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A Zimbabwean woman got married in hospital this weekend – days after her arm was bitten off in a crocodile attack near Victoria Falls, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Zanele Ndlovu, a former national tennis player, married Jamie Fox on Saturday in a chapel at Bulawayo's Mater Dei hospital where she was treated for her injuries, reports the Sunday News.
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Pictures from the chapel service show Ndlovu in a wedding dress, with the stump of her right arm in bandages. Her husband is [...]
Satawu says unions are deliberating after the new proposal from the bargaining council and the CCMA and will consult members on Monday.
Transport unions are considering a new wage offer as the national bus strike enters its fourth week.
"The bargaining council and the CCMA [Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration] have put a proposal on the table of 8.75% for year one and 8.25% for year two. Unions are deliberating and will start consulting members [on Monday]'" said Zanele Sabela' the spokeswoman for the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu).
"Outstanding issues, including dual driver' night shift hours and in [...]
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane believes CAF Champions League football is part of the club's "legacy", and says the team have to deal with the pressure that comes with it.
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The MTN Group has announced that Mcebisi Jonas and Bajabulile Tshabalala will join the company's board as Independent Non-Executive Directors from June 1st, 2018.
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The Chairman of the MTN Group Phuthuma Nhleko said "I wish to extend a warm welcome to Swazi and Mcebisi. We are all excited to have them onboard. As we continue to steer our business into a new trajectory of execution excellence".
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Today marks the final return to my sort of 'acquired' living style, pre-Thanksgiving holidays. Finally, my husband has returned to his work after vacation, my middle son is back at tech school and my youngest is feeling well enough to return to middle school after battling a mild bout of pneumonia. That leaves just the cat & I!!! Woo-Hoo! It is a rare and valued thing to enjoy such peace and quiet here (don't get me wrong-I love my family and all their 'sounds', actions, idiosyncracies, etc.); it's just that, being an only child for so many years, one gets to really cherish a little peace and quiet now and then. I'm not sure, yet, if I will be getting my grandson today (think it's a no…think his mom is 'off' of work today, but haven't heard from anyone about it), so if that answer is a 'no', then I will (hopefully) be able to bask in the warm fuzzies of peacefulness until around 10:45 when middle son returns from tech school (that's about an hour away, right now). He's already given me a 'heads-up' that he's bringing his girlfriend over for the evening, so that made me re-think dinner (not that I cater to people, just want to make sure we have enough food for 5 people, instead of the usual 4). Am thinking it might be spaghetti & meatballs with garlic breadsticks and some sort of vegetable but then…you didn't really want to read my menu for the day, did you???. Enough of the daydreaming here, lots of housework/laundry to catch up on. After a week plus of entire family here, it REALLY needs a good straightening, cleaning, putting things away, etc. (not looking forward to that).
On the knitting front, got another afghan done-that makes 5 now for the next Ghana trip. Spent part of yesterday trying out a new pattern, just for kicks. It was a knitted bookmark pattern that looks like pine trees; not a difficult pattern, just difficult if you're trying to count stitches and rows and two of your sons are having a discussion/argument/escalated discussion, etc. over video games. Ended up almost ripping out most of it out of utter frustration…couldn't keep my mind on what I was doing while listening to them 'go at it' 3-4 feet away. Finally just thrust it down and came back to it later…success, finally finished the square. Every once in awhile I just like to 'keep my hand in' the knitting of squares. I enjoy the challenge of trying out new patterns to see how they work. I don't include them in the list of stitch patterns on the other blog, though, as they are usually someone's copyrighted patterns, but they're fun for me to stretch my knitting abilities.
Our weather here in mid-Michigan has been a typical 'Thanksgiving' weather-today got up to a balmy 32 degrees with nice, thick frost/ice on the car windshield…fun. I'd forgotten the utter 'joy' of having to quickly scrape your way through a thick chunk of ice in order to be able to scratch out a little peephole to see with in order to drive youngest son to school! Ah, the joys of winter…NOT!!! There's a light layer of snow on the ground now, probably about 1 1/2 inches…nothing to sniff at here….we're hardy people used to those sudden downpourings of good old wet, white stuff called snow. Monday found me quickly getting my grocery shopping done because there was tons of that wet white stuff coming down. Got done shopping in less than an hour and came out to a car covered…had to scrape and brush off all the snow to get going again. Yep, it's winder here in good old jolly Michigan!
Anyway, friends, hope you are enjoying whatever 'day' you are having; hope you're warm, cosy and comfortable with enough food in your tummies to make you happy and content…if only for this one, brief moment!
Hugs all around;

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The "Know Your Character" Quiz
This quiz began as a thread on the NaNoWriMo boards. Each poster added a questions, so that it grew with each new posting. It took me a while, but I answered the questions for Ezra and Logan. It's worth noting that the character's views seldom reflect my own.
1. What is your character's name?
Ezra Finian Sweetin and Logan Rembrandt Starke
2. Give a brief description of their appearance:
Ezra: about 5'3", light build, blond hair, blue eyes, glasses
Logan: about 5'7", wiry build, best described as lanky, messy brown hair, brown eyes, pale
3. What is your character's occupation or role in society?
Ezra: An artist, gallery owner and con-man, working for the Organization (an organized crime syndicate) and reporting to the Agency (government intelligence).
Logan: An agent for Shynian Intelligence
4. What does your character care about most in life?
Ezra: his artwork
Logan: Cyrus
5. What would make your character cringe, catch their breath or burn with shame?
Ezra: His problems with working magic, he feels like he disappointed his master
Logan: That he has so much trouble finding Ezra, when he runs away
6. How old is you character?
Ezra: 25 years
Logan: 30 years
7. Who does your character look up to most?
Ezra: His father
Logan: Keenan? (the sovereign of the land)
8. What is your character's favourite food?
Ezra: Not porridge! Peach cobbler
Logan: Sausages with peppers and onions
9. Any family?
Ezra: His mother is still around, he also has several cousins, aunts and uncles
Logan: his parents and two little sisters.
10. Something they regret?
Ezra: Falling in with the Organization in the first place
Logan: Lying to Cyrus so often
11. Favourite memory?
Ezra: Going to the National Art Gallery with his father when he was a little boy.
Logan: The day he first met Cyrus
12. Best friend(s)?
Ezra: Winnie, Devin
Logan: Cyrus
13. What is your character's destination?
Ezra: "Away from here" – he's running away from people who want to kill him
Logan: Wherever Ezra is hiding himself
14. What does your character hate the most?
Ezra: Lying to people, people who lie to him
Logan: Cheaters….
15. Does your character have a nickname?
Ezra: No… Fox?
Logan: Cyrus calls him "Remy"
16. What makes your character the happiest?
Ezra: Working on a new original piece
Logan: Being with Cyrus
17. What is your character's favourite vacation spot?
Ezra: The beach
Logan: The forest
18. Character's hobby(ies)?
Ezra: singing, writing, playing music
Logan: flirting
19. Character's favourite colour?
Both of them like burgundy
20. Favourite genre of music?
Ezra: doesn't have one. He likes all kinds of music.
