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Happy Holidays, folks!
I use my portfolio website as an archive of all projects so that high-resolution images and descriptions are organized and readily available. Much of this content is either not publicly listed or is specifically restricted from anonymous traffic. This means a lot of content is ready to present to special guests, but the experience would be more like digging through a card catalog than reviewing a portfolio in person. An in-person review usually involves an introduction and a short curated list of pieces to show with relevant talking points about them.
I wanted to prototype as much of that experience as possible in this little holiday side project.
The "Portfolio Tour" as a content type
I identified a few fields:
- Title: Guest or company name, etc…
- Teaser Description: Every node on my site has a short descriptive sentence under the title; continue that trend for consistency. In this case, I'll use it like an objective line on a resume. Why am I showing you this / what I'm going to show you.
- Masthead Image: Also a site staple, an image above the content area. Probably a relevant cityscape or building, or significant portfolio item.
- Introduction: The node body, use as a short cover letter.
- Portfolio Selections: A repeatable field collection containing:
- Portfolio Item: Entity reference to project or article node
- Description: To provide any relevant point about the project and its relevance to this tour
- Conclusion: Another text field for a closing. Keep it short!
This format closely resembles my existing site components, so theming the front-end is simple. (Theming of Field Collections is a lot easier by using the "Fields Only" formatter now included.)
When considering access restriction, honestly content like this could simply be left unlisted. But where's the fun in that? Also, since some of my content is already not accessible publicly, I forged ahead and extended that node access check to restrict this node type. See those permissions below.
User assignments
I added an Entity Reference field to user accounts to store a relationship to an assigned tour. This assignment lets me easily surface links and redirects to the specific tour. Also, multiple guests could be assigned to the same tour but log in separately.
My project-specific module provides a few extra permissions using
hook_permission(), each is fairly self-explanatory.
- View private projects
- View assigned portfolio tour
- View any portfolio tours
- Administer portfolio tour assignments
1 and 2 are assigned to a "portfolio visitors" role. 3 and 4 are reserved for admin and/or future use, but are used to help keep
user_access() checks easy to read.
Allowing users to access the tour easily
To remove any barriers to entry, I opted to allow guests to jump straight to their assigned tour using a personalized "welcome" link. Yes, that's right, a URL-based authentication. That's a big security concern in most situations. Set your permissions for "Portfolio Visitor" role appropriately as well as those for "Authenticated User" since each user qualifies for those permissions as well. This is a user experience decision, and is totally unnecessary. Giving users a username, password, and login URL isn't difficult; this is to provide something special, if you're willing to consider the security concerns.
Start by defining the URL in
hook_menu() for the callback to handle visitor authentication. I'm using a URL structure like this:
* Implements hook_menu()
function tsc_menu() {
return array(
'welcome/%/%' => array(
'page callback' => '_tsc_user_welcome_login',
'page arguments' => array(1, 2),
'access callback' => TRUE, // Anonymous traffic needs access.
Then in the page callback function, I perform several checks and ultimately log the user in programmatically. At any point of failure, I use
drupal_goto() to send the visitor to the home page. This also halts further execution, acting as a
return or
die() statement, so they don't get logged in inadvertently.
function _tsc_user_welcome_login($username, $access_token) {
// This menu hook shouldn't be called without these
// components, but if we don't receive one, go home.
if (empty($username) || empty($access_token)) {
// Confirm account exists and load.
$tentative_user = user_load_by_name(check_plain($username));
// Does user exist?
if (empty($tentative_user)) { drupal_goto(); }
// Does user have tour assignment?
$tour = field_get_items('user', $tentative_user, 'field_assigned_portfolio_tour');
$tour = (!empty($tour)) ? reset($tour) : false;
if ( !isset($tour['target_id']) ) { drupal_goto(); }
// For the time being, the "access token" is just the NID
// of the tour assignment. Check for that.
// @TODO: Something better would be good.
if ($access_token != $tour['target_id']) { drupal_goto(); }
// Run full node_access check for the portfolio tour:
if (!node_access('view', node_load($tour['target_id']), $tentative_user)) {
// Now we "know" we have a valid $user, a valid $tour['target_id'], the
// given user can view that tour, and we've checked our laughable
// token. Officially log in the user and redirect to that tour.
global $user;
$user = $tentative_user;
$edit = array(
// This would be the $form_state of a submitted user_login form.
// hook_user_login() recieves it, but a lot of it can't be faked.
'name' => $user->name,
'uid' => $user->uid,
// Goto the assigned tour
Ultimately, there are a couple ways to log a user in programmatically. Using
user_login_finalize() ensures that all
hook_user_login() functions fire, and an auth message is written to watchdog. Simply setting the global
$user value and using
drupal_session_regenerate() also works, but skips those parts.
Returning to the tour easily
Once the user begins his or her exploration, I wanted an item in the main menu to return to the tour.
A very simple solution: move the My Account link in the Core-provided User Menu (which I don't use) into the Main Menu. It is only shown to authenticated users and can be relabeled. "Welcome" seemed appropriate, and it is placed next to "Home."
This link goes to
user_view at /user, so next, I need to direct users from there to the appropriate tour. Panels makes this easy. Using a Panels display variant, these portfolio visitors can be redirected using a simple set of selection rules and contexts that lead to an "HTTP Status Code" variant:
- User: compare User being used is the Logged in user. Make sure the user is trying to reach his or her own profile, which happens when using the My Account link or if he or she ever visits
- User: permission User being viewed has "View assigned portfolio tour" Make sure this user can see a tour.
- Node: accessible User being viewed can view Assigned Portfolio Tour This is a Relationship added in the Contexts page of the variant setup. It simply provides a full node object lifted from the
The redirect rule is a simple 301 Redirect to
node/%tour:nid. (The
tour identifier defaults to
node and is configured when the Relationship is established. Your pick.)
Showing Users the Link
Lastly, I'll add two custom Ctools content types (custom panes) on the tour node: one for yours truly to see the links to give to my guests, and one for guests so they know their way back (as well as inform them that they must log in that way). Building custom panes is easy; my friend/co-worker at Four Kitchens, Ian Carrico, explains all about it in Creating Custom Panels Panes on the 4K blog.
My admin pane:
Guest pane:
Both panes take in a node context (node being viewed); the guest pane also takes a user context (logged in user). These contexts are added by including the following in the
$plugin array in the
.inc file that Ian described:
'required context' => array(
new ctools_context_required(t('Node'), 'node'),
new ctools_context_required(t('User'), 'user'),
The admin pane uses an
EntityFieldQuery to locate any users whose
field_assigned_portfolio_tour match the node being viewed:
// Build an EntityFieldQuery to look for user(s) assigned to this node
$query = new EntityFieldQuery;
$result = $query
->entityCondition('entity_type', 'user')
// Did we see any?
if ( empty($result['user']) ) {
$block->content =
"
No users are assigned to this tour.
