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Farallon Institute scientists Bill Sydeman and Sarah Ann Thompson, along with co-authors Elvira Poloczanska and Tom Reed, have a new paper published in Science Magazine today. The article, titled "Climate change and marine vertebrates", reviews scientific knowledge from the literature. This invited article is part of a special issue in the journal called Oceans of Change.


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This toolkit – for financial caregivers in Texas who manage money or property for those unable to do so themselves – consists of five guides in English and Spanish at www.ProtectTheirMoneyTx.org. Each of the guides is tailored to the needs of different fiduciary/supporter capacities, including people who are: agents under a power of attorney, appointed by a court to be guardians or conservators, named as trustees under revocable living trusts, appointed by a government agency to manage income benefits, and acting as a supporter under a supported decision-making agreement.
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Highlights of the Week
From 6 to 9 March, IOC President Thomas Bach was back in Sochi (Russian Federation) for the Paralympic Winter Games, organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), whose President is IOC member Philip Craven.
During this trip, President Bach attended the Games Opening Ceremony on 7 March, accompanied, among others, by IOC Honorary President Jacques Rogge and IOC members Vitaly Smirnov, Shamil Tarpischev, Jean-Claude Killy, Tsunekazu Takeda and Alexander Zhukov. The following day, he went to various competition venues in the mountains, where he visited the Paralympic Village.
Sam Ramsamy was appointed a member of the International Swimming Federation (FINA)'s Executive Committee at a recent FINA Bureau meeting in Cancun (Mexico).
In her capacity as President of the Royal Yachting Association, the Princess Royal has been awarded the Stefano Casiraghi Memorial Trophy by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM). For the UIM, the Royal Yachting Association is the driving force behind the dedicated training and racing section, which constantly strives to reach the highest achievements (cf. Recognised Sports section).
In a press release, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has declared that its Executive Committee has decided to end any official relationship with the currently suspended Indian federation, after an extensive evaluation and assessment of all issues surrounding the sport of boxing in India. The Indian federation was suspended on 6 December 2012. Info at www.aiba.org.
Meeting on 27 and 28 February in Lausanne, the Executive Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) took a number of decisions. Thus, the new statutes of the Africa Gymnastics Union (UAG) were approved and the FIG Code of Ethics was updated. The Executive Committee also awarded its honorary diplomas to women's artistic gymnastics judges Liudmila Korolenko (Russian Federation), Yamada Mayumi (Japan) and Marjeta Kova (Slovenia), in recognition of the quality of their service.
In addition, the FIG has informed is that the incumbent Chair of its Athletes' Commission, Jani Tanskanen, has been unanimously re-elected. Gymnastics delegates from the six competition disciplines meeting at the FIG headquarters on 1 March re-elected him to this function. Info at www.fig-gymnastics.com.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has this week revealed the first indoor world rankings for men and women. The new rankings will provide a transparent way of allocating teams to pools for International FIH events and will be updated at the completion of every FIH Indoor World Cup, and each year's Indoor Continental Championships. Info at www.fih.ch.
Participants of the IJF seminar in Lusaka
Belgian judoka and Moscow 1980 Olympic champion Robert van de Walle recently led an International Judo Federation (IJF) development project at the Olympic Youth Development Centre in Lusaka (Zambia). IJF Sports Director Daniel Lascau, IJF Veterans Committee Chairman Andrei Bondor and Alain Massart, professor at the University of Coimbra (Portugal), also took part in the seminar, as did delegates from Southern African national federations. The subjects addressed included how to lead a national federation; building a federation and making it functional; and how to organise events. Also present were the Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports of Zambia, Christopher Mulenga, and the Ambassador of Japan, Kiyoshi Koinuma. Info at www.ijf.org.
The International Swimming Federation Bureau held its first meeting of 2014 in Cancun on 1 and 2 March, following the World Water Polo Conference. The main decisions taken included the appointment of Sam Ramsamy for Africa and Dennis Miller for Oceania to the FINA Executive Committee; the appointment of Jihong Zhou (People's Republic of China) as Chair of the FINA Athletes' Committee; approval of the Haiti National Federation's membership (FINA now has 204 member federations); and the awarding of competitions in 2015 and 2016. Info at www.fina.org.
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced the death of former Council member Carlos Tozzi. President of the Argentine Rugby Union for 10 years and a former international referee, Tozzi sat on the IRB Council from 1991 to 2007, as well as the IRB Executive Committee. He was also President of the Pan-American Rugby Association. Info at www.irb.com.
The second edition of World Tennis Day, organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) took place on 3 March. The Day focused on three main activities, organised in Hong Kong, London and New York, with the participation of current and former professional players, juniors and wheelchair tennis players. These activities were placed under the theme of the ITF's Tennis Play and Stay campaign. Some 84 national associations supported this event, and 67 of them organised programmes and activities.
The ITF also announced the appointment of Kenny MacLeod as Executive Director, Commercial. He will take up his role on 2 June 2014. Previously, MacLeod was the Commercial and Marketing Director at the Scottish Football Association and a global Performance Consultant for FIFA. Info at www.itftennis.com.
The World Archery Federation (WA) has informed us that two female archers have been named athlete of the year in their respective countries. Deepika Kumari (left) has been elected Sportsperson of the Year in India. A gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games, Kumari won a third consecutive silver medal at the World Cup Final. Fatimah Almashhadani (right) was named athlete of the year 2013 by a panel made up of members of the Iraqi NOC, sports federations, journalists and experts. The 15-year-old archer finished fifth in the cadets division at the World Archery Youth Championships in Wuxi (People's Republic of China) last October. Info at www.worldarchery.org.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has signed a three-year agreement with Audi to partner its Bring Children to the Snow campaign. One of the key aspects of the agreement will be the creation of manuals for organising World Snow Day and FIS Snowkidz events. Info at www.fis-ski.com.
The 5th gala of the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) was held on 1 March in Monaco in the presence of IOC member Prince Albert II, who opened the festivities, and UIM President Raffaele Chiulli. As well as awards to the 2013 world champions, the UIM presented safety and environmental awards, plus the Stefano Casiraghi Memorial Trophy, which was presented to the Princess Royal (cf. Members section above). Info at www.uimpowerboating.com.
The International Surfing Association (ISA) now has 81 member nations, following the affiliation of Gambia and Nigeria. Info at www.isasurf.org.
At a meeting of the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Kuwait, acting Secretary General of the Bahrain NOC, Abdulrahman Askar, met Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Deputy Director Haider Farman. The two men discussed various topics such as the organisation in Bahrain of the Olympic Solidarity/OCA regional forum for West, Central and South Asian NOCs, on 7 and 8 May 2014, as well as the fruitful cooperation between the two organisations.
In February, Belgian NOC President Pierre-Olivier Beckers and his Chinese NOC counterpart, Peng Liu, signed a four-year partnership agreement . This agreement focuses on athlete exchanges and the cooperation and promotion of friendly relations between Belgium and the People's Republic of China. Info at www.olympic.be.
Participants at the Hellenic NOC meeting
The Hellenic NOC has informed us that the lighting and handover ceremony of the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) flame will take place on 30 April at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. The IOC Honorary President, Jacques Rogge, will represent the IOC on this occasion.
On 28 February at the NOC headquarters, and in the presence of NOC President Spyros Capralos, a meeting was held with a delegation from the Games Organising Committee (NYOGOC) (photo above), during which all aspects of the ceremony were addressed. Also present were International Olympic Academy President Isidoros Kouvelos; Olympic Torch Relay Commission Chairman Yannis Karras; IOC YOG Culture and Education Manager Nicolas Chamerois; and the NYOGOC Culture and Education Department Torch Relay Chief, Jiao Yong. Info at www.hoc.gr.
The revised World Anti-Doping Code, unanimously approved by the Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on 15 November 2013 and which will come into force on 1 January 2015, can now be downloaded from the WADA web site. Signatories to the Code are required to have implemented the revised Code by the January 2015 effective date. Info at www.wada-ama.org.
In last week's edition, we omitted to mention, in the text on the IOC Honorary President, the presence of IOC honorary member King Constantine at the ceremony organised at Buckingham Palace.


