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It was another opportunity to visit this beautiful country and city of metropolis of our world as well as once again meeting some good friends of always.
It was a short trip, flying from Nantes to Paris CDG to Mexico DF,and return in reverse order. I stay at the always now Best Western Royal Zona Rosa, Amberes 78 just before reaching Chapultepec avenue. http://www.bestwestern.fr/en/hotel-Mexico-City,Best-Western-Royal-Zona-Rosa,70175 the flight was totally on Air France, the best. It was trying the Terminal 2 E along gates M24 and the 2F along 21 to get back home.
While in Mexico I did my usual trips around the place eating and enjoying the company of friends. We first try El Bajio, at the flagship restaurant ,the first on the list at webpage, http://www.restauranteelbajio.com.mx/sucursales.php , the food was great with panoches,chicharones, and the pork dish with black mole and sauce.
We ,also, visited El Paisa, a more rustic restaurant in a working class area with a nice second floor terrace, a very nice welcome with lots of Mexicans families there; nice ambiance and great conversation with many. The area is nice around a corner, and serve in the terrace in the back upper level. It is best reach here by car as I was taken with local friends. One of the places to go when you know the area and want to get away from tourists. Here we had more goodies of the Mexican cuisine such as the alambre with meat and cheese melted sort like a pizza but chewy and yummy, pacifico beers and coffee expresso, first we had some chicharones and all good. no webpage Claveria 199, , Centro, Azcapotzalco Tel +52 55 5396 4144.
I then, toppled it all with a very nice evening with good old friends in zona rosa,near the hotel, at the corner of Hamburgo and Niza streets, there is El Lugar del Mariachi, its a restaurant with live music pop and mariachis alternatively, and a dance floor !!! This is right smack in tourist central so a bit high price but very good food, secure,and a very good group of musicians playing from pop to bolero to cha cha cha and then a group of mariachi singers playing their songs as well; a very good ambiance with romantic overtones or in family. webpage at http://www.ellugardelmariachi.com.mx/zona-rosa.html
Again it was time to go back home, and another nice wonderful time spent in wonderful Mexico DF. I will be back! Here are some photos ,enjoy it and have a great weekend wherever you are.


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With musicians from the UK, Lima and the Sacred Valley to be announced
8-10pm, The Dome, Ashram Valle Sagradow
feat Peruvian sacred chant artist Jagroop Kaur.
Jagroop Kaur teaches workshops with music and kirtan giving their pupils peace, harmony, transformation and healing by deeper and subtler levels of existence on Earth. She has seen transformation in her students through mantra science and Kundalini Yoga, so her desire is to expand those experiences around the world so that more peace and harmony may be reached.
Non residential participants welcome
S/ 30 for the event
US$40 for the day – includes all other workshops, breakfast, lunch and dinner
US$67 for the night – includes all the above plus accommodation

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This guy came from Romania and lived in Maryland -- went to Gallaudet for a short time. He was a die-hard partygoer. At every party, you'll find him flirting women. You would find him at Fireplace's because they provide free drinks if you take your t-shirt off.
Petru was straight as they come but he was funny, nice and laidback. He can be abrasive and asshole if he wants to. But generally, he's normal as can be. He has a funny hairdo -- sort of afro hair.
And I just learned that he is dead.


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Farewell to Ash
Ash Smith has finally driven his last long distance truck journey for visionevents. We would all like to thank him for his incredible years driving our vehicles to various venues throughout the UK & Europe.
Regardless of road conditions you could always rely on Ash to turn up on site ready for the rig. He will be sorely missed but we wish him all the best in retirement as he spends more time sailing up the west coast through villages and towns. (Only persons of a certain age will get the music reference)
We couldn't resist posting this image of Ash preparing to drive back to Edinburgh in somewhat less conventional attire. Who says gentlemen don't look good in gold.


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"One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted is quite invisible to laymen. An ecologist must either harden his shell and make believe that the consequences of science are none of his business, or he must be the doctor who sees the marks of death on a community that believes itself well and does not want to be told otherwise."
Aldo Leopold
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Sturdier Russia Beckons Its Children Home By Clifford J. Levy
The country will not survive that believes it can force nature to conform to its artificial, biologically unsustainable theory of the growth economy. Paying people to have babies will sell a few diapers and everyone will do fine for ten years or 20 years, but population growth on this earth is not sustainable. Russia would be much better off trying to build a biologically balanced economy and forget about trying to copy us. The economy can not drive the biology — it is a fairy tale.
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Is it OK to get mad sometimes on this blog? And just cut loose with capital letters and everything? You already know I like Bill Moyers program. I also like Tom Dispatch. But it seems they accidentally ganged up on me this week. First, Mr. Davis announced — MANY TIMES — on the Moyers show that "nobody saw this (crash) coming."
I am here to tell you that "this (crash)" does not surprise any ecological or population scientist that I know. The miracle is that we staved it off for so long. And then Tom backed him up on his blog.
This is not a political game. It is a biological reality, and it's way past time for us to start thinking about how we are going to grow something that IS sustainable, instead of trying harder and harder to do the same thing that physically can not work (that is growth) — and expecting a different result each time.
It's more than I can stomach without a LOT of capital letters.
March 20, 2009
Letter to :Mr. Mike Davis.
Copy to: Bill Moyers, Tom Englehart
Don't say nobody saw this coming — PLEASE — say nobody was willing to listen to the scientists while the economists — and yes the United Nations, prompted by the economists — were forcing us over the edge. AND PLEASE DO NOT CALL ME NOBODY.
I saw this coming 40 years ago, I just prayed it would not be in my lifetime, and imminently coming I saw it ten years ago. I predicted with certainty, years ago, in letters and emails written to Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs and other architects of the plan (they responded that they disagreed with me), that the UN ten year plan would fail.
"Sustainable growth." Where did they get that idea? From the economists. Sustainable growth is physically impossible in a finite space. Of course the Kyoto protocols will fail. If half as many people have created global warming, then twice as many people will make more global warming. It is NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!!!!
You can't fit more people on the farm than the farm can grow food for them. You can't raise ten horses on five acres. It's impossible; they will all die of starvation. When the bathtub is full, can you add more water to it? Pardon the mix of metaphors, but IT IS NOT COMPLICATED. And yet everyone somehow believes — in what? Magic?
Making more people will not solve this problem; growing the economy will NOT save us — it only makes the economists rich and everyone else hungry. It's a Ponzi scheme using people instead of money, (people AND money) and it has been obvious to me (I am nobody) for at least ten years. In evidence thereof, I took my money out four years ago. But I can not make anyone listen, nor can my scientist friends. Is there any thing more I can say to make you listen?
And ever since ten years I have been screaming into the night, and learning how to pray, because I am forced to watch a preventable, obvious, horrible disaster unfold day after day — and nobody will listen.
It sounds wonderful to save all the babies, we sacrifice to save them, but what life are we saving them for? Nothing but horror, fighting over limited resources. When will we learn that we can not have quality of life and quantity of growth, now that we have used up resources? When will we care enough about the babies to build them a quality of life that is sustainable? And learn that sustainable, on this earth, does not and never did include "growth."
When will you stop believing that EVERYBODY consists of you and Moyers and the economists and a few politicians?
Please, God,
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WCL and shared libraries
Just read about WCL, a Common Lisp (CL) implementation I wasn't aware of. The paper talks about how CL is compiled to C and linked into a shared library. This allows a memory efficient delivery environment. i.e. CL application share code via shared libraries including the core system/libraries. I missed whether the CL compiler is available at runtime which would be a drawback. Many problems were solved but still afew remained such as relocated data with embedded pointers in the shared library (causing slower startup times), generational GC is not implemented, the compiler could be more sophisticated and there is no thread support. The project appears to be stalled.
I wonder whether other CL implementations such as GCL and ECL using the CL->C method are able to provide sharing through shared libraries?
Java programs have similar problems that WCL attempts to solve for CL. When the same Java program is loaded by separate JVMs (in different processes), they don't share any code. i.e. the classes will be jitted multiple times …being stored in memory multiple times. I believe that this problem occurs even within the *same* JVM when the class files are loaded via different class loaders! I've yet to confirm that though. This is one of the reasons why Java application take up alot of memory. Seems to be a problem with 1.4.2 anyways. Perhaps 1.5 fixes this problem. Microsoft's CLR deals with this situation by using the assembly is the unit of deployment and having each assembly contain a version number. I imagine that with the CLR (and other CLI implementations), that each assembly is only compiled once within the same process. This doesn't however solve the "multiple process runnings CLRs" problem though I believe there is an ahead-of-time option which stores compiled assemblies in an on-disk cache – this would would likely solve the problem (as long as the compiled assemblies are loaded into shared memory like a shared library).
Misunderstandings about closures
Even the "big names you know" in the Java software development community can make mistakes when it comes to closures.
Gavin King thinks that closures wouldn't work in Java because of checked exceptions. However, since the use of checked exception is optional you can use "closures" (annonmous inner classes) pretty well if you either don't use checked exception or alternatively wrap checked exceptions with unchecked exception (like the JDBC template in Spring). I was wondering if it would be possible to have you cake and eat it too on this point with Java 1.5 generics – another poster says it is possible to parameterise on the checked exceptions. I hope that's true because that's the best of both worlds – "closures" and checked exceptions – or at least living life without wrapping every last damn checked exception in an unchecked one ;-).
James Strachan commented that closures have made it into C# 2.0. Another poster correctly pointed out that this is just *not* the case. I can understand why you'd thnk that – you really have to read between the lines in those Microsoft articles ;-). With all the good .NET stuff coming out of Microsoft lately I'm surprised they didn't correct this properly in C# 2.0. I much prefer their implementation of generics – it's not based on type erasure like in the Java.
Martin Fowler (if you follow the link through to his article) is right on the money. Closures are good. Lisp is good. Ruby is good. Smalltalk is good. You gotta love Martin.


