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American Girl Doll clothing patterns available for free printing and so I decided to try out one of them.
I also made shifts for both her dolls. (I didn't end up having enough time to make fancy dresses for both of them.) I also made a simple skirt and some mob caps. I made up my own easy patterns for each of those. I had thought I would share them with you today but my scanner seems to be having some issues so I guess I will have to do it later.
If you have any girls that like American Girl stuff, using the free patterns is a fun way to make them happy. It takes a little time but very little money as even if you have to buy fabric (and bear in mind that you can recycle old clothes that you don't care for into doll clothes very nicely!) with such a small amount it won't cost that much. Much cheaper than buying the ready made clothes!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
"Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim His greatness. Let the whole world know what He has done. Sing to Him; yes, sing His praises. Tell everyone about His miracles." 1 Chron. 16:8 & 9
Today is one of those beautiful fall days that seems to be just made for saying "Thanks!".
So I will.
#713 Saying thank you to God for beautiful blue skies.
#714 For warm sunshine.
#715 For beautiful colored leaves.
#716 Soft breezes to dry my clothes.
#717 Herbs.
#718 Herb books found at the library that leave me in awe of all the healing power God put into plants.
#717 Schoolwork done in good time.
#718 Feeling refreshed and energetic when I woke up this morning.
#720 Schoolwork done in a timely manner.
#722 A hug from my child.
#723 Prayer. Being able to communicate with God at any time.
#724 A washer and dryer and clothesline.
#725 God's grace.
What are you thank-ful for today?
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Speaks to me Sunday
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. Titus 2:11-15
I really like this passage. It has so much "meat" in it! I am so glad that God has given us grace which brings salvation, not just for you and me but for everybody! But I really like the way this passage says what comes next. We don't just recieve God's grace and say "Thank- you very much" but rather it prompts us to do something.
God's grace in our lives will cause us to say "No!" to ungodliness. If we let it, it will train our minds so that we don't have any interest in ungodly living. Wordly passions/desires will be treated the same way. That is not what is important anymore.
Instead we will live in a way that is self-controlled, upright and godly. Maybe a little easier said than done, but through God's grace we will learn.
I have been thinking about self-control a lot lately. Currently I am doing a cleanse in which I am not to eat any form (no honey or maple syrup either) of sugar and pretty much no carbs. To be very honest this is not easy for me. I defenitely have a sweet tooth and I am finding out how much I like carbs too. This has been a test in self-control to be sure! With God's help I will make it through these 2 weeks and I hope this process will help me to grow stronger in this fruit of the Spirit. There are even more important areas than health that I need to practice self-control in!
It is my goal to fully follow this passage; Be eager for Christ's coming and excited about working for Him! I hope you are too! What do you gain from this passage?
Friday, September 24, 2010
Bringing in the Harvest {Freezing Broccoli}
I am excited to have all of this done even though sometimes I grow weary in the process. The job is not over yet either. We still have stuff in our garden and we are still working.
I am very blessed to have parents that taught me how to get stuff ready for the winter (You should see their freezers!) but I know that isn't the case with everybody so I thought it might be helpful to share how the putting up is done.
I am going to try to share as many as possible of the things we do in simple step by step instructions. Today we will start with broccoli but stay tuned for more later!
This year I actually forgot to plant broccoli but as usual my parents grew a lot and as they do so very often they shared with us. The 5 gallon bucket they sent over actually had a mixture of cauliflower and broccoli. They can be done the exact same way so I just mixed them together.
Step 2. Cut up your broccoli into the size pieces you want.
Step 3. Dump it into boiling water and blanch it for 3 minutes. (Blanch is just a term used for quickly cooking veggies like this.)
Step 4. Take it out. I use a big slotted spoon or you can use some other sort of strainer.
Step 5. Place it in a bowl full of cold water (you might like to add ice) to get it cool quickly.
Step 6. Drain it and place it in containers or bags, label it and but it in the freezer.
|We use a lot of recycled containers.
Step 7. I highly recommend some cheerful helpers!
(by the way, sorry for my photos that are tipped the wrong angle. Every so often blogger decides they need to be turned and I can't seem to correct that.)
Broccoli is very easy to put up, though of course it takes time, and it is very nice to pull out later to use. We love eating it with cheese on top. That has been a favorite for several of my kids (Currently Megan really loves it).
For those of you that have done broccoli too, is this how you do it? Do you have any more tips? I would love to hear your thoughts too. If any one has questions feel free to ask and I will try to answer.
I am linking this to Frugal Friday.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Jackpine Retreat {with tips for dealing with cold weather}
This past weekend we were out of town for the 3rd week in a row. (Going has been fun but now I am going to be very happy to stay home now!) This past weekend we were up north (almost to Canada) and camping at a Rustic Family camp that I have gone to since I was a baby.
This post is dedicated to my sister Martha who we missed having with us. She was the only one of we siblings (there are six of us) who was missing this year. She was wanting to see some pictures, so here we go!
Staying warm while sleeping....
I thought some of you might enjoy this video clip of some of the afternoon music making.
|Keren and Jaten, sitting around the campfire for church
This post is dedicated to my sister Martha who we missed having with us. She was the only one of we siblings (there are six of us) who was missing this year. She was wanting to see some pictures, so here we go!
|Kent and Christy and boys. Cody (wrapped in the blanket) was the youngest there at only 6 weeks old.
|The boys, listening to the sermon and keeping their hands busy at the same time.
|Megan eating her hot dog straight off of the roasting stick.
|Some of the men cut down some dead trees. They had lots of helpers to haul the wood over to the campfire to burn.
|More hauling.
|Our "Kitchen"
Staying warm while sleeping....
- Put on clean dry clothes (especially socks!) before going to bed. You don't want to wear things that are damp from sweat, even if you don't feel like you have been sweating. It is okay to wear those things over dry clothes.
- Layer up. At least 2 pairs of socks! I think I wore 3 shirts to bed every night too.
- The more the merrier- and warmer! I certainly missed Ken this year (he wasn't able to go as he had other things going on in the cities) but was glad to at least have Megan for company in the tent. I had planned on sharing a tent with more of my children but they went off to share tents with cousins.
- Mats or blankets underneath really help to keep you warmer too. However air mattresses or cots make you colder than even sleeping on the plain ground as they allow the cold air to circulate.
- Wear a hat or hood to bed to keep the warmth in.
- Of course extra blankets and sleeping bags always helps!
- Wear lots of layers. Long underwear, turtle necks + t-shirts + sweatshirts + jackets will help you to keep warm.
- Pull out those hats and gloves/mittens even if it isn't winter yet or even fall.
- Eat warm food. We were certainly happy we had oatmeal to eat for breakfast instead of cold cereal and the next day Luke and Keren warmed up the cinnamon rolls and applesauce too which made them much more appealing. Chili soup is always a favorite for us to take to Jackpine Retreat.
- Have hot drinks. We go through a lot of hot chocolate there.
- Keep active. The more you do the warmer you will be. I didn't follow this real well, I would try to sit by a fire instead.
- Enjoy a warm fire.
- Laugh and sing!
I thought some of you might enjoy this video clip of some of the afternoon music making.
Monday, September 20, 2010
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
Being a blessing
"To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted,
and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil or insult for insult,
but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose
that you might inherit a blessing. 1 Peter 3:8 & 9
This past week at ladies bible study we were discussing the idea of being a blessing. This is something that has seemed a little obscure to me. I am quite familiar with God blessing me. I see it happen over and over and over again! He gives to me abundantly in so many ways: love, salvation, family and friends, beauty around me, health, all that I need physically (plus way more!) and so much more.
The idea of me being a blessing to others is not one that I have thought about as much however. I thought it might help if I looked up the word in the dictionary. Here is some of what is said under "blessing": Approval, encouragement. A thing conducive to happiness or welfare. So I am getting the idea of bringing happiness, encouragement and help to others.
The next step is to think about how I can practically do that. And who I really need to work at blessing. So on to the practical steps:
I can be a blessing by:
- My attitude. A good, sweet and loving attitude is certainly going to be a blessing to others especially compared to being grumpy, uptight or angry.
- My actions. I can bless others by helping them in however they need to be helped. I want to be on the lookout for little or big ways that I can serve others. This can be done for my husband, for my kids or even just opening a door for somebody at a store that has their hands full.
