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At a fence in Bohnsdorf (almost Brandenburg). Close to a time anomaly.
I will try to go there after my algebra exam, which ends at 11am. The bus stop Waldstr./Stadtgrenze (right at the Berlin-Brandenburg border) is pretty close and it only takes half an hour from Adlershof to get there with bus service every twenty minutes. Might be able to convince some of the other students to come...--HiroProtagonist 22:44, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
The exam was not that pleasant, so it was good I could look forward to going geohashing afterwards. I could convince JUB to come along and he in turn quite literally dragged Kolja along "Hey, come with us" "What? Where to" "A, just come with us. It's fun!" :D We took the S-Bahn from Adlershof to Grünau (yeah, okay, its not that far) and - amazingly - JUB was then able to tell us where to find the correct bus... Has he got something like a sense of direction after all? Fascinating what you can find out during geohashing, hm? ;)
Sitting in the bus only Kolja was able to see the display showing the next bus stop, so he the person in charge of our deboarding the bus... Well... Never trust a drag-along! Suddenly we had passed a boom barrier and everything felt completely different... We had accidentally passed into Brandenburg...
So we got off at Waltersdorf, Gaspumpstation and started discussing whether to walk back or wait for the bus in the other direction. After enormously difficult calculations ("Okay, from the other bus stop we went 2 or 3 minutes by bus which was going approx. 60km/h, so how many kilometres is that???" "60/2 ?") we decided not to walk but to wait for the bus in snow-covered Waltersdorf and to try our luck with hitch-hiking while waiting. After sticking out my thumb and smiling didn't work for a while we made a sign "2 km" letting out potential driver know ho wouldn't have to bear with us for long. Some car drivers smiled, waved at us or sadly pointed at their stuffed back seat, but nobody stopped until the bus came. This time I made sure we got of at the correct stop (well there only was one stop to go) and (thus :D) we did.
Now it was only a few metres walk over icy slippery roads to the hash. When I trudged through very deep snow just to be in a good position to take a picture of the street sign, Jub remarked to the sceptical looking Kolja: "Yeah, she does that kind of thing when geohashing..."
When we came near the hashpoint we were greeted by two loud but rather small and not really convincing watchdogs, that were happily waving their tails while barking at us. We didn't let them deter us and turned our attention to the relevant property. It wasn't easy to match the trees and paths on the Google Earth print out with the naked trees and snow covered ground in reality, but the house proved to be a good clue and so in the end we were pretty sure we couldn't be more than a few metres away at most. While we were poking around in the snow at the fence, the owner stuck his head out of the house and asked what the heck were we doing there? I managed an (surprisingly reasonable) explanation and he was amused but not interested further ("I don't even know what the internet is") so we cannot present you our first Couch Potato Geohash, unfortunately :(
After taking some pictures, we were off leaving behind a hashmark at the fence. At the bus stop we noticed something weird. The bus 263 was going every twenty minutes here (in Berlin), but we were absolutely sure that it was only going every thirty minutes just one stop further (in Brandenburg). Is the time passing slower in Brandeburg??? I still don't really know what to make of this, must be some kind of conspiracy, huh... Well, I dunno, but... Shush! I can't say any more here.
We got on the bus and away from the Brandenburg border as quickly as possible and I even made it in time to my history lecture in Mitte (from where I'm writing this ;) )
| Hiro and jub earned the Drag-along achievement
| Hiro, jub and Kolja earned the Public transport geohash achievement
| Hiro, jub and Kolja earned the No Batteries Geohash Achievement
| Hiro, jub and Kolja earned the Time anomaly achievement


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Now that I'm testing a lot of lenses for my 4x5, I have the chance to open and clean these beauties.
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I hope this help if anyone is up to the task, I have to say it's has been the easiest shutter I have serviced so far.
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VCE welcomes Mrs. Jo Sykes who will be working in Mrs. Dawson and Mrs. Lake's class as an EA. Mrs. Sykes is familiar to us because she was part of VCE staff last year.
November started off with the Missoula Children's Theatre production of Rapunzel. It is amazing how fast the students can learn their lines, songs and dances in such a short time! It was a pleasure to watch the two performances. A huge thank you to Mrs. Platz and Mrs. Jordan for providing this opportunity for our students. As well, we thank the other staff and parents for volunteering their time and to all the parents who made it possible for their children to attend the rehearsals and performances.
The short first week of November ended with the Remembrance Day assembly where we were able to honor our past and present members of the armed forces. Thank you to the staff and students for the wreaths, poems and songs.
On the District Implementation Day, the staff of VCE joined the rest of the staff of SD#48 in planning for the implementation of the Pathways to Education, the SD #48's Education Plan. You can check out the details at:
VCE hosted Naiomi Lu from the SAM (Sustainability through Agriculture and Micro-enterprises) Project. She is a SFU student from Squamish who spent time working in Zambia. As a global initiative, VCE will be raising funds to help buy goats for the Lumbemba Cooperative in Zambia. The extra income from the goat's milk, cheese and meat will mean a lot to the families involved. For details, go to: http://thesamproject.ca/
Mrs. Doherty and Mrs. Platz had a successful fieldtrip to the Vancouver Aquarium. Thank you to the EAs and the parent volunteers.
The after school activities mentored by HSS students continues to be a success. We have had big turnouts. In November, we have soccer, volleyball and bracelet-making sessions planned.
Another thank you goes out to the PAC members for organizing the hot lunch from Golden Crust. It was delicious! The next hot lunch will be held on December 12.
We have sent home a lunch survey to see if we should have the students play first then eat. Please complete the form and hand it in. Your input is valuable.
Next week, the consent form for the VSO Elementary concert is due. We are excited to see the orchestra perform at the Orpheum on the 24th.
VCE now has a Twitter account. Please follow us @Valleycliffe48
VCE welcomes back Mrs. Delle Booth who has accepted a part time Collaborative Support Teacher position. As well as her teaching role, Mrs. Booth will be heading up our Choir group with Mrs. Knopp. A thank you to both teachers for providing this enrichment opportunity for our students.
The second half of October started off with our Gr.6 and some 5s attending the We Day celebrations at Rogers Arena with 20 000 youths from all over the province. The message that the students came away was that they could make a positive difference in the lives of others locally and globally.
To show VCE spirit, we enjoyed dressing up for the Opposite Day. As well, thanks to the staff and parent volunteers, the Magic Pumpkin fieldtrip to the West Coast Rail Museum was a huge success despite the wet weather. Everyone came back content with giant pumpkins. It was lovely to see the great costumes at the Halloween parade today.
Yesterday, we enjoyed walking through the Haunted House thanks to the great props and costumes set up by Mrs. Zuckernick's class. At the first movie night, we had a large turnout. We were able to raise $352 which will go toward funding the KVR trip and Kenya Tuition Fund. We also appreciate the families supporting the Halloween for Hunger campaign. We were able to collect 338 items. The donated food items will go to the Squamish Food Bank.
The after school activities mentored by HSS students continues to be a success. We have had big turnouts. In November, starting on the 12th, we have soccer, volleyball and bracelet-making sessions planned.
Next week, the auditions and rehearsals start for the Missoula Children's Theatre. This year's production, Rapunzel, will be performed at the Eagle Eye Theatre both on Nov 7th and 8th. The tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children. A huge thanks to Mrs. Platz, Mrs. Jordan and other parent volunteers for leading this worthwhile event.
There are two fundraisers coming up: the Poinsettias and Purdy's chocolates. Information will be distributed next week.
VCE now has a Twitter account. Please follow us @Valleycliffe48.
Wishing your family a happy and safe Halloween!