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Lwów Voivodeship
|Lwów Voivodeship
Województwo lwowskie
|Voivodeship of Poland
|Coat of arms
|Second Polish Republic
|Kazimierz Grabowski
|Alfred Biłyk
|Historical era
|Interwar period
|23 December 1920
|Annexed and divided
|September 1939
|Underground administration abolished
|August 1944
|27,024 km2 (10,434 sq mi)
|28,402 km2 (10,966 sq mi)
|100.6 /km2 (260.5 /sq mi)
|Political subdivisions
|27 powiats
|Today part of
|Ukraine, Poland
Lwów Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo lwowskie) was an administrative unit of interwar Poland (1918–1939). Because of the Nazi-Soviet invasion of Poland in accordance with the secret Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, it became occupied by both the Wehrmacht and the Red Army in September 1939. Following the conquest of Poland however, the Polish underground administration existed there until August 1944. The Voivodeship was not returned to Poland after the war ended. It was split diagonally just east of Przemyśl; with its eastern half ceded to the Ukrainian SSR at the insistence of Joseph Stalin during the Tehran Conference confirmed (as not negotiable) at the Yalta Conference of 1945.[1][2]
Voivodeship's capital, the biggest and its most important city was Lwów (now: Lviv in Ukraine). It consisted of 27 powiats (counties), 58 towns and 252 villages. In 1921 it was inhabited by 2,789,000 people. Ten years later, this number rose to 3,126,300 (which made it the most populous of all Polish Voivodeships). In 1931, the population density was 110 per km². The majority of the population (57%) was Polish, especially in western counties. Ukrainians (mainly in the east and south-east) made up about 33% and Jews (mainly in towns) - around 7%. Also, there were smaller communities of Armenians, Germans and other nationalities. In 1931, the illiteracy rate of the Voivodeship's population was 23.1%, about the same as national average and, at the same time, the lowest in the Polish Eastern Borderlands.[3]
Location and area[edit]
The Voivodeship's area was 28,402 square kilometres (10,966 sq mi). It was located in southern Poland, bordering Czechoslovakia to the south, Kraków Voivodeship to the west, Lublin Voivodeship to the north and Volhynian Voivodeship, Stanisławów Voivodeship and Tarnopol Voivodeship to the east. Landscape was hilly (in the north) and mountainous (in the south, along the Czechoslovakian border, with numerous spas located there, such as Slawsko). Forest covered 23.3% of the Voivodeship area (January 1, 1937 statistics; with the national average of 22.2%).
Cities and counties[edit]
Lwów, the voivodeship's capital, was by far its biggest city, with the population of 318,000 (as of 1939). It was also the biggest city in south-eastern Poland and the third biggest city in the country (after Warsaw and Łódź), before Kraków (259,000). Other important centers in the voivodeship were: Przemyśl (in 1931 pop. 51,000), Borysław (pop. 41,500), Drohobycz (pop. 32,300), Rzeszów (pop. 27,000), Jarosław (pop. 22,200), Sambor (pop. 22,000), Sanok (pop. 14,300) and Gródek Jagielloński (pop. 12,900).
Counties of the Lwów Voivodeship[edit]
- Bobrka county (area 891 km² pop. 97 100),
- Brzozów county (area 684 km² pop. 83 200),
- Dobromil county (area 994 km² pop. 94 000),
- Drohobycz county (area 1,499 km² pop. 194 400),
- Gródek Jagielloński county (area 889 km² pop. 85 000),
- Jarosław county (area 1,337 km² pop. 148 000),
- Jaworów county (area 977 km² pop. 86 800),
- Kolbuszowa county (area 873 km² pop. 69 600),
- Krosno county (area 934 km² pop. 113 400),
- Lesko county (area 1,832 km² pop. 111 600),
- Lubaczów county (area 1,146 km² 87 300),
- city of Lwów county (powiat lwowski grodzki - area 67 km², pop. 312 200),
- Lwów county (area 1,276 km² pop. 142 800),
- Łańcut county (area 889 km² pop. 97 700),
- Mościska county (area 755 km² pop. 89 500),
- Nisko county (area 973 km² pop. 64 200),
- Przemyśl county (area 1,002 km² pop. 162 500),
- Przeworsk county (area 415 km² pop. 61 400),
- Rawa Ruska county (area 1,401 km² pop. 122 100),
- Rudki county (area 670 km² pop. 79 200),
- Rzeszów county (area 1,270 km² pop. 185 100),
- Sambor county (area 1,133 km² pop. 133 800),
- Sanok county (area 1,282 km² pop. 114 200),
- Sokal county (area 1,324 km² pop. 109 100),
- Tarnobrzeg county (area 949 km² pop. 72 200),
- Turka county (area 1,829 km² pop. 114 400),
- Żółkiew county (area 1,111 km² pop. 95 500).
Railroads and industry[edit]
Interwar Poland was unofficially divided into two parts - Poland "A" (better developed) and Poland "B" (less developed). Lwów Voivodeship was located on the boundary line of these, with two main centres - the city of Lwów itself and the rich in oil southern region of Borysław and Drohobycz.[citation needed]
Starting in the mid-1930s, the Polish government decided to start a massive public works project, known as Centralny Okreg Przemyslowy (COP). The project covered western counties of the Voivodeship, where several factories were constructed (a steel mill in newly created city of Stalowa Wola, an aircraft engine and artillery factory in Rzeszów, as well as an armament factory in Sanok). This was a huge boost for overpopulated rural areas, where unemployment was high. The project was still incomplete at the beginning of the Second World War.
The railroad network was well-developed only in the area of Lwów, as the city itself was an important hub with as many as eight lines coming from it. Apart from this, some counties (like Kolbuszowa, Brzozów or Jaworów) lacked rail connections, while others (Lesko, Lubaczów, Rudki, Stary Sambor) were greatly underdeveloped. Other rail hubs were Rawa Ruska, Rzeszów, Rozwadów, Sambor, Drohobycz, Przeworsk, Chodorów, and Przemyśl.
As for January 1, 1938, total length of railroads within Voivodeship's boundaries was 1,534 kilometers, which was 5.4 km. per 100 km².
- Kazimierz Grabowski, 23 April 1921 – 30 June 1924
- Stanisław Zimny, 10 March 1924 – 4 December 1924
- Paweł Garapich, 30 December 1924 – 28 July 1927
- Piotr Dunin-Borkowski, 28 July 1927 – 30 April 1928
- Wojciech Agenor Gołuchowski, 9 July 1928 – 29 August 1930
- Bronisław Nakoniecznikoff-Klukowski, 29 August 1930 – 6 July 1931
- Józef Rożniecki, 22 July 1931 – 30 January 1933
- Władysław Belina-Prażmowski, 31 January 1933 – 14 April 1937
- Alfred Biłyk, 16 April 1937 – 17 September 1939
September 1939 and its aftermath[edit]
Following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and the subsequent Russo-German conquest of Poland, the voivodeship was divided by the victors in late September 1939. The western part of the voivodeship was annexed by Germany and added to the General Government, while the eastern part (including the city of Lwów) was incorporated into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. After July 1941, Lwów and the eastern part were occupied by Germany and also added to the General Government; the Polish underground administration existed there until August 1944. In 1945, when Poland's current borders were established, the western part of former Lwów Voivodeship (to the San river) was organized into the newly created Rzeszów Voivodeship; this territory has been part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship since 1999.
The remaining eastern part became Ukraine's Lviv Oblast.
- ^ Sylwester Fertacz (2005), "Krojenie mapy Polski: Bolesna granica" (Carving of Poland's map). Magazyn Społeczno-Kulturalny Śląsk. Retrieved from the Internet Archive on 5 June 2016.
- ^ Simon Berthon, Joanna Potts (2007). Warlords: An Extraordinary Re-Creation of World War II. Da Capo Press. p. 285. ISBN 0306816504.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ "Województwo lwowskie. 1920-1939". KALENDARIUM. Grodek Jagiellonski. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2017 – via Internet Archive. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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- Maly rocznik statystyczny 1939, Nakladem Glownego Urzedu Statystycznego, Warszawa 1939 (Concise Statistical Year-Book of Poland, Warsaw 1939).
Coordinates: 49°50′05″N 24°01′41″E / 49.834834°N 24.027997°E


