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When students analyze your poem . . .
So I went to Union College to give a reading last night. First of all, props to Professor Channette Romero for bringing me down. Channette, if you're reading, your students are fantastic and I had a great time.
Now, as far as the heading for this entry . . . her students used my book as one of their required books for the course. In fact, some students wrote papers on my book.
The sensation was flat-out bizarre. So then, when I sat down and started conversing with the students the following conversations started taking place:
/Hyperbole mode on
Student 1: So, can you tell me about your obsession with religious symbolism and religious terminology?
Me: Uhhhhh . . .
Student 1: Because, it seems that your defrocked Catholic thematic concerns are pervasive throughout this text. Care to comment?
Me: Uhhhhh . . .
Student 2: Yes, I noticed this too. Tell me about the halo symbols throughout? Are they really halos?
Me: Yes. I don't know. . . yes?
Student 3: And in another passage, your character, Fidelito, miraculously ascends . . . heavenward? How can that be because there's no direct mention of god in any of the pages.
Me: There's not?
Students 1-4: No.
Student 4: You also have your character return two poems later, after his ascencion. Is he a Christ symbol?
Me: Yes?
Student 4: Hmmmm. . . That's what I thought. But that's weird, because most of the religious gestures that your character makes are very . . . tribal? Is that correct? Maybe superstitious without the idea of a church organization would be a better way of putting it.
Student 2: Yes, because your character worships things like the wind and the rain, you know?
Me: Ok.
/Hyperbole mode off
Ok, in all seriousness, it was flattering and alarming to have had my work read so closely. I tell you, I discovered a lot about my poetic obsessions sitting in that class.


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Farnborough confirmed the signing of Staines Town captain Lewis Ferrell on Wednesday, and farnboroughfc.co.uk caught up with our new defender for an exclusive interview.
Reacting exclusively to farnboroughfc.co.uk following signing, the former Swans skipper said: "I'm excited to get the season started now, a fresh start is sometimes what you need as a player, to prove yourself again is always important.
"I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Staines, it's a great Club who gave me a platform to play 100+ games at this level and captain them for a season. I will always be grateful to the management, board, players and fans for that. But I felt to progress individually I needed to get back into defence."
Ferrell added, "I know a few of the boys here already, so I've done my homework and of course I was aware of the facilities before I joined."
The 23-year-old, who linked up well with Staines Town manager Marcus Gayle at Wheatsheaf Park, revealed he asked for the advice of Spencer Day and Leigh Dynan about his next move: "I think near the end of the season my mind was made up I wanted a fresh start. A few Clubs came in for me and I spoke to a lot of people [about] what move would be best for me, after speaking to the gaffer and Leigh a lot, this felt right."
Ferrell can't wait to get started under the new boss, and is confident Farnborough can shine in the Conference South next term, explaining: "No [I can't wait to get started under the new boss] – pre season, apart from the feared running which no player particularly likes, is one of the best times of the year.
"Playing against the bigger Clubs, on nicer pitches in better climates I'm sure everyone enjoys more. Obviously the World Cup prior to this will make everyone hungrier to start. Yes most definitely, I wouldn't of joined the Club if they didn't match my ambitions."
Ferrell was hugely influential in defence captaining Staines Town last season
The former Hampton & Richmond Borough skipper, made 40 appearances for the Swans last season, scoring one goal, and formed a key part of Gayle's side who took four points off Farnborough in the league and knocked them out of FA Trophy.
A positive Ferrell explained, "I hope I can bring a bit of experience, I know I'm only 23 but feel I've played a lot of games and can read the game quiet well. I'm quiet vocal on and off the pitch so hope to fit in with the boys quick and spark a togetherness and team spirit."
The young utility man is determined to win as many games as possible and establish Farnborough in the League this season as well as achieving some personal targets, stating: "Personally I set myself the same targets every year. 40+ games, a few Man of the Matches and a couple of goals. This is always my bench mark and I hope to reach them.
"At Farnborough I don't want to set a limit, I want to win as many games, collect as many points and establish ourselves in the league. If we finish in the playoffs, mid-table or another position I hope we have reached our potential."
Ferrell admitted that his target is to play at a higher level in the future, saying: "That's my target [ – playing at a higher level]. I've been a profressional for one season at Brentford when I was 19, played pro with Hayes & Yeading in the Conference and played 30+ games there, so I have done it and am determined to one day get back there.
"I don't believe in standing still and feel last season I learnt a lot about the game playing various positions and picking up the utility tag. I'm a defender and I want to be the best player I can be this season on and off the field."
Finally, Ferrell has a message for the Farnborough fans, adding: "Just a big thank you to all the fans who have welcomed me on social networking sites already, and buckle up for the roller coaster season ahead!"
A massive thank you to Lewis Ferrell for his time and we wish Lewis all the best as he kick-starts his new Farnborough career. You can also follow Lewis on Twitter @LewisFerrell, and view his player profile here: Lewis Ferrell.
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Bowfell from Shelter Crags, about a
mile south along the ridge
|Highest point
|902 m (2,959 ft)
|146 m (479 ft)
|Parent peak
|Scafell Pike
|Hewitt, Nuttall, Wainwright, Sub-Marilyn
|54°26′51″N 3°09′57″W / 54.44737°N 3.16582°WCoordinates: 54°26′51″N 3°09′57″W / 54.44737°N 3.16582°W
|Cumbria, England
|Parent range
|Lake District, Southern Fells
|OS grid
|Topo map
|OS Landrangers 89, 90 Explorer OL6
|Listed summits of Bowfell
|Grid ref
|Bowfell North Top
|866 m (2,840 ft)
Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps) is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the heart of the English Lake District, in the Southern Fells area. It is the sixth-highest mountain in the Lake District and one of the most popular of the Lake District fells for walkers. It is listed in Alfred Wainwright's 'best half dozen' Lake District fells.
The Southern Fells include the highest ground in England, a horseshoe which begins with Scafell and Scafell Pike in the west and then curves around the north of Upper Eskdale to take in Great End, Esk Pike, Bowfell and Crinkle Crags.
In addition to Eskdale, Bowfell has a footing in two other well known valleys. It stands at the head of Great Langdale — its east ridge dividing the two branches of Mickleden and Oxendale — while to the north is the Langstrath branch of Borrowdale. From all of these valleys Bowfell presents a striking profile with a conical top resting upon a wider summit plateau.
To the north-west of Bowfell the main ridge drops to the depression of Ore Gap, named after its reddish soil, rich in haematite. Below the col on the northern side is Angle Tarn. This round waterbody occupies a corrie beneath Hanging Knotts, small trout lurking in its 50 ft depths. Its outflow is a tributary of the Langstrath Beck, making for Stonethwaite.[1] To the south of Ore Gap runs Yeastyrigg Gill, the main headwater of Lingcove Beck, flowing into the fastness of upper Eskdale. Beyond the Gap the ridge makes the stony three-tiered climb to the white-rocked summit of Esk Pike.
Southward of Bowfell the ridge falls steeply to Three Tarns, the col separating it from Crinkle Crags. The depression takes its name from a number of small pools, often two, but sometimes more after rain.[1] Busco Sike flowing to the east is the longest feeder of Oxendale Beck in Great Langdale.
Bowfell sends out two subsidiary ridges to the east. The Band is a descending rigg starting from the southern end of the summit plateau. It is this ridge which divides Oxendale from Mickleden, making straight for Stool End Farm on the valley floor. The Band has a minor top about halfway down named White Stones,[2] although most guidebooks do not consider it notable. The second ridge begins at the northern end of the summit plateau and crosses Rossett Hause, a sharp depression at the head of Rossett Gill, to make for Rossett Pike. The continuation of this ridge provides the connection to the Central Fells, forming the northern wall of Great Langdale as it crosses Martcrag Moor, bound for the Langdale Pikes.
The predominant rocks on Bowfell are the volcaniclastic sandstones of the Seathwaite Fell Formation, with interbeds of andesite outcropping near the summit. The pebbly sandstone and breccias of the Pavey Ark Member also cross the fell.[3]
The summit area is a ridge running north–south with the final pyramid near the south-west corner and crags on three sides. The southern face is formed by Bowfell Links, an impressive wall of crag scarred by nine vertical gullies and with corresponding tongues of scree at its foot. A climb up these is neither pleasurable nor safe as they are extremely active loose rock channels. The eastern face carries a wealth of features including Flat Crag, Cambridge Crag and the Bowfell Buttress, the latter two providing good climbing. Flat Crag includes the Great Slab, a remarkable tilted sheet of rock which looks exactly as it sounds. At the base of Great Slab a spring gushes forth from the bare rock. "And no water anywhere else tastes better."[4] Below these faces runs the Climber's Traverse, a narrow path providing an excellent high-level walking route to the summit from the highest point of The Band. This largely horizontal line contours around beneath many of Bowfell's most dramatic crags, finally reaching the summit via a rocky route known as the River of Boulders, running parallel to the Great Slab. Finally on the north- east corner of the summit ridge is Hanging Knotts, a complex series of faces and outcrops looking down upon Angle Tarn.
The highest point carries not so much a cairn as a rearrangement of some loose rock at the apex of the pyramid. The panorama is excellent, improved immeasurably by the steep final slope and lack of foreground. Every major group of fells in Lakeland is seen well from this superb vantage-point — the Helvellyn range from end to end and the Langdale Pikes across Langdale — but the piece of the view is Scafell Pike towering above Eskdale.[4]
The Band provides the most popular means of ascent. Other routes from Langdale climb via Rossett Gill and Three Tarns. Bowfell can be reached from Stonethwaite via Angle Tarn although the way is long. Equally time-consuming although perhaps more picturesque is the long march up Eskdale from Brotherikeld, gaining the ridge at either Ore Gap or Three Tarns.[5] Indirect climbs can also be made via Crinkle Crags, Esk Pike or Rossett Pike. The summit can also be reached from the top of Wrynose Pass by following the Right of Way starting close to the Three Shire Stone and heading in a northwesterly direction. The route takes in the summits of Cold Pike and Long Top.
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bowfell.
The view south-east from the Great Slab, looking towards Pike of Blisco
Scafells from Bowfell
- ^ a b Blair, Don: Exploring Lakeland Tarns: Lakeland Manor Press (2003): ISBN 0-9543904-1-5
- ^ Birkett, Bill: Complete Lakeland Fells: Collins Willow (1994): ISBN 0-00-218406-0
- ^ British Geological Survey: 1:50,000 series maps, England & Wales Sheet 38: BGS (1998)
- ^ a b Alfred Wainwright: A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Book 4: ISBN 0-7112-2457-9
- ^ Richards, Mark: Mid-Western Fells: Collins (2004): ISBN 0-00-711368-4