";
return $block;
// Load full user objects
$users = user_load_multiple(array_keys($result['user']));
The function then builds the unordered list of usernames linked to their profiles and the customized login link each should use using the same code the guest pane uses.
The guest pane is more simple. It pulls the user's name and the node's id, and makes the link:
$tour = field_get_items('user', $user_context, 'field_assigned_portfolio_tour');
$tour = (!empty($tour)) ? reset($tour) : false;
// Check if the user's tour target is this node before printing.
// If not, bail invisibly.
if ($tour['target_id'] != $node_context->nid) return;
global $base_root; // Get our hostname/installation location
$link = preg_replace('/(http:\/\/|www\.)/', '', "{$base_root}/welcome/{$user_context->name}/{$node_context->nid}");
So that's it
I declare Drupal Victory with my little prototype feature. The minimum requirement was met with the Portfolio Tour node type and the assignment field on users. The permissions work, the "welcome" link in the Main Menu, the easy-login URL, and the link display panes provide a more pleasant experience. In the future, additional user-activity tracking could be added to see if/when guests log in, what they look at, or other analytics that might be useful in keeping the conversation going.


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- Prep School
- Handbooks
- School Life
- Curriculum
- House System
- Key Staff & Contacts
- Prep Transport
Prep School
Welcome to our Prep School website which I hope gives you an insight into the Prep School and Scots College.
The Prep school vision is to "Create a learning environment that enables the development of future skills, promotes inquiry-based learning and fosters student agency to ensure students are future ready".
Our Prep School provides a safe and caring environment for boys starting their schooling journey. Here boys can experience the joys and challenges of learning as they build a strong foundation of skills for their future years. We have a deliberate strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy skills and use inquiry based learning to understand concepts and issues in social studies, technology and science.
We proudly deliver the International Baccalaureate Primary Years programme (PYP) that focuses on delivering a quality, rounded education with relevant real-world contexts. Clear goals and expectations are discussed and negotiated with students so that they are active participants in their own learning. Responsibility for learning outcomes is shared between students, parents and teachers, resulting in increased motivation and commitment from students.
We strive for our learners to be:
- Inquirers
- Knowledgeable
- Thinkers
- Communicators
- Principled
- Open-minded
- Caring
- Risk-takers
- Balanced
- Reflective
Our Prep School feeds into the Middle School and develops the skills needed to gain the most success from the IB Middle Years and Diploma Programme.
We support our boys to achieve to the best of their ability and are very proud of the world class education we deliver. We have talented staff, small class sizes, outstanding resources and a rounded education that includes Music instruction, learning of a second language, Outdoor Education opportunities and specialist Physical Education.
As you continue to browse through our website I hope you gain a sense of what an amazing place this is for your son(s). If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I would be delighted to meet with you so you can see us in action and we can discuss your son and how we can be of assistance.
Mandy Patrick
Acting Principal of the Preparatory School
Request a Prospectus | Contact our Admissions Team
About our Prep School Principal
Mandy joined Scots College Prep School in 2019 as the Deputy Principal and is the Acting Principal for Term 1 2020.
Mandy has taught a variety of roles over her 18 years of education, from classroom teacher to coordinator of Year Levels. She has taught in New Zealand, in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, London, Hong Kong before joining Scots in Wellington.
After starting a degree in Communications and Japanese Mandy changed direction to become a Primary School Teacher. Mandy says "I have always loved interacting and being a part of all learning environments. Teaching was a great choice for me and I have never looked back."
"I love teaching because it is about being a part of a community. Learning is for life and providing a space for all learners to feel supported and valued is something I am very passionate about. I love to see those moments when a learner connects with what they are learning."
As a mum of three little boys they are her true passion at the moment. Before children Mandy played netball, touch rugby and in Hong Kong performed in a Kapa Haka group. Her favourite thing to do is put on a podcast and get out in nature.

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Our view: In the balance
As the nation holds its collective breath awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Patient Protection and Affordability Act, the administration's spin doctors are doing their best to soften the blow should the court rule against one of the signature pieces of President Barack Obama's legislation.
And so is the other side, those who want Obamacare, as it has become known, repealed in its entirety.
The challenge to what has been a decades-long Democratic dream to provide universal coverage came from 26 states. The "individual mandate," the decision by the federal government to force Americans to purchase health insurance, is at the crux of the Supreme Court argument, just as it is at the crux of the health care legislation itself.
Obama and Democratic lawmakers promised insurance companies that in exchange for their support of the new legislation, they would get to cover about 30 million more people, mostly young people who don't use much of the health care system, and who are gambling that they won't. To that end, the law mandates that individuals purchase health insurance, or face government sanction. Opponents of the legislation argue that this requirement is unconstitutional, that even the Commerce Clause, which regulates trade across state borders, cannot be stretched enough to cover the language in this particular legislation.
The Patient Protection and Affordability Act has some good points, some of which might still be valid even if the Supreme Court rules against the individual mandate. This is what the Obama spin doctors are saying, that even if the individual mandate is defeated, Americans still can be covered even if they have pre-existing condititons, or if they are 25 years old and living with their parents, or even if they are senior citizens in what is known as the drug doughnut hole.
Opponents of the law, which include a majority of Americans, insist the entire law is overreach and should be discarded.
The Obama Administration cavalierly tossed aside any arguments as to the constitutionality of its 2,000+ page opus even as legal scholars across the political spectrum were urging caution. Then during the Supreme Court hearings, which resulted in a record number of oral hearings, it argued that the law would not survive without the individual mandate.
Now, today, those in the administration have to sit and wait, just like the rest of us, to learn the fate of the bill. But, they will still spin, with those on both sides complaining of "judicial activism."
But it is our lives, not necessarily theirs, that rides in the balance.


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Indeed, the warfare that does occur is not overly destructive for much of the story — Cú Chulainn engages in a series of single-combats to delay the invader, until the rules of fair play have been broken too many times, and only then does he snap and reply with mass destruction, as I discuss later. The story says, in effect, that defense is possible because the lone defender is armed with potent social rules, or rituals, that limit tribal warfare. Single combats are part of a complex ritual, involving various stages of conflict (including verbal duelling, attested historically and in the Irish sagas [Ross 1970, 64-65], to be discussed later).
Single combat at borders may have been a rite of passage** for young warriors, a possibility suggested in The Boyhood Deeds of Cú Chulainn, in which 'untested youth' is the theme. In one episode, Cú Chulainn's charioteer explains to a potential foe that Cú Chulainn is:
* Single combats, including ford combats, are also seen in medieval Welsh literature (Ross 1970, 63-64); thus, the pattern may be pan-Celtic.