Logan: Jazz
21. Greatest aspiration?
Ezra: To be well known as an artist in his own right.
Logan: He just wants to make Cyrus happy…
22. Is there anyone they would be willing to die for?
Ezra: No…
Logan: Cyrus and his country.
23. Least favourite chore?
Ezra: cleaning paintbrushes
Logan: the dishes
24. What is their annual income?
Ezra: It depends, but it's usually on the higher end of the scale.
Logan: A pittance.
25. What does s/he spend her/his money on?
Ezra: Whatever he wants… the normal things, supplies for work and then fun stuff
Logan: Whatever he absolutely needs.
26. What kind of a house do they live in?
Ezra: He has a loft apartment over his art gallery.
Logan: He has a one room flat in government housing.
27. What would they do if someone attacked them?
Ezra: panic
Logan: defend himself
28. Favourite sweet (candy/pastry/dessert)?
Ezra: Peach cobbler (same as his favorite food)
Logan: Ice cream sandwiches
29. Weirdest dream they've ever had?
Ezra: Hands were reaching out of the bed, tearing his clothing off and trying to kill him
Logan: dreamt he ate Cyrus once…
30. Phobia?
Ezra: Being alone
Logan: losing control
31. Given the chance to leave home, would your character go?
Ezra: Yes and if he could choose his destination, he'd go to the south shore of Cygma
Logan: No, he enjoys his home
32. Does your character have a love interest?
Both of them do, although Logan doesn't always act like he has.
33. If your world has places like Heaven and Hell after they die, where do they think they are going?
Both of them think they'll go to Heaven.
34. Is your character a dog or a cat person?
Both prefer cats.
35. If your character were surrounded by a group of bandits, who would win?
Ezra: The bandits
Logan: He would
36: What is your character's most prized possession?
Ezra: The spellbook his father gave him when he went off to study magic
Logan: A locket Cyrus gave him
37. Which is more important to your character, the law or justice?
Justice is more important to both of them.
38. The character is in a new place and hopelessly lost. What do they do?
Ezra: ask directions at a business, like an inn or something
Logan: explore and find his own way
39. Do they have any habits their colleagues find odd?
Ezra: He talks to his animals like they are children
Logan: He talks to himself
40. Is the character congruent with the setting, or is he/she ahead of his/her time/culture?
Both are pretty congruent with their setting.
41: In which situations, if any, does the character consider killing to be an acceptable answer?
Ezra: Only if there's no other choice – if by not killing someone, you or someone you love will be killed.
Logan: If there's no other choice or if the situation is, somehow, outside of your control (accidentally killing someone).
42: In what situation would the character believe his/her allies had betrayed them, and how would he/she deal with it?
Ezra: If people came after him (whether from the Organization or the Agency or the Wardens). He would be very angry and run away and not talk to them.
Logan: If his cover was somehow blown. He'd demand an explanation.
43: What's your character's first memory?
Ezra: Sitting in his father's lap, while they colored together
Logan: Being molested by his uncle…
44: What religion are they?
Ezra is a Shynian Methodist, Logan is a Cygman Catholic; both are flavors of Christianity.
45: Optimist or pessimist?
Both consider themselves to be optimists, but Ezra has some moments of pessimism.
46: What is their idea of a perfect day?
Ezra: Getting up slowly, going to the beach because it's sunny and warm, with just a bit of a breeze off the water, and painting all day long.
Logan: Any day he wakes up beside Cyrus is perfect…
47: What do they think of animal rights?
Ezra: Animals were placed here for us to take care of. People who cause them needless pain should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. That's not to say we shouldn't eat them, but there's no reason for them to suffer…
Logan: Animals are animals. There's no reason for them to be mistreated, but it's not like they have complex emotions.
48: Do they appreciate fine art?
Both of them appreciate fine art…
49: What is your characters favourite alcoholic beverage?
Neither of them drink regularly, but Ezra will enjoy bourbon, given the opportunity.
50: Is your character more angsty or more comedic?
51: What level of intelligence does your character possess?
Above average
52: Is your character immortal?
53: Does he/she have any nervous habits?
Ezra: paces, tugs on his fingers
Logan: plays with his hair
54: What weapons does your character use?
Ezra: none
Logan: dartbow, dartgun
55. Preferred transportation method?
Ezra: Prefers rail transport or his scooter.
Logan: would rather drive his car…
56. How many names has your character legally held?
Ezra: He's at three right now, two by the time of the story
Logan: One
57. Has your character ever been homeless?
Ezra: After he left his apprenticeship, he had nowhere to go. That was how he fell in with the Organization. For a time, he lived on the streets. Logan has never been homeless…
58. Does your character talk to more people than he/she kills?
59. What is your character's pet peeve, what annoys your character?
Ezra: People who don't give others a chance to explain their actions
Logan: People who rush…
60. If given a choice of the (death penalty) or (life in prison with no hope of escape and no hope of parole) what would your character choose?
Ezra: death
Logan: Life
61. What is your character's biggest regret?
62. What would it take to make your character snap?
Ezra: He gets pushed around enough – threatened, coerced, forced to do things he doesn't want to. Eventually, he reaches the point where he's had enough.
Logan: The full moon…
63. Does your character sometimes have conflictions between the real world and what he would like his to be, his "fantasy" world?
Not really.
64. What deadly sin does your character most represent?
Ezra would be Pride; Logan would be Wrath
65. What heavenly virtue does your character most represent?
Ezra would be Diligence; Logan would be Temperance
66. What's more important for your character: to be loved or respected?
Both of them feel that being loved is more important.
67. Is your character a romantic or a realist?
Ezra tends to be more of a realist, but he wishes he were more romantic. Logan is a romantic.
68. What's your character's favourite weather?
Ezra: sunny, warm, with just a bit of a breeze
Logan: brisk, overcast and snowy (not heavy snow, just light snow)
69. Does your character have an arch-nemesis?
Ezra is, for the sake of this story, Logan's nemesis and vice versa.
70. Can your character use magic?
Ezra is a magician, at the start of this novel, he regains the ability to use magic, but he is only a student. Logan has no magic.
71. What kind of clothes does your character favour?
Ezra: He tends to wear comfortable, fashionable clothing and prefers to blend in with what people around him are wearing. Whatever he wears, he adds something that makes it unique.
Logan: He typically wears business attire that can best be termed "frumpy", as if he cannot find anything that fits him properly.
72. Does your character lead, follow, or stand alone?
Ezra tends to follow or stand alone, with a preference for doing his own thing. Logan prefers to follow, but will lead.
73. Is your character an introvert or extrovert?
Both are extroverts.
74. Has your character ever pissed some high up magical being off?
75. Does your character ever wish that he/she could be someone else?
Ezra does, but not Logan.
76. How many siblings does your character have and how does this affect his / her personality?
Ezra is an only child, which taught him a degree of independence, since he always had to entertain himself. Logan is the oldest, so he tends to be protective of people younger than him, falling into the role of "big brother" at the slightest provocation.