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The governing All Progressives Congress, APC, has again postponed a meeting of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee, NEC, earlier scheduled for April 24 and 25, 2017 respectively.
The postponement was announced Thursday by the spokesperson of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi in a statement.
Mr. Abdullahi said, "the postponement is due to unexpected developments."
The governing party last held a NEC meeting on July 3, 2015, few months after it came into power.
The APC has been enmeshed in crisis for over a year with some leaders of the party calling on the national chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, to resign. Some of those publicly opposed to Mr. Odigie-Oyegun's leadership include former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu, and suspended deputy spokesperson, Timi Frank.
The crisis in the party is believed to be one of the factors militating against convening a NEC meeting.
On Thursday, Mr. Abdullahi said, "New dates for the meetings will be communicated in due course."
The National Caucus and NEC meetings are usually preparatory meetings to a national convention. The APC had earlier announced that it would hold its mid-term non-elective National Convention on April 29, 2017 in Abuja.
The announcement was made by the Governor of Zamfara State, Abubakar Yari, shortly after governors elected under that platform of the party had held a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the APC at its national secretariat, Abuja.
Thursday's announcement therefore, means the national convention of the party may not hold as announced.


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DCI says suspect fatally shot during standoff in Loyal
LOYAL, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation says one person has died after a standoff with law enforcement officers in Clark County.
It happened early Friday morning in Loyal.
WSAW-TV reports DCI says during the standoff at the suspect's residence, the suspect fired at law enforcement and struck a Clark County deputy, who officials say will be OK.
As the standoff continued, law enforcement officers deployed gas into the residence. And when officers entered the residence, the suspect began firing and was shot by a Marathon County deputy, who has been placed on standard administrative leave.
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Pantheist - Pantheist review
|Release date:
|April 2011
01. One Of These Funerals
02. Broken Statue
03. The Storm
04. Be Here
05. 4:59
06. Brighter Days
07. Live Through Me
I'm pretty sure you remember Pantheist, one of the most upcoming names in the world of funeral doom back in the 00s. The basics remained, but still, they had a personal approach on the sound of this very special scene. There was will for something different, but there were the boundaries of funeral doom keeping them chained. The big breakthrough came with Journey Through Lands Unknown and everything you knew concerning this band suddenly came to a different level. There were attachments to the past, but still, Pantheist were not the same. The only trademark you can rely on have to be Kostas' vocals and the piano/keyboard curtain.
Three years later, the time came for their self-titled work, the one expanding their sound territory even more, making their approach on music harder to categorize. Less is more, more is less and that's what the cover artwork propagandizes, a minimalistic approach on the cover, a title that depicts the band itself and as for the... more... it's all about music.
Imagine a generic doom approach in terms of composing but even more like a lurking sense, something like the spirit from the past that has been entombed deep within the sound chambers of this band. And then you lose yourself in the vast abyss of musical interpretation. The keyboards, the effects and the vocal lines play the most important role in this experimenting attempt. But still, you wouldn't consider the guitars and the rhythm section as secondary intruders, they're more like the king's relatives rather than his humble servants. There are enough times you will witness both the guitars and the drumming (even the bass) present a hallucinating part of immense beauty or creative intensity equally that you will start wondering what the hell is going on. And that's the fact, hell is going on and you're following unaware of what will come next. The keyboard ambiance brings forth memories of Amartia and not only, the vocals rely on their chanting or even clean singing aspect with few but to the point grunting moments, whereas the guitars in perfect combination with the rhythm section vary from time to time, according to where hell is going on. And remember, you're following.
Doom metal, ecclesiastic atmosphere, jazzy moments, 80s dark/new wave additions (The Cure mid-era musical background meets Bauhaus' Peter Murphy's aura), progressive rock injections from Pink Floyd and anything you might imagine (or not) is apparent from the very generic term "atmospheric". Proceed at your own risk, Pantheist (the album) refers to an audience whose identity cannot be identified, just like the band itself (nowadays), either you will like it or it will pass you by and there will be no hard feelings, it's one of those cases experimentation doesn't hurt. Either you "get it" or you just don't get it, as simple as that, as complex as the album and the band itself. Oh well.
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Hello Fellow Lumberjocks,
Here are a few more windspinners that I created. They are all made using scraps from other projects or reclaimed lumber. Each of them are finished with exterior paint. In my previous 'windspinner fever' post I mentioned using brass fishing swivels. Unfortunately, I quickly discovered that these DO NOT last very long. Thanks to advice from a sales clerk at a local tackle shop I started using stainless steel ball bearing swivels. So far they are working fabulously. Not only are they more durable but they spin much more freely than did the brass swivels. Of course, being stainless steel in a ball bearing style they are quite a bit more expensive than the brass swivels. However, if you want your windspinners to spin in even the slightest breeze the stainless ball bearing style are the swivels to use!
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Nhow Milano, Via Tortona 35, Milano,Italy Fuori Salone del Mobile
Organized by Cosmit, NH hotel
"Ti Porta"
_is a series of photographs of gallery hallway doors.
Every photograph from the collection shows a door frame and the connected space through the opening.
The works are installed on the 2nd and 3rd floor of Hotel NH in Zona Tortona, Milano.
As an interior designer, I noticed the fact that doors were way too neglected, and decided to give them significance by attaching photographic prints from my photograpy collection "Gallery Doors".
As a result, an ordinary door which resembles closed space becomes open and gives a new sensation to the viewer as if he/she were transcending space and time.
This approach is to give the viewer reminiscence and nostalgia as well a feel of transcending space and time.


