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Volunteering at Kalikalos Kissos
I had the great opportunity to spend 4 weeks as a volunteer in the center Kalikalos in Kissos, Pilion, Greece. It was the first time for me living in a community for a while and the first time I worked as a volunteer through Workaway.
It was really a marvellous experience for me to be there: meeting so many great people from many different countries and exchanging ideas and inspirations made me feel very rich!
What I found there was much more than I could even expect!
For instance:
Going into processes, and with this learning more about myself or remember about myself what I probably had forgotten for a while.
Swiming in the clear blue, marvelous Aegean sea in the Pillion area.
Being in this vast, lush natural surrounding.
Sleeping in a tent which I really appreciated, because I learned to go with the natural rhythms: waking up easily for the stunning sunrise above the sea, while making my exercises next to the corn and brocolli growing in the surrounding vegetable gardens.
Cooking meals together for all of us with love and awareness.
Starting our work shifts with tuning in—which was new for me and is such a great idea to me which I would love to spread all over the world!
Lying in the hammocks and just being…
Dancing in the forest (thank´s to the sister campus at nearby Anilio to welcome us!)
Going to taverna-night-out together, making contact with the staff and guests at the other centers ,and with Greek people from the village.
Practising my English without paying attention to it.
Finding out more about myself and others—what triggers me—what want´s still to be healed—noticing how I interact in a group—how I can deal with the themes and energies in a community—how I can serve both the community and myself…and more.
So a big thanx to everyone I met there and hopefully will see us again next summer!! !!!
Ευχαριστώ παρα πολύ!
Gabrielle H. from Austria/Salzburg
Why I keep coming back to Kalikalos
Summer 2016 – Why I keep coming back to Kalikalos
By Alison Gillett, Surrey, England
Another summer passed, and for those of us back home, we have the tan, the extra Vitamin D, and a host of memories of new friends and reconnections with those from previous years.
All sort of people turn up at Kalikalos and, initially, the Olde English saying comes to mind: "Everyone here seems a little strange, except me and thee; and even thee is a little strange." However, most people, though not all, turn up with at least some sort of spiritual background belief; and those that don't get drawn into the circles, the attunements, the sharing of energy which creates "community."
Everyone brings different skills, which are gratefully utilised, whether it is cooking, carpentry or car mechanics.
For those who hadn't made the connection before, the realisation dawns that we all need each other and community is a precious element of social capital. Also they become aware that this is a place of education, teaching about right food, right ways of living, as we transition into the New Age future.
Staff are very much part of this and again we had some wonderful staff, whether woofers, workaways or volunteers taking a break from mainstream. Some were on their way to help in the big refugee camps, reminding us that, despite the beauty and tranquillity of Pelion, Greece has major problems.
So what happened this year?
The new floor at STK, Anilio was well and truly danced upon
The big workshops such as Radical Honesty brought people in from across the globe
The quieter contemplative workshops allowed people time to examine their lives and release some of the burden of resentment.
The economic workshops gave food for thought in these uncertain times
The perennials, like Raw Food, provided a first introduction for some.
Many of the staff attended and more and more Greeks are a welcome addition and allow ideas to spread into the wider community.
Highlights for me:
A visit to the old church and to the home area of Hara's father, a fisherman of Pelion from the previous generation
Meeting Aphrodite, the wonderful Greek lady who originally brought Jock, and therefore the rest of us, to Pelion
The violin and flute concert by Morven and Rachel in Kissos church
The high energy waves and surf on the beaches which seemed higher than usual this summer
The effect of the Zegg workshop and the Forum method of sharing.
The May to September nature of the place reminds me of the Sand Mandalas, created and then destroyed by the Tibetan monks. The energy is kept fresh, free from stagnation and constantly renewed year by year.
So despite changes (and challenges) I believe the structure will hold. Looking forward to 2017!
Greetings from Kalikalos Kissos
Autumn Greetings from Kalikalos Kissos
Call it destiny or coincidence something brought me to Kalikalos. The fact is that, after attending a beautiful and inspiring ZEGG Forum workshop at Kalikalos Alexandros, I found myself as part of the Kalikalos Kissos community. Every day that passes, I feel more and more at home.
I find it beautiful to witness the new guests passing through, week by week, arriving as strangers and leaving as friends. Kalikalos invites and seduces them to step out of their "daily shoes" and enter into new experiences, discovering landscapes behind assumed boundaries, and getting a taste of true community.
A taste which seems to be contagious for some of them…
I myself came to the community quiet unaware about where I was going, and found myself diving in, like a fish, or better a mermaid! 🙂 Having lived in German and Israeli communities before, the experience here mirrors beautifully the mutual attraction communities and I are holding for each other.
The space created in Kalikalos welcomes everybody and enables every soul just to be as they are. We are all held by the structure of the center, embraced by the community spirit and nourished by the abundance of Pilion's nature: mountain, forest and sea.
For me, the morning circles are especially precious. In these sharing circles, all the staff volunteers meet together and open up towards each other. They give me the opportunity to experience again and again the magic taking place when we are listening and truly hearing: free of judgement, just allowing ourselves to see the other person fully. Every time I can see 'the other' in such a way, my love towards this human being grows. And with it my love for life.
May this only be the beginning of a fruitful journey!
Bettina Ritter — latest Tel Aviv
Sapphira de la Terre talks about her experience with the 3 Kalikalos campuses
I spent five weeks at Kalikalos this summer – three weeks at Alexandros, a week at Kissos and a week at Anilio.
The toughest by far was Alexandros. The centre itself is very comfortable – the group room is airy and light, with a pristine wooden floor. The bathrooms are wonderful – in fact all the rooms are very nice, thought I didn't much fancy the tents. And you can walk to the beach and to the local beach resort Agios Yannis rather than needing a lift by car.
I was working as an Facilitator in Residence, so I was offering sessions, running the odd group workshop and also doing at least two and a half hours a day working in the community. And attending a staff meeting each day as well. There was a lot to do, but that was fine. What I found tricky was how stressed the core staff are – the slightest problem became a big drama. As a guest, you would hardly be affected by this, but as staff… it was very challenging. Of course, we all create our own reality, and I am also responsible for this situation, and what was good for me was having to stand up for myself – that was my gift, my learning.
Second I went to the Kissos centre – on the edge of the village of the same name. It's a stunning village – more beautiful than I had anticipated. I enjoyed being able to wander around there, and also to visit a magical sacred pool about 20 minutes walk down a track into the woods. I was at Kissos as a guest, doing a raw food week which was interesting. Included in the price was a personal growth workshop each morning – but that was not so much my cup of tea. Not that I don't like personal growth – I live in Totnes and am practically addicted! But the style of what we did and the facilitator jarred for me. However I enjoyed my time at Kissos, and I felt appreciated and acknowledged by Jock, the founder of the whole project, who invited me to come back and lead a workshop next year.
And then I went to Anilio, which turned out to be my favourite of the three centres. It's much scruffier than Alexandros, but much more relaxed. I had stimulating conversations most evenings, made some lovely connections and had fun. I was doing an art workshop which I also enjoyed – four hours making art every day is a treat for me. Anilio is run by two women, Pip and Julia, and I think it is their level of emotional intelligence that makes the place work so well. I also liked the fact that it was in more of a natural setting – they have perhaps a couple of acres of land and there are lovely places to hang out like a yurt and a 'sanctuary'… and I gather that next year there will be some kind of treehouse or platform.
It's now my last day, and I won't really know how my stay at Kalikalos has affected me until I get back into my daily life at home. I won't pretend that it hasn't been challenging, but I believe that has also been very growthful. I have had to speak my truth and stand my ground more than in my daily life at home, and that has been really good for me. And I feel immense gratitude for the opportunity to grow in this way.
I think for me the downside to the project is that beach time is usually 2.30-5.30 and that is just too hot for someone fair-skinned like myself. So my trips to the sacred pool in Kissos were my most nourishing experiences in nature, rather than going to the beach. If I were to come back and run a workshop… I would love to find a way to get to the beach earlyish in the morning, or early evening… where I could gradually go golden brown rather than red like a lobster in the afternoon Greek sun!