77. Does your character love to read?
Ezra loves reading, as well as writing. Logan would rather not read, but will if he can't get information any other way.
78. Does your character smoke?
Ezra does not, but Logan does.
79. If someone dropped a gold coin in front of your character and didn't realize it would they keep it or give it back?
If the person was right there, Ezra would give it back. If he had to chase them down, he would just pocket it. Logan would go as far as chasing them down.
80. If you had to describe your character in one word what would it be?
Ezra: Cunning, Logan: dangerous.
81. What is your character's favourite non-alcoholic drink?
Ezra: coffee with milk and sugar
Logan: iced tea with mint
82. What is your character's favourite landscape?
Ezra: Like the view of forests and low hills, especially at sunset or dawn.
Logan: Enjoys a romantic view of moorland.
85. Did your character come to you fully formed or are they still evolving?
Both characters continue to evolve.
86. What is your character's role in the story?
Ezra is the main character, Logan is an important secondary character.
87. What species are they?
Both are human, but Logan has lycanthropy.
88. What is their relationship with their parents like?
Ezra's relationship with his mother could best be described as strained. He loves and misses his father terribly. Logan hasn't spoken to his parents since he was infected with lycanthropy.
89. What is their favourite fairytale-type story?
Ezra: the story of Icarus. Logan: The Elves and the Shoemaker
90. Let's say your character had to have a MySpace: who would be in their top 8?
Ezra: Winnie, Devin, Chris, Morgan, his mother, his cousins
Logan: his teammates, his sisters
91. What do they desire more than anything?
Ezra: to get out from under the thumb of Johannes Keller.
Logan: to find a cure for lycanthropy.
92. Describe their bedroom.
Ezra: Large, with windows covering most of one wall. A large bed is perpendicular to the wall on which the door is found. A dresser is adjacent to it, with screens beside it hiding the door to the bathroom.
Logan: His bed is a pallet that he rolls out in his living space. There are also low cushions to sit on, an electric stove that he cooks on and a low table/desk where he eats and does his work.
93. Does your character have a high tolerance for pain (both physical and mental)?
Ezra does not, but Logan's experience with lycanthropy has increased his tolerance to pain.
94. How does your character deal with strong, negative emotions?
Ezra vents his emotions, Logan tries to let them go.
95. What would happen if you killed off your character?
I would cry.
96. Is your character organized or neat?
Ezra is very organized, Logan is not.
97. Does your character take the easy way or prefer a challenge?
Ezra will take the easy route every time. Logan prefers a challenge, unless he's in a hurry.
98. What is his/her key personality trait?
Ezra: tenacious, Logan: calm
99. Does your character have any pets?
Ezra has a dog named Josiah and a cat named Mischief. Animals don't normally like Logan.
100. Character's favourite season?
Ezra prefers the summer, but Logan is partial to winter.
101. Does your character prefer subtlety or brute force?
Ezra is all about subtlety, but Logan is more prone to brute force.
102. Are they patriotic about their country/realm/city?
Ezra most certainly is not, but Logan is much more patriotic.
103. Do they prefer the comforts of home or roughing it in the wild?
Both prefer the comforts of home.
104. When/to whom was your character's first kiss?
Ezra's first kiss when to Devin, who caught him by surprise. Logan's first kiss happened when he was five years old, to a girl in his nursery school class.
105. What is his idea of the perfect romantic evening?
Ezra's idea of a romantic evening would be a seaside dinner, followed by him drawing his date… as nature intended. Logan's idea of a romantic evening is cuddling on the couch with his date.
106. If he could choose how he would die, how would it be?
Ezra: quietly in his sleep, when he is very old.
Logan: quickly, so that he can't see it coming.
107. If there was one thing your character could change about their past, what would it be?
Ezra would have said no when Keller asked to be his patron. Logan wouldn't have taken that left turn down the alley.
108. If your character had to choose between their one true love or the good of the world, what would they choose?
Ezra would choose his one true love. Logan would choose the good of the world, but it would tear him up to do so.
109. If your character could be anything from fireman to pumpkin, what would they be?
Ezra would be a cat. Logan would be a normal person.
110. When decisions need to be made, is your character more a logical type, or do they let their feelings affect their choice?
Ezra always goes with his heart. Logan tries to be logical, but usually goes with his heart too.
111. Does magic exist openly in your character's world? What's their opinion on it?
Yes, Ezra is a mage. Logan doesn't understand it, but he trusts it.
112. Does your character speak more than one language?
Ezra: Kenzyan, Clamorian Shynian, Cygman, English
Logan: courtly Shynian, Kenzyan, Dunarine Shynian
113. What is the hardest thing about your character's daily life?
Ezra: having to balance his desire to do what's right with his desire not to be killed by the Organization
Logan: dealing with the constant effects of lycanthropy on his health.
114. Does your character think that (s)he's attractive?
Ezra does, but Logan realizes he far too gangly to be attractive to most people.
115. Can your character dance?
Both of them dance quite well.
116. What does you character usually have for breakfast?
Ezra: fruit, coffee, an egg on toast
Logan: sausage, biscuit with brown gravy.
117. Does your character have a good notion of geography?
Ezra knows the major landmarks around him, but has no concept of scale. Logan is fairly good with geography.
118. If your character plays rock-paper-scissors, which is he/she likely to choose first?
Ezra: paper; Logan: scissors (Which is why Logan will win!)
119. Is your character dependable for others around him?
Both of them are usually dependable, sometimes Ezra lets his fear get the better of him.
120. At any occasion did your character come close to losing his mind?
Ezra: When he was in prison
Logan: When he first learned he had lycanthropy
121. If given the chance, will your character lead his people or will he stand alone and allow someone else to become figurehead?
If it came down to something like that, Logan would follow someone else, so would Ezra.
122. If your character was crippled for life what would he/she do?
Both of them would try to carry on as best as they could. Ezra would try to find ways to compensate for his new limitations. He wouldn't let it stop him from living life to the fullest.
123. If your character became a parent how would it affect them?
Ezra would be afraid that he'd either die young, like his father, or be as bad at it as him mother is. It would make him much more careful about what he does and the decisions he makes. Logan would probably find another job, so that he could be home more often and get a better home.
124. What is your character's most painful memory?
Ezra: his father's death.
Logan: when he became a werewolf.
125. What is your figment's favourite animal?
Ezra likes cats. Logan's favorite animal is crickets.
126. What would they do if they were offered whatever they wanted?
Ezra would be immediately suspicious about what the person offering wanted in exchange. Logan would be grateful.
127. What is their definition of home?
Ezra: where he can be happy and feel safe.
Logan: wherever Cyrus is.
128. If your character were to win the lottery or come into large amounts of money – what would be the first thing they would buy with it?
Ezra: invest it in a program to teach youngsters about the fine arts.
Logan: a real house and the furnishings to go with it!
129. What is your character's favourite element?
Ezra: water; Logan: fire
130. What one thing would your character happily give up?
Neither of them would happily give up anything. Logan would reluctantly give things up, if he could see some greater good in it.