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Is housing affordability the egg we can't unscramble?
The new NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has made housing affordability a commitment of her government and our Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has been to London investigating alternative means to providing low cost and social housing, while Opposition Leader Bill Shorten claims only Labor has the solution to housing affordability.
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Declining rates of home ownership aren't necessarily a bad thing, according to the Reserve Bank. Addressing a conference of housing researchers in Melbourne, the Bank's head of economics, Luci Ellis, said participation in the housing market "need not be about owning your own home".
The Bench
I was discussing our work with high school students at the bench. Winoregon.org is our non-profit to help fund these efforts. In my chat with a representative from one of the largest construction firms in the City, I mentioned that we help our students bridge the gap between their academic life and the real world....
Breadboard Ends With Draw-bore Pins. Love 'em!
I am often asked about breadboard ends on furniture. I think mostly because they do trim out flat tops and tables nicely and they also help to constrain tabletops to prevent movement such as cupping. The main issue mostly is that the width of wood expands and contracts across its width but so minimally in its length it is barely discernible.
Quick, Dirty & Effective Trammel Points - Popular Woodworking Magazine
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I like this way of reading a book because lot of us are pressed for time and we need some motivation to start and finish a book. This club provides enough time (one a month) to finish a book. It feels like you are in a virtual graduate school seminar class, provided that you participate in the discussion. Like a seminar, you get out of the club what you put into it. I recommend joining this book club if you like reading books on personal development, leadership and business for both personal and professional growth.
For those interested in joining this club, here is how this club works:
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5) Participate in a conference call with the author at the end of the month
Again, 12booksgroup.com is an excellent book club. Give it a try. It's free. You have no excuses if you want to read, learn, think, act and grow. I am pretty active there and hope to see you there and exchange views.
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Mixed Media of found objects, paper, and acrylic paint
I've listened to Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" since I was a kid and realized I hadn't the faintest clue what it meant. So I did some investigation and found this; "satanic message" and "purely gibberish." Turned out it didn't really matter what anybody said. There are only two aspects of that song I've always been drawn to and that was its title and the era in which Robert Plant wrote it.
I grew up in the 70s. I rocked to its music and relished in a few of its "freedoms" too. I just had more self-restraint than some of the musicians had. Most likely, the fame combined with drugs made them feel as if they were virtually indestructible. And the fans probably thought so too until many of their idols died from drug overdoses.
My mixed media piece is also called "Stairway to Heaven." My Gene Simmons-like rock star performs on a stage of fire—it is his hell. His kitty is his only source of love compared to those of his fans, groupies, and drug dealers that encompass his pressed and hairy life. One tier up, my rock star has partied a bit too hard. He can't differentiate himself from the room he's in, but it's a great trip he's having. His toe gently touches the the upper level—one foot in and one foot out. And then he dies the rockstar death. Did he think he'd live forever—like Mick Jagger?
"Ooooo, and it makes me wonder..."
Stairway to Heaven
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Shiro Miyata / Day One / 03:00:00
Shiro Miyata / Day One / 03:00:00[edit]
Escape from Janokubi Valley.
At the end of the cutscenes you'll be have Yoriko Anno's class notes and Letter from the Kajiro family added to your archive.
Immediately pick up the flashlight from the ground, and just as soon turn it off. Check your map to find Miyata's car. If you move straight ahead from where you start the mission, you'll run down a few narrow paths, downhill towards the car. There's a shibito in the area, but if you're quick to get to Miyata's car you won't run into it before you have a weapon. Once you get to Miyata's car, open the trunk and grab the Ratchet wrench and Distress flare.
Go back up the mountain past the "NO TRESSPASSING" sign and take the first left you see. Then take the next right, and keep to the left as you make your way up the path. You'll likely meet the aforementioned shibito along the way--give it a few blows with the wrench and continue up the mountainside.
At the top you'll reach a set of trolley tracks on the ground. Start being quiet here, and take a right to avoid the gun-toting shibito on the Suspension bridge to your left. Walk down the tracks and you'll find a shibito with a shovel--knock it out before messing with the gun-toting shibito on the bridge. Find the Scrap material that's next to the tracks and use the flare to light it on fire. The fire will attract the gunner shibito, letting you sneak up behind him and knock him into the ground. Before attacking the gunner shibito, however, locate the Small shrine and pick up the Used phone card which gets added to your archive.
Once the gunner has been distracted and you've knocked him out, run across the Suspension bridge to reach the Mountain hut. Enter the hut and take an immediate right, up a small set of stairs and onto a platform with a generator. Just beyond the generator is a small room with an Empty gas can. Pick up the gas can, and then run to the far south end of the Mountain hut, making your way down a few small staircases. Make sure your flashlight is off before reaching the far south end, and look around for the Proposal for TV program on the ground, which gets added to your archive.
Now to fill up that gas can. You'll have to go all the back to Miyata's car, exiting the Mountain hut, crossing the Suspension bridge, and sneaking immediately to the right, past the gunner shibito that's still distracted by the fire. Run down the mountain and you'll likely have to take out the patrolling shibito again. Before running to Miyata's car, go to the Pay phone and use the Used phone card, causing the phone to make a beeping noise that attracts a nearby sniper shibito. Quickly, run to Miyata's car and fill the gas can with gas, and then sightjack the sniper shibito as it slowly marches towards the phone.
Once the sniper's at the Pay phone you'll have to run towards him and knock him out--the beeping doesn't keep him occupied forever, and if you try to sneak past him he'll turn around and blast you. Knock him out, and then continue across the Bridge. At the far end of the bridge, take a left down a narrow set of stairs and follow the path under the bridge. There's a patrolling shibito in the area, but it's unarmed and easy to take out. Keep right and you'll end up going south, along a very narrow path along the water. Push over the marker you find at the end of the path (Reiko Takato - Day 1, 23:00 Requirements for Mission Objective 2 fulfilled).
Return to the Mountain hut the way you first went there (back up the mountain and across the Suspension bridge). Enter the hut and put the gas you took from the car in the generator. Once you start the generator, the sniper shibito on the other side of the wall (to the west) will get drawn to the light in the hut. Start the generator, and then very quickly run down the small set of stairs just south of the generator, and make your way around to exit the level just past where the sniper shibito was standing.
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017
I love seeing these little faces while I work through out the day!
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Public Service Announcement!
The whole entire inch went in and I didn't feel a thing until I looked to see where it had gone....
Priority #1: DO NOT bleed on the quilt:)
Waddle to get paper towels with object sticking out of leg.
Gently remove and apply pressure.
Take a sewing intermission preferably with a glass of wine.
That will teach me to correct my mistakes!
It is easy to joke about it now but in all seriousness this could have been much worse.
During the course of our sewing day (years) we tend to get slack in our safety precautions...
-Put the pins in our mouth
-Leave the rotary cutter open and/or unlocked
-Forget to the shut off the iron
I feel some of you nodding along.
So please take that extra moment to be safe.
Do the extra crunch to bend over and pick up the item off the floor.
Your body will thank you.
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Neil Young isn't exactly at SXSW, but many of his projects are.
Nils Lofgren's excellent Neil Young tribute album gets a re-release.
The life and death of an independent record store: a quarter-century of Atomic Records.
Remembering Doug Sahm on the tenth anniversary of his death.
A review of Barney Hoskyns' Tom Waits biography.


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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Rob Ryan
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Rob Ryan stole my heart last year... i have his stuff all over the place on my computer! I want to go to London, just to go to his store...ReplyDelete
you can get a few cards with his designs at Penimentos in Newtown :) i got the can we shall we one.
Hi Alyssa how are you?ReplyDelete
I have that one to. "eat our sandwiches on the train" oh i love it.
Are you going to finders keepers? we should meet up there if we are going at the same time :)
I have a poster of his hanging on the back of my toilet door! I've actually been thinking about his art quite alot lately..ReplyDelete
Have you heard about the art exchange project? I'm currently trying to find some people that would participate in it... you make one peice of art and get 36 in return! If you aren't already doing it and would like to, please, leave me a comment on my blog and i shall send you an email!xx
I so want that tea towel!ReplyDelete
Hi again.. :)ReplyDelete
well how it all works is that you send (as in through the post) one piece of art to somebody and then find 6 people to join up as well, and eventually you should get 36 in return! if it all works out that is... anyway how about you leave me your email and i will email the information about it to you.. that should help you make more sense of it.
sounds good. my e-mail is email@example.com and what is your name by the way? I tried to find it on your blog but couldn't see it. xReplyDelete


