out toward the mouth. There is no doubt in my mind that this picture, too, shows the same little boy at a very early stage in his physical development. And there is no question that the position I defend in this book entails that it would have been morally permissible to end his life at this point" (xiv).
This quotation reveals the author's dual belief in the personhood (in some sense) of his 24-week old son and in the conviction that there would have been nothing wrong with ending his life at that point. It is important for us to recognize that Boonin fully grants that abortion ends a real life (something most casual abortion defenders refuse to admit). Nevertheless, he still believes abortion to be morally permissible. This stance, when intelligently articulated, can present a challenge for pro-lifers. It would be easy to answer his arguments if he were calling his 24-week son a "non-person," "non-entity," "non-human," but he doesn't do that. He has come to terms with the fact that at 24 weeks his son was indeed a real life, a developing human, yet he still argues that there is nothing immoral about ending that life.
While Boonin's position is not representative of the everyday "pro-choicer" on the street, it is one we must be prepared to respond to just the same. Thus, over the next few months, we will discuss Boonin's book as we become better equipped to deal with some of the more sophisticated arguments in the modern abortion debate.


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Bangladesh vs India Review
India got their World Cup campaign off to a flying start after an emphatic
87-run victory over co-hosts Bangladesh in the opening match of the ICC
Cricket World Cup, 2011.
Virender Shewag stole the show with a blistering 175 off 140 balls, which included 14 4's and five 6's, as India notched up a mammoth 370-4 in their allotted 50 overs.
Sehwag was aided by another stellar performance from young ViratKohli (100*off 83 balls) who scored his fifth century in ODI's and first in a World Cup.
Sehwag hit the first ball of the tournament for four, rocking on the backfoot to punch Shafiul Islam to the cover fence, before reaching his half-century with a six.
Sehwag and Tendulkar hammered 69 for the first wicket by the 11th over when Bangladesh broke through thanks to a stroke of luck and miscommunication on behalf of the Indian openers, as Sachin Tendulkar (28) was run out by Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan.
GautamGambhir continued the run spree by adding 83 for the second wicket with Sehwag before he was bowled by Mahmudullah for 39.
Sehwag and Kohli then put on a 203-run partnership and took India to 370-4, leaving Bangladesh with an asking rate of 7.5 runs per over in the first meeting between the two neighbouring countries since Bangladesh's shock upset over India in the 2007 edition.
Bangladesh made a valiant effort to chase down the total, with TamimIqbal (70) and Shakib Al Hasan (55) being the notable contributors. All their opening six batsmen scored 25 and over, but no one could match Sehwag's knock which proved to be the difference.
Bangladesh battled to 283-9 in their 50 overs and can take pride from their batting performance and from the fact they didn't get bowled out.
For India, Munaf Patel (48-4) was the star performer with the ball, while Zaheer Khan also picked up two wickets.
India now enjoy a leisurely nine-day break before their next group game versus England on the 27th of February in Bangalore.
India 370-4 in 50 overs (Sehwag 175, Kohli 100*)
Bangladesh: 283-9 in 50 overs (Iqbal 70, Al Hasan 55, Munaf 48-4)
Result: India won by 87 runs.
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FAO CaviarAndCigarets
Good/great albums released '94-'96 off the top of my head:
Longpigs - The Sun Is Often Out
Sleeper - The It Girl
Tindersticks - Tindersticks (II)
Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Dubstar - Disgraceful
Pulp - His 'n' Hers/Different Class
Gene - To See The Lights
Whipping Boy - Heartworm
Supergrass - I Should Coco
Suede - Dog Man Star
and about a gajillion others. Someone list some more, I'm too tired.
Scott Walker - Tilt
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Let Love In
is this actually referring to another post saying there weren't any?
Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand AND Alien Lanes AND Under The Bushes Under The Stars
Sebadoh - Bakesale
Beck - Odelay
Mercury Rev - See You On The Other Side
The Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic
Eels - Beautiful Freak
Fugazi - Red Medicine
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five
Weezer - Blue Album AND Pinkerton
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Pavement - Wowee Zowee
REM - New Adventures In Hifi
Radiohead - The Bends
Placebo - Placebo
Karate - Karate
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
I could probably go on for about 100 more albums, these are just right off the top of my head.
What was this thread getting at?
Tom doesn't know that many albums from this period.
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Tonnage of Top 50 U.S. Water Ports, Ranked by Total Tons
In summarizing the domestic commerce certain movements are excluded: Cargo carried on general ferries; coal and petroleum products loaded from shore facilities directly into bunkers of vessels for fuel; and insignificant amounts of government materials (less than 100 tons) moved on government owned equipment in support of Corps projects.