One of the things that inspires me about the project is that Jock started it with very little money. None of the centres is owned by Kalikalos – all the properties are rented. This of course brings its own challenges – rents to pay, negotiations over repairs… But it also demonstrates that it's possible to create an amazing project like this with minimal capital. Financial constraints needn't be a limitation.
I also appreciated the balance of work and personal growth. Work is grounding for me and it is also a magical experience when you feel clear with other community members and clear about what you are doing. It can then be an experience of being while you are doing, of expressing your love in the world and of belonging and participating. I think this is what many of us come here looking for… and Kalikalos affords an opportunity to try to do this, and also to clear the blocks that get in the way.
Sapphira de la Terre lives in Totnes where she offers groups and 1-2-1 sessions using EFT – Emotional Freedom Technique. She specialises in embodied spiritual awakening, feminine empowerment and conflict resolution in community. www.sapphira.com.
A Musician Comes to Kalikalos Kissos
by Morven Bryce (The Peaks, England)
My connection with Kalikalos began in 2012 when I was mainly at home with two young children and was feeling less than fulfilled. I was yearning to "connect" with something that was calling to me internally but was as yet, undefined. I decided to search for a taste of something…so I Googled "Holidays for people like me"…various options emerged but they mainly had some dissonance to my inner ear except for one: Kalikalos.
What I heard was an invitation to fully "be" with other people, fully participate, cooperate, and engage creatively WITH others. It was not until this year that I finally got there geographically.
I spent two weeks at the Centre in the peaceful mountain village of Kissos and participated in two different workshops, one at Kissos and one at Alexandros. Although the workshops were titled differently, the spirit or essence of what was offered was in unison: An invitation to fully immerse in the journey of meeting SELF. I was hungry for this and every moment of every day I feasted. This was not confined to the Workshops; every moment in every situation the opportunity presented itself in graceful unfolding :the joy of preparing breakfast with other people in the quiet sanctuary of the kitchen during "Ashram hours", accompanied by the delicious challenge of trying to only ' whisper,' whilst my soul wanted to burst into an audibly vocal madrigal of unbounded joy at every opportunity!
It was the same feeling of ecstasy in whatever I was doing, whether it was in Workshop, driving us all to the beach, cleaning bathrooms, watering the gardens, hearing the rooster, watching the sunrise paint itself across the sky, dancing in the forest or sitting in Meditation: everything BECAME meditation, ordinary in its extraordinariness.
On the first morning, we all showed up for Circle time, meeting each other tentatively in the felt moment. It is the first taste of being open to each other and to the power of the natural surroundings. This offered an awareness of anything and everything, held within the benevolent majesty of the surrounding mountains holding us all in both the naturally grounded external yet internally elevated space of both conscious and subconscious encouragement.
Specifically my first workshop was with Dr Helen Ford, concerned with "standing in our own truth" and radiating it in the World. A lightness of touch, a win/win situation of aliveness: When I AM me, I allow every being to BE themselves.. IN their true nature too. The message? No need to repeat conditioned patterns to survive this World. NO, the polar opposite..we ARE totally interconnected and we ALL are offered this Universal gift just by virtue of being alive right here, right now!
The second workshop gave me the chance to "practise" this "realness" that I was beginning to meet with within myself, and again….what an Experience!
Ina Stoll Meyer and Ackim Eckert from Zegg community in Germany were the skilled facilitators in our growth and exploration of "Deepening Love, deepening Community". My gratitude to them is profoundly felt. They embodied that which they invited us to experience: an energy of being earthed yet elevated , beautifully pulsating through the forms of Ina and Ackim. As we, the Participants sought to reveal and thus share ourselves in Forum more fully, I experienced a depth of Love and Honouring of both Self and "Other". And, in the privacy of my mind, I continually heard the question, "Where do I end and You begin?" And this question percolated daily more richly, bringing an aroma redolent of not just my Human Ancestry, but also a playful sense of my "Family" being the: mosquito who bites me, the leaves of the Olive tree, the beach pebble, the sea-spray, the compost bin, the wind, the moon….and so it went on…endless…
Jock Millenson, the Director of Kalikalos also attended the Forum Workshop. I found his participation exquisitely inspiring ( I had assumed that the "Founding Father" would have no "need" for a Workshop) But, Jock embodies THE creative spark of continuous growth, the ever- engaged giving, receiving and sharing, in profoundly equitable communion( that ALL of us are indeed offered continually by the Universe.) I found this so moving. A simpler way to say this (and one I personally feel would resonate more with the truth of the man who is Jock) would be that:
Jock WALKS THE WALK. Thank you for that Jock, gratitude…. I fell in love with everyone and everything…. I lived a thousand years in two weeks. It was my birth right, it IS my birth right. It is Everyone's…..
But if I could harmonise with revealing more deeply the perpetual Spirit that arises through Jock MIllenson and Kalikalos, I would maybe offer:
I was Morven Bryce, professional violinist…. now the performance has ended and there was no need for rehearsal…..Let the Music Begin.
A volunteer's experience, by Michael Gale
As well as the regular music and dance which happens here at the village square in Kissos, Sabine and I were excited to be taken to the neighboring village of Tsagarada for a concert performed by the string quartet "Fauves".
Playing beneath the incredible massive plane tree known as Agia Paraskeri in the village square, the quartet performed an experimental piece which was composed as a dialogue with the tree. This was followed by a Schubert piece "Death and the Maiden".
This performance unfolded beautifully before us. We sat amongst a large appreciative crowd within the unique atmosphere of this medieval village. We sipped drinks and watched children play, above us the canopy of leaves of the historic central piece, the tree of Agia Paraskeri.


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This week at Tesco they had a lot of their vegetables low in price to compete with the Asda 20p offers and Aldi's 29p super 6. This was great because it meant my meals were made even cheaper. We have decided to go dairy free for a week and introduce goats milk to Mabel to see if this improves her eczema. Therefore all the meals below will be dairy free and I think it will make a nice change. The weekly total figure I think is pretty good because goats milk is really expensive and so is the free from products, but this week also included Easter Eggs for our Hunt.
Meal Plan
Ratatouille with Bulgur
Toad in the Hole
Butternut Squash Dhal with Homemade Naan
Toad in the Hole
Butternut Squash Dhal with Homemade Naan
Pork and Apple Burger with Beetroot Coleslaw and Wedges
Creamy Pasta
Roasted Butternut Squash, Beetroot and Bacon Couscous
Beef Casserole
Weekly Food Shop Total
Note: The weekly total was £66.38 – £4.70 in cashback
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Machine Wars Transformers Toy Review: Megatron
Name: Megaplex
Transformation: F-22 Raptor
Motto: "The skies belong to me!"
Megaplex was built to function as a clone for Megatron, a strategy designed to confuse enemy Autobots who seek to shoot down the elusive Decepticon leader. But Megaplex is more than just a decoy, he is equipped with powerful attack weapons that make him a formidable warrior in any air battle. And in robot mode, he only gets tougher!
Rank: 6 Courage: 8 Firepower: 7 Skill: 6
Although eight basic sized toys were released for Machine Wars, they were actually four basic molds, each with a redeco. Megatron's redeco was a character named Megaplex. Megaplex used the same mold as Megatron in different colors. If you wish to read a more detailed review of this toy, please read Megatron's review. This review will cover the changes made to the toy for its release.
Vehicle Mode:
In vehicle mode, Megaplex is colored mostly metallic grey. Running along the wings of the jet are black stripes. On top of the left wing is a sticker showing a triangle with blue inside and a white and black frame. On the right wing is a sticker with a blue "L" shape and two white rectangles. The cockpit is silver. It would have been nice to see a better color chosen for the cockpit. The silver almost blends in with the rest of the nose cone. The metallic grey is a nice color however, making the jet look a bit more realistic.