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The experience grants us with the power to advise you; having come a long way gives us the ability to do so; the knowledge obtained from the daily observation makes us able to help you achieve everything you need. This is why we dare to present your event, your party, your celebration just the way you imagined it. We are with you to make the ideal dream come true.
Joan Roca is the eldest of the three Roca Brothers, and he is responsible for the cuisine of the whole universe of El Celler de Can Roca. Without refusing the origins of the traditional Catalan cuisine learnt in the family restaurant, his is a modern avant-gardist gastronomy, based on the constant investigation, the intelligent use of science and technology in order to treat the goods with respect, and with the constant goal of preserving the essence of their flavours and smells.
Joan Roca
Josep Roca
Josep Roca is the liquid vertex of the triangle made by the Roca Brothers. He is responsible for the dining room and the cellar of the restaurant; he calls himself "a wine waiter". For Josep, the waiter is an ambassador of the cook in the dining room, a transmitter of the restaurant's philosophy. And the wine is more than a beverage: it is a long knowledge chain that integrates the land and the vineyard, the hands that make the wine or the history behind every bottle.
Jordi Roca
Jordi Roca, the youngest of the three brothers, is the sweet part of El Celler de Can Roca. He is responsible for the desserts as well as for the most daring, transgressive and festive part of the cuisine of the restaurant. Nowadays he has been established as one of the essential figures of the sweet universe of the gastronomy. His creations come from concepts and sensations that usually have little to do with the sweet cuisine and he makes them into desserts in a surprising, splendid and even magic way.
Encarna Tirado
Encarna has been part of the team of El Celler de Can Roca since its origins in 1986. First in the dining room of the restaurant, complementing Josep and with the dessert's cart, and from 1994 and on managing the banquets and the catering services. First in La Torre de Can Roca and since 2007 in Mas Marroch. Besides these spaces she also manages singular events in other spaces.
"The banquets have helped El Celler de Can Roca be where it is now"
Encarna Tirado, responsible for the banquets space of El Celler.
Decisive. She has been part of the team of El Celler de Can Roca since its beginnings and currently she manages one of the planets of its universe: the Mas Marroch Space. She can't stop herself from saying that the family spirit is what has brought the restaurant to the top.
Have the banquets been key to maintain the cuisine of El Celler?
Yes, they have been a great economic help. One thing makes the other. The banquets have helped El Celler de Can Roca be where it is now. Holding weddings and offering catering services have favoured the expenses made in the restaurant, where most of the times the menus don't compensate with the cost of the plate, handmade and blown exclusively, for example. The income from the banquets are a source of financial support.
Diversifying the Roca brand has been key then. Is it a planned business or a spontaneous one?
Everything just sort of came out. We would have never thought about opening an ice-cream store like Rocambolesc. It has been convenient because everyone has gone their way and everyone has their own space. I am with the catering service, Anna, Joan's wife, teaches in the Escola d'Hostaleria, and Ale, Jordi's wife, works in the Rocambolesc.
You have never stopped being in the frontline.
For starters, the hospitality sector is very demanding and if the people who come to work can share this effort with you, they find it less tedious if you are also doing it, right? And it may work quite well because many workers have left and they always come back. It is a family.
And when you reach the top, what do you do?
Stay there and try to deal with it. It is difficult not to make mistakes. Everyone wants to talk, everyone wants to call, everyone wants a table… There is a moment when you can't handle it anymore. I can't take bookings anymore, that is why we have three people at the reception desk.
When you started, could you foresee that it would be so big?
We have always been eager. And most importantly the Roca parents, instead of thinking that it was the little boys' whim, trusted and believed in their sons when they were a little more than twenty years old and decided to take the bull by the horns and carry on with the business.
When does your relationship with Can Roca starts?
I started in El Celler a year later after its opening, in 1987. By then I was working in Can Roca, the same restaurant where I used to go on Sundays with my family when I was young. We would have an aperitif and have the typical calamari. As a waitress I would help Josep and Joan when it was busy in the dining room, but at that time it wasn't always busy. It was fun back then, there wasn't any fuss. It was difficult to get customers.
But Joan and Josep's eagerness was contagious…
It is very nice because everyone in Taialà or Germans Sàbat has an anecdote in El Celler.
When did you start managing the catering service and the banquets?
We purchased La Torre, a 100 meters away from the first restaurant, with the purpose of moving El Celler there. But it took us more than 10 years to do so because it was an important expense. So in 1995 we decided to hold weddings there. Transporting that transgressor and already popular cuisine that those boys of Girona would make had a big impact. I felt very comfortable and the Roca gave me a lot of freedom, they let me do my thing.
I guess your wedding must have been very different from the current ones.
Completely! I simply gave the list of guests, now it is a full form. But I always tell the bride and the groom that there is something they can be sure of: if they come get us is because of the trust. And they must know we are the first who want their day to be perfect.


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Chicken Piece (Leg or Chest) - 6 in numbers
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Democracy as an ideal first appeared in the ancient world, some two and a half thousand years ago. It has a rich and inspiring life story – and the latest chapter is only just beginning. What it embodies is the natural human aspiration for a society free from all kinds of oppression.
There are various claims as to where democracy first appeared, including Vaishali in India in the 6th century Before the Common Era (BCE). But present knowledge indicates that a developed theory and practice of democracy first arose in Greece, reaching its high point in the 5th century BCE. Democracy as an ideal first appeared in the ancient world, some two and a half thousand years ago. It has a rich and inspiring life story – and the latest chapter is only just beginning. What it embodies is the natural human aspiration for a society free from all kinds of oppression.
"The challenge at the time was to develop new strategies for suppressing the abuses of power and injustice, to restore a functioning social order, and to do so from the middle of society. In other words, the community itself had to be able to accomplish something that otherwise only a tyrant was capable of … The only way for Greeks to stay true to themselves was to change and, astonishingly, they largely succeeded in doing this." (A Culture of Freedom by Christian Meier, 2011)
The idea that people themselves could find solutions to problems in a collective, non-hierarchical way did not arise from a cultural blank slate nor was it a European or 'Western' notion. Miletus, a Greek polis (city-state or body of citizens) on the west coast of today's Turkey, was a "conjunction between the emergent Greek civilisation and the ancient empires of Mesopotamia and Egypt, nourished by their knowledge but immersed in the liberty and political fluidity which is typically Greek", Carlo Rovelli notes.
The theory and practice of democracy existed – indeed was only possible at that time – alongside the subjugation of a slave class. Slaves who did not have citizenship rights carried out menial labour, while free citizens acquired the leisure to think about nature, society and thought itself.
But the existence of slavery in no way diminishes the ground-breaking innovation of the ancient Greeks, especially the Athenians. They advanced a political practice based not on a supreme ruler or priest, but on the equal status of citizens. Their assembly appointed a sage called Solon as their archon or ruler in 594 BCE. He enacted a series of laws "valid for both high and low, fashioning straight justice for everyone". Solon received his authority not from an aristocracy but from an "ad hoc assembly". (Christian Meier)
The Athens assembly met 40 times a year, perhaps more frequently, with a quorum of 6,000 citizens meeting on the Pnyx hill. It aimed for unanimity and consensus but also put issues which had significance to formal votes. Women, foreigners, and slaves had no political rights, only adult male citizens. But, significantly, the majority of these were working people.
Historian Neil Faulkner explains in A Marxist History of the World how things worked: "The ten leading city officials (strategoi) were up for election every year. The Council of Four Hundred (boule), the main deliberative body, was selected by lot. The Popular Assembly (ekklesia), a mass open-air meeting of all citizens, was the sovereign decision-making body of the state. Justice was administered by jury-courts of up to 2,500 ordinary citizens. Ostracism was an election in reverse: if anyone secured 6,000 negative votes, they were expelled from the city for ten years." The Athenian form spread to other city-states across the Greek world.
Democracy in a recognisable form seems to have disappeared until towards the end of the first millennium of the Common Era (CE). Consultative assemblies – called by various names including Thing, Ding, Sameting, Folkmoot, Tynwald and Thinghowe – took place in northern European societies. In England these were episodic gatherings in a country where the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings contested power in a divided country.
This conflict was brought to a close by a third party – the Normans. After the Normans conquered the country, they systematically went about building a unified – and above all, centralised – state under an absolute monarchy using the most brutal of methods. North of England rebellions were put down with maximum force.
In 1085 William the Conqueror commissioned the Doomsday Book which surveyed property and livestock holdings for over 13,000 settlements. This was about taxation, to discover what had been owed during the period before the invasion. It was used to reassert the rights and legitimacy of the new rulers. The emergence of a defined, identifiable state with its claim to authority over all citizens would provoke a series of struggles for rights by those denied power and ruled in an arbitrary fashion. These struggles have continued through to the present day.
Milestones in the long struggle for democracy have directly or indirectly been the outcome of actions, sometimes by a few in secret, illegal societies, at other times by powerful forces, or large numbers who came together in militant groups or uprisings.
In 1215 King John was forced by his barons to sign the Magna Carta. This charter set down limits on the power of the monarch. It stated: "No free man shall be taken or imprisoned, or dispossessed or outlawed or exiled or in any way ruined, nor will we go or send against him except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land." Over the next centuries nobles, lawyers and judges used it as a bulwark to assert rights against the arbitrary wielding of power. It was the beginning of enshrining rights in documents, such as charters, agreements and constitutions, so that struggles would bring about real change.
Amongst the first mass movements was the Great Rising of 1381, following the Black Death pandemic. Anger at the levying of the Poll Tax sparked a revolt in Kent which quickly spread throughout the country and Wat Tyler led thousands of people in a march on London. The poor and the middle classes challenged the right of Parliament (on behalf of the landowners) to hold down labourers' pay and restrict people's movement. The rebels attacked not only the tax collectors, but the London citadels of their oppressors: the Savoy Palace and the Treasurer's Highbury Manor. They opened up prisons and destroyed legal records.
As Parliament became more established from the 14th century onwards – although it could be easily dismissed – the Crown used it to reaffirm its own legitimacy. For example, the dissolution of the monasteries in the first half of the 15th century was carried through by an Act of Parliament which affirmed the break with Rome. The ending of the Tudor period with the death of Elizabeth I ushered in the Stuarts and in 1628 Parliament was dissolved for 11 years, a period known as the 'personal rule' of Charles I. Conflict became inevitable.
When Parliament was recalled in 1641 for Charles I to raise money for a war with Scotland, he was presented with the Grand Remonstrance. This was a list of grievances drawn up by MPs and presented to Charles I after narrowly passing through the Commons. Within a year, the English Civil War between Crown and Parliament had broken out, lasting until 1649.
In 1647, the Levellers – sometimes referred to as history's first political party – drew up the Agreement of the People, which was debated by the Army Council at St. Mary's church, Putney and which included rank-and-file soldiers' delegates. This draft constitution advocated universal suffrage for men, strict limits on executive power and the abolition of monarchy. Charles I was executed in 1649 and England became a republic for 11 years.
John Lilburne, Richard Overton and William Walwyn campaigned for a political and constitutional settlement which embodied the principles of political freedom, "anticipating by a century and a half the ideas of the American and French revolutions," as the late Tony Benn put it. Another group, the True Levellers or Diggers, sought to abolish private property rights.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Chartists and later the Suffragettes led the struggle for the right to vote in Britain. This was the form through which the property-less, disenfranchised classes and women sought to achieve political and other representation as a means of gaining access to power.
The long struggle to achieve democratic representation and a share in power outlined here has been transformed today from an ideal into a meaningless generalisation by the political establishment, the mainstream media, schools, universities and churches. They have appropriated the term 'democracy' and we need to reclaim it for ourselves so we can give it fresh meaning and content.
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Ashley Sabisch is a performing artist and dance educator based in Cambridge, MA. Her work and research are grounded in improvisation, somatic movement, post-modern dance, performance, and collaboration. After earning a BA in Dance at the University of California, Irvine, Ashley moved to New York City where she had the privilege of working with Mariangela Lopez, Julia Edwards, Zena Bibler, and with Caryn Heilman as a LiquidBody Dance Company member. Ashley is a founding member of Moved Louder, a Boston-based improvisational movement ensemble. Moved Louder was recently awarded a position as Artists in Residence at Green Street Studios where they explored the meeting point between dance theater and open improvisation by combining improvisational tools with text, emotion, and the experience of Ma. More info at: movedlouder.org
Class description: This class is a movement lab that explores internal awareness, group decision-making, and performative presence with a focus on Compositional Improvisation. We will assess our bodies' current states using somatic exercises to build awareness of breath, sensation, fluid weight, and internal physical desires. To connect this state to the external, class will progress into our relationships to the space and the other dancers as we venture into a group mindset. There will be options for collaboratively made improvisational scores, deep investigations into nuanced movement, and play with the roles of witnessing/performing. I will draw on inspiration from somatic studies, Authentic Movement, Ensemble Thinking, and improvisational tools as we experiment with our bodies' imaginative creative impulses in order to refine our improvisational skills.