'Mac bec dochóid indiu ar esclu hi carpat...'" (TBC-I, 23; l. 723)
'A little lad who has come on an expedition in a chariot today...'" (TBC-I, 145)
'Máethmaccaem congab armu lind...Tánic co hor cocríchi do thasselbad a delba.' (TBC-II, 30; l. 1087-1089)
'A youthful lad of ours who took up arms... He came to the edge of the marches to display his form.' (TBC-II, 168)
Duelling is related to single combat (besides by the obvious man-to man nature of the fight) since both combats are used in divination. The law tracts include duelling as a form of legal arbitration. This falls under the category of trial by ordeal: "Another type of ordeal recognized in early Irish law is the formal duel (róe). Justice is believed to be on the side of the victor: Audacht Morainn (Recension A) advises 'do not undertake a duel in falsehood, for there has not been found and there will not be found a truer judge than a duel.'" (Kelly 1988, 211). Duels had to be fought according to rules of place and time — for example, duels could not be fought on church land, at a king's fort, or on the green of a poet or hospitaller (ibid, 212); thus a duel seems to have been ritualized rather like a single combat as shown in the sagas, which took place usually at borders and according to the rules of fair play. Although a duel is not necessarily a single combat pitting champions of one tribe against the other (although for tribes linked by treaties and bound to honor traditional laws with each other, it could well be), this law indicates the possible religious superstition behind formalized single combats. Possibly a similar background of superstitious belief contributed to the ritual of single combats between tribes at borderlands.
The use of the single-combat ritual is summarized in The Boyhood Deeds, where Ibar, who is young Cú Chulainn's charioteer during the boy's first day out in warrior equipment, brings the boy around Ulster's border:
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Tecat di sudiu co Slíab Fúait. Forreccat Conall Cernach and. Do Chonall dano dorala imdegail in chóicid a llá sin, fo bíth no bíid cach láth gaile do Ultaib a láa hi Sléib Fúait fri snádud neich dothíssad co n-airchetul nó do chomroc fri fer, combad and sin condrístá fris arná téised nech dochum nEmna cen rathugud.
(TBC-I, 21; l. 666-670)
Thence they came to Slíab [slíab = 'mountain'] Fúait where they found Conall Cernach. It had fallen to Conall to guard the province that day. For each warrior of the Ulstermen spent a day in turn in Slíab Fúait, to protect anyone who came that way with poetry or with challenge to battle, so that there he might be encountered and so that no one should go unnoticed into Emain. (TBC-I, 143-144)
--------------------------TBC-II Episode------------------------
(In the Recension II variant of this episode, Cú Chulainn asks Ibar whether he knows why a certain ford is named Ath na Foraire, 'Ford of the Guard':)
(TBC-II, 27; l. 995-1003)
"I do indeed," said Ibar. "A goodly warrior of the Ulstermen is always there, keeping watch and ward so that no warriors or strangers come to Ulster to challenge them to battle and that he may be the champion to give battle on behalf of the whole province. And if poets leave the Ulstermen and the province unsatisfied, that he may be the one to give them treasures and valuables for the honor of the province. If poets come into the land, that he may be the man who will be their surety until they reach Conchobor's couch and that their poems and songs may be the first to be recited in Emain on their arrival."
These explanations emphasize not only the defensive importance of the border warrior representing his tribal group but also his other ritualistic obligations in making the border a buffer regulating contact between tribes, as O'Riain (1972) has written.
Note how much the border guard's duties described above are focussed on the greeting of a poet. Indeed, we should consider the office of the poet as one of the border institutions. They were a kind of social glue because poets of different túatha communicated with each other by travelling — unlike others, poets had rights outside of their home tribe (Kelly 1988, 46). Perhaps these travelling poets are responsible for another border mechanism — place-lore — and spread the traditional place-lore, ensuring that the lore became traditional: that is, became shared so that the various territories might be divided by relatively well-recognized borders.
Beyond the utility of single combat in proving prowess, confirming warrior status, and expressing the general ritual obligations of border wardens, single combat could effectively draw strength from the parties of invaders, and therein may lie the deeper reason behind the emphasis of the idea. This feature of the ritual is possible because of the chiefdom level of social relationships in the society, in which followers are required to remain loyal only to their own patron and not any others of his or even higher rank. For example, champions are probably drawn from the ranks of the nobility, the people trained in war. Nobles are also lords in their own right, having clients beholden to them. In the Irish type of the chiefdom, clients are obligated to attend military hostings that their immediate lord requires, but are not required to follow the commands of their lord's peers or their lord's own lord (Binchy 1970, 31). Thus to delay one champion is also to delay his followers, who probably will politely refuse to go where their lord cannot or will not. This is the main feature of Irish society that made ritualized single combats an effective tactic in slowing warfare. (See Note 3.) Ritual mediates materialistic imperatives.
Finally, even if those not participating in the single combat (as either challenger or follower of the challenger) are free to move on, they simply may not have wanted to, since to go forward into enemy territory with depleted forces might be foolhardy; and the prospects of watching a good fight may have been ample payment for delaying the raid. Thus, when Cú Chulainn is to fight Fer Diad, Cú Chulainn's charioteer remarks:
"Fer Diad will come against you freshly beautified, washed and bathed, with hair plaited and beard shorn, and the four provinces of Ireland will come with him to watch the fight."
(TBC-I, 201; not in TBC-II)
Despite the apparent magnitude of armies in the sagas (the composers would have us believe that thousands of warriors were involved), the actual figures may not have been too high in these localized conflicts in a country with low population density. We surely must take such numbers of warriors as either heroic exaggeration or our misinterpretation: thus an army of 3,000 (the tricha cét ['thirty-hundred'] in the saga) could have meant the able-bodied males of proper age and status that a tribe of the ideal population number of 3,000 would ideally be able to muster. As Byrne (1971, 159) writes, "...3,000 was probably the conventional estimate of a túath's total population, and the term was applied secondarily to its sluagad or 'rising out' [for an army]. The conventional estimate of the latter seems to have been the more realistic number of 700..." Indeed, the law tract Críth Gablach recognizes a rí buiden 'king of troops' whose measure is secht cét 'seven hundred' (ibid).
Warfare in chiefdoms is often a limited affair. To provide an ethnographic analogy, wars observed in highland New Guinea rarely lasted longer than two or three days and "concentrated little energy," with intervening periods of peace of much greater duration (Fried 1967, 179). Discipline was poor, so poor that armies did not provide for a succession of a commander when their leader fell; thus some armies withdrew near the moment of victory if their leader fell (Fried 1967, 182), an event reminding of Irish practice before the 'practical' (as opposed to ritual) Viking wars.