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Lately I've been trying to make an effort to make myself not be so miserable in the big city. I've applied for several jobs and gotten no phone calls for interviews, so as much as I don't want to admit it – I may be stuck here for a while. I thought maybe I should try to embrace the city and figure out a way to make it work until someone decides to throw a new job at me.
It's been unseasonably warm the past few weeks so yesterday I decided that after I got home from work I would walk to Target to get a few things I needed. I could get some exercise while enjoying the nice weather and get my errands done, why not kill 2 birds with 1 stone? With that being said, yesterday will probably be the first and last time I walk anywhere that's more than a block or two away.
The area that I live in isn't the best, but it's not bad by any means. There are some sketchy blocks here and there where there is some low-income housing, but I didn't think it would be a big deal.
On my way to Target it wasn't so bad, it was still daylight and yes all the hood rats were outside on the sidewalks most of them didn't bat an eye when I walked by. After I passed one group and got a pretty good distance away, I heard one of the women yelling at me, "Hey pink! Hey pink come back here! Hey girl, hey why don't you come back here?" I knew she was talking about me because the word PINK was plastered across my ass. I didn't turn around, I didn't know what she wanted and I definitely didn't want to find out.
I probably could have avoided that happening at all if I had thought it out a little more. Note to self: Don't wear name brand clothing or bring your faux Jimmy Choo along for the walk through the hood.
So I made it to Target, got everything I wanted and decided to walk to the bookstore to get a new Nicholas Sparks book (Lucky gave me The Lucky One to read and now I'm hooked). So after the book store I was headed home, it was dark out but you know the big city has lots of lights so I didn't feel like I was going to get murdered in an alley or anything or that it was unsafe to walk by myself.
As I was walking by this abandoned building/parking lot I noticed man probably in his mid forties wandering around the parking lot aimlessly. It was a little weird because he definitely didn't seem like he was walking because he was going somewhere. I got to a cross walk and stopped but I could see him stumbling toward me out of the corner of my eye. I positioned myself so that if he came up to the corner I would be facing him and not have my back turned to him. Better to be safe than sorry. I was hoping the light would change and I could scurry across the street before the guy reached the corner, but of course that didn't happen.
The man made it to the corner and I got a better look at him, he was heavy-set – probably like 250 pounds at least and wasn't much taller than me, he couldn't have been more than 5'8". But then, the guy kept walking and got super close to me, like right in my face. Literally like 6 inches away and I could just smell his nasty breath. He was missing most of his teeth and his eyes looked freaking cray cray. [Insert Gizzy crapping her pants.]
The intersection we were at is pretty busy, so I'd like to hope that if I screamed or if the guy tried to attack me and people saw me struggling someone would get out of their car and help. But who knows, it's the big city and people are assholes. What I was more afraid of was that the guy was just going to pull out a gun and shoot me in the stomach. But instead, he was right in my face and said, "I know you." After he talked I could tell he definitely wasn't all there, he was either super wasted or semi-retarded, maybe both. So I backed away, and said, "Um, NO.. you don't." Then he got in my face again, "Yes. I do." Then he just kept staring at me from inches away and every time I backed away he got right up in my face again. Seriously, this was the longest damn stoplight of my life.
So then I had backed up as far as I could and I was up against the guard rail on the sidewalk and the guy said, "I'm just going across the street. Come with me." I screamed, "NO!" and still had nowhere to go. Just in time this guy running stopped at the cross walk and came over and asked if he could walk me across the street. I said "THANK GOD! YES!" Then the light changed and we started walking, the old fat man followed us but he was slow so I didn't think he'd be able to catch up again unless I stopped. The guy asked if I'd be ok to walk alone and I said yes that I didn't live far and I was just going to run the rest of it with my shopping bags in tow to make sure I got far far away from that weirdo.
So I made it home, thankfully. But I think from now on I'll be driving wherever I need to go.


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Okay, no early 90's rap for today (Informer by Snow? Hehe.), but a song that really captures how I feel about being suddenly alone again…
by Kitchie Nadal
My love,
Its been a long time since i cried
And left you out of the blue.
Its hard leaving you that way when
I never wanted to.
Self-denial is a game
Its strange i never would've
Wanted if until there was you.
Because i have learned that love is beyond
What human can imagine,
The more it clears the more i have to let you go.
What don't understand is why I'm feeling
So bad now when i know it was my idea.
I could've just denied the truth and lied
But why am i the only one standing stranded
On the same ground?
My love,
Its been a long time since i cried
And left you out of the blue.
Its hard leaving you that way when
I never wanted to.
Self-denial is a game
Its strange i never would've
wanted if until there was you.
Because i have learned that love is a
word gets thrown a little bit too much.
the best excuse to fill the infinite abyss
i have never have to if all else fail
If all else fail, would you be brave to see right
through me?(2x)
Treated my kumare to halo-halo yesterday. Razon's is still as good as it ever was, although the prices have jumped a bit. Grace and I were there with her sister, and of course, my goddaughter, Stephie, was as cute as ever. Hold food in front of her face, and she promptly opens her mouth to eat. Heh. It's really fun, to say the least.
.:Too Lazy For Cholo, But Not For Dakota?:.
I still haven't gotten around to reviewing "Love, So Divine" (With Cholo and the uber-hot Ji-Won Ha!!!), and "My Tutor Friend", but I saw "Hide And Seek" last night with Grace, and I'm going to review that right about now...
As usual,SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
.:Film Review: Hide And Seek:.
We had a premiere of this film last Tuesday, but as I met up with Ranulf, I had to pass. Nonetheless, I've heard a lot of enthusiastic words about this film from my partner in WAVE, Gia, so I decided to watch it, regardless.
Hide And Seek
One one thousand, two one thousand, three one thousand, spoilers here!
"Hide And Seek" starts off with Emily (Dakota Fanning) and her mom (Elisabeth Shue), talking in Emily's bedroom. On that same night, New Year's Eve, Emily's mom commits suicide, and her dad, David (Robert De Niro), decides to start anew in a different town. Amid all the trauma, Emily begins to have an imaginary friend named Charlie, and David airs out his concerns about his daughter with his psychologist friend (That girl who plays Jean Gray. Her name escapes me.).
As the story progresses, Emily begins to really creep the heck out of her dad and the people around them, albeit just about everyone in their town has enough quirks to keep you guessing what's really going on. Soon enough, "Charlie" kills their pet cat, and the girl who was fancying David. Clearly, there's more to Charlie than just an imaginary friend that Emily uses an outlet, and towards the end, David finally finds out.
He is Charlie. The trauma of seeing his wife having an affair has created a multiple personality disorder in David that turns him into Charlie. Emily becomes witness to this demented split personality, but doesn't quite know how to explain to her father what's really going on. When David realizes that after all this time, the moments he thought he was working in his den were actually mere delusions, he snaps and all that is left is Charlie. Before he manages to kill Emily, the psychologist friend saves her, and shoots David, or by now, Charlie.
However, the ending is equally creepy. As Emily draws herself and her new mom, they leave the house and the camera pans to her drawing: she drew herself with two heads, indicating that perhaps, she herself has a new personality as well...
First thing that occurred to me while I was watching this film was if one of the multiple personalities would turn out to be Jack Byrnes. Having recently seen De Niro in "Meet The Fockers", he still felt a bit typecast in my eyes, but the way he carried himself through this psychological thriller was brilliant. Dakota Fanning's acting was likewise impressive, and goes to show why she's one of the top child actresses in Hollywood right now.
However, I have one gripe about this film, and it's quite clear what that is: the delineation between David and Charlie wasn't established well enough for Emily to be able to tell right away if her dad was her dad or Charlie. I didn't quite understand how that would work, and why a child wouldn't be able to tell her own dad that her dad has a split personality like that. It just seems completely implausible for what almost seemed like a joke to run that long.
Despite that, the chills were good for what they were worth. Truth be told, you can almost forgive the above gaff in the storytelling simply because the film was really that good... I definitely appreciated how the story was built up, and how the seeming lapses in time that have been happening to David were explained by his alternate personality.
Definitely worth a watch for those who want a very satisfying psychological thriller and haven't read this spoiler-laden review yet...
"Fun" Evaluation: A
"Critical" Evaluation: B+/A-
We had a premiere of this film last Tuesday, but as I met up with Ranulf, I had to pass. Nonetheless, I've heard a lot of enthusiastic words about this film from my partner in WAVE, Gia, so I decided to watch it, regardless.


