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The other day a bunch of us were talking about travel, and the conversation steered towards Kerala. All of us were sharing our experiences to different destinations and finally we all ended up discussing the Padmanabhapuram Palace. Iit is about 50kms from Trivandrum, infact closer to Nagercoil. So, anyways, the meet ended and as I was heading back home, my thoughts lingered in the palace. The first thing that comes to my mind is the trip we took through Dad's office- The India cements when we were in Tirunelveli and the next connect to this palace is of Varusham 16.
Back in the days when we lived in Tirunelveli, we used to do a trip every 6months or so, through dad's office. It was the office picnic of sorts. The very 1st one i remember distinctly was to Thiruparappu falls and areas around it. The next time it was Trivandrum- the Palace, manimuthar falls, papanasam, mundanthurai and places around. These weere fun mainly cos there was another family we were quite close to and they would also be travelling with us. I was the only kid [yes, this was way before my sister came into this world and the other family had their son]
Ok, coming back to the office picnic trips, the bus drew to a halt outside the Padmanabhapuram Palace, and we were all told to hop out, explore and be back within 2-3 hours. I wondered "Wow, what is there in this old place that is going to take us that long to explore?" Boy, was I wrong! It was magical, and for a kid who has never seen a palace of any kind, this house was palatial to say the least. So many rooms, and each one inter connected, narrow pathways, the beautiful wooden frames running through the exterior of the house, a huge hall with seats all around [resembling a royal durbar] called manthrasala, but the one thing that had me zapped were the teeny tiny entrances and staircases.
The entrance of this palace is called as Poomukham, which leads to an ancient door of palace. There was a brass lamp with a knight on a horse hanging there. Another aspect that I remember [thanks to a recent visit to the palace] is the Thai Kottaram with the Kannithoonu (a pillar made with wood from jackfruit tree with beautiful intricate floral designs). Rumour has it there is a tunnel connecting the Thaikottaram with Charottukkottaram, and it was used extensively during days of war.
No the steps were tiny, it was the archways and entrances that were small. It was almost like the people who lived here were no taller than 3 ft in height[you beg to differ?]. The staircases were almost vertical, a straight climb upwards. Sheesh, it was nightmarish, especially since I was tall, even back then [all of 11yrs old studying in 6th std]. I was fascinated with the walls and all the paintings on it [made using vegetable dye]. And then there was the majestic King size bed- a wooden cot made up of 64 different pieces of wood which are of medicinal quality. The Queen's dressing room nearby had a another cot, except this was made of stone.
As we finally made our way downstairs out to the garden, I spotted the mandapam[resembling a temple hall]. If you've seen Varusham 16, you will know what I am talking about. Called the Navarathri Mandapam, all the pillars here are made with stones and it is the only place in the palace made of stones. This place was used for cultural performances only and audience were members of the Royal family only, outsiders were not allowed. There is also a clock tower within the palace grounds which is over 300yrs old, but still works perfect.
I would love to do another trip and explore the palace some more. Am sure I would notice things I dint the last time around...
These photographs were taken on dad's old film camera and edited wee bit... Wish there were more, wish I had been more interested in photography/travel back then.. But then heck, I aint complaining!! :)
You can read more about the Palace


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I had always dreamed about starting a blog. Now is the time.
For the last 3 years I have increased my interest in nutrition and the way I approach food, my eating habits and exercise habits. It has been a long journey and finally something has clicked in my head. All that information that I have absorbed, all the images I have seen and the thoughts that have crossed my mind are finally starting to make sense.
I have never had an unhealthy relationship with food, but I didn't really understand what having a healthy diet meant. And the fact that I went "into dieting mode" is a reflection of that. I now understand that is a completely wrong approach that just stresses, puts pressure and doesn't let us enjoy the best moments in life. The word diet, according to the Oxford Dictionary is the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. This meaning that a diet is not starving, or punishing yourself for the holidays. Instead it is a way of eating, nurturing the body and keeping in balance most of the time (Sometimes you just want to slack off and eat a whole pecan pie!).
What I will try to do from this day on is to share my thoughts, ideas and information that will help you keep a balanced life. My main concern lays specifically on how to achieve the nutritional and physical goals that will make feel healthier, stronger and in the end proud of myself.
Love Yourself. Respect your body. Nourish your soul.


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In the last couple of years I attended a couple of talks from Noam at MIT and Harvard. Excellent talks, if you were not able to attend these, you might want to get the DVD.
It comes with the presentation at Harvard and a Q&A section from both events.
Duncan sent me a link to The Life of Joe Republican, very funny, excerpt:
All but $10 of his medications are paid for by his employer's medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance - now Joe gets it too.
On the other end of the spectrum, multi-billionaire George Soros gives his opinion on Why We Must Not Re-elect President Bush.
Follow up: Bruce Springstein interview detailing why he had to take a position on this election.
Mikael is the founder of Imendio, there is an interview with him at OSnews on the subject of Gtk+/Gnome commercial support.
I read with alarm the discussion between the Solaris kernel engineer and some Linux dude. I have to say that it is a bit sad that the Linux dude did not understand the points of the Solaris kernel developer.
It was a bit embarassing to read the arguments from the Linux dude. And I found myself agreeing more with the Solaris engineer which clearly articulated the rationale for his decision. On the other hand or Linux friend just launched a long tirade of fanboyism and flames.
This is the wrong way of advocating Linux. I have always maintained that to effectively compete you should never compare the downsides of your competitor with your advantages, that just leads to the placebo effect you can see from the Linux guy: "everyting we do is fine, there is no need to improve". He got defensive. But this is exactly the wrong attitude to take because in this mode of operation you do not react and do not take steps to improve. What the Linux community should do is compare the strengths of Solaris and the weaknesses of Linux. Maybe there are things that can improve, maybe there are cultural changes that can take place but dissing someone else on these grounds is not going to improve our loved kernel.
When Sun decided to adopt Gnome as their desktop environment there was a big discussion about API stability, an issue that many of us although peripherally aware of, did not take as seriously as Sun did. We have to thank Sun for bringing that culture into Gnome, and I wish that the same culture spead further to other projects.
The slashdot thread at +5 has some very interesting insight on the latest Get the Wrong Facts campaign from Microsoft. The best responses: one, two but in general everything at +5 is worth reading.
Awesome Interview Transcript: Jon Stewart being extremely classy in his replies to the ad-hominem comments from O'Reilly.
According to O'Reilly viewers of the Daily Show are stoned slackers, research apparently proved the opposite: the audience of the Daily Show is more likely to have completed four years of college as opposed to the O'Reilly audience. Me not having completed college probably puts me on the `stoned slacker' category.
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True Comfort is Possible
I have seen what they do, but I will heal them anyway! I will lead them. I will comfort those who mourn, bringing words of praise to their lips. May they have abundant peace, both near and far," says the LORD, who heals them. Isaiah 57:18-19 NLT
Can we trust in the comfort that is made possible by God's great mercy and his heavenly grace?
Whether surrounded by a large circle of right-minded, faithful friends, an abundant library of inspirational books offering beautiful prose and poems, and reassuring sweet songs and inspirational hymns keep you company, all offer but temporary relief should God's grace depart our midst leaving us in spiritual poverty. In such times no better remedy exists than to wait patiently, remaining resolute in the pursuit of reconnecting with God's will, ways, and wisdom. It is there where we can rediscover the comfort made possible only by God's great mercy and his heavenly grace.