In Europe and the western isles, it was only in later medieval times that different economies and political systems made possible the levying of thousands of soldiers, and even these occasions were probably major events of great drain on the involved nations. For example, only after changes in Europe's economic structure through the eleventh through thirteenth centuries were French lords able to hire soldiers (besides using their perhaps unreliable vassals) to conduct lengthy sieges against recalcitrant vassals, although this was considered to be an expensive matter until the thirteenth century (Painter, 1951, 15-17). English armies were also relatively small until the late Middle Ages:
A historical chronicle from Ireland, The Annals of the Four Masters, does record yearly death tolls of famous men (including chiefs, nobles, abbots, and the occasional scribe!) and can offer some insight into the magnitude of warfare. The record notes whether deaths result from wars, murders, and, presumably, natural causes (the chronicles usually state when deaths are from battle or murder, and otherwise simply records the death with no description of cause). The chronicle begins with the seventh century and ends at the seventeenth. Generally, the death notices seem to become more detailed through time, although clearly the chroniclers had little interest in the death tolls of the lords' followers. I have extracted and summarized some sample information from the early period; I confined citations only to deaths stated to have been caused in a battle (all citations are from O'Donovan 1966):
Above, I suggested that an ideal hosting of males old enough and healthy enough to fight amounts to 700 warriors. This is a reasonably small army, one that might give rise to the casualties noted in the annals and observed in the Danish archaeological site discussed above. Be that as it may, we cannot expect that all of the families from whom this number can be culled will agree to go on a raid or even be needed on a raid, given the complex politics of kinship and alliance in a chiefdom. Additionally, mustering this many people at the same time or for a very long time would be difficult, given the logistical difficulties of travel and transport in early medieval times. If we posit that only the joint family (fine) is involved in the more localized raids, suggesting a group number of 100 for convenience, then only 25 war-ready adult males are available (using the about same ratio of males able to fight as used for the tribal example, above). Thus, in both a tribal or a family raid as I have posited here, the defeat of just one champion with a few followers ties up a large percentage of a raid if he engages in single combat at a ford; note, however, that battles traditionally ended with the death of one tribe's king (Binchy 1970, 17), reminding us of tribal wars in New Guinea cited above, in which armies withdrew when their leader fell, since no provision for succession had been made (Fried 1967, 182). If a similar pattern held true for local Irish champions — heads of fine at war or nobles defending local turf — then their fall might have suddenly and effectively stopped a raid. From these effects subtract other losses of support involving sprained ankles, internal squabbles, sickness from bad food or exposure, and war-related injuries. To illustrate this latter possibility, we can observe a good ethnographic analogy with the Maring people of New Guinea: when a group goes to war with its allies, the allies become restless and go home if the war drags on too long (M. Harris 1974, 64). Finally, any delay in advance also helps deplete the invaders' food supply and keeps them exposed to the elements (the composer of the epic describes at one point the invaders suffering during bad weather; see TBC-I, 133; TBC-II, 151-152) The effectiveness of this seemingly odd ritual and its rules now becomes clearer.
The sagas do not mention any reliable numbers involved in raiding parties, but Aided Con Culainn ('The Death of Cú Chulainn') does mention the strategic penalty of the single combat ritual. In this example, the ritual is depicted as a fearful option, from the point of view of the invaders plotting Cú Chulainn's death. Their scheme seeks to avoid his fury so that he will not "...ask for single combat with you as he did on the raid for Cúailnge's cows" (Tymoczko 1981, 55). Evidently his adversaries fear the stalling ways of this ritual, perhaps fearing the constraining rules it would place upon their attack. This kind of desperation is reflected in the explanation for the ambush of Oengus mac Oenlaime in the Táin:
--------------------------TBC-I Episode-------------------------
Ocus asberat ind eólaig im[mus]neblaid ríam remáin co tíastais fo chlaideb oc Emain Macha acht bid ar galaib óenfir conrístá friss. Brisit fír fer fair íarom 7 ra mbeótar i n-écomlond.
(TBC-I, 76; l. 2492-2494)
Learned men say that he would have driven them on before him to be put to the sword at Emain Macha if only they [the invaders of Cúailnge] had encountered him in single combat. But they did not grant him fair play. They killed him as he fought against odds. (TBC-I, 193)
--------------------------TBC-II Episode------------------------
Iss ed marímat eólaig dámmad ar agalib óenfir dos-fístá Oengus mac Oenlaime Gaibe ar co táetsaitis leis riam remáin reme ar galaib óenfir. Ní hed ón dogníset-som itir acht dogníth cathetarnaid imme bar cach leth go torchair accu ac Ath Da Fert i Sléib Fúait. (TBC-II, 67; l. 2442-2446)
Learned men say that that if they [the invaders of Cúailnge] had come to Oengus in single combat, they would have fallen by his hand. However that is not what they did, but an ambush was around him on every side, and he fell by them at Ath da Fhert ['Ford of the Burial Mound'] on Slíab Fúait. (TBC-II, 206)
(TBC-II, 93; l. 3381-3383)
'"Come, little hound," said Laeg, "arise now for the men of Ireland will come to attack us and it will not be single combat that they will grant us since Fer Diad mac Damáin has fallen at your hands"' (TBC-II, 229). (No similar statement in TBC-I)
Equalizing terms seem to be granted, even by a force in an advantageous position, because everybody has his much-coveted honor at stake. Honor is everything because it is a social 'currency' in such societies. To lose honor is not merely to lose someone's good opinion but means ostracism. Ostracism eventually destroys an individual's carefully cultivated relationships and, in turn, his or her material needs (in so far that social obligations form the network that allows the individual to satisfy basic needs such as food-getting). Thus single combat ritual is based upon the good graces of the enemy, but the enemy's honor and long-term livelihood is based upon his own good graces. Such a situation is possible in a chiefdom, a society in which absolute power resting in one person or institution does not exist; instead, power is gained through a mixture of persuasion, reputation, agricultural or material wealth, and prowess. Some social relationships would have been based on advantageous deals rather than master-and-slave dictations, as I discussed in Chapter 3. A ruined reputation thus would have meant a drifting away of one's clients to a lord of better reputation.


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An in-depth insight on Top 5 music streaming sites in the world
Nowadays, it has become rather easy for us to listen to music from online music streaming sites without going to the music store or downloading songs to your computer. Internet music streaming services today offer a lot of music in their catalogs through personalized playlists, featuring online radio shows or audio programs. Which one should you choose?