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The Movie Overdose Presents: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Apologies for the horrendous use of colons in that headline, in penance this week we present our mind-shattering remake of 2001: A Space Odyssey…
Tom: we'll do 2001 next 😛
John: i'm not sure i like you any more
Tom: first thing we do….remove all ambiguity
audiences dont like to think
John: so it'll be the first film released with the director's commentary as part of the overall sound mix
Tom: doubtful
the film needs a lot more work than that
where are the A-list actors?
where is the CGI?
HAL is fine, but he needs an evil face
John: you're pushing me tom, you're testing our bond
Tom: also what the fuck is a Space Odyssey? no one knows. We'll call it 2001: A Space Adventure
well it'll have to be 3001 since 2001 is a little dated
3001: A Space Adventure!
John: but then some people might assume it's based on the book 3001: A Final Odyssey
Tom: with the exclaimation mark as mark as part of the title
like anyone reads these days
John: people will have to read our script though
or is this pure improv?
as long as i can retain the rights to the lunchbox merchandise on this project then you can do what you like
Tom: with actors like Paul Walker, David Arquette and Chris Klein in the lead, who needs a script?
John: investors?
Tom: AND despite it being a little weird, we're keeping the big baby at the end
played by Billy Zane
the investors will be on board because of the big monkey battle at the start
John: this is starting to sound like planet of the apes
planet of the apes: in space
Tom: funny you should say that. we'll just use longshots from the tim burton film for that
no one saw it and it'll save money
John: and then the apes battle the fierce HAL for control of the universe?
Tom: the monkeys will have to speak too
Brian Blessed is the head gorilla
John: monkeys + robots = cashprofitmoney?
Tom: i won you back with that one
John: you always win me back with monkeys
if it works on hard-nosed film investors then it'll definitely work on a sap like me
i want to get Calvin Harris to do the soundtrack
Tom: every 10 minutes there needs to be an action beat
open with the monkey battle
the last monkey standing throws the bone up in the air
people expecting it to cut to a spaceship
it cuts to a freaking laser rifle
huge laser rifle battle
then main character wakes up
it was just a dream
which proves our movie is so badass, people dream action set pieces
John: or maybe our main character is secretly a laser rifle-toting ape in a past life
Tom: you seem desperate to tie the apes from the start of the movie with the rest of it
John: but where's the link?
audiences don't like ambiguity, you said it yourself
Tom: i dont know
they just saw an epic monkey battle
they're satisfied
but fine…we can make HAL the disembodied brain of the last surviving ape after that battle
all the other apes are dead
turns out this surviving ape was behind every one significant event on earth
he shot Kennedy
erm. invented velcro
and then becomes a mass computer brain
John: i think you've gone mad with power
you need to calm down
Tom: hey i was happy to leave the ape battle seperate. this is the only logical way how we can tie it into the rest of the movie
John: ok fine
can we also have a bad CGI John Colicos saying to the camera at the end "deep down we're all a bunch of monkeys"
Tom: wow thats a sucker punch
John: roll credits
not a dry eye in the house
everyone is giving us money
Tom: dont know what to do about those monoliths
they seem irrelevant to the story so maybe remove them
no one will miss them
John: or make them into massive orbital cannons
HAL invented them
Tom: well thats works too
also HAL can have two robotic henchman, called Stanley and Kubrick, for a nice in-joke
John: won't that involve a level of intelligence on the part of the viewer? i'm deeply troubled by a movie that starts out simply to entertain the audience with a massive monkey laser fight only to have a somewhat subtle in-joke later on
Tom: well you have to please the original fans too
John: i don't think any of this will even remotely please the original fans
i feel that we may have to go into hiding
Tom: as a comprimise, we'll still call it 2001: A Space Odyssey
so they know what we're trying to do
John: that's somehow worse
but i like it
can we have a scene of someone being put into a rubbish bin and thrown down a hill?
this is the only thing i feel the film is missing
what's a space odyssey without a man in a bin
Tom: the bad guy will have to do that 'Taking out the trash…the SPACE trash'
John: bin rolls slowly down the hill and exploooodes
cue Calvin Harris
Chris Klein rolls in on a trained ape
defeats HAL somehow
Arquette and the other guy help a little
someone is singing
it's HAL
HAL is singing to Chris Klein
it's beautiful
Klein weeps and turns on Arquette and the other guy
Calvin Harris gets louder and appears on screen
Harris disappears
HAL and Klein destroy everything
cue Colicos
i want my money now please
Tom: i have a huge problem with this
John: why
its perfect
drama, intrigue, sexiness
Klein riding a monkey
Tom: when i see the poster for '2001: A Space Odyssey- A visionary reimagining of a Stanley Kubrick movie'
i dont want to be looking at just apes and Chris Klein. that's a bit homoerotic
i want to be looking at MEGAN FOX
and some other talented actresses
wearing skimpy space suits
John: let's get Elisha Cuthbert in then
i want my bin scene though
Tom: fine
it can be a real bin too. a nod to the lack of CGI used in the original
that's two winks
John: i feel you're playing a risky game here
Tom: we need a video game too. for the monkey battle, it can use the LOTR: Conquest engine
John: i'm off the project, you lost me at that one
going to call time on this one, here's your last chance. what's the tagline on the poster going to be?
Tom: erm
'a remake of a film that time (and space) forgot'
John: good luck with this


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In addition to this, several major health insurance companies have pulled out of the Obamacare market in the past year, saying it's too difficult to do business under current rules.
Myth #2: People with pre-existing conditions will lose their coverage or pay more.
In fact, people who have health insurance and want to make changes to their coverage during open enrollment or after a qualifying life event (birth of a child, job loss, marriage, death, divorce, move, etc.) cannot be charged more for health insurance because of a pre-existing condition.
That said, if someone went uninsured and waited until they got sick to enroll in a health insurance plan, the MacArthur amendment to the AHCA gives states the authority to try to prevent that from happening.
One of the things a state could do, under this amendment, would be to allow insurance companies to charge people with pre-existing conditions more money for their health insurance, if they've been uninsured for an extended period of time.
Those higher charges can last a maximum of one year.
The AHCA also provides $138 billion to help states cover the high cost of caring for people with pre-existing medical conditions.
Myth #3: It takes private health insurance away from people.
In fact, while some people could find that they are no longer eligible for Medicaid, many Medicaid enrollees who are currently ineligible for subsidies to purchase health insurance on their own, may be able to receive tax credits and buy their own coverage under the AHCA.
It's also important to note that more people who are eligible for Obamacare opt out, instead of enrolling. 6.5 million pay Obamacare's uninsured tax penalty and another 12.7 million file hardship exemptions. By comparison, only 18 million people have signed up for private insurance under Obamacare.
The AHCA also includes massive Medicaid reform that gives states the authority and flexibility to manage their Medicaid programs more efficiently to meet their population's needs. One example of the success of this approach is in Indiana, where Medicaid reforms have led to higher satisfaction, increased use of preventive care, and a reduction in E.R. visits, all at a reduced cost.
Myth #4: New subsidies are not big enough to cover the cost of health insurance.
In fact, subsidies may be big enough for many folks to cover their monthly insurance premiums.
Estimates that say otherwise are typically based on the cost of coverage under Obamacare as it exists today, but disregard the potential impact of reforms in the AHCA that could lower the cost of insurance premiums for many Americans.
A 2013 report from eHealth found that health insurance plans that covered a comprehensive list of 8 health benefits cost 25 percent more than plans with a more limited set of benefits. A 25 percent difference in price, combined with a 5 to 1 age rating and expanded access to tax credits could actually lower premiums for millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance.
BONUS MYTH: The AHCA is not the law. The United States Senate will make changes. Many pundits speculate that the Senate will provide more funding for Medicaid and lower-income Americans.
No matter what happens, we'll continue to keep you informed about any developments that may affect your health care future.