- My words. Our words have a lot of strength in them. With them we can easily tear down or buildup. Encourage or discourage. I want to have words that bring others a blessing.
Who do I need to bless?
- My husband. Ken has high priority in one that I need to bless.
- My children.
- My church family.
- Friends and family.
- Strangers.
Sometimes it can be just a smile or a kind word. Other times it can be a bit more involved and sometimes it is a life long project. But one thing I know it is a "project" that I want to work on. I truly do want to be a blessing in others lives. How about you?
Thursday, September 16, 2010
The Frugalizing of a recipe {Hip hugger bars}
My definition: To make something more frugal.
One thing that I often like to make more frugal is recipes. Often times cookbooks like to call for expensive ingredients, ones that I prefer not to buy. So I find things that I can substitute for them. I look for cheaper things, thereby frugalizing it. :-)
One bar recipe that I really like are Chocolate Revel Bars or as we like to call them (as they are called by the lady that first made them for us): Hip huggers. I will share the original recipe and then I will share how I substituted to make it less expensive.
Hip Hugger Bars
1 cup butter
2 1/2 cups flour (I use mostly whole wheat flour)
2 cups brown sugar (actually I use more like 1 1/4 cups)
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups quick oats
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate pieces (This is one of the things I substitute)
1 14 ounce can (1 1/4 cups) Sweetened condensed milk (another one that I use a sub for)
2 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cups walnuts (these can by omitted- or forgotten like I did today- but they are yummy!)
2 teaspoons vanilla
In a large mixing bowl beat 1 cup margarine until soft. Add about half of the flour and mix. Then add brown sugar, eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla and baking soda. Beat well. Stir in remaining flour. Stir in the oats. Set this mixture aside.
For the filling: This is where I really change things. If you follow the recipe as written you would heat the chocolate pieces and sweetened condensed milk along with the 2 T. butter over low heat until the chocolate melts, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in the walnuts and 2 t. vanilla.
For a more frugal recipe I use 1/3 cup cocoa. 1/3 cup sugar and 1/3 cup oil in place of the chocolate pieces and instead of the sweetened condensed milk I use 1/2 cup sugar dissolved in 3/4 cup hot water and then mixed with 1 cup = 2 T. dry milk beaten well. I still cook it a little together. It works just fine.
The you take the oats mixture and press two thirds of the dough into an ungreased 10 x 15 inch pan. (though tonight I used 2 cake pans instead.) Spread the chocolate mixture on top of the crust. Drop the remaining oat mixture on top of the chocolate layer.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or till top is light golden (chocolate will look slightly moist). Cut into bars. Makes 64. These are really yummy and moist.
Do you have any favorite substitutions that save you money? I would love to hear about them! Here are some other substitutions for cooking and baking.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Traveling to a TEA party and other things that keep me busy
Ken and I drove down to the cities and stayed at my sister's on Friday evening so we could head to the airport at 4 am on Saturday. We got to DC before lunch and had fun doing a bit of sight seeing the rest of that day.
we were in DC we didn't visit the Smithsonian Castle so I wanted go there this time. We enjoyed looking around a bit but didn't spend much time there.
I do not like it Uncle Sam, I do not like it Sam I am.
I do not like these dirty crooks, Neither how they cook the books.
I do not like when Congress steals, I do not like their secret deals.
I do not like this Speaker Nan, I do not like this "YES WE CAN!".
I do not like this kind of hope, I do not like it, nope, Nope, NOPE!
So you do not like this Uncle Sam?
Would you, could you for free health care?
Would you, could you here or there?
He'll sweeten the deal and buy you a boat. Anything it takes to steal your vote.
Just pay your taxes higher, higher, higher while our Constitution is set on fire.
Now Uncle Sam knows what's best for you, knows more than you think you do.
So just hush up and pay and everything will be okay.
We came home on Monday night to face another busy week of homeschooling, home fixing, website working, church and more politics (its a busy time for that right now!). I will try not to have to much in the way of politics on here very often, but this rally was a pretty big event in our lives this year and I wanted to share. I guess we were even shown on Fox News on Sunday but unfortunately we didn't think to record the news, so we didn't see it.
I am curious, are any of you politically involved? Have you ever attended a TEA party?
Friday, September 10, 2010
Mesabi Trail Bike Trip
Wow, this week sure has flown by!
Over the Labor Day Weekend we went on a biking trip on the Mesabi Trail in north eastern MN. We had a fun time but came home very tired and then this week has been busy with other things as well so I haven't had much online time.
I did have fun taking pictures on our trip though and so be prepared, here is one long post.....
Saturday morning we left home. After driving (including a detour) we started riding sometime after 1pm.
I do wonder if people laugh as they look at us and our interesting get up, but I figure it doesn't matter much. We have fun and figure out ways to use what we have rather than spending a lot of money to get proper gear.
Ken and I did wear special t-shirts. Chip Cravaak is running for Congress in the area we were biking in and we would really love to see him win. We can't vote for him but decided to do a little advertising by wearing t-shirts while we rode.
Afterwards we had a yummy lunch at Pizza Ranch (other than that meal we packed all our food). I amused myself by taking pictures while waiting for my turn in the bathroom. :-)
Observations from our biking trip:
Over the Labor Day Weekend we went on a biking trip on the Mesabi Trail in north eastern MN. We had a fun time but came home very tired and then this week has been busy with other things as well so I haven't had much online time.
I did have fun taking pictures on our trip though and so be prepared, here is one long post.....
Saturday morning we left home. After driving (including a detour) we started riding sometime after 1pm.
I do wonder if people laugh as they look at us and our interesting get up, but I figure it doesn't matter much. We have fun and figure out ways to use what we have rather than spending a lot of money to get proper gear.
Ken and I did wear special t-shirts. Chip Cravaak is running for Congress in the area we were biking in and we would really love to see him win. We can't vote for him but decided to do a little advertising by wearing t-shirts while we rode.
Afterwards we had a yummy lunch at Pizza Ranch (other than that meal we packed all our food). I amused myself by taking pictures while waiting for my turn in the bathroom. :-)
A field of beautiful flowers. Purple Loosestrife.
Observations from our biking trip:
- Some extra padding on the bike seat would be very nice. Next time I want either a cushier seat or padded biking shorts (which I will wear under something else!).
- My family gets very hungry when they have been biking all day out in cool fresh air! Main course dishes that I thought I had brought way more than enough of got gobbled up pretty fast. However I should have done more figuring on the snacks because I brought quite a bit more than needed which was just extra weight to haul around.
- When I call to check on campsites in the future I want to make sure and ask if they at least have an outhouse. I didn't think that question was necessary but we found out otherwise in the city campground in Nashwauk, MN.
- My children were very happy I packed gloves for the cool evenings and mornings.
- God certainly outdid Himself in making a beautiful world!
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Disney Live! Mickey's Rockin' Road Show stars Mickey Mouse and Friends in A Hilarious, High-Energy Adventure!
Tickets for all-new, live stage production in Singapore are now on sale!
Starring Mickey Mouse in a fun-filled road trip and talent search adventure, Disney Live! Mickey's Rockin' Road Show, an all-new live stage production by Feld Entertainment, is coming to Singapore from 27 November – 2 December 2012 at Grand Theatre, Marina Bay Sands. Brought to you by MediaCorp VizPro International and BASE Entertainment Asia, tickets are now on sale!
Hit the road with Mickey Mouse and your favourite Disney friends for a hilarious talent search in Disney Live! Mickey's Rockin' Road Show! Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy spontaneously set out on a zany road trip where audiences join in and help round up the coolest acts around for their talent show. Along the way, hit a high note with Cinderella; get your bounce on with Tigger; and shout out your loudest 'yee-haw' at a hoedown with Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear from Disney/Pixar's Toy Story!
Through the incorporation of a giant video screen and multiple scenic projection panels, audiences are able to enjoy a truly visual experience and be whisked away on a wacky journey. The scenic backdrop takes them through country hillsides, a cactus-filled desert, a royal village and other picturesque locales while the characters soar over mountains and plunge underwater to complete their search for performers.
"What really sets Disney Live! Mickey's Rockin' Road Show apart is that it incorporates classic Disney characters into a set of silly 'cartoon rules' where anything can happen and fun knows no boundaries. Families get to create lasting memories as they embark on a thrilling, high-energy, theatrical excursion with their favourite Disney friends, right in their hometown," says Producer Kenneth Feld.