The world of online music streaming services like Spotify, Google Play, Amazon Prime Music and Tidal compete for your attention. Whichever service you choose, you will find more music than you can ever listen to. Now, let us talk about what you need to know about these streaming services and which of them offer the best quality music streaming.
Spotify: The Best Music Streaming Site
- Our rating: 10/10
- Monthly Cost: 9.99$
Spotify is one of the best music streaming apps and the most used music streaming service. With a radio-like experience and customized features, free users can play ad-supported music, while paid subscribers can stream on-demand, get offline access, and listen to ad-free music. Moreover spotify provide the artist complete music analytics of their progress.
One of the most important features of Spotify is its recommendations. For example, "Discover Weekly" is a very popular feature that recommends 30 songs for you every Monday based on what you have been listening to. This and other features have made Spotify the most popular streaming service With over 70 million users in paid subscription.
Google Play Music
- Our rating 9/10
- Monthly Cost: 9.99$
Google Play has a huge music collection, you can search for music or artists to start streaming immediately. After spotify it is one of the best music streaming site. Alternatively, you can visit the most popular playlists to listen to popular tracks. or the new releases section to discover new ones.
One of the most unique features of Google Play Music is that it allows you to download up to 50,000 legally owned songs to your Google library that you can stream at any time.
This service is also advertisement heavy, but you can pay for a subscription to get rid of the ads, the cost of subscription $ 9.99 per month, and there is also a family plan that supports up to six members at a cost of $ 14.99 per month.
Amazon Prime Music
- Our rating: 10/10
- Monthly Cost $9.99
The clash between music streaming sites is nothing new. In 2016, Amazon ventured into the music world with the Amazon Prime Music application and since then, the battle of amazon music vs Spotify has engulfed the market.
Now, the question here is amazon music any good? We will let you decide after reading this. The app contains over 40 million songs, including new releases and old classics, which you can download and listen to while offline.
Like Spotify, Amazon Prime Music is compatible with a wide range of devices, including iPhones and Android smartphones. The app is especially useful for those who already have Amazon Echo speakers, and who will be able to control features using voice commands for Amazon's smart assistant, Alexa.
The app is available for 9.99$ per month or 79$ per year.
- Our rating: 7/10
- Monthly Cost: 14.99$ for premium. (There are three different tiers)
Deezer music streaming service is making a name for itself in the market. It allows users to listen to music content from record labels such as Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group on different devices online or offline. This service is great for people looking for a free Hi-Fi experience for casual listening.
For Deezer, we have decided to go with the pros and cons.
- The music streaming service on Deezer contains over 40 million songs.
- Deezer comes with a lyrics feature where users can see the lyrics of the songs when the selected track is played.
- It offers a radio-like service called Deezer Flow which plays random music based on your favorites.
- Available on various platforms.
- Displays ads.
- Artists are not paid enough.
- Sometimes, songs are randomly skipped.
- Lots of songs are cut off near the end
- Our rating 8/10
- Monthly Cost: 9.99$ – 19.99$
Tidal is a subscription-based music streaming service, owned by the famous rapper Jay-Z. It combines high-quality audio and video (HiFi). This service is proud to provide users with the highest quality music possible, as well as obtaining the highest percentage of royalties for music artists and songwriters in contrast to their competitors. Then, there's the Tidal X experience that brings users closer to their favorite artists.
Currently, the platform has nearly 50 million tracks and 130,000 music videos in its library with over 3 million subscribers – a very low percentage alongside its competitors. There is a 30-day free trial, then users are required to pay the of cost $ 9.99 per month for standard quality and $ 19.99 per month for HD music.


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If you're looking for some great coffee in Bucks County, Doylestown and Buckingham, then look no further. At G.I Juice & Java, we pride ourselves on being one of the best coffee shops around, and we know that we can provide top quality coffee to our community. Whether you're looking for CBD infused coffee, energy drinks, or just some good vibes and nice food, then we're one of the best coffee shops in the area, and we can meet your CBD (and your tasty food and coffee) needs.
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Everything we do is based upon our community values, whether we're serving CBD coffee or having a chat with one of our local farmers. We really are one of those coffee shops with a difference, serving energy drinks like Bulletproof Keto Coffee, and CBD coffee like the CBD Cold Brew. Energy drinks don't have to be unhealthy – and full of sugar – you know? At G.I Juice & Java, we serve the people of Bucks County, Doylestown and Buckingham with the best boost possible, to get you through the day.
But what do we have on offer? Our menu is just as extensive as you'd expect from one of the best coffee shops in Buckingham and Doylestown, offering Black Rifle coffee, SQ1 coffee, Perfect Day coffee, iced coffee, green tea latte, and even Cafe au Lait. Not only this, but your coffee trip can be completely guilt-free, as we do our best to be a zero waste shop. From our energy drinks to our CBD infused coffee, we have gone to great efforts to make sure that we are only using what we need, so your coffee can taste that little bit more wholesome.
On top of this, we offer healthy food in the Buckingham, Doylestown and Bucks County area, so that you can leave us feeling like you're fulfilled, and ready for anything. So, if you want a salad, a wrap, a waffle, or some topped toast from our healthy food selection, you can complement it with a CBD coffee, for the ultimate mind and body benefits. If you've never had coffee-based energy drinks, then now may be the time to surrender, and give coffee a chance. There's no better place to do that than at G.I Juice & Java.
So, if you want to try some CBD infused coffee – or some energy drinks – from one of the best coffee shops around, then why not swing by and see us? We guarantee that we can provide you with the best coffee that's out there, and that we sell the best health foods in Bucks County, Doylestown, and Buckingham too. If you want to try these things out, then get down to our coffee shop today, and you won't leave feeling disappointed!
Proudly serving Black Rifle Coffee, SQ1 Coffee (Lancaster,PA) & Perfect Day Coffee (Frenchtown, NJ). View our menu below or you can place your order online.
G.I. Juice & Java is touted as one of the best coffee shops in the Buckingham and Doylestown area. From our excellent coffee and teas to our awakening energy drinks, our menu is choice. Coffee shops are known for being cookie-cutter, but we at G.I. Juice & Java have a distinct edge. Unlike most coffee bars, we offer CBD-infused cold brew. Though coffee and teas are what we're known for, our CBD options are becoming a fan favorite. If you reside in Buckingham, Doylestown, or Bucks County, coffee shops are a dime a dozen. Our tasty drinks and healthy eats are what make us stand out. If you frequent coffee bars but are looking for some different, give us a try. As one of the best coffee shops in our region, we promise not to disappoint.