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Batting for Sinhala Buddhist chauvinism
October 4, 2009 Comments Off on Batting for Sinhala Buddhist chauvinism
Sri Lanka Cricket promoting religious discrimination?
"…Over the last few years the ugly head of religious discrimination has started to emerge from the woodworks of the HQ of the SL Cricket Board
…the SL Cricket Board has introduced a wholly irrelevant Buddhist religious ceremony before the departure of the team for any international match. If you look at the SL's national TV footage of 15 Sept.09 you will find a Buddhist monk conducting a Buddhist ceremony for the team, where the non-Buddhists team-mates were forced to partake. According to the Constitution and the President all are supposed to be equal and no minority exists. Yet this blatant disregard to respect the religious beliefs of non- Buddhists in the team is sheer arrogance and chauvinism on the part of the SL Cricket Board and the Minister in Charge
…This is religious discrimination requiring as much publicity as other atrocities you have given current publicity. You know how Britain treated the South African cricket team in the days of apartheid. Sri Lanka by its own arrogance is now a strong candidate for boycott by the ICC and the English Cricket Board
…At a minimum the ICC and ECB should let the SL Cricket Board know that they are aware of the religious discrimination and the future consequences of such a course of action if persisted by Sri Lanka…I am for secular cricket with no trappings of any religion. On the other hand if one wants to have religion then they can have it on their own the day previous to their departure in their own temples, kovils, mosques and churches. If religious ceremony is a necessity then all religions should be allowed to conduct their short ceremony in public NOT just one religion (Buddhism) at the deliberate neglect of other religions.
…If Sinhala Buddhist chauvinists and fanatics are allowed their way, soon there will only be Buddhists in the SL team and division in the country on religious lines…"
Read full article here.
Cricket, Don't Let Them Trick It!
July 31, 2009 § 1 Comment
The Sri Lankan Government has long tried to portray the Sri Lankan civil war as a Government campaign against terrorism but the truth is that the Sri Lankan Government has carefully engineered the Genocide of Tamils on the island.
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French novelist Romain Gary, born Roman Kacew (also known by the pen name Émile Ajar), was raised by a single mother in Vilna, Warsaw, and Nice in the turbulent interwar years. This epic, sweeping film adaptation of Gary's successful 1960 autobiographical novel brings his story to life with rich quirky detail, pathos, humor, and plenty of action. Gary served as a bombardier observer in WWII and was no stranger to love affairs and grand gestures (even challenging Clint Eastwood to a duel later in life). Pierre Niney (YVES SAINT LAURENT) perfectly embodies the melancholic mama's boy, tortured artist, and war hero; but Charlotte Gainsbourg (MELANCHOLIA) shines, cast against type as Romain's scrappy, determined, and often-overbearing Jewish mother – the woman who shaped his life, career, and mindset.
About the Event
This year, we screen two shows, early and late, to accommodate everyone. Attendees receive a $10 gift card toward their purchase from Cinebarre's full-menu venue. Have a drink, some popcorn, a discounted dinner or fries on us!
Director Bio
Eric Barbier was born in 1960. He is a writer and director, known for LE BRASIER (1991), PROMISE AT DAW N(2017) and THE LAST DIAMOND (2014).


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What is Napa Grad Nite?
Napa Grad Nite is an annual event providing a fun, safe and sober event for all of Napa County's high school grads. This year's event takes place on Thursday, June 6 from 9 pm until 3:30 am and will be held at the Napa Valley College campus.
Who runs Napa Grad Nite?
Napa Grad Nite is run by Project Graduation, Inc., a nonprofit run entirely by community volunteers and relying almost exclusively on community support and input. For more information please visit us at www.napagradnite.com.
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DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice benefits
The secret of long life from Polynesia
Morinda citrifolia fruit:
The main ingredient of DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice
DXN has a product from Morinda citrifolia: Morinzhi. This noni fruit comes from a tree, which is not too tall. Morinda citrifolia tree belongs to the coffee family: Rubiaceae. Noni fruit has been consumed for over 2000-3000 years. It is believed to have originated from Southeast Asia or the French Polynesian Islands.
The main ingredient of DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice is the wonderful fruit Morinda citrifolia. Noni has many names like: Great Morinda, Indian Mulberry, Tahitian Noni, Beach Mulberry, and Mengkudu (Malaysian name for noni).
If you are more of an audio-visual type, watch DXN Ayurveda doctor's DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice presentation video here. If you prefer reading, just go on! 🙂
Note: the voice is not me in the video, my DXN Morinzhi product experience video is bellow.
Noni is very safe to consume: animals love it too.
In case of noni, it is also safe for humans, as you see, birds also love it. Of course not all food, plants etc., eaten by animals are safe for humans. Luckily, noni can be enjoyed both by the inhabitants of the naimal kingdom and us as well. In the pictures you can see animals taking pleasure in eating Morinda citrifolia. An Asian Koel is photographed with noni in its beak, a male Oriental Pied Hornbill courtship feeding Morinda citrifolia fruit to the female bird, a little plantain squirrel and monkeys like this White-headed Capuchin monkey also eat Morinda citrifolia fruit.
Asian Koel photo taken by Dato' Dr Amar-Singh HSS. Original source: Bird Ecological Study Group
Oriental Pied Hornbill photo taken by Dato' Dr Amar-Singh HSS. Original source: Bird Ecological Study Group
Plantain squirrel photo taken by YC Wee. Original source: Bird Ecological Study Group
White-headed Capuchin monkey photo taken by Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara.
Photo source: Lon&Queta's Flickr page
What do the parts of noni tree heal?
Noni tree is a medicinal tree, so every part of it can be used to make supplements.
Relieves cough, nausea, colic (Malaysia), tuberculosis, sprains, deep bruising, rheumatism, bone fractures, dislocation, hypertension, stomach ache, diabetes, loss of appetite, urinary tract ailments, abdominal swelling, hernias, vitamin A deficiency
Lumbago, asthma, dysentery (Indochina), head lice (Hawaii), wound poultice, broken bones, sore throat, cracking and peeling of toes and feet, cuts, wounds, abscesses, mouth and gum infections, toothaches, appetite and brains stimulant food, boils, carbuncles, tuberculosis, sprains, rheumatism, deep bruises, stomach ulcers, hypertension
Fruit juice:
Regulates menstrual flow, urinary tract problems, arthritis
Jaundice, hypertension
Scalp insecticide, insect repellent
Leaves, flowers, fruit, bark:
Eye conditions, skin wounds, abscesses, gum and throat disease, respiratory ailments, constipation, fever, laxative
The role of xeronine and proxeronin
Xeronine is an important compound of noni. It is a relatively small alkaloid, which is physiologically very active and important for the proper functioning of body cells. Dr. Heinicke discovered in his research that noni juice contains appreciable amounts of the precursor of xeronine that he named proxeronine. It is the basic building block of xeronine.
What does xeronine do?
Xeronine helps in healing the damaged protein structures in the body. So when the body gets proxeronine, the intestine can make xeronine from it. Xeronine also helps fighting addictions. Noni helps in massive regeneration and balancing hormones.
DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice is rich in:
- Xeronine
- Vitamins: A, C, E, B. B2, B6, B12, Niacine, Folic acid, Pantothenic acid
- Copper
- Minerals: Phosphorus, Magnesium, Zink, Calcium, Iron, Chromium, Manganese, Molibdenum,
- Sodyuim, Potassium, Carbohydrate
- More than 140 isolated nutraceuticals
Since noni tree is a fruiting tree, the noni fruits are collected once in a year. Polinesian people smashed it into a juicy form and packed them in bottles so that they could consume it all year round.
Photo source: healtheatingfood.com
Wide-range benefits of Noni:
Good analgesic:
DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice is a good analgesic. If one has pain anywhere in the body including headache, shoulder pain, joint pain, it is a first choice as a supplement.
It also helps to boost the immune system to fight diseases better. It also acts as an antidepressant and a sedative so it helps to relax the mind and sleep better.
Skin and hair:
Because of its ability to restructure damaged protein it is fantastic for the skin and the hair.
Anti-cancer effect:
As noni speeds up the healing processIt is effective against cancer.
Cardiac problems:
Any cardiac problems, including hypertension can also be treated well with Noni Juice of DXN: Morinzhi.
Balances cholesterol:
Noni can be the choice for those suffering from high cholesterol level.
Improves brain functions:
As noni boosts brain functions, diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia can be fought with it too. It is an excellent choice for children as well to improve their memory functions.
Bowel diseases:
Most of the diseases arise from the bowel. Noni has been proven to be very effective in IBS: irritable bowel syndrome. Loose motions or constipation can be taken care of with regular consumption of DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice.
Psychological disorders:
For children suffering from psychological disorders, especially conditions like ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), with symptoms like inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity, DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice can also be applied.
Fighting addictions:
Regarding the effect of Xeronin, Morinzhi can be also a great choice to fight addictions like cigarette smoking and alcoholism.
Photo source: noni.org
As an immune-booster, it can help fight allergies.
It also helps in inflammatory conditions like arthritis by helping to releave the inflammation and the pain.
Respiratory system:
Noni is also provenly effective in treating asthma.
Improves energy level:
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can also be fought with DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice. In this condition the person drains out his energy very fast and hence cannot perform on the optimal level.
Diabetic people can also let out a sigh of relief: since noni can balance the hormonal sytem, it also regulates insulin level. Regular consumption of DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice can help the sugar levels get to optimal level.
Reproductive- and urinary system:
Noni has a very good effect on the reproductive and the urinary system. The condition of endometryosis, where the endometrium of the uterus gets inflammed, can be well dealt with DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice. When women suffer from repeated urinary tract infections and have burning urination, noni becomes a good choice.
Young girls can also benefit from drinking DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice as it regulates the menstrual flow.
Ladies getting near to to menopausal age can also enjoy the benefits of noni as the transition is much better.
How much DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice should I drink?
The daily dosage of DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice is about 20-30 ml with ample quantity of water. This dosage of noni is said to be very effective. In case of constipation, DXN MycoVeggie can also be applied along with Morinzhi.
DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice should be the choice of all age including children, adults and senior citizens.
A bottle of DXN Morinzhi Noni Juice is my reward after riding my BMX Flatland bike:


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For more on this story, please take a look at the other links under the "The Awakening" category (preface, description, inspiration – the original draft).
A young woman, appearing to be in her mid to late 20s with light brown, straight hair, hazel eyes and lean body is standing on a ledge, her heart racing at finding herself in such a situation. She's just outside a very large office window. Co-workers inside trying to coax her back in, the concern in their voices nearly bringing herself to tears. The on-lookers below, though small in number also have an air of concern and fear, "don't do it, it's not worth it, we still love you" they seem to collectively say, though the exact words never audible.
She jumps off the small ledge. She lands on her feet and a sharp pain enters the balls of her feet and runs up to the base of her spine. Instantly she is recoiled backwards and lands laying on her back on the sidewalk pavement. She looses consciousness.
Very quickly a young man of around the same age, sporting sleek, near-black hair – appearing bluish in shine, silver eyes and lightly tanned skin scoops her into his arms and runs off. He's wearing a faded-black sweatshirt with a symbol like a jagged or roughly drawn ankh.
After some time she wakes to find herself in an unfamiliar bedroom of a foreign apartment. The man notices her subtle movements as she regains consciousness and clarity.
"Hey, sleeping beauty. How ya doin', Christal?" He says and hands her a bowl of thick warm red liquid.
She feels stiff, Hungry and soar. She looks at him and lets out a bit of a groan. She stares at the liquid.
"What in the world are you feeding me, Sylas?"
Sylas laughs, "It's blood. It's mixed with a little tomato juice, 'cause there wasn't much, but it should help you."
"..and where exactly did you get this?"
"Downstairs. There's a butcher-shop below us, I applied there to work. Apparnetly the owner is also the landlord. I told him I needed a job and a place to stay and he agreed. I also mentioned that I come from a very ethnic background, and in return for a slight cut in pay, we can have all of the blood he collects from the meat, every week.


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The monster morning glory vine that I planted to shade my porch has drawn many visitors. The bumblebees love to visit the blooms during the day. Hordes of katydids have taken up residence inside it and inevitably hop in through the back door when I let the dogs out. There is also a lonely sparrow who roosts in it overnight. Now this guy…
They really do look like a stick! I've only seen one once before.
The walking stick demonstrates the Divinely designed defense mechanism of camouflage. Even its slow and halting stride mimics a branch moving in the breeze, helping it stay under the radar of its predators. Fortunately for my walking stick, his neighbor the sparrow won't want to have him over for lunch anyway!
Lucky for him the toddler had already gone to bed or else he may have ended up in a jar!


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Training Materials
The following tutorials are produced by NERSC staff and are intended to provide basic instruction on NERSC systems.
Introduction to Hybrid OpenMP/MPI Programming
sample managed list
Using OpenMP
Introduction to MPI
This tutorial is intended to be used as a basic introduction to parallel programming and the MPI message passing library. It assumes familiarity with FORTRAN or C, basic UNIX commands, and a UNIX text editor. Examples can be made available on the NERSC Carver system.
Introduction to MPI I/O
A very brief and basic introduction to parallel I/O using the MPI library.
Introduction to Parallel I/O
Introduction to 'Make'
The UNIX make utility facilitates the creation and maintenance of executable programs from source code. This tutorial will introduce the simple usage of the make utility with the goal of building an executable program from a series of source code files.
Introduction to PGAS
PGAS (Partitioned Global Address Space) languages offer both an alternative to traditional parallelization approaches (MPI and OpenMP), and the possibility of being combined with MPI for a multicore hybrid programming model. In this tutorial we cover PGAS concepts and two commonly used PGAS languages, Coarray Fortran (CAF, as specified in the Fortran standard) and the extension to the C standard, Unified Parallel C (UPC).


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|Sept. 30, 2003
Press Contact: Steve McFarland
(773) 702-8364
Hopkins, Paltrow, and Gyllenhaal to film alumnus David Auburn's Proof on University campus
In the coming weeks, the University of Chicago will host production crews for the film adaptation of Proof, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by alumnus David Auburn (A.B. '91). Starring an Oscar Award-winning cast led by Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, and Jake Gyllenhaal, the production will be directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) and distributed by Miramax Productions.
The story centers on a young woman (Paltrow) who has come to the aid of her father, a brilliant University of Chicago mathematician (Hopkins) struggling with mental illness.
Auburn's play debuted at the Manhattan Theater Club in New York in 2000 and was instantly hailed by critics. In addition to a two-year, sold-out run on Broadway, the play was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play in 2001. In an effort to preserve the original integrity and spirit of the play, film producers Jeff Sharp and John Hart recruited Auburn to adapt the script for the big screen.
On-campus filming is tentatively slated to take place Sept. 26 and Oct. 6-8, focusing in and near Rockefeller Chapel, Eckhart Hall, Swift Hall, the Classics Quadrangle, and other locations yet to be determined. Significant portions of the film will also be shot in Hyde Park and downtown Chicago throughout late September and early October. Additional scenes will be shot in London later this year.
Some disruptions to traffic and parking are expected while the crew is on campus, but Larry Arbeiter, Director of University Communications, said that every effort will be taken to ensure that University life continues as unimpeded as possible.
"These productions are always somewhat disruptive, despite our best efforts, and that's why we decline far more film requests than we grant," Arbeiter said. "But David has written a terrific story based at the University, and the producers and Miramax have assembled a very impressive cast and crew. I think most faculty members and students will agree that a few disruptions to our normal activities will be a very reasonable trade-off if we can help Proof reach millions of movie viewers."
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Rep. Lincoln Davis
Rep. Lincoln Davis
and Rep. Keith Ellison
More and more Americans are turning to their credit cards to help pay bills, buy groceries and simply make ends meet in this troubled economy. As a result, consumer credit card debt is now closing in on the $1 trillion mark — double the amount held in 1996. This trillion-dollar tower of unsecured debt is looming large above our troubled economy and threatening to worsen an already perilous credit crisis.
Recent news reports show that even as the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates to try and boost our economy, credit card companies have raised rates on cardholders — even those who pay on time — in an effort to try and plug losses they've suffered in other areas of their business. That's because the playing field between credit card companies and credit cardholders has become very one-sided in recent years.
It's probably no surprise that it's average American cardholders, and not the big credit card companies, who are getting the short end of the stick.
The winds of change appear to be blowing, however. In a historic move, the Federal Reserve recently acknowledged that there are unfair and deceptive practices in the credit card industry and proposed regulatory rules for doing away with many of them.
Some of the practices the Fed identified as unfair and deceptive are the same ones that we have proposed curbing in new legislation, the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights (H.R. 5244): raising interest rates on existing balances — and doing so even to good cardholders who pay on time and never go over their credit limit; charging interest on balances that have already been paid off; unfairly allocating payments to make it difficult for cardholders to pay off higher interest rate balances; and marketing fee-heavy "subprime" credit cards to unsuspecting customers.
It's encouraging that the Fed clearly agrees with the need for these solid and balanced credit card reforms.
By the time the Fed gets around to finalizing its regulatory proposals, however, they may be watered down and come too little, too late for struggling consumers who need help now. Just as we couldn't wait for the regulators to get around to helping the millions of Americans facing foreclosure, we can't count on them now to act quickly and help the millions of Americans being driven deeper into credit card debt.
The mortgage reform regulations the Fed proposed more than a year ago still have not been enacted. And what is done by regulation can easily be undone by regulation. Legislation is the only solid and lasting solution.
It's probably no surprise that some in the banking industry oppose our bill and the Fed's new regulatory proposals. These opponents are pushing for zero intervention into the escalating credit crisis, just as they argued for a hands-off approach to the subprime crisis.
The plain truth is that Fed is the federal agency responsible for steering our economy and ensuring the safety and soundness of our financial institutions, and it has affirmed what many in Congress have been saying all along: There are unfair and deceptive credit card industry practices that should be eliminated.
We are on the verge of cracking down on credit card industry abuses for the first time in decades. The Fed's recent action only adds to the incredible momentum for legislative reform that has been building.
The Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights now has the support of leading consumer advocates, and groups as diverse as the National Small Business Association and the Service Employees International Union. It also has the support of 145 co-sponsors from different parts of the political spectrum; we may not agree on everything, but we do agree that American consumers deserve a level playing field.
Instead of waiting for the Fed to act or for the next shoe to drop in the credit crisis, Congress should take swift action to reform major credit card industry abuses and improve consumer protections for cardholders.
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., chairs the House Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee. Rep. Lincoln Davis, D-Tenn., is a member of the House Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee and the Congressional Blue Dog Caucus. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., is a member of the House Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee and the Congressional Progressive Caucus.


