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07-10-12 20:21 I'm almost missing my appointment with you.
My mind has shut down, and this is an effort.
I've so far stayed true to the renunciations listed yesterday.
I'm in an empty classroom. There is some fear because a worker perhaps is walking back and forth. Doors squeal as they close.
A challenge is my friend, my attachment at some level to wanting more from her.
I will leave that.
The day began fine. I walked across the highway and sat in Del Cerro park.
I noticed, watched the choice to stop sitting. It came from a sort of dissatisfaction/unease.
I got food at windmill farms. A supply of Kombu seaweed was the mission. I ate, a bit unconsciously, .25 lbs sunflower seeds, .35 lbs sesame. Walked back.
Sat, rested, in library. Returned home (12pm?), via guavas, old figs. Looked at paper. Went to visit/raid fig tree, a bit unconsciously.
My grandma was upset about my cutting of a shrub.
Then keyboard arrived for clie, and tech time was spent getting it working right with dvorak layout.
Palm Stowaway Dvorak keyboard layout
For the most part, the KB is working fine.
In many ways it is wonderful to be able to write like this, in silence, no fan, on battery power. And I think the weight is under one pound for KB + clie.
So I can go anywhere and write, provided the battery lasts. With good overhead lighting I do not need the backlight on.
So the space is opening. My life has changed with the adoption of those renunciations. And this practice.
Were I at home, I'd be eating and reading . Last night I was up late fiddling on the internet a bit. Not at resting place until 11.
And now?
Heat is an issue--the lack of it.
Ultimately, I'd like to help people.
I was considering why I'm not a part of Deer Park Monastery. Jennifer Joe had an article in Vision Mag I was reading about TNH, DPM.
"I am not that"
is the voice that comes in mind when considering DPM, anarchist houses, other possibilities.
"I am that" is what the yoga guru says. . .
DPM is doing the solar power, the gardening. . . Composting. TNH, the monks, nuns there, are being very eco.
I have to let my friend go.
That may have to be another renunciation--
may be.
There's not much escape now. I either be at peace as I am. There is no eating to escape with. And I could only keep myself reading by eating. . . So I've not been reading.
I sit. Focus on breath in abdomen, putting mind in body. Sometimes considering the wandering thoughts.
Sitting is more compelling than reading.
Sitting may be where new insight, next idea for action comes.
Oddness, being out of place--a lone walker--
a rough sleeper
doing what the others don't do.
"what do I want to become?" was a question that occurred today.
I want to help people.
So, I've made a first step. I'm no longer, at least for most of the day, escaping in harmful ways.
Being attached to my friend won't help her or others or me.
So, I walk by without stopping to visit--Visiting has been an escape from whatever it is.
I need to value this space, this time, and sitting time.
And there are others as dedicated to whatever it is I am doing--those are ones to work with.
I'm free, except for my desire to be different somehow.
Good night.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
I am not that
07-10-12 20:21 I'm almost missing my appointment with you.
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
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stay where you are, and thought cycling
Today began not well because I did eat too much last night. I got out of the house (after looking at paper) early and visited two fig trees on way to park where I sat. For a long time, and broke it up with some walking back and forth forest monk style.
After getting through bad feelings (physical), then got some insight.
The main thing is, I can stay where I am and practice the renunciation that is what I would be seeking by going elsewhere.
I can renounce:
Sleeping inside
Cooking with microwave or gas stove (only cook with fire)
Using lights to read late at night at home.
Those are the main things--and will help me renounce:
Reading newspaper (the reading/eating combo is the main issue--when not eating I don't dwell on the paper)
So--this was a wonderful, freeing realization, and I sat so long enjoying that peace, being serenaded by a nearby lawn crew performing with weedeater, lawnmower, leafblower, small chainsaw. Eventually, for a change, I left and wandered to a vista overlooking university ave traffic.
Later I moved to shaded sloped iceplant in a nearby canyon.
Partly because I knew I'd be writing later, my thoughts were cycling, stuck, about what I might say now, and thoughts were attempting to refine the idea more.
I began breath counting, to sixty, in sets of 3 x twenty.
Eventually I went to eat more figs and got back to the house around 1pm.
So, Following through,
I have my sleeping bag and will spend the night outside. I am under electric lights now, but I'm on campus, not at home.
My plan is to cook my main meal in the middle of the day--rice and lentils (and other things), tomorrow, over my hobo stove, either in the back patio area or on a grill in a park.
So, if I keep this up, that will help me have the better eating habits I have had while in the forest while here in the city.
And, if needing things to do, I can work on getting rid of things I have at grandma ann's house.
That's the main news.
The other part was thought cycling, which I haven't totally learned to deal with well. Why does mind rehash something it does not really need to return to?
Good parts of the day: I swam and did weights in the evening. It's a good sign to be doing weights.
Effects of earlier immoderation are fading.
It will be curious to see what happens now.
And I have valued having my friend in the neighborhood to visit. And other friends I see on campus, however odd, however we misfit. I sort of still want to head off to La Jolla to be near the UCSD crowd for a change.
Sorry to be so general.
I'm feeling I'm finally learning to relax into retirement, into life.
I arrived in SD and eventually set out to accomplish something--that was school, academic.
Stopping that, I was into the garden.
Then I was working on "walking sangha".
And now I've found I don't need to go anywhere or do anything. . .
Eventually, if this works out, I will be at home anywhere, and I can just walk down the road to La Jolla or elsewhere, and my life may be more or less the same and good.
Mindlessness, harmful variety, today and last night all was eating, maybe briefly newspaper, too. Today I ate more figs than would stay in me both times-- (but that is not such a bad thing, why? I won't elaborate on right now)
Mindfulness--exercising that much of the rest of the time.
Openness to (having an) organizing principle? Got focused on beginning to clean out and clean up my accumulated stuff at Gann's house. I realize I could turn getting rid of stuff into a long, drawn-out project. Just give it away or try to get money?
But while enjoying morning post-realization peace, thought I might be able to spend lots of time every day sitting, walking, being like that. There really may be no reason to focus excessively on removing stuff--
in the long run, having no stuff there or anywhere should make me more free to follow organizing whimsy/principle wherever.