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Airline travel used to be so glamorous, those days are gone. If you think you are having a hard time getting home on another delayed flight, the four authors of this book have a stark warning. The employees are even more fed up than the passengers. Far from the glamorous days of the 60s and 70s, epitomised by Leonardo Di Caprio in "Catch me if you can". The industry has become known for a series of bankruptcies, low wages and increasingly harder working conditions. Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW "Competitive Strategy" by Michael Porter (1998)
Written in 1980, Competitive Strategy, has formed the basis of modern strategic thinking for three decades. Amazon says that the book is now in its 60th edition and has been translated into 19 languages. It is still a great book to read though the recent bankruptcy of Michael Porter's company, Monitor Group, has someone tarnised the image of the management guru.
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BOOK REVIEW "Blue Ocean Strategy" by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne (2006)
Blue Ocean Strategy has been described as a must read for all business students. A lot has been written about it and I would have said practically everything had been said about it until I looked up the book on Amazon to see the current price.
According to the book seller, the people who bought this book also bought "How to Become an Alpha Male – Attract Women and become successful at seduction." I am still trying to work out the link!
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There are many career opportunities in this field for trained professionals. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of medical records technicians is expected to increase 21% over the next 10 years. If you're organized and methodical and work well in a secure, structured environment, a career as a medical billing and coding specialist could be right for you.
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If you're looking for quality dental assistant schools in Maryland and Pennsylvania, consider the Expanded Functions Dental Assisting program at All-State. Also known as oral healthcare workers, professionals with an expanded functions dental assistant certification can enjoy increased pay, recognition and responsibilities.
As a graduate of this program, you'll receive a degree or diploma and have the skills you need to land an entry-level career in expanded functions dental assisting.
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If you're looking to earn your Medical Assisting Certification in Maryland or Pennsylvania, contact All-State today. Our Medical Assisting program is designed to teach you the skills and knowledge you'll need to make a positive impact in the Healthcare field. As life expectancies increase, the need for people skilled in medical assisting is expected to increase. In addition, there is a wide variety of potential places of employment for skilled Medical Assistants. Upon graduation from this program, you'll receive a diploma and have the skills you need to land an entry-level job at a chiropractor's office, physical therapist's office, anesthesiologist's office, outpatient clinic or laboratory.
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Information about Rox Royal Hotel- All Inclusive Hotel
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Kemer? This property has facilities measuring 6886 square feet (640 square meters), including meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.This property is all inclusive. Rates include meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities.
Enjoy seafood at AMBROSSİA, one of the property's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. When you are in need of a refreshing drink, visit the beach bar or one of 5 bars/lounges, or 2 poolside bars. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.A stay at Rox Royal Hotel- All Inclusive places you in the heart of Kemer, steps from Kemer Merkez Bati Public Beach and 13 minutes by foot from Liman Street. This 5-star property is 11.1 mi (17.8 km) from Phaselis and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Moonlight Beach and Park.Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. After dipping into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools, you can spend some time at the private beach. Additional features at this property include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge).Make yourself at home in one of the 420 air-conditioned rooms featuring free minibar items and LCD televisions. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and complimentary bottled water.
Services of Rox Royal Hotel- All Inclusive Hotel
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Number of bars/lounges - 5
- Conference space size (meters) - 640
- Waterslide
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Free water park access
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Wedding services
- Children's pool
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Snack bar/deli
- Wheelchair accessible path of travel
- Luggage storage
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Free breakfast
- Terrace
- Nightclub
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Children's club (free)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Outdoor tennis court - 1
- Multilingual staff
- Meeting rooms - 6
- Elevator
- Evening entertainment
- Pets not allowed
- Garden
- Arcade/game room
- Pool waterfall
- Shopping mall on site
- Swim-up bar
- 24-hour front desk
- Free WiFi
- Billiards or pool table
- Spa services on site
- Sauna
- Total number of rooms - 420
- Concerts/live shows
- Number of poolside bars - 2
- Accessible bathroom
- Hair salon
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Beach sun loungers
- On private beach
- Beach bar
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- In-room accessibility
- Beach towels
- Business center
- Tennis on site
- Number of floors - 4
- Beach umbrellas
- Year Built - 2004
- Shopping on site
- Free reception
- Indoor pool
- Free self parking
- Porter/bellhop
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Designated smoking areas
- Pool umbrellas
- Fitness facilities
- Pool sun loungers
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Laundry facilities
- Concierge services
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Conference space size (feet) - 6886
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Letter from the Board Chair
North Central Florida, we need to talk. Inspired minds are growing in our backyard, and we can't afford to lose them. With 10+ incubators in Alachua and Bradford counties and University of Florida's INSPIREation Hall – the nation's first entrepreneurship-based academic residential community – our entrepreneur ecosystem grows larger each day.
Since 2012, CareerSource North Central Florida has been awarded $27 million in grants for innovative entrepreneurship training programs and support for growing businesses both here in our community and statewide.
Born in Gainesville, the entrepreneurship training program Startup Quest® is funded by a $12 million U.S. Department of Labor grant, one of the largest Workforce Innovation Fund grant awards ever. Successful CEOs and entrepreneurs volunteer time and mentor participants as they create commercialization plans for university and NASA technologies. In eight Florida metropolitan areas, 167 Startup Quest® trainees have become self-employed with more than 30 hailing from Alachua County.
Other USDOL-funded programs like Healthcare, Biomanufacturing, Occupational and Technology Training (HBOTT) and STEM Ready help businesses create new positions by providing reimbursement for on-the-job training or becoming an employer worksite for paid work experience and internships – costs covered by CareerSource North Central Florida.
Find that in Silicon Valley or Boston or New York.
HBOTT has created more than 300 local jobs at 25 companies (mostly startups), and STEM Ready launches this summer.
Marketing company SharpSpring credits HBOTT with solving the 'chicken or the egg' problem, the ability to hire staff to generate revenue without revenue to hire staff. Founder Rick Carlson points to our integrated startup community as the source of his talented team. SharpSpring sold for $15 million last year and relocated just six blocks east to the downtown Firestone building.
Branding and digital studio Parisleaf followed a similar path, growing from printing startup to global creative agency and opting to move to Innovation Square, a collaborative business park for people, companies and entrepreneurs.
So why are they staying? Look around, and you will see many organizations supporting entrepreneurship regardless of age, education or experience.
Get involved! Join Gainesville Area Innovation Network or OwnForce.com; explore Santa Fe College's Center for Innovation and Economic Development incubator programs. Drop in on a class at the Bradford County Incubator or attend an Alachua County Emerging Leaders meeting. Stop by Hackerspace, The Tech Toybox or StudioCode to see what your neighborhood creatives are making. Spread the word and invite others to Gainesville for our local entrepreneurship week in October, UF's A Celebration of Innovation, BioFlorida's Celebration of Biotechnology, Startup Hour, 3-Day Startup Weekend or the Cade Museum's Inventivity Bash. Check out the Startup Quest®sup> Investor Pitch next Tuesday, May 12.