Everyone, no matter the depth or breadth of their spiritual walk, will experience times when the comfort of God's grace wanes. Never has a saint been so highly enraptured and enlightened that they never faced temptation sooner or later. In fact, no one grows closer to God without enduring the challenges of life-changing trials and tribulation.
Temptation serves as a harbinger signaling a time of comfort is yet to come, because God promises such as a blessing upon those tested by times of trials and temptations. God's comfort galvanizes a person's resolve to endure the certainty of adversities in life. Also, God allows temptation to prevent us from growing proud of any good we might feel we initiated because God knows the carnal lusts and desires that remain a threat to us. We must never cease preparing ourselves for the battle at hand; our enemies continue to be all around us. However, we can find solace in the revelation that we are not alone in our times of trials and temptations that without fail will confront us. All of us must take to heart the donning of the full armor of God for the battles we must face each day. His comfort is the reward for the victory that he enables us to win when we place our trust in him alone, rather than try to fight the battles alone.
Commit our hearts unto patience to find comfort and then engage the crucible rather than pursue pleasure. Because, who in this world would refuse the joy and comfort that God has revealed, if we firmly believe that it is available to us? There is no comparison to the eternal joy and comfort available from God that this world can offer. In fact, all worldly delights and pleasure are empty, worthless, or short-lived. Whereas, the pure pleasures that come from God are pleasant, overly-abundant, free and unequaled. However, we cannot claim God's blessings anytime we desire, he alone dispenses them according to his will.
God continually demonstrates his love for us by extending his mercy and grace though we do not deserve either, which begs the question: Why should we continue to fail to return to him our heartfelt thanksgiving, especially since trials and times of temptation will never be fully behind us in this world? Remember: Grace always accompanies those who are duly thankful, and what the humble receive always comes at the expense of the proud!
My daily prayer: Gracious Lord God, your word is truth and you have proclaimed that your grace is abundant and free to all who trust in you by faith. Please accept me as an available channel of your grace so that others may discover the same blessings that you have bestowed upon me. I recognize that I cannot continue to grow in your grace unless others around me are sharing in the abundance of grace and comfort you have afforded me. Lord, use me according to your will so I may witness your blessings upon my family because as they are comforted in your grace, I too am comforted. May your mercy and grace provide the confidence we need when temptations attack my family or me. You alone Lord win the victory! Amen
For additional reading: Luke 9:23; 14:27; 1 Timothy 4:4-5; Revelation 2:7; 2 Corinthians 12:6-7, 9; 1 Peter 5:8-9; Matthew 9:37-38; John 7:38; James 4:6; Proverbs 3:34


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Last week was unrelentingly grim. This week is equally awful, but I found I had to take some breaks for the sake of sanity. Still, there's a lot of depressing stuff in this post, but I've tried to find more cheerful things to balance it.
Socio-political commentary
White supremacy
Okay, let's call this what it is.
Quebec City mosque massacre:
- Quebec City mosque shooting victims include businessman, professor and fathers of young children
- Thousands join families of mosque attack victims at Quebec City funeral
- Suspect in mosque shooting a moderate conservative turned extremist, say friends, classmates; accused gunman has reputation as online troll who expresses support for far-right politicians
- Simple truth is Canada's mass shooters are usually white and Canadian-born: Neil Macdonald (Someone said something on social media this week that I thought was remarkably apt—funny how all these white guys who have been radicalized within online communities are known as "lone wolves.")
- After mosque attack, calls to clean up Quebec City's radio waves On his Tuesday show, Arthur criticized a local newspaper's obituary of Azzedine Soufiane, the 57-year-old owner of a halal grocery store who was among the six men killed in the mosque attack. The paper, he told his listeners, had failed to mention Soufiane's health-code violations.
Richard Spencer:
- In case you wondered if Richard Spencer is really a white supremacist.
- Richard Spencer Texas A&M Speech Quotes: What White Nationalist Said At Controversial Event For the record, Richard Spencer says he is not a Nazi. In an interview on Saturday, he said he was a member of the alt-right, which he calls "identity politics for white Americans and for Europeans around the world." How is that different from Nazism? Nazism is "a historical term" that "is not going to resonate today," he said.
- Attack on Alt-Right Leader Has Internet Asking: Is It O.K. to Punch a Nazi?
You absolute fuckers. Liberal fears of proportional representation and a referendum killed Trudeau's reform promise
In the House, Trudeau said reform might produce "an augmentation of extremist voices in the House," a potential result that is sometimes associated with proportional representation.
Well, I guess the election of Trump in a two-party system goes a long way to prove that the status quo protects us against extremism, doesn't it?
Andrew Coyne: It's not the Liberals' fault for lying about electoral reform, it's yours for believing them
Canadian Scientists Explain Exactly How Their Government Silenced Science
The effects of Harper's policies went beyond politically charged fields like climate change. Basically everything government researchers did was censored from the media, according to Canadian scientists who worked during that time. Taken together, these policies led to "a culture of fear of talking about anything," in Turner's words.
"Especially in the latter half of the Harper administration, our access to the media was clamped down severely to the point where it was virtually impossible for the media to talk to me for even the most trivial of topics," says Campana.
US politics
Sarah Kendzior: Trump's America, where even park employees have become enemies of the state
What Americans have learned is that our system of checks and balances is so weak that even parks employees can become enemies of the state. They are learning their rights as they lose them, grieving for what they once took for granted.
Trump 101: The producer of his own epic film
President Trump doesn't view life through the lens that most people do. In ways small and sweeping, he sees himself as The Producer, conducting The Trump show, on and off stage.
Letter the the Editor: Ursula Le Guin on fiction vs. 'alternative facts'
Trump Isn't Crazy: I wrote the DSM critieria and he doesn't meet them.
Dismissing Trump as simply mad paradoxically reduces our ability to deal with his actions.
Steve Bannon Is Making Sure There's No White House Paper Trail, Says Intel Source
Inside and outside of government, there are also deep reservations about Bannon's alignment with the far right and white nationalism, thanks to his previous leadership of Breitbart. One Bannon quote making the rounds this weekend: "Lenin wanted to destroy the state, and that's my goal, too. I want to bring everything crashing down and destroy all of today's establishment."
Calling the Holocaust 'sad' is the first step towards denying it ever happened
At first, many assumed it had been an error; an oversight by a new team that has not exactly impressed with its competence. But at the weekend, Trump spokewoman Hope Hicks confirmed that the wording had been deliberate: "We are an incredibly inclusive group and we took into account all of those who suffered," she said. On Sunday, Trump's chief of staff, Reince Priebus, stuck to that position, saying that the White House regarded "everyone's suffering in the Holocaust" as "sad" and obviously that included "all of the Jewish people affected" – again implying that Jews were merely caught up in a generalised attack on all people, rather than targeted for annihilation.
Voice Of America Officially Converted To Trump TV?
The Pew study found the distribution of these experiences to be structured by gender and age. Young adults (18-29) as a whole are more likely to experience either category of harassment but young women (18-24) are overwhelmingly the targets of the more extreme behaviours.
