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March 12-15, 1999
After reading this one, check out Part II, the Return
Well, you'd think I'd learn by now that Spring Breaks are best spent at low altitude and latitude. But no… After last year's spectacular rain/snow/fog-out in the Great Smokies, I resolved to hike closer to home to at least limit driving time. The plan was to do 115 miles of the AT (the section through Shenandoah NP) over the course of a week. A bit ambitious, but hiking alone 15 mile days aren't that bad.
As they say in the medical field, there were Complications…
Car shuffling was going to be a problem on a trip this length. But fortunately, I found a quartet of people who were headed down to the Smokies and they dropped me at the southern end of Shenandoah (Rockfish Gap). As with any enterprise involving two or more people, we were soon behind schedule and I finally got on the trail at 9pm in the crystal clear, very cold, very dark mid-virginia winter. All in all, I can't complain, however, since the trip down was quite entertaining and Eric, Tom, Crystal and Magritte had been so very accomodating and nice.
After finding the trail (no mean feat in the dark and snowy woods with no tracks and only irregular white blazes on trees to identify it) I set out to get out of sight and sound of I-64. The first shelter was seven miles north and there was no way I was going to make it that far. Perhaps half a mile in, I found a large boulder with a western inverted face and a levelish spot of ground to set up my bivy. Beautiful stars above and the jewel-like lights of Waynesboro off to the west. Simply gorgeous. Got cold enough that my zero-degree bag was not quite sufficient.
Day 2: Vaulted out of bed and got on the trail resolved to get moving, get warm and get breakfast in that order. After a mile, all systems were sufficiently go that breakfast was had. My stove does not behave well during the best of conditions being a creaky second hand Peak1 and in sub-freezing, windy weather after having been dropped a few times on its head, it's even more recalcitrant. This would continue to be an issue for days to come; if anyone has suggestions for replacement stoves, I'd love to hear them…
The day turned lovely and sunny though the wind remained and it never got above freezing. Still, I strode along the AT as it passed over hill and dale and crossed Skyline Drive periodically. Normally quite busy, the Park was nearly deserted and quite pleasent. The shelters are typically 13 or so miles apart so I had either a short 7-mile hike ahead or a longer 20 miler. Trudge trudge trudge. Feeling that 55 pounds of pack (much of it food) were perhaps too many, I stopped for dinner at about mile 16 and finally descended into Blackrock Shelter at twilight. A roaring fire kindly provided by seven sober lads from the University of Wisconsin was especially welcome.
Day 3: The lads were still abed when I rose to the two-and-counting inches of fresh powder. Today was to be a shorter jaunt with a 7.3 mile leg to Loft Mountain campground and then a 5.8 mile leg to Pinefield, the next shelter. Marveling at the pretty snow, I headed out up to Blackrock, an impressive summit of large, angular of tallus strewn quite a ways down the slope. In the next few miles, the snow transitioned to pellets and then sleet. My pack cover and jacket were quickly encased in a quarter inch of ice and every step was a crunchy adventure. On the plus side, each step was nicely cushioned and easy on the soles. On the minus side, the fog had set in and visibility had dropped to practically nil. The snow depth had risen to about 6 inches by now.
By the time I reached Loft Mountain, I had resolved to give serious consideration to bailing on this trip. Macho stubbornness is one thing, but if it isn't fun… I sought shelter in the breezeway of the deserted Camp Store/Shower House and cooked an exceptionally tasty and welcome batch of mac and cheese. Unfortunately or otherwise, the pay phone worked and I called my contact people and told them I would be returning home early.
By mid-afternoon, my spirits had improved a bit and I was beginning to feel ashamed of my moment of weakness. Whether this is a data point in favor or against cell phones in the wilderness, I don't know. No cars were to be seen on Skyline Drive and it occurred to me that the road was most likely closed. I desperately wanted dry socks, unfrozen gear and a warm bed. So, teeth gritted against the weather, I punched through the last three miles or so to Pinefield Hut.
…which was occupied by 9 college students from Binghamton University (Chris, John, Greg, Sean, Abby, Amanda, Molly, Kendra and Jane) who were all even wetter and colder than I–but in high spirits none-the-less. Soon Aaron, another soloist from Indiana University, showed up and we eleven made a tight fit in the cramped but lovely hut. The weather report mentioned something about being warm and sunny on Tuesday through the rest of the week. It was very tempting to stay. But I had made the call and could think of no easy way to 'un-bail'. Furthermore, all this snow would make for sloppy trails if the temps soared into the 60's as had been vaguely promissed. Better to err on the side of caution. So Aaron and I resolved that the next day we would try to make it the remaining 8 miles to Swift Run Gap where US-33 crosses the Park.
Day 4: First thing in the morning, it became apparent that leaving might be a good idea. Another six inches of snow had fallen in the night and it looked far from over. Everyone's clothing was frozen solid and I spent a good five minutes chiselling someone's mittens from the picnic table. Raincoats hung overnight on nails could be thrown as javelins and socks doubled as hocky pucks. Watching everyone emerge from their coccoons provided sadistic enjoyment!
With a chipper wave, Aaron and I set out to hike the road as far as Swift Run Gap. We strode along in the snow and wind down the deserted, trackless waste that was Skyline Drive. Ice clung to every branch and snow blanketted every surface as far as the eye could see. Visibility had improved to as much as twenty yards occasionally. Still no signs of anything human except our parallel tracks into the distance. Striding through snow is tremendous exercise and does quite a number on your quads. Wasn't there a Russian wrestler who trained that way? Small birds chirping and flitting about gave us hope that perhaps the storm was ending.
After perhaps three miles of companionable striding, around the corner without warning came one huge yellow snowplow after another. We waved and yelled and jumped around like arctic explorers trapped on an ice floe sighting a rescue ship. A pair of rangers followed in their wake and agreed to give us a lift back to the road. Though walking on the plowed road was suddenly much easier and even pleasent, we decided that enough was enough and we'd take the lift.
So our journey back to civilization began. On US-33 we were picked up by a young couple in a pickup truck after perhaps a quarter mile of hitching and taken to Elkton, VA. Aaron headed south to Waynesboro to start an unenviable Greyhound trek back to the Midwest. I started hitching north 50 miles to Front Royal where I had planned to end the hike before things went awry with the weather god. There must be something about a backpack and three days worth of beard because I was picked up by a quick succession of friendly locals all along the way. Hats off especially to fellow AT-hiker Skyline who, before I had even gotten out of town and stuck out a thumb, picked me up and brought me far out of his way all the way to my car. Really uncanny!
So here I sit in the warm melting sunshine feeling a bit chagrinned about the wintry defeat. But I will return sometime when there are leaves on the trees and finish that particular hike.
Total planned milage: 115 miles in 9 days. As done: roughly 37 miles in 3 days.