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A parent whose child needs that sort of support gives it, day in and day out, and knows precisely what that requires. If the inviting parent truly wants to know what might help to turn a sentiment into execution, I'm sure the child's parent could tell you.
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Dragon eggs/
Imagine, if you will, a surface made of shimmering light, shifting between a solid appearance of gold, silver or some magical texture, and a translucent curtain into the energetic substrate just on the other side. This is way dragon' eggs appear to me, a tangible mirage.
More and more when I am doing healing journeys with people and animals, dragons are part of the Spirit team doing the work. One of the things they often do is gift the client with an egg. While every egg is as unique as the client's needs, the one thing they seem to have in common is that they contain the pure potential of the client's healed perfection. The eggs tend to be formed from the dragon's stories of who the client is, who they were, and of what they can become. If the egg is transparent I sometimes see a dragon's form inside the egg. Other times it may look like a ball of brilliant white within. Or it may be different.
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According to an article from The Philippine Star, the consumer lending portfolio of universal and commercial banks grew 27% YoY and 3.4% QoQ to P933b in 1Q15. Citing central bank data, the article noted that real estate loans went up 26% to P411.4b while auto loans increased 26% to P244.6b.
These offset the relatively slow growth of credit cards, which grew 4% to P159.8b. The article also noted that consumer credit exposure was at 16.7% of the total loan portfolio of banks, still lower compared to our Asean peers, such as Malaysia (53.8%), Indonesia (28.6%), Thailand (27.7%) and Singapore (25.8%).
Our take: The faster growth of consumer lending should bode well for local banks. Given the moderation of growth in the corporate segment, banks have been forced to focus more on growing higher yielding segments, such as consumer and middle market lending. The faster growth of consumer loans may also help the sector improve and manage their margins better, in light of the prolonged margin pressure that most banks are experiencing right now.
It remains to be seen whether this trend will be sustained over the long-term, but the low penetration rate of consumer loans in the country, along with our country's sustained economic growth, should provide banks with a growing market for consumer lending. – WealthSec


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This time of year, I always think of hearts. Hearts in felted wool are particularly lovely. I'm trying some new techniques. Machine quilting on the felt give is texture and pattern. My default machine quilting style is small and scrolling. What could be better for hearts? I think I"ll continue to work on integrating machine quilting into felted projects.
I'm still loving the embellment possibilities with #5 pearl cotton. The Drizzle stich around the red heart above is a work in process. In this red and turquoise piece I also tried cut away applique. I stitched the outline of the red heart on the wrong side, then turned it over and cut away the turquoise felt to let the red peep through. Adding another layer of turquoise felt to the back and machine stitching around it, left the impression of trapunto work. Not sure how this piece will end up - maybe a pillow top or framed.
My palette this year is full of clear pure colors - turquoise, red and cream.
I also tried edging some felt with zipper pieces. These were repurposed from an old pair of jeans . (The jeans that were transformed into a gardening apron with pockets strong enough to stand up to prunners and other garden implements.) I like the look the zippers add. There are some beautiful pieces already sold on Etsy, so for now, this is just for fun....but I did buy more zipper by the yard, so a few more projects are ahead. I assembled it based on my best guess and whipstitched the zipper to the edges of the felt. It would be interesting to see if there are other approaches.