Is Another Attica on the Horizon?
One of the tragic outcomes of the Attica uprising was that the state of New York stood in front of the world and told a narrative of that uprising that was rife with lies. As a result of those lies told after Attica, the nation really sours on this idea that prisoners deserve good treatment behind bars. The long-term upshot of that was that this nation, every decade after Attica, becomes more and more punitive. Today, we have a very ironic situation: on the one hand, because of lies told after Attica we have horrendous prison conditions; also because of Attica, we have prisoners who believe that if they stand together and if they speak up they might still find some measure of justice in this system, that they will perhaps humanize the conditions where they're locked up. In that sense, Attica has everything to do with why we are here again today.
6 Ways to Be an Ally to Immigrants and Refugees
Stay Involved (US centric, but a useful list nonetheless)
How the town of Whitefish defeated its neo-Nazi trolls — and became a national model of resistance
Art + Design + Photography
Kate MccGwire's Writhing, Absorbing Feather Sculptures Remix the Natural World (I was worried about where she got her feathers, but it seems that I don't have to: "she first started picking them up herself before contacting racing pigeon clubs and their members, who send her the feathers from their moulting birds.")
I Walked On Frozen Baikal, The Deepest And Oldest Lake On Earth To Capture Its Otherworldly Beauty
Askew: A Ruled Notebook Like No Other from Debbie Millman Love it.
How Black Books Lit My Way Along The Appalachian Trail
Racial diversity matters uniquely on a trail that's considered a great equalizer in most other respects. Individuals have no identity but one: hiker. For many, who you were or what you came from wasn't important, because everyone was sharing the same stretches of bad weather and sore feet. It was the hiking community's way of saying all were welcome, and from what I gathered over the six months of my hike, they were. Even me. Especially me. Here, all were purportedly safe. "Look at how we've grown." The unintended consequence of colorblindness was benign erasure, a discomfort with looking at how we hadn't.
There is no divorcing the lack of diversity in the outdoors from a history of violence against the black body, systemic racism, and income inequality. A thing I found myself repeatedly explaining to hikers who asked about my books and my experience wasn't that I feared them, but that there was no such thing as freedom from vulnerability for me anywhere in this land. That I might be tolerated in trail towns that didn't expect to see a black hiker, but I'd rarely if ever feel at ease.
Just cool
Scientists edge closer to bringing back the aurochs, the fearsome cattle breed last seen in the 1600s
Female Samurai Warriors Immortalized in 19th Century Japanese Photos
Just for fun
Initial meeting of the national parks revolutionary coordinating committee


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That charity must be made into entertainment, demonstrates just how deeply people care for entertainment.
Tuesday, 23 January 2007
Fewtril #156
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- dearieme said...
A point that scarcely needs making to blog-haunters?
- 24 January 2007 at 01:10
- Horace Jeffery Hodges said...
I've only recently discovered your "Fewtrils" (though I've seen your comments on others' posts), and I tried composing one modeled on #156:
"That truth must be put into aphorism, demonstrates just how greatly intellectuals prefer the aphoristic."
Not in your class, but I'm merely a beginner, an incipient curmudgeon.
Jeffery Hodges
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- 27 January 2007 at 02:17
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It's getting so we can't trust our own public officials: Gothamist reports that a spokesman for the city of North Bergen, whose Frutarom plant was fingered by Mayor Bloomberg as the source of Manhattan's mysterious maple syrup smell, claims "that the NJDEP has not concluded that Frutarom is the source of this smell in New York," and that "food experts" doubt such a small seed-processing plant could have emitted enough odor to be detected across the river.
Heightening the mystery, Indiana's KDKA today reported that the Indiana County Unemployment Call Center was evacuated because of a nauseating smell that employees said "resembles that of a dead animal. At other times, they say it resembles maple syrup." Is this the terrorist attack Dick Cheney warned us about?
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What does family time look like? It's different in every house of course with the ultimate goal being time together, connection. In our family some of our favorite family time is outdoors – in the yard, on our bikes, romping in the neighborhood creek or anywhere else outside. It's a noise thing I'm sure, the outdoors seems able to absorb it all. It's a space thing too as the outdoors seems to have room for all of us and all of our motion filled selves. That's what works for us.
Just last night, with the first cold air of fall we had a bonfire in the yard after dinner. Just an hour or so in the yard, fire roaring, everyone playing. It was the ultimate way to wrap up our weekend and get ready to begin another week.
I was talking to a friend last week who told me her family of four all does Kung Fu together. They all go. Mom, Dad, and 2 daughters too. They all get to exercise and at the same time they get a slated hour twice a week to just be together building memories and creating connection. It's on their calendars. They all love it – especially the teenager in the house. And she said even if they're feeling kind of snarky or otherwise cranky, family Kung Fu holds the power to bring them all together and minimize grumpy impact. The family that kicks together, sticks together kind of thing.
I love this! And it makes me realize even more that family time is different in every household. I'd love to know what others are doing in the name of family connection.


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Discourse and representation: A bout de souffle
by Marian Radulescu
translated from Romanian by Claudia Moscovici
We can't speak about À bout de souffle without situating it in what was called, in the sixties, New Wave Cinema ("la nouvelle vague"). The representatives of this innovative current (François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Malle, Claude Chabrol, Jacques Rivette, Eric Rohmer, Alain Resnais, Roger Vadim, Agnès Varda) studied French Film and were particularly interested in documentaries (some of them were even made by them). They came from different social backgrounds; had different interests and styles and were trained at the school of the journal Cahiers du cinéma. Nouvelle vague cinema engages in a polemic with the cinema of the forties ("le cinéma de papa"), proposing an elliptical style which sidesteps the rules of conventional directing. Hence, the movements of the camera lose some of their elegance, becoming harsh and without finesse. Classic narrative is abandoned in favor of an unruly narrative style, full of repetition and nonsequitors, as well as abrupt changes in tone.
You can see the read the rest of the article on LiterNet.ro:
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I feel as though I have started many a review with this phrase but it is more than appropriate again here as Jann Arden is yet another one of the seemingly endless stream of talented female singer songwriters from the environs of Canada. Her first album "Time For Mercy" released in 1993 had provided her with a Canadian hit and a prestigious Juno award for best video courtesy of the track 'I Would Die For You' so this follow up "Living Under June" was highly anticipated.
The ten track virtually all self penned album kicks off with 'Could I Be Your Girl' which was also chosen as the lead off single. A nice upbeat poppy track with country and gospel undertones, as well as a decent guitar solo, it not only hit the number one spot in Canada but also scooped the Juno for single of the year. It was also her first success in the US.
The country feel is even more to the fore with the second track 'Demolition Love', due mostly to the very twangy guitar. Arden provides a dreamy passion filled vocal which prevents the song from becoming too countrified and twee. The guitar sound is far crisper even if it is still a little twangy in places on 'Looking For It'. Once again Arden delivers a fine vocal but the acoustic guitar which punctuates the song is the real highlight and gives the track its identity.
'Insensitive' is the only non Arden penned track on the album and was written by Anne Loree. Curiously though it has to date provided Arden with her biggest world wide success as it reached the lofty heights of number twelve on thev US singles chart. A far more poppy and commercial sounding track than the others here it is not difficult to see why it achieved the radio play it did as it has a very catchy hook. So much so in fact that it was used in the film Bed Of Roses and also as an advertising jingle for a well known brand of jeans in Italy !