Robot Mode:
In robot mode, Megaplex is a combination of the metallic grey from the vehicle mode and an aqua green color for his upper arms and legs. His robot head is dark blue with a metallic grey face. Like Megatron, his eyes are silver, due to Hasbro not wanting to use translucent plastic for "light piping" in the eyes. Of the two color schemes this toy was released in, I prefer this one. The metallic grey works very well as an overall color, and in some ways looks more like a "Megatron" color than the light blue that Megatron has.
As with Megatron, this is a cool toy, but if you can get Wind Sheer instead (who is out as I write this), you may like that color scheme better. B


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Chronicle is about 3 teenage idiots who obtain superpowers from some sort of alien macguffin for no real reason. They're idiots because they don't know how to use superpowers, they've never read a goddamn comicbook. Perhaps comicbooks don't exist in their universe? I don't know.. But anybody who has read a comicbook or even watched a comicbook movie (which this isn't) would have some idea of how to use superpowers and with great responsibility comes something something or something.
Anyways, the main character is a loser whose mom is dying of, I dunno, lung cancer or something cause she smoked. Maybe not, she didn't have her larynx removed or anything. Whatever. His father is a firefighter who gets workers comp I guess and spends his money on alcohol. He's a dick, because as we all know,
I forget all of the characters names. Except the black kid, Steve. Steve is the first to die at the hands of loser boy. Well maybe not, maybe it's just cause they were both flying in the air during a lightning storm. They seem to have telekenesis based powers so I don't know if lightning and stuff defeats telekenesis, I'm not good at paper rock lightning telekenesis scissors fire. But it seems to kill Steve. RIP Steve.
Loser boy can't even gets laid and throws up on the girl who is practically begging him. He has superpowers, he gets popularity, and whatever. I dunno. Maybe he has Aspergers. Seems to have the symptoms. I don't know if that was the impression they were going for but that's what I got out of it.
Anyways loser boy has a cousin who is a pretty cool guy. After Steve dies loserboy goes down the winding road to insane psychopath. I suppose the writers and directors were trying to tell a story about how an abusive situation leads to blah blah blah, but it really came off as kid is a mentalcase. He ends up turning to supervillainy, robbing a bunch of street hoodlums in his fathers firefighter uniform. He gets like #50 bucks out of it. You have superpowers, idiot. Rob a freakin' bank or something if you're going to be a supervillain. Or make money as a magician or government assasin or something. So many job opportunities available to you, but idiot loser boy has only $50 and needs more money for his mothers medicine (It's the third world nation known as America after all) and robs a gas station, but accidentally blows it up and he's in the hospital in a coma.
He wakes up from comaville after his father tells him his mother dies and it's all his fault. First, did he make his mother smoke those cigarettes? No. And the father says its his fault because instead of being home he was out looking for his son. Whatever.
Anyways, loserboy goes on a rampage of killing and messing things up, and his cousin tries to reason with him. Cousin had a sidestory with some girl, I don't know maybe she died, she seemed nice, aside from her ugly Volkswagen. Anyways, cousin eventually kills loserboy and flies away. Only one guy with superhero powers left and he goes to Tibet to fullfil the promise he, Steve, and loserboy had. Poor Steve. Steve didn't really care about the Tibet thing, though.
Anyways, could have used some shots of the cousin character in Tibet messing with the Buddhist priests or something. The ending was somewhat underwhelming, least of which the downward spiral of loserboy made no sense whatsoever.
But maybe crazy psychotics aren't supposed to make sense. Maybe superpowers shouldn't be given to unstable emotional anti-social individuals with aspergers. I blame the aliens.
It's interesting to note that Steve gets hit by lightning while flying in the sky during a thunderstorm. If people did have the power to fly, would they be stupid enough to fly into a thunderstorm? What's interesting about it is the power to fly is probably the most desired superhero. Most desired, yet most likely to kill you dead unless you have invincibility with it.
Could this movie have been better? Yes. Definitely. No question. I did sit through all the way to the end of the movie hoping something useful would happen, but alas, no. Still, this movie is one of the movies that came out in 2012, so there you have it.


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Black History should not just be important to Black people but should be important to all peoples for a fuller understanding of the relationship between black & white people socially and politically. Yes, Black History Matters and Black Lives Matter is only the beginning of a process. Don John is a film maker, author & DJ as well as a consultant in the field of community cohesion. He has been a pioneer in the development of "Race & Diversity" issues across the southern region for over 30 years and was the founder and coordinator of Black History Month in Southampton over more than 20 years. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
Should white people care about the whitewashing of black history? Most people will likely answer yes to this question, if only because it sounds politically correct to do so. What will hopefully become clear is that whites have as much to lose by whitewashing black history as their African American peers. David Ikard is a Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University. His research and teaching interests include African American Literature, black feminist criticism, hip-hop culture, black masculinity and whiteness studies. He is the author/co-author of four books, including "Breaking The Silence: Toward a Black Male Feminist Criticism" (2007), "Nation of Cowards: Black Activism in Barack Obama's Post-Racial America" (2012; co-authored with Martell Teasley and w...
Kevin Hart highlights the fascinating contributions of black history's unsung heroes in this entertaining -- and educational -- comedy special. #NetflixFamily SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/NetflixKidsFamilyYouTubeSubscribe About Netflix Kids & Family: Welcome to the official Netflix Kids & Family channel! Every week we'll bring you new content featuring clips from your favorite Netflix series -- from Trollhunters to Free Rein and everything in between. Netflix Kids & Family is an inclusive channel that features everyone's favorite dinosaurs, princesses, superheroes, villains, animals, and more! Stay up to date with Netflix Kids & Family content by subscribing now. About Netflix: Netflix is the world's leading internet entertainment service with 130 million memberships in over 190 countries e...
Jane Landers is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. She has written a number of works on Africans in the Atlantic World, including the award-winning monographs, Black Society in Spanish Florida and Atlantic Creoles in the Age of Revolutions. Her research has been supported by fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the British Library Endangered Archives Programme. She directs the Ecclesiastical and Secular Sources for Slave Societies digital archive, which is preserving the oldest records for Africans in Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and the present-day United States. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spi...
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Origin of Everything! http://bit.ly/originsub Why were most slaves in America from West Africa? Slavery has existed throughout history in various forms across the globe, but who became enslaved was almost always based on military conquest. So why did Europeans travel thousands of miles to enslave people from a particular geographic region? Watch the episode to find out. Written and Hosted By: Danielle Bainbridge Graphics By: Noelle Smith Edited By: Mike Petrow Fact Check: Sarah Edwards Produced By: Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com) Works Cited The reaper's garden: death and power in the world of Atlantic slavery Vincent Brown Specters of the Atla...
In the Virginia state record, only 1% of documented historical sites are categorized as having any African-American historical significance. It's easy to visit historic sites from the era of slavery and forget the enslaved men, women and children who built and maintained these places. Using Street View, Virginia Humanities has been collecting panoramic imagery of slave dwellings across the state for everyone to see. They hope these images will add to a more inclusive history of Virginia and helps us remember that enslaved peoples were integral to our country's founding. Learn more: https://goo.gle/2Fhhxiv
Black History Month originated in 1925 when the second week of February was made Negro History Week since it contained the birthdays of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln. Hari Sreenivasan reports on how some African-Americans now oppose the idea of dedicating a special month to black history.
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts White House reception for National African American History Month. For more info, please go to http://www.globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB
On August 28, 1963 a quarter of a million people gather to support civil rights, and share Dr. King's "dream" of equality. #HistoryChannel Subscribe for more HISTORY: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=historychannel Check out exclusive HISTORY content: Newsletter: https://www.history.com/newsletter Website - http://www.history.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/History Twitter - https://twitter.com/history HISTORY®, now reaching more than 98 million homes, is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive, and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network's all-original programming slate features a roster of hit series, epic miniseries, and scripted event programming. Vis...