Gainesville is a "live, work, play" destination. Let's not lose sight of our aptitude for community collaboration. (Region of Excellence Award ) Show our entrepreneurs what Gainesville has to offer: on-the-job training, world-class talent, growth opportunities and a thriving culture of creativity, innovation and, most importantly, support.
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Walk for GRACE & The Island's Largest Easter Egg Festival
Sun Apr 7, 2019
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$10 ages 0-3; $20 ages 4 and up
The Second Annual Walk For GRACE and the Island's Largest Easter Egg Festival features food trucks, games, rides, live music, arts and crafts, pony rides, a visit from The Easter Bunny and...the island's largest Easter Egg Hunt, with 10,000 eggs.
The Walk begins at 10:30am and the Spring Festival follows at about 11:30am. This is a sensory friendly day.
Call 718-983-3800 for more information.
St. John's University Staten Island Campus
300 Howard Ave.
Staten Island, NY 10301
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Every edition of Windows 7 can burn data DVDs for backup and for playback on other computers .The premium editions of Windows 7 (Home Premium and higher) include Windows DVD Maker, which you can use to create custom discs in DVD format that can be played back in the living room on a consumer DVD player connected to your TV (or on another computer, using its included DVD playback software)
DVD Maker includes no pull-down menus . Instead, you use a two-step wizard: First, you put together the pictures or videos (or both) that will go into your DVD. Next, you add a title and create a DVD menu that can be navigated with a remote control. When both those steps are complete, you burn the project. Windows DVD Maker supports digital video files in WMV or AVI container formats, but not those saved in MPEG-4 formats; you can use photos in any format that Windows 7 recognizes.
You'll find the Windows DVD Maker shortcut on the Start menu, near the top of the All Programs menu. After you bypass the opening screen, you can begin building the list of items that will go into your new DVD. Figure 13-12 shows a DVD project after we've added a handful of video files to it.
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To add content, click the Add Items button above the contents pane and choose video or picture files from Windows Explorer. Use the Remove Items button to delete the current selection (with no warning or confirmation!) from the current list. Enter a disc title in the box at the bottom of the dialog box, and click Next to continue.
The Ready To Burn DVD step, shown in Figure 13-13, allows you to choose from a variety of menu styles and then customize the menu to suit your preferences .
The four buttons along the top of this dialog box allow you to preview the DVD based on its current content and settings, customize the menu, and synchronize a slide show with music. The following choices are available:
• Preview Takes you to a page that allows you to test-drive the DVD using on-screen controls that mimic those on a DVD player's remote control. You can see not only what menus look like but how they work. Preview buttons are available from other customization screens as well.
• Menu Text Includes edit controls where you can change the DVD title; customize the text that identifies the Play and Scenes buttons; choose fonts, font colors, and font styles; and add notes.
• Customize Menu Includes the same font choices as in the Menu Text option, as well as options to customize the video clips and sounds that play while the menu is visible. By default, DVD Maker picks snippets from the items in your project and uses them to add zing to the menu. If the snippets it chooses are inappropriate, you can create your own short custom video files, save them in WMV format, and use them here. You can also choose an alternate background audio track to play along with the menu. Click Change Style to accept the changes you just made . Note the Save As New Style button, which allows you to add your custom options to the menu list so that you can reuse the changes you make here.
• Slide Show Includes options suitable for DVDs that include only photos . This page allows you to include audio files as the sound track, change the length of time each picture is visible on the screen, and select transition effects. The most interesting option is the Change Slide Show Length To Match Music Length box, which automatically adjusts the intervals between photos so that the show begins and ends with the music
When you've finished customizing the menus, insert a blank disc in the DVD drive, click the Burn button, and be prepared to wait. When the disc is completed, be sure to label it (if you haven't done so already). It's also worth previewing the resulting disc in a compatible player to be sure that everything went as expected. If you notice any glitches, it's easier to fix them now than it is to try to re-create the entire project later.
Using Windows Media Center
Setting Up and Customizing Media Center .
Mastering the Media Center Interface
Playing Music, Pictures, Videos, and Movies
464 Recording and Watching TV
469 Connecting and Using a Media Center Extender
When you picture a media center, you probably imagine it in the living room, hooked up to a widescreen high-definition TV and a surround-sound system. But the Media Center interface is also right at home in dorm rooms, hotel rooms, offices, bedrooms, and other relatively small places where a computer display is big enough to stand in for a TV and where you can use a remote control or a mouse to operate a jukebox filled with music, movies, slide shows, and videos.
Windows Media Center is included with all of the premium editions of Windows 7, and its feature set is identical in each one. Its most basic function is to serve as a simpler alternative interface to Windows Media Player. Media Center uses the same media libraries you manage in Windows Explorer and Windows Media Player, so when you add or tag content in one place, it appears in Media Center as well. And it does much more when you add the right hardware.
With a TV tuner and an antenna or cable TV or satellite connection, you can configure Media Center to act as a digital video recorder whose capacity is limited only by the amount of disk space you give it. Add hardware extenders, and a single Media Center PC is also capable of feeding music, pictures, movies, and live or recorded TV to multiple rooms over a wired or wireless network .
Windows Media Center is included in Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions . All of the features we describe in this chapter are available in all those editions . Some features require additional hardware.
Because Windows Media Center is a large, feature-rich program, our attempt to cover it in a single chapter is, by definition, going to zoom quickly past some important topics . We apologize in advance to our readers outside the United States as well. Television technology is different overseas, and many of the changes in Windows 7 are specifically designed
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"You don't have a right to the cards you think you should have been dealt. You have an obligation to play the hell out of the ones you're holding." -Cheryl Strayed
Have you ever thought…
"I wish I had her hair."
"I wish I had his job."
"I wish I hadn't gotten into that accident."
"Why don't things come easier to me?"
"Why do bad things always seem to happen to me?"
"Why don't I have more friends?
From time to time, you may wish for things you don't have and compare your life to the lives of others.
You may ask God or the universe why something happened, trying to understand, but never getting a clear answer and instead end up dwelling on it.
In doing so, you get stuck in a negative story, one that highlights what you lack instead of what you have and what you wish for instead of what is.
The more you feed the fire, the more entrenched in that story you become.
You may never understand why you were dealt a certain hand in life, but you can find a way to connect with your story and to make it one you are proud of.
Rumination only leads to bitterness.
If you're honest with yourself, when has rumination ever really made you feel better?
By and large, it never does. Dwelling on something upsetting will not draw out the positive. Rather it will highlight the negative and increase your stress. In many cases, it even results in depression or anxiety.