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Built in three stages between the 1850's and 1880's, this oolite limestone house is a fine example of early vernacular masonry. The exposed beams, primitive stone cutting, early six-over-six double hung windows, porch, log roof framing, and low ceilings in the oldest part of the home, all illustrate pioneer construction methods in the 1850's.
The original owner may have been William Black a first settler of Manti. The second owner, Luther T. Tuttle (1825-1917), was a two-term mayor of Manti and served on the City Council and four terms as a territorial legislator. He also raised sheep and livestock and was a leading merchant and banker. He erected the Tuttle Block in Mani's Main street and founded the Manti Savings Bank.
Tuttle sold the home in 1890 to John C. Witbeck, he then sold it in 1895 to John E. Metcalf, a prominent merchant and stock raiser who converted the home into a hotel known as "the Metcalf House." Mr. & Mrs. Clarence miller then owned it for 40 years until 1976 when it was purchased by Historic Utah Inc., a private preservation association.
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How plastic ends up in the food we eat, the water we drink and even the air we breathe
Plastic is ever present in our lives, from the clothes we wear to the packaging surrounding the food we bring home from the supermarket, even the foods like fruit and vegetables that come ready-wrapped. These days, everything we use, see and touch seems to contain plastic.
But there's also a hidden issue, the barely visible fragments of plastic known as microplastics.
Microplastics are small pieces of plastic 5mm or less that come from a variety of sources, such as when larger plastic pieces break apart, plastic pellets used to manufacture plastic goods and microbeads found in health and beauty products.
Why are microplastics so problematic?
Despite being tiny, the microplastics present in our oceans could weigh a whopping 236,000 tonnes, a number that destined to rise as the plastic entering the oceans continues to break up into smaller and smaller pieces, almost invisible to the naked eye and indistinguishable from food to aquatic organisms.
Sea life such as coral, krill and fish have all been discovered to contain microplastics ingested at some point which then passes up the food chain, and as we sit at the top of that food chain, this means that we don't get a pass from ingesting plastic waste.
But what exactly is it about ingesting microplastics should concern us?
As we've covered in a previous blog-post, many plastics contain phthalates, BPA and other toxic nasties which are contributors to a host of health problems including cancer, reproductive issues and hormonal related issues.
And if that wasn't enough, microplastic fragments can act as a vehicle for many other toxic chemicals, known as Persistent Organic Pollutants. Persistent Organic Pollutants or POPs for short are chemicals that are resistant to breaking down through natural processes. They cover a wide range of pollutants all of which are toxic and all of which we end up ingesting on a daily basis whether it be through eating microplastics in fish, drinking them in our water or even inhaling them in dust in the air we breathe.
There is no escape from microplastics.
So what can we do about the microplastic plague?
For plastic that already exists, recycling and incineration are our best method of reducing microplastics in the environment, however, this only delays many problems associated with plastic and comes with its own inherent set of problems
To really make an impact in the fight on microplastics we must eliminate them at the source, ie. stop making so much plastic!
You can take action on microplastics by ridding plastic from your life (as best you can). Easier said than done, but even a few small changes made here and there add up.
If you're stuck for inspiration, we share regular tips on tackling plastic on our Instagram, and you can download our free 15 point guide to eliminating plastic from your life for good.
Once you feel confident in tackling the plastic problem, share your knowledge and ideas with the people around you: together we can make a difference!
I hope with your new-found microplastics knowledge you're able to go out into the world armed and motivated to rid plastic from your life, share this post with family and friends you feel would benefit from learning about microplastics.
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Vishu Recipes
Kaduku manga (Kerala Style Mango Pickle )
Onam is just around the corner. Kadukumanga is one of a must have pickle in Onam Sadya, the traditional feast. What I like the most about this pickle is the crunchines of the mango pieces. This pickle is very easy to prepare. Kaduku manga (Kerala Style Mango Pickle )View Full
Padavalanga Parippu Thoran (Pigeon pea- Snake gourd with grated coconut)- A Kerala special
Here is the recipe ofPadavalanga Parippu Thoran, prepared in Kerala style. This is one of my personal favourite dishes,a side dish that goes well with Rice Padavalanga Parippu Thoran (Pigeon pea- Snake gourd with grated coconut)- A Kerala specialView Full
Parippu Varutharachathu (Pigeon peas with roasted and ground coconut)
A few months back, I was looking to prepare some variety of Kerala style gravies. That's when I came across a recipe by my friend Sherin. Parippu Varutharachathu..Pigeon peas with roasted and ground coconut. Parippu thenga arachu vachathu has been something I was used to, but Varutharachathu was newView Full
Gooseberry Pickle
The other day, while I was passing by a vegetable shop, I found a huge pile of jumbo gooseberries. My first thoughts were, "I can make some thing with that !" Then, all I could think of was Gooseberry Pickles, the pickles from my childhood memories. The mere mention of this pickle makes my mouth watView Full