'Gasoline' is the first of three rockier tracks and has the same sort of feel as a mid to late eighties Robert Plant arrangement, especially in the backing vocal and riffing departments. 'Wonderdrug' meanwhile has a rather strange introduction before it continues with the rockier sound. For me it has a Jonatha Brooke feel to it. The third of the rockier tracks is the title track 'Living Under June'. Lyrically and vocally it is as good as any track on the album. The vocal melody in particular is very pleasing as is the guitar break towards the end but the whole track is slightly ruined for me by the electronic sounding backing which takes something away from feel of the track.
Things slow down considerably for the gentle sensitive ballad of 'Unloved'. Once again Arden delivers a faultless vocal on a very atmospheric track and she is joined in a vocal duet by Jackson Browne. It is difficult to fault Arden's performance and even though Browne struggles with the key at the end of a couple of lines it adds to the effect rather that detracts from it. The recurrent guitar is also a nice touch.
'Good Mother' takes us back to the more rock pop sound of the earlier tracks and it is not difficult to imagine a young Chantal Kreviazuk being influenced by it as she wrote her debut album a couple of years later.
The album ends with something of a surprise as the country pop and rock is replaced by smoochy jazz. 'It Looks Like Rain' immediately transports you to a smoky jazz bar of yesteryear and Arden provides a pitch perfect vocal over a lone piano that would be the envy of many a performer of a blues or jazz style of singing. If there was any doubt prior to this that Arden deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as the finest female voices of her generation then 'It Looks Like Rain' surely puts it to bed.
In a bid to get Arden more exposure outside Canada A&M decided to add the hit from her debut album 'I Would Die For You' to the end of the album as a bonus track on all of the issues apart from the original Canadian one. As good a marketing idea as that may be it does sort of ruin the effect of 'It Looks Like Rain' as the perfect album closer. 'I Would Die For You' has a pretty fast tempo and was actually the opening cut of the debut album so maybe positioning it earlier in the album would have been a better option.
"Living Under June" was released in August 1994 in Canada, although it was held back until early in 1995 elsewhere. It gave Arden three hits in Canada, 'Could I Be Your Girl', 'Insensitive' and "Good Mother" as well as her first major International successes with 'Insensitive' in Italy and the US. It also gave her two more Juno awards, best single for 'Could I Be Your Girl' and best video for 'Good Mother'.
"Living Under June" is a fine album and can easily be recommended to anyone with an ear for a good female singer songwriter. There isn't a bad track on it and its only flaws are that in places it does sound a little over produced and it lacks the one big stand out track that will keep you coming back to it automatically. When you do revisit it though it makes you think "I should listen to that more often" as rather than having high highs and low lows it is an album of consistent quality. Jann Arden's vocal ability is second to none, as is her songwriting, and it remains something of a mystery to me why she hasn't achieved the same level of international success as the likes of someone like Sarah McLachlan for example. She appears to have suffered a similar fate as that of Chantal Kreviazuk and Jonatha Brooke, to name but two, in that she is a major player in Canada and the US but in England and Europe is lauded by only an enlightened few. You could do far worse than to join us.
© Martin Leedham 2012. First published on RYM June 2012.


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With a name change, acquisitions and major growth in our market, we were in need of a corporate identity and branding program. Design Partners did an amazing job of working with the executive committee to bring our vision to life. Plus, the ongoing branding and implementation process is a continuing success with our sales reps.
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Working with Design Partners these last 11 years has been both a privilege and a great pleasure. Not only are they easy to work with — fast and always reliable — they are very gifted besides! Somehow, they manage to come up with a distinctive, stylish new 'look' for each of our patient education guidebooks and video programs.
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A Gold Star Story of Friendship and Determination
This past weekend was both an exhilarating and yet solemn time for this family.
I wanted to share with you an uplifting story associated with the attached photos. Andy, the disabled veteran in the wheelchair, and I met at the VA Hospital where I volunteer weekly and where he was an inpatient. With Andy's permission and knowledge, I'm able to share this.... one day, while we were chatting, Andy told me that he was having suicidal thoughts. Having lost my father (a 29 year Naval Veteran) to suicide, I understood and took what Andy said seriously and encouraged him to get professional counsel. I kept contact with him and checked up on him often in addition to our hospital chats.
Throughout this past year, Andy would compete in wheelchair competitions, often posing holding a photo of my son, US Army CPL Frank R. Gross, KIA Afghanistan. Last October I invited Andy to join my family at Arlington National Cemetery for WAA, knowing that his heart's desire was to be there for the laying of the wreath upon Frank's grave.
Last Saturday's weather looked like he was not going to be able to do it. However, he determined that no matter what, he would give it his best. With the aid of the soldier who was in Afghanistan with my son when the IED blast killed Frank, US Army SPC Anthony Rizzo, with the beard, wheeled Andy to section 60, as close as he could, 3rd photo. Rizzo was in the military vehicle following the vehicle that Frank was in, Rizzo saw the blast occur.
Next Wade Sabourin, who brought the t-shirts to the truck driver's dinner the past two years, joined Rizzo to help hoist Andy to Frank's gravesite, 8311, 4th and 5th photos. Andy's goal and heart's desire came to be on that wet, dismal day. We all agreed that the angels were shedding extra tears upon the WAA volunteers and Gold Star families.
The final photo is all of the GROSS family and friends who were at Frank's grave to encourage Andy that he could make it to graveside for the laying...and he did.
We laid wreaths upon my son's grave, my father's grave and my mother's as well.
That's why I appreciate the Worcester family and what they do, you too, and every truck driver.


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January 2013
Last month, our NewsFlash 12-45 reported on the California Court of Appeal's decision in Borikas v. Alameda Unified School District issued on December 6, 2012. That decision struck down portions of a school parcel tax that imposed different tax rates upon residential and commercial/industrial properties. The decision would have significantly impacted the manner in which many school districts levy parcel taxes in the future and could also have impacted existing parcel tax measures with differentiated rates between residential and commercial property.
On Monday, January 7, 2013, the Court of Appeal granted Alameda Unified's request for rehearing. The practical effect of granting the rehearing request is to vacate the court's December decision in Borikas v. Alameda Unified School District, (12/6/12 A129295).
Recent legislative activity to address the potential impact of the original decision has occurred as well. Also on Monday, January 7, 2013, Assembly Bill 59 ("AB 59") was introduced by Assembly member Rob Bonta of the 18th District. His district includes Alameda Unified School District.
AB 59 seeks to clarify existing law by allowing school districts to assess parcel taxes in accordance with rational classifications among taxpayers or types of properties within a district, as long as the taxes are applied uniformly within those classifications, and would be declaratory of existing law.
How or when the Court of Appeal will ultimately rule in the Borikas v. Alameda Unified School District case is unknown.
We encourage Districts that placed a parcel tax measure on the March 2013 ballot or that are contemplating measures for later in 2013, continue to closely monitor developments in the Borikas case, and consult with their counsel to ensure the measure is legally compliant.