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Recession Takes Toll on Living Standards
Earnings Declined Across Incomes and Races in 2008, According to New Report; More Reach for Government Safety Net
The recession has slashed families' earnings, increased poverty and left more people without health insurance, according to the Census Bureau's annual snapshot of living standards. The report Thursday offered sharp evidence of how much the falling economy has touched Americans across incomes and races.
Median household income, adjusted for inflation, fell 3.6% last year to $50,303, the steepest year-over-year drop in forty years. The poverty rate, at 13.2%, was the highest since 1997. About 700,000 more people didn't have health insurance in 2008 than the year before, though the share of the population without coverage was about the same.
"There's a lot of pain for the average family," said Bruce Meyer, an economist at the University of Chicago. "It's pretty striking how fast and how far the incomes of the typical family have fallen. The decline is bigger than anything we've seen in the past, and things are almost certainly going to get worse."
Indeed, the report captured only how Americans fared in the first year of the recession, which began in December 2007. Figures for 2009 are expected to show a darker portrait, as the economy has continued to deteriorate.
The 2008 median income, adjusted for inflation, was the lowest level since 1997, meaning many middle-class Americans have been seen their living standards dialed back a decade, undoing advances made during boom years.
The report also showed that hard times have prompted a growing number of people to reach for a government safety net. While the number of people with health insurance declined, the number of people covered by government insurance increased by 4.4 million people, in part because of surging Medicaid rolls.
The fall in median income, which is the income of the household at the midpoint of the economic ladder, was widely felt. Every race saw income declines in 2008. The largest decline, 5.6%, was among Hispanics, a reflection of disappearing construction and service jobs. The median income for Asians fell 4.4%, while black incomes fell 2.8% and non-Hispanic whites fell 2.6%.
The loss of income was similarly broad across age and gender. The lone age group to see an income rise was people 65 and over, who saw a 1.2% increase in median income. Men who worked full time saw their incomes decline 1% to $46,367 while full-time female workers' incomes fell 1.9% to $35,745.
- Full Report: Income, poverty, health insurance
- Charts: Census Bureau Releases New Data for 2008
- White House: Stimulus Saved, Created Million Jobs
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One surprising result was that income inequality, which had been expected by economists to fall as the recession knocked the highest earners closer to the pack, was essentially unchanged in 2008 by various Census Bureau measures. The best-off 5% of households got 21.5% of income in 2008, up from 21.2% in 2007. Half of all income went to the top fifth of American households.
As the economy has shed jobs, many working poor, who in better times used plentiful jobs and overtime to raise their living standards, are falling back into poverty. The increase in poverty last year -- 2.6 million people -- was concentrated among working-age families, with the poverty rate among people between ages 18 and 64 growing to 11.7% from 10.9% a year earlier. Among the hardest hit were children: The child poverty rate was 19% last year, up from 18%. Poverty is defined, for example, as earnings under $22,000 for a family of four.
Colette Banks, 52 years old, this month exhausted her unemployment benefits after losing her $10-an-hour job as a hospital housekeeper in 2007. She has applied to several jobs but had no luck; recently Ms. Banks applied for four positions at the Prudential Center arena in Newark, N.J. -- security, housekeeping, ushering and kitchen help -- but hasn't heard back.
With a full work week and occasional overtime, Ms. Banks made about $21,000 a year when she had her job -- just above the poverty line. She recently applied for food stamps, rental assistance and Medicaid to support herself and her 15-year-old granddaughter. TV shows have become the lone form of entertainment in their household, and dinner is often rice and beans. "You have to pay a little bit here, pay a bit there, just to stay above water," she says.
People who might not have previously asked for help are now turning to such programs as food stamps. New York City has seen a 40% surge in food-stamp recipients who aren't receiving other kinds of aid, an indication many low-income workers are reaching out for aid, said Robert Doar, commissioner of the city's Human Resources Administration. About 906,000 New Yorkers are receiving food stamps but aren't receiving cash welfare or disability benefits. (Overall, the city's food-stamp roll has increased 22% to about 1.6 million people.)
According to the Census, about 54 million people were living under 125% of the poverty line, about three million more than in 2007. The number of "deep poor" -- people whose earnings put them at less than half the poverty line -- increased by 1.5 million to 17 million people.
The Census Bureau's poverty measure -- developed in the 1960s -- measures only pretax income and thus doesn't include such noncash benefits as food stamps and subsidized rent -- programs designed to fight poverty. The Census Bureau says, for instance, that if the value of the federal earned-income tax credit, offered to working poor families, were included, the number of children in poverty in 2007 would have been cut by 2.4 million; estimates for 2008 aren't yet available.
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what we hold close / what we let go
Solo exhibition at the Catskill Art Society
The theme of what we hold close/ what we let go is memory. Memory is never an exact replay of what actually happened but instead consists of random translucent scraps of occurrences laid out side by side or layered on top of one another. I recreate this feeling in my assemblages, collages, wall sculptures and found materials, exploring how objects and images evoke the places I have lived and the moments I have lived through. Upcycled objects are altered and repurposed but still retain enough of their original elements to suggest their prior history. By placing these transformed objects into a dialog with my artwork, I am creating a fragmented narrative of memories that are significant to me.To read more about the exhibition
For more about the inspiration for what we hold close/ what we let go, please visit my blog.
Photos by Jerry Cohen


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Jake - Angelman Syndrome
Jake has Angelman Syndrome.
Jake is a happy, sociable boy who loves meeting people. He loves his family and friends and thinks nothing of going up to strangers and hugging them. He loves music and his karaoke machine. Jake also has a fascination with water so swimming is a favourite activity. He dislikes face painting, masks, fancy dress and animated characters.
"Jake has a severe learning disability and has complex communication needs. He needs help with dressing, toileting and everyday tasks. He also needs constant supervision to ensure his safety as he has no sense of danger. Jake has a sleep disorder so needs very little sleep which can be exhausting. He also has some sensory and anxiety problems. He can be hyper, especially when excited, or wound up. His behaviour can sometimes be challenging usually due to frustration with communication. Jake's mobility can be unsteady and he will frequently refuse to walk or will stumble and he has a depth perception problem with his eyes and so he needs to wear glasses.
Most people who meet Jake are greeted with a hug but then they struggle to communicate with him. His smile says a thousand words. Some people have misunderstood our need to use sign and assumed that he is deaf but he is non-verbal. We find most people warm to Jake but some smaller children can be intimidated as he invades their space. If he is having a meltdown in public people often don't know how to react as he can behave erratically and can shout & scream.
I think it is important that people have a better understanding of rare diseases. I believe that with greater awareness there will be more acceptance. We have found that children are often much more accepting than some adults. Prior to Jake's diagnosis at 7 we had never heard of his condition. I wished I had as not knowing what the future holds in terms of development causes considerable anxiety.
If there was greater awareness of rare diseases, health visitors and medical professionals would be better placed to give earlier diagnosis and support the families. It was quite some time before Jake was diagnosed. I was put in touch with ASSERT and their support has been invaluable to us. We also use Angelman connections via Facebook which connects families all over the world."
The syndrome – originally called 'Happy Puppet Syndrome' because of the characteristic happy demeanour and stiff jerky movements of the children – was renamed Angelman Syndrome in 1982. Although at first little was known and indeed few other cases identified, in recent years much more has been learned. During the 1980's advances in genetic medicine made it possible to diagnose increasing numbers of cases and also to start identifying the cause.
In simple terms, it is a chromosome disorder that causes severe learning difficulties. It is now known that irregularities in Chromosome 15 are responsible for AS. However it is also known that there are several different irregularities that can occur in Chromosome 15, all of which result in a diagnosis of AS.
Angelman Syndrome is not a disease, it is a neurological disorder that causes severe learning difficulties, and although those affected have a normal life expectancy, they will require looking after throughout their lives.
For more information and support you can contact ASSERT via www.angelmanuk.org