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
KEY: N = data does not exist; NA = not applicable.
a Tonnage totals include both domestic and foreign waterborne trade.
b Data for 2014 and 2005 are based on the top 50 water ports in 2014 and 2005, and are not a summation of the numbers in the table.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Part 5, National Summaries (New Orleans, LA: Annual Issues), tables 1-1, and 5-2, available at http://www.navigationdatacenter.us/wcsc/wcsc.htm as of Apr. 25, 2018.


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Hello. My name is Onesmartrat.
Well, that is my Internet username. I have used that same name for a number of years now to post at various website message boards primarily on the subject of Alien Abductions and also on something known as Monarch trauma-based conditioning; better known as Monarch Mind Control. I have posted what I know on these two subjects from a first-hand eyewitness/survivor based account. I, having been heavily involved from my birth onward in both these "programs," came to realize that they were both intimately connected with each other and have since tried to tell what I know in an attempt to help others similarly involved. To that end I have had great success, however, amid great opposition.
All of the places I chose to post in on these subjects were websites that actually attracted a heavy influx of traffic from this exact demographic (survivors of both the Alien Abduction phenomenon as well as survivors of Monarch Mind Control). In some case the website owners, in my opinion, were either involved themselves as survivors, unwittingly in most cases, or were part of an operation to set up a cyber-net 'watering-hole' which would indeed attract the survivor/abductee population and allow them to be monitored and further manipulated by the cyberspace extension of the same forces behind their survivor/abductee experiences. To this end, many have been intentionally mislead and 'controlled and contained' as far as their access to information that might lead them into actually being able to discover what really happened to them in their childhood and continues to happen to them on up into their adulthood. I fought these forces, which by their intent and design, were in constant opposition to whatever I had to say on the subject. In most cases, after I had a growing audience of survivors/abductees on any given website message board a dynamic within which the reciprocal dialogue would begin to help people's understanding blossom and, in doing so, recollections of their past that were previously buried behind trauma-repressed amnesiac barriers would start to emerge. Once this started, the forces at work, behind the scenes operating at various levels, would then make sure I was silenced.
Generally, what that "silencing" meant was that I would ultimately be banned from further participation on their message boards or their website, after they failed to stop me by either character assassination or repeated caustic psychological intimidation, and in more than a few cases, direct threats delivered to me both online in private communications and offline as well. They would always justify their banning of me by citing some "rules violation," or some breach of civil etiquette after I may have defended myself from the continued onslaught of personal attacks. However, my detractors, no matter how nasty or vile and in violation of same such rules or civil etiquette, never seemed to be held to the same standard and were never banned for the same or worse violations.
A good example of this would be the thread I posted on in the website of Whitley Streiber. He, himself, lead the crusade against me after I began posting in there on the topic of alien abductions and it's connection to the occult/cult mind control apparatus of which I am a part of and have been since early childhood. It was my first foray into Internet message boards. It is there in that "unknown country," I discovered just how powerful a tool the Internet really was in terms of a mass communication and information network.
Such is my story. I tell you all this, not so much to complain, as it was a predictable outcome, considering what I was doing ...and where I was doing it, but in order that you understand the history here in terms of my attempt to 'get out the message' or, if you prefer, to tell my truth of what happened to me and why it happened and continues to happen. To tell how who and what are the forces behind it and how a great many others were involved in what was essentially the covert creation of a secret army of children who were to be an integral part of a fifth column that would ultimately lead to the usurpation from within of a foreign element to take over the political, social, economic and military-intelligence command and control centers of the United States in order to further their own geo-global agenda.
Anyway, having said all that, this is still only an introduction and perhaps even a test flight to see just how well I shall 'fly' in here, within this blog, which is a new adventure for me and a new approach. I do not know if this will work, or how long I will have before the forces at work stifle me here as well. If that sounds paranoid, I'm sorry, but you know the old saying "just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you." [lol] One must take it with a grain of salt that when speaking out against power, especially this kind of power, one must understand that messengers are often silenced. However, in that silence remains truth and the truth is always there waiting to be ascertained by those who are determined to be free.
And freedom, as well as the truth that leads one to perrenial freedom, is always a dangerous path to thread; more often fraught with dragons of our own design rather than the ones others attempt to place in our path. The truth itself can be as a dragon; scary and unpredictable, very uncomfortable and extremely inconvenient indeed. That's why it takes a warrior's soul to relentlessly search for the truth of one's life amidst such cultural denial and social and political resistance and repression. And fear, which is the greatest dragon of them all.