Episode 5 of a 10-part TV series made by Dr. Maya Angelou for KQED in 1968 called Blacks, Blues, Black!, which examines the influence of African American culture on modern American society. Includes scenes of Dr. Angelou in the studio explaining why she feels it's essential to teach students a fully balanced account of African history. She states: "It is important that black Americans understand today that we ... must not fall into that trap of being sub-human or super human ... We have been as good as any human being can be. And we have been as bad as any human being can be." She uses poetry, music and historical images to illustrate her argument, as well as a panel discussion which includes reflections from Karen Richardson, introduced as the daughter of Julian and Raye Richardson of the...
Of Black America was a series of seven one-hour documentaries presented by CBS News in the summer of 1968, at the end of the Civil Rights Movement and during a time of racial unrest (Martin Luther King had been assassinated that spring and riots in many cities had followed). The groundbreaking series explored various aspects of the history and current state of African-American community. The executive producer was Perry Wolff, and the series was sponsored by the Xerox Corporation. The series was presented in prime time at 10:00 PM, on Tuesdays (a slot then usually reserved for CBS Reports documentaries and news shows), except for the last episode which aired on a Monday. The first installment ("Black History: Lost, Stolen, Strayed") won an Emmy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award ...
A conversation with Edward Curtis and Jamillah Karim around questions about Islam as Black History and why is it important to integrate the study of Black history and Islam. How does the study of gender challenge both Islamic and Black history? What role does Africa play in Islamic history? Why is it important for U.S. Muslims to study Black history? Edward Curtis is Millennium Chair of the Liberal Arts and Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He is the author or editor of eight books, including The Call of Bilal: Islam in the African Diaspora (2014) and Muslims in America: A Short History, which was named one of the 100 best books of 2009 by Publishers Weekly. Curtis, who has been awarded Carnegie, Fulbright, NEH, and Mellon fellowships, i...
The Charles H Wright Museum of African American History celebrates black history month. Plus, a new book offers proof of black people's existence in biblical history. Episode 4710
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted an event for Black History Month at the White House Tuesday. "We will protect the birthright of freedom for all Americans," Mr. Trump said.
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U-S stocks rallied thanks to a surge in internet stocks and strong earnings from some retailers– Gap, Urban Outfitters and Home Depot. It was a volatile trading day– but the Dow rose to another record. It got a boost from tech giant I-B-M and helped the index break a 3 day slide. Both the S and P and Nasdaq closed the week in the red. Where the market could be heading?
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Auto Industry Faces Huge New Costs on Cold-Rolled Steel
U.S. automakers, many of their suppliers all the way down the supply chain and others could be hit with enormous new costs on a vital production component if a trade remedy case filed by domestic steel producers this week is successful. Companies that import the affected goods directly, as well as those who purchase them from third-party importers, could see prices rise by double or more.
The petition seeks substantial antidumping and countervailing duties on cold-rolled steel flat products from some of the biggest producers in the world, including Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Russia and the United Kingdom (more information about the specific products targeted is available here). While foreign steel products are no stranger to AD/CV cases, the expansive scope of the new petition means that U.S. businesses in a wide range of industries could be affected. Cold-rolled steel is used in the production of automotive products, appliances and containers as well as in construction applications, industries that have finally begun to regain their footing and add jobs after a devastating economic downturn. The double- and even triple-digit AD and CV duties now being considered – as high as 176.13 percent for Korea, 265.98 percent for China and 320.45 percent for Russia – would force these companies to either pay exorbitant new taxes on cold-rolled steel from the affected countries or attempt to find other sources of this key input.
Importers, manufacturers and others may be able to mitigate their exposure to the potential AD and CV duties but need to act quickly to protect their interests. Affected companies should contact ST&R attorney Kristen Smith at (202) 730-4965 to discuss their options.


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Cornwall Mining Alliance (CMA) member, Cornish Lithium Ltd is helping the Julian Baring Scholarship Fund to organise a sponsored walk of Cornwall's mining landscape on the 13th – 15th September 2018. The Julian Baring Scholarship is a UK registered charity, set up to assist deserving African individuals who wish to pursue a career in the mining industry. The fundraising walks will be attended by mining experts and feature some iconic and beautiful sites, as well as a trip underground at South Crofty Mine, and all CMA members are invited along for all or as much of it as they can make. Sponsorship is not required to take part in the walks, but donations to the Fund would be gratefully received.
The Julian Baring Scholarship Fund has undertaken several fundraising events since its inception in 2000. Some of these have involved the trustees and friends of the Scholarship putting their physical fitness to the test. This year, with the help of Cornish Lithium Ltd, over 3 days the team are going to be walking to a number of the old tin mines in Cornwall along the old tramways and coastal paths that cover the county made famous in the TV series of Poldark.
Strongbow Exploration Inc, who is reviving the famous South Crofty Mine, will also host a visit to their operations on 13th September.
A programme for the three days is as follows:
Thursday 13th September:
- In the morning there is an opportunity for an underground tour at Strongbow Exploration's South Crofty Mine. Numbers are limited, so please let us know if you are interested in this.
- 2pm meet at Heartlands Museum before a walk around the Great Flat Lode (5.9 miles, more info here) one of Cornwall's most iconic mining landscapes.
- Return to Falmouth after walk
- Dinner sponsored by Cornish Lithium in the evening at the St Michael's Hotel. If you are interested in attending please let us know as numbers are again limited.
Friday 14th September:
- 9am: team to catch the train from Falmouth to Perranwell station, then join the Mineral Tramways route from there up to Portreath on the north coast (11 miles).
- 12pm (ish) lunch stop / meeting place for people joining half way at the Fox and Hounds in Scorrier
- Return to Falmouth from Portreath via taxi in the evening
Saturday 15th September:
- Minibuses to St Just for a coastal walk from St Just to St Ives. This is 12.6 miles according to google, but 17 miles according to the coast path website! More detail on it there.
- Lunch at the Gurnard's Head pub – please let us know if you'd like to join at this stage.
We would love to have as many people as possible involved, so if you are able to join us for all or just part of the walk, please let us know by emailing email@example.com. Please note that you do not have to sponsor to join the walk.
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- Sync-Up Conference
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- Robert Singerman, CEO, Glocallocal
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- World Cultural Economic Forum
- "Crosstown Conversations" host Jeanne Nathan reports live from the conference hosted by Mayor Mitch Landrieu
- Cinco de Mayo
- David Toso of 12Bar talks about specials and musical appearances on the May 5th celebration
- Fredy Omar con su Banda, New Orleans' most popular Latin Band, will discuss his weekend performances
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- New Orleans Artist, Robert Tannen, and Chuck Perkins shares information about this weekend's St. Claude and St. Roch Music and Arts Festival.
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Friday, 26 February 2010
February DIY Entertainment Club
Been a while since I've posted a DYI Entertainment Club, and to be honest I usually just buy DVDs but this month I snuck in a CD! It's a soundtrack, but it's still a different medium. And TV on DVD is .. like... almost different! The spirit of the club was to get a DVD, CD and book but I usually go with all DVDs. Let's see what this months haul ended up landing at my door. It seems like a bit of an eclectic month.
Battlestar Gallactica Season 4.5
This is the completist nature coming out to play. I had all other seasons and had a moment of panic that for some reason I'd forget to ever buy this one now that the series is over. Although that feels a little silly retrospectively, I'm lovely the comfort of the ability to watch the entire season any time I choose!
Black Dynamite
Dyn-a-mite! Dyn-a-mite! He's Black Dynamite! Oh my goodness, this is one of the funniest films I have ever seen and now I can say with confidence it holds up on multiple viewings. Actually, even on multiple viewing I was laughing so hard I missed some of the dialogue. The DVD is loaded with tons extra/deleted scenes and an commentary which I still have to get to listening. Make sure you see it as it's likely going to be the best blaxploitation homage, ever. And I mean that.