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Most right-thinking people tend to have a bit of a downer on bird droppings, for the obvious reasons that they don't smell very nice and they tend to make a nasty mess of your suit. Ask the ballet fans who had to leave a (indoor) performance in Bristol this week when they were bombarded by pigeons.
But as if to prove that one man's meat is another man's poison (or should that be vice-versa?), one enterprising establishment is now persuading wealthy women to pay (presumably through the nose) for the privilege of having nightingale poo plastered all over their faces.
According to Hari's salon in London's Knightsbridge, nightingale poo apparently contains an amino acid called guanine, which has been used by Japanese geishas and monks for thousands of years to heal and bleach the skin. Or at least that's their story, and as long as people are prepared to pay to be lathered in excrement, they're sticking to it.
Of course, it's not like they scrape the 'product' off the floor, you understand. The droppings are thoroughly purified and treated to remove bacteria. So that's OK then.
Nor is this the first weird product that Hari has inflicted on its gullible – sorry, discerning – clients. The salon also offers a treatment which employs bull semen to nourish dry hair. We dread to think how the proprietors first realised this worked.
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I have been a longtime lover of True Botanicals, as you know from my blog posts here . After my brain tumor, and because the tumor was not hereditary, and obviously caused by outside factors, I was terrified to use any products that weren't free of toxins. I simultaneously and likely caused by all of the medicines poured into my body the weeks that I was in the hospital, I was hit with some serious adult acne. I was nervous that I wouldn't be able to stop with natural products. Boy, was I wrong. I tried True Botanicals and their True Glow program , working with a personal consultant for 12 weeks to get your skincare routine just right for you. I have been so happy with and dedicated to True Botanicals since.
When I heard that the founder, Hillary Peterson, was coming to Charleston, I was super excited to meet her and see what was new with TB. Hillary was as lovely as you can image. My friend, Carter, and I went to see her and were lucky enough to speak with her at length about how she started True Botanicals. It was a very similar story to my own, having discovered throat cancer upon a freak chicken bone in her throat + twin babies = world rocked situation. Except that her experience was 20+ years ago. I dare you to find someone who has survived a scare as such that doesn't love to hear from a fellow survivor, and one who is thriving and changing the world and the environment which may have caused her cancer or my tumor.
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[Editor's note: This is the second of six articles examining endowment strategies by charitable organizations.]
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Many colleges and universities are shifting some of their endowment assets to bonds from equity.
Among 610 institutions surveyed by the National Association of College and University Business Officers in Washington, D.C., bonds represented 24.9 percent of $236 billion in total endowment assets in 2001, up from 22.5 percent a year earlier.
While returns on bonds are slightly lower than on stocks, bonds represent a safer investment, says Damon Manetta, NACUBO's manager for external affairs and media relations.
"The volatility is not as great as stocks," he says. "And there's a guaranteed rate of return on bonds."
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge saw its endowment – sixth-largest among U.S. colleges and universities – fall to $6.1 billion in 2001 from nearly $6.5 billion in 2000.
While MIT won't disclose details about its investments, they are "extremely diversified," with a "substantial amount of alternative categories beyond the stock and bond market," says Allen Bufferd, the school's treasurer.
A long-term perspective and a clear formula setting an endowment's payout are key challenges for colleges and universities, as well as for other charitable organizations, Bufferd says.
Like many endowments, he says, MIT sets its payout based on performance over 36 months.
"If they're disciplined about that," he says, endowments "are usually able to weather most storms."
The Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Investment Management Co., created in 1998 to manage the school's $1.7 billion endowment, has been shifting investments away from public equity holdings, says Alice Handy, UVIMCO's president.
A "continuous" investor in private equity, she says, UVIMCO also has put much of its portfolio into hedge funds, which endowment managers use to "hedge" their market risk because the funds invest both in stocks expected to rise in value and those expected to fall.
Heavy investments in venture-capital funds starting in 1998 reaped a windfall for UVIMCO in 1998, 1999 and 2000, when startup companies in which the funds had invested sold stock to the public for the first time or were acquired.
As a result, Handy says, private partnerships in which UVIMCO had invested – including real estate, oil and gas and private equity – had grown to 41 percent of its portfolio by June 30, 2000, while hedge funds represented 15 percent.
Today, hedge funds represent 50 percent of the portfolio, while private equity represents 19 percent, with the remainder in public equities – both international and domestic – and fixed-income investments.
"We essentially flip-flopped our private-equity and our hedge-fund position in a year's time," Handy says. "The university has been very consistent in having an equity bias in the fund and a long-term vision."
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by Lawrence J. J. Leonard
"Why," asked the defendant, "did they jury point out
that I was kind, and pretty and well intentioned?
Then jolt me with a mandatory sentence?"
"I told you before," said the Public Defender,
"this trial was not about who you ARE.
It was only ever about what you DID!"
The gallery crowd was growing wild as the judge's gavel slammed in finality.
"I want to appeal this travesty of justice.
Imma good person. Can't I speak out?"
While turning to see fans and detractors,
no amount of spin would improve the newly tarnished reputation.
"You had some blockbuster films. So what?
I tried to make clear at the start," insisted the Public Defender.
"Even if you thought that your looks and smile were golden,
all those online NAKED pictures confirm that you're JUST a celebrity,
one that's now convicted as stupid AND ignorant of life's real consequences."
"Get me out. Get me outta here! I can't serve time!"
"But you're gonna. You surrounded yourself with yes men and clueless rich."
The defendant's tears mixed with snot, "I wanna go home. I AM A good person!"
"Save your pleas and your breath. Quit your crying!
Don't look up. And shut your mouth in there!" demanded the Public Defender.
"I say this to warn you of the pain you're about to take on.
Eh, get used to this treatment from your cellmates."
The Bailiff walked toward them and put his hand on the now convicted,
placing handcuffs on each wrist. They marched arm in arm toward the exit.
The convict twisted around with a red-eyed frown and
each shoulder begged for a storybook rescue.
The Public Defender raised a hand as if to say goodbye,
then heaved a parting rebuke at the movie star.
"It ain't about your personality. It's YOUR WORLDVIEW that convicted you!
No one deserves the bubble they live in.
It was given to you by your fans because your talent made them feel good.
But, no, you had to abuse it by telling them how to think and what to choose."
The convict's eyes were fixed upon the lawyer's face
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1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
8 medium tomatoes, cut in four pieces
12 fresh basil leaves
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250 ml vegetable stock or water
salt and pepper to taste
In a soup pot, bake the onion in the olive oil until translucent. Add 250 ml water, celery and tomatoes and bring to boil. Simmer for about 15 minutes. Add the 10 fresh basil leaves and continue to simmer for 2 minutes. Mix this soup briefly and pass through a sieve. Put this mixture back in the soup pot.