I also thought maybe I could relax into planting more food plants--
I'll probably go visit the guava tree before finding a spot to
take rest.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
+ organizing principle, follow focus
this is a time of day I often want to eat and read unconsciously.
the interesting development:
consider activities and situations when my mind is not wandering from body or questioning the current activity:
reading (sometimes)
walking to check on fig trees
(all of those a problem in excess)
walking to and from places or just walking in interesting places
whenever that happens during a health-enhancing activity that is a great thing: such as with dance or exercising. Or creating something.
so if mind is wandering: go do something else. . .where mind doesn't wander. This is key to the intolerance of staying here. I can't deal with a daily routine where either mind questions all of it or I cope / seek focus in unhealthy ways.
This writing exercise is having effect. Providing a sort of extra space in every moment. . . "what would I write about this time?"
On waking this morning, I eventually got to posting the last blog post and writing two emails. I cleaned up and eventually left house and went to park and sat.
As an organizing principle, I continued to notice I don't have one beyond organizing for this next homeless trip.
My organizing principle can be: organize self so that I can be open for the possibility of having an organizing principle.
I also noticed how much having Grandma Ann around affects my behavior.
I do wish to be free of this I now realize--hence the homeless plan.
So I will be leaving here. On next return, perhaps, I will work on selling, getting rid of stuff and leaving. (going nowhere)
I also notice my lack of community/compatriots, but don't see that anything can be done. (beyond becoming homeless, posessionless and free to seek / follow / have time for friends anywhere)
And I am aware of how my suffering is different from suffering in other parts of world.
Fiddling on a larger scale: managed to process harvested beans, corn.
All that is left to do is pack for trip. I am on schedule to do this more gracefully.
A difficulty is a friend dealing with landlord issues. Another looking for a job.
Both problems I don't have now.
With one, I shared the system view of Oshry: tops, middles, bottom.
I did not suggest attachment was an issue.
A buddhist way may have been just to listen and breathe.
I think I may be learning a theory of action--not just the quieting of mind.
Because this issue of organizing principle for all behavior--well, the idea that mind seeks health-promoting activity on which it can retain focus.
Until found, prepare to be ready to act when it is found.
And practice having focused mind regardless?
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Organizing Principle
The purpose of this is not more than . . . to help me be more mindful. (& to not cause others to suffer).
Areas of felt lack (of creativity?):
on rise, looked through paper. Reading paper almost always feels lacking--like I wish I weren't.
on leaving--found thing on thing to fiddle with.
I thought then, "lacking organizing principle, mind/I find(s) endless things to fiddle with before I leave."
Good news:
I walk to park, and begin by sitting (watching mind).
Lesson this time: Watching how in times of mindlessness, mind is not questioning. At harder times, mind seems to be questioning . . . such as, questioning purpose.
Reading can be that way (mindless, mind not questioning purpose).
Fiddling with computer.
Nose picking.
Rubbing eyes.
Mind just slips into silence and physical behavior continues
Raiding the fig tree.
Did kata, not with great focus.
Raided fig tree. And watched how mind didn't question or wander as it did when I was making self progress through kata, or just sit.
Returned home,
Much time fiddling with computer. . . / handheld.
Again, mind not questioning or wandering. Mind just jumps from next thing to next--as with figs--fig to fig, scanning for the next one.
Organizing principle at those moments: eat figs; carry out some particular computer task--while allowing self to follow, check, seek distraction along way.
Tasks (whimsy tasks?) on computer accomplished.
Then, motivated by grandma ann's impending arrival, took care of some yard-type work, enjoyed some focus.
Then returned to computer.
Organizing principle.
2. Commit Yourself Completely to Liberation in this LifetimeFrom John P. Milton.
I personally recommend that you commit yourself, one hundred percent, to complete liberation, the enlightened realization of fundamental truth, in this lifetime. Further, I recommend you dedicate all the fruits of your path to the greatest possible service for all beings.
This staying up late--.
(the next morning, 6 a.m.):
I want to add that I've also been focusing on "keeping the mind with the body, inside the body." Ajaan Sao teaches this. And I think in Thanissaro Bhikkhu's instructions, he suggests focusing on the breathing in the abdomen.
Thich Nhat Hanh also teaches keeping the mind with the body by focusing on the breathing.
Wilber and the integral group share a practice called "embodied reading" (something like that), which involves checking in with the effect of reading on one's whole being. I could do the same with all activities.
In meditation, and other times, I notice that mind wandering usually involves the mind leaving the body.
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Monday, October 8, 2007
I'm not sure if writing will in the long run help or make things worse.
Here for the record is that at the moment, I'm not at all acting as if I were enlightened.
Here is something I composed last week,
and I was doing well then:
You look into what it means to be enlightened, and people tell you that:
you already are enlightened—there is nothing you need to do, and nowhere you need to go; but
you may not recognize that.
Let's act as if we are enlightened.
I even wrote in my facebook profile "We are enlightened Spirit" and I came to see how that can be.
But this week--I'm planning to leave on Friday for another two weeks--I'm falling apart.
I don't know what to focus on, so, I often just mindlessly eat. Sort of to escape thinking. If not eating--maybe I read--sort of for the same reason.
I suppose then, at the moment, writing is helping.
Initially I thought I'd just escape into the mindless silence when it finally comes time to leave on this next trip.
But one of my distractions was setting up my sony clié handheld with plucker books / ebooks to read. Some stuff by Italo Calvino, the whole access to insight website, and rudolf steiner's five important books.
And just now, I followed through on ordering a $20 portable keyboard for it.
So maybe I'll carry the clié, 5oz. Plus the adapter, 7oz. Plus the kb, perhaps 11oz (which I just went off for a minute or so trying to find out).
That kind of distraction and focus on devices strikes me as not enlightened.
And why?
Here's what may be happening: in absence of any compelling organizing principle for my life, in all domains I seek escape?
--mindless eating : bios level
--mindless reading : noos level
--total avoidance of spirit(?) : theos level
Enlightened behavior in each realm:
--mindful eating ("so I do not become lean and die")
--mindful reading and computer and device use (for what purpose?)
--some sort of spirit-level focus.
Now, in spite of my current madness, in a way things are better than they have been.
In the past I've had a voice in mind saying "I want to die."
I sometimes now try out that statement. Now I see it is "I (old self) want to die."
I seem to be solid in the awareness that the awareness of that voice does not say "I want to die."
What is going on: "I want to escape self."
And "What the hell is there to do?"
So I finished my pda project--and was somewhat mindlessly reading the access to insight website, plucker version.
and eventually came to Nyanaponika Thera's "Why end suffering?"
One argument he makes is that our suffering causes others to suffer.
If I'm a basket case, (which I just took the time to look up:
1. (offensive) a person who has had all four limbs amputated.