To those who embark upon this path I welcome you here. To those who have traveled it a long way from home bringing their own battle scars and hard fought for and won knowledge and wisdom with them, I salute you and welcome you as well.
So, please join me as we follow the Yellow Brick Road together and journey back to OZ, where it all started, and we shall see the Wizard and unmask him together ...and then at last, perhaps, we shall all be free.
Please be patient. As I said this blog is a new approach for me. My posts may not be regular but rather sporadic at first. I will endeavor to post in a regular and timely fashion as life permits ...and dragons beware!
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Monday, December 6, 2010
Christina's Lament (or, So Bad It's Good)
So, it's been kind of tough for our girl Christina. You step back from your career for a hot second to have a baby and get married to some guy no one has ever heard of, prompting people to speculate that, hey, maybe this one will actually work, then resurface, do a disastrous interview that makes you sound petty and out-of-touch, then release a CD that gets roundly panned, along with a derivative and stale video that tastes like reheated Lady Gaga combined with a cell phone and perfume commercial.
Oh, and get divorced.
So, what's a girl to do when her planned comeback flops?
Hint: NOT star with two of the biggest scene-chewers, CHER and la Tucci.
See? Even la Tucci's furrowed brow is saying, Christina, why? I have singlehandedly stolen every scene I've ever been in, foolish girl.
Although I'm pretty sure Christina was hoping that Burlesque would catapult her to relevancy again, every time she's on screen it's like, move, you're blocking my view of CHER, who despite being sixty-five still looks amazing (and amazingly lifelike despite having lost most of the mobility in her face).
So, but, yes, Burlesque. It's bad, I mean really bad - Christina plays the small-town naif with foot-long eyelashes, and I'm pretty sure they doused her in High Beam. There's an evil developer who wants the indebted but plucky club - you can tell he's evil because he smirks a lot and has a scale model of the GIANT SKYSCRAPER he wants to build right on top of said plucky little club. Throw in a hunky bartender with a conveniently absent fiancee in New York who just happens to have a couch for Christina to sleep on after her seedy hotel room is burgled and the money saved from her just a steeltown girl on a Saturday night - whoops, wrong movie.
Christina has a rival, Kristin Bell's snarky Nikki, who does an unsurprising 180 in the heartwarming last scene and takes her rightful place in the chorus line and ceding the spotlight to Christina.
Unsurprisingly, CHER and la Tucci save the movie - la Tucci gets the zingiest one-liners and CHER demonstrates that despite being old enough to qualify for Social Security, her thighs are still enviable and her hair shiny and, aside from an odd resemblance to Peter Burns, still has amazing pipes.
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I love the image you have used Sally, I might have to invest in it and change coffee to coke, it would be perfect for one of my friends. The designer papers you have used are lovely, spring greens to remind us that it is not too far away xxReplyDelete
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Your image made me smile too! Your papers, buttons and twine add a nice woodsy look to go with your owl! Wow, William and Landon have really grown! Bet you're a happy Grandma!
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The Khalsa in Chaupa Singh's Rahitnama
A Critical Appraisal
* Sri Guru Granth Sahib Studies Deptt., Punjabi University, Patiala [Punjab]
[Reproduced from The Sikh Review, April 2001]
The problem of authenticity regarding secondary Sikh literature is indeed acute. The touch-stone for any such text to be judged is Guru Granth Sahib, because it is the primary source, the shabad-praman, the shabad Guru. In this context the guidance provided by the shabad-Guru is as "come, holy Preceptors loving disciples, chant the holy word : Chant the Master's word that is Supreme over all utterance. ….utterance other than the holy preceptor's is hollow…"1 When all those scholars who are outsider to Sikhism deal with the secondary Sikh literature, they draw the pre-conceived conclusions and play havoc with the Sikh tenets because they are too ignorant to understand the Scripture. Many a Western scholar has done this while studying Rahitnamas or Janam Sakhis.