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Philippe Peigneux is PhD in Psychological Sciences (2000; University of Liège [ULg], Belgium). He is currently Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium, where he is also the director of the Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Research Unit (UR2NF) affiliated at the ULB Neurosciences Institute (UNI). Professor Peigneux is active in sleep research since 1996 and published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals. His research is mainly but not exclusively focused on investigating the relationships between sleep and memory consolidation processes, and in a wider perspective the interrelationships between cognitive processes and vigilance states, including sleep and biological rhythms, both in healthy and pathological conditions (sleep and circadian disorders, disorders of consciousness, developmental disorders [dysphasia, ADHD], epileptic disorders, degenerative diseases [Parkinson, Alzheimer], …), in adulthood and across children development. A specific focus is made on the processes by which novel representations are created and novel information consolidated in long-term memory. Studies are primarily conducted using behavioural and cognitive approaches and advanced functional magnetic resonance (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG) and magneto-encephalography (MEG) techniques. Philippe Peigneux is an ESRS member since 2001 and was part of the ESRS Scientific Committee (2006-2008) then Secretary in the ESRS Board (2008-2012). At present he is President of the ESRS.


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Its behind the Saubermacher Areal! Drive to Sturzplatz, then drive along the sturzgasse until the end. Go left (into the city) on the road next to the Mur. It's about 100m long and probably 5 meters high. There are traintracks along the wall, what gives it a great atmosphere. Some great art, some less great art and lots of defacement in spring when the idiots awake! Pieces have an average life of 4 weeks, 8 weeks with small defacement a and 2.5 months until there's someone painting over it!
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Hi everyone!
I wanted to put up this post last week but I got away planning for my Taipei trip, and then packing for it. It was a really nice short holiday. There was plenty to eat and shop! The downside was the hot weather: it is as hot as Singapore right now, and I wouldn't recommend anyone to travel there during summer. Winter definitely. I would definitely love to return there again!
Onto the planners that I wanted to share with you. I bought this stack of stuff from a website from China for around SGD$80+. They consist of leather planners and inserts with accessories. I wanted to switch my knitting/crocheting/sewing planners over to a ring planner so that it is easier to add pages to each category. 🙂
This is the brown A6 version. I'm not sure what I'll do with it precisely, but today I added swatches of my nail polish collection in it. I didn't want to buy doubles of the current nail polishes I have now. What I love about this planner is that it has a rubber band closure, instead of a magnetic clasp or a button clasp. I find that the latter two add unnecessary bulk. I like the cover, it is a good quality and sufficiently thick. I am really impressed, especially with the price I got it for.
There are card slots on the cover, and you can also add things to the slot in the back.
I bought some plastic pockets for cards and other stuff. They're pretty cheap, and comes in handy sometimes.
Did you see the pen on the side? It's a Pilot Frixon erasable pen. I am a big fan of it now! I got a bunch of it in Taipei too. It was so cheap there!
I bought a couple of rulers and some filing sheets. I found out the hard way I need rulers when I am on the go because my knitting requires measurements sometimes.
I really like the notch on the side! It means my leather won't be cramped on the side after I use it for a long time! Especially after it gets a bit tight after I added more things to it.
Found these really awesome plastic where I can wrap washi tapes around it. This is really handy. I got 12, and they're all used up now. They're really cheap too!
I got more inserts for the planners. I didn't realise that the planners already come with some inserts and ended up with double of them. They have a variety as you can see. I didn't get the weekly or monthly inserts because I'm not interested in planning that way.
I bought some small clips. The extra rings and rubber bands comes free.
Pockets for A5. The card slots for A5 isn't the same. The cards are lined vertically.
This is the A5 one. It is aqua in color. It comes nicely wrapped like this, in a box.
There is a place at the back where they put a handy notepad for you. The paper inside can be tore off easily.
The leather for the A5 is a little lousier than the A6. As you can see at the bottom, near the metal binder, the leather looks like a piece is torn. I also notice that the metal closure doesn't close right.
The outside looks perfectly fine though, and the clasp work sufficiently. I think for $30+ it is still a worthy find and purchase.
I bought all these from Taobao.com. It is a chinese website, and there is no english translation at all. It works rather like Amazon or Etsy. There are many sellers on it, and they ship worldwide. The items arrive within a week, which is so much better than buying from the US/UK, which requires a much longer shipping time! I currently have an order of stamp carving tools on its way. I wanted to try my hand at it. 🙂 I got inspired by some crafting books I saw in Taipei!
I'll be posting my stationery and crafting haul from my trip next, so keep a watch on this blog!
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The dreaded phrase: 'I'm boooooooored' has struck fear into the hearts of many parents. What to do to entertain the dearest darlings when they're on holiday and at the weekend?
Don't fear to hear that phrase any longer. We've helpfully compiled a 'what to do on a family day out' guide hand-picking the best the UK has to offer.
We've also included a price list, because in these difficult times, recession, credit crunch, blah, blah, blah …No wait, it's always good to save money and keep an eye on the pennies as costs soon add up when you're trying to keep the whole family entertained.
Theme Parks
Alton Towers, Staffordshire
Alton Towers was voted 'Best UK Theme Park' in 2011 and boasts rides such as Nemesis, which reaches G forces bigger than a space shuttle, Rita, which catapults you from 0 to 100 kmph in 2.5 seconds and mother's favourite Air ("it feels like I'm flying!" etc.) With the water park Splash Landings also on site there something to do even when you tire of thrill seeking. And, if thrill seeking was never your thing to begin with don't despair, stay at the Alton Towers Hotel or the Splash Landings hotel with a choice of many themed restaurants to dine in, or book yourself into the Alton Towers Spa for a relaxing pampering sesh.
Book online to get cheaper prices: Adult, £27, Child, £21.60, Family, £24.30 (Theme park only)
Chessington World of Adventures, Surrey
Chessington is great for small children with its Zoo and child-friendly rides. The Safari Skyway is a highlight of this site; an elevated monorail travels around the Zoo allowing visitors to see the animals from above. The park is split into two halves, the Trails of the Kings and Creature Features. The Trails of the Kings is a walkthrough attraction home to gorillas, tigers, lions and binturong (Asian Bearcat). The Creature Features area hosts smaller animals such as capybaras, rhea, mara, wallabies, meerkats and agouti. There is also a sea lion area and a reptile house as well as a children's zoo where children can feed domestic farm animals.
Bonus! If it rains on the day you visit, you can visit again for free!
(Online, more than 7 days in advance) Adult, £25.20, Child, £18
Thorpe Park, Surrey
At Thorpe Park you can scream yourself silly on rides such as Colossus, an Intamin multi-looping roller-coaster with a record breaking 10 inversions, Saw, the ride based on the film franchise with the steepest free-fall drop in the world, and Logger's Leap the tallest log flume in the UK. The newest ride Swarm is the tallest and fastest winged (where nothing is above or below the rider) roller coaster in Europe and there are over 25 rides to keep you entertained throughout your visitl.