2. a person who is helpless or incapable of functioning normally, esp. due to overwhelming stress, anxiety, or the like.
3. anything that is impaired or incapable of functioning: Right after the war the conquered nation was considered an economic basket case.
Then I'm hardly inspiring or helpful to others.
1341 I'm feeling a little more freedom already. But it helps that I could not eat more if I wanted to.
Am I increasing anyone's suffering by writing this on the web?
At issue is partly my not full endorsement of the therevadin view, and my curiousity about some part of the Wilber/integral view.
They seem to say, the world is becoming something--to renounce is to renounce spirit becoming.
Second, I am not yet joining any monastery, who knows what the reason.
All I want is to escape this house where I live where I am so easily a slave of craving attachment.
I suppose I try to cure my eating disorder by going to where it is not a problem.
Here it is not always a problem, but I exacerbate it by trying to change and also trying to avoid change.
I don't know what will happen when I leave on Friday.
I can act as if it is my mission.
In the past, preparing for past trips, it has been the same.
I attempt to avoid preparing, then rush to prepare at the last minute.
I practice restraint, for the most part, when on the trip, because there is no other choice (I seem to have moved beyond dumpster diving unhealthy food, though that was a problem in the past. And many of my recent trips have been where there are no dumpsters. But it is possible to binge on or mindlessly eat figs and and stuff that grew in the garden too.). Then I come back to the house and sometimes manage to maintain more mindful habits for a while. But after the past three homecomings I backslid each time.
This past time (returning September 18), I backslid quickly. I was disturbed in some way by my experience. I think that same disturbance is at the root of all my mindless eating/reading/whatever escapist behavior.
The more I go out there, the more I see I have absolutely nothing to do?
Nothing to do other than get out there and stay out there. Nothing other to do than to leave where I'm living now.
I suppose I still think I can go away and come back to the resources I have here and use both experiences to develop the other.
I suppose that has been happening, but very ungracefully.
and I'm rotting my teeth and gums on the way, at least on the most regressive days, as this one may have been.
Now if I were further along I could sit in meditation instead of write this??
That really is the confrontation with the nothing.
I've been drawn to Andrew Cohen's collective enlightenment work, and Senge and Scharmer et. al.'s theory U / presencing, because both describe processes for determining how to act in the world, beyond just sitting alone and meditating. (Theory U / presencing more than Andrew Cohen).
I don't know. I'm somehow totally lost and not going anywhere--except to a space where I am homeless, free of garden, house, personal indoor space and any property I cannot carry with me. (yet at this point still knowing I have an indoor space to return to).
I don't know how to choose what to do and what not to do.
I think the vision / organizing principle should be this:
o I leave gracefully, without a rush.
o I clean up garden a bit before I go, maybe put some seeds in the ground.
o I get rid of stuff I'm not using--in the trash if that's what it takes.
All that sounds nice, but after I post this, I will return to reading for a while, and maybe then start to act on that list.
I have been acting and progressing toward some goal but not in a graceful, healthy way.
I seem to not be able to deal with going out there with nothing (or even with having a book to read). So now I will take a computer I may be able to write on.
Now I will not go to the wilderness, but to a place where there are people around and a good library. And a beautiful place.
I half-think that if I can pull off this trip and value it and not get the odd restlessness/fear of my last trip, then I'll return the next time and go on alms rounds for food like some monks still do (bhikkhu approximately equals "beggar").
But the big challenge remains just getting out there, and, in this case, getting a bit more experience of being house-free in an urban area. I don't yet have a jardine backpack made, so will my frame backpack be a problem in terms of hanging out in the library??
If I continue to progress in this way, I may eventually be able to do a jardine-style preparation, involving construction of lightweight, unobtrusive clothing and gear. . .
So I guess I'll use this writing as a part of the action part of my "integral life practice."
Ideally, perhaps, I would be meditating. I would be caring for my body.
Here I will address the question, "How do I act?"
I have an odd tendency to want to write what I know others could read (hence the blog, hence my earlier web projects), but also to not care if anyone does.
I don't think what I'll do here will cause others to suffer.
Ideally you'll see a continual progression of some kind.
On carfreeuniverse (now purl.oclc.org/net/cfu/ ), I made a point of thinking more about how to write what others would read. On experienceart, I wrote for me--and didn't really concern myself with harm.
Here, I'm writing to help maintain creative space on the level of the mind--writing here, even like this, on the question of how to act, is a step above mindless reading, and definitely above mindless eating. It is not a substitute for meditation.
What I'm doing here also has elements of the collective enlightenment theory. . . others might read this, and it may help more than me progress in some way, to become, as Wilber writes, "more transparent to the divine."
I have been already enlightened Spirit mindlessly eating.
I have been enlightened Spirit more thoughtfully writing here.
How transparent can I be to the creative process, bringing conscious creativity to more areas of my life, and ultimately helping all other entities do the same?
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Networked blogs, the application I used before to create a Facebook space, now integrates with Facebook pages... you know what that means?!
Announcing - the Swisstory Facebook Fan Page.
Become a fan today. You know you want to. Have a great weekend. Lots of strawberries and salad in my future... enjoy! ;)
Saturday, June 20, 2009
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Reading "Favor Enhancement: Real gratitude can be profitable. How, then, to create it?" in the New York Times magazine. In this article, the author Rob Walker highlights a new program by Hyatt Hotels whereby staff members 'randomly' perform acts of generosity towards their customers. Hyatt may pick up your bar tab. Or your massage bill. Or maybe your super-expensive, but much needed late night Snickers bar.
The idea behind this marketing campaign is that customers who feel you have been unusually generous will become loyal, repeat customers.
I have had this experience personally. A un-asked for act of generosity by British Airways made me a lifelong customer. I was in a terrible car wreck on my honeymoon in Italy (not a brilliant start to married life). After a wobbly few days in Venice, I called BA sobbing "I want to go home now!" They not only changed our flights for no fee, they also upgraded us to first class, and the airline staff were unusually gracious. I was hooked as a customer, and have been ever since.
Robert Palmatier, an associate professor of marketing at the University of Washington and author of a coming paper in the Journal of Marketing tells us that making a customer feel truly grateful directly correlates to opening their wallets. For me, I've spent thousands and thousands of dollars on flights with BA in the 16 years since my honeymoon, flying my family of five back and forth between San Francisco and London.
In what ways can you make your customers feel grateful?
- Do you know their birthday? Send them a virtual gift, a coupon or even a card.