131. Does he/she have any addictions?
Ezra: coffee, Logan: none
132. Will he/she end up becoming a noble/king/queen/etc.?
133. Has he/she ever survived a natural disaster?
Ezra survived a severe storm in Piedmont. Logan survived severe flooding that hit North Lake several years ago.
134. Does your character have any items they ALWAYS have with them?
Ezra: his sketchbook and pencils.
Logan: the locket Cyrus gave him.
135. If you character could change one thing about their body, what would it be?
Ezra would love to be taller and stronger. Logan would want to not have lycanthropy.
136. Does your character have a sidekick?
Mischief is Ezra's sidekick. Logan doesn't have one.
137. Which event or encounter changed your characters life?
Ezra: Meeting Devin
Logan: Becoming a werewolf
138. What do other people think about your character in general? Does he/she have some kind of reputation?
Ezra: Most people, when first meeting him, see him as a refined gentleman. He has a reputation as a slightly odd, but very creative person.
Logan: The first thing most people notice when they first meet him is how sickly he looks. He has a reputation for getting the job done.
139. Does the fact that your character has never done something before increase or decrease its appeal to them?
Ezra: Since he's not adventurous, having not done something decreases its appeal.
Logan: Is more adventurous and, therefore, more open to trying new things.
140. How many times a day does your character look in a mirror?
Ezra: Probably three or four times, just often enough to make sure he's presentable.
Logan: Avoids them, if possible.
141. Is it easy for your character to ask for help when s/he needs it?
Ezra: Definitely not.
Logan: Yes.


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What I have come to believe however is that the idea of a world bank, a world currency and a world government is now THE agenda of many within the elitist sphere. You don´t haft to check out clip like this one or this one or this one to see that something is brewing way up high.
No one has ever been able to control and govern all the everyday dealings and transaction taking place every second. This is one of the main reasons why socialism never worked and never will work. Millions of people going about their everyday life cannot be organized into orderly lines that always do what they are told. It´s impossible. People always find a way to work around, outside or even with the system.
The worst most oppressive regimes in history with seemingly total control have tried it, they all failed. Mainly because in the long run the alternative; letting people be free, always provide better results, but also because certain things/items/goods will be exchanged, bought, grown and sold no matter what. Stalin, a conspiracy nut in his own right, ruling one of the most tyrannical systems ever seen, tried to ban his fellow Russian from drinking vodka with the penalty of death and Gulag camps. The result? They drank more than ever before or since.
The examples of total failure from totalitarian regimes in this regard are endless and this also points out the futile attempt to control, tax and survey the Internet. It cannot be done.
Of course you can here argue that since the real power structure and those pulling the strings know this it is precisely why they want to start WW III or spread diseases; to diminish the population. That this knowledge is exactly why they send subliminal messages through our TV´s and why they dumb down our schools; to form a more manageable populace; a more subservient bunch of zombies just cleaver enough to run the machines but stupid enough to never check behind the curtain.
Arguing this case isn´t hard and it is easy to see the point.
But even IF this is The Powers That Be´s scheme, they cannot control us all; they cannot indoctrinate, govern and steal everything. There will always be alternatives.
Except, perhaps - at least in theory - if we have a world bank, a world currency, a world police and a world government.
I mean, where are you supposed to go if you don´t agree? No single area would be able to resist a world police with the full backing of a world government and a world bank. And the few resistance fighters (terrorists) in existence would only fuel the powers, not hurt them.
You can of course think up lots of objections, but they can actually all be argued against.
How about TV- and radio stations? Surely they cannot control them all, they never could before. Yes, sort of true, but first of all; look at media today. They are already (all of them) owned, controlled by and get their news from the very same sources. The only alternative today is internet and alternative news, and you can be damn sure that's exactly why those in power hate the internet. But with a world (everything) in place, does it really matter if a few dissidents think the high and mighty are evil incarnate? Nope. Not at all.
What about nuclear weapons? All I can say is; so? What about them? You gonna kill a few million? So what? Perfect for those in charge. Less people to worry about and another terrorist attack they can use as an excuse to grasp for more power.
So what about people starving, rioting and in all thinkable ways oppose world governance? Again; so what? Where are they going to go? With what weapons can they fight millions of thugs making up the world police? And even if enough people awake from their slumber and get hold of weapons and break free from the world structure, will constant war and constant propaganda campaigns just go away? Will progressive ideas suddenly dissipate? And even if all that can be circumvented; will a dissident area/country have enough room, food and natural resources to survive? And if those problems can be solved; so what? A few million in one corner of the globe outside of world governance control? Pfff… they can live with that…
A single country or a coalition of countries with a certain view can through threats, military might and economic power enforce a lot yes, but never total control. No system or ideology can achieve total control. Not as long as there are alternatives and not as long as the market rule supreme. But a world government with a world police and a world bank with one single world currency could almost achieve it, especially if the people are given a certain level of freedom comes to the market. Think China and think of that system as being global and you understand what I mean.
And in such a system it doesn't matter if there are a few rebellions, a few terrorists or whatnot, because; what's the alternative? There is nowhere to hide. And knock down a few of those above, how many wouldn´t stand in line to take their place?
You can also be damn sure that they will implement this worldwide system with your consent. You voted for it, isn´t that democracy? You cheered them on, isn´t that part of the democratic process? You are a member of one of many political parties that wanted this, that is the very essence of democracy isn´t it?
So I have concluded that this is the end game. My conclusion has nothing to do with aliens or reptilian elitists, it is not based on any idea about planet X or illuminati, it is not something I thought up after listening to Dave Icke or Alex Jones. World governance is simply the "logical" next step for our masters. This is their ultimate end-game.
For a politician, what would be bigger, more fantastic and grander than ruling the world?
Of course a world government is in the cards, of course a world currency and a world bank is being talked about, of course a world police force is needed. It's so obvious.
The only thing really standing in their way at the moment is a defaulting world economy. Yes it is sort of working in their favor to, but if a crashing European Union does not work, why would the same work on a global scale? They will think of a work-around of course, but this is their only obstacle at the moment. That and the fact that so many people are starting to wake up.
This means that they need to change the name of the game – and soon. Very soon. Before more wake up and before economic troubles hinder their master plan.
IF the "real" conspiracy is correct, except a large war (or a similar huge event) very soon. But even if not, the UN and other world bodies like the World Bank (yes, we already have one…) and the IMF will get more power, and more, and then even more. Expect the Europhile turn into worldophiles. Expect media and large papers keep pushing the agenda and arguing that a world government is needed to curve conflicts and battle inflation. Of course our economic problems could have been avoided with a world bank and a world currency with a world government. Of course…
Sadly I think many will fall for the scam.
Like sheep herded to the slaughter most of you idiots out there will happily walk towards a global totalitarian nightmare.
So, can we do anything to both stop this development and The Greatest Depression? Yes, we can. Iceland has almost done the right thing. I would have loved to see a middle finger towards the IMF, a few more trials and they should have cut much more and lowered taxes much more, but other than that, they showed us the way.