"As Mickey and his pals team up to put on their show, the audience will experience all the excitement, humour, hijinks and spontaneity inherent in both road trips and talent shows. They will be reminded of the fun that ensues when friends work together. Disney Live! Mickey's Rockin' Road Show is a combination of hilarious escapades, hip music and modern choreography that fuse together to present the Disney characters like you've never seen them before," says Producer Alana Feld.
Disney Live! Mickey's Rockin' Road Show is directed by Jay Smith who has directed entertainment for Walt Disney World® Resort, Disneyland® Resort Paris and the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland®; written by Bradley Zweig and choreographed by Robbie Mackey. The creative team also works with Musical Director Stan Beard, Costume Designer Scott Lane, Scenic Designer Rick Papineau, Lighting Designer Sam Doty and Video Designer Ilja Nowodworski.
Grab your family for a fun-filled getaway at this live, show-stopping adventure jam-packed with unexpected twists, turns and hijinks -right in Singapore! Join your favourite Disney friends at Disney Live! Mickey's Rockin' Road Show from 27 November – 2 December 2012 at the Grand Theatre, Marina Bay Sands.
Disney Live! Mickey's Rockin' Road Show
Booking Fee of SGD$3 applies per ticket
Children under 1 year of age may be admitted free of charge provided they do not occupy a seat (they must be seated on the lap of a parent or guardian). Children aged 1 year and above must purchase a ticket for admission.
No photography, video recording and audio recording is allowed for this event.
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Good morning! Happy Monday, mindful ones.
There are millions of reasons to smile each day! Even in the midst of tragedy and loss, there's always space for a smile.
One of my very favorite emotions is laughter shining through in the midst of tears.
But it doesn't have to be so dramatic!
As we focus so consciously on breath work in our yoga and meditation practices, a very simple addition is to layer in a smile.
It's the first time I do each morning.
Wake up
Smiling can become a habit, much like all of our other conditioned and learned responses.
Start practicing on the easy stuff.
Today it's pretty easy to smile at the sun and mild, springlike weather!
Smile at your barista.
Smile at your coworkers – especially the crabby ones! It annoys them and makes you smile even harder.
Smile when your friend texts you.
Smile at a funny meme.
Smile for no reason at all.
Then start practicing smiling at the harder stuff.
Just smile when your son spills his milk.
Smile when the person in the car in front of you is going under the speed limit.
Smile when the person next to you beeps their horn.
Smile when you really don't feel like it.
When things are really rough, start digging deeply for one measly reason to smile.
Choose happiness. Choose gratitude.


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An online presence is a great asset to you and in fact, many in the industry would say that it is now essential to show that you have shown engagement in some kind of online community. When you are doing any kind of online promotion, it's important to have a landing page to link to that contains information on who you are and where to buy your books.
Author websites vary from basic to extensive, depending on how much website knowledge they have and what their budget is. Try not to get carried away with too much on your website. Instead, opt for a basic but informative design that matches your author brand. The most important thing is that it contains up-to-date information on where to buy your book, so make this the main focus of your website. You can also add:
You don't have to spend lots of money on having a website built. You can try your hand at it yourself using sites such as Wordpress, or even just piggyback on a blog page – it doesn't matter. However, bear in mind that the website will probably need to be updated fairly regularly so make sure there is some way that you, or another person can make changes later on.
Ideally, you should name your website with your author name (so it's easy to find). When it's live, link to it in your tweets and posts as much as possible (as long as it's in an appropriate, rather than spammy way!).
Good example of an author website is Tony Robinson's website. It informs you about his non-fiction book 'Freedom From Bosses Forever' right on the welcoming page. The website uses big, clear lettering to attract your attention and is consistent in its colour use too.
A blog can be a particularly good promotional tool if it contains lively and up-to-date information. Having a blog has two main advantages. The first is that it is a great way of attracting new readers to buy your books. A blog is an opportunity to give your readers a taste of your style and convince them that they want to see more of your work.
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Infocom's text adventures are known to be the best. Their game engine with its great parser was used for a large variety of masterpieces. Bureaucracy is one of those. What it makes superior to most of its "colleagues" is the hilarious plot. It was written by Steve Meretzky (Leather Goddesses of Phobos, Stationfall) and the well known author Douglas Adams. The two had collaborated before to convert Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy into a game.
You have just moved into your new house. Your new employer (the "Happitec Corporation") wants to send you on a holiday to Paris. Unfortunately, the spending money they promised you hasn't arrived yet. And your credit card has been invalidated by your bank. So you just wander around to find a way out of this mess.
From the beginning to the ending you stumble from one weird situation into the next. The developement in the plot may not be too logical, but playing the game you will just accept the sudden changes. Well, you wouldn't have time to think about it anyway. Adopting to the new irritating situation is hard enough most times!
The game basically consists of loosely linked events which all have something to do with bureaucracy. Their satirical value is in most cases very high. The funniest scenes are those dealing with everyday situations like drawing money from your bank account or ordering a burger in a restaurant. On the other hand there are also detailed described persons (e.g. the paranoid) who cause lots of humor. The first parts are so hilarious that everyone will forgive the weaker ending. While it is still funny, the satirical aspect is very much reduced then.
A special aspect in the game is based on this plot. Everytime you have to deal with non-working machines or ignorant clerks, your blood pressure rises. You should watch it carefully. If you don't you'll die. Some turns to relax are necessary from time to time. Not much of a danger, but it supports the athmosphere.
The other important aspect in adventures beside the story are the puzzles. Illogical ones can spoil the whole fun. But ridiculously easy ones are not better at all. Bureaucracy IS hard. But NOT impossible. Solving it without even looking in the walkthrough is something only very few people can manage. I couldn't. The bank puzzle was too hard for me. Try it and you'll know what I mean! Still, most of it IS logical, and can be found out with some thinking. Do yourself a favour and don't give up too early. There is no better feeling than to be aware of the fact that you've just been successful without fraud! Especially in this game.
Bureaucracy really represents interactive fiction's best side. You can almost feel the authors must have had much fun writing it! A game with heart and soul. Not one of those new cold polished best-sellers. And highly replayable, in spite of being an adventure.
If you never played a text adventure, Bureaucracy can be your way into it. Almost no time critical scenes, fair puzzles and a great story.


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Payday loan rule flawed, say ERLC, others
WASHINGTON (BP) -- The Southern Baptist Convention's ethics entity and other members of a diverse religious coalition have urged the federal government to strengthen a proposed rule to regulate the predatory lending industry.
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) united earlier this month with other organizations in the Faith for Just Lending Coalition to call on a federal agency to close what the groups describe as a loophole that violates the entity's own "borrower's ability-to-repay standard." The rule proposed in June by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) would permit a lender to make payday loans of 300 percent interest six times a year.
The coalition also appealed for Congress to extend to all Americans an annual percentage rate cap of 36 percent, a limit now in effect for military service members.
Payday lending, as it is commonly known, often draws poor people into a debt trap by charging exorbitant, and often misleading, interest rates. For instance, though an interest rate may be portrayed by a lender as 15 percent, it actually is only for a two-week period until a person's next payday. The annual interest rate in payday lending typically is about 400 percent, making it extremely difficult for a borrower to repay the loan.
The payday lending industry's "predatory business model" directly violates biblical teaching, said Barrett Duke, the ERLC's vice president for public policy and research, at an Aug. 16 news conference in Washington, D.C. "Scripture makes it clear that God condemns activity that takes advantage of the poor and the desperate."
"We must insist -- insist -- that the payday lending industry's predatory behavior is reined in," Duke said. "If the industry won't regulate itself, that's where civil society comes in."
In its Aug. 16 statement, the Faith for Just Lending Coalition commended the CFPB's attempt in its proposed rule to protect people in financial crisis from "debt traps designed around their inability -- as opposed to ability -- to repay their loan. We believe that these efforts are a step in the right direction."
The bureau's allowance of six, 300 percent interest payday loans annually, however, "not only contradicts our own faith traditions, but also contradicts the CFPB's own reasoning laid out in its proposal," said the Faith for Just Lending Coalition.
Willie Gable, chairman of the Housing Commission of the National Baptist Convention USA, said at the news conference, "Such a gaping loophole is, in my opinion, essentially a sanction of these predatory products, not a step forward to rein them in."