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Amy Nelson and 6 other parents have been here
Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, Texas
1989 Colonial Pkwy, Fort Worth, Texas| Map |
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Fort Worth, TX
- Visited: January 2014
- Submitted: Mar 21, 2014
- Traveled with:
Big Kids (6-8) and Tweens (9-12)
Fun in Fort WorthFlag review
My family and I are Fort Worth residents and are always looking for things to do on the weekends and on staycations. I love that we have 2 zoos that are reasonable distance from our home. The Fort Worth Zoo has an incredible MOLA exhibit (MOLA stands for Museum of Living Art). In it is housed the reptiles and amphibians and outside of the exhibit, our favorite - lemurs! At the back of the zoo is an area devoted just to Texas regions and the animals native to each region. If you'd like to experience a bit of Texas in an afternoon, this is the place for you.
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You can bring your own lunch - we pack in a backpack and carry with us. Much cheaper. Don't pass the "Twister house" by. The first few times we went we didn't know what it was and walked right by it. When we finally entered, we found some adorable foxes and some more fun exhibits. If you like trains, you can ride a train inside the zoo, then stop at the miniature train on the way back to the main roads. It will drive you around the Trinity River.
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Ankeny, Iowa
- Visited: April 2013
- Submitted: Dec 30, 2013
- Traveled with:
Big Kids (6-8) and Tweens (9-12)
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One of Our Favorite ZoosFlag review
A great zoo to spend a morning or afternoon at! It's not so big that you can't see it all, and not so small that you finish in under 2 hours. The ape habitat is a favorite- the babies are especially active, and the interaction between them and the adults is fun to watch. You may see the elephants walking nose to tail in the elephant habitat. And you can walk across the entire state of Texas - OK, a carved map of the state of Texas- as well as explore the regions in the Texas portion of the zoo. Reptiles, large mammals, monkeys, lions, tigers, and bears... Oh my!
Tips for Families
Log Cabin Village is just across from the zoo entrance and is also a great place to visit!
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Austin, Texas
- Visited: August 2013
- Submitted: Sep 26, 2013
- Traveled with:
Big Kids (6-8)
The Animals are MagicalFlag review
I was very impressed with the cleanliness , organization of exhibits, the staff was friendly and the animals were amazing! All three kids were happy to trail in the Texas heat to get to each new thing! And cried when we left. ! There are interactive exhibits with some animals... And many benches for rest stops and snacking! Make sure to bring your sunblock! Overall I give it a thumbs up !
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Sunblock Hats Quarters Germ x Water bottles Cameras!
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Harker Heights, Texas
- Visited: July 2013
- Submitted: Jul 18, 2013
- Traveled with:
Tots (0-2), Little Kids (3-5) and Tweens (9-12)
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Our family loves zoo's. When we decided to visit Fort Worth for a few days, this was first on our agenda. We were not disappointed. The Fort Worth zoo is one of the nation's highest rated zoo's and it is easy to see why. we spent almost 6 hours there, on a day that was not that crowded. To begin with, there are alot of animals to see and the layout of the zoo is nice. What makes it great is that there are plenty of shade trees, which is nice in Texas, especially during the summer. Our kids favorite part was the parrot aviary, where they could feed parrots. the zoo also included an area known Texas town", which included some old buildings and a petting area. Overall, a great zoo and a great value. A must see in Fort Worth.
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Plan for a longer day than you think.
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Ok, I'm tainted- This was one of the first Zoo's I remember going too as a child. I took my son there for his first zoo adventure. We loved it! The weather was perfect! The layout makes it easy to see the whole...
I personally believe this is one of the best zoos in the US. Here is my two cents. 1. Avoid going during spring break (especially half price Wednesday). The traffic to get into the zoo will be backed up for miles. They usually break their attendance record each year on the spring break Wednesday. 2. I wouldn't recommend the zoo sleepovers. They have like 50 to 100 people sleeping all in one room on the hard floor. I remember the AC wasn't' doing a good job at keeping the room cool. The program activities did not make it worth while. 3. The summer zoo camps are good. However, they don't follow the theme they list on the syllabus. The kids basically do a craft and then go look at the exhibits in a g...
I'm biased because I grew up going here, but it's truly my favorite zoo (and yes, I've been to the San Diego zoo). It's not expensive, and there is a large variety of animals. They have them sectioned by what continent or country they're from, so your kids can get a feel of which animals would live together in their natural habitat. They've done a lot of upgrades over the years, to make everything look more like a natural habitat and less like animals in steel cages. It seems like there are food vendors everywhere, so you always have those options, but being from a large family we always packed our lunch and picnicked outside the zoo in one of the parks nearby (free parking, hello!) There are also a variety ...
I had always heard that this was one of the best zoos and my kiddo loves animals so going to this zoo with the in-laws was a no brainer. They do have some great trees and tons of shade. However, overall, disappointed, but I think it was just built up too much for me. The animal petting area is at the far end of the zoo and with a toddler, it took most of zoo time to get there. When we did, there was a pig, a couple of goats and some chickens that were all too hot. They were laying there and not interested in being pet. Hey, its June and it's hot around noon, but there was no one around to assist. Based on my experience the Dallas Zoo was better. The train okay. Not much to see on it, but is good to he...
I can honestly say that $12 has never been so worth it for me. I love going to zoo's and have been to plenty but the Fort Worth zoo has blown them all away. The selection of animals is terrific and we were lucky enough to go on a day where a lot of them were active. I was defiantly an animal kid when I was younger and can usually name all the animals at the zoo. Fort Worth had mammals and birds I had never even heard of...I loved it! I don't even really care about birds, but thought that "Raptor Canyon" was fantastic. The condor stretched out it's wings when we were walking by and it was awesome! The elephants were stomping around, I can spend hours just watching the primates...the alligators and crocs...
Great place! Went with my wife on a Tuesday. I typically went on Wednesdays because it is half price, but after suffering through scores of children I will definately return on a Monday or Tuesday. It was awesome to walk around the zoo with time to enjoy the beautiful habitats. I went at 10 am when the zookeepers toss food in the visible habitat, so I got a chance to actually SEE many animals that just lay out of site most of the time like the cheetah and lions. There were a few empty enclosures. And there were not as many activities as other times, like petting the reptiles at MOLA. But it was definately more enjoyable. I've been to the zoo in Houston and this one is just as nice, just wish this one had a a...


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Study for the Month of December, 2011
The Unfair Exchange
By Nathaniel Fajardo
Whole Gospel Ministries
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own 0wn soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?"
Mark 8: 36, 37.
The Bible teaches that true Christians are "living epistles seen and read by all men" (2 Cor.3: 2, 3). They are known for their Christlike love or charity which is manifested in honesty, integrity, justice, knowledge, kindness, mercy, patience, temperance, forbearance, meekness, benevolence, and fairness in all their dealings and transactions. They literally love, not hate their enemies. Matt. 5:__Rom.___.
In the world but not of the world (John 17: 14-17) they have been called out from their past sinful, world-loving ways to trained of God to become ambassadors of His spiritual kingdom on earth, which is one with the church above. Eph. 3: 14, 21.
Joseph, as well as Daniel exemplified these graces and virtues in their lives and works.
Joseph was a type of Christ in very specific aspects of his life and works. Notice:
"Through Joseph's bondage in Egypt, he became a savior to his father's family. So the crucifixion of Christ by his enemies made Him the Redeemer of mankind, the Savior of the fallen race, and ruler over the whole world. . .
As Joseph was sold to the heathen by his own brothers, so Christ was sold to His bitterest enemies by one of His disciples [Judas]. Joseph was falsely accused and thrust into prison because of His virtue; so Christ was despised and rejected because His righteous, self-denying life was a rebuke to sin; and though guilty of no wrong, He was condemned under the testimony of false witnesses.
And Joseph's patience and meekness under injustice and oppression, his ready forgiveness and noble benevolence toward his unnatural brothers [the Egyptians], represent the Savior's uncomplaining endurance of the malice and abuse of wicked men, and His forgiveness, not only of His murderers, but of all who have come to Him confessing their sins and seeking pardon." —Patriarchs & Prophets, p. 239-40.
In dealing with the Egyptians during their calamitous famine, as second in command to Pharaoh over the whole Egyptian empire, the sacred record says, Joseph "gave them bread in exchange for the horses, the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds. . .Thus he fed them with bread in exchange for all their livestock that year." Gen. 47:13-17. They got in return what they gave, value for value—a fair exchange indeed!
"Daniel and his companions In Babylon were, in their youth, apparently more favored of fortune than was Joseph in earlier years of his life in Egypt; yet they were subjected to tests of character scarcely less severe. . . . . By their wisdom and justice, by the purity and benevolence of their daily life, by the devotion of their interests of the people,— and they, idolaters—Joseph and Daniel proved themselves true to their early, true to Him whose representatives they were. These men, both in Egypt and Babylon, the whole nation honored; and in them a heathen people, and all the nations with which they were connected, beheld and illustration of the goodness and beneficence of God, and illustration of the love of Christ.
"What a lifework was that of these noble Hebrews! As they bade farewell to their childhood home, how little did they dream of their high destiny! Faithful and steadfast, they yielded themselves to the divine guiding, so that through them God could God could fulfill His purpose.
The same mighty truths that were revealed through these men, God desires to reveal the youth and children today. The history of Joseph and Daniel is an illustration of what He will do for those who yield themselves to Him and with the whole heart seek to accomplish His purpose.
The greatest want of the world is the want of men—men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.
But such a character is not the result of accident; it is not due to special favors or endowments of Providence. A noble character is the result of self-discipline, of the subjection of the lower to the higher nature—the surrender of self for the service of love to God and man. The youth need to be impressed with the truth that their endowments are no their own. Strength, time, intellect, are but lent treasures. They belong to God, and it should be the resolve of every youth to put them to the highest use. He is a branch, from which God expects fruit; a steward, whose capital must yield increase; a light to illuminate the world's darkness. Every youth, every child, has a work to do for the honor of God and the uplifting of humanity." – Education, pp. 56-58. ( to be continued…)