- Do you see a customer with a problem on their blog, or on Twitter? Answer. Respond. Fix it. Give them their money back. Without being asked.
- Do you ship goods to your customers? Include a little freebie or two. I buy product from a Yon-Ka retailer who always includes goodie samples; I go back time and again to the same retailer so I can get those teeny-tiny free goodies that are perfect for two-day business trips.
Could Hyatt's program backfire? What if someone hears about the program, and their bar tab isn't picked up? Will they feel that's unfair? I think not. I would like to think doing the right thing, being generous, and taking care of your customer on a personal level will generate goodwill and good word-of-mouth of the best kind.
Update on July 24, 2009: OMG, I'm loving this story about Triscuits: "How to create a culture of buzz" by John Jantsch. What's your equivalent of sending Triscuits to Fiji? That's what I'm talking about! In the "old days" such acts of generosity wouldn't have gone far beyond Suva. But today, your generosity could be talked about anywhere in the world.


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The NRMA has agreed to outsource the management of its roadside assistance project to mobility managed services provider Mobilise IT.
Mobilise IT will manage 1000 NRMA users and devices through its mConcierge Premium platform as part of the two-year deal.
The organisation awarded Mobilise IT the contract in June this year, with the aim of providing a standardised and secure managed device platform and support model for the NRMA's workforce and contractors.
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Today has been a bit of a chilled, laid back kind of day for me so far. Rather than walk to Panera Bread on 15th Street (my favorite hangout on my days off – outlets to plug my laptop in and great food!), I took the bus. Tis a bit chilly and windy here, and I was actually not feeling the rush to be anywhere in particular any time soon. After the busy-ness of the weekend, taking a bit of time to just . . . let the mind wander some was pleasant indeed.
So right now, on Ravensrealm, I've struggled a bit with Alethea Light's backstory. And Jordan Taylor's. Granted, I don't know how much of the backstory is going to appear in Ravensrealm, but these two main characters were a bit harder for me to get a grasp on compared to Fen Willows and the twins, Daniel and Wolfgang. And I'm trying to avoid some of the same tricks for Ravensrealm as I employed in Portal to Gaming. (By the way, I am starting Alethea's story from the beginning rather than start it in the middle of her adventure . . . the twins and Fen will appear some but mroe as a timeline of how things are happening for her . . . should only take a few chapters to do this, right?)
Anyway, as I was waiting for the bus, I focused on Alethea and Jordan, to come up with their backstories and infuse some personality and life into them. I'm honestly not one of those people who plans characters in advance or gives them any kind of structure in the planning process. I do write down ideas as they come to me (a form of outlining but not much more than that), but I do prefer to write freeform, as it were, and get to know my characters, my setttings, and my conflicts as they come to me. Thank goodness for cell phones! I was able to "jot" my notes down this way!
And Alethea and Jordan have proven to be a bit more difficult than Fen and the twins, but that's okay. There are a lot of great things in store for the characters in the Arc of Fantasy series, and there are plans for an expanded universe as well, including a special edition filled with more (called the Expansion Pack Edition – hey, it's inspired by video games. Some games get expansion packs. Arc of Fantasy will, too!)
I will also be doing what I can to work on New Atlantis (Book Four) and The Intergalactic Chase (Book Five) as well since the stories for Arc of Fantasy, while connected, are also focused upon different groups. Somewhere in there, I want to publish a short story following Daniel and Wolfgang, set after their adventures to King Lopt's fire-headed wyvern. Book Six (yet to be titled, at this point) will wait writing status as everything will be converging or will have converged by the end of Book Five.
Fun times certainly are in store!
And, on that note, since talk is talk and not always action, until the next time, my friends! The writing of the stories doesn't work without the writer putting pen to paper!


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Solar PV Installation
In order for engineers to safely fit the panels on your roof we will need to erect a scaffold on the face of the building where the panels will be installed. The scaffold is erected to reach slightly over gutter level. This ensures the safety of those working on the roof with compliance to all relevant Health and Safety codes. Crawlers are used on the when the roof tiles are slippery or fragile.
The scaffold will be erected by an accredited and CTS approved contractor, usually the day before installation and removed the day after. The full cost of the scaffold is included within the quote we provide.
Installation of the Roof Anchors
The installation engineer will check the measurements taken during the initial site survey, make any changes as required and identify the appropriate positions for the roof anchors. This process is key to ensure an even weight distribution across the roof area, secure the panels in extreme weather conditions and to optimise the panel positions with the roof area.
One roof tile is removed to allow the anchor to be securely fitted directly to the rafter. The tile is then slid back into position to ensure the roof remains watertight. It is important that the correct type of anchor is used to prevent damage to the tiles and the integrity of the roof.
Attaching the Frame
Once all the roof anchors are fixed into place, the aluminium rails that make up the frame are then secured into place. Every rail is checked to make sure that it is straight and parallel with each other. This process will ensure that panels look even and level with the roof line, a small error on one side will magnify itself as more panels are added, so it is important to get this exactly right.
Installing the PV Panels
Once the rails are in place the frame is complete and the panels can be clamped to the frame. A minimum of four clamps per solar panels are fitted, though more can be fitted as the installation requires. The panels can be fitted in landscape or portrait format, though portrait is usually the most popular direction.
Wiring the Panels
Each panel comes prewired from the manufacturer with specific, safe and watertight solar connections. The installer connects the panels in series and then extends the final two positive and negative connections to be connected into the DC Inverter.
Installing the Inverter
The solar inverter is best positioned as close to the panels as possible so it is usually installed within a loft space, though other dry and secure positions can be identified. The inverter converts the DC electricity provided by the panels into AC electricity which your house can use. Isolators are fitted to the incoming and outgoing feeds to enable safe maintenance of the unit.
Connecting to the property electricity supply.
The final aspect of the installation is to connect the AC feed from the inverter unit into the house electricity supply. This will enable the property to use Solar electricity during the day and sell any surplus back into the grid. The electrician will first install an OFGEM approved solar generation meter so you can take meter readings to claim the feed in tariff and then connect into the existing fuseboard.
Testing and Commissioning.
The whole system is now fully tested and commissioned to MCS standards, with all the results submitted to the government body "Gemserve" so an MCS certificate can be issued to enable you to claim Feed In Tariffs. This process can only be undertaken by MCS approved companies like CTS Renewables, and is of vital importance for you to get a return on your investment.
The whole installation will be provided by engineers trained and accredited to MCS and NICEIC installation standards.