Sekinah Hamlin, director of the Ecumenical Poverty Initiative, said the CFPB's "six-loan loophole puts states like my home state of North Carolina at risk. North Carolina along with 13 states plus the District of Columbia prohibit these 300 percent interest rates and thankfully, are free of these destructive loan products."
In a news release, the Faith for Just Lending Coalition and the Faith & Credit Roundtable, which Gable co-chairs, encouraged religious leaders and organizations to submit comments about the proposed rule by Oct. 7. Comments may be made at lendjustly.com/comment-proposed-rule.
In addition to the ERLC, the National Baptist Convention USA and the Ecumenical Poverty Initiative, members of the Faith in Just Lending Coalition that signed the Aug. 16 statement were the National Association of Evangelicals, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, National Latino Evangelical Coalition, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Center for Public Justice, Catholic Charities and PICO National Network.
The Faith & Credit Roundtable is the Center for Responsible Lending's faith-based program.
The Southern Baptist Convention addressed the predatory loan industry in a resolution adopted by messengers during its 2014 annual meeting. The resolution denounced predatory payday lending, called for the adoption of just government policies to end the practice and urged churches to provide training in financial stewardship.
In April, a survey by LifeWay Research found 86 percent of self-identified Christians in 30 states believe laws and regulations should bar loans at "excessive interest rates." The poll, commissioned by the Faith in Just Lending Coalition, also showed 77 percent of those surveyed said it is a sin to extend a loan that does financial harm to the borrower.
The ERLC helped launch the Faith for Just Lending Coalition in May 2015 as a concerted effort by diverse religious organizations to increase awareness of predatory lending and to motivate individuals, lenders, churches and the government to help bring an end to the practice.


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Burma buys 50 fighter jets from China – The Irrawaddy
The Burmese air force continues to expand with the recent procurement of 50 K-8 jet trainer aircraft from China, according to sources within the air force in Meikhtila.
Wary of China, Russia says no to Dalai Lama visit – The Times of India
In yet another manifestation of China's might, Russian diplomats have met their Chinese counterparts in Delhi to assure Beijing that Moscow won't allow the Dalai Lama to visit Russia "under the present circumstances".
North Korea to use force if wronged by UN – China Daily
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will respond with military measures if the UN Security Council releases any document against it over the Cheonan case, its UN ambassador said on Tuesday.
Futenma plan firm, Kan tells Okinawa governor – The Japan Times
Prime Minister Naoto Kan reiterated Tuesday his intention to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within Okinawa, telling Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima that the agreement reached by the Hatoyama administration with the U.S. will stand despite the change of Cabinet.
Kan says he will not visit Yasukuni Shrine during tenure – Mainichi Shimbun
Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday he will make no controversial visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during his tenure.
11 Red Shirt leaders denied bail, remanded at two prisons – The Nation
The 11 red-shirt leaders facing terrorism charges were remanded yesterday for 12 more days after their bail request was denied on grounds of posing a flught risk, sparking a commotion between supporters and police.


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The New Year, so far, has been a real kick in the ass for me.
It began with a sinus infection on the 3rd that made it's way into pneumonia. An ER visit and a couple urgent cares. Lots of antibiotics. Friends having to deliver me groceries because I was too weak to go out.
The good news is that today, the 19th, and the last couple of days, I have felt marginally better. I have ventured out by myself, and while, for example, yesterday's breakfast with a friend followed by grocery shopping made me have to take a 3 hour nap when I got home, besides general weakness I can see I'm on the mend. I tend to go out one day and stay in the entire next. But I have an appointment with my own doctor tomorrow, which will be helpful.
I am deeply disappointed that I'm going to have to miss the Women's March in L.A on Saturday, but, like a friend said to me, there will certainly be more marches to come (sadly).
This time down has given me time to think and write, though not here, but for myself, planning and plotting and jotting notes and working things out. And I have, worked some things out.
I haven't really read anything, my attention span/memory has been woozy but I've watched so many interesting documentaries, binged on several TV shows (The OA, Silicon Valley and Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia) and watched other things that caught my interest. I've rested and listened to podcasts. Lying around the house over two weeks is boring and interesting at the same time. I cannot wait to get back to yoga, though I know I will have to take it very slowly. That's ok, I have been able to do enough in my own stretches and yin and restorative things that my achey body is beginning to respond.
So, not fun for sure, but I'm alive and getting better and grateful for that. Those are the facts.
I wonder what happened? I tend to get a sinus infection every 2-3 years, but there than that I am incredibly healthy. I eat well, I have my yoga…pneumonia? It seems so crazy.
But then I look at the last few months with my beloved yoga studio closing and the pain and uncertainty of that situation. Trying out new studios, trying to feel like home somewhere. And then the election, a collective and national nightmare. Followed by the Holidays, which is my least favorite time of year and then I have my annual January march towards the 21st, the day that Tom died.
And…it all adds up. The intensity of the grief of the last few months laid me low, a not unknown situation.
And then the new year brought me straight into alignment with my WOTY…NOW.
Because all I had was time, and each moment counted. Part of the time so sick and worried and focussed on my health, and other moments lost in thought, in plans, in making some decisions about how I'll move forward in this year of the NOW.
I was propelled into the moment in a hideous and uncomfortable way. Life can be that, hideous and uncomfortable . Complacency sometimes has to be smashed, attention must be paid and sometimes I have to be jolted into a measure of acceptance and clarity that can then be translated into action, when the time is right. The time is clearly now, this moment, and doing what I can as I am able is my new reality. And that reality isn't fixed; nothing horrible and permanent happened to me. With some patience and time I will be good as new, physically. But shifts have happened and choices have been made and now….well, I wait. I recover now.
I needed to write this and put it out there. I needed to see how this wasn't a waste of time, how I have been healing on a lot of levels as I have been physically healing.
I will be strong again. I don't have to be afraid (though I am filled with dread) and I don't have to march Saturday to show anyone who I am. I just have to continue to do the next right thing in each moment and trust that I will know what that is. The next right thing for me, for my friends and family, for my neighbors and for anyone that I can help in this coming time.
And being sick reminds me that I have to put on my own face-mask first; that I am useless if I don't care for myself. In Metta meditation you start with yourself….May I be happy, peaceful, healthy, etc. In Tonglen or compassion meditation you breathe in the suffering of the world and breathe out love, but I have adjusted that to start with compassion for myself first, because I have to have that to be effective and to find compassion for others.
This time down had crystallized my values, cleared some of my thinking and reactions, even in this fuzzy brain. I've gotten some clarity around my core needs and wants, and the difference between the two. I have prioritized things, at least in my head. As I feel better I can take action, I WILL take action.
I have high hopes for this year of the NOW. No time to waste gang, here we go!
(And, just because I can't resist, one song in honor of the inauguration tomorrow )


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Training, Qualifications & Experience
1998/99 AEB CSCT Certificate in Counselling Skills
1999/00 AEB CSCT Certificate in Counselling Theory
2000/02 NCFE Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling
2001 : Specialist Alcohol Service Course
2003 : Addressing Substance Related Offending Group Tutor Accredited HMSO Programme
2003 : Drink Impaired Drivers Group Tutor Accredited HMSO Programme
2004 : Completion of accreditation ASRO Accredited HMSO Programme
2005/06 : Couples Counselling Certificate
2008 : Children's & Young Peoples Bereavement Counsellor
2008 : Accreditation BACP
2012 : Advanced Certificate in Relationship Therapy
2012 : Coaching Young People For Success Coach/Trainer
2014 : Level 2 Understanding Visual Impairment.
2015 : Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Supervision.
2016 : Level 1 & 2 working with ADHD.
2017 : Level 1 & 2 working with Autistic Spectrum Conditions.
I am Psychotherapist/Counsellor/Supervisor/Trainer and have had my private practice based in Chessington Surrey for since 2002. I see individuals, couples and am a child bereavement Counsellor. I am also an Accredited Alcohol Counsellor and Drug Counsellor.
I provide clinical supervision to both psychotherapists and trainees.
I also volunteer for an agency which is for bereaved children. Within all my work I am experienced in individual, couple and group work with clients experiencing a wide range and degree of emotional and psychological difficulties. These issues include Drug, Alcohol, self harm and a wide range of other mental health difficulties. I have a lot of experience in helping students with academic issues as well as dyslexia and I am dyslexic. I also help young vulnerable adults with special needs.