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As profoundly articulated in the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS III), the single greatest contributors to poverty are unemployment and low paid work. Government's position is clear: the new development and growth path for South Africa requires the participation of all economically active South Africans in productive activity. The policy levers to achieve faster growth, higher employment and reduced levels of poverty include skills development which must assist the formal private sector growth, labour-intensive industries, infrastructure investment, public service delivery and rural development.
Quality education and training is needed at all levels.
The transport sector is a key demand-driven input sector that has been identified by all economic policy trajectories as one of the drivers of economic growth. The sector has important spill-over effects that affect the entire economy. An improvement in transport decreases the input costs of industry, which in turn improves production costs and reduces inflationary pressures.
To provide high quality training to the transport sector that is affordable, relevant, student- and sector-centred and contributes to the total development of individuals through:
- Optimal utilisation of resources
- Aynamic modes of delivery
- Appropriately skilled/sourced staff
- Aggressive research and development into appropriate programmes
Integrated professional development of target students.
The following strategic objectives have been defined for the academy:
- To provide a platform for the advancement of critical skills within the taxi industry and the broader transport sector thereby facilitating the achievement of the objectives of the NSDS III.
- To develop a pool of resources and personnel that is competent and professional in executing their functions.
- To improve service delivery and create a customer-orientated service within the transport industry.
- To strengthen the implementation of the Department of Transport and TR3 2020 strategies and ensure that their intended outcomes are achieved.
- To provide the basis for empowerment and sustainability within the public transport industry and the taxi industry, in particular.
- To improve and deepen the level of understanding and capacity for policy, business and operational procedures.
- To create employment opportunities for various segments of the community within the transport industry, especially women.
- To support the implementation of the EMS and improve the usage of IT systems within all operations in the industry.
- To fast track delivery of an efficient and an integrated transport system in the country.
- To educate and train all the targeted participants from the transport sector and that have been identified as potentially benefiting from the programmes offered by the academy.
- To ensure that the programmes offered by the academy meets the occupational training and capacitation needs of the broader transport sector and the taxi industry in particular.
- To ensure that the existing and potential direct and indirect academy clients perceive the academy to be the first-choice institution and a centre of excellence by ensuring that they are acquainted with the range of programme and course offerings, participant successes and potential value-added services available at the academy.
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"A vibrant young Syrah ready to be drunk on release like a Nouveau style is intended to be."- Erinn Klein, Winemaker
Crisp red plums jump out from the glass, plenty of spicy young lively Syrah character here! Plenty of carbonic lift, punchy young tannin and mixed spice and red fruit that linger.
This wine hails from three parcels of Syrah, two from different portions of our Summit vineyard and one from our Iluma vineyard in Nairne, allowing us to choose the very best fruit for this upfront style.
100% whole-bunch fermented; aged in older French barrels for four months; deliberately bottled with dissolved CO2 to preserve this minimal sulphured wine against oxidation.
Wild fermentation, no enzymes, oxidative handling pre-fermentation, spontaneous malolactic fermentation, gentle extraction, warmer fermentation, minimal temperature control. No fining. Estate bottled.
The winter and spring of 2017 leading up our 2018 harvest were drier and warmer than average with a relative early bud burst and flowering and not a lot of water reserves in the soil. Our vines required supplementary irrigation from first week of January to moderate vine stress due to a hot dry summer that continued right up to vintage. Our yields for most varieties were above average with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producing at just over a kilogram per vine, while our Syrah was on average just on target with 1kg per plant.
Fruit concentration was good while the acid balance was a little down due to the hot and dry conditions, especially if we compare it to 2017 which in contrast was a cool, long and slow ripening season. Finally the wines is the cellar show amazing concentration and in summary the single vineyard wines are shaping up to look like one of the better vintages to date.
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Broken Music
Poem by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The mother will not turn, who thinks she hears
Her nursling's speech first grow articulate;
But breathless with averted eyes elate
She sits, with open lips and open ears,
That it may call her twice. 'Mid doubts and fears
Thus oft my soul has hearkened; till the song,
A central moan for days, at length found tongue,
And the sweet music welled and the sweet tears.
But now, whatever while the soul is fain
To list that wonted murmur, as it were
The speech-bound sea-shell's low importunate strain, -
No breath of song, thy voice alone is there,
O bitterly beloved! and all her gain
Is but the pang of unpermitted prayer.
Comments about Broken Music by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Brian Jani (6/19/2014 1:30:00 PM)
Any person can find meaning and can relate to this poem, well penned indeed Mr Rossetti(Report)Reply
* Sunprincess * (3/15/2014 7:50:00 AM)
Thus oft my soul has hearkened; till the song,
A central moan for days, at length found tongue,
And the sweet music welled and the sweet tears.(Report)Reply
Like A Boss (3/15/2012 12:53:00 PM)
Like A Boss (3/15/2012 12:49:00 PM)
Carlos Echeverria (3/15/2012 11:07:00 AM)
DGR shares his sorrow, grief, emptiness without a touch of self-pity...but only that his heart no longer sings.(Report)Reply
Feleshia Fuller (3/15/2011 6:53:00 AM)
i real like your peom because i remines me of my life kind of(Report)Reply
Terence George Craddock (3/15/2010 9:50:00 AM)
Thank you Fiona, that makes sense to me and I like your reasoning, suicide is considered one of the seven deadly sins, resulting in purgatory or hell, according to circumstances traditionally in the Roman Catholic Church. I am not sure how insanity effects that, an argument has been put forward that an insane mind is not guilty of suicide because of not being in a sane rational state of mind. I will seek expert advice on this, however I do believe in a merciful God, and many questions, will be answered soon enough. Rossetti himself suffered from mental strain following the harsh criticism of his paintings and later for exhuming his wife's body, to retrieve the only complete copy of his poetry, which he originally had buried with her. A wonderfully intriguing poem, with deep possibilities of meaning.(Report)Reply
Kevin Straw (3/15/2010 6:51:00 AM)
The charm of the first verse is in the way the mother does not turn to the child when it first speaks because she longs to hear it speak again.
How is this echoed in the second verse?(Report)Reply
Gone Away (3/15/2010 5:16:00 AM)
Rossetti begins by desribing the elation felt by a mother when her infant's babble becomes articulate. 'Thus oft...' refers I think to the process the poet goes through when composing, conceiving the idea for a poem and turning it into 'sweet music', comparing this to a mother's love for their creation, their child. But now the only voice he hears is that of his bitterly beloved and so his music is broken. Rossetti wrote this poem after the death of his wife by laudanum overdose and a year previously the death of their still born daughter. Death by suicide was condemned by the church perhaps refering to the pang of unpermitted prayer?(Report)Reply
Joseph Poewhit (3/15/2010 4:23:00 AM)
Deep poem, with a subtile message of birth calling to a higher power. From a mother with child, to mankind calling to GOD. All seem to seek the security of a higher security.(Report)Reply
Terence George Craddock (3/15/2010 3:10:00 AM)
Interesting comments, but they do not tell me anything about the meaning of the poem, and I am eager to learn your reading of the piece? 'Very good once I deciphered the subtle message', means it was not good until this clarity became obvious? And what is the subtle meaning? Maybe I missed it? To me, and other critics are free to disagree, the meaning seems to be...
The sonnet 'Broken Music' by Dante Gabriel Rossetti clearly and cleverly plays upon two different types of broken music within the poem. The octave is a happy broken music of exuberant expectation. The universal mother awaiting with excited expectations, the first articulate sounds of her baby is clearly expressed in the opening lines with 'The mother will not turn, who thinks she hears/ Her nursling's speech first grow articulate; '.The normal wondrous parenthood and family breathless, elated, waiting with open lips and ears are expressed accurately, and the secret fear 'Mid doubts and fears/ Thus oft my soul has hearkened'. The nagging worrying that something may be wrong, until the proof that all is well 'till the song' of normal healthy, developing speech sounds are heard.
'And the sweet music welled and the sweet tears' is the joy of the blessing of a healthy child, despite days crying when wanting to be fed. We agree funeral music, a dirge, is not sweet; and therefore the octave is joyful broken music.
The sestet contrasts the turn with 'But now', leading to 'The speech-bound sea-shell's low importunate strain, implying a metaphor for immediate attention and importunate requests for medical aid and the strain of a fatal illness? The seashell has no voice of its own, a metaphorical echo of sounds once heard is that is perhaps suggested. A ghost echo of expectations and a babies voice lost? 'No breath of song' appears symbolic of death, 'thy voice alone is there' suggests the mother with a stillborn birth, cot death or early infant death. 'O bitterly beloved! and all her gain/ Is but the pang of unpermitted prayer' reminds with the words 'unpermitted prayer' some beliefs that a stillborn baby never breathed and therefore never lived, thus the heart wrenching concept that the baby had no immortal soul. A dated belief of centuries past and still current in some sections of society. Child mortality in pregnancy and birth, and within a new days was far more common in this era as anyone checking death records will know. Or is it a heart broken parent who cannot pray? Other reading?(Report)Reply
Ramesh T A (3/15/2010 1:41:00 AM)
In a ready posture mother sits to hear the nurslings voice, but is no more to receive the prayer! A most insightful poem to read!(Report)Reply
Anthony Foster (3/15/2009 12:19:00 PM)
Nicola Burkett (3/15/2007 10:07:00 AM)
Broken music sings to me.....Another fantastic gem from D.G........Thank you for being such an inspiration
With love and respect R.I.P
Nickie xx xx(Report)Reply
Susan Alldred-lugton (3/15/2005 2:34:00 PM)
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Split is Croatia's second largest city and offers an abundance of exploration opportunities within easy reach of the city. It's not just a base for heading out into the surrounding areas though; Split has quite a lot on offer itself. The awe-inspiring Old Town of Split and buildings like the Palace of Diocletian, the Archeological Museum and the whimsical Waterfront Promenade come together with Split's other great attractions to make it a destination filled with excellent dining, entertainment and cultural experiences.
Top Attractions in Split
Diocletian's Palace
This well preserved structure with its Roma military camp style building, Diocletian's Palace has a rich and intriguing history lurking inside its walls. The area is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its fascinating attractions like the Temple of Jupiter, the Cathedral of St. Domnius and medieval Brace Radica Square with its 15th-century Marina Tower, the Milesi Palace, and a statue of Marko Marulic. Make sure you see the Cathedral of St. Domnius that was originally Diocletian's mausoleum.
The Ivan Meštrović Gallery
If you're keen on exploring Croatia's most revered artist's work, the best place to head to would be the gallery named after him. The artists was considered to be one of the 20th century's most important sculptors and today you can see an impressive collection of 86 statues ranging from marble to stone, bronze to wood and gypsum along with numerous drawings and the 8 huge statues that guard the gallery's gardens.
Marjan Forest Park
The Marjan Forest Park dates back to the 4th century and occupies a peninsula that overlooks the city. The park boasts an abundance of benches and picnic sites, but it's most notable for its tall pine trees that shelter the peaceful walking trails. The Marjan Stairway is another popular sight that provides visitors with a unique vantage point of Telegrin. The views from here are spectacular and allow you to see the Kastela Guld, Salona and Klis, Trogir and Giovo as well as the islands of Solta, Brac, Hvar and Vis.
The People's Square
With an abundance of Renaissance, Venetian and Gothic buildings, the People's Square is an interesting destination in Split. Do make a point of seeing the Venetian-Gothic Cambi Palace, the Renaissance style Town Hall building for the Ethnographic Museum of Split, and the nearby statue of Grgur Ninski.
The Museum of Croatian Archeological Monuments
As one of Split's best must see attractions, the Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments is rich in collections of artifacts that date back to the 7th century ranging to the 15th century. It's one of Croatia's oldest museums and boasts more than 20,000 items in its collection, displaying roughly 25% of it at a time.
Split Archeological Museum
If you're a history buff, the archeological museum of Split is a definite must see. The museum was founded in 1820 and highlights of its 150,000 items include Croatia's largest collection of gems, stone carvings from Salona, Greco Hellenistic ceramics, Roman glass, roughly 1,600 ancient clay lamps and an abundance of bone and metal objects.
The Church of St. Dominic
Split's Church of St. Dominic is located on the site of the former Oratory of St. Catherine and was originally constructed in the middle ages. The nearby marketplace with its fresh produce from all over Croatia is another interesting place to visit to ensure you get some of the best views of Diocletian's Palace.
The Dominican Monastery
When the Dominican Monastery was built during the 1300's, construction was on such as scale that parts of the city wall had to be moved just to accommodate the massive building. After the 1667 earthquake, the monastery was rebuilt to its present form. The monastery's museum boasts an abundance of 15th and 16th century religious paintings, gold and silverware and other relics. Equally as impressive is Dubrovnik's Franciscan Monastery.
The Rector's Palace
The Rector's Palace is where you'll find the city's Cultural Historical Museum that provides visitors with a stunning mix of Gothic and early Renaissance styles and a central courtyard that's absolutely delightful to explore.