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To the Editor:
To the Editor:
It is very important that we defeat this administrations and Congress' attempt at taking over the health care in our country. First off, they can't manage it. Think Post Office, Amtrak, swine flu vaccine, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security. Look what Congress did to destroy our economy with the Community Redevelopment Act. These idiots need to be run out of office. I for one will go to jail before being forced to buy anything.
Jeff Carano
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The New Generation Golf tournament was held at Breakfast Hill Golf Club.
With the help of all those who supported it, we made more than $10,000.
Thank you to Bayside Distributing Inc.; Bernier Corp.; Gary Blake Saab; Jane Minesinger (Carpe Diem); Dick, Jane and Spot; Casassa and Ryan, Attoneys at Law; Boynton, Waldron, Doleac,Woodman and Scott, PA; Abenaqui Golf Club; Exeter Country Club; Heritage Storage Center; Judie Giles; Pauline Elkin; Charles G. Peckham, CFP; Anne O'Brien; Bid2Win Software; Paul Mckeon; Judy Sullivan; Kathy Maxwell-Fitzgerald; Barbara Blinn; Marie Wildes; Karen McVeigh; Jackie Mahoney; New Hampshire Glass; Donna Purdie; MAD*POW; Bell and Fylnn; Econometrics; Majik Oil Company; Together in HIS Name; Dennis Honan; Exeter Hospital; Maureen Barrows; Sandy Scovell; The Graceffa Family; Ron and Phyllis Houghton; Appledore Cove; Jeff Garstla and Tom Gorski; Bookstore and Cafe Pax World Mutual Funds; Amgen; Sharyl Rubin; Daryle and Mary Ann Cooper; Christian Callahan; and all who made a cash donation without given your names. Also, thank you Nate Bridges, pro at Breakfast Hill and Cindy.
Because of players, 68 this year, and supporters, we have raised more than $65,000 to date. In these hard times with a cutback on funding, this is a big help to keep the programs going at New Generation, which provides a home for young homeless women and children. The love and care they receive is so important, as well has the counseling, education and a brighter outlook for the future.
They appreciate every help that is given to them. We at New Generation appreciate all that you have done for them. If interested in the golf tournament for next year or would like to know more about New Generation, call 436-4989.
Beverly Barney
Golf tournament coordinator
To the Editor:
I read your article about the need for traffic lights on the North Road and Route 125 intersection, and I agree that more needs to be done to get lights installed. I do not hear much about the routes 111A and 125 intersection, which needs lights as well. It was mentioned briefly in this article, traffic concerns Route 125, but I feel that it is more of a pressing issue than the North Road intersection.
I live just a few houses away from Route 125, and it's a very dangerous road to drive. Unfortunately, I have to cross the routes 111A and 125 intersection if I want to go anywhere, unless I want to go all the way around to Kingston and get on Route 125 there. Just a few weeks ago, as I'm sure you know, a female passenger in a SUV was killed in an accident at the route 111A and 125 intersection. In addition to the loss of life, the road was closed and it caused major backups. It's true that defensive driving is safer but in order to get across the route 111A and 125 intersection in rush-hour traffic, motorists have to play offense.
The problems with routes 111A and 125 have not just been recent developing over the past few years. About 15 years ago, I wrote a letter to the town of Brentwood asking community leaders to put traffic lights up at the intersection. My letter went unanswered, and for years nothing to the best of my knowledge was done.
Those who are concerned about road construction, or the widening of the road, think of this: it could be you or your loved one who could get into the next accident. The sooner the lights get put up at both intersections, the better off and the safer we will be.
Samuel Wells


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If you can brave the cold this weekend, head over to your local NYC theater for a couple of 80's classics, Western gems, some Coen Brothers, and even a musical. January repertory series are wrapping up, so catch the last of them while you can!
Friday, January 24th
All the President's Men (1976)
11:00 am
IFC Center
The story of Nixon's right-hand men and how they attempted to cover up the Watergate scandal. Alan J. Pakula makes it a history lesson but Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford make it a political thriller even though we're all well aware of the outcome. The film will end the month-long series The Way He Was: Early Redford.
Top Gun (1986)
12:00 am
Break out your old leather bomber jacket and aviators because Top Gun is in the repertory lineup this weekend. It's the 80's movie that defined 80's movies - adventure, love, and one heck of a soundtrack.
Saturday, January 25th
The Sound of Music (1965)
2:00 pm
Museum of the Moving Image
If the NBC special back in December didn't do it for you, Museum of the Moving Image has a special screening this Saturday as part of the series, See it Big! Musicals.
The Breakfast Club (1985)
12:00 pm (same time Sunday)
See the repertory that originally started Nitehawk's Boozy Brunch weekends. The Princess, the Jock, the Rebel, the Nerd, and the Kook – stuck together for an entire day of Saturday detention imposed upon them by their joke of a principal, Richard Vernon. The opposites bond over shared struggles, pot, and their collective hate of high school. It's the movie you know and love and could watch over and over again so go! Just go.
Sunday, January 26th
My Darling Clementine (1946)
1:30 3:30 5:30 7:30 9:30 (same times Friday and Saturday)
Film Forum
See John Ford's (Stagecoach, The Grapes of Wrath) newly restored Western masterpiece starring Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, and Victor Mature. With so many opportunities to see an authentic Western on the big screen, make sure you don't miss this classic this weekend.
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
11:45 am (same time Saturday)
The Coens and Sam Raimi team up once again for the brothers' fifth feature. Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins), a mere mailroom worker is instantly promoted to CEO of Hudsucker Industries, but not exactly because of his qualifications. Sidney J. Mussburger (Paul Newman) hopes Barnes will put the company in the toilet so he can profit from the stock shares before they go public. All is going according to plan until a hula-hoop comes into play...


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Holding out for a hero...
The post-Secret Wars Marvel Comics landscape is a weird place to read, let alone inhabit. Some heroes have been rejuvenated, some have been replaced, others have joined new teams and some have even returned from the dead. However, not every superhero in the Marvel Universe has enjoyed an update, as several of them haven't even been seen since the soft reboot of the multiverse.
Characters rotate in and out of the spotlight all the time, so it's not unusual for heroes to take a leave of absence now and then. But in some cases it seems as though certain heroes never existed.
We've seen Marvel greatly reduce their hero rosters with soft reboots in the past, a prime example being the reduction of mutants following House of M.