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Jessica Lynn is a world-renowned transgender advocate, educator, and activist. Her experiences as a transgender woman and parent led her to dedicate her life to spreading awareness and acceptance for gender non-conforming communities around the world. Over the last several years, Jessica has crisscrossed the globe sharing the story of her journey over 750 times in 28 different countries and is now internationally considered one of the foremost transgender speakers due to her dynamic, refreshingly honest speaking style and signature "ask-me-anything" Q&A sessions.
Fortunately, Jessica's travels and presentations have caught the attention of several prestigious institutions. On behalf of both the University of Oxford and the National Institute for Health Research, Jessica has been appointed to an advisory position on a project aimed towards improving health services for gender diverse youth and their families in Great Britain. She continues serving as a Kinsey Institute Global Ambassador at Indiana University, and, after spending a great amount of time speaking in the UK, she is now a Stonewall School Role Model and a speaker to the medical community by request of the National Health Service, England.
Over these past years, Jessica has had the privilege of helping to educate tens of thousands of people about the many identities throughout the gender spectrum. She has also been working with teachers, professors, nurses, doctors, business leaders, and many others to help further the understanding of gender non-conforming communities. Jessica has collaborated with numerous experts in order to develop training and educational programs. These training programs and courses are structured to educate and give a better understanding of: the history of transgender communities; social and political impacts; challenging unconscious bias; working towards
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All I wanted to do this Memorial Day was to have a cook out! Unfortunately, I don't have a grill or a patio, the two things required for a cookout. So my friend and I improvised and decided to have a cook in. We're basically the most creative people ever. We busted out her grill pan, poured a few glasses of wine, opened the window and it was like an instant patio. Check out pictures and recipes!
Artichoke & Tomato Salad Recipe
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"Oh, so you don't want to think about it because it makes you uncomfortable?"
6th of Faquar, 11,901
Amalia arrived to class twenty minutes early. She wanted to make sure she'd budgeted enough time to get there, and she didn't want anyone to see her limping into the room. Her ankle still ached so her guard had ordered a carriage to take her to class. She hadn't realized you could order one on such short notice. At the very least, her old guard Oslin hadn't.
Either way, it saved her the embarrassment of limping into class. She'd worn long sleeves to covered the scratches on her arms, and replaced the large bandage on her cheek with a much smaller one. It was only a graze, really. She could only imagine how terrible she looked yesterday, walking into the library like that. No wonder they hadn't wanted to help her.
Of the seven people attending her ethics class only two besides her were here. They'd come in after her, which was a relief. Di Dantis did not show weakness. The people in this class would be her peers, and she wanted to impress them.
Classes were every other day, so she didn't have math today. She'd have to apologize to Professor Hall tomorrow. The professor was her math teacher and in charge of her project. She really didn't want to get on the woman's bad side.
One of her two new classmates was a stranger. He was a tall boy with light brown hair. He was skimming his text and not speaking to anyone. She wanted to introduce herself, but she wasn't sure he was interested in socializing.
The other student was Lucilia Sinclair. Amalia knew her from social gatherings when they were children. Her great-uncle was a Judge a long time ago who was assassinated by black mages. She remembered learning about him when she was a child. Lucilia and Amalia were never very close, though they were polite.
She and Lucilia didn't have much to say to each other either, so Amalia took out the newspaper. She'd deliberately avoided reading it at breakfast for this very reason. She wanted something to do before class started. Now, however, Amalia was wondering if that was a good idea.
Yesterday's newspaper mentioned that day, and she'd subsequently felt ill. Her hands started getting clammy. She couldn't do that in front of Lucilia. The girl would tell everyone, and then they'd all know there was something wrong with her.
Focus on breathing. The air went through her nostrils and her chest expanded, taking in the air before expelling it again. She was safe. There was nothing wrong. She was fine.
And she was reading the damn paper.
The front page story was on Chief Investigator Boswell. He'd gone missing the day of the parade and hadn't been seen since. Officials were offering rewards for information on his whereabouts. There was even speculation that the explosion at the parade was just a distraction to prevent people from paying attention to the real operation.
Amalia knew that was untrue. She never told her father that the boy and old man behind it looked to be Lothar's family. It hadn't occurred to her at the time to say something. She wanted to, but her father would probably just yell at her again and say she should've told him in the first place. It was true. She should've said something.
Now the papers were misinformed.
The next section was about the parade. There were various witness accounts. Amalia skipped it. She didn't want to read any of that- she'd been there and knew what had happened. She quickly switched to the next section before her brain could remind her exactly what had happened.
It was another article on Pankhurst. Part of the city was still underwater from the tsunami. Amalia skimmed the rest. It was terrible, but not really that interesting. Her parents would donate money and that would help the relief effort along. There really wasn't much else to be done.
She skimmed over the rest of the articles. There was a piece on rising criminality in the city, another piece about a man found dead in the Cyremont River. Nothing she felt like reading first thing in the morning.
She set the paper down and dug through the bag for paper and her pen. Her Aunt Basileia sent a note this morning requesting her presence for tea at earliest convenience, which meant Amalia had better write back soon and tell her Aunt when they could meet. No doubt Aunt Basileia found out about Amalia's antics with either the journal or the parade, or worse, both, and wanted to spend tea scolding Amalia for her behavior.
She was leaning on setting the date for tomorrow to get it over with, but she really didn't want to go to her Aunt's house with a limp. The woman would be livid.
Maybe her Aunt had helped cover up what Amalia had done with the journal. But then again, she doubted her mother wanted to deal with Aunt Basileia, either. Of course, if her mother just blackmailed people into silence, they'd still know she did something wrong, and Amalia would likely never raise herself to a position of power within the Department of Magics. Well, not unless the people who knew were old. Then Amalia might get in when she's 50 and the current people who know are dead. She grimaced.
The door opened and four students followed the Professor into the classroom.
They must've stayed outside to chat instead of coming in. It really was no matter. They were all people she knew from her mother's social circles. Amalia glanced over at the stranger again. It was like being a child all over again, meeting someone her age that she'd never seen before.
Everyone stood to greet the professor. He nodded and they sat down.
Professor Hargrave was a middle aged man with a wide girth. He did not appreciate students who socialized in his class, and anyone who spoke out of turn was to leave, immediately. Amalia internally groaned. It was like her Aunt Basileia all over again.
"The main issue we will deal with today is intent." He began, glaring at them as though to dare them not to take notes. "The intent to commit a criminal act, which in itself is a crime, is considered…"
Amalia glanced over at the wooden desk next to her's, where Honorius Pheidias was sitting. She couldn't remember if they were related or not. She'd memorized her family tree years ago, but hadn't really paid attention to much outside the main branch, but she knew there were di Dantis who married into the Pheidias family. It was especially embarrassing because she couldn't remember how closely Honorius was related to Harriet Pheidias, who was another Judge who'd been assassinated. It happened before she was born, but she really should remember.
To her right was the window, looking out over the campus. There was a small grassy area surrounded by a cobblestone pathway. Amalia drew her attention back to the professor. He didn't seem like the sort to suffer daydreamers in his class.
"A license, of course, indicates that someone has intent to use their knowledge for legitimate purposes. While a failure to be screened indicates that they are hiding criminal intent. Now, I know this seems basic to all of you, but I want us to be on the same page as we move forward."
It annoyed her, lectures like this. Not because what he said held no logic, but because it implied that doing something criminal, even once, made someone a bad person. She'd made mistakes. Did that make her some kind of horrible person who needed to be arrested? She didn't think so. Then again, criminals always found excuses for their behavior.
If someone looked at the consequences of her actions- according to the law,- they'd see she stole a evidence, interfered with an active investigation, prevented the carriage of justice, and aided in the escape of two wanted criminals.
But in all those cases, she hadn't meant any harm. She never meant to harm anyone.
"…with Black Mages is the corruption they spread. Take for example the West Drebon St. Parade Bombers, Bennett Miller and Harvey Kane, featured in yesterday's paper. The Black Mage Lothar raised Kane, who became a Black Mage himself. It spreads from person to person like a disease. And if you doubt it, you need look no further than Bennett Miller, whose brother was one of the infamous Old City Bridge Bombers. Whether Adam corrupted Bennett or vice versa is merely semantics at this juncture…"
It really happened, didn't it? The bombing was real. She felt a thin sheen of sweat breaking out on her temples. She wasn't doing this in class, not in front of all these people. Think about her breathing. The wooden chair was under her, Lothar was lying on the ground, skull shattered, the wooden floor was beneath her feet and in her hand was her favorite fountain pen, the one with the golden cap that her father gave her for her fifteenth birthday. She breathed out through her nose.
She was okay. It was fine.
Her hand was shaking so she put the pen down, dropping it beneath her desk. If she looked like she wasn't paying attention, fine. She wasn't. She couldn't if he was going to keep talking about that.
She waited for her hand to stop shaking and picked up the pen again, and flipped to a different page in her notebook. It'd look like she was writing down notes, if she just wrote down ideas on her project. She didn't have any of her notes with her, so she'd be working from memory.
She frowned a little. She really didn't want to work on that right now. Well, there was something she'd been considering since that day.
Amalia could try to make a better version of the amulets. The only reason she hadn't before was because of intent. She didn't have the proper licenses to legally take apart amulets and fiddle with their insides, but getting fined was nothing compared to getting killed, so she was looking into it, anyway.
And maybe this wasn't the right thing to do, because her last attempts at fixing problems ended in disaster. But this was something she could do, something she could solve. The rest of it was a morass of unanswered questions and things she didn't want to think about. Creating a better amulet would make her feel safer, and it would make other people safer, too.
She could give the blueprints to her father or to her mother and see that they would be given to the authorities to make the streets safer.
Another part of her remarked that she was always looking for a large and quick way of patching over her mistakes, like this one grand gesture would clear her name of any wrongdoing. But she really couldn't see anything wrong with that, specifically, only that her father would tell her to stop rushing things.
But so long as the scales were even between her and her mother, what did it matter how it was done? And making the amulet would probably be a net gain, and if it didn't work there was nothing lost. Her mother could change the wording of the questions in Compulsion loyalty screenings, so she was pretty safe as far as that went.
Amalia shifted her notes over slightly, taking them out of the teacher's line of sight. She didn't think the older man could see what she was writing from the second row of seats. Charlotte Larsen was sitting in front of her, and the girl had curly brown hair that was always sticking up. It provided adequate cover. But it was better to be cautious.
Charlotte was like Jeptha- a commoner family that was friends with nobles and traveled in the same social circles. The Larsen's were involved in the imports business, and had branched out into selling inks and chlorine. Amalia's mother did a deal with them just last year, which was why she knew. Amalia had to sit through all the meetings, because her mother wanted her to be prepared to take on the position of Head of House as Amalia got older, and part of that was managing the business.
It was part of why Amalia really didn't want to have to wait until she was 50 to gain any recognition in the Department of Magics, because she probably would have to work as Head of House full-time and quit her job by that time. She loved that she was a di Danti, but sometimes she really hated the responsibility that came with it.
Between sketching ideas down for how amulets might work, from the likely to the fanciful, and jotting down a few reminders about things she needed to check for her project, class passed quickly.
When it was over, she hung back. Partly that was because she wanted as few students as possible to see her limping, and she especially didn't want Lucilia Sinclair to see, and partly because she wanted to speak to her professor.
Once Gillian Burns, (the great-grandson of Lord Burns,) and Friedwald Annesley, (who she might also be related to,) left the room, Amalia started limping up to Professor Hargrave's desk.
"Hello Professor Hargrave. I'm Amalia di Danti, heir to House di danti."
"I know who you are, Ms di Danti." The man gave her an irritable scowl.
"I'm sorry, sir. I was in an accident the other day, you see…"
"Your mother sent a note explaining that you might have difficulty paying attention because of your injuries. I know. You do not need to explain."
Amalia opened her mouth and then shut it. Really, he was being entirely rude and she didn't even know what to say to that kind of behavior.
"Was there something you wanted, Ms di Danti?"
"Actually, yes. I have a question, if it isn't too much trouble, sir."
"Ask away." He looked like he'd rather be doing anything else.
"Well, I was curious about admissions, and how they've changed over the years with accordance to ethical standards. Have there been any major shifts from students choosing apprenticeships over universities because of it, sir?" She hoped that was sufficiently vague.
The man frowned. "Well, there have been updates to our admission requirements, but I really don't see why you need to know that. And as far as I know, there've been no major shifts regarding apprenticeships. Everyone knows they're inferior to university learning."
"But aren't the people who become apprentices held to the same standards as people who join universities?"
"You have to apply for the same licenses, and so does your teacher. If anything, it's even more stringent. But it's not like the teachers were employed by a University. The only people who offer that are people who are not rigorous enough to become proper professors." He scowled. "If classroom learning is so difficult for you, it might be an option but I really wouldn't recommend it."
Amalia blanched. "No, of course not. I wasn't suggesting that I- no. I was just curious about it, that's all. I apologise, sir."
With that, she scurried out the door as fast as her ankle would allow her. That had been embarrassing, though she found out what she'd wanted to know.
She wasn't satisfied with the population disappearing as an explanation for why enrollment was dropping. It still didn't explain why there were so few mages enrolled in university. So she went back to her old idea that maybe it had something to do with admissions requirements or a rise in students deciding to take up apprenticeships. First she wanted to see if universities and apprenticeships had the same requirements. They did, so that meant students wouldn't decide to take apprenticeships over university because of admissions requirements.
Tuition hadn't risen enough to warrant the mass exodus from school, and that still didn't explain why enrollment in magics was suffering, especially, since there was no difference in tuition between 871 and today, adjusting for inflation.
Her guard grabbed her bag from her the moment she left the classroom and hefted it over his shoulder. She didn't argue because it was easier to make it look like she wasn't limping when she wasn't carrying textbooks.
"Are we heading home, m'lady?"
"We're heading to the library." She had more research to do.
Port Drebon University Library had more people in it today, the second official day of classes, than it had the days before when she'd been researching on her own. There were several students in the stacks and a woman speaking to the librarian.
"-please. And let her know we are so honored she still visits this library, even by proxy!" The Librarian was gushing. It was kind of funny. You didn't get to see middle-aged women fussing so much. Amalia was curious enough to listen in on the conversation as she walked past." Though she is always welcome to come in person. Why, I remember seeing her up on stage giving that spee-"
"That is enough. Thank you." Said the woman. Amalia walked away quicker. That woman didn't look like she'd want a student listening in on her conversation.
The guard took up position in her corner of her stacks, close enough to hear her if she screamed, but not close enough to hear if she were having a quiet conversation, and certainly not close enough to read her research.
She was starting to like him, even with the obsessive hovering.
So let's say for argument's sake that some mages at university were taught black magic, and then the government found out and they all fled or were arrested.
Then what? Twenty years later the black mages would be long gone. As far as Amalia knew, jobs involving magic paid a lot of money for an ordinary job, so she'd expect a great number of people to be taking classes on magics. People certainly hadn't gotten stupid in the last 20 years, either, so it wasn't that everyone suddenly found magics too difficult to study.
She knew there were plenty of devisers- people who built magical machines but didn't design them- and there were plenty of people who fixed the machines, too. But you didn't need a university degree to do that work. You did need a degree to be able to design new machines or work as a doctor.
A lack of people working as engimancers or doctors would result in a shortage of doctors and engimancers across the country. And her observations of the world so far matched that expectation. Her Aunt constantly bemoaned the lack of doctors, and there were fewer engimancers than there used to be. Most new designs seemed to be coming from Sutanni or the Republic of Luwanna.
If all the engimancers went to those countries, then that made sense. But that was years ago. Even if that was the case, why were there still so few people graduating with degrees in engimancy?
Their population had recovered. They stopped the people from emigrating out of the country. Something was still happening that caused a lot less people to become engimancers and doctors, as well as a number of other professions.
Amalia looked through history books trying to find information on anything about 874 or 877, and large emigrations out of the country.
There was nothing. By all accounts, those years were perfectly uneventful. When Amalia went to check the years the books were published, she found nothing published before 877.
And that rang a bell.
There were no newspapers before 877, either. She was starting to get annoyed. Was this the result of another "theft?"
Actually, she ought to ask. Because the last "theft" occurred at the Free Public Library. If there was also a "theft" here, then something was definitely odd going on.
She walked up to the librarian, who was still hassling that woman, who seemed to be waiting around for something.
"Hi. I'm sorry to interrupt, but can I ask a quick question?"
"Oh!" the librarian blushed. "Of course. Fire away."
"I was in the history section, and I noticed that there were no first-edition books. What happened to them?"
"Oh-" the librarian looked over at the woman, who was staring at Amalia. Odd. "this is embarrassing, but we actually had a theft some years back."
"I see. Thank you." Amalia turned around and left the women to their conversation.
There was definitely a conspiracy, she decided.
Something happened in 877, something that some persons were going through a great deal of trouble to hide, something that involved universities, emigration, and mages. And she was going to find out exactly what-
"Hello." Said the woman who had been talking to the librarian.
Amalia turned around, surprised. "Hello."
The woman's lips curled into a smile. "I'm Irene Morgan. It's a pleasure to meet you. You're interested in history?"
"Um, yes." The woman had very blue eyes, brown hair, and an intense stare that made her feel uncomfortable, like she was being sized up and found wanting.
"And you're researching first edition history texts?" Irene said with a raised brow.
"Well, yes? It's complicated, and probably really boring. I wouldn't want to waste your time." Amalia subtly moved to stand in front of her desk with her research on it. She wasn't entirely comfortable with some stranger reading over her research, especially considering that she was pretty sure something illegal had happened during that time period. She wasn't sure who was involved, or what had happened, but if the wrong person found out, she might be in a lot of trouble.
"You don't seem like someone who researches boring subjects." The woman said with a smile. She turned around and grabbed a chair pulling it up to the table.
Amalia shut her notebook with a snap, dropping it on top of her texts. The bindings weren't facing the woman.
"What if I were researching something to do with engimancy? How do I know you have a license?"
Irene rolled her eyes. "You study engimancy?"
"Those books don't look like they're about engimancy."
"You've studied engimancy?"
The woman smiled. "Yes, in fact, I have. It's quite fascinating."
"I agree. It was one of my best subjects. My tutors always said I had an intuitive grasp of the math involved." Where was her hovering, over protective guard when you needed him?
The woman leaned back in her chair. "I apologize if I'm making you uncomfortable. Honestly, I'm just trying to get away from that librarian."
Amalia grinned. "She sounded like she was fawning over someone you know?" She phrased it like a question.
"My employer. I work for the retired Prime Minister."
"Oh." She worked for Prime Minister Recham? The one who Grand Meister Marcellus said studied black magic?
"I've heard of her. She studied magics here, didn't she?"
"Yes, but I think that was before either of us were born." The woman quirked her lips up. "Do you like trivia on old Prime Ministers, as well?"
"Oh, no. I just met with the Grand Meister a couple days ago, and he mentioned it."
Her eyebrows raised. "The Grand Meister? Well, you must be someone special."
"I apologize. My name is Amalia di Danti, heir to House di Danti."
"I see. I suppose you don't want a commoner taking up more of your time." Irene said, though she somehow made it sound more humorous than hurt, or perhaps like she already knew how Amalia would respond.
"No, of course not. It's fine."
The woman gave her another brilliant smile.
"So you study engimancy here?"
"Yes. Though I haven't really attended any true classes, well, not that ethics isn't important. Of course it's important. It's just- a lot of it seems-"
"Well, a bit." Amalia sat down in her chair. "They're far too obsessed with talking about criminals for my liking. It's like they're constantly linking all mages with those few who are causing trouble. Honestly, it's like they want fewer people to be interested in magics."
"I've been there. It's like they want you to think that any misstep leads down the path of wickedness, when of course that isn't true."
"Exactly. Plenty of people make mistakes, and simply being curious about something doesn't mean you want to use it. Sometimes people want to know things just because no one else knows it, or because people try to keep information from them, and that makes it look even more appealing." Amalia froze. "Not that black magic is at all appealing, of course. I wasn't saying that. I just meant that- because you have to get a license to do things like, alter amulets- not that licenses are bad things, either."
"Of course not. It just gets frustrating when you're in the middle of a project and you realize you have to stop for two years to get the proper license, and all your work is void unless you do."
"Yes. Exactly!" She let out a relieved laugh. None of her friends really understood that, because none of them were interested in magics.
"Do you have a handmirror?"
"What?" That was a non-sequitur if Amalia ever heard one. What did portable two-way watchmirrors have to do with anything?
"I'm not going to report you, promise. I was just asking because I have one, and it's quicker than mail. I have some first edition copies of history texts at my house- my employer is a collecter and the old woman doesn't care if I borrow a few- and you're welcome to them if you want to take a look."
"I don't have one yet, but I have reason to believe I will be acquiring one soon. I can take your code and when I get it I'll send you a mail?" Handmirrors needed both parties to be connected to the same frequency at the same time to work. She'd have to tell Irene when she wanted to talk the first time. After that, they could just decide to talk once a week or whenever.
"Sure." Irene picked Amalia's notebook off the text and opened to a blank page, scrawling a series of symbols into the page.
Irene smiled. "I'd stay, but I really need to get these books to my employer." Amalia finally noticed the books under Irene's arm.
"Oh, well, it was nice meeting you." She didn't know whether to call her Irene or Ms Morgan. The woman looked slightly older than her, maybe thirty at oldest. But she didn't call Amalia m'lady or ma'am, which was what a commoner was supposed to call a noble. Since the woman was ignoring protocol, Amalia wasn't sure what she was supposed to call her.
"It was nice meeting you too, Amalia." She waved, and then walked off, past Amalia's useless guard and out of the stacks.
She understood the implicit meaning hidden in Irene's words, though. Handmirrors weren't screened like mail was. They could talk about first edition books all they liked and no one would know any better.
She wasn't sure that was a good idea, because Irene could be some sort of- she didn't know- it felt absurd to say a spy. It sounded utterly paranoid. But if someone in the government was responsible for hiding information, then maybe they'd hire someone like Irene to tail anyone who researched certain topics.
It'd be a gamble talking to her, but Amalia was confident that, as daughter of a Judge, she could come out alive. At the very least, it'd be difficult to cover up her murder.