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Rock, Scissors, Paper — Roo Style/
Weather forecasts for the next ten days predicted them to remain above freezing, but they were wrong, and with a new wave of cold on the way, Roo and I had to bolt southwards on Wednesday. On Tuesday, a small sore she had developed on her back leg, on the hock right next to the cut she got in Maine a couple of months ago, started to look puffy. Between that and having to make an appearance in my state of legal residence, North Carolina (which was recently classified as one of the world's lowest functioning democracies, by the way) for a bunch of tasks, we headed to Asheville. I liked the vet she had there. She was the one who figured out how to fix Roo's hot spots a few years ago, so it seemed like a good idea to go see her.
Before leaving, while I was doing all the chores to pick up stakes, Roo sat outside. It wasn't cold, and she just lay in the grass, wondering what catastrophe it night have been that had at some point in the past struck the place and wiped it clear of mouses. It had been a disappointing place for her. She was not sorry to go.
Getting ready to go took a lot longer than I expected, and when we were finally ready, one of my gloves was missing.
I hate to lose a glove. Especially this glove. It's not much of a glove, but I like it. We go back a long way. Nearly ten years. It used to be a flying glove and it never let me down. It's made of kangaroo skin, and though I'm sorry about that, there's nothing quite like a kangaroo glove, as it turns out. Instead of letting it go, I patrolled the ground and wasted another 30 minutes. It had to be there. I checked the garbage cans. I checked the flooded ground where the valve on a hydrant came loose and grew a pond on the ground. I just had to be there, and it annoyed me no end to lose it like that.
Finally, though, I had to give it up. We had 270 miles to drive and we had to make it that night because my doctor was kind enough to make a special appointment to see me early this morning.
Roo had been waiting in the car while I searched for the glove. I got in and told her the glove was gone.
"Damn it, Chig. I hate to lose that glove."
Roo has a way of demonstrating her disinterest in a subject by closing her eyes in preparation for sleep. Of course, the second we would get underway she would start batting me with her law to get my attention, but when it came to the glove, she did not care.
"I really do. I hate to lose that glove."
She nestled her head onto the seat a little harder, as if some irritation was keeping her from getting comfortable.
Just as I started to pull out, a smiling woman pulled up in a pickup truck and waved at me to roll the window down, which I did.
"Yes, ma'am," I said.
"I have something for you," she said. She was holding a brightly painted object in her hand.
I got out of the car and went to her window.
"I've seen you around here and said to my husband, 'You know what? I'd like to give that fellow one of the rocks.' I used to paint these," she said. "So, this is for you." She gave me the rock.
"Aww," I said. That's just about the sweetest thing ever." And it was. She gave me the rock. Whoever was living in the rock was wearing sunglasses and had a big smile, seeming as happy to embark on its next journey as she was to dispatch it. "I can't tell you how much I appreciate that. Thank you." And I meant it. What a lovely gesture. It more than made up for the glove. Sometimes people and the things that happen surprise you.
I asked her if I could take a picture of her giving me the rock and she laughed and said, "Oh, no! With me looking the way I do?"
"What are you talking about?" I said. "You look absolutely beautiful."
"Well, all right," she said, and I took the picture. I thanked her again and she said good-bye and pulled head of us, waving at us in the rearview. I had never seen her before. She had some hip trouble and just getting out into the truck to see us off with the rock took a special effort.
We got on the damnable road and Roo and I were trying to make time. Roo wasn't enjoying the drive. For one thing, the extreme cold prevented her from getting her usual level of exercise, and, when I tell her it's going to be a driving day, she understands that she's going to be sitting there going out of her mind with boredom. She commands this by insisting on staying in the front seat instead of stretching out more comfortably in the back, which I suspect she does because in the front seat she can harass me constantly to pet her. The only break she got in the slog was when an error in my fuel calculation went off by a single mile and we ran out of gas. I was going for maximum range in order to make one intermediate fuel stop instead of two. I had chosen a route to avoid the hills, but there were still more than I expected and it threw me off. Had this happened to Neil Armstrong when he landed the Lunar Landing Module on the surface of the Moon with one second of fuel remaining, that would have been that, but we were just in Virginia. But, because it happened just after a spot where a couple of cops were lying in wait for speeders, and I didn't want a visit from them because of the expired registrations on the truck and the trailer, I was inclined to hurry to top the tank off from one of the gas cans I have in the back.
Eventually we reached Asheville. It was an ugly night, dripping and humid and threatening the heavy rain about to hit. Roo, as usual, having been complaining about driving for so long, now refused to get out of the car. This is her usual position. It's her way of sending a scout ahead to draw sniper fire.
"Fine," I told her. "Stay there all you like." I clipped her Flexi on and extended it to its full length and left the door open so she could come, within reason, when she liked. I was too exhausted to insist.
A minute later, a lot sooner than usual, she came out of the car. She was holding something in her mouth and giving me the slow wag of the successful prankster. The missing glove. She must have stolen it when I dropped it somewhere when I was breaking camp. And she must have buried it someplace in the car. She gave me one of those looks with her head slightly down under the weight of her own grin, and brought it inside. She has a spot she lies down in to signal that, as per her contract, she is owed a cookie. She went there and put the glove down. And got her cookie.
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After a decade of focusing her career on figuring out how to use design as a catalyst for positive social and environmental change, five years refining the Disruptive Design Method and over two years of teaching it to creative rebels and change agents around the world, Leyla has finally put the process down on paper (or in this case, on screen? It's a downloadable PDF.) We're excited to share the release of the Disruptive Design Method Handbook(!), a must-read for anyone interested in challenging the status quo and shifting systems to make the world work better for all of us.
For more about the method, the handbook, and the motivation behind it, check out Leyla's medium post about it.
Designer or not, the Disruptive Design Method is all about an activated, intentional approach to understanding and evolving the critical problem sets around us — no matter how big or small your sphere of influence is. The method involves an iterative three-part process of mining, landscaping, and building systems interventions that effect change, and Leyla walks you through it, step by step, in this new handbook.


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About Your Dentist
Hirsch Seidman, DDS
"Dentistry is a wonderful blend of art and science. It is the one profession that can impact not only a patient's oral condition, but impart better systemic health through treatment and education."
My Mission
"It's my goal to deliver quality dentistry at an affordable price so my patients can keep their teeth for a lifetime. I want my patients to trust me and know that I'm going to do my best to serve their dental needs."
- University of Massachusetts - Amherst, MA
- University of Maryland School of Dentistry - Baltimore, MD
Continuing Education & Professional Memberships
Dr. Seidman has completed a VA Medical Center Residency in Baltimore, MD. He's also a member of the American Dental Association, Maryland State Dental Association, Metropolitan Study Club of Baltimore, and T.I.S.S.U.E. Study Club of Baltimore.
Life & Hobbies
Dr. Seidman currently resides in Pikesville, MD with his family. Outside of dentistry, he enjoys golf, skiing, fitness training and reading. He also play collegiate lacrosse at the University of Massachusetts from 1970-1974 and was selected to the All-American team his last three years.
Charles Michelson, DDS
"The most important thing you can do as a dentist is to listen to your patients."
My Mission
"I aim to provide my patients with a comfortable and pleasant experience each time they sit in the dental chair. I want to alleviate any fears my patients might have about coming to the dentist by performing each exam or procedure with gentle, quality care."
University of Maryland Dental School Baltimore, MD
Life & Hobbies
Outside of dentistry, Dr. Michelson enjoys golf, traveling and music. He is also an advocate for animals, and is involved with Animal Rescue East Coast.