My referrals come from GPs, Psychiatrists, word of mouth, and the BACP (British Association Of Counselling and Psychotherapy) Website. I work for corporate companies and several EAP's. I am a member of the BACP, UKRCP and BUPA Registered.


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- 5A—Rome 63 Cedar Shoals 13. Next: Plays Banneker-SW DeKalb winner (they play Saturday night).
- 4A—Cartersville 48 Pickens 21. Next: Plays Blessed Trinity.
- 4A–Cedartown 47 Northwest Whitfield 14 Next: Travels to Marist.
- 3A—Calhoun 27 Pace Academy 3. Next: Hosts Monroe Area.
- 3A –Adairsville 10 Cedar Grove 48. Adairsville's season ends.
- 2A—Pepperell 57 Banks County 0. Next: Heard County.
- 2A — Coosa 7 Elbert County 41. Coosa's season ends.
- 2A — Chattooga 6 Rabun County 49. Chattooga's season ends.
- 2A — Rockmart 47 Monticello 7. Next: Hosts Callaway
- 1A private — Darlington 26 Mount de Sales 3. Playing Aquinas in the next round.
John McClellan's High School Football playoff picks: How did John pick 'em Friday night? McClellan
Berry Vikings sports updates. Football: Today vs. Trinity, 2 p.m. Playoffs Nov. 18. Schedule
Shorter Hawks sports updates. Football: Shorter will close out season vs. Valdosta State, today at 1:30 p.m. at Barron Stadium. Schedule.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Tech vs. Virginia Tech, today at 2:20 p.m. Next: At Duke, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 18.
Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama at Mississippi State, tonight at 7. Next: Hosts Mercer, noon, Nov. 18.
ACC schedule for Saturday:
- NC State @ Boston College — Noon (ABC and ESPN2)
- Virginia Tech @ Georgia Tech — 12:20 p.m. (ACC Network)
- Wake Forest @ Syracuse — 3 p.m. (ACC RSN)
- Florida State @ Clemson — 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
- Virginia @ Louisville — 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
- Notre Dame @ Miami — 8 p.m. (ABC)
SEC schedule for Saturday:
- Arkansas at LSU, Noon on ESPN
- Florida at South Carolina, Noon on CBS
- UL-Lafayette at Ole Miss, Noon on SEC Network
- Georgia at Auburn, 3:30 p.m. on CBS
- Alabama at Mississippi State, 7 p.m. on ESPN
- Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 4 p.m. on SEC Network
- New Mexico at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
- Tennessee at Missouri, 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network
Berry Volleyball completes reverse sweep of Scots, advances to regional finals: The Berry College volleyball team's historic season will continue on to the regional finals for the first time in program history after a miraculous five-set victory over the Covenant College Scots on Friday night. After dropping the first two sets (25-18, 25-23), the Vikings completed a reverse sweep to improve to 30-6 on the year, the program's best record since Berry joined NCAA Divsion III. Berry will now await the winner of Emory and Christopher Newport in the regional finals tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. to be held at the Woodruff PE Center on Emory's campus. Vikings
The Shorter Lady Hawks fell to Florida Southern, 77-61, in the opening game of the season Friday afternoon.
The Georgia Highlands Dana Davis Classic Basketball Tournament will kick off Friday at the Corral with four very talented teams.
- Friday 7:30 Denmark Tech vs #18 GHC Chargers
- Today: 1:00 #11 Chipola College vs Denmark Tech
- 3:00 Cape Fear College vs #18 GHC Chargers
- 5:00 Snead State vs GHC Lady Chargers
- The Dana Davis Classic is in honor of former GHC employee and one of GHC Basketball's biggest fans, Dana Davis. Since the men's and women's basketball teams were formed, she could be found cheering at every game right behind the players' bench. Admission is free to GHC student, faculty, and staff with College ID. General Admission $5.
Georgia Highlands sports reports.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College sports updates.
Honors for Berry Soccer's Caleb Ford: For the first time in his career, Berry College's Caleb Ford has been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District Men's Soccer team. The Black Mountain, N.C., native boasts a 3.84 G.P.A. in exercise science and has been one of the most important pieces to the Vikings' defense over his four-year career. He will automatically advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team ballot, where first, second and third team All-America honorees will be selected later this month. He closed out his senior season scoring his first ever goal against Rhodes in the Southern Athletic Association quarterfinals. Ford is a three-time All-Conference selection and has been named to the SAA Academic Honor Roll every year. To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 20,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.
The Falcons host the Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m. Sunday, Fox. Next: Nov. 20, 8:30 p.m., at Seahawks.
Rome Braves' 16th season opener on Thursday, April 5, vs. Hagerstown at State Mutual Stadium. Mills Fitzner's photo gallery for the 2017 season.
Half Marathon, companion events return Dec. 2, to benefit local high school teams: To register and for more information: www.romehalf.com or contact GoGo Running at The Shoe Box at 706-291-0752.


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Research!America launched the Society to increase awareness of -- and make the case for greater U.S. investment in -- research to fight diseases that disproportionately affect the world's poorest nations. The Rogers Society is named for the former Florida Congressman, a renowned champion for research to improve health and current Research!America chair emeritus.
Members of this prestigious research advocacy team are recognized leaders in medical and global public health research and represent a spectrum of the nation's "scientist advocates." Selected by an advisory council that includes three Nobel Laureates, the Ambassadors will work to build a national discussion about the need to assign a high priority to global health research. Ambassadors also will meet with opinion leaders and decision makers to convey the importance of global health research to Americans and to the nation. The Paul G. Rogers Society was established with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"The rapid emergence of diseases such as extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in more than 35 countries illustrates the critical need for global health research supported by both the public and private sectors," says Dr. Berkelman, Rollins School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research at Emory.
"Such research can assure that large-scale health programs are well implemented and that further progress is made in diagnostics, vaccines and other strategies to improve the health of those in impoverished nations as well as to prevent the emergence and spread of disease throughout the global community," Dr. Berkelman adds.
Dr. Berkelman is a public health leader who has long been at the forefront of the effort to prepare for the threat of emerging infectious diseases. She has been a member of the Rollins School of Public Health faculty since 2001, with a joint appointment in the Emory University School of Medicine.
In her former roles as assistant surgeon general of the U.S. Public Health Service and as deputy director of the National Center for Infectious Diseases, she has confronted head on the critical need to develop strategies against the new and reemerging biological pathogens identified over the past two decades. She serves as chair of the American Society of Microbiology's Public and Scientific Affairs Board, and she is a member of the Institute of Medicine and its Forum on Emerging Infections. She also serves on the National Academies' Board of Life Sciences.
At Emory, Dr. Berkelman directs research teams, training programs and student response teams and collaborates with local, state and federal public health leaders, other academic medical centers and business leaders to prepare to respond to biologic and other threats.
Dr. Berkelman is the second Ambassador appointed from Emory. Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH, vice president for academic health affairs at Emory's Woodruff Health Sciences Center and director of the Emory Global Health Institute, was inducted in the inaugural class of the Rogers Society in 2006.
Research!America is the nation's largest not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority. Founded in 1989, it is supported by more than 500 member organizations, which represent more than 125 million Americans. For more information, visit www.researchamerica.org.


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How an individual acts during a divorce mediation session may be a factor in its outcome. Those who are highly emotional are generally less likely to get a good result compared to those who are rational and composed. Ideally, individuals will go into mediation focusing on areas where they agree with their former spouse. This sets the tone for cooperation throughout the mediation process.
It is also a good idea to treat a former partner with respect and speak in civil tones at all times. This is true even if the other side does not do the same. It should be made clear that there is no desire for litigation, which may provide incentive for the other person to come to terms in a timely manner.
Individuals going through mediation should not interrupt or otherwise speak out of turn. Furthermore, it is worthwhile to avoid insults or name calling when speaking. It is almost always in a person's best interest to concede items during the negotiation process. In fact, individuals may be expected to give ground in some areas in the spirit of creating an agreement that both sides can agree to. In some cases, giving something up may make it easier to get something else that an individual truly desires.
Those who are interested in a mediated settlement may wish to talk with an attorney about this option. Compared to litigation, mediation may be less expensive, make it easier to come to a timely resolution and preserve relationships. Legal counsel may be able to review any agreement reached in mediation before it becomes the official divorce decree. It is important to note that any mediation agreement is binding once it is approved by the court.