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Horrible Bosses
One of the main draws of Horrible Bosses is the roles provided by the supporting cast. Such a cast consisting of Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell might not seem like they'd be enough of a big deal, they definitely make the film in their own respective and surprising ways.
Horrible Bosses, directed by Seth Gordon, is a story by Michael Markowitz that starts out with three working professionals at a bar talking about their jobs. This scene is very reminiscent of the SNL skit and I was expecting them to start breaking into song. Jason Bateman plays Nick Hendricks, who has been working at a financial firm for eight years and is expecting a promotion from his boss Dave Harken (Kevin Spacey). Dale Arbus (Charlie Day) is a dentist assistant whose main priority is to be a good husband. This is hindered by constant sexual harassment from his boss Dr. Julia Harris, played by Jennifer Aniston. And Kurk Buckman (Jason Sudeikis) loves his job and has a great relationship with his boss Jack Pellitt (Donald Sutherland). When Pellitt dies, his son Bobby (Colin Farrell) becomes the new boss and his plan to get as much money out of the business for himself turns Buckman's perspective around. The premise of the film is that they all decide to have their bosses killed. None of them have any experience in that field, they seek out someone who may be able to help in the way of Motherfucker Jones, played by Jamie Foxx.
The plot of the film isn't particularly strong as it relies mainly on the delivery. Jason Batemen, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis provide the pathetic nature needed for their respective characters. The ignorance of actually properly carrying out the task they've chosen to complete while bungling up along the way. However, it's the secondary characters that provide the real golden moments on here. Kevin Spacey as Bateman's boss gives classic moments of someone who's in it for themselves with no real depth that provides many a laugh. It's Jennifer Aniston who surprised me as someone who stepped out of her comfort zone to play the sexualized, perpetually horny dentist who has made it her goal to sleep with Dale, even if it means blackmailing him with pictures of him passed out in the dentists' chair.
What makes this movie ultimately funny is just how outrageous it is without completely overdoing it. While the film contains many funny moments however it does lack many seriously hilarious scenes. There are plenty of lines and scenes worth a fine giggle, a chuckle and a few outright laughs. I think Horrible Bosses will inevitably end up in the discount bin at the local drug store but whenever you watch it, it will be very worth it.