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Getting Trust is the essential outcome that makes Coaching possible – and different
Why does trust matter?
I want to explore how trust is especially relevant to coaching – making it possible in the first place, and also different from many traditional ways of thinking.
It seems to me that trust is what makes living possible – in every sense. We don't set foot outside unless we trust that the path we tread on is not some form of holographic image hiding a bottomless crevasse. So it is with all of living.
In my coaching practice trust is the most important result, or outcome, to establish first, because coaching involves important uncertainties for the Coachee. For example, Coaching is about:
Enabling someone to find the confidence, and curiosity, to take on further learning – open up to what they don't know
Speaking to opportunities people have, rather than problems.
Enabling someone to take risks – disclosing to themselves, let alone another person – matters that they have not found the right space to consider elsewhere.
Coaching also is starting to challenge many fundamental structures we have in society. Quite rightly we aim to form structures that recognise and give authority to people who have the best information and ability to make sense of it to know what is best to do.
However in Coaching, the customer is king. Because they have the best knowledge about what matters to them. We are not dealing with remedial issues, e.g. where someone has patterns of behaviour categorised by society as dysfunctional. There are many treatments that are appropriate for these other still important, and even urgent, matters.
Coaching is different.
We are approaching people as functional, i.e. able to live normally, and successfully, already, and who are interested in becoming more functional in what they already successfully achieve in life and/or work.
The work of coaching starts with having to build the trust that the coach has something to bring to the Coachee's world. And the Coachee alone is the authority who will decide this.
This raises some important questions about the sort of process which is appropriate to this. It seems to me there is something in the idea of trust that is central to this process.
Exploring what trust means
Simple definition: The word is reported as first deriving from old Norse and used in the sense of being strong. Today, a more common definition is simply – Firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something [1].
Moving on to more studied definitions: Psychoanalyst Erik Erikson suggested that the development of basic trust is the first state of psychosocial development occurring, or failing, during the first two years of life. It is an essential foundation for life. However, Erikson also stressed his work was a tool to think with rather than a factual analysis. Its purpose then is to provide a framework within which development can be considered further, rather than accurate and complete understanding [2].
Psychology sets out to achieve this rigour of complete understanding, however there is the inclination to see trust as more of the nature of an emotion – not necessarily a rational process. It is a state of perception – expectation - which can bring positive feelings. How it is achieved and why it is sought is still difficult to study/research.
Trust or lack of it isn't produced through rational thought processes but are processed according to a mental script we may not even know we follow unless we have been in therapy or have come to a real understanding of how our childhood experiences have affected us. Even so, in the moment, we may not recognize the patterns. [3]
This suggests that trust is still somewhat difficult to measure by traditional methods – such as those used by formal Psychology. However, the need, and demand, for understanding people has seen much other work elsewhere. They can also inform more about understanding trust.
Other approaches that might inform how to give attention to what is involved in creating trust appropriate to Coaching.
There are many, many, different schools, or approaches, to understanding people in the broader context of their lives.
A useful overview and short summary, of how this idea of functional attention to another person has developed, particularly in counselling, which has some important similarities to coaching, is offered as:
Psychodynamic, refers to the invisible and changeable nature of living. Sometimes we make choices (of feelings); sometimes feelings escalate to become emotions and are dominant, described as:
… unconscious (hidden/not admitted or disclosed) – where (early) hidden trauma can lurk thro life. And hence reference to these hidden drivers of behaviour, such as id ego and superego. As with most things it is easier/ more urgent to start with – crisis'[4].
Humanistic starts from the uniqueness of a person's entity due to their unique perception and experience; whilst also taking a positive view - starting with the opportunity compared with other concerns of starting with the problem.
Humanistic starts from looking for opportunities rather than the problems a person faces. [hence coaching's big big difference]. Humanistic starts with the search for the interest and capability to learn – when the circumstances fit the equation[5].
Behavioural is born out of what (little) can be subjected to schematic research and evidence. This results nevertheless in some important expert lead approaches to important issues.
Diagnostic (according to best known to date) frameworks leads to a directive approach – where the expert knows best what is missing or present in achieving (current views about what is) normal standards of behaviour and directs attention from this external framework – ignoring internal frameworks on the assumption that people have very limited internal learning awareness and need direction[6].
Each of these perspectives are often seen as three different 'schools' – or separate lenses - by which to help people.
Psychoanalytic and Behavioural schools often create more of a framework of conventional authority for the practitioner to work to, and they are also more involved where there is a form of accepted dysfunction that enables more authoritative control and direction of the interpersonal process to be exercised.
There may be real value in trusting an external authority. For much of medicine, we have such trust. However, there are also limitations to how all knowing medicine can be. As well as a need for strict rules – that can be trusted - about straying from what is known. Some approaches may make the issue of trusting the experience another person, as an expert, wants to bring to be quite different from the traditional models of how expertise is based. How to deal with a patient who is the best expert in themselves is such a challenge.
Coaching deals with people who exercise choice about what is serving their needs. The contracting process becomes quite different, as the expertise needed can be quite different, which is where establishing trust becomes essential.
Towards a Framework that Integrates
The framework that has most informed me about how I understand the importance of developing trust, in practice, is best summarised by R Carkhuff[7]. Carkhuff's framework, summarised below, was a work aiming to bring together the various approaches, mentioned earlier, into a more integrative approach. This can also inform the issue of creating trust more appropriate to the circumstances of Coaching
The framework is still lacking reference to explicit behaviour, which still defies our comprehensive understanding. It is laid out as a progressive pattern. Albeit a simplification of principles, that can be different in detail of events, but which are still a stable pattern in the process overall.
3.1 Key principle
The most important part of the framework is the focus on working from the behaviour of the other person – i.e. not the coach.
Carkhuff's work uses the term Self Exploration which is defined as the extent of willingness by the Coachee to engage in sharing personally relevant awareness in the context of the relationship.
In effect this is an identification of the process of trust developing. As the person concerned builds their confidence in the space, and conditions, being created for them.
3.2 Key behaviours, by the Coach, that have most influence on this trust factor
It's also about the effect of coach behaviours, NOT the intention. Observed effects - the verbal and behavioural expressions, by the coach ….
Empathy: attend to and add to the verbal expressions of the other; as evidenced by the reaction that accepts and builds further their appreciation of where they are.
Respect: effective at getting across valuing, caring and interest in the other person.
Genuineness: effective at getting across being fully themselves, with consistency and spontaneity (not rehearsed.)
Self-disclosure: effective at getting across similar levels of intimate sharing appropriate to the increasing levels of disclosure by the other person – compared with the politenesses of casual exchanges.
Specificity: effective at getting across the value of the other person by increasingly identifying what matters in practical terms.
Confrontation: effective at getting the other person to want to engage effectively with possible discrepancies that arise in the picture presented by the other person.
Immediacy: effective at getting attention and focus to the immediate and or wider picture of interaction between both parties.
3.3 The need to match the behaviours provided by Self exploration
The important skill, here, is for the Coach to choose behaviours that respond to, and match the level of self-exploration offered.
The order of these behaviours normally goes through stages where important psychological contracting/trust building behaviours (facilitative) come before more direct problem solving / learning type behaviours (action oriented).
Empathy, respect and genuineness are considered to be the key facilitative behaviours. These three facilitative behaviours are central to the stage of building trust between the Coach and Coachee.
In my terms, I often practice this as a form of sincere interest and listening – repeatedly – to what the other person is saying. Once I show I understand and accept what is often initial testing of me, in the initial stages, the coachee then moves on to deeper levels of self exploration and expression that starts more explicit exploration of the agenda that interests them.
I am often surprised by the way the agenda opens up more and more according to the trust that I can establish through these behaviours.
Comparing an integrated framework with these three contrasting approaches:
Much of Psychodynamics, and the behavioural approach, rely a lot on the direction of creating the conditions for action. For experts working in these professions, the equivalent of facilitative is 'diagnosis' that then moves into prescribing expert with derived solutions as the next 'action phase'.
I can certainly appreciate the challenge of dealing with the invisible drivers that the psychodynamic approach attempts to work with. However, there is still too much emphasis on 'negative' drivers in much of the approach.
Elements of the Psychoanalytical approach, such as appreciating drivers that are less visible, and the Behavioural approach, focussing on real change in behaviour as an outcome are also relevant to Coaching.
Other practical outcomes, than just creating Trust, are also essential. However, Trust is an essential part of generating concentration, and orientation by the coachee, which are essential to the more action oriented, or problem solving approach.
Some demonstrable, and effective learning has to result – either in the form of sudden insight, or in the form of an action plan for continuing to progressively learn about something.
The learning involved is often measured by needing to be a visible outcome to others.
However, unless trust is established first, it is unlikely the dialogue will progress to this learning by just carrying out a simple problem solving type of conversation.
The trust building process is the feature that I consider the humanistic school emphasises. This emphasis, however, can result in this approach being seen as less concerned with a focus on that end result.
How does this work for me in practice
I have found the use of more facilitative behaviours, central to the trust building process, important in practice to a wide range of opportunities.
The context of Organisations
I have found, in practice, the most important, and valued, opportunities for bringing these important conditions for creating trust are best evident in organisations.
Organisations are a classic form of collaborative enterprise. However, the way collaboration is – organised – does sometimes result in a simplification of the challenges involved.
Providing the standard of facilitative conditions necessary to establish connections that people trust can still be a challenge for those involved. Simpler methods of direction are preferred – even with the risks, and costs, they can bring.
Increasingly, the greatest challenge for leaders, and leadership, is more about getting people to make a free choice to follow them, rather than rely on knowing the answer they want and exercising various threats to enforce following, and obedience.
Likewise, many other classic methods of bringing learning into organisational behaviour can benefit from a facilitative, also combined with the action oriented approach.
A coaching approach to training
Ramamurthy Krishna's blog on a coaching approach to training is a theme that I find myself using in practice.
The learning that training is after, often requires enabling each person to find their own path to the learning involved. One path fits all is not necessarily the best approach to learning.
Team Coaching
Team Coaching is an important example of how the use of a coaching approach can achieve significant results.
This can also result in the extension of the facilitative/coaching approach to what is in effect a form of mediation.
A coaching approach, with a group or team can enable the individuals involved to better understand themselves, and how they may be perceived by others. This can then significantly raise the level of live feedback from all involved. Similar perspectives from different people can then be important validation of feedback; and a practical opportunity to practice adjustment.
Peer group facilitation
A growing form of team coaching where the typical structure of authority (as present with teams in organisations) is deliberately neutralised.
The 360 approach
At the individual level, use of a 360 approach can also bring important clarity through the use of a more coaching approach – e.g. using a more qualitative approach to generating and interpreting data than a statistically based model. Facilitating the expression, and interpretation of feedback is important.
The Development Centre rather than the Assessment Centre approach
The same is true of how a development centre for individuals can be also powerful when using this approach, and the data is for their personal use. Those involved may then disclose the data to the organisation with more assurance than just the external objectivity of the assessment centre.
Internal Coaching
The growth – albeit cautiously – of Internal Coaching' is another example of how support of the use of a coaching/facilitative/trust building approach can bring significant benefits. The voluntary nature of much Internal Coaching demonstrates an important resource in how people want to contribute in ways that are typically still outside the narrow job description.
Conclusions and next steps
Trust is an important lens for appreciating how Coaching really can work: Exploring, and expressing, the way that trust is an important lens for understanding Coaching – through the facilitative approach - has been very helpful, for myself.
It is important to build awareness of the factors that the ambitions for coaching, held by many people, are more soundly based on.
It is important to appreciate what is involved in getting trust to work: As with many things, what can be complex can be seen as taking too much time and trouble, for some, especially when there are pressures on observable results. Likewise, when you have the skill to do something right, it can take no time at all, by comparison.
The evidence I can also observe in fellow practitioners is powerful: I am always impressed by the levels of – albeit – still intuitive skills that many highly successful fellow practitioners bring to their use of these facilitative, and trust building, practices and skills. The real results that are then achieved when the 'trust contract' is well established are also really appreciated by those involved.
More detailed learning about what is involved in building how trust can add value is still needed: There is also obviously a lot more to be done to identify the sorts of behaviours that operate across the dynamic of any dialogue; for example, non-verbal signals are often much more potent and meaningful than verbal signals. Much communication is also often in the form of 'code' more than explicit.
Towards a more integrative approach that appreciates the place of, and importance of building trust: There is much of value in each and all of the various schools or systems of thought, about what might be involved in Coaching. However it is important to work more towards the appreciation of how this all works within a bigger, more integrative picture, rather than to promote one particular school as the answer.
My question to you:
Do you take notice of how trust is developing in dialogue you are having?
How would you describe what factors you are using to track it?
[1] https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/trust
[2] http://www.simplypsychology.org/Erik-Erikson.html
[3] https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/tech-support/201403/the-trouble-trust
[4] http://www.skillsyouneed.com/general/counselling-approaches.html
[5] ditto
[6] ditto
[7] Carkhuff R.R. (1969), Helping and Human Relations (Vols 1 & 2). New York, NY: Holt, Rhinehart, & Winston.
[8] http://the-goodcoach.com/tgcblog/2016/7/19/when-training-is-better-done-using-a-coaching-approach-a-practical-example-of-how-to-use-a-coaching-approach-when-people-still-call-it-training-by-r-ramamurthy-krishna-guest


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September 28, 2016
Daily History Byte: New Thoughts on the Death of Ötzi the Iceman
In 1991, explorers found the corpse of an ancient man in the wake of a receding glacier. Named Ötzi, his remains date back to about 5300 years ago. His death has remained a mystery, but a recent conference has yielded some additional theories that may shed light on this enduring tale.
Source: New Thoughts on the Death of Ötzi the Iceman – Archaeology Magazine


