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We're coming down to it…the term's end, and summer's beginning. But a few hurdles lie ahead, though large ones. I've finally been free enough to work some, and probably should be working tonight, as late as I'm up. But I'm not.
I think it's going to rain today.
In fact, I know it will, because through the window I can hear the marching synchrony of raindrops on the streets outside. It's knocked off a bit of the restless wandering urge, this rain, but only a little. It was a cold and steady arm around my shoulder as I walked in it tonight, getting soaked and trying to find the words to compose a prayer. I didn't have much to say, but couldn't hear much in return either. It'd be easier if all we had to do is listen, wouldn't it?
I can hear a distant siren crying out as I pick my way down the sidewalk. The dripping trees offer little shelter as I pass under them, but I didn't come out here for shelter. The street lights offer their own interpretation of the rain and bounce their light off the glistening pavement. The stone statue of a dog arrests my attention for a half-second before I see it's only a statue. By the time I've returned, a half-hour has passed, and it seems very little has transpired between my Maker and I.
Of all the important things I should want or pray for, of all the sins I should confess or blessings I should count, all the petitions and praises I should offer, it's only for you that I ask. To find you, and that until then you may find blessing. It's the only thing I can give you. And for some strange reason, the thought crosses my mind that maybe you're finding your blessing in the arms of another man tonight. I can only sigh and ask the Lord to let me find someone no less or more flawed than me. I'm sure that will be a low standard with which to measure.
There aren't many people left to talk to these days. There were souls I once knew who could listen and talk, especially late at night, but I'm losing them one by one. And that's just as well. I'm sure they don't need a friend to haunt them at night with his meandering thoughts or wandering questions. And I should learn better how to get by without leaning so much on others.
Last summer was probably my favorite time of my life so far, so I've hopes that this summer will unfold at least as much promise, for travel and new experience.
No burgeoning revelations tonight, my dear. No profound thoughts leaking from a wayfaring heart. Just the quiet and simple thoughts of a loveless groom still waiting on his bride.
Gypsy Soul
These days, if my feet aren't pacing, my mind is.
I can't explain it to you because I don't quite understand myself. All I know is, I have to be on the move. Something in the core of my soul, if not my body, drives me to press on and conquer and achieve. It's not like I don't have plenty to do. Easter was spent at the house of Gladhbrui's family for lunch, and then my family's for dinner. When I returned home, I had a presentation and a paper to complete, among other assignments. Monday was full of class, exercise and Bible study, after which I worked the overnight and then went to clinical the next day. After a 28-hour day (I've missed those long hauls!) I slept four hours and then cleaned the house.
Still. Restless.
You'll find this about me, my dear. I owe allegiance neither to day nor night. I will be up late into the wee hours chasing a muse, or up early chasing a paycheck. I may be up all day, or all night, or both. It's only fair to warn you that no hour will be off-limits for me, except for consideration of your consonant slumber. (I look forward to the day when sleep is a privilege and joy rather than a begrudging obligation.)
Last week, finally free of the majority of scholastic encumbrance, I vented my repressed energy by running a league, swimming three furlongs and doing some lifts. (In another life, maybe I was meant to be an Olympian.)
I visited the family too, and paid call to the bridge. The weather's far more inviting now, so I parked my car at the top of the hill hoping no house nearby found it disturbing, and slowly descended toward the creek. I think a lot of people mistake the calm and communion with nature for connection with God, or a substitute for being in His house. Drawing near to a perfect and holy God isn't always the serene and comforting experience people hope it will be. But for me, I find it hard to be genuine with the Lord unless He and I are alone. Still more, in a still evening with civilization miles away. But it bothers me. I should be glorifying God in my prayers. On the eve celebrating His suffering, death and victory, I should be thanking Him only for His indescribably gift of salvation and redemption. To be sure, my prayers have been filled with more gratitude of late, but sometimes I feel it's a broken record, of gratitude, requests, prayers for others, and prayers about you. I'm grateful the Lord doesn't weary of prayers for and about you.
Still. Restless.