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Deputy Inspector Jellyfish owned a major police equipment and uniform distribution center in Metropolitan Detroit. Because of this, he was given the rank of deputy inspector in our department, even though he had never attended a police academy and didn't have a bit of scout car experience. What Jellyfish did have was plenty of disposable income. He rode his own Harley Davidson, complete with lights and siren. He dressed the part, too, wearing his brown motorcycle breeches, gold helmet, and Colt Python .357 with a six-inch barrel. The way he strutted around our station, I couldn't help wondering if maybe the firearm's model name and barrel length were compensating for something a bit less substantial he was packing in those riding breeches.
It was only a matter of time before we collided. It happened on the muggy eighty-degree evening of Tuesday, August 12, 1980, when two police officers in Inkster (a high-crime suburb west of Detroit) responded to a man-with-a-gun complaint. When the officers stepped onto the front porch a young man charged out the door and blasted them both with a shotgun.
Officers from nearby departments sped to the scene and somehow managed to remove the critically wounded officers even though the shooter was still in the house. No command officer was at the scene, so the call went out for one.
I was a sergeant at our Patrol and Investigation Division, and the only command officer on duty. I heard the frantic pleas on the radio, but the rules dictated that I couldn't leave the station if no other command officer was on duty. So I had our dispatchers call Deputy Inspector Jellyfish, who was supposed to be at home on standby.
Since he didn't answer and I had an experienced detective at our station, I grabbed a tear-gas rifle off the rack, along with several cartridges. I also grabbed my .30-caliber M2 carbine, loaded with a thirty-round magazine of tracer bullets and with two more fifteen-round magazines in a pouch on the stock.
When I arrived the street was blocked by scout cars, so I ran with several officers along the opposite sidewalk, taking cover with two of them behind a tree across from the shooter's small home. It was still hot and sunny. The house was securely surrounded, and the neighbors had been evacuated. I could see the pools of blood on the porch.
Inserting a cartridge into the tear-gas rifle, I took aim at the living room window—an easy shot—and pulled the trigger. But the cartridge must have been old, because the firing pin only pierced the primer and shot a jet of tear gas in my face.
"Son of a bitch!" I yowled as I loaded another cartridge and took aim. But the same thing happened again, with more tear gas shooting into my face.
"Okay," I growled, unslinging the M2 carbine, "it's his bad luck the tear gas is shit." With tears streaming down my face, I radioed the men at the rear of the house to clear the area.
Mapping out every step and obstacle in my mind and visualizingthe tight stitch of rounds I was going to fire just above the first floor of the house, I yelled, "Come out, you little cocksucker, or I'm going to come in right now and end your worthless fuckin' excuse for a life!"
With no SWAT or hostage rescue team at the scene, there really was no other option. Police were expected to make it work at the scene or suffer the consequences of failing. So we had to get this guy out of the house before nightfall, when the situation would become much more dangerous for everyone.
I had just switched the selector on my rifle to full automatic and taken the safety off when the front screen door suddenly swung open. An arm popped out and dropped a shotgun. At that instant, a swarm of officers rushed inside. Apparently, the shooter resisted, because he got the ass beating of his life.
Once the paperwork was done and the scumbag was in our lockup, Deputy Inspector Jellyfish showed up at the station. And he was steaming—not about the officers being shot, the tear gas not working, or the fact that no other command officer from any department, including himself, had responded to the call. No, Jellyfish was angry because the prisoner took a beating and also because, had the tear gas worked properly, it could have started a house fire. So Jellyfish directed his rage at me and wrote me up for suspension. His papers went promptly to the Sheriff's Headquarters in downtown Detroit. But instead of suspending me, Sheriff William Lucas tossed the papers in the trash and awarded me, along with the two officers closest to the scene, Danny Strickland and William Coleman, a Departmental Citation—our department's second-highest award.
And in case Deputy Inspector Jellyfish hadn't gotten the message, some officers opened his car and left a road-killed dog on the driver's seat.


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Dolls: A Guide for Collectors.
Fawcett, Clara Hallard.
New York, NY: H. L. Lindquist Publications, 1947. First edition 8vo. 194 pp. Very light shelfwear to bottom edge, some light foxing-like spotting to endpapers. Dj shows moderately heavy rubbing, some spotty discoloration to back. Covers the fundamentals of doll collecting, with many b&w illustrations. Near Fine in Good + dj Cloth (Item ID: 22529)
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- By This Author: Fawcett, Clara Hallard.


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Well, tonight's the night-- the big 100th episode of Gossip Girl that features Blair's royal wedding to Prince Louis.
Fans everywhere have been looking forward to this episode all season because it promises lots of drama and a change in the trajectory of the storyline.
And it seems like fans aren't the only ones excited about tonight's show -- producer Joshua Safran also seems ready to reveal the milestone episode to the public.
In this preview clip, the executive producer is visibly excited about what will take place in tonight's episode.
We know that there will be a wedding, but what we don't know is whether or not vows will be exchanged or rings will be worn. �
And one of the big things to look forward to in tonight's show is the return of Georgina Sparks. The conniving character is back to ruin Blair's big day.
Check out the preview clip and make sure to tune in tonight for Gossip Girl's 100th episode. And follow along with us @spottedblog as we live tweet during the show.


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friday5 for November 2, 2012/
What a long and crazy week it's been! Though it was big news, I won't cover the details of Hurricane Sandy here. It's not that kind of blog. But if you're able, please donate to your local Red Cross. A lot of people out there need help right now and it's up to those of us who were lucky enough to just have a really windy night (or nothing at all) to pull together and be there for those in need.
That said, let's get to the less humanitarian things that happened this week:
1. Disney has purchased Lucasfilm for over $4 billion. You know, as one does. You can put me firmly in the camp of people who were not remotely surprised to see this happen. In fact, I think a part of me assumed this already happened a few years back. I've certainly seen plenty of associations over the years. I'm not enough of a Star Wars superfan to weigh in with my thoughts on whether or not Disney can pull off future contributions to the film franchise with any success (I saw Episode I; it's not like the bar hasn't been lowered). Besides, that's not the part that caught my eye. In fact, like Sandy, this was such big news that I almost didn't bother to mention it, but then something truly intriguing happened: Lucas announced that he plans to use the bulk of the Disney money to fund education. I tip my proverbial chapeau to you, Mr. Lucas. That's some serious philanthropy. Hey, this story turned out to be rather humanitarian after all!
2. TV NEWS! A few things to mention so I'm grouping them ;)
a) Everyone's favourite offensively insightful comedian Louis CK will be hosting SNL this weekend. I'm not a regular SNL viewer (because I have a baby and I'm tired), but I know that either I or my PVR will be tuning in to see CK on the show. Even when he's bad, he's good. I do feel a bit sorry for the guy, having to host in the wake of Sandy, when many in the country aren't necessarily up for comedy, but a good laugh goes a long way to help people heal and CK absolutely has what it takes.
b) Community has a return date! Community has a return date! It's a miracle! And it's not scheduled for a Friday! It's a double miracle! (And it both is and isn't October 19th!) Okay, yes, a February 7th return doesn't bode well for the network picking up the balance of this season, but it's taking over after 30 Rock peaces out so maybe they can somehow turn that into more viewers and get picked up for a 5th season. #sixseasonsandamovie
c) This is a short one: The new season of The Vampire Diaries is rocking my socks. That is all.
3. Big publishing news this week. HUGE! (Didn't I say it's been a long and crazy week? This news already feels like it happened months ago!) The Random Penguin is a thing. Okay, it's not called The Random Penguin, but I think that's what the cool kids are gonna be calling it so I'm getting in on the first floor. Big time biggies, Random House and Penguin, are merging. Honestly, I'm still digesting this news. I've read quite a bit about it this week and I thought by the time I wrote this post, I'd have formed more of an opinion, but I'm just not there yet. And I think it's going to be a while before I am. I'm going to sit back and quietly reserve judgement. The deal isn't set to close until later in 2013 and what changes to the publishing landscape will result remain to be seen. I know I'll be keeping a close eye on things as they develop.
4. The US Election is everywhere you look right now (yes, even here in Canada). Since I'm not in a position to vote myself, the best I can do is share this brilliant video from the one, the only, His Royal Jossness: Whedon on Romney. Think about the future.
5. This week's YA book rec is for Rootless by Chris Howard.
|Robot trees!!!
17-year-old Banyan is a tree builder. Using scrap metal and salvaged junk, he creates forests for rich patrons who seek a reprieve from the desolate landscape. Although Banyan's never seen a real tree—they were destroyed more than a century ago—his father used to tell him stories about the Old World. But that was before his father was taken . . .
Everything changes when Banyan meets a woman with a strange tattoo—a clue to the whereabouts of the last living trees on earth, and he sets off across a wasteland from which few return. Those who make it past the pirates and poachers can't escape the locusts—the locusts that now feed on human flesh.
But Banyan isn't the only one looking for the trees, and he's running out of time. Unsure of whom to trust, he's forced to make an uneasy alliance with Alpha, an alluring, dangerous pirate with an agenda of her own. As they race towards a promised land that might only be a myth, Banyan makes shocking discoveries about his family, his past, and how far people will go to bring back the trees.
In this dazzling debut, Howard presents a disturbing world with uncanny similarities to our own. Like the forests Banyan seeks to rebuild, this visionary novel is both beautiful and haunting—full of images that will take permanent root in your mind . . . and forever change the way you think about nature. (Summary from Goodreads.com)
This description has me thinking twisted, post-apocalyptic environmental fairytale = awesome. Plus, male protagonist! They're so outnumbered in YA. We need to pay them some attention.
Okay, bloggies, that's it for this week. I need to get back to my NaNo project, Skin Deep, which, like Rootless, also features a strange tattoo--or five. Yes, five. With potential for more. I'm hoping to hit the 4k mark today so I'd better get to it! Happy weekend and I'll see you on Monday!