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Seminar in the Arts of Mughal India
Units: 1.5
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Formerly: HA 451
An intensive study of an aspect of the art and architecture of Mughal India from the 16th-19th century. Topics will vary.
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- A combined undergraduate and graduate course.
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Even before the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion or TRAIN law was passed, people had been on the fence regarding its merits and faults.
Many are happy to have more cash in their hands, while others are dreading the inevitable price increase of consumer products hit by excise taxes.
Wondering how the TRAIN law might affect you? Here is a breakdown of the most important takeaways from the tax reform law:
More Cash In
Higher take-home pay
If taxes on your payslip make you want to cry, well that shouldn't be the case now. With the TRAIN law, you get lower personal income taxes and thus, higher take-home pay.
In the past, personal income taxes range from 5% to as much as 32%. Now, you don't even have to pay a single centavo to the government if you're earning P250,000 a year or less.
Bonuses and 13th month pay are also now devoid of taxes, so you get a chance to save and spend more. However, there are no longer personal and additional expenses for dependents.
Higher VAT threshold
Before, business owners and taxpayers earning P1,919,500 are required to pay value-added tax or VAT.
Thanks to the TRAIN law, the VAT threshold has been increased to P3 million, lessening the burden of ordinary taxpayers.
More VAT exemptions
Food and agricultural products, senior citizens, persons with disability, cooperatives, and condominium and homeowners' association dues continue to be VAT-exempt in the tax reform law. The same goes for the tourism, education, health, and renewable energy sectors, as well as enterprises and BPOs located in special economic zones.
But the new law also added more VAT exemptions, such as small businesses with less than P3 million annual income, government-owned and controlled corporations, state universities and colleges, and government agencies.
If you're renting your home, VAT exemption has increased from P12,800 to P15,000. Residential houses and lots worth less than P2.5 million and P1.5 million, respectively, also don't require VAT.
Medicines for diabetes, hypertension, and cholesterol will also start to be exempted from VAT by 2019. However, low-cost housing costing P3 million and below will only be VAT exempt from 2018 until 2020. Starting 2021, the threshold will be at P2 million.
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From as much as 20%, estate taxes – imposed on inherited properties of lawful heirs and beneficiaries – now have a flat rate of 6% for properties above P5 million.
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Health concerns have prompted the government to increase cigarette taxes and add an excise tax to sweetened beverages.
Aiming to reduce the risk of obesity and diabetes among Filipinos, the government imposed a new excise tax of P6 to P12 per liter for sugared beverages. Milk products, natural fruit and vegetable juices, and pre-packaged coffee products are exempted.
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If you're planning to buy a car, take note that excise taxes have doubled from 2% to 4% for cars worth P600,000 and below. Of course, the pricier your car is, the higher the tax, with vehicles worth P4 million and above being charged as much as 50% tax.
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The TRAIN law may not be all good news, but it certainly gave more Filipinos freedom to control their finances. With more cash in their hands, ordinary workers and taxpayers have a better chance to maximize their cash flow and form healthy money habits.