It has been established upto now that Rahitnamas do not carry the Sikh spirit in total. They carry the personal attitude and bent of mind of the writers. While commenting upon Rahitnamas Pandit Tara Singh Narotam says in Sri Guru Tirath Sangrahi that the mixture of many exegesis or narratives and big or small religious books are called Rahitnamas.
nwnw pRkwr kI kQw imSrq vw vfy Coty pusqk rihqnwm AKvwey [
His comments imply that Rahitnamas are not the primary ones. They are secondary sources which need to be evaluated. While commenting upon the Rahitnamas in Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha says.
auh pusqk, ijs iv`c is`K Drm dy inXmW Anuswr rihx dI rIiq d`sI hovy, is`KW leI iviDinSyd krmW dw ijs iv`c vrnx hovy, rihqnwmy AnMq hn, jo pRymI isKW ny AwpxI b`uiD Aqy inscy Anuswr ilKy hn, pr anHW dy vwk ahI mMnx Xog hn, jo gurbwxI Aqy BweI gurdws jI dI bwxI nwl ivroD nw rKdy hox 2
Rahitnamas are therefore essentially codes of conduct in which such rules and regulations are prescribed according to which a Sikh should live and also depict actions which are prohibited. According to Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Rahitnamas are countless in number, which have been written by devoted Sikhs according to their intellect and belief. So only those sayings of the Rahitnamas are acceptable which are not opposed to Gurbani and Bhai Gurdas's writing. Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha further says that Pandit Bhagwan Singh (a follower of Baba Sumer Singh) composed a granth named "Bibekwarid" in samat 408 Nankshahi in which he had collected 37 Rahitnamas. But he mixed his own ideas in it and tried to dilute the Gurmati spirit in them.
So in the light of above discussion we can say that we would have to provide a system to deal with such literature which is the secondary one. The system should be as is given in Gurbani. Sikhism is a whole-life religion based on Gurbani. So socio – religious concerns are also prescribed. The foundation of the Khalsa, the socio-spiritual being, was laid down by Guru Nanak when he said: that if you want to play "the game of love" then step on my path with your head on your palm. While so doing sacrifice your head ungrudgingly:
jau qau pRym Kylx kw cwau]
isr Dir qlI glI myrI Awau]
ieq mwrgu pYr DrIjY]
isr dIjY kwix n kIjY] 3
Next to Gurbani, the primary source are Bhai Gurdas's (1559-1639 A.D.) writings which are considered to be a guide to evaluate the authenticity of such secondary works as Rahitnamas, etc. Bhai Gurdas was the scribe to whom the first recession of the Guru Granth was dictated by the fifth Guru Arjun Dev. He lived his life in close contact with the Guru. His own compositions are Varas (Ballads) and Kabit Swayaas which claim a high degree of authenticity and validity. Bhai Gurdas tried to analyze the Sikh teachings and tenets on the basis of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. His writings, especially his ballads are considered a key to the Sikh Scripture. It seems the best code of conduct for the Sikhs.
Chaupa Singh and his Rahitnama
Chaupa Singh's Rahitanama, along with other Rahitnamas, has been edited by Shamsher Singh Ashok as well as by Pyara Singh Padam but both of them have not evaluated the text. Chaupa Singh was contemporary of Guru Gobind Singh. According to Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha he was a male nurse to Guru Gobind Singh and a very devoted Sikh of Guru Gobind Singh.4 It means he lived in the company of the Guru. From the inner evidence of Rahitnama we also find that he happened to be in close contact of the Guru. Chaupa Singh says at one place.
"sMmq 1724 dws cOpw isMG pwsoN gurmuKI AKr Aqy twkirAw AKrW dy mihrm hoey [" 5
He has written this in connection with the education of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. It is also doubtful because it is said that Qazi Pir Muhammad was appointed to teach the Guru Persian, and Bhai Gurbakhsh, Gurmukhi.6
Similarly, at another place Chaupa Singh narrates the event of the creation of the Khalsa that in samat 1754, the 7th day of the month Sawan the Guru initiated the Pahul of Kesas and ordered Chaupa Singh to bring the water in a bowl:
"Pyr swihb purK jI pMQ lgy nKyVn" sMq 1754 swvn idn sqvyN kysw dI pwhl dw audm kIqw [ bcn hoAw copy isMG ktory ivic pwxI pwie ky lY Awey [ so lY AwieAw [ bcx hoAw hQ krd pkV ky ivc Pyr Aqy pMj svXy pV copw isMG pVny lgw [ idvwn swihb cMd ny bynqI kIqI jI, scy pwqSwh jy ivc pqwsy pwaun qw rs ACw hovy [ bcx hoAw Drm cMd ivc pqwsy Awix pwau [ qw ktorw iqAwr krky dws copw isMG hQ aupr Dr krdy kF snmuK jwie Kloqw [ ( pMnw 21 )
So it is an established fact from Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha's writings, as well as from the inner evidence of the Rahitnama, that Chaupa Singh was a contemporary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and was in close contact with the Guru. Looking into the facts provided by Chaupa Singhs Rahitnama, one can easily conclude that he was an eye-witness to the events taking place at Anandpur Sahib and he must be well-acquainted with Sikh tenets. But when I went through this text I found that Chaupa Singh, inspite of being in the company of the Tenth Guru lacks the maturity and scholarship of Bhai Gurdas. He could not transcend the Brahamnical background. The way he has praised Chhibbar Brahmins time and again in the whole text and considered them to be the only faithful followers of the Guru it seems that he himself was a Brahmin of Chhibar subcaste.