(Online, 14 days in advance) Adult, £25.92, Child, £20.16, Family (2 adults, 2 children) £82.80
Legoland, Berkshire
Legoland is home to millions of small plastic bricks, which create, among other landmarks, the Millennium Bridge, Canary Wharf and Tower Bridge. At this 150 acre park you can go on Lego-themed rides and watch adventure films. Highlights include the Kingdom of the Pharaohs and Laser Riders, a ride through an ancient tomb. Calling all Star Wars fans, don't miss the Star Wars Miniland Adventure where you can take a trip to a galaxy far, far away.
(Online, more than 7 days in advance) Adult, £33.30, Child, £26.55
Oakwood Theme Park, Pembrokeshire
Entrance fee includes entry to rides such as Megafobia, Bobsleigh and The Bounce (reaching speeds of 70mph), a ride which supposedly turns the rider into a "human bullet". Look out for Matt the Magic Man who performs his magic tricks and circus skills daily (except Mondays and Tuesdays in peak season) and take a break from the rides with a game of mini golf.
13+ years, £21, 3-12 years, £15, Family of 4, £66, Family of 5, £79.50
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Lancashire
When you think of Blackpool Pleasure Beach you'll no doubt conjure up an image of the vast rollercoaster that takes centre stage, the Pepsi Max Big One, one of the tallest rollercoaster in Europe. In this 2 acre site family fun takes priority, you can join Alice in her Wonderland or jump on the Flying Machines for the ultimate flying experience. Plus there are 12 rides in the UK's only Nickelodeon Land just waiting for you to hop on board them.
12 years and over, £25, 11 years and under, £20, family of four, £86
The Flambards Experience, Cornwall
This glorified funfair boasts themed family rides, such as Space Race and The Shuttle, together with more challenging rides such as the Hornet roller-coaster and Extreme Force in the Big Ride Zone. Mark's Ark allows you to get close to pythons and lizards, and there are hands-on science and shows throughout the site. It's educational too, with exhibitions on including Britain in the Blitz and Victorian Village.
Adult, £21.95, Child, £13.95,
Family, (2 people=£16.95) then you add on single tickets, adult, £16.50, child, £12.50
Zoos and aquariums
Woburn Safari Park, Bedfordshire
Head to Woburn to spot white rhinos, lions, tigers, buffaloes and giraffes. There is a daily feeding times of bears, river hogs, sea lions and lemurs. Adjacent is Woburn Abbey, with deer park and gardens. Explore the park by Road Safari where you can go round as many times as you like, and by the Foot Safari where you can mingle with the animals.
Adult, £19.99, Child, £14.99, (online, more than 7 days in advance) Family of 4, £63.99, Family of 5, £78.99
Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire
This safari park was the first ground breaking safari to open in Britain. It was the home of BBC's hugely popular Animal Park series. You can hop on board a Safari Boat for a sea lion-escorted cruise, have fun getting lost in the Longleat Hedge Maze, and visit Jungle Kingdom where you can get up close to the animals. You can even visit Longleat House, one of the most stunning stately homes in Britain, set in 100 acres of 'Capability' Brown landscape. Children get their own 'historic' castle to explore in the Adventure Castle a kid's adventure playground. If you're a big fan of apes then Gorilla Colony, a lakeside retreat where you can view the gorillas from the boat in a habitat of waterfalls and trees, will be right up your street. The Lemur Walkthrough and giraffe feeding at the brand new Safari Watering Hole in the African Village are not to be missed.
(Online) Adult, £25.07, Child, £17.85
Paignton Zoo, Devon
The zoo covers an 80-acre area containing a crocodile swamp and six habitats, including savannah, forest and wetland, plus botanic gardens. See giraffes, lions, gorillas, cheetahs and crocodiles, plus cheeky meerkats, snakes and monkeys all in their natural habitats. There are also indoor play areas and the Jungle Express train which makes for an entertaining day out in the South West.
Adult, £14.45, Child, £10.20, Family (2 adults, 2 children), £45.40
National Marine Aquarium, Devon
At the aquarium you can explore life in estuaries, shallow seas and a deep reef. Aquatic creatures on show include sharks, sea horses, turtles and colourful exotic fish. The Atlantic Reef is the focus of the aquarium where you can see bass, whiting and pollack through huge picture windows. There is a jam packed daily programme of events which include talks on sharks, a rockpool ramble and various dive shows.
Adult, £11.75, Child, £7.75, 4 years and younger FREE, Family (2 adults and 2 children), £33
Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire
Children can get soaking wet in this centre, where they're encouraged to build dams, jump in puddles and generally have a great time in the water. You can do some pond dipping in Pond Zone, go on a land rover safari, see a toad demonstration in Toad Hall and jump on board a canoe safari. Get up close to see young ducks and goslings and see the UK's largest flock of flamingos in Flamingo Lagoon.
Adult, £10.95, Child, £5.95, Family, (2 adults, 2 children) £30.70 (all with gift aid)
Anglesey Sea Zoo, Isle of Anglesey
Highlights of this sea zoo include the Shark Pool, Big Fish Forest and Shipwreck which uses huge tanks stocked with marine life found in the waters around the local coastline. Also on site is Octojump bouncy castle, adventure playground and radio-controlled boats.
Adult, £7.50, Child, £6.50, Family, (2 adults, 2 children) £26, (2 adults, 3 children) £31
Family friendly Castles, Gardens, and Stately Homes
Warwick Castle, Warwickshire
Children and adults alike will love the guided tour of the scary Dungeons, which have housed prisoners over the centuries. Other tourist highlights include the newly added Dragon Tower 'Merlin Experience' as well as the Princess tower. There are regularly falconry displays in the castle grounds and you can even get hands-on and try archery for yourself. Make like a medieval guard and climb the ramparts, and look for potential invaders amongst the fabulous examples of the castle's architectural defence features. Warwick Castle ticks all the boxes of what you'd expect to see at a medieval castle: murder holes, two drawbridges, machicolated stone-work and portcullises.
(If you book seven days in advance online)
Adult, £18.36, Child, £15.48, Family of 4, £64.44, Family of 5, £79.20
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
At Chatsworth there is a bounty of countryside pleasures to indulge in: the house, the garden, an adventure playground, and farmyard are just waiting for your family to explore. The 105 acre garden has giant water features, sculptures, beautiful flowers and magnificent views of the park to revel and relax in. You can meet the animals at the farm and see how the farm is run. Children can enjoy the adventure playground, including the new climbing forest and there are lots of activities for children throughout the year so you can leave them and have the freedom to explore the house and gardens by yourself if you so wish.