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Pileated Woodpeckers are the largest and most majestic of their species. I was honored to document the making of a new family, which I share with you in this article.
Fennec foxes are cute but cunning. Just like small dogs, you can carry them around and play with them. Make sure that you feed them well. Interestingly, even though fennec foxes are closely related to dogs, their diet is very similar to that of a cat. So, what do fennec foxes regularly eat?
For the amateur bird watcher: how to establish a friendly relationship with the crows in your neighborhood, how crows communicate, and what they like to eat.
I had Blue Tits nesting in my garden this year in a bird box I had attached to the wall. In this article, I explain how and when the Blue Tits prepare the nest box and when the eggs are laid and hatch. There are photos of my own wild birds as they rear their family in my garden.
Did you find a baby bird on the ground? Are you wondering what to do? Does it need water and food? Are the parents coming back? Should you leave it alone and just watch it? Your questions answered.
Raccoons are so cute with their bandit-like mask and human-like hands, but don't underestimate their ability to outsmart you when it comes to scavenging in your garbage cans, and always be aware that they have the ability to inflict serious injury upon you and your pets if they are threatened.
We all love to feed the geese and ducks bread. But have you ever seen the goose with a crooked or deformed wing? It turns out that bread may do more harm than good.
Starlings have a very bad reputation and for good reason. They are aggressive and have displaced some of our native songbirds by competing for nesting spots and food sources. Starlings aren't all bad, though. Discover their unique talents and learn how to keep them out of your bird feeders.
Maligned because of a few of their vampire family members, bats are actually the good guys! Let them teach you life lessons about the benefits of good deeds, working with others, and achieving goals.
Beekeeping fights a deadly environmental crisis, rewards you with stress-relief and offers you an extra source of income.
Coyotes are a native species. Some states protect them by law and some don't. As we continue to overlap in urban and rural areas, coyotes, humans, and their pets will cross paths. So, what do you do if you encounter a coyote? Are you safe? Is your dog or cat safe?
Pileated Woodpeckers are fascinating birds. Here I share with you my personal observations of a family in the making.
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The cover of the Tuckerton High School 1982 Reunion Booklet. (Courtesy of Franklin Gray)
Margaret (Peggy) Allen Griggs
42 - Mockingbird Lane
Diamond City, Ark. 72644
After graduation I went to work for a Lawyer in
and it was there I met Walt, my husband-to-be. "Gin" (Horner) Price and Ellison Price were with us when we were married in 1935. Our only child, Connie, was born in October, 1937 and was married in 1957 to John D. Daugherty, and they make their home in Margate, N.J. They have a son aged 22, and a daughter aged 20; both are presently in College at the Wauwatosa, Wis. . My husband Walt, went to work for The Washington National Insurance Company in 1940, and retired after thirty-one years there. Then we moved to our present home in Universityof Wisconsin , where we have enjoyed almost eleven years of a beautiful retirement together. We enjoy our home area, so much we rarely do any traveling, but I have kept in touch with several of my High School friends. We belong to the local Country Club and enjoy golf, swimming, and good fellowship. We are blessed with an abundant life: spiritually, materially and physically, and offer our thanks daily to the One who makes it all possible. Diamond City, Ark.
Linda (Lindy) Allen McNeil
Cozy Oaks Park , N.J. 08232 Cardiff
Graduated in 1932 and married in 1933 for thirty-six years. After having reared five daughters I moved to the Pleasantville area in 1969, and worked for Lenox Inc. over eight years. Retired in 1979. Have nine grand-children; three grand-sons, and six grand-daughters. I now enjoy doing Home Crafts - knitting, crocheting, etc. I belong to the Pomona Senior Citizens' Club and enjoy many trips with them.
Julie (Judy) Archer Purdy
19244 Meadow Brook
Ft. Myers
33903 Florida
215 Surf Avenue
The Surfsider
Wildwood, N.J. 08206
Julia Archer
Graduated 1932 and married the same year.
Five years later son, James C. MacDonald II was born in Tuckerton. He is presently a Math and Science teacher at
, Middle Township High School Cape May Court House, N.J.He recently received a $38,000. Federal Grant to erect, for study, a 95 ft. energy producing Windmill. I have two grand-children; Jimmy III, 15 years of age, and Heather, nine. While still living in new , worked at Chalfonte Haddon Hall (Resorts International Casino) in the Publicity Dept. During Second World War lived in Gretna , worked in the Chester, Pa. office of John A. Roebling Steel Co., did general Clerical duties, but then became one of the first female Expediters, due to men going in the Service. Was divorced in 1943 and moved to Philadelphia Went to work at New York Shipbuilding Corp. (navy Dept.) as Chauffeur, Receptionist, and Hostess. A very interesting career - meeting such notable people as Margaret Mitchell ("Gone With The Wind") , Admiral Halsey's wife an family, President Franklin D. Rosevelt's aide, Harry Hopkins and family, the DuPont and Spruce families, to name just a few. I was privileged to board many Aircraft Carriers for the Launchings, and Trial Boards such as the Collingswood, N.J. Guam, Saipanand Bataan. Stayed with the Company two more years after the war. In 1943 I attended Night Classes of the Bessie V. Hicks, , and in 1944 attended Night Classes in Millinery at Spring Garden Institute; both schools located in Dramatic Art School . In 1947 went to work at Camden Courier Newspaper in the Advertising Dept. which was another interesting position. Married Robert L. Purdy, graduate of The Wharton School, Philadelphia , in the New Gretna Presbyterian Church on Universityof Penna. . Bob retired in 1975 from Singer Company as Systems Business Machines' Manager of the Phil. office. While living in April 24, 1948 Moorestownand Cherry HillI was involved in Republican politics. The biggest disaster was when I headed up the campaign for the N.J. State Women's Republican Federation (Charlie Sandman for Governor), who was badly defeated in 1963. From 1960 to 1965 worked at the Garden State Race Track in Cherry Hill, Mutual and Admissions Dept., during their 3.prin.; Spring and Fall Meets. In 1904 received an appointment to work In the N.J. State Racing Commission office. This lasted only one year due to change of party ruling in Cherry Hill. When not working, did Volunteer Service work for , West Jersey Hospital Received a 1000 hour gold pin with diamond. Also, served four years as President of an Auxiliary associated with the Hospital. Having a Summer home at the Seashore (Wildwood Crest) and Bob playing golf, prompted me to take up golf seriously. After several years of playing and several interfering health problems, I became very much interested in the game. In 1976 and 1977 served as President of the Wildwood Women's Golf Asso. comprising a group of eighty-seven members. Have been fortunate enough to have had two HOLE-IN- Camden, N.J. ONES; one locally and one in Stuart, Fl. Have won many trophies at both outside Clubs and at the W.W.G.A. Especially proud of "OUT OF STATE SWEEPSTAKES" in 1976 at the Mission Inn Golf & Country Club, near , Fl. Our retirement interest is golf, so last year we bought a home at Orlando 's Golf & Country Club in Lake Fairway , Fl. We are located on a lake and the 18th Hole Fairways. We have done a bit of traveling within the States, Ft. Meyers , Hawaii and Ireland , returning on the famous QE2. In September we plan a trip to London , In January 1982 we moved (suddenly) from a condo in Alaska to the above mentioned address. Would enjoy hearing from old friends. Stone Harbor


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Have you heard about the O'Neill Cold Water Classic?
Known as the coldest surf contest on tour and attended by the world's best searching for extreme conditions and world class waves, O'Neill have come up with a remarkable competition. It's the most northern, the most southern, the wildest, the coldest & the most classic surf contest on the planet. Their aim is to find some of the best waves in the world in wild remote locations in which to stage a world-class competition. And they have chosen 5 venues: Tasmania, Thurso Scotland, Cape Town, Tofino Canada and Santa Cruz California.
The series had an epic start in March in the wilds of Tasmania, Australia in a place called Marrawah. The surfers were greeted with rain, freezing on-shore winds and wild wind-swept seas, but, undeterred, 20-year-old Australian Stuart Kennedy took victory in perfect 2-meter conditions. ASPWorldTour
The 6-Star ASP event then moved on to the other side of the world for the northernmost event in professional surfing – Thurso, Scotland. Thurso can provide powerful world-class waves to rival Hawaii's North Shore. Following one of the coldest European winters on record, and with recent blizzards and snowfall up in the northeast of Scotland, the event promised to be a grueling challenge. With both the air and water temperatures hovering uncomfortably low, coupled with the persistent rain and hail—this was the ultimate Cold Water Classic experience.
And yet surfers flood back year after year to brave the conditions! freesporttv
Stuart Kennedy won in Tasmania, Royden Bryson from South Africa won the Scottish event – who's next?
Following Scotland the Cold Water Classic Series moved on to the wildest event in professional surfing – Cape Town, South Africa:
Cape Town is a difficult place to have a surf contest, but Cape Town's advantage is that the event can be held on both sides of the peninsula from the wild and exposed beaches on the west to the perfect reef breaks on the east. This region isn't known as the Cape of Storms for nothing and the first day of the event was held at Noordhoek. The competition then packed up and moved to the Outer Kom for the second round. Outer Kom was once considered a world class break and might be remembered by some for the Spur Surfabout which was the best contest outside of Hawaii in 1985. It is now popular with aspiring big wave surfers.
But the competition moved on to the normally relatively unexciting Long Beach. It had the best waves for the day. Although the competition moved around there were enough massive swells and wild storms to keep even the most difficult-to-please surfer challenged.The competition ended with a perfect barreling left for the finals.
South Africa has more than its fair share of surfing talent and it's always a possibility that a local will conquer. It happened again this time. Greg Emslie, a retired family man, took first place with Australian Dion Atkinson coming second.
That was in July.
Next up is Canada – professional surfing's coldest event. It takes place between 9th – 15th October. Tofino is rated 6 in surfing terminology. All the other venues are a 6 too apart from Cape Town which is a 4.
Brrrrrrr… this place looks cold!
O'Neill's Cold Water Classic was the first professional surf event to be held on Canadian shores and Tofino, a small fishing village of 1,900 people, was the perfect site. "The Cold Water Classic event in Tofino is the one we know all the surfers on the tour have been talking about," said O'Neill Global Event Manager, Ritzer. "It represents all that we have set out to achieve with the O'Neill Cold Water Classic Series. It is about providing a unique and challenging experience for the world's best surfers by pushing the boundaries and exploring new remote and spectacular locations."
Last year's victor was local boy Pete Devries – an exhilarating moment for every surfer in Canada as it was not only the first professional event to be held in Canada but also the first time a Canadian had won a professional surf competition. Truly a moment to savour.
Tofino, on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, is also a place for the perfect extreme vacation. Bounded by the open Pacific Ocean, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve and the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Tofino is known for its miles of pristine beaches and unparalleled adventures. With bears on land, whales in the sea and a spectacular old-growth pine forest backdrop, there is also saltwater and freshwater fishing, surfing, kayaking, boating, hiking, and winter storm watching. It's quite a place.
140 surfers will make the trek through the wilderness of western Canada to one of the most stunning – and of course freezing cold – events in professional surfing including Pete Devries who is looking forward to enjoying the event. "I've already won the event so I don't have anything to prove so there's no pressure. I want to go into it with the same mentality as last year and just have fun."
The O'Neill Cold Water Rankings, after 3 events, stand like this:
1. Royden Bryson (ZAF) 4844
2. Stuart Kennedy (AUS) 4800
3. Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 3903
4. Dion Atkinson (AUS) 3406
5. Greg Emslie (ZAF) 3000
It's by no means sure who is going to win it yet. Last year the Cold Water Classic Series Winner was Blake Thornton.
The final venue for this extreme competition will be Santa Cruz, California, the birthplace of O'Neill. The dates are 19th – 24th October.