I would like to cite a few examples relating to this fact to support this view. First example can be cited from the Rahitnama related with the narration of the martyrdom of the Ninth Guru Tegh Bahadur and the creation of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh.
When he writes about the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur the Ninth Guru, he does not say that Bhai Satti Das, Bhai Matti Das and Bhai Dyala accompanied the Guru who were devoted Sikhs, but he says that Satti Das and Matti Das, the Diwan Brahmin Sikhs, were arrested along with the Guru. While narrating the incident of the last ceremonies of Guru Tegh Bahadur's head, he says that when the Guru asked how many Sikhs laid their lives with the Guru ? Then the answer is:
"jI, scy pwqSwh duie isK bRhmx iCbr dIvwn Awhy rsoeIey, swihb dony pRswid Kwdy Awhy, so sucm krky pRswid auh krdy rhy [ nwl gurU ky inBy" [
It means they were the cooks who cooked food with every formality and ritual of keeping it pure and sacred! But we know very well what Guru Nanak Dev has said about such Brahmnical attitude – in Asa Di Var. It is further told by Chaupa Singh that, according to Guru Gobind Singh, Chhibar Sikhs are the "primary" Sikhs of the Guru, who are emancipated themselves and they emancipated their kith and kin," He has not mentioned the name of the Sikhs who brought Guru Tegh Bahadur's honoured head to Anandpur, though Giani Gian Singh in Twarikh Guru Khalsa has mentioned his name as Bhai Jaita, who was from "low caste" and who became Jiwan Singh after taking Amrit.7 And the tradition popular with the Sikh lore is that Guru bestowed upon him the honour, "The low-caste are sons of the Guru". Also the Sikhs who cremated the body of Guru Tegh Bahadur by burning their own house were also low-caste (Lubanas), not a high caste, like Brahmin. There is no place for caste distinction in Sikh ideology. Guru Nanak has said in the very beginning that lowest among the low-caste; those still lower and contemned – Nanak is by their side. He envies not the great of the world. Lord! Thy grace falls on the land where the poor are cherished:
"nIcw AMdir nIc jwiq nIc hMU Aiq nIcu ] nwnk iqn ky sMig swiQ vifAw isau ikAw rIsu ] ijQY nIcu smwlIAin iqQY ndir qyrI bKsIS] 8
There are so many other examples which we can pick up from Chaupa Singh's Rahitnama where he has tried to establish that Guru Gobind Singh always favoured Chhibar Brahmin Sikhs. We know very well that, in Swayaas, Guru Gobind Singh addresses Kesho Brahmin telling him about the Khalsa which, according to the Pandit, included all the so called low-caste people. The Guru asks the Brahmin to overcome his shock for he had received what was writ in his lot. The Guru says that only he pleases him who serves his people, nothing else is pleasing to his mind. He further says that it was through them that he had won the battles and through their favour he distributed bounties to the poor. It was through them that all his sins and sorrows were over. Through their favour his house was overflowing with material possessions. Through their kindness, he had gathered knowledge and all his enemies he had smothered. The Guru says in the end, "I am exalted, for they have exalted me, else there were many a poor one like me, wandering luckless and friendless."
So there was no special status, for the Guru, of a Sikh from a particular caste. Rather he said that he was beholden to his Khalsa, and even the charity, which had been the privilege of the Brahmin for centuries, if it is given to the Khalsa pleases the Guru.
The Creation of the Khalsa
According to Chaupa Singh the Guru created the Khalsa to differentiate the Sikhs, rather the pure Sikhs, from other people, or you can say the "mixed Sikhs". He, while writing in the context of Guru Tegh Bahadur's martyrdom, as mentioned above, brings out the aim of the creation of the Khalsa.