I wonder what Alegfast thinks. "What'cha looking for?" he quizzed, as I dug through a volume of poetry. "Inspiration," I sighed. Most evenings now, I walk the blocks trying to pray through the clouds and the pollution of lights. I walk past so many houses with TVs on and find myself hoping I never become someone so simple as to be content just watching TV every night. Some of us have to earn our contentment with heroic efforts, and sometimes I wonder if life wouldn't be easier if I were satisfied by a disposable dinner and a TV show warmed over.
Maybe I have the trademarked gypsy soul. It's not as though I never want to settle down, or have developed a penchant for hoop earrings and itinerant panflutes. But I do get chronically restless just sitting still. I have to go somewhere, be on the move, even if it's just for a walk. I have to escape, to the bookshop or the roadside jogging trail, or the gym. I've been searching lately for another park to haunt.
Haunting, as everyone knows, is a deed best performed alone. Searching on the map, there's only squares of green, and none to tell you which ones are open, which ones offer moonlit pastures or which are free of other wanderers. I spent some time visiting some of them recently, but I've yet to find what I'm looking for. (I now have a better knowledge of my surroundings, but I'm out the gas and time and took to find them.)
But haunting is also a lonely and, yes, restless business. Sometimes I'm out there all alone and think it would make a great story if you were out there wandering also. But that's just the fatalistic nonsense the fairy tales are made of. And anyway, we'd both be startled out of our wits to find we're not alone.
For now, the pedagogues and headmasters are nearly through exacting their penalties for choosing to pursue the path of the healer. It's been an incredible year already to spend in the world of mothers, babies and childbirth. It's presented its singular frustrations that I've had to withhold. I know which hospital to choose for the birth of our children. I know what songs I'll sing to them. I know how to go about raising them. More education I'd rather have received with you.
I'm hoping and praying you're not quite as restless as all this, and that maybe you've found a peace and a calling to last you at least until we meet. Until then, I'll just be here, searching for peace and chasing forever.
Severed Selves
Severed Selves
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Two separate divided silences,
Which, brought together, would find loving voice;
Two glances which together would rejoice
In love, now lost like stars beyond dark trees;
Two hands apart whose touch alone gives ease;
Two bosoms which, heart-shrined with mutual flame,
Would, meeting in one clasp, be made the same;
Two souls, the shore wave-mocked of sundering seas:-
Such are we now. Ah! may our hope forecast
Indeed one hour again, when on this stream
Of darkened love once more the light shall gleam? —
An hour how slow to come, how quickly past,–
Which blooms and fades, and only leaves at last,
Faint as shed flowers, the attenuated dream.
When the Winds Change
Dear Darling,
Writing can sometimes be a burdensome task. Especially when I'm on a deadline. I finished and sent off the article, though a grade or two suffered for it, and in the arranging I'm now told it will likely be a cover story.
Sometimes, writing can be burdensome because the wheels of your mind turn quicker than the paper which receives them, or the hands which channel them.
Neither is the case tonight. Tonight, I know only that I want to talk with you. Haven't you ever rung up a friend, just because you felt like talking with them? And here I have no one properly within reach to listen.
Weather is a failsafe topic on which to begin, isn't it? Has it been rain and sunshine and snowfall and red moons where you are? The daffodils, tulips and creeping phlox were all shivering under a snowy blanket this morning. But the days before, spring made her preliminary entrance again, and we all greeted her like a friend long-expected whose presence had been long missed. And I realized, it's not just the summer winds from the south, or the westerly autumn winds that drive me to fits of restlessness; it's the changing of the winds themselves. It's the seasonal turning of pages and fitful ending of chapters. It's the reminder that time is passing, ever passing, each moment curling off into oblivion permanently stamped with your absence.
A few nights ago, I had time on my hands and a turbulent disquiet in my heart. It wanted moonlight, night air and solitude, so I mapped my route for the park on the northside. There were no gates or closing times posted so I didn't seem to be trespassing,
but nor was there a soul around. I paced the sporting fields and scanned the horizons. My city is a lovely blend of urban and rural, so these pastures weren't cramped. But the glare of lights reflecting against the clouds, to say nothing of revelers heard off in the distance, fell far short of the previous night's walk along the bridge.