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Public notice is hereby given pursuant to Sections 24 and 26 of the Community Charter that the City of Nanaimo proposes to provide assistance and transfer certain lands through agreements with Millennium Nanaimo Properties Ltd. and Suro Development Company ("the Developers") under which the City has engaged the Developers to partner with the City in the development of the Port of Nanaimo Centre.
Under the Agreements, the City would provide assistance to the Developers in the form of:
(a) Transfer of lands legally described as PID 026-459-027, Lot 1, Section 1, Nanaimo District, and of the Bed of the Public Harbour of Nanaimo, Plan VIP79756 (the "hotel lands") as a developable site to the Developers for $10.00 30 days after the Developers execute a construction agreement to build the hotel, and construction of municipal works and services on public lands to the boundary of the hotel lands. The estimated value of the hotel lands as appraised in November 2007 is $1,500,000.00.
In addition to the participation of the Developers in the Amended Partnering Agreement and construction of a hotel adjacent to the Vancouver Island Conference Centre, the Developers will provide public access to a portion of the hotel lands to be secured by a statutory right of way in favour of the City. It is anticipated that the construction of the hotel will be completed in 2010.
(b) Transfer of lands legally described as PID 026-938-251, Lot 1, Section 1, Nanaimo District, Plan VIP82428 (the "foundry site lands") to the Developers for $10.00 pursuant to an Agreement for Sale with the transfer to be 30 days following the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the transfer or later in accordance with the Purchase Agreement (Foundry Lands). The estimated value of the foundry site lands as appraised in November 2007 is $8,000,000.00. In consideration of the transfer, the Developers will pay to the City a purchase price equal to the sum of $9,000,000 (Nine Million Dollars) less the costs of constructing the City's share of a parking facility to provide 150 public parking spaces adjacent to
(c) An amortization of the payment of approximately 40 percent of the Developers' capital cost of constructing the parking spaces for use in connection with the development on the hotel lands to be paid by the Developers over the fi rst twenty (20) years of the Developers' lease with the City. The value of such deferral is approximately $310,000.
A copy of the Amended Partnering Agreement (with amendments) and the proposed Purchase Agreements between the City and the Developers may be obtained during regular offi ce hours from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) at City Hall, 455 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5J6.
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Editors comment: Can anyone tell me that kind of risk Suro Development is taking? What kind of risk is the City of Nanaimo aka taxpayers taking in this whole deal?


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Original version : http://www.test4outside.com/en/article_magazine/surf-a-reunion-cause-perdue/
french version : http://www.requinsreunion.fr/index.php/articles/66-surf-a-la-reunion-une-cause-perdue
By Franck Oddoux.
Photos: Ian McDonnell, Urnervisual, Ian 600F.
Spot de Santana, Reunion Island, February 2017. A shark savagely attacked Alexandre Naussac 5 meters from the coastline. This is the 20th attack in only 6 years. Fear overshadows surfers, swimmers, windsurfers and kayakers. The politics conclude that rather than doing something about what they call "The Shark Crisis" they prefer to prohibit access to the ocean. We have nevertheless enabled a species of aggressive man-killer sharks to propagate: the Bull sharks. Feeding happily in the nature reserve, unthreatened by fishing, or any other predators, they are multiplying at an alarmingly exponential rate. The environmental lobbyists do not want to hear anything about dealing with Bull sharks. It's fish vs man. And for now the 20 dramas that have taken place have not revealed one ounce of compassion or afterthought from the green extremists.
Could this be the end for surfing at Reunion Island ?
As the old adage goes "how many deaths does it take?" How many people devoured and transformed into meat do we need to count before anything is done? Reunion Island is getting deeper and deeper into trouble.
And now due to the hysterical reactions from environmentalists, of which SS is leading the pack, coupled with the authorities' deafening silence, we are once again aiming at conserving a status quo that will provoke more deaths down the line.
Even the headline-catching intervention from Kelly Slater, multiple world champion surfer and staunch environmentalist who expressed the need for regulating the abnormal proliferation of certain species of shark, notably the Bull shark, was not enough, only enough to make waves. Even though his sudden about-face turn on his previous declaration was spectacular and unexpected, we could even add: carefully thought out. We can't accuse him of taking this decision on a sudden impulse or in an emotional manner, being a pure bred environmentalist.
Collective hysteria rose up against him and he had to hit back justifying his position. If an icon such as Kelly Slater carries no weight to change the fanatical environmentalists views, no one has. And that is worrying. The most infuriating is that surfers and nature protection lobbies are in general very much on the same lines; everyone wants to preserve and respect nature. The idea here is not to exterminate a shark species it is to bring a balance back into the Bull shark population, which has proliferated in the safe waters of this nature reserve where 3-meter long sharks enjoy a fast-food service where they can't tell the difference between fish and humans.
Surfing at Reunion Island is also a lost cause because sociologically people no longer want to hear talk of "hunting" or "culling". Environmentalism (we are not talking about real acts of environmentalism that genuinely respect the natural world) has "contaminated" all social levels. We sort our waste, we eat organic food because of cancer fears, we empathize with whales, dolphins, wolves, bears, and yet, we let homeless people die on the streets. We integrate this idea of environmentalism by using electric cars that are recharged using nuclear power and we don't hesitate to buying an air ticket to somewhere on the other side of the planet, to go trekking in Tibet and fill our spiritual souls. All of us have our own excuses for having a lifestyle that resembles self-gratification and self-interest; I am the first to admit to this.
But principles and a clear conscience enable us to buy our way into this green activism, it's easy: let's battle to save an endangered nature reserve, we can give a donation to SS where their aggressive, in your face front-line actions make the headlines, showing heroism in the plight of our planet, where the urban community are inept as they live with their perpetual contradictions ("consumers" versus "citizen")… We're going to speak out about the simple idea of fishing out a few Bull sharks on this small rock in the Indian Ocean, Reunion Island. But the environmentalists do not have one ounce of regret about the deaths, the devastated families and the economical disaster that this Shark Crisis represents for this island and the French department that is most touched by unemployment. This is a militant green movement, like all militants, their logic and truth is carefully contrived to suit their own aims: and the rest of the world must heed to their vision.
It is impossible to break through the barrier of these closed minds. People are brainwashed with the barrage of pollution, the extinction of certain species in the world that provoke green extremists to have a completely irreversible mental block. These green soldiers, the 'future of humanity', the neo-evangelists, have one aim and one moral mission: never stand down. Man is Satan personified. With their finely tuned propaganda and shouldered by politicians they have known how to infiltrate the scientific world who herein offer an undisputable warning supporting their catastrophic speech. So from now on it is dictatorship against progress and reasoning; sharks against the humans. These surfing fools have no place in a private sharks' aquarium. The reality that it was a devised nature reserve imposed on Reunion Island's beaches is no longer up for discussion. We are breeding Bull Sharks (one female will deliver about 70 young every two years), and all are fed by an all-you-can-eat buffet…
Just next-door are paradisiac beaches, surf spots and inviting blue waters, where now you can no longer put your feet in the water. A tropical paradise overshadowed by the devil in the deep blue sea.
Shark fins are everywhere, nothing happens for months and suddenly all hell breaks loose: a beast three-meters in length mauls the foolhardy that succumb to the simple desire of going for swim or surfing. At best he escapes with an arm or leg missing, at worst (although wouldn't it be better to die?), he gets hacked to pieces by these killer jaws to feed its family. Even kayakers aren't safe. In 2011 at Houssaye cape (Saint Paul) a tiger shark rammed the embarkation point and bit with all its might, the kayaker tried hitting him on the nose with his paddle to frighten him off which only enraged the beast more to attack the rest of the boat…
Entire expanses of nature are slipping out of our hands, just to offer a clearer conscience to our polluting citizens. It is much harder to deal with a genuine problem and so much easier to attach ourselves to known environmental symbols than the culling of certain sharks. The frenzy of protecting the planet is so much easier when it concentrates on areas that don't affect us: Africa, Asia, etc. We tighten our belts, set-up bans and create natural reserves, national parks, all "green" stamped zones multiply with hefty subventions, political weight and of course environmentalist lobbying. Pollute all you like in the occident but here in these green spaces man has no place. So entire populations have their land repossessed and must resign to redesigning their lives and livelihood to fit this movement; under the ridiculous assumption that it will lead to an environmental balance. Fishing is banned, and there are bans on a multiple and varied scale. On Reunion Island the national park workers wear full protective clothing and masks to spray weed-killer in the volcano crater because there's a plant that is growing which shouldn't be in this biotope… Let's just hope it isn't Roundup!
So, on Reunion Island they interfered with the natural ecosystem by creating a nature reserve, and realized too late that the sharks have multiplied to exponential proportions. They are in total denial, according to them we must simply continue on the same stance, to admit to error would be inconceivable. The economical disaster and most importantly human loss is not in their visual spectrum or in their logic of understanding, listening, a little like in the soviet era, they are doing it for the greater good of humanity (but we don't know that yet). The life of a fish is priced higher than a human life.
So, surfing is dead on Reunion Island. For probably many years to come. Surfers used to enjoying the beauty of surfing aren't designed to battle against such a machine, a steamroller of communication of massive associations protecting nature. They are experts in marketing, for working the political stance and for launching campaigns. In only two days SS even succeeded in turning Kelly Slater's point of view around and strangely he now no longer wants to cull Bull sharks, even though they have devoured some of his closest friends. Incredible! Blatant proof of the power of these extremist organizations.
So is there a solution? Will we be able to share the waters without being fish bait? This idea seems like a far distant dream for Reunion Island. But increased risks worldwide over the next few years could change public opinion… Natural reserves are flourishing on coastlines, attacks are more and more frequent and countries are seriously starting to examine the proliferation of Bull Sharks on the beaches: from Récif (Brazil), to the Seychelles, to Polynesia to Hawaii (another attack this Autumn in Hawaii), people are getting worried. South Africa and Australia, who have until now managed the risks due to using netting and drum-lines (selective fishing), are now also being placed under pressure by environmentalists and risks have since increased. When tourists do get devoured more and more often in front of the beaches, these statistics will surely be the turning point.
Until then, wherever you are in the world, you will need to ask yourself the serious question of what the risk of a shark attack is, before putting your toes in the water. On Reunion Island no one asks this question anymore, it's a done deal, Frankenstein has done his work, and the results are there. It will be a very long time before public opinion changes the general hypocrisy of superficial environmental concern where the only aim is to caress a clear conscience. "We must preserve the Bull Sharks at any price!" even if ocean lovers, surfers, swimmers, kayakers pay the price in liters of blood and cadavers.