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Chapter One
'Don't It Just Hurt'
On October 18th 1976, at the age of 23 and three years after leaving home for London in search of fame and fortune, I lay in Fulham's St. Stephen's Hospital in a considerable amount of pain. I had broken my back and smashed both my feet, having launched myself from my Earl's Court bedroom window. At the time I shared a flat with two Filipinos who for various reasons were on the run from Marcos. June, (Perfecto Terra Junior -"Son Of The Perfect Earth", at least to his father) had written less than complimentary articles on the Philippines leader and only got out of the country by hiding in a delivery truck. My second flatmate Cid was a top art critic back home, but in London turned £30 a week as a clerical assistant.
And so it happened that on this fateful night my flatmates and Ricky, a friend of theirs, dragged back a bit of 'rough trade' – a rather large Russian sailor called Dimitri. I on the other hand hadn't dragged back any trade, rough or otherwise. I lay fast asleep in my little broom cupboard after a long day and night singing and playing the piano in AD8, April Ashley's Knightsbridge restaurant.
In the living room next door, things weren't going quite according to plan. Apparently after several unsuccessful attempts to screw each of them, (as Cid later told me –"he was such a big boy, my dear"), he suddenly turned very nasty, and wielding a large kitchen knife, started to trash the room demanding money. Nothing new of course, many a queen has similar tales to tell. Not content with trashing the place he proceeded to throw the poor dears around the flat. With no ready cash to hand, June hit upon a brilliant idea.
Feeling rather groggy, I didn't really take in June's hurriedly hissed tale of mayhem and butchery being perpetrated in the next room and I rather generously told him to take the £20 I'd just earned that night from my jeans at the bottom of the bed. Muttering his eternal gratitude he departed clutching the note as though his life depended on it, which it did.
I lay back down in the hope of returning to my dream and hence the embrace of my perfect man – six foot four and built like a brick shithouse.
Unfortunately this was not to be. A few minutes later and on the brink of being reunited with my hunk, the door flew open with a bang and Cid rushed across the room and dived into my bed.
"Oh John," he sobbed, shivering uncontrollably. "He won't go! What are we going to do?"
I could feel his racing heartbeat thumping in panic against my chest as his tiny frame lay shaking in my arms.
"He's got a knife John. He's going to kill us all!"
ALL! Suddenly I was wide awake. This was more serious than I thought. As we lay in the darkness I had to think quickly.
My room led directly into the front room where Dimitri was indulging in a bit of late night queer bashing and extortion. The only escape route to summon help was through my window. Before I could make a move however, there in the doorway loomed the Russian. Switching on the light he lunged towards us, grabbed Cid by the arm and dragged him to the floor. Not to be outdone, I immediately grabbed Cid's other arm and dragged him back onto the bed. For a few crazy moments we both tugged at the skinny creature as he shrieked hysterically, "Please don't kill me! Please don't kill me!" (I think he was talking to the Russian).
Remaining surprisingly calm in the circumstances, I looked up at the towering angry giant and, trying to sound reasonable said:
"Look, let him stay here with me, you can see he's terrified. I mean it's not as if we can go anywhere is it?"
The logic of this penetrated his large skull, and with a grunt, he tossed Cid back onto the bed, as though flicking off a particularly sticky bogey. The petrified queen fell into my arms and whimpered pathetically.
Pointing very firmly, and I thought rather rudely at me, Dimitri growled:
"You stay here. You stay quiet. You behave."
"You bet we will," I replied ever so sweetly.
With another grunt and switching off the light decisively, he left the room closing the door surprisingly gently behind him.
I waited a few minutes and then crept out of bed. I pulled on my jeans, dived into a T-shirt and headed for the large sash window. It made the most dreadful racket as I struggled to lift it open. Then, making sure there was no movement from next door, and not even stopping to ask myself why it had gone so deathly quiet, I clambered out onto the small balcony, which overlooked Finborough Road.
As always, even at this late hour there was plenty of traffic about. I was sure someone would come to my aid.
Now, if this had been Twickenham or some leafy suburb in Wilmslow, within minutes someone would, I'm sure, have stopped to help.
But this was Earls Court, and in the 1970s it was an area packed with drug addicts, prostitutes, winos, opera loving leather queens and of course the ubiquitous Australians. (To think I used to find that exciting!).
So let's face it, the sight of an hysterical queen waving frantically from a first floor balcony was hardly likely to cause a flicker of interest. People ambled by beneath me, one or two vaguely glancing up in my direction and then hurrying on. Most didn't even bother to look up. I couldn't shout for fear our Russian friend might hear. So I sort of gasped for help, waving my arms about in dumb show. They must have thought I was on some sort of acid trip.
Meanwhile Cid was behind me cowering on the bed, wailing like a demented banshee:
"John, John! I think he's coming back! Ai'ee! No, it's all right he's not. Ai'ee! Yes he's coming! Oh God John, he's coming. Oh God!"
Action was needed, fetching help a life-saving necessity. Looking down at the pavement twenty-five feet below, I decided it looked a lot more inviting and a lot more promising than it did up here. I took a deep breath and launched myself into the night.
The memory of my landing is still with me today. It hurt, badly, everywhere.
Cid stood hovering nervously on the balcony above me, unable to decide whether to follow. I waved at him croaking hoarsely, telling him to stay put.
Cars drove by – even a police car – as I lay on the ground. I waved at them pathetically. I tried standing, pulling myself up by hanging onto a lamp post. That hurt, and my feet made funny cracking noises. I slid back down to the ground and tried to think what I could do to get out of this mess. Cid had disappeared. Here I was, at 2 a.m. in the middle of October, lying on a pavement in jeans and T shirt, shoeless in Earl's Court. No wonder everyone ignored me.
Just then the front door opened. Down the steps and heading my way, calm as you like, came the Russian, the cause of all my misery and pain. He sauntered over, stood over me arms akimbo and said:
"Why you do that?"
"I don't know," I answered lamely. "I thought you were going to kill me."
"No. You stupid. If you kept quiet, I would not have killed you."
Where that left Cid and the others in his scheme of things I couldn't say and I didn't have the inclination to ask him at that precise moment.
Without another word, he turned on his heels and whistling tunelessly, disappeared into the night, never to be seen again, at least by me.
The next couple of minutes passed very slowly. I was beginning to despair that anyone would come along.
Suddenly, the sound of clicking stiletto heels broke the cold night air. A lady in black tights, leopard skin mini length coat and long peroxide hair came hurrying towards me. I smiled at her gratefully as she looked down at me. I breathed a sigh of relief. Help at last. I should, however, have realised that this was not going to be my night, for before I could say anything, she pulled her coat tightly round her, sniffed, stepped over me and walked on.
"Hey," I croaked at her retreating back, "where're you going?"
She slowed down and turned round. I could see what was going through her mind: "Shall I help the poor bugger or what?" then she seemed to make a decision:
"I'm goin' 'ome love," she said, "I've 'ad enough problems for one night."
"Please help me, I think I've really hurt myself badly."
"I don't want to get involved, sorry."
As she turned to go again I managed to shout:
"Please! Just ring my doorbell. Please?"
A glimmer of doubt flickered across her face as she thought for a moment.
"Alright," she said. "But that's all. I don't want to get involved with the police."
I told her which of the numerous buzzers to press and just as she reached the door at the top of the steps, it flew open and three tiny oriental figures came sweeping past her down towards me like birds of prey. She decided to beat a hasty retreat as fast as her high heels would let her.
Hands to their mouths in horror, screeching "Ai'ee!" in unison they gathered me up and carried me clumsily up the stairs to the flat, laying me out on the bed-settee in the front room. Around me lay a scene of total devastation. Cupboard doors hung open, their contents spewed all over the floor; drawers were smashed, wallpaper torn from the walls, and the hi-fi speakers were slashed to pieces. Tables lay upturned and vases, once full of beautifully arranged flowers, June's pride and joy, were now jagged bits of porcelain mixed with bent and broken blossoms, scattered around the room.
"We've called an ambulance," said June brightly, as though he was informing me my taxi was on its way.
"Oh my God, John," wailed Ricky, the prettiest of the three, and apparently the culprit who had picked up the Russian, "What have I done to you?"
"Ricky!" shouted June officiously, "Stop getting hysterical! John will be alright." Then he smiled at me persuasively as if to say "Won't you?"