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We have a modest comfortable house in a great location. (Main picture is view of the Swan River just 5 minutes' drive from our house, or 15 minutes' quiet walk.) High ceilings (3m) with ornate cornices & picture-rails in the dining- & lounge-rooms. Cool in summer & warm in winter. Glass-doored wood heater in the loungeroom for winter (we would light it perhaps 45 evenings in total, almost never during the day; when it's cold at night here in winter we usually have sunny days 21-22 degrees C). Reverse-cycle air-con in the dining room. Spacious bright kitchen, ceiling fans in bedrooms & lounge-room, bathroom adjacent to both bedrooms, office with broadband internet access, 76cm wide-screen digital TV with DVD. (see notes below for future new house)
We're a couple, Michael & Denny, Australian-born, sometimes manage to pass for mid 40's, (actually a little older, we're "baby-boomers"!!). Michael has a degree in Business & Languages, works full-time in the new homes industry, Denny works part-time. We like cinema, beach, picnics, a bit of tennis; Michael likes stand-up paddleboarding (you can have a go!). On parle francais, se habla espanol, falo portugues (um pouquinho), si parla italiano (Michael). We had our first ever exchange September '06 in the Basque country, fantastico! Haven't been out of Australia since then, looking at 2010, all offers considered. We are about to build a 2-storey home behind us, which should be ready mid-2010 (takes a long time here!).
One of Perth's best suburbs (millionaires' row 1.3km from our house on the river), only 5 minutes' walk to beautiful beaches (photo is of Cottesloe Beach, about 10 minutes' walk), short bike ride to river, 5 minutes' drive from golf course, verdant school playing fields directly in front of our house, 2 minutes' walk to train station (direct line to the Port of Fremantle, 10 minutes, & Perth city centre, 18 minutes). Deli (convenience store) 50 metres away, supermarket/shopping centre 700 metres away. Great climate, sunniest city in Australia, little rain in the dry summer, often only need a short-sleeved shirt during the day in winter. You can visit Perth all year round, see www.bom.gov.au for weather. Local golf course is semi-private, with river & ocean views, you can play there for only Aus$20/25 (9 or 18 holes). I have right-handed & left-handed golf clubs (full sets) that you can borrow. Surfing beach walking distance from us (best time of year for waves is autumn/winter/spring, need wetsuit in winter/spring, vest in autumn, just board-shorts in summer for the small summer waves), also wind-surfing, boogie-boarding, swimming, snorkeling. Tennis courts & lawn bowls nearby too (5 minutes' drive), only a few dollars a game (we have racquets). Mosman Pk Lawn Bowls club has fabulous river & city views. Train & bus very close. Denny's car may be available to use. Camelot open-air cinema (summer only) 5 minutes' walk (see www.luna.com.au).
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Auntie Anne's lists over 50 available U.S. locations on its website, but that doesn't include food trucks or concession trailers. With the option of a food truck, though, you can drive your office to work -- wherever that work might be, whether it's a college campus, a stadium or somewhere else.
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Vanguard offers two franchise options -- the janitorial franchise and master franchise. The janitorial franchise is smaller and responsible for actually cleaning accounts. The master franchise is a collection of those independent janitorial franchises, which creates support and infrastructure for those cleaners. Both options, though, provide plenty of flexibility for potential franchisees.
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All of Cruise Planners's travel agents are home-based, which is one reason why the franchise opportunities are so much less expensive than it usually costs to start a business or invest in a franchise -- even the maximum initial investment of $22,867 is relatively affordable. It's also one reason why Cruise Planners has made our Entrepreneur Franchise 500 for 14 years in a row.
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Snap-on Tools, which sells toolboxes, hand tools, power tools and more, offers mobile franchise opportunites, meaning you don't have to pay for a brick-and-mortar building to get started. This helps the company keep the initial investment price relatively affordable (six figures is a lot, but it's less than you'd pay for a restaurant like McDonald's and a lot less than you might pay for most hotels) and accessible to potential franchisees.
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One factor that differentiates Jan-Pro's home-based franchising is that the company focuses on acquiring clients for you in your area so you don't have to worry about hustling to make sales. Instead, the company wants its franchisees to focus on service to make sure the customers they lure in stick around for the long haul.


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Everyone loves the look of lush, green grass spanned across their lawn. However, acquiring perfectly groomed, green grass is difficult, especially in hotter climates. Therefore, artificial grass turf can be the answer for homeowners who desire the look of a lush lawn without the maintenance issues. Below are just are just a few ways synthetic lawns can make life better for Floridians.
Why chose synthetic lawns of Florida?
Artificial grass is hypo-allergenic, clean, and maintenance-free. In fact, the only maintenance required is for homeowners to use a leaf blower to keep their grass looking great. In addition, homeowners can enjoy a BBQ, many forms of recreation, or just walking without shoes on their lawn without the worry of tracking dirt into their homes or hurting their feet in anyway. The synthetic lawns come in a variety of styles and color blends designed to replicate the finest golf course turf.
Great uses for synthetic lawns:
A great way for homeowners to enjoy their synthetic lawns is to create an extraordinary playground. The Brock pad, which is used by synthetic lawns of Florida as a cushion, allows a 9 foot tall fall height. In addition, the Brock pad comes with a 10 year warranty guaranteed to not deteriorate or shrink unlike foam pads commonly found on the market today.
The added safety features of synthetic lawns:
Kids stay safe thanks to the Brock pad, an additional shock absorbing pad that lessens the impact of a child's slips or falls. It also comes with a state of the art drainage system, ensuring a fast drying surface thus cutting down on falls due to moisture.
In addition to all the safety benefits, a synthetic lawn under a playground is much easier to maintain. Every parent knows how hard it is to mow the grass around playground equipment. It is difficult and time-consuming to the say the least. However, homeowners that install synthetic lawns under their playgrounds won't have to worry about mowing or trimming around the equipment ever again.
Choosing a synthetic lawn is a wise idea for homeowners everywhere. However, it is even more practical for Floridians who battle the heat and have to maintain their lawns for the better part of the year. The reasons listed above are just a few of the many uses of synthetic lawns. Other positive aspects include the company's professional installation of the product and their financing options, making obtaining a synthetic lawn possible for every homeowner.


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I'm just in love with this wedding: the laughs, the colours, the contrasts. A perfect recipe for amazing photographs.
Conor got ready at the Uppercross House Hotel in Rathmines where the ceremony took place. We took a short walk up to the canal afterwards and they nearly got run over by a car!! The mad city background makes for a great contrast with the green and quiet setting of Brooklodge.
The rain didn't stop us going a little further behind the venue, once Aoife changed into some cool high heel wellies. It was well worth it and created some more memories for their wedding day, while their guests were sitting for dinner.
I was assisting wedding photographer Tomasz Kornas on the day and you can see some of his photographs of the day on his Instagram account.
It was my first wedding in Brooklodge, Co. Wicklow and I really loved the setting, making it such a perfect location for photographs (as well as getting married, obviously!)


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"As per Mahabharata (MBh 1.3), on one rainy night Aruni's preceptor Dhaumya Muni asked him to supervise water flowing through a certain field. Aruni went there and found that water had breached the field and was moving away from its designated path. Aruni tried to stop water by all means but was unsuccessful. Left with no other way, Aruni lay down on the breach and prevented the water flow using his body. Due to this Aruni did not return to the hermitage in the night. Later in the morning, Dhaumya Muni came to the spot in search of Aruni with other disciples. Upon seeing the dedication and sincerity of Aruni, Dhaumya was very pleased upon Aruni and gave him the title Uddalaka. Later Aruni became very famous under the name Uddalaka Aruni..."