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Technological advancements in data-mining systems are worth the expense
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The demands on today's IP are extensive. In addition to managing and educating frontline staff members, IPs are asked to conduct risk assessments for a variety of infections, initiate facilitywide goals, and stay on top of IC measures within their facilities.
However, doing so requires a tremendous amount of infection data tracking, whether it's by patient, by infection, or by unit. Before elaborate computer software became available to medical facilities, IPs had to go through microbiology reports by hand, manually sorting and calculating rates and trends, says Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, director of IC at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore and author of "Leveraging Surveillance Technology to Benefit the Practice and Profession of Infection Control," published in the April 2008 American Journal of Infection Control.
"The major pro to using data-mining software is ef-ficiency," Hebden says. "You'll have a perspective on what was done historically—and when I say his-torically, there are some ICPs that are still doing this—where you literally are printing out a report from your microbiology laboratory from all your abnormal results, and then you have to go through that and sort it depending on what type of surveillance you are doing."
However, the recently released 2009 APIC Economic Survey found that technology use associated with IC programs is lagging. Only one in five of the nearly 2,000 survey respondents used data-mining technology to track infections.
This means IPs need to be able to bring a business case to administration to obtain technology such as data-mining systems, says Linda R. Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, director of IP at Rochester (NY) General Health System and author of APIC Position Paper: The Importance of Surveillance Technologies in the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs).
"As preventionists, part of our job is coaching, mentoring, working with the folks on the units, and manual surveillance, unfortunately, ties us to our desk," says Greene. "The technology is very, very important." (See p. 4 for a related story.)
Balancing the cost
The trick to achieving leadership buy-in with data-mining technology is being able to show that investment in the system will balance the bottom line. However, Greene concedes that it's difficult for many IPs to present a business case since they are often more clinically minded.
"It's probably something we haven't done very well because we're pretty altruistic and we are thinking about patients, and they are the most important thing," Greene says. "But what's important is that we make our administrators realize that when we prevent an infection, we not only save a life, which is the most important thing, but we also decrease length of stay and decrease the bottom line, and that's a really important message in these economic times."
Hebden notes that calculating even basic cost-savings numbers is relatively simple. For example, if the average IP makes $35 per hour and spends eight hours per week on manual surveillance, that hospital could save nearly $15,000 per year with the use of data mining, and the IP could better invest his or her time elsewhere.
"And that has nothing to do with the actual reviewing of patient records that might have to be done, like aggregating your reports for presentation to clinicians and all the other work that goes along with the process of surveillance," Hebden says. "Because surveillance is not just simply data collection; surveillance is data collection, data aggregation, data reporting, and evaluation of data to determine if outcomes of interventions are working. So the data collection piece should be streamlined as much as possible."
If you show how purchasing a data-mining system can offset the skyrocketing cost of HAIs, administration may be more likely to invest. For example, making the argument that automated data collection helps eliminate patient days may be convincing.
"Most hospitals in the country, we are running at 100% capacity," Greene says. "And part of what the CEO and the people in the administration want to see is that throughput, so that if we can move patients out of an ICU bed, get people waiting in the emergency department into those beds, and decrease the length of stay, it's really important."
Leveraging regulatory agencies
Another keyword that might make hospital administrators perk up is "reimbursement."
With the announcement that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will not reimburse "never events," including catheter-associated urinary tract infections, vascular catheter–associated infections, and surgical site infections, hospital CEOs are going to pay more attention to infections they may not have watched as closely before.
"I think in light of the CMS zero tolerance of these infections going forward, we are in a position where I think they now understand they are losing money from their bottom line," Hebden says. "They have always been losing money from their bottom line potentially, but now it is much more evident. These infections historically resulted in reimbursement from the payment system, so I don't think leadership truly understood their impact. Now we're in a position where they're eliminating reimbursement for potentially preventable adverse outcomes of care."
These infections are now tied to a monetary value. For example, the cost of a central line–associated bloodstream infection could be as much as $34,000, Hebden says. Purchasing a data-mining system may be more appealing if there is proof that its value would be realized after eliminating just a few infections.
And although The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) doesn't require an automated system, having one will certainly help comply with the National Patient Safety Goals and other IC standards that focus on conducting a risk assessment, which is easily mapped out with surveillance technology, Greene says. Additionally, the presence of an automated system shows an accrediting agency that the IP has a broad overview of IC in the facility.
"With an electronic surveillance system, you can prove to regulatory agencies that you really have your [finger on the] pulse of the whole organization," Greene says. "It may not even be something you are following intentionally like bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit, but you have a handle on it."
Purchasing a system
There are several data-mining vendors on the market, each with different accessories, but there are a few things to look for when purchasing a system, according to the previously mentioned APIC position paper. It's important that a data-mining system be able to do the following:
APIC's position paper also suggests steps that are useful in choosing an appropriate system:
Hebden says it's important not to downplay the importance of staff members such as programmers or data analysts, who can help enhance the productivity of the system. For example, the University of Maryland Medical Center has a central repository from which analysts can quickly pull data with flexible degrees of specificity.
"I could just call the data analyst up and say, 'I want you to go back three years and tell me how many positive bloods we've had for a certain organism,' and they can do that," Hebden says.
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- Largo and the muffin cart.
- Most instances involving Largo, especially later on when it concerns Erika Hayasaka. Love Makes You (Even More) Crazy Awesome?
- Junpei vs. Miho: http://megatokyo.com/strip/231
- Any time Ping goes into "defensive" mode. Such as when she first met Ed.Ping: Oh, hi, Miss Sugawara-san. Sorry about the mess. I had to make a bad man go away.Sugawara: Bad... man?Ping: Uh huh. It's OK, he's gone now. I think I got all the glass up off the floor...Sugawara: Where...?Ping: Outside somewhere. Oh, and I'm sorry about the concrete column. His head kinda clipped it when I heaved him out the window.
- "Many things about l337 Master Junpei not know."
- "Prep4r3 for pantsless ninj4 fury!!!!"
- "Well, at least falling head first into a dumpster isn't really a moral dilemma."
- "Boy, it's been years since I've been to a love hotel."
- "Wait... I'm not wearing pink polka dots today, I'm wearing the green striped..."
- "What happened to the days when 'Go play in the mech' could keep them happy for hours?"
- You accidentally fed rat poison to your animals. They all died.
- While coming on the heels of some drama, this strip Crosses the Line Twice. The next strip has Erika needing to clarify that she was in Sarcasm Mode when Kimiko takes her statement at face value.Erika: At least Piro was there for you... Looks like your boy might have a bit of spine after all.
Beat with Kimiko looking embarrassed* You didn't rip his little spine out and stuff it down a garbage disposal, did you?
- "This Tokyo. No one brain real."
- Any time someone in MegaTokyo tries to explain... well, not just any part of the plot, anything. See Piro, Miho, and of course Largo.
- When Yuki brings Zom-Zom home, her father realizes she's awakened as a Magical Girl...and her mother thinks he's talking about the pet.Masamichi: We've talked about this! We agreed that we don't want this for her! It's too big of a thing, too much of a burden! You know what it's like! You know what she'll go through!!
Meimi: Yes, I agree, I wish she'd brought home a smaller creature.
Masamichi: It's bigger than our house and it's a ROTTING UNDEAD ZOMBIE MONSTER!!!
Meimi: Then we won't have to worry about it getting run over by a car, will we?
- "And that... concludes today's lesson in *4W35UM*!"
- Every instance of Lost in Translation, resulting from Largo's expanding the search engine to translate Japanese to include a multitude of non-translating sites, figuring that the Shotgun Approach would provide a more accurate translation.
- And from that, we also have Ping's translation of Largo's L33t L1ng0, culminating in "Hm" being a basic synopsis of Largo's character.
- "And they must never ever ever EVER EVER know!!!"
- Largo realizes Yuki Needs a Distraction. His choice?Largo: Ah. F5ck. I am on fire.
Erika: BAKA!
- "I want one!!" "NO!!!"
- Piro thinks he's misdialed when Yuki answers Largo's phone:Yuki: No! Th-this is Largo-san's phone.Piro: It is? Never would've thought you'd sound like a Japanese girl. Sorry for all the things he's done to you. No phone deserves that.
- "...Try to contain your crushing disappointment."
- Finally, after so much god-damn tension buildup. "Guess I gotta beat the crap out of ya." "That's cool. I really wish I could shoot you in the face."
- Apparently, the magical girl skill set does NOT include a decent poker face.
- Yuki, being a Magical Girl, naturally becomes frightened when what looks like Kyubey's head topples down the staircase towards her.Piro: What was that?Miho: Can we just assume that for the rest of the day you wouldn't want to know the answer to that question?
- Yuki FINALLY kissing Yutaka? Precious. Yutaka's reaction to it? Hilarious.
- Masamichi laughs at the idea of Erika (an ex-idol still with a lot of emotional leverage and impact on others) and Largo (the physical incarnation of Crazy Awesome) dating while in front of them. Erika looks at him angrily.Masamichi: Erika...Masamichi: My budget...
- Largo discovers pain meds. He also provides his thoughts on Piro's recent actions. While on the meds. Hilarity Ensues .
Funny / MegaTokyo
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2 Trips :: airline miles?/
I've wanted to post this request for a long time, but have honestly been a little hesitant. Mainly because, "generosity" is a gross understatement of how friends and family have supported us financially to bring our babies home! [To be clear, it will end up costing approx $30,000 for the entire adoption]
BOTTOM LINE: it's gonna cost an additional $5000-6000 to travel to Ethiopia since we now have 2 required trips. [See the original post explaining "why" HERE.] The vast majority of that cost is in airline tickets.
I'm wondering if you would pray with us that God would provide the mileage or finances for this 2nd trip? And if you have the means, would you see if God wants to use you to help bring our kiddos home?
We've already had someone offer airline miles for 1 of the trips - amazing! We were/ARE overwhelmed that a couple who we've NEVER MET [I am friends with their kids] have offered their frequent flier miles for 1 trip. It's a regular reminder that God will provide and mobilizes his Body to care for orphans!
If you are interested, please send me an email or Facebook me. Thanks again for your prayers.