Not really sure if June had grasped the seriousness of my injuries – my back and feet hurt murderously and I'd begun to shiver violently and uncontrollably – I nodded wearily at the distraught Ricky and assured him I'd be fine. Cid just stood over me shaking his head and murmuring "Ai'ee" sadly to himself and stroking my feet as if they were sick children.
The ambulance arrived very quickly, and when they saw the extent of my injuries and the state of the flat, they insisted on calling the police.
"Oh that won't be necessary surely," said June smiling so sweetly.
"I'm afraid it will sir," said the man in charge, not smiling so sweetly.
"Oh my God", screamed Ricky, throwing his hands up in the air
dramatically. "We'll all be deported!"
As always in a crisis, June took control.
"You see sir", he said, taking a long dramatic drag from his cigarette and blowing the smoke out in true Lauren Bacall fashion, "John is not well."
"I can see that," snapped the ambulance man, indicating my smashed feet.
"No, what I mean is…" and here he dropped his voice to a conspiratorial whisper, "he jumped out of the window because he's not well."
"Oh, I see, you mean he's…."
They both nodded at each other, then looked at me as if to say "poor sod."
By this time the room was beginning to spin. I had to get a hold of myself or at this rate I was going to end up committed.
"Look, I'm not mad!" I protested, realising at once how pathetic that sounded.
"Then why did you jump out of the window, sir? You must admit that's not normal behaviour."
I didn't like the way this was going.
"I jumped because…"
"Actually he fell." It was Cid who spoke this time.
Things were going from bad to worse.
"I did not fall, I'm not crazy, I jumped!" I was now starting to get angry. "I jumped for a very good reason, and my friends here know just what that very good reason is!"
I could tell from the look on the ambulance man's face I was beginning to get through. He turned to his companion and asked him to call the police. Then looking back at me he added:
"You can tell the police all about it in St. Stephen's, sir. For now let's get you secured safely onto a stretcher and into the ambulance, OK?"
Ricky insisted on coming with me to keep me company and hold my hand. As it turned out it was me holding his hand, trying to console him as he kept wailing, "I'm so sorry, John. Oh, John!"
At the hospital I was wheeled into the X-ray room, photographed, wheeled out, questioned by a rather dishy policeman and then accosted by one of those over-cheery nurses.
"You don't believe in doing things by halves, do you?" she cheeried.
At last they found me a bed. I was told that I'd fractured my spine and my feet had been what they decoratively called 'powdered' by the impact.
So, as I lay there on that winter night in 1976, not sure if I'd walk again, staring at the high white ward ceiling, hearing the sounds of people sleeping and dreaming around me. Whether it was the painkillers or the shock of what had happened to me taking effect, but slowly the last three years of my life seemed to appear on the blank 'screen' above me…my own private biopic…I watched in hazy wonder…
…Autumn 1973, I'd just arrived in London; signed by a manager and publisher; working on my first demos in Chappell Studios
…January 1974, I was commissioned to write and record the theme song for a Peter Fonda/William Holden movie and travelled to Rome to record it
…April 1974, I began recording my debut album at Abbey Road and Apple Studios
…Autumn 1974, my first single, Goodbye Suzie was released, with all the hope and plans of everyone rolled into that four-minute opus; the single flopping, the resultant panic which ensued around CBS, "What shall we do with him now?".
…Autumn 1975, my second album, Technicolour Biography shelved, recording another set of compositions with disco producer Biddu, Can You Hear Me OK?. Waiting for CBS to announce a release date; none forthcoming
…As 1976 dawned, I was dropped by the label, no new album released, no recording career, dreams shattered.
Like a spring uncoiling, a dam bursting, the whole of 1976 had turned into a hedonistic rush, lots of booze, casual sex and drugs, playing in bars and restaurants every day and every night, Blitz, April Ashley's, The Last Resort – how aptly named. Cruising gay clubs and bars every night, waking up with a different guy every morning, hash cakes easing the edges.
Just a couple of weeks earlier I'd started work on a song called 'They', a piece of paranoia and detachment which reflected how I felt about my life then. I'd gone into a bar drunk and high on hash, freaking out about the security guys on the door and running into the club shouting "they've all got guns!". Life had reached a point where something had to give.
And boy, that night, had it given.
As I lay watching all this unravel above me, and sleepily thinking it all through, wondering what the hell was going to happen to me, a large bulky Captain Birdseye figure of man wandered down the ward, the male night nurse. He passed by the end of my bed and smiled at me, and for some reason I suddenly felt very safe, for the first time in a long time.
I was taken back to when, as a small child, I'd watch my parents passing my bedroom door on the dimly-lit landing. My dad would pop his head in and whisper…
"Goodnight, son," Captain Birdseye whispered.
And, as he wandered off along the ward, from my warm secure bed I whispered back, "Goodnight, daddy."
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While this is largely my personal account of the exploits of the very early IITM Hockey teams, many others as above acknowledged have contributed to its finer details. I begin this story right from our 1st year i.e. 1964-65. We witnessed our first Inter IIT Sports Meet in then Madras in December 1964(understand that IITM started taking part in 1962). That year, I was just one amongst many hockey hopefuls who started playing daily within a few months of joining IITM after trying to strike a balance between studies and sports. Our sports energy level also depended if that was an academic or workshop week. During the December 1964 Meet, we had many IITM individual athletes winning gold medals like Anand Swaminathan (110 meters hurdles), Joshy Paul (long distance running) and Minu Kalappa (long jump and hop step jump); while Lionel Paul excelled for us in tennis. But, we were somehow not strong in team games. At that time, the earlier and well established IIT teams from Kharagpur, Mumbai and Delhi performed very well with Madras and Kanpur very new to the family of IITs. I may add that Anand, Joshy and Lionel were also the Governor's Prize holders for their respective outgoing batches.
I got into the Hockey Team in 1965-66 as a left wing-half, but sadly that year, the Inter IIT Meet scheduled in Kharagpur was cancelled due to the Indo-Pak war.
Before I move on, I must mention some names, who I believe, were the real forerunners of IITM Hockey Teams. The leading one was Anand (Andy) Shivaram, who was not only tall, but had a towering presence in the middle and occupied the pivotal centre-half position and captained the team. He was an outstanding player with excellent stick work and game-marshalling skills. He was my role model as I moved later into the centre-half position. He passed out in 1966 and sadly the IITM team missed him thereafter. I believe he left the country then for further studies. I do believe that he could have played for India at sometime if he stayed back!
The other prominent member of those early teams was Vasu Srinivasan, who was a very skillful forward and difficult to contain. The other was Lionel Paul, who played on and off for the IITM hockey team as he focused more on tennis and became an outstanding singles player and won the Stanley Cup for Inter Collegiate Tennis in Chennai many times during the 1960s, also beating Anand Amritraj in one year. Lionel returned to IITM after a few years in industry to do his M.Tech in Industrial Engineering alongside me, and continued to dominate the tennis scene at IITM.
One person I cannot miss out is Basu John Vetteth, who was the real driving force of those early teams and its one-time captain. He was a bustling aggressive player in the forward line. His significant contribution was also to get more guys to come out of the hostels and play hockey on a daily basis. Later, in life, he is used to run a well-known photo studio in Chennai for many years (now defunct). Sadly, he is no more with us today. May his soul rest in peace!
Another guy I would like to mention is Jagadesan (otherwise known as Jack), who played in the half-line and captained the 1967-68 team (Photo 1 attached). He was a skilled player but somehow lacked the stamina to last the full time- no thanks to his heavy smoking! Possibly this was the reason why I managed to keep away from smoking and worked hard on developing my stamina to hold the pivotal centre-half position. As far as we know, Jack after joining CFTRI, later on went to manage his family chilli business and probably lives near Madurai now.
During those early years, IITM used to play Inter-Collegiate Hockey League in Madras and were part of a group which had Madras Christian College (MCC), Guindy Engineering, AC Tech and Jain College, Meenambakkam. Later on, we did manage to play with other teams like Stanley Medical, Pachiyappas at other grounds including the YMCA grounds in Nandanam. Though we were not the strongest of teams then, we managed to put up creditable performances from year to year. MCC was undoubtedly the strongest team, but we really enjoyed playing with them for their generally clean and fast hockey. Talking of the MCC team, they had one guy in their speedy forward line named Monappa, who later on went on to play for India for a few years. Another of them, MB Aiyappa, a weighty full-back, played for many years for the Tamil Nadu State team. These league matches on both home and away basis really helped develop our hockey skills.