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At Auckland City Chiropractic, we take great pride in providing the finest chiropractic healthcare to our patients. As a Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr Te Hiko has received training and experience at the highest standard in spinal adjustment. Below is a sampling of the different chiropractic services we offer in our Auckland office.
Chiropractic Care
Diversified - after identifying which spinal bones have lost their normal motion or position, a specific manual thrust is administered to free up "stuck" joints.
Thompson technique is a system of analysis and a special table that reduces the amount of energy needed to adjust your spine.
Activator Methods® - this is a system of spinal evaluation combined with a handheld adjusting instrument that delivers a consistent, low-force thrust.
Flexion Distraction - see below for full description
Flexion-Distraction Therapy - What is it?
Flexion-Distraction, (F/D) is a gentle, chiropractic treatment procedure utilized for back and neck pain. Flexion-Distraction is a safe alternative to back surgery for those 95% of patients whose conditions do not demand surgical intervention. The doctor is in control of the treatment movements at all times.
Flexion-Distraction is utilized for many conditions such as:
- Failed Back surgical Syndromes
- Disc Herniation/Ruptured Disc / Bulging Disc / Herniated Disc
- Sciatica / Leg pain
- Whiplash injuries
- Stenosis
- Arm Pain
- Neck Pain
- Failed course of Steroid Injections
- Chemical Radiculitis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Headache
- Transitional segment
- Many more conditions….
How does Flexion-Distraction Work?
For Disc related conditions:
- Increases the intervertebral disc height to remove annular tension on the annular fibers and nerve by making more room and improving circulation.
- Allows the nucleus pulposus, the center of the disc, to assume its central position within the annular fibers and relieves irritation of the spinal nerve.
- Restores vertebral joints to their physiological relationships of motion.
- Improves posture and locomotion while relieving pain, improving body functions, and creating a state of well-being.
For Non-Disc related conditions:
Patients with other conditions causing back pain (facet syndrome, spondylolisthesis, sprain/strain, scoliosis, transitional vertebra, sacroiliac restrictions and misalignment, certain types of spinal stenosis), Flexion/Distraction provides all of the above benefits plus the ability to place the spinal joints into normal, painless movements so as to restore spinal motion without pain:
- The posterior disc space increases in height.
- F/D decreases disc protrusion and reduces stenosis.
- Flexion stretches the ligamentum flavum to reduce stenosis.
- Flexion opens the vertebral canal by 2 mm (16%) or 3.5 to 6mm more than extension.
- Flexion increases metabolite transport into the disc.
- Flexion opens the apophyseal joints and reduces posterior disc stress
- The nucleus pulposus does not move on flexion. Intradiscal pressure drops under distraction to below 100mm Hg. On extension the nucleus or annulus is seen to protrude posterior into the vertebral canal.
Teeter Inversion Table
Using a Teeter helps:
- Rehydrate discs
- Reduce Nerve Pressure
- Realign Your Spine
- Relax Tense Muscles
Re-hydrate discs: Damaged discs can take a long time to repair since they don't have a direct blood supply. Inverted decompression takes pressure off the discs, allowing them to widen and hydrate with nutrients that help expedite repair. The added cushion helps increase shock absorption and flexibility.
Reduce nerve pressure: Inverting on a Teeter has been clinically proven to increase intervertebral separation[1], helping to open up the passageway for nerve roots and alleviating pain caused by pinched nerves[2]. Those who experience sciatic pain can benefit from this aspect of inversion. Less pressure means less pain.
Realign: The back is supported by hundreds of ligaments and muscles that stabilize the spine but also hold it in compression. When the back moves out of alignment from bad posture, too much sitting, or rotational activities, this support structure holds the body in misalignment. Even while lying down, your spine maintains 25% of standing pressure, especially in your lumbar. In order to decompress, the spine needs a traction force of at least 60% of your body weight, roughly equivalent to inverting at an angle of 60 degrees on a Teeter[3]. This type of progressive decompression naturally re-aligns the weight-bearing skeleton, promoting good posture.
Relax tense muscles: Inverting to as little as 25 degrees for a few minutes can help relax muscles and speed lymph flow. A study conducted by physiotherapist L.G. Nosse found that EMG activity (an indicator of muscle tension) declined over 35% within ten seconds of inverting.[4]
[1] Sheffield, F.: Adaptation of Tilt Table for Lumbar Traction. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 45: 469-472, 1964
[2] Kane, M, et al: Effects of Gravity-facilitated Traction on Intervertebral Dimensions of the Lumbar Spine. Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Phys Ther. 281-288, Mar 85
[3] Nachemson, A, et al: Intravital Dynamic Pressure Measurements in Lumbar Discs. Scandinavian Journal of Rehab Medicine, supplement, 1970.
[4] Nosse, L.: Inverted Spinal Traction. Arch Phys Med Rehabilitation 59: 367-370, Aug 78.


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Walking into the fitness center, I was ready to get through my workout with a minimal amount of pain. Sitting down on a weight machine I go through my first set. As I turn to adjust the weight for my second set, I hear a voice.
"Would mind doing the last two reps for me?" the elderly gentleman says with a grin.
"It doesn't get any easier the more you do it does it?" I ask him.
"No it doesn't," he says.
"Do you know what the secret to a good workout program is?" I ask him.
"I would love to know," he says.
"What I have found out over the years is the key to consistent morning workouts is to get the feet over the side of the bed and onto the floor before the brain wakes up." I respond.
He chuckles, "Isn't that the truth. If you just get moving and don't think about it too much, it's not as bad of an event as your brain can make it out to be if you let it think about it too much. I'm 79 years old and have been working out three times per week for the last 10 years."
"Did you work out before 10 years ago?" I ask.
"Oh no," he replies. "I thought I was too old to work out in my 50's and 60's. I hit 69 and my doctor told me I would really enjoy the benefits of working out and here I am, feeling good and lots of energy."
How ironic is it, that we allow ourselves to paint a mental picture of what we can and can't do and then for 20 years believe it so strong we don't do it? In this case, the elderly gentleman convinced himself he was too old to work out in his 50"s and 60's so he didn't.
In my new book Nimble, I refer to default behaviors we resort to which can hold us back from achieving the goals that are the most important to us. We can set up mental roadblocks so strong we can go decades believing we can't accomplish objectives. Yet when we recognize these default behaviors and move through them we are almost always amazed at what we can accomplish.
What are your default behaviors, which are holding you back from being your best? Take some time to analyze some of your most common excuses for why things don't get accomplished. You may find out you can get around those default behaviors and accomplish the goals most important to you.
Thanks for coming along.
Default Behaviors Keeping Us From Reaching Our Goals
Walking into the fitness center, I was ready to get through my workout with a minimal amount of pain. Sitting down on a weight machine I go through my first set. As I turn to adjust the weight for my second set, I hear a voice.


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