We need to prosecute banksters and politicians. We need real austerity measures. We need to slim down government to its minimal functions. We need to abolish the Fractional Reserve Banking system. And we need to take away all the regulations and obstacles people face on the market every day. If so, we can both minimize The Greatest Depression and get rid of any totalitarian system whether it is on a national or on a worldwide scale.


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Nests in the Skeletons
Christmas, New Years, Valentines Day.
Cold weather, possibly snow.
Brown surrounds, with green splotches here and there.
The trees are barren, stripped of their marvelous green, gold, red and orange hues from summer and fall.
Riding in the car (as it seems I have done so much lately), I notice the barrenness of it all. Branches stretch high, grayish brown skeletons, so sad looking. All that's left is a multitude of birds nests. Simple clusters of grass, hay, string . . . anything that was available was made into a safe haven. Each bird took time to create this place of safety. The location was strategic – high up, surrounded by leaves, inconspicuous. There was protection within the leaves. They were hidden from predators, sheltered from the wind and rain, shaded from the harsh sun . . .
Now, the leaves are gone, the weather has changed and the hard work of the birds stand as nothing more than reminders of what was.
My heart ponders. Are there birds nests in our lives? Have we been directed by the Holy Spirit to build something? We may have worked hard, pulled together our resources, built something that was precious to us. It was a protective place. We felt comfortable, warm, safe in that place. We enjoyed our spring and summer. When fall came we kept holding on, waiting. But, when the winter hit, did we fly out? Did we lose hope? Did we give up?
Will those abandoned nests still be there when spring comes? Will they be used by another? Did we build our nests strong enough to withstand the winter wind and snow?
Are we like the little bird in the nursery rhyme "The North Wind Doth Blow"?
The North wind doth blow and we shall have snow,
And what will poor robin do then, poor thing?
He'll sit in a barn and keep himself warm
and hide his head under his wing, poor thing.
Or, will we sit firm? Will we wait it out, hold on strong, knowing that there's beauty to come?


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What is cellulitis?
Cellulitis is a condition of localized or diffuse skin infection by bacteria that extends into the deeper layers under the skin (subcutaneous tissue). The most common sites of infection include skin of the lower leg and face, although cellulitis can affect any parts of the body. Usually a break in the skin, even a minor abrasion, provides entry of infective bacteria into the body and deeper layers of tissue. Cellulitis can be effectively treated with antibiotics but if left untreated it can lead to life threatening complications like sepsis, shock and gangrene.
Cellulitis Symptoms
The skin has two layers – the outer epidermis and inner dermis. Underneath the dermis is the subcutaneous tissue, including the fatty layer that provides insulation and protection. Cellulitis extends as deep as the subcutaneous layer. Cellulitis presents with typical inflammatory changes of the infected skin like :
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- Swelling with abscess (sometimes)
- Warmth over the skin
The above mentioned symptoms can initially affect small areas of skin and progress rapidly to other areas. Other local symptoms may be temporary loss of hair over the affected skin, stretchy appearance of the skin and joint stiffness. Other associated symptoms are :
- Fever may be with chill
- Lethargy and weakness
- Generalized body ache (malaise)
- Profuse sweating
- Nausea and vomiting
- Swelling of local lymph nodes (glands)
Cellulitis often occurs simultaneously with another type of skin infection, erysipelas. Although erysipelas is a superficial infection not extending to the subcutaneous tissue, it can often be confused with cellulitis.
Causes of Cellulitis
Cellulitis, a bacterial infection, is most commonly caused by group A Streptococcus and Staphylococcus. These days infection with the more serious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is becoming common. Sometimes the normally non-infective resident bacteria of the skin (skin flora) may lead to cellulitis in persons with poor immunity (immunocompromised).
The entry of bacteria occurs through break in the skin caused by cut, blister, ulcer, dermatitis, tattoo, insect (usually spider) biting, recent surgical wounds, puncture wounds, intravenous drug use in drug addicts or in patients with intravenous catheter. Upon entering the skin the bacteria rapidly spreads to other body parts via the blood stream and lymphatic spread. Under rare circumstances the bacteria ("flesh eating bacteria") gain access to the deeper tissue (invading the fascial lining) causing necrotizing fasciitis.
One very specific form of cellulitis is Ludwig's angina affecting the submandibular space (floor of the mouth). Dental infection (due to mixed bacterial infection) is the most common cause of Ludwig's angina.
Risk factors
- Advancing age – the elderly are at a greater risk.
- Immunocompromised due to prolonged steroid use, chemotherapy, HIV patients.
- Diabetics are a very high risk group.
- Peripheral circulation disorders as there is poor blood supply to the legs in particular.
- Chicken pox, shingles, eczema, athlete's foot, superficial burn injury may cause breaks in the skin.
- Swelling of legs – lymphedema, varicose veins.
- Intravenous drug users
- Prior history of cellulitis
Cellulitis Treatment
The standard treatment of cellulitis is oral or intravenous antibiotic therapy. Cellulitis is a very serious infection and patients on oral antibiotics need to use a course for at least 10 to 14 days. There is a high degree of recurrence if complete antibiotic therapy is not completed. In addition, topical antimicrobial agents may also be applied on open wounds to treat the superficial infection and prevent re-infection. Cellulitis is more common on the lower limb (leg) and patients should minimize movement during the early stages of treatment. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can be used to control pain and inflammation but antibiotic therapy is still essential. Surgical care may include :
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- Debridement of necrotic tissue
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All right…with understanding of what CMMi is all about, what do we mean by maturity levels, and how we can actually map the maturity levels with the process areas, we are all set to learn about Capabilities, the maturities and capabilities have a great role to play in the entire CMMi journey.
In CMMI models, there are six capability levels designated by the numbers 0 through 5.
- 0 – Incomplete
- 1 – Performed
- 2 – Managed
- 3 – Defined
- 4 – Quantitatively Managed
- 5 – Optimizing
So I am sure you all will be in better control of things even as you have a look at the above mentioned "Capabilities".
Let's understand as to what they mean, we will start with very small description of these:
Level 0: Incomplete
An "incomplete process" is a process that is either not performed or partially performed. One or more of the specific goals of the process area are not satisfied and no generic goals exist for this level since there is no reason to institutionalize a partially performed process.
By Institutionalize we mean a process which is tailored as per Organization needs, and is stemmed out of your Organizational processes.
Level 1: Performed
A Capability Level 1 process is a process that is expected to perform all of the Capability Level 1 specific and generic practices. Performance may not be stable and may not meet specific objectives such as quality, cost, and schedule, but useful work can be done. It means that you are doing something but you cannot prove that it is really working for you. This is what that happens with quite a few project which you'll or we have worked with! We know we are doing something, and that is why we are being survived, but that has nothing to do in terms of improving our cost. and quality.
Capability Level 2: Managed
A managed process is planned, performed, monitored, and controlled for individual projects, groups, or stand-alone processes to achieve a given purpose. Managing the process achieves cost, schedule, and quality. As the title of this level indicates, you are actively managing the way things are done in your organization. You follow metrics, you follow things like variance, scheduled variance etc., to make sure you and your project is on track.