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This solitude encourages introspection
In daily life I tend to float on the surface, never really delving deeply into why I like certain things. Here without distractions there is time to rest awhile, to read the sleeve note on a piece of music and listen to it. The longer I am here the more introspective I become.
Sound is of the essence here – the wind masking the sound of the sea, the interminable rain, the aural tradition of storytelling. The roof of the studio is glass, great light, but a cacophony of sound in the rain. If I were a composer I would set it to music. The weather dominates everything. There is less wind this morning but a wall of thick mist coming in off the sea. I can hardly see anything. There is a soft dampness in the air, not sure if it is soft Irish rain or just the mist. I put the washing out anyway. It's not drying inside so it might as well not dry outside in the fresh air! There are lots of horizontals, spikes and rounded forms rising up out of the sea
There is a spikiness creeping into these drawings, an edginess born of being on the edge, the edge of survival. Not me but the people who lived here in the past. A risk-taking entirely appropriate to the constant risk endured by the former inhabitants of these cottages.
I have definitely come out of my comfort zone into rawness.
Inny Strand
On this gray magically misty day I went to Inny Strand which is the other side of the bay so I was looking at a back view of the islands I can see from my cottage. It was deserted and very beautiful. The colours were exquisitely subtle, perfect for painting colour greys. I just soaked up the atmosphere and photographed two found drawings on the beach.


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I am about to be a first time mom & I could really use some helpful advice. If your newborn wakes up in the middle of the night should you feed them? Some say it could start the habit of eating in the night. Or could cause teeth to rot.


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Clyde Jackson Browne (born 9 October 1948) is an American musician and singer-songwriter.
- I'm Glad that the Bush years are behind us
- Discussing the election of Barack Obama and his support for the new American President with Dave fanning[1]
Song Lyrics[edit]
- These days I seem to think a lot
About the things that I forgot to do
For you
And all the times I had the chance to.
- These Days (ca. 1964-1965), from For Everyman (1973); previously recorded by Nico, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Tom Rush, Kenny Loggins, Iain Matthews, and Mates of State
- Now if I seem to be afraid
To live the life that I have made in song
Well it's just that I've been losing so long.
- These days I sit on cornerstones
And count the time in quarter-tones to ten, my friend
Don't confront me with my failures
I had not forgotten them.
- Well I'm running down the road
Tryin' to loosen my load,
I've got seven women on my mind,
Four that wanna own me,
Two that wanna stone me,
One says she's a friend of mine.
- Take It Easy (co-written with Glenn Frey, 1971-1972), from For Everyman; previously recorded on The Eagles' album Eagles (1972)
- Take it easy, take it easy
Don't let the sound of your own wheels
Drive you crazy.
- Well, I'm a standing on a corner
In Winslow, Arizona
And such a fine sight to see,
It's a girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford
Slowin' down to have a look at me.
- Make it on your own if you think you can.
If you see somewhere to go, I understand.
- For Everyman, from For Everyman (1973)
- Into a dancer you have grown from the seeds somebody else has sown
- For a Dancer
- Out into the cool of the evening strolls the pretender. He knows that all his hopes and dreams begin and end there.
- The Pretender from The Pretender (1976)
- I'm gonna be a happy idiot and struggle for the legal tender. Where the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender. And believe in whatever may lie in those things that money can buy, though true love could have been a contender
- The Pretender (1976)
- Are you there? Say a prayer for the pretender
who started out so young and strong only to surrender
- The Pretender (1976)
- I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on
- Running on Empty, from Running on Empty (1977)
- I look around for the friends that I used to turn to to pull me through.
Looking into their eyes I see them running too.
- Running on Empty


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And I mean just throw them out. Of course I am usually one for trying to give things away first, but when in doubt just pitch it. Right now my decision making process consists of a five second emotional thought and then...whatever is covered with dust goes!
Some friends came by to 'relieve' me of my stuff...and it made for a fun time actually. My advice to those who want to get rid of things...invite over objective friends and let the fun begin!


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It is our feeling that the postoperative care is as important as the surgical technique and one needs to be involved with ongoing care of this specialized surgical procedure in order to maintain proficiency. To accomplish this, we have a core team of health care providers who have been identified as BCIR staff. A team philosophy is at the core of this program and the team leader is a Registered Nurse. He/she has completed a training program including proctoring and has demonstrated competency in taking care of this type of surgical patient.
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Susan Kay, RN, and Gail Harner, R.N., share the responsibility of coordinating the day-to-day operations of the BCIR program at Palms of Pasadena Hospital. They both act as a liaison among the hospital, the patient and surgeon and will be available early on in the process. They will help coordinate all your needs in preparation for an admission, which is done by phone, and email contact.