On the day: Adult, £18, Child, £12, complete family ticket (2+3) for house, garden, farmyard and playground, £50.00 (If you book in advance online 10% off this price)
Bodnant Garden, Conwy
There are eighty acres of terraces, informal lawns, river valley and wild gardens with plants from all over the world to discover in Bodnant Gardens. You can pick up family trails with puzzles, activity sheets and questions from reception. Also available are three themed Tracker Backpacks (you choose between Artist, Bugs & Plants or Fairy) to keep the little ones quiet. The garden-related Activity Sheets including Brambly Hedge, Beatrix Potter, Wind in the Willows, Stonework and Statuary, Mad about Trees, and Flower Fairies, are family friendly winners, plus a new adventure playground has just opened this year.
Adult, £8.95, Child, £4.48, (including gift aid)
Crathes Castle and Gardens, Aberdeenshire
This atmospheric 16th-century castle is set in superb gardens with fountain and rose gardens, yew hedges and colourful borders. There is an adventure playground, six family trails, children's quizzes, and picnic areas which make it ideal for a family day out. It is also, one of the best places in Scotland to look for bats. Nearby Go Ape Centre is very popular with children.
Culzean Castle and Country Park, Ayrshire
This 18th-century castle on a rocky promontory by the Firth of Clyde, with Robert Adam interiors and castle armoury is a picturesque grand castle. There are marked paths through the woodland and deer park. They have two Children's Weeks in the summer, with a programme of crafts, mini-beast safaris, conservation challenges and games.
Ironbridge at Shropshire
The World Heritage Site of Ironbridge, near Telford, has a total of ten Ironbridge Gorge museums. You might think that's a bit much but this is where the Industrial revolution started! The museums are placed either side of the River Severn and tell the story from the Industrial Revolution in the early 1700's to the Victorian era 100 years later. The museums are located both inside and outside around this gorge. The tenth and most recent museum to open in this World Heritage Site is Enginuity, an interactive museum allowing visitors to experience life as an apprentice engineer. At this hands-on museum you can also investigate how everyday things work like buggies, cranes and bridges. They only do annual passes, which is great because you can visit again if you didn't have chance to go round all ten museums.
Adult, £23.25, Child, £15.25, Family (2 adults and all your children) £64, Family (1 adult and all your children) £47.50
Jorvik Viking Centre, North Yorkshire
The remains of 1,000 year old houses are on show beneath your feet, objects taken from the excavations are explored and Viking-age timbers are on display. New audio and video displays help you to investigate all of the information gathered from the 5-year long dig at Coppergate and piece together everything about the Vikings. Entertaining spectacles include current exhibition Valhalla which discovers how the Vikings commemorated their dead, and in the centre you can see a reconstruction of a Viking-Age street as it would have looked 1000 years ago, four exciting exhibitions and you get the opportunity to come face to face with a Viking.
YAT pass gives you access to all the Jorvik sites in York for a whole year: Adult, £16.00, Child, £11.25, Family of four, £46.50, Family of five, £51.00
Eden Camp, North Yorkshire
Originally a Forties prisoner-of-war camp, over 30 huts now display wartime reconstructions, including the Blitz, officers' mess rooms, prisoners' canteen, U-boats and torpedoes. Around the camp there's a collection of tanks, weapons and planes. Plus, the kids will love the two assault courses.
Adults, £6, Children £5
Bekonskot Model Village, Buckinghamshire
Bekonscot is the oldest original model village and has over 80 years of history, a huge model railway, and a well-kept 1.5 acre garden. The buildings of the model village show what life used to be like in the 1930s. A playground, remote control boats and a Thomas the Tank Engine simulator ride will keep the children happy.
Adult, £9, Child, £5.50, Family (2 adults, 2 children), £26
National Railway Museum, North Yorkshire
On display at this museum are a Japanese bullet train, a huge Chinese locomotive, Queen Victoria's railway carriage and what was once the fastest steam train in the world, the Mallard. The site also has a model railway, outdoor play are, train-ride simulator, and fairground rides (carousel, helter-skelter) cost £1.50 per go.
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Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, West Sussex
About 50 historic buildings, including barns, a Victorian school, timber-framed farmhouse, market hall and water mill, all rescued from demolition makeup this reconstructed village on a grassy site. Authentically dressed staff add further atmosphere by demonstrating traditional crafts.
Adult, £10, Child, £5.40, Family (2 adults, 3 children), £28
Eden Project, Cornwall
The Eden Project is made up of vast walk-through 'biomes', one with a rainforest ecosystem that is the largest indoor rainforest in captivity, the other with Mediterranean trees and plants. Plus the education centre The Core gets the children doing hands on activities and learning about being green!
(Online open ticket) Adult, £21.15, Child, £8.55 (cheaper if you take public transport)
Discovery Point, Dundee
At the Discovery Point you can follow the story of the RRS Discovery and Scott's voyage to Antarctica in 1901 on a tour of the ship with the help of audio-visual shows, interactive exhibitions and original artefacts. On the main deck of this three-masted sailing ship, you can get a taste of the voyages undertaken by the crew and the horrible conditions they lived and worked in.
Adult, £8.25, Child, £5, Family (two adults, two children), £22
Big Pit Mining Museum, Torfaen
Guided tours of the mine start with a 300ft descent by pit cage down the mine shaft, equipped with helmets and cap lamps; or you can opt to take a new multimedia virtual tour of a modern coal mine. The original winding engine house, blacksmith's forge and fan house are open to visitors and there are exhibitions in the Pithead Baths. Plus with free entry, what's not to like?
The Great Outdoors
Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland
There are two main museums in this area which are great for families. The Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery explores the story of Rome's north west frontier and the Roman occupation of the north of Britain. The Living Wall exhibition shows what it's like to live in a divided country and the multimedia and interactive displays are great for families. Art the Roman Army Museum you can get an insight into the life of a Roman soldier and experience life on the front line of Emperor Hadrian's formidable British frontier. Though perhaps the greatest, and the cheapest, way to see the wall is by walking and cycling around Hadrian's Wall Country.
Tullie House Musem and Art Gallery, Adults, £5.20, Child, 50p, under 5s free
Roman Army Museum, Adult, £4.20, Child, £2.50, Family, £11.50.
Brighton Palace Pier, East Sussex
This tradtional19th-century pier offers adrenalin-fuelled rides such as Wild River Flume, The Crazy Mouse and Super Booster (where four passengers at a time are dropped 125 feet in three seconds, over the sea). But there are also, children's rides, traditional rides, side stalls and the Palace of Fun and The Dome amusement arcades. The entry is free and you pay with tokens for individual rides.
Wookey Hole Caves, Somerset
This child orientated attraction has a converted 19th century paper mill which houses Victorian attractions such as the Victorian Penny Arcade, Magical Mirror Maze, Crazy Mirrors, Cave Museum, Pirate Zap Zone and Soft Play Areas. You can expect a visit from the witch of Wookey Hole who makes an appearance in the Magic Circus Show. Designed for families with younger children to explore there are themed areas such as Dinosaur Valley, Monster Mill and Fairy Garden. You can also join a 35-minute tour of the prehistoric caves.