The night after, I walked the blocks of neighborhood around the bungalow Alegfast and I now share. He came along for a time before retiring. I continued on. But the walks in the city don't compare. I'm rather afraid, my dear, that if I'm to find any peace in this life, it will have to be by finding a house outside the city limits, and probably far outside them.
How have you spent these last few nights? Do you find the quality of life increases with your years…and yet, also loneliness? Do you have regrets about how you've spent your time thus far? Are you striving to trust God with your wrong turns and unmet hopes? It's miles that count my dear, not the years.
Tell me this. Have you ever felt like someone owed you? It's a feeling that turns easily to bitterness, and any time the feeling of obligation or entitlement creeps in, any time my mind suggests I deserve something, I try to hold those thoughts in check. I don't deserve anything. But on occasion, I do find myself thinking I "deserve" better. I've put effort into birthdays and gifts and occasions for people. It doesn't always turn out right, but I give gifts I can't afford, or plan parties as complete surprises. I don't know what I'm trying to say, except that I've come across people for whom I've tried really hard and met only lackluster response. I suppose what I'm trying to say is, putting emotion and feeling into your gratitude, if ever I earn it, will go a long way. Gratitude, appreciation, the knowledge that what I did made a difference…that's pretty much the only consideration I ask.
Yes, sometimes it is a lonely existence out here, Darling. Yes, I know you couldn't tell because I've only brought it up the last two hundred letters in a row, but sometimes there are times of emptiness and loneliness when it seems there's not a thought worth thinking. Those moments sneak up on you. When that happens, you have to have something to run to, or from, or with. A couple of weeks ago, I took myself out to a movie. Last weekend, I suggested an impromptu park dinner, which turned into semi-fast food on a pavement veranda. (It amused me that I was the only guy amongst five single women, none of whom were of particular interest to me.)
And they are friends, in their own way. But somehow, through no fault of their own, they can't meet me where I am. No matter who I'm with, I'm always a little bit alone. They don't understand what it's like to live and work among the sick, to be a healer. They don't understand the bearing of swords. They're sheep. Sheepdogs get me, because I get them. And I wonder if a sheepdog can be happy to end up with a sheep. Nor do those who bear the swords understand that I love weapons only for their use. When I work among the healers, they don't understand the political work I've done, or why I choose to work with them instead. The unbelievers don't understand my standards, and even the believers think I take the Lord too seriously sometimes.
It's too much to imagine you'll ever understand me on all these dimensions, my dear. I've no doubt I will fall far short in apprehending the multifaceted, nuanced and many-splendid dimensions on which you exist. But how wonderful it would be if we both tried?
Were this a phone call, these scattered thoughts would, I'm sure, made for on occasionally halting conversation.
Wherever you rest under starlight and moonlight, I wish you warmth, peace and purpose this night.
In Memorium
In Memorium
Alfred Tennyson
Now fades the last long streak of snow,
Now burgeons every maze of quick
About the flowering squares, and thick
By ashen roots the violets blow.
Now rings the woodland loud and long,
The distance takes a lovelier hue,
And drown'd in yonder living blue
The lark becomes a sightless song.
Now dance the lights on lawn and lea,
The flocks are whiter down the vale,
And milkier every milky sail
On winding stream or distant sea;
Where now the seamew pipes, or dives
In yonder greening gleam, and fly
The happy birds, that change their sky
To build and brood; that live their lives
From land to land; and in my breast
Spring wakens too; and my regret
Becomes an April violet,
And buds and blossoms like the rest.
The Man in the Mirror
Who do you see looking at you out of that mirror in the mornings? Who is it staring back at you over your sink and what secrets, praises, shames and kindness lie behind those eyes reflecting back at you?
That man in the mirror…sometimes I don't know what to make of him. Sometimes I think he's skilled and kind and slowly becoming everything he's ever wanted to be, even if it looks a lot different. Sometimes I'm well nigh proud of him. And oftentimes, I realize that the pair of eyes meeting mine knows everything I do about myself, and that's just unnerving. Sometimes that man in the mirror shakes his head at me and tells me to stop looking at my workout progress in the mirror. He questions whether or not that time is well-spent, or if I spend as much time bettering my soul as I do my body.