Capability Level 3: Defined
A capability level 3 process is characterized as a "defined process." A defined process is a managed (capability level 2) process that is tailored from the organization's set of standard processes according to the organization's tailoring guidelines, and contributes work products, measures, and other process-improvement information to the organizational process assets.
Again, I won't go in to details of level 4, and level 5, so this is it for today, assuming you all are having a good go and learning experience in this journey!
Related articles
- CMMi – A crash course – Introduction to Dev 1.3 (seeingfuture.wordpress.com)
- CMMi – Maturity Levels – Initial – Managed – Defined (seeingfuture.wordpress.com)
- CMMi Process areas and mapping with Maturity levels (seeingfuture.wordpress.com)


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Gujarati Arti
Gujarati Arti
To hear Jane Brown's exquisite Western-style version (arranged by Raphael Rudd), please visit JaiBaba.com.
Listen to the Gujarati Arti, by Meher Baba. We have heard that the tune is based on a traditional Gujarati melody. The vocalist is a well-known Indian Woman singer, Milan Singh.
For the musical notation, please visit Avatar Meher Baba Israel
From Lord Meher by Bhau Kalchuri (vol. 3, pp. 773-74):
…Sometime earlier, Mohan Shahane had written an arti for Baba in Marathi, which was being sung at all the gatherings. The mandali, however, wished to have an arti composed in Gujarati, and so Baba told them to write one, but none of the songs satisfied Baba.
Finally, on January 11th, 1926, Meher Baba wrote his own arti called Bujave Naar, which later became known as the Gujarati Arti. [English translation follows.]
O God, command that the fire of ignorance be extinguished!
Bestow upon Your lovers the light of faith for which they long.
O Master Meher Baba! We lay our heads at Your feet.
O Meher Baba! You are the One who knows the original state of God.
You are the Lord of Truth! You are the lover and Beloved in one.
You are the torrent of Infinite Knowledge and the Ocean of Oneness.
O Beloved, bestow upon us seekers the knowledge of Ezad.
For You, Paramatma, are omniscient, Divine Knowledge Itself!
Intoxicate us by making us drink from the cup of love divine.
Oh Saki, promise us a cup of wine! We offer our lives in sacrifice to You.
Our ship founders in mid-ocean; only if You steer can we remain afloat.
O Meher Baba! You are our captain and protector!
Bujave nār jehelatni
Yē ker kūdratne farmān tu
Chhē lāgi āsh bhaktōne
Ke bakhshe nūre-iman tu
Ayā murshid Meher Baba
Charanpe tujnā dharāye sar
Khudānā zāt-thī vākef
Thai bēthō Meherbān tu:
Tu chhē mālik hakiqatnū
Tu āshek bhī ne aref bhī
Tu chhē darīya-e-wahedat
Mārefatno hôi tufari tu
Hamō rehrav me ây sālik
Bakh-sh-jadnyan īzadnu
Ke tu parmātma dnyānī
Chhē ne muktyar-e-irfan tu
Khudānā prēmno pyālo
Pilāvi mast hamne ker
Chhē tuj per jan sadke
Saqiyā api-de paymari tu
Hamārī nāv bhar dariye
Tarave tōō hame tariye
Hamara nakhuda ay Meher Bābā
Chhē nighebāṅ tu.
[Donkin's Diaries (Sheriar Foundation, 2011), pp. 196-97]
Bujaawe naar jallatani aye kar kudratnay farma too
Chhe laagi aas bhaktoney kay bakshay nooray ima too
Aiya moorshad Meher Baba charanpar toojna dhariyay sar
Khoodana zat thi vakef thai betho Meherba too
Too chhe malik hakikatno too aashek bhi nay aaref bhi
Too chhe dariya aye vahedat marefat no hoi toofa too
Humo raherav nay aiy saalek bakhash jay gnyaan eezad noo
Kay too Paramatma gnyaani chhe nay mookhtaar irfaa too
Khoodana premno pyalo pilaavi must hamnay kar
Chhe toojapur jaan sadkay saakiya aapi day paima too
Humaari naav bhar dariyay taraavay tow humay tariyay
Humaara nakhooda aiy Meher Baba chhe nighebaa too.
Humaara nakhooda aiy Meher Baba chhe nighebaa too.
9 Responses to Gujarati Arti
What a treat to hear Meher Baba's Gujarati aaarti sung by the Mandali itself. A true blessing.
Also thanks a million for the musical notation of the aarti. I had been wanting that for a looooong time.
Jai Baba
I was wondering if there's an English translation that is generally considered to be a good one. There seem to be several variations. Thank you! Jai Meher Baba.
Jai Baba! Missed it in the comment above.
I must also say the transliteration above is bad.
❓ The Arti has a stanza: Tu ashek bhi ne aref bhi
The Trust translation, apparenetly done by Adi Sr., explains this as:
You are the lover and the beloved in one.
"aref" is derived from the urdu word "irfan" meaning "knowledge". Therefore, "aref" means "someone possessing knowledge". Going by this, there is an error in the translation that is widely being circulated and can be found above also.
The translation should be:
You are the lover and the one possessing knowledge.
Donkin's diary mentions the meaning of "Aref" as described above.
Jai Baba!
I just discovered your website during my search for a good version of the Gujerati Arti; I especially like the version by Milan Singh; upon researching further on Youtube, my hunch that the singer is male and not female as mentioned on your site, was correct!


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Is there parking at Wildcard Coventry?
Yes there are three separate parking facilities including the free car park on Payne's lane (see map).
Do you sell supplements or food/drinks?
We have a full range of supplements for you to buy. FarGo Village also boasts many food vendors along with awesome shops to explore.
Can I just come in and see the place?
We are more than just a gym, we are a community. You are welcome to drop in at anytime to see the gym or watch a class.
Where do I start?
If you are unsure about how to begin your fitness journey contact us and we will be happy to help!
What is CrossFit?
We offer CrossFit in Coventry we help you achieve those goals. CrossFit started as the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide. Since then it has evolved to be an all-inclusive fitness program for people of any athletic capability.
Our program delivers a fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive. Our specialty is not specialising. Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist.
The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability, making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience.
This means everyone from a professional sports person to someone who has never been inside a gym can enjoy our classes.
Is it expensive?
We have a range of membership options that are tailored to your everyday life and will provide the results you desire. Contact us to find out more.
Is it dangerous?
With inexperienced coaches, shoddy equipment and the wrong attitude, CrossFit can be very dangerous – but so can riding a bike or driving your car. The experienced and proven CrossFit coaches you'll find at our facility will ensure that you're training in the safest most effective and efficient way possible. We take the responsibility of your health and fitness seriously, as a team we work very hard to deliver CrossFit correctly and safely.
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We would love to work with you on a one-to-one basis and believe that it is the most efficient way to achieve your goals. Our Wildcard ID does just this.
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All SMSF Services are provided here in Australia by staff in our Office
If you already have, or are looking to establish a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund, it is important that the requirements are completely understood in this highly regulated area.