(Online) Adult, £13.60, Child, £9.35
So no longer struggle to entertain the children and indeed yourselves. Explore castles, zoos, theme parks and the great outdoors, the UK has so much to offer you and your family.


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Whether you are able to do it yourself or you need to hire a professional, your gutters will need to be cleaned periodically. Dirty gutters can lead to problems such as mold growth, a leaky roof, and gutters that pull away from your house entirely. The only problem with this is that not everyone knows how often they need to clean out their gutters, and by the time they get around to Googling "gutter cleaning Jacksonville FL," they have other roofing issues that require a lot more work.
If you want to know how often to clean out your gutters, you need to take a look at your house and where it is located. You should at the very least have your gutters cleaned twice a year, once late in the spring and once late in the summer. If you live in a place that has a lot of severe weather, you will almost certainly need to clean them more often, possibly after every major storm. You should also consider having your gutters inspected every three months if your house is surrounded by tall trees. Even the healthiest trees can deposit a fair amount of debris on your roof and in your gutters, and they could even stop them up quickly in the fall if you don't clean them out regularly.
Cleaning your gutters isn't exactly challenging, but it can be a hassle if you aren't the type of person who likes to climb onto your roof. If there is any doubt in your mind that you cannot handle this bit of maintenance, contact a roofing contractor who specializes in gutter cleaning near you. Even if you think you can handle the job yourself, a professional will have the equipment and the training to deliver far better results than you can.


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Welcome to St. Francis Xavier's Youth Formation Program.
Click here for updates on changes in programming due to COVID-19
All students in Middle School and High School meet on Wednesdays from Mid-September to the beginning of May. Classes are held at the Education Center from 6:30-8pm unless otherwise noted on the calendar. All classes are encouraged to spend 10-20 minutes in various forms of prayer during class time. Each grade participates in monthly large group classes that bring the students out of the classroom and offer an opportunity to encounter Christ through dynamic talks, activities and prayer.
Middle School
Beginning Fall 2019, all middle school students will meet weekly in class, please see calendar.
Grades 6 – Students spend class time working through the basic stories of the Bible from Genesis to Acts, learning the stories and characters in Salvation history. Resource material for catechists is the Encounter program by Ascension Press.
Grade 7 – Students study the basic teachings of the faith through RCIC style topic based lessons for the first half of the year and the second half is Theology of the Body for Middle School Teens by Ascension Press.
Grade 8 – Students meet weekly during the school year. The curriculum for 8th Grade is Teen Three Timeline by Ascension Press
High School
At the end of 8th grade, all students have the opportunity to choose between attending Traditional Faith Formation classes or join a Discipleship Group. See the Handbook for more information.
Traditional Faith Formation classes
The curriculum for High School is Chosen by Ascension Press.
Discipleship groups
New Discipleship groups are formed over the summer. The groups meet in the homes of the leaders or the students. The times and days of the week may vary depending on the group. This group is intended to meet all 4 years of high School. We use a variety of different curricula including YDisciple by Augustine Institute, Teen Bible Studies with Mark Hart by Ascension Press, and other approved curriculum.
One of the most important things that we can do to foster a young person's faith is to create opportunities for them to have a true encounter with Our Lord. For many youth, as well as adults, until an initial encounter with Jesus Christ has taken place there is little to no interest in the teachings. Our program strives to create settings and events that set the stage for a young person to allow God to touch their heart and let them know how much they are loved. Each student is required to attend the retreat(s) scheduled for their grade level. Click on links below for information and permission forms.
Dates for Mandatory Retreats:
Grade 6 & 7:
Sunday, Oct 6, 2019 from 2-7pm – Mandatory Retreat hosted at St. Francis Xavier Ed. Ctr
Grade 8:
Confirmation Weekend Retreat: Sept 27-29, 2019 – Held at Camp Friendship; Annandale
Grade 9:
Confirmation Weekend Retreat: January 24-26, 2020 – Held at Camp Friendship, Annandale
Traveling Chalice Program
This program is for all St. Francis Xavier families. It's purpose is to bring an awareness of religious vocations to our parish and encourage prayer and an openness to the religious life. Click on the image to sign up or for more information.
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California painter Jeri Nichols Quinn is best known for lush, sensuous impressionistic oils and what one critic calls "monumental miniatures." Born, 1939, in New Mexico's high country, Quinn paints the burnished richness of that area into her canvases. Her work captures the mystic, constantly changing light of northern California hills, marshes, and tidelands. The brilliance of Pacific sunsets, back bays, or feathery eucalyptus trees flow through her brushes. Quinn's formal art training began in her teens with summer workshops with watercolorist Ramon Froman and landscape painter Frederick Taubes. She learned basic painting techniques at Baylor University and the University of New Mexico before earning, with honors, a Bachelor's of Professional Art degree in Illustration from the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, CA. Upon graduation, Quinn headed to New York and worked in the graphic arts. Her work appeared on the covers of Reader's Digest, magazine advertisements, textbooks, and children's books before she returned to California with her family to focus her eye on the land. Today, Quinn has achieved success as both a plein air and a studio painter and has been compared to many of the nineteenth century masters. Quinn currently divides her time between her home in Point Reyes Station, California and the Tularosa Basin in New Mexico. She also makes an annual fall pilgrimage to the aspen country of the Rocky Mountains.
With my history of plein air discipline, what I now put on canvas is a response to what is observed and recollected. I enjoy being surprised by fog and form, color and contours. It can happen on daily walks, or while out driving or taking photographs.
Most important, though, is recognizing a worthy image. Degas believed, as did the Chinese masters, that the best impression was painted from memory. My resonance with golden flanked hillsides, textured wooded draws, and the scent of buckeyes and sea mists is finely distilled in the studio.
Jeri Nichols Quinn
Quinn's work is featured in the books: Leading the West: 100 Contemporary Painters and Sculptors by Donald Hagarty, Ranchers & Rolling Hills, Art From the Parks, and Artists for Nature in Extremadura, as well as articles in the magazines U.S. Art and American Artist. Her paintings have also been selected numerous times for the Arts for the Parks Top 100 and have appeared in exhibitions at the Tucson Museum of Art, the Thomas Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming and the Salmagundi Club of New York, New York.


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Due to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, all Sheffield City Trust venues are closed. The health & wellbeing of our customers and colleagues is our absolute priority. We are monitoring the situation closely and will re-open as soon as possible.
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Our 6,288 yard, par 70 mature parkland course is well-known for its tight, well-groomed tree-lined fairways, especially among the par 4 holes, which elevates the need for accuracy over power and length – a rare attribute among longer courses.