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Children can develop their engineering skills, an important STEAM concept, by attending Block Party at the Library, a program from the Nicholson Memorial Library System for children ages 4 through 12.
Block Party at the Library is designed to help children test their building skills and stretch their imaginations while having fun. The program challenges participants to use building blocks to create unique structures within one hour. Block Party at the Library takes place at 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, July 9 and July 23 at the Central Library in Downtown Garland.
Block Party at the Library is a free event open to children ages 4 through 12 and their caregivers. Children ages 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult in order to attend. The Library provides all supplies used at this event. Due to planned construction, event locations are subject to change. Please visit our website, www.library.garlandtx.gov, for the latest information. Please be aware that photographs and video may be taken at Library programs for use in print and/or electronic media at the Library's discretion. For more information, call 972-205-2516.
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Why make your own PVC cages?
Supplies needed to make one 50" heavy duty PVC tomato cage
I am not so optimistic so I wanted a few tomato towers to be a bit shorter. Plus, these ones work quite well for your peppers, eggplant, squash and cucumbers. You just don't need quite the height.
Remember this post on growing the biggest and best tomatoes? Quick refresher: Tom planted four tomato plants around a buried water tube. He needed an extra-wide cage to accommodate four tomato plants hence the 20 inch wide tomato cages.
Step-by-step assembly instructions for your PVC tomato cage
Mark all your 10" and 7" lines and then cut
Organize all your parts for easy assembly
Cement vertical and horizontal pieces to four crosses
Add and cement elbows
You may just want to cement the bottom square of the cage, especially if you are unsure of how big you want them to be. This gives you more storage options as they can be taken apart at the end of the season. It also allows you to adjust the height at any time.
Add horizontal pieces
Repeat steps 1 and 2 and then add tee's on the top square
Connect elbows
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1/19/16: The entry into Yorkshire is closed and being used to stage equipment etc. for Rt 75 improvements and who knows for how long. The area is accessible via Raintree.
This is a revisit to my 2012 post entitled Yorkshire Loop Was Given Back To The Scrub Jays. At the time I hadn't had the pleasure of charging through the area with the Cycle Haus Boys, albeit rarely within 100 yards of the lead pack who are usually holding about 25 mph. Not knowing the course and falling off the back, getting spit out, dropped, meant that I had to find my own way and more than once I ran into the lead group coming the opposite direction which could have been hazardous to all concerned. Surely I needed to prevent this and so I put my trusty Garmin Edge 500 to work. I stopped and started my ride as a good friend took the time to lead another good friend and I through. I stopped it again at the end so I could save it as a course. Below is the official Trail Of Tears.
The Trail Of Tears as shown here is about 13 miles in length over abandoned streets. In my 2012 post I speculated as to how and why this came to be but what do I know. What I do know is that it's a great place to ride, a place to test your nerve and skills, and perfectly suitable to ride on a road bike. "So if it's so great why is it called the Trail Of Tears," I hear you asking, I'm glad you ask. It begins at approximately mile 40 of the Cycle Haus Saturday group Ride and by then I'm usually beat to a pulp. Even at that I'm averaging 20+mph through right handers laced with sugar sand and gravel always watching for crater sized pot holes some of which are hidden by tall grass. You need to be on your toes at all times. The younger more fearless riders drift through the corners with ease but not so much for me. I can't free my mind and just let go anymore. Still it's a great ride and the feeling of accomplishment is powerful.
You've read the above and your scratching your head asking yourself. Really! Why? Okay I'll tell ya. It's off the grid, the road less traveled. A place where the deer and the antelope play. I haven't seen either but it's a fitting description. I like to ride through during the week usually solo at about 15 to 18 mph just to enjoy the serenity of it all. Usually I'm the only one out there riding, always alert for the next hazard. It's not cyclecross or gravel road riding but it's our local roubiax ride that demands your full attention. It's just different.
When you look at the map you realize that all the streets loop back to Yorkshire and so that feeling you get of being lost can be dismissed. The course begins and ends at almost the same spot just off Price Blvd., a premiere cycling flyway. It's a right turn back to Price but by turning left you stay on Yorkshire for about another 5 miles popping out on Price a bit farther south and east. At the end there's about 100 yards of totally bombed out road complete with some treacherous sand piles to navigate. Hey don't knock it till you've tried it but before you fall off maybe just dismount and shoulder carry your bike through.
So what if something goes horribly wrong while riding in Yorkshire or any remote location for that matter. If your fortunate enough to have a signal how do you tell the person at the other end where you are and how to get there? And of course the answer is having a GPS tracking app. already setup allowing someone to track your cell or a dedicated tracking devise. One of my grand kids wears a tracker that also serves as a watch.This is a great use of technology. Again looking at the map all the streets appear and again they all loop back to Yorkshire and so the correct shoulder carry may be beneficial if you have to hike out. If you have a cell signal and someone picks up all is well. (Note to self; Check cell signal next time through). Hopefully you find your way and you don't miss 2nd breakfast.