At CWA Accountants we will help guide you through the processes from establishment of an SMSF through to administration and compliance. Where required, we will assist you to obtain the appropriate financial advice before making any decisions.
This is a specialised area and out staff are trained and continually liaise with other professional associations and regulators to ensure we are up to date with the latest SMSF compliance issues and changes.
Compliance Work
We can provide the following services for your Self-Managed Fund:
* SMSF Fund Establishment on request (1)
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* Detailed Investment Reports Preparation
* Obtaining Actuarial Certificate (where required)
* Liaise with the ATO
* Transition to Pension and Retirement regulations (1)
* SMSF Pension documentation (1)
* General compliance work for the fund to ensure it meets requirements
* Specific Taxation Advice
(1) We recommend financial advice prior to commencement. We are able to assist you to obtain the appropriate advice through our financial planning partner.
In association with our Financial Planning partner we can assist in providing:
* Advice on setting up a SMSF and choice of trustee
* Provide you with estate planning advice and establish the correct nominations to ensure your super goes to the right place if you pass away.
* Advice around the investment strategy as well as helping to arrange the roll over of funds from your existing super fund.
* If you are buying a property in your SMSF, assist with arranging the finance and the legal requirements.
* Review of fund investments to ensure you are maximising your opportunites from your SMSF
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We all reach a point of no return and the Mayor of Seattle proved this yesterday when he finally resigned following a near lifetime of allegations of sexual abuse.
The openly gay mayor left office late yesterday afternoon after months of allegations and accusations that he committed child sexual abuse in the 1970's and 1980's.
Murray has denied all wrongdoing, although a family member that came forth recently finally sank the mayor.
He is, of course a Democrat who championed the state's same sex marriage law.
He has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump.
"While the allegations against me are not true, it is important that my personal issues do not affect the ability of our city government to conduct the public's business," Murray, 62, said in a written statement.
"To the people of this special city and to my dedicated staff, I am sorry for this painful situation,"Murray said.
Murray served in elected public office in Washington State for two decades – first in the legislature and then as mayor of Seattle.
In April, a 46-year-old man sued Murray, claiming Murray paid the man for sex with him and other boys when he was a homeless, drug-addicted teenager in the 1980s, though the lawsuit was later dropped.
The Seattle Times newspaper reported at the time that two other men had previously accused Murray of abusing them when they were teenagers in the 1980s.
In July, the paper reported that a child welfare report filed with the state of Oregon said Murray sexually abused his teenage foster son in the 1980s.
The mayor has vehemently denied all of those accusations, at times suggesting that they were politically motivated, and refused repeated calls to step down, but in May said he would not seek re-election. His resignation announcement came hours after a younger cousin, Joseph Dyer, told the Seattle Times in a story published on Tuesday that Murray molested him repeatedly when he was a teenager in the 1970s.
Dyer said that Murray was also accused of abusing a boy at the Catholic group home where he worked, but was not prosecuted after agreeing to leave town.


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Of course, all this fun and assistance requires money to implement and we engage in several fundraising activities throughout the school year. The overwhelming generosity of the Sam community is integral to our ability to provide so much to our children and we are sincerely grateful for every penny given.
This is by far our biggest fundraiser providing over $50,000 in funds each time we do it. Every 18 months we provide volunteer staff for two days of casino activities at a nearby casino. This event is very important to our balance sheet and requires many volunteers but it is also a terrifically fun and easy adventure and an interesting experience for people watching.
A smaller fundraising program but one that runs year round, Fundscrip allows you to purchase gift cards and have a small percentage of your purchase get reimbursed to the school. The program is incredibly simple, just go to the Fundscript website and enter our Group Code F85BPT. A great way to help the school while buying Christmas or Birthday gifts, teacher gifts, or even your weekly shopping purchases.
If buying things isn't of interest and your valuable time is better used elsewhere, we also gladly accept a cheque donation if you prefer to help that way. Simply write a cheque made out to ASLSC and send it to school in an envelope with your child and it will get delivered to our treasurer.
Our school spirit events are all conducted on a "break even" expectation. We do not view them as fundraisers. That being said, thanks to the enthusiasm and kindness of our families, these events always manage to make a small, but meaningful, profit which is used to fund our enhanced learning activities.
We are always open to new fundraising ideas. If you know of one that could be an ideal addition to our roster of fundraisers, by all means bring it to our attention. If you wish to champion said fundraiser, all the better. We'd love to hear from you.


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Friday, December 23, 2011
Christmas Around the World
Have you ever wondered how they celebrate Christmas in other countries?
Christmas in Australia
It's hot this time of year in Australia. People shop in shorts and t-shirts, and Santa sometimes arrives on a surfboard! In the city of Melbourne, they have Carols by Candlelight on Christmas Eve, where tens of thousands of people gather outside to sing Christmas songs.
Christmas in Egypt
On Christmas Eve everyone goes to church wearing a new outfit. The service ends at midnight with the ringing of church bells, before people go home to eat a special Christmas meal known as fata, which includes bread, rice, garlic and boiled meat.
Christmas in the Czech Republic
St. Nicholas is called Svaty Mikalas and is said to climb down to earth from heaven on a golden rope along with his companions: an angel and a whip-carrying devil! I hope you've been good!
Christmas in Germany
Children leave letters on their windowsills for Christkind, a figure with wings dressed in white ropes and a golden crown who gives out gifts. Sometimes the letters are decorated with glue and sprinkled with sugar to make them sparkle.
Christmas in Holland
Farmers in Holland blow long horns at sunset each evening during the season to announce the coming of Christmas.
Christmas in Mexico
Children are blindfolded and swing at a clay piñata, breaking it and scampering to collect the candy that falls out.
All over the world people say "Merry Christmas" in different ways. Here's a list of languages and the words for wishing one another a Merry Christmas. Your activity is to learn a couple of these and tell them to your family! Teach them how to spread holiday cheer in another language!
Arabic: Milad Majid
Bengali: Shuvo Naba Barsha
Bosnian: (BOSANSKI) Cestit Bozic i Sretna Nova godina
Brazilian: Feliz Natal
Chile: Feliz Navidad
Chinese: (Cantonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Chinese: (Mandarin) Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
Danish: Glædelig Jul
Dutch: Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
Eskimo: (inupik) Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
French: Joyeux Noel
German: Fröhliche Weihnachten
Greek: Kala Christouyenna!
Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka
Hebrew: Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
Hungarian: Kellemes Karasconyi unnepeket
Icelandic: Gledileg Jol
Irish: Nollaig Shona Dhuit
Italian: Buone Feste Natalizie
Japanese: Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
Russian: Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom
Spanish: Feliz Navidad
Swedish: God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt Ar
Welsh: Nadolig Llawen
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Prof. Dr. Mark Lutter
Seit dem 03. April 2017:
Professor für Allgemeine Soziologie
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Fakultät für Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
Gaußstr. 20
42119 Wuppertal
Bis zum 02. April 2017:
Forschungsgruppenleiter am Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung
Paulstr. 3
50676 Köln
Welcome to my webpage!