Hercules / Adventures of Hercules
I got this one purely for the Sword & Sandal Marathon, fearing I would be one film short. Which of course, since I ordered this I'm not. But, I'm very curious to see if this Lou Ferrigno as Hercules will match my memory of the film. I believe I've only seen the first one of the two films, but I won't know for sure until I watch!
New Moon Soundtrack
I was originally going to get this from the library, but I didn't want to wait through the 130 holds. With the DVD of New Moon coming out soon I realized one of the things I loved about watching the DVD of Twilight for the first time was recognizing the songs. Hoping that I might make the process of watching New Moon even slightly more enjoyable now than when I saw it in the theatre, I thought being familiar with the soundtrack might do the trick. Grasping at threads, perhaps but I'm looking for any angle to create an opportunity that I'll enjoy it. I do like some of the songs, like Possibility by Lykke Li and Hearing Damage by Thom Yorke, but overall it's not the same woohoo! feeling that I felt about the soundtrack to Twilight - but that took some time too, so I should really give it more of a chance.
You likely? You can start your own DIY Club and play along!
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3 comments:
- Suzie Ridler said...
It will be interesting to hear if you think Lou makes a good Hercules or not. I think it's funny that you are a completest, that word works for you! Glad you finished off BSG then. We still don't have the 3rd LotR movie, believe it or not. I don't know Black Dynamite! One of the funniest films? Really? I am definitely going to have to see if I can catch that one.
- 26 February 2010 at 11:46
- Dreher Bear (...Where The Buffalo Roam) said...
I need to check out Black Dynamite (adding to Netflix queue now). I've been hearing good things about it.
- 26 February 2010 at 18:18
- Shannon the Movie Moxie said...
I think Lou Ferrigno was a great Hercules, at least I did when I watched them of so many years ago. Will be interesting to see it now.
I am a completest. It's resurged recently but I think it's always been there. I have the 3rd LotR film but haven't made it througt it yet. In fact, I have the reg and extended versions.
I can't recommend Black Dynamite highly enough. It's freaking hilarious and embraces rather than parodies the quirkiness of blaxsploitation. It's absolutely fantastic.
- 27 February 2010 at 16:41


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Lower East Side gallery tour
Sat. March 21 at 1:00 PM
195 Chrystie St. near Stanton St.
Our Lower East Side tour will feature galleries in New York's hottest, edgiest art neighborhood, growing from a handfull of galleries 10 years ago to over 150 galleries today – with the newest artists and gallery owners in the city!
Be sure to arrive early or on time, so that the tour doesn't leave without you. All sales are final, and tickets are valid only for the date for which it was purchased. Tours take place no matter the temperature or weather, as the art is all indoors.


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What do you say can we just STOP THAT SONG?
What do you say can we just STOP THAT SONG?
Timbales saidNo, I'm sure "Somebody I Used To Know" only happened cause someone got a "Call Me Maybe" on the side... bastards...
xrichx saidI don't get how some of these songs go viral. What was the last one? Some Katy Perry song? I suspect the record companies are behind this bullshit. I think we should make Lawrence Welk the next big thing. Go, internet!
MuchoMasQueMusculo saidHey what are we talking about?Cutting all forms of communication off... think there should be a "Call Me, NOT!" song written by hardcore ska band, but interpreted by a death metal band...
AMoonHawk saidoh noooo .... I just love the end of that video where she is like all crushin' on him and she's writing her phone number to give to him, and he walks over to one of the guys in the band and gives him his phone number and tells him, 'call me' ..... we've come a long way baby ... savor it as long as you can ... he may just be the model of the next generation gay
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My personal site has transformed a fair amount over time. The content has largely been the same, but the design of the site has changed.
In the earliest version of my site I could find, I found this version from shortly after starting college. This is a page that was generated by the Blog software I played with for a while. I think I eventually abandoned Blog because it generated flat files that revealed the technology being used. I wanted to heed the guidelines regarding "Cool URIs Don't Change".
Apparently for a while, I didn't bother having much of a site. It was just a page with my e-mail address.
This was a nicer version of the site. I actually have content and the start of the style. I have a purplish/blue background hinting at the blue theme I would eventually have. I believe this design was shortly after reading Jakob Nielson's Designing Web Usability. I had a breadcrumb style navigation that appeared on the top and bottom of the site. This remained the overall design for several years.
In early 2007, I went through a personal branding phase and came up with my prior website design. This was also when I migrated my site from my school website to my personal gurganus.name domain. The page content is simpler without the navigational overhead since I had been manually modifying the breadcrumb structure, and that became error prone and burdonsome.
Now, I've migrated to WordPress so some of the overhead of maintaining navigational structures isn't there. I'm still working on theming my WordPress installation though.


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Giraffe Manor
Share an Elegant Hotel with Its Very Tall Residents
Giraffe Manor is set in 12 acres of private land within 140 acres of indigenous forest and is only 12 miles from Nairobi city center. Built in the 1930s, this luxury boutique hotel has maintained all the charm of the era and is now famous for its resident herd of Rothschild Giraffe. Giraffe Manor offers you an unparalleled experience of the giraffes, with them vying for your attention at the breakfast table, the front door and even your bedroom window. Giraffe Manor is also home to many other characters including warthogs, bushbuck, dik dik and more than 180 species of birds. Accommodation at Giraffe Manor is varied and stylish. Giraffe Manor consists of two buildings, the Main Manor (built in the 1930s) and the Garden Manor (constructed two years ago). The Main Manor has six en-suite luxury bedrooms and the Garden Manor has six en-suite luxury bedrooms. The Karen Blixen Suite and The Finch Hatton Suite are both ideal for families. The property is located beside the AFEW giraffe centre, a two-minute walk from the Manor. Sightseeing vehicles can be arranged for local forays around the Langata area. The cost of the driver and vehicle is included in the rate. Guests may need to share a vehicle depending on demand and availability and entrance fees to local attractions are not included. Local excursions include: Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Karen Blixen Museum, Kazuri Beads, Matt Bronze, Utamanduni market and Marula Studios.
Availability & Pricing
If you don't see availability above, don't worry. We may still be able to find space on your desired days... just ask.
Accommodation Details
- Price: From $875 per person per night
- Location: Eastern Africa, Kenya
- Amenities: Cell Phone Coverage, Ensuite Bathrooms, Hairdryer, Laundry Included, Local Drinks Included, Recharge Facilities, Wi-Fi
- Type: Hotel
- Age Minimum: 0 years old
- # of Beds: 24 beds
- Included: Accommodation, meals, house wines, house soft drinks, house beers, house spirits, laundry, Wi-Fi, entrance to the AFEW Giraffe Center, airport transfers
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Additional Cost: Champagne, luxury spirits & select wines, massage treatments, late departure, Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Karen Blixen Museum, Nairobi Museum, Nairobi National Park, Craft Center Shopping, curio shop items, scenic helicopter tours
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Craft Center
The thriving craft center in Nairobi is an incredible place to find some African culture to take home. The surprisingly skilled artisans create all sorts of items, from small trinkets to very ornate works of art.
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Curios/Fine Art Shopping
Bring a Little of Africa Home
Bring home a piece of Africa, whether it's a small momento or an incredible piece of art that captures how you feel in this incredible environment.
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Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
A Sweet Elephant Interaction
The Daphne Sheldrick Animal Orphanage is located in a secluded area of the Nairobi National Park, where orphaned baby elephants amongst other animals are taken care of by a dedicated team of conservationists. The orphanage is run by Daphne Sheldrick, the wife of the late famous Naturalist, David William Sheldrick who was the founder Warden of Tsavo East National Park in Kenya from its inception in 1948 to 1976. Daphne Sheldrick was the first person in the entire world to successfully hand rear newborn fully milk dependent African Elephant orphans, something that spanned 28 years of trial and error to achieve. By the year 2004 the Trust had successfully saved and hand-reared over 55 infant African Elephant calves, two from the day of birth. ...show less
The Daphne Sheldrick Animal Orphanage is located in a secluded area of the Nairobi National Park, where orphaned baby elephants amongst other animals are taken care of by a dedicated team of conservationists. The orphanage is run by Daphne Sheldrick, the wife of the late famous Naturalist, David William Sheldrick who was the founder Warden...show more
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Educational Excursion
Learn fascinating facts and understand the bigger picture. Knowledge can make safari viewing even more enthralling.