This saying creates doubt in one's mind. The evidence we find in Sri Guru Granth Sahib shows that the Supreme Truth and the Preceptor are one. He is the Supreme holy Preceptor, who the five evils has bound and subdued":
so siqguru ij scu iDAwiedw scu scw siqguru ieky ] soeI siqguru purKu hY ijin pMjy dUq kIqo vis iCky ]10
To be angry is not the part of Guru's personality. For the Sikhs to have distinctive appearance cannot be the only reasons for the creation of the Khalsa. It has been already told in Sri Guru Granth Sahib at many places what a Sikh should be and how he should live and look; e.g. it is said by Guru Ramdas that one known as the disciple (a Sikh) of the holy Preceptor must rising at dawn, on the Name Divine meditate. He should cleanse himself and take bath in God's Name, the pool of Amrita. Then under the instructions of the Guru he must repeatedly utter the Divine Name. Describing such qualities of the Sikh, the Guru says that Nanak, servant of God, seeks dust of feet of such a disciple as contemplate the holy Name, to it inspires others.
gursiqgur kw jo isKu AKwey so Blky auiT hirnwm iDAwvY [ audmu kry Blky prBwqI iesnwn kry AMimRqsr nwvY [ aupdyis gurU hir hir jpu jwpY sB iklivK pwp doK lih jwvY [ jo swis igrws iDAwie myrw hir hir so gurisKu gurU min BwvY [ijs no dieAwlu hovY myrw suAwmI iqsu gur isK grU aupdysu suxwvY [ jn nwnk DUiV mMgY iqsu gurisK kI jo Awip jpY Avrh nwmu jpwvY [ 11
There might be Sahajdhari followers also, but when we have the instructions in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, that one should maintain his natural form as granted by God to him, we can well imagine that most Sikhs were with unshorn hair:
nwpwk pwku kir hdUir hdIsw swbq sUriq dsqwr isrw ] 12
That is, make 'purifying the impure mind' your hadith (tradition of the Prophet Muhammad), and, making your form complete, wear the turban over your head. Time and again Chaupa Singh quotes the Guru saying:
"iCbrW isKW nMU s`do"
and time and again he refers to:
"rly ky isK bhuq hYn"
The common meaning carried by the word in Punjabi Language is: mixture, or adulteration. So, maybe, he has used this word in connection of the Sikhs other than those belonging to the Brahman caste.
The only aim according to Chaupa Singh is,
"Pyr swihb purK jI pMQ lgy inKyVn"
That is, the Guru started the process of differentiation. But this cannot be the only aim of the creation of the Khalsa. According to Kavi Sainpat, as written by Dr. J. S. Grewal, "The creation of the Khalsa was directed primarily against the masands who had been the mediating agency between a large number of Sikhs and their Guru. In fact the 'purification of the world' is equated by Sainapat to the crown lands, the Khalsa, of the contemporary Mughal rulers. Not only were the Sikhs vital to the Guru as his direct disciples but also the Guru was indispensable to the Khalsa (as) water is to a fish."13 We know that with the event of the manifestation of Sikh revelation a new era of enlightenment dawned in the religo- social history of India in fifteenth century, which was atleast two centuries earlier to the dawn of this period in Europe. The ideal before Guru Nanak, the founder of this new era, was the freedom of man. Man was bound internally as well as externally. For the achievement of this mission he placed before man a very difficult way, the way of total submission:
"jau qau pRym Kylx kw cwa, isr Dr qlI glI myrI Awau]"
It was a long way to complete this mission from Guru Nanak upto Guru Gobind Singh. Guru Gobind Singh was to convert the Sangat into Khalsa so that it can take care of himself and the society in which he moves, so that he can fight tyranny and to defend the righteousness, the right to live and practice one's faith freely, for which Guru Tegh Bahadur has to sacrifice his head. In the Dasam Granth in Bachitar Natak it is told that God instructed the Guru, "I bless thee as my son, that thou spread My path. Go, and instruct men in Righteousness and the Moral Law, and make people desist from evil":
mY Apnw suq qoih invwjw[
pMQ pRcur krby kh swjw[
jwih qhW qY Drmu clwie[
kbuiD krn qy lok htwie[29[
(dsm gRMQ bic`qr nwtk )
As Giani Gian Singh writes:
jXo qurkn kw qyj nswvY
is`Kn mYN ieqPwk rhwvY[
kro aupwau siqgro soeI[
jo qum krXo cho so hoeI[
Moreover, Khalsa was created in equipoise, not a rage. It was created in the image of the Guru and in the Khalsa Guru himself is residing. It was created in the pleasure of God as written in the Sarab Loh Granth:
Kwlsw Akwl purK kI Poj[
pRgtXo Kwlsw prmwqm kI mOj[
and Bhai Gurdas Singh II says:
ieauN hukm hoiea krqwr kw sB duMd imtwey[
qb shjy Drm pRgwisAw hir hir js gwey[
The process of the creation of the Khalsa, as narrated by Chaupa Singh, and the dates given by him, do not match the description we find in the tradition and in history. He writes, as already mentioned:
"Pyr swihb purK jI pMQ lgy nKyVn" sMq 1754 swvn idn sqvyN kysw dI pwhl dw audm kIqw [ bcn hoAw copw isMG ktory ivic pwxI pwie ky lY Awey [ so lY AwieAw [ bcx hoAw hQ krd pkV ky ivc Pyr Aqy pMj svXy pV "178" copw isMG pVny lgw [ idvwn swihb cMd ny bynqI kIqI jI, scy pwqSwh jy ivc pqwsy pwaun qw rs ACw hovy [ bcx hoAw Drm cMd ivc pqwsy Awix pwau [ qw ktorw iqAwr krky dws copw isMG hQ aupr Dr krdy kF snmuK jwie Kloqw ] qw swhb pUrn purK jI ivcoN culy ley Aqy AMimRq pMj vwr nyqRI lwieAw[ Pyr pMj culy sIsI lwey[ rsnw cMfI cirqr (aukiq iblws) 27 svYXw piVAw "1" svYXw
dyih isvw br moih iehY,
suB krmn qy kbhU n tro…
According to Chaupa Singh, then the Guru gave the Pahul first of all, to Chaupa Singh and directed to say, "Wahiguru Ji ka Khalsa Wahiguru ji ki Fateh," and four poor Sikhs came to the Guru. They stood with folded hands. The Guru gave them pahul through Chaupa Singh. He further says,
"bcn hoAw qnKwh lau ieno pwso"
According to him these four Sikhs were Dhanna Singh, Hari Singh, Sewa Singh, Jodh Singh. These five Sikhs became Kesadhari on the first day. The next day some more Sikhs stood with folded hands. The word "poor" is to be noted. Moreover the names given by him are not those known as Panj Pyaras.
bcn hoAw jo kVwh pRswid krky pMjw isMGW pwsoN pMj svYXy pV ky AMimRq Ckwie lYxw[ pMj isK iml kY pwhul dyxI[ gurU kw isMG krnw[ rhq-aupdys, gurmMqr, ssqR rKxy[ nwau Dwie ky rKxw[
Now we can easily judge how far his statement is authentic. We know that the first article of faith announced by Guru Nanak Dev Ji was:
"n ko ihMdU nw ko muslmwn"
With this he announced the oneness of Godhead and oneness of man. It is the basis of the freedom of man. And Guru Gobind Singh said:
koaU Biea muMfIAw, sMinAwsI koaU jogI Biea
koaU bRhmcwrI koaU jqI Anu mwnbo[
ihMdU qurk koaU rwi&jI iemwm SwPI
mwns kI jwiq, sbY eykY phcwnboo[…85 Akwl ausqiq
We know very well, according to the tradition, how the Guru called the Sangat to gather at Anandpur on the Vaisakhi of 1699 and then, turn by turn, how he demanded from that large gathering the heads of five Sikhs and how they came forward with folded hands to offer their heads.
All the five belonged to different castes and to different regions of India: Bhai Daya Singh a Khatri by caste from Lahore, Bhai Mohkam Singh, a calico-printer from Dwarka, Bhai Dharam Singh a Jat (a peasant) from Hastinapur, Bhai Himat Singh a Jhivar (water carrier) from Jagannath Puri, and Bhai Sahib Singh a barber from Bidar. The Guru initiated them with the Amrit prepared with double edged sword in the iron bowl. They became Khalsa and "Singh" was affixed with everybody's name. In the code of conduct, five K's became compulsory i.e. Kesh (the uncut hair), Kangha (a comb), Karha (iron bracelet). Kachhahra (shorts), and Kirpan a sword.
It is also evident from the tradition that after completing the ceremony the Guru asked the five beloved ones to serve the Amrit to him; and thus was he re-named Gobind Singh after taking Pahul. As Gurdas Singh II writes:
hir scy qKq rcwieAw siq sMgiq mylw[
nwnk inrBau inrMkwr ivic isDW Kylw[
guru ismr mnweI kwlkw KMfy kI vylw[
pIa pwhul KMfDwr hoie jnm suhylw[
sMgiq kInI Kwlsw mnmuKI duhylw[
vwh vwh gooibMd isMG Awpy guru cylw[
Now, if we come to the code of conduct, i.e. the Rahit given by Chaupa Singh in his Rahit Nama, one is wonder-struck whether it creates a Khalsa or a different class of Brahmans where everything is a prohibition. Sikh religion is a societal religion. Man is to live in the society and he is supposed to actively participate in the society. There are many contradictions in the Rahit Maryada given by Chaupa Singh, and it is not possible to discuss them all in this paper. But if we go through them we can find that there are many rules prescribed by him which are in opposition to the spirit of Bani of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, and have nothing to do with Sikh Rahit Maryada. We can take a few examples to quote. Now, according to Sri Guru Granth Sahib the same Divine Light resides in all. So all are equal in the eyes of God. Sikhism does not approve of any distinction based on colour, caste, or sex.