He reminds me I'm not really a good man if I expect others to return my kindness.
He orders me to get my thoughts in line with God's word, and wags a finger at me if they get off-track.
He reminds me that even though we're forgiven and covered by the blood, we must still repent to God, and that I don't repent often enough. He reminds me there's already enough life behind me to lift my head high with pride and bow it low with shame.
He reminds me I've skipped Bible study two weeks in a row already, and my Bible is scarcely cracked since the last study. (In fairness, I've listened to all of James and 1st/2nd Peter, plus accompanying sermons this week.)
I'm reminded to be more content with what I have, and wonder why I'm not. Why, I had four friends bake a cake, sign a card and take me out to dinner for my birthday. Alegfast bought my dinner. Other friends join me the night before for dinner and a movie, and laughs, presents and more cake with my family tonight. ("Three free dinners in a row!" snorts the man in the mirror, who would cuff the side of my head reprovingly if he could.)
I have no right to get into the car after spending time with my family and laughing harder than I have in some time, and feeling your absence, my dear, as soon as I turn the key.
How comes it that nothingness can take on form? How does emptiness flow like a flooding torrent, seeping right through the walls that inescapably pervade my existence, the minute I part company with people? People, who are so often the curse as much as the cure?
I have to stop taking shelter in those feelings like a dog going back to his den.
I do think I've found a church, my dear. I've not scoured from one end to the other, who knows, maybe you are there. Life lays more heavily on some of these. People here are sheep, and oft'times I no less than they, but at least they're trying. I sat there this morning and had to remind myself I'm not more spiritual just because I shook off sleep to come here when someone else didn't. I don't care more just because I put on a coat and tie this morning when someone else didn't, or because I carry a real Bible and other people use phones.
I wonder as I watch them, how do so many of them take relationships in stride? I'm certain the day is coming when I'll take you for granted, but someone who makes life itself a little easier, whose presence I will one day be unable to imagine living without? To know I can take into my arms and kiss any time I want? To have children with? Children…!
Compare with them the sheep in the rest of the world. I will say, watching people always fascinates me. Yesterday I worked trackside, a thrill to say the least. Thirty thousand souls crowded into the stands in their finery, a spectacle that even royalty travels to see. Rich and poor, pupil and master, all are here — and soon to be equalized by alcohol. Thirty thousand of them, and only three of us actually permitted on the track, present here for emergencies, kicking up dirt as we chase those flying hooves. The different people that you see…they're not really trying that hard…this is for the Monday through Friday living, not the good behavior of Sundays. But I still do wish I could do more than stand at the ready to patch their bodies. What does the body matter when the soul is in peril?
And of course, that was but a fraction of what's on my agenda this week. After pitching this article for months, the editor finally approved it, but only if I could provide a finished product within the fortnight. Last week, projects were due nearly every day. This week I have a research project due, prep work, a quiz Thursday, a scholarship showcase, a community emergency simulation and a Bible study. I have exams Friday and Monday, and I've already just done a quiz tonight.
And that man in the mirror, well, he just shakes his head at how busy I am, but smiles knowingly because he knows deep down I like the sweet madness of it all. And he sighs because he knows a touch of your hand would quell the tremors of my restless mind. He knows your heart would give me a reason to sit still, and that my mind will be just a little less at ease every time you leave, and just a little more at ease every time you return.
You'll have to look at this man in the mirror one day. (It's bad enough I have to face him, so I'm just sorry you'll have to!) He'll be what you see when you fall asleep and when you wake up. He'll be the face you see waiting for you by the altar, and by your side when you're in labor. He'll be the face you'll be caressing, and the face you'll want to slap sometimes. And Lord willing, he'll be the same face looking back at me in fifty years. Will I even be able to look at myself without shame then? Will I have kept the faith? What troubles will those eyes have seen?
That man in the mirror, sometimes his smile is a tired one and he knows I sacrifice sleep to write to you, because writing to you helps defray the inflations of silence inside my head, the bottled-up thoughts I withhold for reasons that are my own. It helps me to think you're out there, listening and caring. It steadies me.