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Giraffe Center
Meet Africa's Tallest Inhabitants
African Fund for Endangered Wildlife Kenya limited (AFEW (K) LTD) also known as the Giraffe Center was founded in 1979 by the late Jock Leslie- Melvile, a Kenyan citizen of British descent and his wife the late Betty Leslie Melvile an American citizen. Jock's extra ordinary vision of creating an educational institution in conjunction with rescuing the endangered Rothschild giraffes resulted in the present day Giraffe Center that has become a World famous Nature Education Center. The Giraffe Center is a Non-Profit organization whose main objective is to provide conservation education for school children and the youth of Kenya. All education programs are offered to them free of charge. The Giraffe Centre derives 90% of its funds from the entrance fee collected and from the sales in the gift shop and teahouse. Therefore, by visiting and/or making purchase from the gift shop and teahouse you have contributed towards conservation education to the Kenyan youth. The endangered Rothschild giraffe breeding program started with the inception of the Giraffe Center back then in 1979. The giraffes breed naturally in an approximate 120 Acreage of land and the young calves born at the center are introduced back into the wild at the age of 2years. The giraffes at the center are closely observed and monitored by AFEW staff and when need be their natural diet is supplemented with Lucern Grass, salt blocks and carrots. Ever since the breeding started, the center has handled over 50 Rothschild Giraffes and most of them have been introduced back into the wild in selected Kenya's protected areas. ...show less
African Fund for Endangered Wildlife Kenya limited (AFEW (K) LTD) also known as the Giraffe Center was founded in 1979 by the late Jock Leslie- Melvile, a Kenyan citizen of British descent and his wife the late Betty Leslie Melvile an American citizen. Jock's extra ordinary vision of creating an educational institution in conjunction with...show more
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Outdoor Dining
A lunch or dinner out in nature is one of the hallmarks of a luxury African experience. Your connection to the landscape is undisturbed and the food tastes even more special in this most wonderful of settings.
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Scenic Helicopter Flight
Buzz above the scenic landscape and get a bird's-eye view of wildlife. A scenic helicopter flight is a unparalleled way to experience Africa.
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Gift Guide: The 12 Collectibles of Christmas
The true movie lover in your life wants at least one of these handsome DVD or Blu-ray sets under the tree on Christmas morning, or his name is Ebenezer Scrooge.
Back to the Future 25th Anniversary Trilogy: While this set of Robert Zemeckis's beloved sci-fi series starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd can be also be purchased on DVD, you'll want to future-proof your video collection and pick up the Blu-ray debut for its restored picture and sound elements.
The Films of Rita Hayworth: Got ginge? How about iconic, vintage ginge? This collection of Rita Hayworth films should satisfy your need for Old Hollywood glitz and glamour. The flame-tressed icon with a gift for dance became one of the most enduring sex symbols of her (or any) era. Five of her movies are boxed here, including three DVD debuts: Tonight and Every Night, Miss Sadie Thompson and Salome. Cover Girl and Gilda round out this set with introductions by Martin Scorsese, Baz Luhrmann and Patricia Clarkson.
Fox 75th Anniversary Collection: This massive 75-film, three-volume set highlights the studio's biggest successes, from South Pacific to Star Wars, Alien to Avatar and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes to The Devil Wears Prada. The collection highlights seven Best Picture Oscar winners including How Green Was My Valley, All About Eve, The Sound of Music, Patton, The French Connection, Slumdog Millionaire and the DVD debut of Cavalcade. The whole shebang will cost you over $350 new, but at least you get a coffee table book included and it's all still less money than buying a single copy of Avatar on Blu-ray 3D.
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Single-User License – Losing your license when disconnected from the Internet?
Losing your license when disconnected from the internet can happen for multiple reasons. To help prevent this, here are a few things to consider before leaving the office.
Solution #1:
Users not being an administrator on their machines, and/or not having full access to the following locations.
- C:\ProgramData\Autodesk
- C:\ProgramData\FLEXnet
- C:\Program Files\Autodesk
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Autodesk Shared
Solution #2:
Devices attached to your machine may have alter the settings on your NIC Card preventing the cached license from validating the card and license.
Docking Stations:
If you're using a docking station, close the application then undock from the docking station. Lunch the application to see if you still have a license. If not, connect to the internet again (WITHOUT using the docking station) to get a license, then disconnect from the internet again.
NIC Card settings:
Open Windows Devices, expand Network adapters, then right-click your NIC Card and choose properties. On the Power Management tab, uncheck "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power"
Other Suggestions:
See the following on Autodesk AKN.


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Travel the World: England: Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis is the third novel in the seven-book series The Chronicles of Narnia. I loved both of these books--both Prince Caspian and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Loved. Yet I'm at a loss of words when it comes to the Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe is the start of the magic. It is the first. It could arguably be the best. Prince Caspian has a charm all its own. It's consise; it's action-packed. It's thoroughly enjoyable. Yet The Voyage of the Dawn Treader--for me--has a certain magic all its own that I can't really explain. There are times when I feel it is my favorite. But at the same exact time I'm feeling that it's my favorite, I feel guilty for thinking that anything could be better than The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe. I guess I feel I need permission to love another just as much--however differently--as I do my first love.
This is a book that had me at hello. Say what you will about the first two books, neither have a first sentence that pops or sparks with magic. "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." This sentence has to be one of my favorite, favorites of all time.
It goes on to say, "His parents called him Eustace Clarence and masters called him Scrubb. I can't tell you how friends spoke to him for he had none. He didn't call his Father and Mother "Father" and "Mother", but Harold and Alberta. They were very up-to-date and advanced people. They were vegetarians, non-smokers and tee-totallers, and wore a special kind of underclothes. In their house there was very little furniture and very few clothes on beds and the windows were always open."
This is our first description of Eustace, "Eustace Clarence liked animals, especially beetles, if they were dead and pinned on a card. He liked books if they were books of information and had pictures of grain elevators or of fat foreign children doing exercises in modern schools."
Can you tell already that The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is unique but uniquely wonderful? Eustace, as the reader soon learns, is the cousin of Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. And The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the story of what happens when Lucy and Edmund go to visit their most unpleasant cousin. You'll find that magic follows the Pevensies wherever they go. This time the magic doesn't come from a wardrobe or the blowing of a magical horn. This time it's a painting--a portrait of a ship sailing the ocean that "calls" or "invites" the children to an unforgettable but dangerous thoroughly adventurous journey.
Edmund and Lucy--as you can imagine--are elated, thrilled, ever-so-happy to be back in Narnia. To be reunited with their good friend, Prince Caspian. But Eustace is miserable, cranky, mean, and downright unpleasant.
The dangers they face on their journey are unique. They're not like the dangers faced in The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe or even the dangers faced in Prince Caspian. There are more dangers to be faced overall. But they're subtler. Quieter. The book has them sailing along on the seas, then occasionally stopping at various islands--some known, most unknown. Each chapter (though sometimes several chapters are related) has an adventure all its own. The novel is a handful of episodes, mini-adventures if you will. All of them unique. All of them memorable. Some episodes, I think I'll carry with me always. There's just something about this novel that just works for me.
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The Best of 2009 – Part One
I met Gwen Bell when I was 21 years old. I had just started my first job in social media at MWW Group and on my second day at work, I asked if I could go to BlogHer. My boss, Tom, said yes. But he's awesome like that. Anyway, I was the youngest person there by probably five years, but because I am an old soul, I fit right in. I met Gwen on my first night there, through a couple of girls that I met on a shuttle from the hotel to the conference center. I am still Facebook and Twitter friends with most of them, and if I can ever come up with the money to fly to Colorado, I will probably sleep on their couch.