I am a quantitative economic sociologist with interests in political sociology, social inequality research, and organizational theory. My research largely focuses on social structures in economic life. Currently, I'm analyzing the emergence of extreme inequalities in markets, so-called winner-take all structures. My work appears in journals such as American Sociological Review, European Sociological Review, Sociology, or International Sociology.
I am head of a recently established Max Planck Research Group on the sociology of diffusion at the MPIfG. The research group aims to look at factors that influence and shape the spread of innovations among individuals, networks, organizations, and societies.
I studied sociology, psychology, and statistics and was a doctoral student at the International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy. I received my Doctorate from University of Duisburg-Essen, my Habilitation from University of Cologne, and have held visiting fellowships at Harvard University, Science-Po Paris, and ETH Zurich.
Portrait in MPIfG Newsletter 2014/1 by Ralf Grötker [in German]


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March 4-13, 2016
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The Pittsburgh Savoyards bring you The Pirates of Penzance: or, The Slave of Duty. This comic opera in two acts is regarded as one of the finest of Gilbert & Sullivan's works, and masterfully staged by this 78-year theatrical company!
The story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates. He meets Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley, and the two young people fall instantly in love. Frederic soon learns, however, that he was born on 29 February, and so, technically, he only has a birthday each leap year. His indenture specifies that he remain apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday and that he must serve for another 63 years. Bound by his own sense of duty, Frederic's only solace is that Mabel agrees to wait for him faithfully.
Under the music direction of Guy Russo, and stage direction of Sean Lenhart.
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"As each day comes to us refreshed and anew, so does my gratitude renew itself daily. The breaking of the sun over the horizon is my grateful heart dawning upon a blessed world." ~Terri Guillemets
I truly have so much in my life to be thankful for. The more I am paying attention to these things for which I am grateful, the more things I seem to find that merit gratitude. And the more I find, the more I think of gratitude throughout the day, which leads to noticing even more things for which to be grateful. It's really a most lovely cycle.


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A grandmother and grandson were killed and a newlywed couple were injured in a head-on car accident Sunday afternoon on Highway 112 west of Port Angeles.
According to a report on Seattle's KOMO News.com, Port Angeles residents Mary Wyman, 60, and her grandson Theodin Nelson, 6, were driving east when Wyman's Subaru went off the road and she apparently over-corrected, crossed the centerline and hit a Toyota driven by James Dickens.
Wyman and Nelson were both killed in the car accident.
Joshua Dickens and his wife, Emily, were both injured, Emily critically. Both Dickens were taken to Olympic Medical Center in Vancouver, WA and then Emily Dickens was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. According to the report, Dickens underwent surgery and suffered lacerations to her spleen and liver and a spinal fracture. The couple had been married only six days and were on their honeymoon.
The report said that all people involved in the motor vehicle accident were wearing seat belts and that Theodin Nelson was in a child booster seat.
This information is provided by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We are a personal injury law firm and represent people who have been seriously injured in car accidents and the family of those killed.
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The following prequel to the new sci-fi action adventure series: Into The East provides exciting and valuable insight into a world that was violated by an alien race bent on subjugating its inhabitants. We hope you enjoy The Arrival.
After the prequel be sure to read the excerpt from The Razing followed by a synopsis of the series.


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Architects Nathanael Dorent and Lily Jencks recently collaborated to build a sleek, modern home within the existing ruins of an 18th-century farmhouse. The home is built on a hill that overlooks more than 50 miles of Scotland's pastoral fields and combines elements of both the old and new world. The structure features white, futuristic walls that wind throughout the length of its interior, which is completely powered by exterior solar panels. Although there are some updated elements, the structure still sits within the original stones of the farmhouse, and is topped by a pitched roof similar to the one that would have sheltered the old Scottish house.
While building the structure, Dorent and Jencks used their admiration of specific views seen from the farmhouse as inspiration for custom windows. One particular oval opening in the wall looks directly onto a nearby field of cows perfectly set against a backdrop of rolling hills.
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Jeremy posted on FaceBook yesterday. I didn't see it until this morning but I thought it was worthy of sharing here as well.
For those who don't know, Jeremy has been working as a basketball referee for a few years now. He's been working his way up and has been doing some college games this year. These games from yesterday are high school games, though. I particularly like how this post shows, in clear and concise writing, Jeremy's calm, professional attitude and work ethic without losing sight of the best that team sports can offer.
Just completed a span of a little more than 24 hours where I officiated:
-A competitive girls JV game where both teams played full-court pressure.
– A girls varsity game for the ages that went to overtime. On the short list of greatest basketball games I've ever been a part of.
– A relatively humdrum boys varsity game
– A competitive boys C-team game that came down to a last-second shot
– Competitive girls varsity game
– And in the finale, a tough boys varsity game whose final 30 seconds featured an intentional foul, three made free throws, a made three at the other end, an unforced turnover by the leading team giving the visitors the ball with a shot for the tie, said shot missed, home team rebounds and gets fouled, makes the first FT then misses the second (they're up by 3 now), shooter crashes in and fouls on a rebound just before time expires, team that's trailing gets two FT (after we put .5 back on the clock), makes the first FT and purposely misses the second, shooter commits a lane violation and the clock is inadvertently started so we have to put time back again, and finally we're able to inbound and dribble out that last half-second and go home. I am one tired puppy and ready for date day tomorrow.


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Wishing you the best for 2017. Some minor touch-ups to the site for the new year, moved the header and Google ad so more usable area (screen real estate) shows. Modern screens are wider and show less vertical area.
i added Reddit to the chooser (graphic menu on the top right) and made the Google Search a little smaller. Honestly, these days the top bar that shows where you are is a search engine, one is not even needed. Just type what you're searching for in there!
Which means there's no logical reason to start your web browser with Google – none. I've tried for decades to provide a start page that has all the common websites and emails people go right there, one click away. Plus news and local info like the District Office and banks here in your town. Feel free to set www.fortstjames.com as your Start Page and save time.
I moved the Google ad so it wouldn't be so obtrusive but still visible. At a paltry penny for every time a viewer clicks on it, the hundred bucks Google pays every year or so is better than all the money from local people and businesses this site has earned in nineteen years. It almost covers the hosting cost.
@fsjames.com? I'm making a new policy for emails @fsjames.com. Long-time users and seniors only. I don't want to force anyone to switch their mail after almost 20 years but only seniors will be offered new freemail accounts @fsjames.com and @fortstjames.com.
Really, it's a free mail service so you only get very limited space and you have to manage with that. If you can't handle that get another free email from some billion dollar company, don't bitch at a pensioner he's not giving you enough for free. That's a bit rude, don't you think?
That being said, I will continue this site to promote our town and try to improve it as a hobby in my spare time. It's still among the top in searches. If you wish to help, some pictures, videos and local stories would be nice and any contributed will get credited to you. If you wish support the idea, or for using the freemail or phone call help, you can by Interac email to firstname.lastname@example.com.