Ezra Pound:
"Make it new".
Gore Vidal's advice to a young writer in the late 1960s:
"Never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television."
In 1984 I did not know the late Mr. Vidal's wisdom but I wanted to write for 'Abhiruchi' (अभिरुचि) magazine.
Abhiruchi of course has been dead now for a while. But not too long before it died, it burned brightly for me.
It published a couple of my own Marathi short stories.
My joy was limitless. It still gives me goosebumps after almost thirty years.
I attempted to write something for the first time after completing my education in July 1983 and there I was: Getting published in one of the most avant-garde magazines in Marathi. [Who didn't write for Abhiruchi? It was as 'brow' as Satyakatha (सत्यकथा)]
I am sharing here the first story that was published in the joint issue of March-April 1984. (Note - the magazine was already on the 'joints'.)
My only regret now- there are no pictures in it.
I had seen the desperate pursuit of USA by the students of IIT, Madras. Those days to get yourself a good school for M.S, you not just needed a good GRE score (that most of them got easily anyway) but also a recommendation of an IIT teacher.
In the story, I imagine that Aruni too is angling for a recommendation by his teacher Dhaumya-muni to go abroad.
Artist: Unknown to me
(If you read Marathi and wish to read the following pages, I advise you to open each of them in your browser's new tab and then use magnification tool. Scanning has been done by my son on a brand new high quality scanner.)
This is the not the end of the story!
My story was attacked by a reader- Mr. G R Phatak of Mumbai. Following is his letter published in the issue of January-February 1985.
So I was not just published but was also noticed and not just noticed but was considered worthy of a scathing attack!
What more a young writer wants...I had received my recommendation!


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Today With Sean O Rourke Tuesday 25 April 2017
(Listen back to episodes of 'Today with Sarah McInerney' here)
The mid-morning current affairs magazine with the stories of the day, sharp analysis, sports coverage, in-depth features and consumer interest.
Michael Murray
The Laureate for Fiction - Anne Enright - in collaboration with Today with Seán O'Rourke and the Arts Council and Libraries Ireland has been all around the country with a series called The Readers' Voice – she's been bringing authors to meet their readers, using the libraries as the meeting point…
We have already featured books by Christine Dwyer Hickey, Bernard MacLaverty, Donal Ryan and Claire Kilroy.
The fifth author in the series is Roddy Doyle… author of course of The Barrytown Trilogy, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha and a raft of great books for children, including the Rover series… for The Readers' Voice, Anne has chosen Roddy Doyle's 1996 novel The Woman Who Walked Into Doors.
Former US Senator George Mitchell, now Chairman Emeritus at DLA Piper- a global law firm will give the Mary Robinson Centre Fourth International Human Rights Lecture on Thursday in Ballina. He joined us on the line ahead of his visit to Ireland this week.
We've often heard the phrase "don't wash your dirty laundry in public" – it might well apply to what has become a rather unseemly row between the former master of Holles street Peter Boylan on one side and Dr. Rhona Mahony the current master and Nicholas Kearns the Chairman of the Board on the other. Mr Boylan has revealed that he was asked to resign from the board of the hospital as the row over the location of the new maternity hospital at St. Vincents in Dublin continues. But, he is adamant that he has no intention of doing so.
On the line this morning, another member of the National Maternity Hospital Board of Governors Micheál MacDonncha who is a Sinn Féin councillor in Dublin and in studio, Patsy McGarry, religious affairs correspondent of the Irish Times.
Now, following several high-profile evictions from property complexes, new legislation was meant to protect tenants in developments where multiple properties have been sold.
Our reporter Brian O'Connell was in Limerick last night looking at a series of eviction notices that tenants of the Fisherman's Quay complex have received. How many tenants are we talking about Brian?
Michael Murray has served as Limerick State Solicitor since 1980, and during that time his work has been instrumental in putting a number of notorious gangland figures behind bars...
This work has come at a personal price and has earned him more than a few enemies.....he's been attacked in the street and works in an office protected by bullet-proof glass...
This Friday he retires from the role.He spoke to us this morning from our Limerick studio.
The Garda Representative Association continue their annual conference in Galway today, the GRA highlighted the continuing lack of senior staff at Baileborough in Co Cavan despite the recommendations of the O'Higgins report.
Damien McCarthy, member of the Central Executive Committee and former President of the GRA joined us this morning.
Shane Lowry, golfing star and pride of Clara County Offaly is today helping launch the One For Ireland campaign, a bank holiday weekend fund-raiser in aid of Youth Mental Health and support services across the country.
Shane joined us on the line.
Now, the Blood Bikers is a charity group of volunteers who bring life-saving blood supplies all over the country --- I'm sure many people have seen them out on the roads --- but their survival is at risk, due to the high cost of toll roads, and other financial pressures...
On the line was Fergus Lennon, Chairman of the Leinster Blood Bikers.
Presenter: Sean O'Rourke


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Good morning and welcome to Bear Bites, your morning rundown of Chicago Bears news. Read on for the latest on Brian Urlacher's knee, which Bears made lists, the Pro Bowl and where you can see Shea McClellin.
- Brian Urlacher's knee rehab is progressing nicely, but he won't likely be available for OTAs. (Chicago Tribune)
- Which Bears made the NFL's top 100? (CSN Chicago)
- Several former Bears made this list of the most average Bears ever. (Kissing Suzy Kolber)
- The Pro Bowl is likely to continue, but will move to New Orleans. (Shutdown Corner)
- Shea McClellin is making his first autograph-signing appearance in Chicagoland since being drafted by the Bears. (Bleacher Sports)
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Dear Parents,
I have fantastic news! Saint Michael's has been shortlisted to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative. Grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 – all raised from the 5p bag levy – are being awarded to environmental and greenspace projects.
Voting is open in the large Ashford Tesco Extra store, Sunbury Extra, Sunbury Express, Ashford Express and Egham Extra store from 31st October to 13th November.
Customers will cast their vote using a token given to them at the check-out in store each time they shop.
WE NEED YOUR VOTES! We are aiming to win the £12,000 grant! Lots of you will shop in Tesco's, so please remember to collect your token and vote for the Saint Michael's Play Project.
We will combine the grant with your PTA funds to develop a section of the school field so that our children can experience new and varied social spaces to use all year round. We want to develop a more natural environment with varied materials, textures and opportunities to inspire creative and imaginative play experiences. This will include new landscaping and a 3 metre tunnel running under a mound to add height and interest to play.
We will add a storytelling area with rustic benches and stools with a story telling throne. The area will include 6 den building posts at various heights, with drilled out holes for ropes and sheets. We will also add a musical zone to inspire musical play using natural, 'upcycled' materials such as wooden blocks, pipes, pots and pans etc. We will use a variety of textures and surfaces to make the travel through the area interesting and inspiring for creative play.