You may ruminate because you think it will help you draw out more insight into what happened or explain why your life is a certain way, hoping this will help you to push past it or accept it.
Most of the time, though, this doesn't give you more clarity or make you feel any better. You only end up feeling more frustrated with your life or convincing yourself that you should have done something differently.
The former can lead to bitterness and the victim mentality. The latter can lead to negative self-talk and self-criticism.
Ask "what now" instead of "why?"
In a lot of cases, you simply won't understand why something happened to you or why you were dealt a certain hand.
But trying to figure out the "why" will only hold you back and keep you from considering "what now?"
You can't change your past or where you are at in life right now, but you can change your future… You have the power to determine the next step.
Decide what kind of story you want to tell.
Do you want your life story to be one of loss, regret, or bitterness?
Or do you want a your story of be one hope, resilience, and triumph?
This choice is literally in your hands.
Your past is part of your story, but it doesn't require you to continue to live in it. Your job is to take the hand you were dealt and shape your story however you want.
Be curious about yourself and others.
It may seem daunting to write a new story – one of resilience – but curiosity can help.
When you're curious, you're more open to the risk that comes with taking on challenges. Those who embrace uncertainty are less likely to feel overwhelmed by anxiety and are more like to choose a path of personal growth.
When you look at life through a lens of curiosity, you see life as more a journey, not as a straight path that leads directly (and only) to happiness.
Be compassionate with yourself.
Look at yourself with compassion, not judgment. Open your eyes to your personal strengths instead of beating yourself for your shortcomings.
No one has the perfect life, and it's natural to compare yourself to others. But no good comes from comparison; it won't make you feel better, only worse.
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With the prospect of learning about an Iron Age hill-fort almost on our doorstep, it's not surprising that attendance at out January meeting was very good. Better yet, the Chase Through Time project team also touched on their work in uncovering the secrets of the military training camps and ancient burnt mounds on the Chase. All in all it was an interesting and informative presentation followed by a question and answer session and the chance for members to chat informally with the group afterwards. The meeting has also served to create a bond between our groups which will surely be to our mutual benefit in the future.
We will be making a field trip to the hill-fort for a guided tour by the CTT team within the next couple of months - before the bracken takes hold in the spring! Details will appear on the events page shortly. The trip will be tailored to the needs of all members so please come along, regardless of the history and archaeology, the views are fantastic!
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AMMAN — Four teams have reached the semis of the 33rd Jordan Football Association Shield — the first of the 2020 football season competitions — which will see Wihdat play Shabab Urdun and Ramtha take on Sarih.
Twelve Jordan Professional Football League teams played the first round in three groups with the top team in each group, and the best overall second placed team advancing to the semis.
Sarih topped group A, Ramtha topped Group B, and Shabab Urdun topped group C, while Wihdat advanced as best second place team.
Eliminated teams include reigning champs Faisali, who lost to Sarih, as well as Jazira, who lost to Shabab Urdun.
As the season gets into full swing, the Super Cup will see Faisali play Jazira on February 28.
Last season, Faisali were crowned league champs and combined it with their 20th Jordan Cup title. Jazira were second and Wihdat third in the league. Wihdat beat Jazira to win the 36th Jordan Super Cup.
Wihdat were the last winners of the Shield competition in the 2017/2018 season. The competition was not held last year. Looking back at the history of the Shield tournament, Wihdat are a record nine time winners, Faisali seven, Ramtha five, Hussein three, Jazira and Amman and Shabab Urdun twice each, Kufrsoum and Yarmouk once each. Hussein were finalists seven times. Amman have since scrapped football, while Qadissieh were relegated and have since merged with Shabab Urdun.
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Barbara Kingsolver's latest novel, Unsheltered, is set in Vineland, New Jersey, across two centuries. In 2016 Willa Knox, reeling from her mother's death and the financial upheaval that comes with redundancy, moves with her family to an old inherited home in Vineland. In 1871, Thatcher Greenwood moves to Vineland with his new wife and her family to take up a position as a science teacher in the local high school. These parallel lives release and unravel within the same community: both having moved for a new chance, both wanting the best for their families, both knowing that there is something more.
In 1861 Charles Landis purchased 30,000 acres of land in New Jersey to establish a dry utopian community based on his ideals of agriculture and progressive thinking. Land was cheap, but the regulations for living we strict: from the kind of people who could move there, to the types and location of trees planted in the street, to the ban on alcohol, to what ideas were allowed to be taught to the children or discussed in the town. Landis cast himself as a god with an iron grip. It is within this world that Thatcher finds himself, and it is after this experiment that Willa lives.
Of course, the reality of utopias are never what they promise, and the realisation of this disintegrates around Willa and Thatcher in their respective lives. Thatcher is a man of science, excited by the new theory published by Charles Darwin, trying his hardest to make money to take care of his new family in their crumbling home. Willa sees her grown children struggling, her academic husband having to start again, medical costs for her aged father-in-law build up, their house falling apart around them, and grapples with why life isn't better for this generation.
145 years between our two lead characters and both are in the same town, living in a home that is falling down around them. When we come into the light, when we are unsheltered, things can crystallise, become clearer, become stronger. Involuntarily that is what is happening to both Willa and Thatcher. The most basic requirement of shelter, a roof over your head, is systematically being undermined which transforms their journeys, altering their own sense of identity while hardening around what is important.
These two stories, two sets of lives have notable commonalities with their homes falling apart in a dystopian community, but they are such individual and unique stories. Kingsolver beautifully renders each world and its concerns, the parallels between them for the reader to draw only if they wish. I adored the multiple layers worked in this tale – the struggle with shelter, lessons in a changing world, human instinct and family. It was understated, and masterful. There are some traditional Kingsolver preoccupations present as well – our understanding of and respect for the natural world, for one – but they are rendered in a new way here.
This book speaks to our times with subtlety and wisdom. There is no finger-wagging but a slow revelation that all we are seeing now we have seen before. That these foibles of humanity have been around for centuries. That our relationship with the natural world is limited and deserves more respect. That appeals to emotion are so much more easily accepted than difficult lessons in rationality or fact. Listing this all like this is both a little depressing and perhaps overstates the moral lesson of this book. It is just what I have taken from it – I found the weaving of these experiences of humanity across the centuries to be clever and beautiful.
For some reason, I was not looking forward to this book: I love Kingsolver, her themes, her beautiful writing, but I put off picking it up. But once I dd I could not put it down. I found the way she told two stories within an existing, shared whole to be so skillful, so resonant, that it is still with me now. By spanning time and place Unsheltered gives us a clearer look at both the resilience and persistent rapacity of the human condition.