There will be times like this in our marriage too, my dear. A couple of left-hand rings don't fix all the ills of the world. The indecision, whether great or small, may be a source of great frustration for me, let alone you. I may rant and agonize and question to your endless consternation. But eventually that man in the mirror makes up his mind, makes his decision, and walks out that door to face the world doing everything he knows to do to get it right.
And me? Well, I sure hope you'll be out there having my back.
Thanks, love. Best hopes and prayers from my corner of the galaxy.
My Birthday
On My Birthday
Matthew Prior
I, my dear, was born to-day—
So all my jolly comrades say:
They bring me music, wreaths, and mirth,
And ask to celebrate my birth:
Little, alas! my comrades know
That I was born to pain and woe;
I, my dear, was born to-day:
Shall I salute the rising ray,
Well-spring of all my joy and woe?
My dearest, thou alone dost know.
Shall the wreath surround my hair?
Or shall the music please my ear?
Shall I my comrades' mirth receive,
And bless my birth, and wish to live?
Then let me see great Venus chase
Imperious anger from thy face;
Then let me hear thee smiling say—
'Thou, my dear, wert born to-day.'
Something New
Dear Darling,
After three years, life in its course begins to reveal certain patterns. I read back through these letters and realize I've told you the same thing different times, and each time as if it were new. Sometimes I fear the slightest vestiges of senility are lurking behind these incidents, but sometimes the churning agitations of my brain recapitulate old thoughts in new skins and I forget that I've thought them before. I've never made any sensational claims about my memory, and the nature of my work is such to work with quasi-strangers and throngs of crowds, with the end result of dulling my mind to new faces and names.
Among these repeated thoughts tonight is an apparent binge lifestyle with work and school. Last weekend was a move. This week, there have been projects due every single day. I'm writing another two articles, one of which the editor imposed upon me a tight deadline after weeks of my suggesting we cover this topic.
In short, I have been busy all week, up until about three hours ago. Poised on the precipice of a blank in my schedule, mere minutes after the week's obligations rounded out, I immediately wanted something to do. On nights like these I get restless. Alegfast suggested it was one's latent urge to have nearly as much enjoyment as one has had work. (We've much to catch up on if I'm to set those two at equals!)
I suppose I find myself wanting something new. Which should technically be branded as some outlying mode of insanity, given that my head is inundated with new information every day, information I'm expected to retain and master. But I do. On rare occasions, I do things simply for their novelty, simply because they break the molds. And other times, I wish someone would feel the urge to step into my life and make it better, the same urge I feel for others.
So what do I do? Browse a few headlines and video titles, try to clear out some of the multitasked browswer windows I maintain at all times. I converse with Alegfast for a bit. He and Gladhbrui want to go southward again this summer, but I fear their constant oversharing, discussion of private subjects and their undiluted, incessantly nonromantic intimacy will prove the unmaking of any relaxation I may find.
Visiting an ice cream shop appeals, but the hour is late and they don't sell abs next to the double fudge brownie triple-scoop.
I started a new job too. You should have been there. It required getting up long before the sun, but you've done that enough to know it has its own unique and worthy advantages. It was a chance to renew my love for this land and its roots. This is horse country and these are horse people. They all know each other, but I'm new so they're a little closed off. They'll give me time, and until then they're not unkind. My colleague is not terribly older than I, open and honest, not yet particularly jaded or crusty like most emergency responders. The outrider with whom we're talking has a voice like Jack Webb, sitting tall atop his horse and dragging on a cigarette. He's constantly but good-naturedly berating every rider and worker he sees. The horses and their riders race by. One in particular pounds past at full racing speed with leather cinched, muscles tensed and mane flying. I breathe in a silent thrill; there was something familiar and vicariously stimulating about a horse and rider moving in synchrony.
Only a few short weeks remain in this term. If I'm honest, last summer was the best I ever had. This summer could hold just as much potential. Imagine this relentless pace, but lived at my own discretion for work and travel.
It's all coming together, Darling. It's almost like the saying of Scripture, "do whatever your hand finds to do for the Lord is with you." I lack only you. Sometimes in these turbid and tumultuous weeks, there are fractions of a day I even lack the time to think about or desire you. I feel like every day I'm becoming more the man God wants me to be, the man you'll want me to be. But these are also the days of growth, days we should grow together, and we're missing those.