The issue is that following Secret Wars, not everything was reset. Major happenings such as Civil War or Avengers Vs. X-Men are still considered canon, so where are some of the characters that were integral to the stories or key members of teams prior to the reboot?
Brief mentions in passing and sometimes no mention at all, some of our heroes are still unaccounted for.
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Gary has been reading Marvel Comics since he was 6 years old. Rather than retain knowledge on things such as Maths or Science - he chose to become a sponge for most things Marvel. He has a longstanding grudge against Iron Man he has harbored since Civil War(2006).


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Environmental Quiz For RRB Ntpc And SSC CGL SSC CHSL and All Competitive Exams
1.Which one among the following is an environment friendly activity?
A) Burning of waste polythene and plastics for their disposal
B) Use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to increase crop productivity
C) Burning of biomass as fuel
D) Use of biogas as fuel
Answer: D
2. Which of the following factors can decrease biological oxygen demand (BOD) of any fresh water ecosystem?
A) Large amount of sewage
B) Large biomass accumulation and decomposition
C) Increased organic matter pollution
D) Low temperature and low plant biomass accumulation
Answer: B
3.How many species are under threat in mainland France?
A) Around 10
B) Around 100
C) A thousand Railway Mixed Quiz
D) None of these
Answer: C
4. What is France's global ranking in terms of the number of animal species under threat?
D) None of these
Answer: C
5. At what level does the natural 2000 network operate?
A) Global
B) European
C) French
D) None of these
Answer: B
6. A population that is growing exponentially in the absence of limiting factors can be illustrated by a (n)?
A) S-shaped curve
B) J-shaped curve
C) Curve that terminates in a plateau phase
D) Tolerance curve
Answer: B
7. All the populations of different species that occupy and are adapted to a given area, are referred to as a (n)?
A) Ecosystem
B) Community
C) Biosphere Economy Study Notes
D) Niche
Answer: B
8. A one-way relationship where one species benefits at the expense of another is called?
A) Commensalism
B) Competitive exclusion
C) Parasitism
D) An obligatory relationship
Answer: C
9. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit is best described as?
A) Commensalism
B) Competitive exclusion
C) Mutualism
D) Parasitism
Answer: C
10. The "greenhouse effect" refers to?
A) Increasing agricultural yields
B) Gradual warming of the earth's surface
C) Build-up of toxic airborne pollutants
D) Reduction in the earth's ozone layer
Answer: B
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Nick has headlined shows all over the country, and in Los Angeles, he has performed at legendary venues such as The Improv, The Comedy Store, UCB, Ha Ha Cafe, Jon Lovitz, Flapper's and The Icehouse in Pasadena. He also produces The Secret Show at The Blind Barber. For tickets, please email: firstname.lastname@example.com
TL: Thanks so much for the interview. I think it's awesome that you make a living doing standup. What was your first big break as a comic, and how did it happen?
NA: I won the Las Vegas Comedy Festival when I was 22. That was a pretty big deal for me, and it was all based an opportunity that I gave myself by driving 7 hours from Minnesota to Chicago for a 5 minute audition. I took a chance and it paid off.
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NA: I try to get up early and work out. The key word is try. After that my biggest obstacle is getting into a rhythm. If I can get finished with all my e-mails and other errands then it's time to write. If I can get 4-5 hours of writing in it's a good day. My goals are changing a lot recently though. I hope to start allocating more time for my writing.
TL: What's your process for writing jokes?
NA: I gather material and then I sit in my room by myself and try to organize it as best as I can. The next step is to take it on stage. I record everything on my iPhone and then back to my room for my critique. I repeat that process over and over until I have a polished bit. Lately, I've also been writing out jokes in long form on my computer, that seems to be helping with specific wording.
TL: You've written produced scripts. What advice do you have for aspiring screenwriters?
NA: Write. Write. Write. My biggest problem is that I just don't write enough. The more I write the better I feel. For me expressing myself creatively is the only thing that truly makes me feel alive. So just shut-up and write.
TL: Thanks so much for stopping by. To end our interview, can you tell me 3 books that you think every aspiring comedian should read?
NA: Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-Up Comedy by Franklyn Ajaye, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin, and Infinite Jest Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace.


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Saturday, July 07, 2007
Welcome Wagon
Time to welcome in a few new blogs to my list of links! Two of them are very political in nature and the third is about life and relationships, so there is something for everyone and every mood.
The two political blogs came to me courtesy of Mixter who has an endless supply of choices on her blog. They are; The Talking Dog and One Little Victory.
The Talking Dog is an excellent political blog and has many, many links with a directory that gives a short synopsis of each blog. Lots of work has gone in to that blog. It will take me some time to make my way through, but I anticipate great enjoyment as I do. Victory is also a good blog. Again , I thank Mixter for putting it all out there for us lazy folk.
Musings From the Edge is a thought provoking blog that takes us in other directions. A thinking blog, but about things other than politics. Sometimes it is nice to reflect inward instead of at the rest of the world and this blog is good for that. I have to thank Rachel, at Indigo Luna, for providing the link to this little gem. We often need to take some time for personal reflection and introspection if we are to maintain in this fast paced world. Some days we just need to slow down and take a deep breath and think about ourselves and cater to our own needs. The world does not stop when you take the time to do these things. The rest of the universe will wait for you and you are a much better person afterwards.
Happy reading!!
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Musings from the Edge is pretty cool! I'll have to add it to my blogroll.
The talking dog really needs to get moved to my favorites column. I've been a bit remiss reading it for the past couple of months, but I'm there daily again. He's been blogging since shortly after 9/11, and he lives in NYC. He's got a great vantage point when it comes to the effects of terrorism, since he was right there, very close, when 9/11 happened.
- The Drew said...
Checked out your preferred blogs...that's some good bloggin' :-)
- Dharma said...
I could really relate to what Musings saidabout restraint in relationships. It has taken me a long time to learn that.
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49th St. Gallen Symposium "Capital for Purpose": 8–10 May 2019
Elena, a member of our organising committee, reflects on an article she read recently and points out why long-term objectives are important not only for businesses, but also for positive change in our society. Read more.
We are looking forward to welcoming the best of you at the next St. Gallen Symposium in May 2019. The next Global Essay Competition will start in autumn 2019 - stay tuned!
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Jungle Disk Blog Digest, April
Viva Fiesta! April is traditionally the month of Fiesta parades and celebrations in San Antonio. We were excited to participate in the second annual Tech Trek Fiesta event hosted by San Antonio Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Geekdom and Tech Bloc. The event focuses on introducing the San Antonio community to the growing startups, technologies, and tech companies that call San Antonio's downtown Tech district home.