Thinking of coaches, we did have our own Institute Gymkhana coach in Joga Rao. Though he was sincere and hardworking, he had his own limitations. He was graceful to accept that and arranged specialist coaches from outside to hone up our hockey skills. I can recollect one Mohammad Ghouse and then Jimmy Carr, both, I think from Southern Railways. Every year before the Inter IIT Meet, they arranged a couple of friendly matches for us with the Southern Railway team to get us into match-readiness. I recall one occasion when we took on this reputed team at the Egmore Hockey Stadium and they had a speedy right winger V.J Philips, who later went on to play for India for several years.
December 1966 took the team to then Bombay for the Inter IIT Meet. We came back disappointed as didn't make much of an impression. With only 5 teams in the fray, even one loss meant you were out of the tournament. Personally, I felt very bad then, as I missed a penalty stroke against IIT Delhi, which was our Waterloo!
Though the team composition changed somewhat from year to year with passing out seniors, the general skill level of the team was improving, though any wins were still eluding us. December 1967 took us to Delhi for the next Inter IIT Meet. This was again a big disappointment as we got nowhere. We "Madrasis" were not used to the extremely cold conditions, and frequently we guys cramped and even minor knocks became really painful. (I only hope that current teams acclimatize and prepare themselves properly before going to such cold locations to play!)
From the next year onwards, things seemed to be really looking upwards, with a fairly well settled team for the next IIT Meet at Kanpur in December 1968. I thought we performed creditably this time, though reaching the finals still seemed elusive. One of the things at this IIT Meet was the selection of an All IIT Stars Eleven to play the Northern Railway team in an exhibition match. If I recollect right, 4 of us from IITM were there viz. Gurshaminder Singh Gill, Varghese Abraham, D.A Muthana and yours truly. It was an entertaining and fast match but they still prevailed. One memorable incident of this Kanpur Meet was how the whole IITM contingent got stranded at Jhansi junction in the middle of the night. The Railways just forgot to connect our coach coming in from Kanpur to be connected to the GT Express bound for Chennai. This we discovered when we got up in the morning and found ourselves still in Jhansi station. After stopping some Chennai- bound trains and thereby upsetting the entire Northern Railway time schedules – we made strong representations to the Railways officials at the Jhansi Divisional HQ Office. Finally, they promised to attach us to Chennai but possible only the next midnight. Hence, we all ended up spending the whole day and evening in Jhansi. Each of us had our own plans. Personally, along with 2-3 others (can't recollect who?) we hired an auto and went around the city and then also saw a Hindi movie (Dilip Kumar in "Ram and Shyam"). That night, many of us kept vigil to make sure that we were finally connected and on our way back to Chennai!
Varghese Abraham, our captain in 1968-69, was a speedy forward with excellent stick skills and played in the left-in position and was a part of innumerable attacks on rival goals and made many glorious runs. He and a few others also played for a club in the first division league in Madras. After passing out in 1968-69 and taking up a job at Dunlop India Calcutta, Varghese Abraham played for a Bengal district team in the Beighton Cup tournament.
Gurshaminder Singh Gill, the only Sardar in the team, was our full back then and he was another outstanding player and later captained the team in 1969-70. I believe he was trained at the NIS, Patiala. He was possibly the first one to be awarded the Institute Blue honor for truly outstanding performance in Hockey. As far as I know, he went to Germany after passing out in 1969-70.
It was the turn of Kharagpur to host the IIT Meet during December 1969. By this time, I believe that we still had a decent team (especially in defense) though we lost many players from the 1968-69 pass outs in Varghese Abraham, Ashok Rao, Vikram Cariapa, Vinay Goel, Daryl Cordeirio and JP Ramappa (and others in Peter Masilamani and (late) Chandy Mathews). Though I belonged to the same batch, my continuing for M.Tech meant playing on for another 2 years.
Meantime, we got some new talents in the forward line, especially in Chandrasekhar (nicknamed Chicky) who was our star centre forward. Along with the trusted and reliable Raghavendra Rao and others, we now had a more potent forward line. No wonder then, that our performances at the December 1969 Kharagpur Meet were very good and we finally managed to reach the finals after a really hard fought semifinal. In our first match against Delhi, Chicky just stole the ball from the bully –off, dribbled his way all to the goal in Dhyan Chand style and stunned the opposition with a first minute goal! Later, we defended for all we were worth for the whole match and won. Next match, we again won against Kanpur thanks again to Chicky for an opportunistic goal to reach the finals. Meantime, we were the cynosure of all eyes, and also the target for plenty of rough play. I was particularly targeted by the rivals as being one of the key players for IITM and got hit many times so that I couldn't play in the finals. Sadly, we lost the finals to Kharagpur, but at least managed to get the runner-up position for the first ever time (Photo 2 attached- 1969-70 Team). Chicky was the new star of the team (and subsequent IITM teams as well) who brought the goal- scoring thrust into our forward line.
When I returned home from Kharagpur, I had to seek medical attention for my damaged knees. It took me 3 months of therapy and rest before I resumed playing hockey. My bad knees meant that I had to carefully calibrate my appearances for the team during 1970-71. Meantime, D.A. Muthana had established himself very well in the half line and took over my pivotal centre-half position and also captained the winning 1970-71 team. Interestingly, Muthana and I share a common background in coming from the same military school background (King Georges School, he from Belgaum and me from Bangalore) and both played for our school team. I wish to share two tidbits from my school hockey days. One, I had the opportunity of playing against Vece Paes(father of Leander Paes), then a really dashing centre forward for St Joseph's European High School, Bangalore. He later switched to centre half position and played for Bengal and India for many years. Secondly, our school hockey team used to play practice matches with the then Mysore State Women's (yes Women's!) hockey team before they went to play the Nationals. Their team had two brilliant players in the Britto sisters- Elvira (centre –half) and Rita (left-in), who, you guessed, both played later for India. Their mother Mae Britto was their coach. My right-half job was to police them. It was really comical when we played them for the first time. We boys were all shy and scared about having close tackles and by half time, they were two goals up. Then our coach (still recollect was V.V. Naidu!) told us," Come on guys, they are playing like boys, and you like girls! So buck up!" Then we played tough and managed to draw this game two all. We slowly got comfortable playing them and had a good many practice games.
My continued participation in the 1970-71 teams was the result of a planned and careful rehabilitation program and playing only key matches throughout the year. This was intensified in preparation for the December 1970 Inter IIT Meet at Chennai, where it all finally happened! I now switched back to my original left-half position and managed to keep all opposing forwards at bay. The team performed very well throughout and winning the trophy for the first time beating Kharagpur and making history for an IITM Hockey Team! (Photo 3- attached of Muthana collecting the trophy with other team members). We put up a splendid all-round team performance both in attack and defense and it was a great team effort and avenged the previous year's finals defeat. Mine was a really controlled performance and luckily my knees held out well throughout. I must add that our star forward Chicky was later selected from Chennai for the All India Combined Universities team but he could not participate due to exams.
The trophy winning team consisted of:
Goalkeeper: Ranjan Somiah
Full backs: Ajit Purang and B.Kumar
Half backs: Ashokan, Muthana (Captain) and K.Sashi Rao
Forwards: Ravi Kannan, Prem Watsa, Chandrasekhar, Anantanarayan and Raghavendra Rao
Reserves: Mammen, Victor Paes, David Roby and Khatri
I am so glad that I could savor Inter IIT Meet success for the first time after playing for IITM for 7 long years! Hence, my "SEVEN YEARS TO HOCKEY GLORY"!
At the 1969 Batch Reunion at Coorg held in December 2011, here are some Hockey Team Members assembled (left to right): D.A Muthana (1971 batch), J.P.Ramappa, Ashok Rao, Peter Masilamani, Abraham Varghese and K.Sashi Rao.
It is really heartening for us all old timers to know that IITM has done very well in Hockey over the subsequent years and continue to win the Inter IIT Meet Hockey Gold even now. Keep it up guys!!
K.Sashi Rao (IITM Hockey Team 1965-66 to 1970-71)
(With additional inputs from Abraham Varghese, D.A Muthana, Raghavendra Rao and Chandrasekhar, all my team members at sometime; and Lionel Paul, a very early IITM Hockey team member)
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