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The House of Representatives passed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) (S. 1379). The Senate passed the legislation on May 16, 2019, and it is now headed to the President's desk to be signed into law.
The development and passage of PAHPAI has been one of NACCHO's top advocacy priorities for over two years. NACCHO has sent multiple letters to Congress about the need to reauthorize emergency preparedness legislation, which can be found on this page under Preparedness. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes the Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant program and Hospital Preparedness Program to keep the nation's emergency preparedness infrastructure strong; strengthens the National Health Security Strategy, including global health security; and authorizes the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasure Enterprise, with a role for input from stakeholders, including local health departments.
NACCHO sent out a press release after the bill passed. Thank you to all NACCHO members who provided input about preparedness programs and reached out to policymakers about the need to pass this bill.


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Sony TV Boogie Woogie 8 2017 Audition and Registration details
Boogie Woogie is an Indian's popular kids dancing show. Every season broadcast by Sony Entertainment Networks Asia. It shows every season judges Naved Jafri, and Ravi Behl is live. Here will update soon Boogie Woogie 2017 Auditions and Registration Details.
The last season was ended in 2013 auditioned BOOGiE Woogie KiDS championship, and the grand finale of the show was passed over in 2014. The winner of the title having won Abhishek Sinha.
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The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin states 8 truths of happiness. I dare you to take action in this happiness project! Here are 8 truths with a dare with each one. How many can you fulfill?
Truth: "To be happier, you have to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right, in an atmosphere of growth."
Dare: Create an atmosphere of growth! Create an open atmosphere with an informal start of the day. Let each other know what is going on and where pressure points are rising. Make it fun by starting a little game (for example: state 3 lines: one of them is a lie and 2 of them are the truth; your colleagues have to find the lie. Good luck!
Truth: "One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself."
Dare: Give at least 3 compliments to your colleagues. Be sincere and be true.
Truth: "The days are long, but the years are short."
Dare: Sometimes there are days at work when you wish it was 5 o'clock already. Use this days to surprise your team members. Make a healthy fruit salad, bake a cake, bring candy or get ice cream for the entire office! Make someones day and you will get your day made in return.
Truth: "You're not happy unless you think you're happy."
Dare: Choose your attitide! Start your day by sharing a positive thought with the first one you see.
Truth: "I can build a happy life only on the foundation of my own nature."
Dare: Be there, be authentic. Think about who you really are – what is your own nature? State 3 keywords about your desired experience and with every project, every telephone call, every mail you send think about – connects this with how I want to be seen?
Truth: "The only person I can change is myself."
Dare: Yep, it is only you. Be the start in the way you want to be treated. When you cannot change anything, just accept, let it go – but if you can change anything, just do it! The dare is to give somebody feedback. Let your colleague, SO, friend, family member know how they make you feel. It can be positive or negative.
Truth: "Happy people make people happy, but I can't make someone be happy, and no one else can make me happy."
Dare: So start being happy! Let your smile show, make fun, make someone laugh – and the happiness will spread. Start sharing your joke of the day. Make pranks and play!
Truth: "Now is now."
Dare: Don't procrastinate happiness. Do it today! Start now.


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Betrayal: Two Helpful Tools for The One Who Has Betrayed
Couples often come to therapy after an affair or betrayal has come to light. They seek to repair the hurt, to rebuild trust, and to explore if there is any hope of moving forward together. Although this can be a time of heavy heartbreaks it can also be an opportunity for a couple to heal,…Read More
One Key To Saving Your Relationship
Why is being in a relationship sometimes the most satisfying and joyful experience and at other times the most miserable? Many romantic relationships start out feeling fantastic. You feel seen for who you really are, and even your flaws are loved and cherished. You feel the same in return. In the beginning, your partner's flaws…Read More
Got Rejected?
Rejection sucks. You express romantic feelings to a friend who lets you know they'd like to keep you in the friend zone. You tell someone you're sleeping with that you have strong feelings for them and they say "I don't feel the same way." You're in a new relationship that you think is…Read More
Help For Infidelity: A Roundup
The biggest question we get about infidelity is: Can we get through this? As couples therapists, we can say from experience that some couples survive and even become closer after infidelity. Here's a roundup of our most popular and helpful posts about infidelity. You'll find tools about how to give an effective apology about a…Read More
Tips From A San Francisco Couples Therapist: 9 Ways To Have A Good Breakup
What's a good breakup? People enjoy making fun of Gwyneth Paltrow for using the term "conscious uncoupling." How about we just call it a "good breakup?" In a good breakup, two people stop being a couple in the least destructive way possible. They show kindness and respect to each other. At the end of the…Read More


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Those of us who embrace Jesus as our Savior often take it for granted that, once Jesus appeared to his disciples after his resurrection, they immediately recognized and believed that what he told them was true, namely, he would go to Jerusalem, and the authorities would arrest him, turn him over to the gentiles, and they would crucify him, but he would also be raised to life after three days. Nevertheless, if we do believe this, it isn't so. Even after Jesus appeared to his Apostles and other disciples, most of them still didn't believe he had risen from the dead. This is how great a power their previous worldview exercised over their accepting what their eyes and ears and hands clearly told them. They simply would not believe what the facts distinctly revealed. They kept making allowances for what contradicted what they still believed. Pretty much, this is exactly what we can expect of anyone who has had his worldview challenged by the Gospel. Folks simply do not want to give up what they believe about reality. Read the rest of this entry »
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How Jesus Was Made Known
When the two disciples who walked and spoke with Jesus arrived in Emmaus, Jesus made out like he would continue (Luke 24:28), because travelers, who wished to cover great distances and had a significant amount of daylight left, wouldn't normally stop early for the day, unless they were invited to do so. The Greek word (G4364) means to make a show or pretend. It is used only here in the New Testament and in the Septuagint only at Job 19:14 where Job claims that his friends would pretend they didn't know him. Read the rest of this entry »
The Unbelief of the Two Disciples
As two of his disciples walked to Emmaus, Jesus asked them what they were discussing so seriously (Luke 24:17). The two seemed astonished with Jesus' question, and one named Cleopas replied, wondering how there could be even one pilgrim in Jerusalem who didn't know about the recent events that occurred there (Luke 24:18). It is, therefore, implied that the stranger (Jesus) was coming out of Jerusalem, so the city was still in view. Therefore, Jesus had joined them very near the time in which they had departed the city themselves. So, consequently, it was perceived by the two that Jesus couldn't have been coming from any other direction. This makes Jesus' appearance to the two men not long after they left the other disciples in the Upper Room. So it was still very early in the morning, perhaps cir. 6:30 to 7:00 AM as we measure time today. Read the rest of this entry »
The Third Day
Just because the Apostles and other disciples of Jesus wouldn't believe in Jesus' resurrection, doesn't mean they had lost all hope. It is true that they didn't look for Jesus to walk out of the grave, but the mention of the third day by the two traveling to Emmaus indicates that they did look for something to occur three days after Jesus was crucified (Luke 24:21). Nevertheless, how should we understand this? They couldn't have mentioned the three days in the context of Jesus' promise to rise again, otherwise their faith in that promise, i.e. to at least look for his resurrection, would have permitted the two to recognize Jesus who walked with them. Moreover their disbelief of the women's witness, saying it was pure nonsense, shows they couldn't have been looking for Jesus to rise from the dead. So, what significance did the three days have for Jesus' disciples? Read the rest of this entry »
The Unbelief of the Disciples
The Apostles and the other (male) disciples of Jesus simply wouldn't believe the testimony of the women (Mark 16:11), for the same reason they couldn't believe Jesus' testimony that he would rise again the third day(Matthew 16:21-22; cf. John 12:34). They simply had no context in their worldview where such an understanding would fit (Mark 9:31-32), and they were afraid to ask Jesus to clear up their ignorance. Therefore, they considered the report of the women nothing more than idle tales (Luke 24:11). The Greek word (G3026) is used only here in the New Testament, but it is used in secular literature as a medical term for delirium or hysteria. Read the rest of this entry »


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BECKY TALYN at the University of Maine in Orono has a very special
relationship with the fruit flies in her lab. She records their love songs and
then plays them back to make the flies horny.