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(with ALEX LATIMER & JENNIFER JACOBS)
Toast, Cape Town: Book Dash.
A picnic in a beautiful garden leads to adventure. Who will get the piece of toast? And will they be able to keep it?
101 Water Wise Ways, Johannesburg, Bookstorm.
Three provinces in South Africa have been declared national disaster zones because of drought. The way we think about water needs to change, and fast. This is especially true for those of us who have running water and flush sanitation piped into our homes. For millions of South Africans, water is already a precious resource that costs toil to collect and fuel to heat. Our middle-class expectations that water will gush steaming from our dozens of indoor taps 24/7 are going to look as bizarre to future generations as the spectacle of Cleopatra bathing in asses' milk. Our Roman-orgy relationship with water is over. This book will hopefully help to alleviate water panic and distress. A "can-do" compendium, it's meant to be a guide, not prescriptive – not all solutions or tips are one-size-fits-all. Think of it as an ally in your fight to save water and part of your survival kit, along with the firstaid box; Valium for water-worriers.
Prunings, Cape Town: uHlanga Press.
Where do unfinished poems go – the early buds, the offcuts, all of the blooms that can't be bunched together? In this beguiling bouquet of travel poetry, diary fragments, letters, works-in-progress and retrospection, Helen Moffett offers us a rare look into the workings, misfirings and triumphs of a literary mind. A collection of tentative moments and emotions, rendered in fleeting and experimental forms.
Joint winner, SALA prize for Poetry, 2017
Strange Fruit, Cape Town: Modjaji Books.
Strange Fruit is a courageous debut with a remarkable range in theme and tone, from the nostalgic to the comedic and bawdy, from angry, melancholic to steadfast and comforting.
(as HELENA S. PAIGE, with PAIGE NICK & SARAH LOTZ)
A Girl Walks into A Blind Date, London: Sphere Books; Johannesburg: Delta.
(E-pub version also available.)
A Girl Walks into A Wedding, London: Sphere Books; New York: William Morrow; Johannesburg: Delta.
(Kindle version also available.)
A Girl Walks into A Bar, London: Sphere Books; New York: William Morrow; Johannesburg: Delta.
(Kindle version also available.)
Seasons Come to Pass: A poetry anthology for Southern African students (3rd edition), Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa.
Lovely Beyond Any Singing: Landscape in South African Literature, Johannesburg: Double Storey Press. (Please contact author directly for copy.)
CO-AUTHORED or CO-EDITED BOOKS
ID: New Short Fiction from Africa (with Nebila Abdulmelik and Otiene Owino) eds. Cape Town and London: Short Story Day Africa and New Internationalist
Migrations: New Short Fiction from Africa (with Efemia Chela and Bongani Kona) eds. Cape Town and London: Short Story Day Africa and New Internationalist.
Stray: An Anthology of Animal Stories and Poems (with Diane Awerbuck) eds. Cape Town: Modjaji Books.
English for Academic Purposes (principal author; contributors Robert Balfour, Pinky Makoe, Jean Mitchell, Helen Moffett, Bernard Nchindila, and Dianne Shober). Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa. (International version also available.)
Bob Woolmer on Batting (with Bob Woolmer and Tim Noakes). Cape Town: New Holland.
Bob Woolmer on Bowling (with Bob Woolmer and Tim Noakes). Cape Town: New Holland.
Bob Woolmer's Art and Science of Cricket (with Bob Woolmer and Tim Noakes). Cape Town: Random House Struik.
"A womb with a (very strong) view." Essay in Nasty Women Talk Back: Feminist Essays On The Global Women's Marches, eds Joy Watson and Amanda Gouws. Cape Town: Imbali Academic Publishers.
"Conversations with Louise." Essay in Feminism Is: South Africans Speak Their Truth, ed Jen Thorpe. Cape Town: Kwela.
"A Failed Marriage: Feminism and the South African polity." Chapter in Intellectual Traditions in South Africa: Ideas, Individuals and Institutions, ed. Peter Vale, Lawrence Hamilton and Estelle Prinsloo. Scottsville: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press.
"Anxious in Alaska". Short story in Home Away: 24 hours, 24 cities, 24 writers, ed. Louis Greenberg. Cape Town: Zebra Press. (Please contact author directly for copy.)
"Cricket, gender and intimations of mortality". Chapter in Sport versus Art: A South African Contest, ed. Chris Thurman. Johannesburg: Wits University Press.
"It was on a dark and story night…" Essay in Encounters with André Brink, ed. Karina Magdalena Szczurek. Tafelberg Publishers. (Please contact author directly for copy.)
"Sexual Violence, Civil Society and the New Constitution". Chapter in Women's Activism in South Africa, eds Hannah Britton, Jennifer Fish and Sheila Meintjes. Scottsville: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press.
"Gender". Essay in New South African Keywords, eds Nick Shepherd and Steven Robins. Johannesburg: Jacana and Ohio University Press.
"The Sea for a Lover." Short story in Open: An erotic anthology by South African women writers, ed. Karin Schimke. Oshun Books. (Please contact author directly for copy.)
"Protecting the Invisible: the status of women refugees in Southern Africa". (with Nahla Valji and Lee Anne de la Hunt). Chapter in Advancing Refugee Protection in South Africa, eds. Jeff Handmaker, Jonathan Klaaren and Lee Anne de la Hunt. New York: Berghahn.
"Entering the Labyrinth: Coming to Grips with Gender Warzones, using South Africa as a Case Study". Chapter in Partners in Change: Working with Men to end Gender-Based Violence, United Nations INSTRAW.


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Here are some frequently asked questions with their ever important answers. Have a question that isn't answered below? Let Mary-Theresa know by contacting her here.
Q. Where does the bus pick us up?
A. The bus picks up from the Park N' Ride lot on Marginal Way in Portland, ME. This is the lot directly across from World's Gym and Play It Again Sports. The best part about this lot is that in case of a snow emergency, your car will be OK until we return from the trip – AKA – it shouldn't get towed.
Q. What time does the bus pick us up and drop us off in Portland? What time do we leave the mountain? Lastly, why so damn early?
A. All good questions. For Sunday River trips, we'll pick up at 7am. For Sugarloaf trips, pick up is bright and early at 6am. We will leave the mountain at 5:00pm SHARP (please don't be late). Why such an early pickup? This is so we can get you to the mountain as early as possible and you can have a full day on the slopes..another reason why it is so great someone else is driving!
Q. What happens if I have to cancel?
A. No refunds are issued unless the trip is canceled by MSR due to weather or not enough people on the trip. However, if you can't make the trip and can notify Mary-Theresa within 48 hours of trip departure time by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com, you will have the opportunity to transfer your reservation to another person (and have them pay you directly for your fee). If you cancel within 12 hours, you forfeit your spot on the bus all together.
Q. What happens if the trip gets canceled by Mainely Ski & Ride?
A. Unfortunately, if we do not have enough people to cover the cost of the trip, it may get canceled. If the trip gets canceled by MSR you will either have the option to transfer to another trip date or get a full refund. In some cases, there may be a small group carpooling to the mountain on our own. We will let everyone know if that is happening as well.
Q. What makes Mainely Ski and Ride different from other ski-bus companies?
A. Mainely Ski & Ride provides more of a VIP experiences. You are welcomed by the owner at every trip. We provide coffee and bagels and other snacks before you get on the bus, and we are available for any questions or concerns you may have. MSR Ambassadors are there to make sure you feel welcome and all your questions are answered. If you would like to set up time to have lunch with others on the bus, we'll provide the opportunity to voice that. After a day on the slopes, you can meet up for Apres skiing. Once everyone is on the bus, we'll show a movie and provide snacks and water for the ride home. As a member of MSR you are taken care of from pick-up to drop-off.
Q. What if I miss the bus because I slept in?
A. No refund will be issued – however – if you make your way to the mountain on your own, a lift ticket will still be purchased for you and Mary-Theresa will either meet you at the mountain or leave the ticket for you at customer service.
Q. What if there isn't any snow at the mountain?
A. Good question, something we will have to consider. This will be a judgment call close to the day of the trip. If the trip is canceled due to lack of snow you will receive a full refund.
Q. What if there is a blizzard?
A. Another good question! If the conditions are so bad that our bus company – VIP Tour & Charter Bus Company – feels it is unsafe to drive to the mountain then the trip will be canceled and you will receive a full refund.
Q. Who is driving and what kind of a bus is it?
A. Not you! Isn't that wonderful? Our bus partner is VIP Tour & Charter Bus Company – they are wonderful and located right in Portland. Their drivers are the best in the biz and treat us like gold – which is why we LOVE them!
Also, the size of the bus is dependent upon how many people are booked on the trip but they are coach busses with reclining seats and 9 times out of 10 have a bathroom (there is a handicapped bus that does not have a bathroom. If we get that bus, we will make necessary bathroom stops during the drive.)
Q. Do I need to tip the driver?
A. Tip is included in your fee!
Q. What is included in the "Complete Package"
A. When you purchase a "Complete Package" you receive ALL of the following:
Round trip transportation to/from the mountain – Portland.
Bagels from Union Bagel Co. and Coffee from Arabica
Opportunity to snooze on the ride up
Full-day lift ticket
Opportunity to meet for Happy Hour at the mountain with new friends
Movie/Snacks/Water for the ride home – or you can take another snooze
Gratuity for the driver
Drop off at the Park N' Ride in Portland
Q. What if I have a season pass to the mountains, do I still have to pay the full price?
A. NO! I know, right? We have a transportation only option for all our trips – including multi-trip options. You get everything included in the complete package except for the lift ticket.
Q. Are children welcome and is there a kids rate?
A. YES! Children under the age of 18 are welcome as long as they accompanied by an adult. Unfortunately we do not have a different price for children as the lift ticket prices are the same no matter what your age.
Q. What should I bring with me on the bus?
A. All of your gear and cold weather attire (unless you are renting gear) and, if you would like, we highly recommend you bring a pillow and small blanket. The bus takes a little while to warm up, especially on the really cold days. The pillow is great for a nap and the blanket just makes the whole experience a little more enjoyable.
Q. What is the benefit of purchasing a multi-trip pass instead of just a single-day package?
A. SAVINGS! The more you book, the more you will save. It is totally worth it for you to pencil us in on the days you would like to head to the mountains and make the commitment ahead of time.
Q. When was Mainely Ski & Ride created?
A. November 2014 - Mary-Theresa had a vision that she could get to the mountain without having to worry about finding others to go with or having to drive. When a service that provided this convenience didn't exist, she created it. We are officially into season 4 and so excited for the winter ahead!