Gwen is the second from the left. Yep, she is tall.
Anyway, Gwen is a bit of a social media princess and I kinda feel like I'm one degree away from Kevin Bacon whenever I think about how popular Gwen is but in that "she's so nice I can't possibly not like her" kind of way. She's not a bitch who's popular, she's a cool Buddhist hippie who happens to be popular. It's a good look for her.
So anyway Gwen, being the social media phenom that she is, started this crazy ass popular meme called The Best of 2009 Blog Challenge, where you are supposed to write a post everyday about one of the 31 things that Gwen has written down.
Unfortunately I can't commit all my blog posts to this one challenge, so I'm breaking it up into two sections. The first one I am publishing today. The second one I am going to publish next week. Enjoy!
December 1 Trip. What was your best trip in 2009?
Picking my BEST trip of 2009 is a tough one, mostly because I went to a ton of places. I went to Minnesota twice, I went to Chicago (again), Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Oregon, Vermont, Florida, Rhode Island, Las Vegas, and Washington D.C. …. I think that's it.
I think my favorite trip, though, was when I went to Philadelphia with Erik. It wasn't exactly the most noteworthy trip, because it was just me and him, hanging out with some of our friends (hi Hannah!), but it was our first trip together and thus very important to me. And I like Philly so it's all good.
December 2 Restaurant moment. Share the best restaurant experience you had this year. Who was there? What made it amazing? What taste stands out in your mind?
Again with the TONS OF CHOICES I CAN'T DECIDE!
I think my best restaurant experience was at the Claim Jumper for my birthday. It was my first birthday dinner with my family and Erik, so that was big. And it was also the first time I ordered an entree that cost LESS THAN TEN DOLLARS in, like, a million years. Because things costing less than $10 just don't exist in New York City. Unless you're buying, say, a bottled water. In which case, that'll be $8.95.
December 3 Article. What's an article that you read that blew you away? That you shared with all your friends. That you Delicious'd and reference throughout the year.
I read a lot of interesting articles but I'm not sure that one really stands out as being something that I shared with a gazillion people. I will say, though, that the only article I ended up blogging about was the one featured in the St. Petersburg Times about the journalist who is going to lose is COBRA coverage soon. I suppose that blew me away and I totally wasn't expecting it. But it really made me reflect on my own life and that hasn't happened in a long time.
December 4 Book. What book – fiction or non – touched you? Where were you when you read it? Have you bought and given away multiple copies?
The Omnivore's Dilemma – hand's down. I read it over the summer, mostly while flying or sleepless nights in hotel rooms. It will change the way you think about everything related to food. I am totally fascinated by the whole process now, and I want to read more books about food, and eating, and our industry of gluttony and consumption and almost the superficiality that has completely overtaken our culture. But I'm also afraid it might turn me into some freaky agoraphobic hermit or something.
Really, it will change the way you think.
December 5 Night out. Did you have a night out with friends or a loved one that rocked your world? Who was there? What was the highlight of the night?
Can my favorite night out actually be a night in? My favorite night out from this entire year was sitting in a hotel bar in Indianapolis with twenty-nine of the most AWESOME people I have ever had the privilege of knowing. I am a bit sad that I didn't get a chance to hang out in the hotel room, because I hear that was pretty bad ass. But the entire time spent in Indianapolis was completely surreal and I wish I could do it again and again.
December 6 Workshop or conference. Was there a conference or workshop you attended that was especially beneficial? Where was it? What did you learn?
The funny thing is, I didn't really learn that much while in Indianapolis but that's primarily because we went there to teach Roche about social media. So everything that was said on our side was something I already knew. As far as a conference or workshop where I learned something new, that was definitely Florida, but in particular the time spent in the Diabetes Research Institute. Meeting the researchers and hearing about the work they are doing completely changed my outlook on cure research. It made me hopeful and that's the best lesson you can learn.
December 7 Blog find of the year. That gem of a blog you can't believe you didn't know about until this year.
SEA OF SHOES. OMG. I want to be this girl when I grow up. Tall, skinny, blond and with a ton of cash and fantastic style. OK, so I don't really want to be her (I like being me), but her blog is awe-inspiring and totally click-worthy. Check it out, yo.
December 8 Moment of peace. An hour or a day or a week of solitude. What was the quality of your breath? The state of your mind? How did you get there?
Peace… was not really a theme this year. I live in New York City. The closest I get to solitude is when I'm taking a shower. But sometimes being out in the world can give me the most peace. I love walking around with headphones on and just taking in the world. When you have headphones on, you don't get as easily distracted by random noise, so it's much easier to observe people, parents, children, old ladies and men who walk hand-and-hand down the street. It's adorable and definitely gives me a sense of community and continuity in a town that is always changing.
December 9 Challenge. Something that really made you grow this year. That made you go to your edge and then some. What made it the best challenge of the year for you?
Finding a new job was a challenge. I had not been particularly happy at my last job for awhile and it was a struggle to find a new job. It was also a struggle to finally move into Manhattan, which was a goal that I have had for many years and for the last two years, it has taunted me from across the river. But I overcame the challenges before me and now I am living and working in New York City and LOVING EVERY STINKIN' MINUTE OF IT.
December 10 Album of the year. What's rocking your world?
LADY GAGA. I love her music. It's like the only thing I listen to right now and it's actually a little disturbing. But it's great.
December 11 The best place. A coffee shop? A pub? A retreat center? A cubicle? A nook?
The best place is any place where Erik is. Sappy, but true. A room just doesn't feel complete without him.
December 12 New food. You're now in love with Lebanese food and you didn't even know what it was in January of this year.
MUSSELS. Is that weird? There was, like, two weeks in October where every time we went out to eat, I ordered mussels. I haven't actually had them in awhile, so I maybe kicked that addiction pretty quickly but they are delicious and so much fun to eat!
December 19, 2009 12:03 PM
I love how you did this in one fell swoop! And Lady Gaga…yessss.
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Hello everyone! Please welcome Téa Cooper to my blog from the BP Round Robin Blog Hop!
The Protea Boys by Téa Cooper
Georgie can run but she can't hide from the man who stalks her dreams and throws her ordered life into a tailspin.
Emotional entanglement is not on George Martin's to do list. She has turned her back on her sophisticated Sydney lifestyle, determined to renovate her parents old flower farm and her shattered ego. However the challenges prove more than she bargained for until a madcap scheme comes to fruition and The Protea Boys are born. The team of efficient, well-tapered six-packs solve her farming problems, but their leader presents a different kind of challenge—their first spark of attraction ignites a passion she cannot ignore.
Tom Morgan likes his women "pretty and entertaining," not "efficient and driven," but the threat of being co-opted as a wine waiter or worse, chef in his brother's restaurant encourages him to take up what he sees as the highly amusing challenge of managing The Protea Boys. It is the perfect distraction while he waits for a new assignment—or so he thinks until he realizes he has found the one woman he cannot run away from.
Digital Edition: $4.99 | ISBN: 978-1-77101-991- 0 | Length: 49,000 words
Ebook Page Count: | Publication Date: May 3, 2013 | PDF – MOBI – EPUB |Heat rating 2 (Monogamous couples. Infrequent loves scenes with no graphic language.)
Breathless Press
Copyright 2013, Téa Cooper
All rights reserved, Breathless Press.
A nonchalant silhouette leaning against the side of the black four-wheel drive came into view. Tall and lean, with an Akubra pulled down shadowing his eyes and arms folded across his chest. As Georgie slammed to a halt, he pushed his hat back and winked at her.
"What are you doing here?" she snapped.
Shit, not a very polite way to greet someone.
It was a trick. Hillary had played a huge trick on her.
"Good morning, Georgina." His laconic drawl made the hairs on her arms prickle, and his gaze ran up and down the length of her body; she stopped herself from rubbing her arms just in time. At least six feet four inches of pure muscle and screaming masculinity. The mere sight of him made her hackles rise. This was not one of her ridiculous dreams. She groped around, trying to find something to say, but he offered no help, just kept looking her up and down, waiting patiently.