If we are successful in being granted the £12,000 grant, we will be able to achieve all of the above and also develop a natural wild garden area in an underused corner of our playing field under a tree. We will plant wild flowers, long grasses and scented plants that will attract local wildlife. We will create winding paths and natural seating through the area to allow children to travel through the area during playtime and inspire their imaginative play. It will also create a new, open, natural social space.
This is a fantastic opportunity so please tell your friends, tell your family, tell your neighbours: "Vote Saint Michael's!"
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First Place ($80):
"Middlenames" by Thomas Faulhaber, 13
Second Place ($40):
"Young Eyes" by Allie Aguila, 12
Third Place ($20):
"The Mystical Creatures of Blue Spout Bay," by Marlena Rohde, 12
Fourth Place ($10):
"Sunk" by Benjamin Mitchell, 13
Honorable Mentions:
"The Transmitter" by Sabrina Guo, 12
"Holding On," by Macy Li, 12
"Shhh" by Harper Miller, 11
We have to admit: when we put out a call for our science fiction contest, we were nervous. But, once we started reading your entries, we realized what a good reminder this contest was—a reminder of the fact that a good story is a good story, regardless of genre. The stories that stood out to us were the ones that would have stood out to us in general submissions as well. They were stories that used exciting language, that created realistic worlds, that kept us engaged, that created suspense, and that ultimately led us to a deeper understanding of ourselves and our world.
Many stories stood out to us for different reasons, but the few that we chose were really remarkable: "Middlenames," the winning story, offers an imaginative critique of religion and class through an invented society that assigns you a middlename—which determines your identity for life—at birth. "Young Eyes" explores the dangers of technology, and both "Mystical Creatures of Blue Spout Bay" and "Sunk" take radically different approaches to climate change. We're excited to share the full stories with you in a special Science issue that will be published this September.
Congratulations to all our winners, and to our honorable runners-up, and thank you for your wonderful work! Your Amazon voucher prizes will be with you this weekend.


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For a minute, Id thought you were saying you had an experience that suggested nothing afterwards. It's one thing to be not conscious at all and then wake up...even a 1000 years later, but to never wake up at all. That
does terrify me. The analogy of a darkened room doesn't cut it as you are still perceiving the blackness, the silence, you are alone in your thoughts BUT you are still thinking. To not exist precludes this;now some would say what therefore is to be frightened of but if I knew I was going to cease to exist completely in 5 minutes time then maybe I would just go to pieces. To not be aware at all is beyond comprehension. I suspect many atheists must secretly be paralysed with fear when the end is near. The analogy is often used " Well I was dead for xx billion of years and it didn't bother me then so what's any different". Ahh yes, but that was behind you, not in front. It's certainly no reassurance. This is the whole thing with NDE's, paranormal activity, mediumship; it could all be a defence mechanism to combat the terror of utter annihilation. I hope that's not the case but how can even the most well meaning medium ever know for sure that messages aren't self created unknowingly or possibly from reading the subjects mind, even the so called Akashic field (if it exists)?? My sister swears by her NDE, she had the classic tunnel of light, saw the doctor treating her from an angle impossible from her pov on the bed and she said she was told that she had to go back (she had three young children). She said what she felt was pure unconditional love. She has always been adamant that the experience was real and not an hallucination. She also seems to have developed some psychic abilities as she was able to see the spirits of several deceased family pets. She said they appeared as silhouettes and she would see them in the corner of her eye. She said if you looked full on though they would disappear. I was a massive sceptic until one day about 9 years ago she said that the spirit of a particular dog was present. Now I was particularly thinking of this dog as she had been euthanized only about a week before and I was actually thinking about how I hadn't always been as patient with the dog as I could have been. Now I didn't speak of this aloud but my sister actually said that the dog was in particular concerned about me and was right by my knee. My sister knew nothing of my thoughts and yet said all this. I thought it was really odd!! I never even told her until a few weeks ago!! She was amazed herself.
Sis has not enjoyed good physical health and says that she has often felt my maternal grandmother present with her in hospital. She also said that she felt my late father's presence with her in the week or so before our mother (very recently) passed away. She said she felt his presence leave and she knew he had gone to pave the way for mum who passed about 2 days later.
I absolutely believe my sister and that to her the experiences at least are very real. Whether these experiences are spiritually real I guess can never be proven.
I do know that when I add them up and also add in the haunting that occurred in my family home some 30 years ago (I keep meaning to post this, it's pretty convincing) and also, a few odd things have happened around the house since mum passed, I have reasons to be optimistic at least on Survival. However I do have that critical side and even if my mum appeared to me in waking hours, I would still try and pass it off as last night's Chinese takeaway
Rambled on loads, getting back to your NDE, from your experience how certain are you that it was a real event, as regards a subconscious experience/comforting mechanism??
It's good here innit, you get a lot of conflicting answers but at least you find people asking questions!
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Rambled on loads, getting back to your NDE, from your experience how certain are you that it was a real event, as regards a subconscious experience/comforting mechanism??
about as certain as i am about anything i experience as "real".
there was no time sensed during this personal event. though in 3d terms only a few minutes of had passed wherein my body had ceased to function it could have been an eternity while i was in the midst of the experience. could it all been just the misfiring synapses of my dying brain, frantic brain chemistry creating hallucinations? sure but so what?
Morpheus: "What is real? How do you define 'real'? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain."
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Obviously if there turns out to be no afterlife, then this is the natural state of affairs. I find the idea terrifying, atheists generally seem unperturbed by it, It's just impossible to imagine isn't it??
You couldn't even be aware of blackness as there is no you to perceive it, How can a conscious being experience non existence?? Its mindblowing. It would be as if you never existed, past, present & future all erased. It makes me dizzy thinking about it! It bothers me more actually that might have happened to my mum & dad but it's still so abstract, to not perceive even not perceiving.
Thoughts on this??
I so completely understand what you're saying. As someone else said I expect everyone has thought about it at some point or other. I have had dreams of being inside my coffin unable to communicate with those around me because I'm dead. Then I wake up and think, how can being dead be experienced? It can't, because there's no experiencer to experience it. I can't even begin to imagine non existence. It's just...weird.
It is a relief in a way that others have the same feelings about this!
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I suppose if everyone is wrong about all their afterlife beliefs & experiences then at lest we will never know any of us were wrong!! Not sure if I like the idea of that or not??
The only thing, I wonder is that even if there is no afterlife as such, is it possible that the inherently true statement that it is impossible for a conscious being to experience non consciousness ie non existence - so as we can ONLY experience therefore MUST we only experience. Could that last second of consciousness somehow dilate into eternity, to us last forever?? Because we could never actually experience the moment of death then maybe we, from our pov, cannot die. maybe create our own afterlife. Think about it, it's crazy but no one really knows the subjective pov of a person at the second of death. Lights out, maybe - but YOU don't get to see them go out do you? I guess Im speculating something similar to Anthony Peake's Cheating The Ferryman theory although his is far more complicated in that he suggests just prior to death, the brain is flooded with DMT and other chemicals that cause time dilation on a massive scale, he says from the subjects pov they NEVER reach their own demise, they literally reboot and lead their life over and over again potentially 1000s of times. To the outside world the person is D..E..A..D Dead. Gone, But to the mind of the deceased life is just beginning again. It may sound extraordinary but after I read his book, I thought it sounded at least a workable theory. It certainly explained deja vu and precognitions as it basically says the brain is just experiencing a recording of a past life and these phenomenons are just glitches. I would really recommend Is There Life After Death by Anthony Peake, it's a really interesting read, refreshingly free of references to reptilians, garden gnomes and werewolves etc.