A Sikh conforms to – and means – a man with unshorn hair. There is no prescription for a Sahajdhari Sikh, and there seems no need of that, but Chaupa Singh writes:
"gurU kw isK rom kYNcI nwl auqwry sihjDwrI hovY jo[ichrw swbq rKy dIdwr ichry dw hY["
We know that Khande Bate Di Pahul is the definitively final. After that there is no tradition of Charan Pahul. Chaupa Singh says:
gurU ky isK dy Gr lVkw jMmy qw guV dy ivic pwhul pMjW isKW dy crnw dy jl kI ipAwey[ isK gurU kw dIdwr ley[ jy kysDwrI krnw hoie suq ko bwhr k`F ky KMfy dI pwhul idvwey[
According to Sikhism the family life, i.e. Grahast Ashram has been considered the most important one. All the Gurus led the family life inspite of being the Gurus, the highly spiritual ones. All the Indian religions before Guru Nanak believed in asceticism. Renunciation of family life had been considered the necessary path of salvation. But this path is not acceptable in Sri Guru Granth Sahib. According to Sri Guru Granth Sahib the important aim is to realize the Divine ordinance, and to live according to that realization:
hukmu bUiJ rMg rs mwxy]
siqgur syvw mhw inrbwxy ]2]
ijin qUM jwqw so iggsq audwsI prvwx]
nwim rqw soeI inrbwx] 14
Guru Nanak was the first one to raise his voice against the biased attitude of man against woman. He has said in Asa Di Var that man takes birth from woman, to her is he engaged and married. With woman is man's companionship. From woman originate new generations. If woman dies another is sought. By woman's help is man kept under restraint. Why revile her of whom are born great ones of the earth?
BMif jMmIAY BMif inMmIAY BMif mMgx vIAwhu]
BMfhu hovY dosqI BMfhu clY rwhu]
BMfu muAw BMfu BwlIAY BMif hovY bMDwn]
so ikau mMdw AwKIAY ijqu jMmY rwjwn]
Guru Amardas has averred in the spiritual context that those are not the true wedded couples that with each other consort; those are the truly wedded who in two frames are one light:
Dn ipru eyih n AwKIAin bhin iekTY hoie]
eyk joiq duie mUrqI Dn ipru khIAY soie] ( pM. 788)
But we find in Rahitnama;
" gurU kw isK nwr dw ivswh nw kry, ikAw ApnI ikAw prweI Byd nw dyvY, Cl rUp jwxy["
(pN. 10)
These are but a few examples to show that what Bhai Chaupa Singh has said, much of it is against Sikh tenets. Everywhere he has quoted Gurbani saying and it seems to me that he does not know Bani properly. At many places the quotes given by him are not written in correct form, e.g.:
"Kt Gwl kCu hQhu dyie[ nwnk rwih pCwxY syie["
When it is:
"Gwl Kwie kCu hQhu dyie[ nwnk rwhu pCwxih syie]"(pM. 1245)
It is not to say that he has written nothing positive, or in favour of Sikh tenets, but it is mostly confusing and contradictory; you can not form a clear picture of the Khalsa, as it is given in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, of a Gurmukh Sikh and in the compositions of Bhai Gurdas. His Rahit Nama produces another class of Khalsa which is nearer to Brahmanical prohibitions rather than Sikhism. Even the dates given by him do not match.
Note: For Sri Guru Granth Sahib the English translation by Prof. G. S. Talib is used, for Dasam Granth by Dr. Gopal Singh Dardi.
1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib P.920.
2. Bhai Kanh Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh, P.1015.
3. S.G.G.S. p. 1412
4. Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha Op cit.p. 479
5. Shamsher Singh Ashok, Rahitnama Chaupa Singh. P. 18
6. Khazan Singh, History of the Sikh Religion (Language Department, Punjab) P.167.
7. Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Op cit. P.527
9. Shabdarth Dasam Granth, Swayas (Punjabi University, Patiala)
11. Ibid. P. 305
12. Ibid. P. 1084
13. Dr. J. S. Grewal, Essays in Sikh History (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amartisar 1972) P.52.


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