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SMI: Retail ads drop off as market declines 4.4%
A drop in retail advertising put agency ad spend back by 4.4% year-on-year in February according to the latest round of Standard Media Index (SMI) figures.
Retailers spent 8% less in February through their agencies, while FMCG is also weak with an 11% fall, as auto, up 5%, and finance, up 3%, remain the two major high spots.
According to MediaCom's chief investment officer Paul Brooks this trend could leave the market "struggling for growth" in 2013, expecting declines to continue until July.
He added: "I think the new financial year starting, and then hopefully renewed confidence coming from a more macro perspective around the global economy. It's whether the latter six months of the year can grow enough to offset the decline we see in the first half."
He added retail and FMCG account for around 30% of ad dollars spent, and "if they don't turn around, we'll be struggling for any sort of positive growth in 2013".
However, some of the drop may be attributed to last year being a leap-year, adding an extra day to February, with Credit Suisse analyst Smanatha Carleton suggesting it actually equivocates to around a 1% decline with those factors.
Brooks' comments were echoed by Maxus CEO Jon Chadwick, who said the first quarter is always hard to predict the rest of the year from, as many advertisers were "slow starters".
He said FMCG in particular was being squeezed by retailers which could have a knock-on effect for the rest of the year, but said it was "too early to call" what effect it would have.
TV advertising, which grew around 5% in January from a weak base of comparison, posted a 3.3% drop in the index, with the metro market back 4%, and the regional areas dropping 9%. Free-to-air again grew 10%, whilst overall free-to-air was down 3%.
Magazines and newspapers again continued to drop off at a large-rate, with papers dropping 21.^% after falling 11% last February, and mags down 27.9%.
Digital remained the one strong performer, with a 16% increase, although traditional display advertising is showing signs of slowing, with just 5% growth in February compared to 12% in January, and 22% the corresponding month last year.
Outdoor and radio remained stable, showing 1% and -0.1% respectively.


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Crude oil touches nearly every part of our lives throughout the day. The more we do, the more we use. This is what makes crude oil such a valuable economic forecasting tool. This week, we'll look at the big picture in crude oil using technical, fundamental and spread data to explain what the market is telling us as we head into the summer months.
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1. Flaunt the prettiest basket of blooms by growing lobelias, ringed with trailing petunias. Finish with trailing foliage, such as creeping Jenny, planted in slits, in the base and sides.
2. This is the first step to a gorgeous flower ball. Plant seedlings thickly over the top, and dotted all around the sides (cut slits in the liner with secateurs). Or substitute lettuce or herbs for an edible basket.
3. A variety of foliage colours, textures and patterns are just as impressive as brightly coloured petals.
How to make a foliage basket
Gather your supplies
• Hanging basket
• Potting mix
• Water crystals (soaked, following manufacturer's instructions on pack)
• Selection of plants (we used Sedum 'Green Mound', Dichondra 'Silver Falls', Cineraria 'Dusty Miller' and Begonia Chocolate Mix)
You'll also need
Scissors; seaweed solution; small plastic pot
Here's how
Step 1 Put hanging basket on a flat surface (preferably outdoors). Part-fill with potting mix, then spread a handful of water crystals over top. Remove plants from pot, tease roots and plant up in desired position, backfilling as you go.
Step 2 Upturn plastic pot and sit hanging basket securely on top. Cut large slits around sides of basket's lining at desired intervals, then carefully insert plants (here, begonias).
Step 3 Water well with diluted seaweed solution. Carefully hang basket at eye level in desired spot.


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Situated on the ancient Narrows in the heart of the historic market town of Totnes. Close to shops, bustling markets and excellent restaurants making it an ideal base to explore this exciting and cosmopolitan town. It's also convenient for walks following the River Dart to Ashprington and to Dartington Hall.
There are two flats available. Both are comfortable one bedroomed flats on the second floor over shops and owner's accommodation. Both flats contain a lounge/diner with TV, separate newly fitted kitchen with all mod cons and bathroom with bath and shower.
Flat 2 has a spacious bedroom with beams and comfy double bed and lounge area with views overlooking over the beautiful historic Narrows. Flat 3 has twin beds and a living area. Linens and electricity included.
Aish Cross Holiday Cottages
Aish Cross, award winning cottages, is situated in the small hamlet of Aish (Totnes 2 miles) - an area of outstanding beauty and an ideal location for exploring the coast and countryside. The Coach House (sleeps up to six), The Stable and The Hayloft (both sleep up to four). All offer a very high standard of accommodation, with plenty of character.
Jack's Cottage
Jack's is a beautifully presented and very well equipped detached barn set in 300 acres of farmland which you are welcome to enjoy. The cottage overlooks the rolling Devon hills. The barn was fully converted in 2009 to the very highest standards and is ideally suited to either a young family or couples looking for a peaceful retreat in an area of unspoilt natural beauty.
Two double en-suite bedrooms, one king and one super king (or 2 singles). Oil fired central heating and woodburner, instant hot water.
B&B at Foales Leigh Farm is also available.
Leechwell House
Beautifully renovated cosy listed townhouse - perfect location at top of historic Totnes with independent shops, cafes, pubs. Close to railway station, river, moor and coast. Sleeps 5: 2 double and 1 single room. Comfortable sitting room with log burner and TV/DVD. Fully equipped kitchen; excellent bathroom. Metered gas/electricity. Linen provided. Steep stairs.
*Short breaks out of season only.
Priory Cottage
Beautifully renovated, two bedroom, 500 year old cottage. Sleeps four. Quiet location, close to High Street. Wood flooring, a lovely home from home. Fully-equipped kitchen, TV, DVD player, free WiFi internet. Excellent bath and shower. Central heating for winter stays. All linen and towels provided. Charming garden.Private parking. No Smoking. You'll fall in love with cottage and town.
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Town centre but riverside location with a stunning river view! Close to all amenities and an excellent base for touring South Devon, Dartmoor and boarding the Totnes - Dartmouth ferry (seasonal). This lovely second floor apartment sleeps 4 and comprises 2 double/twin bedrooms, kitchen, large lounge/diner and bathroom. Nearby are unique shops, pubs and bistros. Short breaks possible.
1a Rowsells Lane
The spacious lounge/dining room with vaulted ceiling in this two bedroom upside down house boasts great views of Totnes and the River Dart. Easy walking distance of the railway station and Totnes centre in a quiet location. Sleeps four (one double, one twin) separate kitchen. Secluded garden with overlooking balcony. Open all year with short breaks available out of high season.


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