Data privacy continues to be a hot topic in the media, especially with Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerburg, testifying to Congress. Concerns about user privacy and recent data exploits have raised the question, do we need more monitoring and regulation of social media platforms and ISPs? We talked through privacy regulation and data breaches with Justin Freeman, attorney at Winstead, on Cyber Talk Radio. Unfortunately, in today's digital world, we cannot avoid data breaches and cyber threats. Also, catch up on a few blog post highlights around ways to know if you've been hacked, how to backup your cloud storage drive and password management.
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
Wish Ball
Last Saturday the UM Stars (a student run organization that supports Make-A-Wish) held their annual Wish Ball. The event was a formal dinner and dance to get support for fulfilling more wishes. Izzy was one of the honored guests, and the UM Stars did a fantastic job.
Izzy sang "I am Like A Star" in front of 200 peole--belted it out loud and clear.
(Izzy and Kevin, a doting UM Star) (Wyatt, Izzy, and Brooklyn dancing the night away)
People were very generous in providing silent auction and raffle items and in bidding on them.
Some of the items included sports memorabilia (e.g., signed Tiger's baseballs, Red Wing jerseys and a Rich Rodriguez signed football). It was an inspiring thing to see so many people willing to sacrifice for someone else.
As it turns out, Kerri was also one of the honored guests. She was the keynote speaker and got a standing ovation at the end. It was a great feeling to see Kerri be recognized for all of the amazing things she has done this last year (i.e.,mother a daughter trying to survive cancer, help two other children thrive and support a husband trying to fulfill his dream all at the same time).
12 comments:
- LL said...
What a fun evening!
- April 3, 2008 at 9:45 AM
- Kate Hansen said...
Oh, I'm tearing up. Sounds like a wonderful event!
- April 3, 2008 at 12:03 PM
- tiffany said...
You each look fantastic, all dressed up. Kerri I would love to see a copy of your remarks! Or a video:) Keep up the great fight! Love ya!
- April 3, 2008 at 4:10 PM
- Carol and Tyler said...
woo hoo!!! Can't wait to hear those remarks in person!!!
- April 3, 2008 at 7:16 PM
- Hubers said...
She's amazing! You're whole family is!
- April 3, 2008 at 11:30 PM
- Sara said...
It looks like it was a fantastic night - you all look amazing! :) I wish we could have been there!
- April 4, 2008 at 4:45 PM
- Jenny Ludlow said...
What a gorgeous family! I wonder how many dry eyes there were at the end of "I am Like a Star."
- April 5, 2008 at 9:31 PM
How exciting for 3 little girls to go to a ball! Only princesses get to do that? No way!
We will all miss your family. Are you sure this Michigan winter hasn't tempted you to stay in AA?
- April 8, 2008 at 9:21 AM
- Jacilynn said...
Hope you don't mind. I got your blog address from Amber's Blog. Your family is very Sweet. I enjoyed all the cute pics. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
- April 9, 2008 at 12:22 PM
- Christie said...
Cory, What a lucky man you are to have 4 gorgeous girls roaming around your house. Thank you for sharing your family through this blog for the past year. You are always in my thought and prayers. I glad to know that you realize what a wonderful and tough woman you married. Good luck with your move to TX and enjoy your graduation trip.
- April 10, 2008 at 9:20 PM
- The Cherry Family said...
That's so cool. Kerri, I didn't realize you were the keynote speaker. What a compliment. It's sounds like an amazing night. Why do you guys have to move?????
- April 10, 2008 at 9:33 PM
- Traci said...
I love the long curly locks Ker, hopefully Cory isn't minding the strands of hair you're leaving around! It's worth it, you look grrrrrrrrrrrrreat! (Sorry, don't know why the tiger came out)
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How to Supercharge Your Dopamine Levels to Never Feel Sad, Stressed or Depressed Again!
The neurotransmitter called dopamine is released by the brain and has numerous vital functions in the human's body. Some of its functions are: – To control the pleasure and reward center of the brain – To control movement – To regulates the secretion of prolactin – To improve the cognitive functions (memory, knowledge, problem solving, attention, decision making, and evaluation).
Given that dopamine is crucial for our happiness and well-being, the fact that low levels of this neurotransmitter can lead to sadness, depression, negativity and many other emotional troubles doesn't come as a surprise. Luckily, there are 10 easy and all- natural ways to increase our dopamine levels without using medications.
1. Don't Get Addicted
Addictions, including drug-, alcohol-, sex-, shopping-addictions and any other addictive behaviors, often develop to receive an instant gratification. But this instant fix doesn't actually solve your problems. For a while, addictive behaviors can relieve your pain, but they don't offer long-term solutions. Addictions lead to less-rewarding lifestyles, to lifestyles all about looking for fulfillment from the source of your addictions. To decrease the likelihood of addictions, aim to live a more fulfilling life with more life-rewarding pleasures. Fill your day with things, activities and people that inspire or uplift you. Have fulfilling conversations, go for walks, read a good book, take a job you love (or learn to love your job), play with animals or buy yourself flowers. Since addictions often stem from past traumas; you want to look for ways of emotional release, letting go and forgiveness. If you need to, don't be afraid to seek help from a therapist, counselor or life coach.
2. Checklist Small Tasks
When people are organized and finish even the easiest task, their levels of dopamine are increased. Therefore, write down the things you need to do instead of worrying about them, and check them off one at a time. It has been proven that our dopamine levels raise when we check things off of our to-do list. The Principles of Self-Management recommends doing tasks that are motivating and challenging, but no too difficult because if they are, we might feel incapable of doing them, such as the tasks that involve 25% or bigger change in our routine. On the contrary, if the tasks represent less than 10% change of our routine, we will probably not try doing them as they will look too easy and meaningless. Therefore, the best way is to do tasks that bring change between 10 and 25 % of our routine.
3. Create Something Creative
activity increases dopamine levels in your brain and makes you more focused. You don't necessarily have to be a professional artist in order to be creative. Writing, painting, sculpturing, drawing, dancing, singing, knitting,cooking, making crafts, and auto repair, are just some of the many creative things you can do.