At first Feedback was a little worried to discover this. But Talyn insists
her obsession with the erotic sounds made by male fruit flies' vibrating wings
is purely academic. She is merely interested in animal communication.
She has recorded various male courtship songs which she plays back to females
and wingless males held in a vial on top of a loudspeaker. Normally females will
wait a long time before mating with mute males, but apparently her musical
seduction speeds things up splendidly.
Fruit fly love songs consist of two parts, a creaky clicking and a low
humming. Talyn has found that removing the low humming doesn't ruin the song's
effect at all. "It's surprising how much you can change the song and have it
still work," she says. The wingless males would be the first to agree.
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Steve Bennett, managing director of Software Warehouse, writes a promotional
blurb in the company's latest catalogue. It begins:
"Have you noticed how nearly all mail-order companies are now offering free
delivery if you order via the Internet? It's great, isn't it? Or is it?
Obviously, they still have to cover the costs of the delivery! So how do they do
it? Well, they either increase the price of the products or lower their
overheads by reducing service levels.
"With Software Warehouse you can get free delivery if you place your order
with your local shop and then pick up the products yourself."
What an amazing offer.
ISAO TOMITA, the Japanese composer who pioneered the use of electronic
synthesisers in music, recently performed his Future Space Fantasy at
London's Royal Festival Hall. The music includes themes from Gustav Holst's
The Planets. Tomita, dressed in a white jump suit and surrounded by synths,
computers and giant video screens, looked like a gleeful schoolboy in his
bedroom playing with his electronic toys.
But how many in the audience knew about the legal wranglings that lay behind
the concert?
In 1977 Tomita recorded an electronic version of The Planets, which
shot to number one in the US classical music charts. But Holst's estate in
Britain hated the idea of this electronic tampering, and won a court injunction
banning release in Britain.
Holst died in 1934, so his music all went out of copyright in 1984. But in
1995 a new law from Brussels extended European copyrights by 20 years,
apparently putting The Planets back under cover until 2004.
But lawyers then found a loophole in the new law. It made no provision for
extending injunctions as well as copyright. Imogen Holst, who fought for the
original injunction, has died. So Tomita is now free to do whatever he likes
with Gustav's music.
Rock on, Tomita.
SARA FLETCHER wanted to look up a passage from The Bible, but didn't know
where to start. So she decided to look for it online. Not knowing which website
it might be on, she tried a hit-and-miss approach and put www.god.com as
the address. The connection failed, giving the reason: "Host not available
And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth . . .
NEVER SELL a carpet to an analytical chemist. Gerry Clark bought one for his
son's bedroom. After several weeks that "new carpet" smell still hadn't
dissipated and Clark began to worry about the fumes. So he took a chunk of the
carpet into his lab and ran the vapours through a gas chromatograph.
Sure enough, the carpet showed evidence of volatile organic compounds. Clark
took the test sample back to the shop together with his GC results, complained,
and insisted the sample be sent to the manufacturer. A week later, the company
was in touch offering a replacement. The carpet, apparently, had not been left
to dry long enough before being sent to the shop. Needless to say everything
smells rosy now.
Which is all very well for chemists, but what about the rest of us who find
ourselves fobbed off with fusty floor coverings, smelly sofas, and pungent
pouffes? There seems a case for a consumer action group with an appropriate
acronym (PONG? STINK? WHIFF? STENCH?) and its own labs to help people make a
scientific case for complaints
THE McCulloch chainsaw that David Blest bought recently came with its chain
separately wrapped. On the plastic packet in which it was contained was the
warning: "Not to be taken internally".
FINALLY, on 17 April we recorded Ron Pond's disappointment on receiving a
wrench rather than the "wench" he had been promised in the accessories list that
came with his Ryobi angle grinder. Now David Bromage tells us that a while ago
he purchased a Ryobi cordless drill. The instructions warned him not to get the
battery wet or he "might get a serious bum".


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As Drought Ravages Texas, Greg Abbott, Top Republican In Governor's Race, Drills Well In His Yard
Texas is in the middle of a brutal drought, one of the worst in its recorded history, with cities enforcing strict water use restrictions and levying hefty fines on violators. But the state's Republican Attorney General and leading candidate for governor found a way to get around all that.
Greg Abbott and other wealthy Austin residents are drilling their own wells, giving them plenty of H2O to keep their lawns green.
"As the Texas Supreme Court has made clear, all Texas landowners have a right to the water under their property," Abbott's spokesperson, Matt Hirsch told the Texas Tribune.
The city requires well-drilling landowners to pay $90 annually and to register their wells. Resevoirs serving Austin are currently at one-third of their capacity, but under what Texans call the "rule of capture," the city like many Texas municipalities allows landowners to pump as much water as they want from their own property, even if it drains a neighbor's supply.
The rule has been upheld by Texas courts.
"To me it's just unconscionable. It's a total disregard for the resource," Andrew Sansom of the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University told the Tribune. "What we should be doing is reducing our consumption of water."
Other wealthy Austin residents have also drilled their own wells, the Tribune found. They include golfer Ben Crenshaw and University of Texas football coach Mack Brown.
Wendy Davis, the leading Democrat in the governor's race, has not drilled any wells according to the Tribune's research. But she supports the rights of landowners to their own water, her spokesperson says.
"She has a strong record of protecting the rights of Texas property owners and believes that if you own the land, you own the water underneath," said Bo Delp, who added that Davis favors the rule of capture and would not try to change it if elected.
SOURCES: Texas Tribune, My High Plains