"I didn't know it was you," she managed to splutter.
"You didn't know what was me?" he said, green eyes sparkling at her. She wanted to slap the ridiculous, audacious grin off his face. He was enjoying every moment of her discomfort.
"Hillary didn't say it was you." She ground the words out between her gritted teeth.
"Hillary didn't exactly say it was you either—but I guessed."
The whole conversation, if you could call it that, got more idiotic by the moment.
Take control. I have to take control.
Blood pounded somewhere inside her head. "So you're here to work, not just making a social call?" She narrowed her eyes, unable to be civil.
"I'm under the impression I'm starting work today. Hillary said you were expecting me, and I should turn up at seven o'clock this morning." He stared pointedly at his watch, accentuating his deliciously muscled forearm. " It's five to, by my reckoning."
"I didn't know it was you." Georgie's brain had stuck, like an old, scratched CD, the phrase stuttered in her head, and she couldn't stop it falling out of her mouth. "I didn't know it was you. Hillary said your name was Morgan."
"It is. Morgan, Tom Morgan." He enunciated the words as though she had a limited command of English.
In an attempt to restrain the recurring urge to hit him, Georgie clenched her fists.
"Remember? I introduced myself after our little adventure with the wombat last week."
How could she forget? She involuntarily moved her finger to her lips, unsure for a moment if her memory of his kiss was real or not, but the glimmer in his eye assured her it was, and she pulled her hand from her face and stuffed it into her pocket.
"Then we spoke on the phone."
"Yes. I remember. It's just I didn't know it was you Hillary had interviewed."
You're burbling, talking nonsense.
Hillary had said his name was Morgan, and she hadn't put two and two together. She dreamed—not dreamed, no, he didn't need to know about her dreams—of him as Tom.
Tom of the predatory green eyes with tawny flecks.
Mr. Leopard Eyes who was watching her with a deal more than a glint of amusement. She sucked in a deep breath and exhaled, enjoying the exasperated puffing sound escaping her lips. Her flesh shivered despite the warmth in her face.
"I can go if you like. It's not a problem. I was looking forward to the job. Thought it would be a challenge working for two lovely ladies."
That's it. That's done it. The patronizing sexist.
She clenched her teeth to prevent the words escaping. Sometime in the not-too-distant future she would explain to this man that she was running the business and she employed him—not the other way around. She'd played this game before, and she had no intention of falling into the trap again.
Téa writes contemporary and historical romantic fiction featuring strong-minded women and sexy Australian men. Love and life Down Under isn't always easy. Her heroes and heroines have to fight long and hard for what they believe in before they reach their happy ever after.
The Protea Boys is Téa's second Australian contemporary romance and her third Passionfruit & Poetry will be published on June 17th. She is currently working on a series of nineteenth century historical romances set in Sydney and the Hunter Valley. Lily's Leap is available now and Matilda's Freedom will be released on July 1st.
To keep up with all of Téa's news visit her website www.teacooperauthor.com where you will find links to her blog and social media pages.


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The Policing Board in partnership with Derry Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) is holding a public meeting in St Columb's Park House, Derry/Londonderry on Wednesday 5th November 2014 from 7-9pm.
The meeting, which is open to everyone, will focus on Policing with the Community and people will have the opportunity to put questions to Board Members, the Chief Constable and Derry PCSP members on policing issues in the area.
Speaking about the meeting, Board Chair Anne Connolly said: "We are looking forward to meeting with the community in Derry/Londonderry to discuss policing issues. It is important that we give all communities the opportunity to come along and have their say on how their community is policed and provide the opportunity for questions to be put to those who make the key decisions around policing.
The meeting will have particular focus on policing with the community and we will also hear from some local young people who are involved in leadership initiative which is being supported by the Board, the PSNI and the US Consulate."
The Policing Board will also be holding its monthly meeting in public in the Waterside Theatre Derry/ Londonderry from 11am – 12.15pm on Thursday 6th November. This will give people the chance to watch the Board question the Chief Constable on policing issues. Questions from the public are not permitted in this session.
For further information please contact the Policing Board's Communications Branch on 07801 738795.
Notes to Editors
Public meeting:
- 19:00: Welcome and opening remarks - Policing Board Chair Anne Connolly
- 19:05: Policing with the Community - PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton
- 19:15: Overview by young people of TALK, the young leadership programme and questions / discussion on issues relating to confidence in policing – young leadership participants
- 19:35: Input from Derry PCSP Chair Alderman Drew Thompson on work to support community confidence in policing
- 19:45: Facilitated Q&A to panel comprising Board Chair Anne Connolly, Chief Constable George Hamilton, Dolores Kelly MLA Partnership Committee and Derry PCSP Vice Chair Una McCartney
- 21:00: Close
- All members of the public will have the opportunity to put their questions to the panel. Those who cannot attend can tweet questions to @NIPolicingBoard using #nipblive.
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This residential complex is located within La Cala de Mijas and boasts some wonderful common areas such as outdoor swimming pools for both adults and children, lush gardens, tennis court, children's play area, a common room and golf courses.
Set at the foot of the Sierra de Mijas mountains and only a short distance from pristine beaches, Navigolf is in an ideal location. All apartments have private terraces and are superbly furnished with views out over the golf course. The penthouses have the option to add a Jacuzzi and / or barbecue area.
Key Features
- Swimming Pools
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- Common Room
- Fully Furnished
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- Air Conditioned
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Anyone with a pulse would tell you that this year's Super Bowl was slow-paced, lacked drama, and had many people wondering how a single game could feel like it lasted for an entire month. There have been some memorable ads of SuperBowls past, ones that make you believe in magic and the power of a child's imagination. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case this year – unless you're one of the millions of Game of Thrones fans – there seemed to be an overall theme of boring audiences all over the country.
Which is why it was nice to hear about Nike's new ad that shows empowered women. Now more than ever, we can't be complacent about advocating for ourselves – and that's the story that's told here. While the most recognizable faces may be Serena Williams and Simone Biles – there are countless trailblazers that are featured about women who have beaten the odds to create sports history.


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Scripting Question
Updating Office 2010 to SP2
08/14/2013 8214 views
I am trying to create a script that detects what version x86 or x64 of office 2010 the machine has and install the appropriate service pack 2 update.
How can I get KACE to report back that the below script ran successfully. After the managed software installation deployment in KACE is done it reports back as failed even though it ran and updated office successfully.
@echo off
@echo Updating Office 2010. Please wait... IF EXIST "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE14\Office Setup Controller\Setup.exe" goto office32 IF EXIST "C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE14\Office Setup Controller\Setup.exe" goto office64 goto neither :office32
@echo Updating Office 2010 32bit
office_sp2_x86.exe /passive goto end :office64
@echo Updating Office 2010 64bit
office_sp2_x64.exe /passive goto end :neither
@echo Office is not installed :end
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You can use this query:
:: Installation
if /i "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%"=="AMD64" goto AMD64 if /i "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432%"=="AMD64" goto AMD64 if /i "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%"=="x86" goto x86
:: Installation 32bit
office_sp2_x86.exe /passive
:: Installation 64bit
office_sp2_x64.exe /passive
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It looks like you have your patches flipped. Program Files(x86) is x64. Program Files is x86. You may also want to look into %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE% instead of checking program files.
Answered 08/14/2013 by: dugullett
Also that would not get the version of Office. Just the OS version. Unless you are doing x64 on x64, and x86 on x86?
I am only detecting the office version not the OS version because most of our x64 windows 7 machines have 32bit office installed due to third party plugin compatibility. I was shooting for one script to that would take care of our 64bit office installs as well.
The script runs and does what it is suppose to do...launch the correct SP2 install. However KACE reports back as it failing..
I also have Agent logging enabled.
Here is a Microsoft technote that explains a registry value to use to determine Office bitness, but only if Outlook is installed as part of Office:


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