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Conservative and liberal "commentators" (read: opinion hacks who pretend they are journalists) love a good scandal, controversy, or public disagreement. When they can't find one, they make one up with the old stand by of "X is raising eyebrows", all the while conveniently failing to identify any actual individuals whose eyebrows have been set high upon the forehead. The Left is aghast at Conservatives at Fox and other outlets who are atwitter over what Conservatives view as the latest in a long line of poor reasoning and outright poor taste from the White House. Of course, one must ask when aren't Conservatives incensed over the actions of liberals?.
The political and media Left wishes to have the public believe that First Lady Michelle Obama's White House invite to hip hop artist Common, and his subsequent visit, is just one of those ginned up controversies.
The Liberal left insists that Common's visit is a non sequiter. Online supporters of this view go so far as to suggest that the invite was a baiting game: invite the most innocuous black artist one can find so as to drive those big old bigots on the Right into a tizzy.
The Left defends their assertion that the invite is a non controversy — with non essentials. They scream loudly how innocuous the remainder of Common's lyrics are, how hard he work's for the community, and all the good he does.
He is the Bill Cosby of Hip Hop goes the refrain. Standard fare when offering defense for any individual, let alone one of a colorful background or world view. This argument immediately begs the question: does the Left forget that a Cosby analogy must immediately bring to mind Cosby's invective at the Martin Luther King Junior Dinner on the Anniversary of Brown v Board of Education?
Is everyone to forget the pillorying of Cosby by the Left because Cosby, like Common's inspiration Jeremiah Wright or like Minister Louis Farrakhan, dares to outline in stark terms the problems facing the black community, and to tell it like it is in public? Specifically, Cosby talked about the violence, the drugs, the moral licentiousness, the worship at the alter of commercialism, and the prison time that goes with all of these. Sounds like the subjects most rappers and hip hop artists pontificate about. Most do it, however, in terms that hardly indicate disapproval.
Unlike most Liberal leaders Cosby courageously and correctly placed blame for the problems within black communities squarely on the shoulders of those communities and on the black individuals who experience those problems. Cosby broke 'the code' of silence, and has been hammered for it by the Left ever since.
One problem with the argument that there is no controversy in the Common invite. One problem with the assertion that opposition to his visit must in fact be motivated by racism or ideological blindness: Common and his world view as demonstrated by the songs now under the microscope is not innocuous. This visit is most decidedly not without controversy, though not in the form that the dialogue on both the Right and left would indicate.
Keep in mind that the song in question is dedicated to and describes in glowing terms a former member of a militant, violent separatist organization who killed a police officer, was convicted for the crime, and has since fled from her conviction and incarceration to Cuba.
The arguments both online and on air shifted quite quickly from the specific song in question to the broader non issue of alleged race based opposition to the visit and the alleged non threatening nature of Common's works.
The debate has now degraded to back and forth slings of racial epithets. Why is it one can't visit an online story without hearing "cracker', "n****r", "white trash", "monkey", and the like? Each story degenerates into charges and counter charges of racism and hypocrisy. It is a demonstration of the problem at hand. Neither the left nor the right are able any longer to think or to argue in terms of principles.
Both have now forgotten, have ignored, or are unable to identify the issue at the heart of the questionable visit and the artists lyric.
Common clearly intended to praise a cop killer. Why?
The left wishes to make the issue about supposed ignorance on the part of the Right regarding rap and hip hop, or about the alleged racial bias that might inspire opposition. They more broadly argue that the artists lyrics are innocuous when compared to most hip hop or rap, particularly gangsta' rap. True.
Common doesn't rap much about smackin' his bitch up. You likely won't find any crack vials in his car, or become momentarily blinded by glints of gold on his neck or glints of steel tucked in his waistband. What you will find is an artist who has chosen to write and rap about a cop killer, for reasons buried in his psychoepistemology.
You will find an artist who has chosen to praise as worthy of respect a minister who at the least places much of the blame for 9/11 on his own nation, rather than squarely on the shoulders of dirt bags and killers with phony halos.
What you will find is an artist who believes it is correct and right to single out a cop killer for such an ordinate amount of praise as to write a song about her.
Artists are motivated by their value judgments. Artists are motivated by that intense inner drive that is their ethical values and ethical motives. They are driven also by the process of reasoning through which they choose what to write or sing about.
Common chose a cop killer.
'nuf said.


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The new Autumn | Oder River, Germany
We've just been on the way to cross the Oder River as we noticed this group of trees. Fortunately we found a small lay-by and were able to pull over to capture the scene. What do you think when the photo was taken? I was so focused on the reflections in the water that I actually didn't realize it until the post-production. The picture was taken beginning of April! In the northern hemisphere that is obviously spring and not autumn. But hey, I'm not unhappy about the added colors by the leaves. They create a pleasant, autumnal mood on the Oder riverbanks.
The river Oder accompanied me for quite some time by now. More than four years I've studied in Frankfurt (Oder) and crossed the Oder River countless times when crossing the German-Polish border.
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Yesterday he woke up, as if nothing had happened.
You could almost swear that a new man moved in overnight. He called me all his little pet names for me, tried to act as sweet as pie and did everything he could to be a model husband…everything that is, except apologise for telling me to Shut my Mouth, F&*! Off and Get F&%$!d. None of the cups of tea in the world can erase the fact that he snaps at me for no reason whenever he wants to.
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And yet he loses his cool, snaps and freaks out, stomps around, huffs and puffs and then as soon as he has it out of his system he feels somehow released. And then because he has forgotten it, I have to forget it too. Just because he does not want to be reminded of it, I have to get over it. If I bring it up- I am making mountains out of molehills.
But every time yesterday he called me one of his pet names, I heard him yelling at me to shut my mouth. It's almost like he is wearing a mask over his real face and I am starting to see that it is JUST a mask.


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During the early 1960s, with Pop Art in full swing, one of its earliest champions, Jim Dine, had already moved away from its ideas and was striking out on his own. Marked by a compulsive repetition of subject matter yet tempered with humanity and warmth, the oeuvre that the artist has produced over the last 60 years forms one of the most original bodies of work in 20th- and 21st-century art.
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I was searching around and I discovered in the WTR an entry for
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RX: 462.3375 MHz
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So I had a listen and is sounds like what I believe to be Mototrbo. I was just wondering if anyone had had a go a decoding it to find out what its about. It is active late on a Sunday night so I am wondering if it is a shopwatch? Either that or it is the royal hospital security perhaps, as I live close to the hospital?
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Mototrbo? Shrewsbury
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Most likely "pubwatch" and "shopwatch" in the day time, the WTR should give you a map ref to where the radio freq is being used in most cases. It can be decoded use "DSD for windows" , google it.
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