From a personal pov, I remember watching the life leave my mother's eyes 4 months ago and I remember thinking did you actually know that you passed mum and then are you still self aware, are you still experiencing. Then I think of all the memories that she had, of growing up in the war and thinking are they still somewhere?? To truly not exist, you may as well never have been born if so.
I'm just hoping that even if there's no afterlife (Im on the fence) that my thing about not able to experience non existence creates a subjective afterlife of sorts even if not as as complex as Anthony Peake's.
(Being unconscious during anaesthetic to me doesn't count at all as relevant to death as quite obviously you wake up!!)
I suppose too that billions of years could go past and by some mechanism that we don't understand if you could find yourself conscious again in another body not as you were before but still experiencing as it were then you would be none the wiser ..but if you never experience again. That is just beyond human comprehension. Maybe even evolution has built something in that prevents this. Maybe we switch awareness to another living body, no longer as we are/were but still experiencing life, perhaps through our relatives eve? Its all headbending but if there literaly is nothing at all, not even a blackness..Brrrrr. Scary, it must cross the minds of even the most hardened, spiritually aware here
I hope I don't give anyone nightmares on here re this but Im really surprised to see the concept of non existence explored so sparingly on here as it may be our ultimate if unpalatable reality and the Supernatural may be our mind's or even collective consciousness' coping mechanism - I HOPE TO BE COMPLETELEY WRONG ON THAT!!!!
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See, that's one of the fears that I have, as identified in my opening post in the Welcome thread. I don't like the idea if ceasing to be & never ever experiencing life again.
As has been commented upon, people argue against the fear of non existence by saying 'it's the same as before you were born, you didn't know anything then..so why worry?'...well, in my mind it's like someone walking up to you, giving you £1m and then an hour later telling you that they made a mistake and it wasn't yours. As you have spent time with the gift, of life, you appreciate it and want to hold on to it that much more. Before you were given it, you didn't know either way, it's the gifting that changes everything!
The idea that all I know, everyone I know, will have it's end date at some point is extremely scary.
For a while, I would watch time pass by so quickly and be terrified as I knew that..if years could pass by as quickly as they seem to...before long, I'd be in this oblivion. I'm 35 now, yet I remember well parts of my life from when I was 5. That was 30 years ago!! If 30 years happens again that quickly, I'll be 65, my parents will be gone, everyone around me will be going...and that's if I even make 65, no guarantees of that. I have been jealous of young people for their youth. I've hated looking back at my past and realising that such a big chunk, my youth, has gone.
I then see the events of the World, all the struggles that people endure. The needless violence and killings, the suffering that many contend with every day. And I think how cruel & vindictive life really is.
I hope for an afterlife but, for me, all it is is a fairy tale to comfort people ahead of their departure from this World. I'm yet to experience any personal event which could force my beliefs to change. And so people telling me all their stories is as convincing as someone telling me that there's £1m under my mattress. I'd love it to be true but it doesn't mean that it is true.
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Counting back from 10 on anesthesia and everything going to black
was oblivion to ME! At 5 and 12 yrs.
So yes, I can imagine 'nothing'.
Actually going to sleep becomes like 'nothing' each night.
Scary? I don't get that part.
But, in the afterlife we have heightened awareness...so far from 'nothing'!
(According to the million NDEs I've read)
metal68, you would LOVE Natalie Sudman's book on her NDE in Irag.
The most intelligent description I have ever read...
forget her many youtube interviews, they do
helps that she has a very high IQ and no religious baggage.
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Through delusion you are perceiving yourself as a bundle of flesh and bones...
Meditate unceasingly,
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Are you sure that people who are put into absolute darkness die of insanity?
What about blind people?
They don't die because it's dark.
Nor I, after 6 hours of meditating in complete darkness and no 'external' sounds...
but, that is different than
and my soul is focused on what
would be hard to explain...'experiencing'...and
"Prepare yourself for the coming astral journey of death by riding daily in a balloon of divine perception.
Through delusion you are perceiving yourself as a bundle of flesh and bones...
Meditate unceasingly,
that you quickly behold yourself as the Infinite Essence"
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Some times I wish there was no afterlife; part of me would like to disappear into nothingness. But my sense is there is only life in different forms, no real final death.
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Obviously if there turns out to be no afterlife, then this is the natural state of affairs. I find the idea terrifying, atheists generally seem unperturbed by it, It's just impossible to imagine isn't it??
You couldn't even be aware of blackness as there is no you to perceive it, How can a conscious being experience non existence?? Its mindblowing. It would be as if you never existed, past, present & future all erased. It makes me dizzy thinking about it! It bothers me more actually that might have happened to my mum & dad but it's still so abstract, to not perceive even not perceiving.
Thoughts on this??
I was a Christian so I never believed in non-existence. And when I heard atheists talk about wanting to be recognized or leave a legacy so they are remembered later, I thought it was weird: why should they care, they'll be dead...
But then my beliefs changed and for the first time I considered non-existence. And to my surprise, I felt sad. And the weirdest thing was the REASON for my sadness. I couldn't believe that I felt it (considering I never understood people who wanted to be remembered for something).
Turns out, like them, I was sad that I won't be remembered. And believe me, this feeling is really weird for me even now. Why should I be afraid of that? Why should I care about that? It must be some weird programming in us.
After thinking about non-existence some more, I began to realize that there are times when I actually like the idea of non-existence.
When I experience problems in life and realize that no matter how I try, things won't turn out that great and others will judge me and I will feel embarrassed.... THAT'S when the idea of non-existence becomes appealing to me. It brings the feeling of relief: that you don't have to be worried about what others think of you anymore.
Or sometimes when I struggle to get somewhere and realize that to get anywhere you HAVE TO go through pain and I really don't want to, that's when non-existence becomes appealing again. Because at those times I just want the struggle and the pain to be over. But people expect you to suffer, they need you to suffer (to be a better person) and so if you don't, they will judge you. And if you just want things to be over, they will judge you. And the only escape from all this judgement is a sweet relief of non-existence (where you know that no one could judge you if you chose to escape pain in life).
As for reality, I do believe in the afterlife and I do believe that I'll probably be judged for not doing as well as expected. So I have mixed feelings about having an afterlife. And sometimes I wish there was just non-existence.
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To me, it doesn't matter whether people knew that I existed or not. What does that knowledge gain you after you've gone? Your life still has significance due to the way that you interact with people who are alive now.
Who's had the most significant contribution to life?
Someone who was famous as they appeared on Big Brother? Or a doctor who showed care, beyond their duty, to their patients?
Now I'm not saying that I'm a doctor but I can influence people's lives around me & intend to do so where possible.
What scares me is the whole lights off, never again, feeling. Even there, I know that I'll be at a point where I won't know about it & so the concept only affects me while I'm thinking about it.
I'm more concerned about seeing my family & I grow old & all the pain that comes with old age. Would be far scarier the idea of seeing my dad with dementia, for example, than the concept of me not existing. That said, I do want to believe in an after life.
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