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Exploring European destinations have always been a pleasure for global travelers and whether you believe it or not, there are a bunch of other cities apart from the iconic conurbations like London, Paris, Venice, Amsterdam, Rome, Copenhagen that are equally beautiful and delightful to explore. If you have been thinking to hit the Eastern European region for a short vacation and have plans to visit the Romanian capital Bucharest for a day, then here we are, introducing to you one of the most spellbinding conurbations of the European continent that have been on the travel bucket list of some serious travelers around the world:
- Dorobanti and Around
Bucharest is the largest city of the country and if you have been planning to explore as much as possible, then you must drop your luggage at your hotel or place to stay and start your journey by exploring the regions around Dorobanti that have been the home of a large number of attractions in the city. Places like Herastrau Park, State Circus Park, Zambaccian Museum, Dorobanti Sqare, Quito Square, Charles de Gaulle, Zoo Baneasa, Oracle Tower, Aviatiei Museum and many more are the highlights of the region that will give you an idea about the history and lifestyle of the city.
- Pantelimon and Around
Regions around Pantelimon are known to be the heartbeat of the city for being the home of the working class of the city. Featuring many iconic landmarks including Stationul National, Cora Hypermarket, Capatu Lu, Marcuta Church, Tree Lake, Sky Tower, Ober Square, Obor Market, Dobroesti Village, Chinatown and many more sites have been the prominent attractions in the region. Although, most of the attractions are not high-profile, yet if you are seeking a perspective of locals to explore Bucharest, this region is a must go.
- Vitan and Around
Once renowned for its poverty, regions around Vitan have been among the oldest regions in the capital Bucharest and are known for its exquisite archeological sites and historical remains found during excavation. The villages and other old towns within this region have been the hub of tourists seeking some detailed information about Bucharest. Walk around the Dudesti region and enjoy a spellbinding time discovering many amazing facts and information related with the early civilizations lived in Bucharest. Apart from these walks, you can also go for Titan Lake, Anexandru Ion Cuza Park, Park Lake Shopping Center, Stavropoleos Church, National Bank of Romania, Manuc's Inn, Vlad the Impaler and many more places.
- Berceni and Around
The Sector 4 region of Bucharest known as the regions around Berceni is the home of middle-age heritage sites as well as the finest marketplaces in the city. Although, most of the attractions are located around the downtown, but if you are seeking something unconventional, this part of the city will be the best exposure to you as it offers a spellbinding sight of some of the most reputed places like Bucharest Sefard Jewish cemetery, Bellu cemetery, George Bacovia memorial museum, Boulevard C-tin Brancoveanu and more that gives a glimpse of recent past as well as middle-age history of Bucharest.
- Rahova and Around
The Sector 5 region of Bucharest that consist of towns like 13th of September, Cotroceni, Giurgiului, Ferentari and Rahova is one of the most versatile and dazzling places in the city. Places like Places like Casa Poporului, Marriot Hotel, Panduri Hospital, Cotroceni Palace, Botanical Garden of Bucharest, Bucharest Opera Building, Cotroceni Stadium, St. Elefterie Church, Casa Radio, Bucharest City Hall, Kilometre Zero and many more are the biggest attractions to explore the rich diversity of the Southern region of Bucharest.
Bucharest is quite big in size and it is nearly impossible to explore everything in just a single day or even in one go. However, if you are determine to cover more grounds of the Romanian capital, all you need is to plan a trip and start exploring this amazing getaway destination with perfect planning prepared to keep in mind the traffic, transport availability, prominent attractions as per your taste and other attributes you would like to experience. So, if you are done with all of it and looking for a perfect window to escape, you can consider Travelation to book your flights to Bucharest and enjoy a spellbinding vacation filled with loads of adventure, excitement and tempting experiences.


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Often people are afraid as they start eating vegan plant-based food they won't have any friends who eat that way. But what you often find is over time you begin to make LOTS of friends!
Today shows I interview three of my friends and they share pieces of their vegan food journey.
Are you looking to hire a coach to help you along your journey to eating vegan food? Host Mark Dillon is available for one-on-one coaching sessions. Visit MindfulVegan.com/Coaching
Check out the blog and join the conversation at MindfulVegan.com or directly to the blog post with all the links mentioned for this episode at MindfulVegan.com/71
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About the Client:
Palladio is one of the UK's most successful mid to high-end fashion agencies, specialising in established and up and coming designers from the UK and abroad.
The Brief:
The client wished to update and redesign their website, keeping the clarity of their brand, whilst making the site responsive and mobile-friendly. The resulting design is clean, modern, and easy to navigate, whilst being easy for the client to update on a regular basis. The site will shortly feature blogging and social media integrations, to drive traffic to the site.
We are working with the client on improving and building on the site's SEO.
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text: We all automatically slot people into different categories when we meet someone. They either are an elite group higher than us or depending upon their life story, inferior to us. Lately I am trying to put an hold on this automatic response. Judgement is an important tool to form trust. To survive we need the skills of discrimination and judgement. How do we match the two contradictions and reach a compassionate stance where we don't slot people and at the same time give them a second chance to prove themselves. Our view of others is used to form our world. When external commands give us value, we are more prone to judgement. Our worth should come from within us. There are people who can motivate us or inspire us to do better. But when the inspiration comes from within us, it is more pure and gives our life meaning.


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An American-born former bass player whose real name was Yertward Mazamanian (he was nicknamed Eight Finger Eddie because he was born with only three fingers on his right hand), Eddie arrived at Anjuna, Goa, in 1966 – a time when it was a tiny village with a few tea stalls and houses lining a white, sandy beach.
"I was the first freak in Goa," Eddie recalled. "I turned up and liked it so much, I just wanted to stay. And then others started coming. In those days, they came overland from Europe in camper vans and no one had any money. We listened to Traffic and the Rolling Stones."
In Goa's hippie heyday in the late 1960s and 1970s, Eight Finger Eddie helped to look after the lost and spaced-out who travelled in his wake. Some were American draft dodgers or Vietnam deserters with faraway stares and heroin habits. He ran a soup kitchen, and in 1975 started the Anjuna flea market as a place to hang out or swap paperbacks of Hermann Hesse, William Burroughs and the Bhagavad Gita.
The presence of Eddie and his companions was tolerated by locals, who would watch with amusement as their strange visitors consulted the I Ching, performed yogic exercises, sucked earnestly on hashish pipes or argued over the true meaning of Bob Dylan's Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands.
Apart from going to Kathmandu to escape the monsoon every year and making a trip to Bombay to replace his American passport every 10 years, Eight Finger Eddie remained in Goa for the rest of his life.
The state became a top tourist destination with the building of high-end hotels and casinos, and his Anjuna market turned into a thriving retail centre – but Eddie seemed not to care: "Some people say it's not like it used to be, and it's not," he told an interviewer in 1991. "But I like it here now. I like the parties. And I like the music. It's good to dance to."
One of seven children of Armenian immigrants to America from Istanbul, Yertward Mazamanian was born in a small town near Boston, Massachusetts, in 1924. In his online memoirs, Eight Finger Eddie: My rise to relative obscurity, he claimed to have been a boy scout, a regular churchgoer and an "honours student" at school.
Yet it seems that the attractions of the dropout life exerted an early hold. After managing to persuade an Army psychiatrist that he was unfit for military service during the Second World War, he was sacked from a job with the General Electric Company. "I abhor work," he concluded, "begrudging every moment I've wasted as a wage earner. My aim in life is to get through life doing what I want to do."
After a period spent as a layabout and occasional bass player in a jazz band, during which he smoked large quantities of dope, got married, had a son and divorced, Eddie took off around the world in a camper van with a couple of friends, beginning in Mexico, then travelling via Europe to Marrakesh and finally Egypt. There he joined an overland trip to India, arriving in 1965.
His first visit to the country was short-lived, however. He was busted for selling drugs, jailed for three months and then deported. He returned for good the following year.
Though Eddie became something of a persona non grata with the Goan authorities, who were looking to discourage backpack tourism, a Facebook site was set up last year in his name. When he fell ill, a Norwegian journalist launched a campaign to raise money for his medical bills. It generated $2,250, also helping to pay for his cremation, which has taken place with Hindu rites.
His ashes will be scattered at Anjuna's flea market and beach.


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Monday, December 20, 2010
Wonderful Steampunk Bike Made Out Of Wood
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Wonderful Steampunk Bike Made Out Of Wood. Tired of classic bikes, easy to drive, with gear changing and comfortable saddles?If so, you should consider having a wooden bike.What makes a wooden bicycle to be preferred above the classic. Maybe just the idea that it is green.Metal saddle, though covered with a leather case, make it boring to ride a bicycle and extremely painful, especially if you ride it on a none freshly paved street, or if you prefer bike rides through the forest.Under saddle the fuel is burning, and if the fire did not destroy the cycle and you've already get rid of rust on classic bikes, you should not forget about wood worms.


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Relationship Therapy and Counseling in San Jose, CA
I founded the Center for Soulful Relationships in San Jose, CA where I specializing in working with professional women and couples who feel they have lost a sense of love and meaning in their relationships and their lives.
My teammate, Christopher Alvarado, LMFT at the Center works with perfectionists and workaholics who are looking to reconnect with a sense of love in their lives as well.
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One of the challenges of psychotherapy alone is that it does not include a person's entire mind-body-spirit-and-soul, often leaving clients with painful patterns that continue to play on repeat.
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