Well, cheer up Luthien. Spring is breaking and summer is not far behind. The future comes at us sixty seconds per minute, and of all the seconds amassed behind and before us, there is yet to come the first to share together.
Until then, never forget, I love you with all my heart.
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California Court Says Professional Recruiters Are Exempt Commissioned Salespersons
Topics: Court Decisions, Wage & Hour Issues
In Muldrew v. Surrex Solutions, a California court held this week that certain professional recruiters qualified for California's commissioned salesperson exemption, thereby defeating their claim for alleged unpaid overtime wages. Surrex Solutions is in the business of recruiting—locating qualified candidates to fill job positions for Surrex's clients. The plaintiffs in the case worked as recruiters for Surrex. In that capacity, they located qualified candidates and tried to place them with Surrex clients. Surrex's clients paid Surrex a fee (generally a percentage of a placed employee's annual compensation) if they hired a candidate proposed by Surrex. Surrex in turn paid the recruiter a percentage of the fee as "commission." The plaintiffs in Surrex filed a lawsuit alleging that they worked overtime hours without being paid overtime compensation. Surrex defended the suit on the ground that the recruiters were exempt commissioned salespersons and not entitled to overtime compensation under California law.
California's commissioned salesperson exemption provides an exemption from overtime pay for employees who earn more than one and one-half times the minimum wage and whose total compensation is derived more than 50% from commissions. Courts have held that in order to qualify for the exemption, an employee must be principally engaged in sales duties and must be paid a percentage of the price of goods sold. The plaintiffs in the case argued that they did not meet the test for exemption because they were not engaged in "sales" and their pay was not based on a percentage of the price of a product. The court rejected both arguments.
First, the court held that the recruiters' job duties constituted "selling" within the meaning of the exemption. The recruiters' job was essentially to locate and "sell" a candidate to Surrex clients. The court further held that job duties such as researching candidates and meeting with them were directly related to and part of their sales duties.
Second, the court held that Surrex's method of paying its recruiters satisfied the definition of "commission" pay. Surrex placed two types of candidates with its clients: employees and consultants. If a candidate was hired as an employee by a Surrex client, then Surrex received a flat fee for the placement and in turn paid a percentage of that fee to the recruiter. The plaintiffs conceded that this payment qualified as a "commission" for purposes of the exemption. The plaintiffs, however, challenged the payment system used in the case of a consultant who was placed with a client. In the case of consultants, Surrex employed them and provided their services to clients based on hourly rates. Surrex then paid the recruiter a percentage of the "adjusted gross profit" earned by Surrex (revenue minus Surrex's costs associated with employing the consultant). The plaintiffs argued that because the formula considered factors other than a straight percentage of the fee, it could not be considered commission pay. The court rejected this argument, holding that the concept of commissions is broad enough to include a formula such as Surrex's that takes into account a reduction for overhead in calculating commission pay.
Finally, the court rejected the plaintiffs' argument that Surrex's commission plan was not really a bona fide commission plan because it involved paying the recruiters a guaranteed draw against commissions. The plaintiffs argued that the plan was designed in a way to ensure that recruiters would essentially earn close to the amount of the draw. The court rejected this argument, holding that Surrex produced evidence showing that recruiters' commission often far exceeded the draw amount. The court held that this evidence was sufficient to support a finding that Surrex's commission plan was a bona fide commission plan.
The Muldrow v. Surrex decision is a positive one for California employers, in that it rejects an overly restrictive interpretation of elements of the commissioned salesperson exemption. Employers who rely on the exemption for certain employees are reminded, however, that satisfying the exemption is more complex than it seems. Given the litigation climate in California concerning overtime exemptions, it is advisable to have commissioned salesperson classifications reviewed by counsel.

subset: commoncrawl


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7 Worst Heart Health Mistakes — and How You Can Avoid Them
How much do you know about heart health? Turns out, we all could probably learn a few things about this amazing organ, the heart, and how to keep it, and our bodies strong.
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How much do you know about heart health? Turns out, we all could probably learn a few things about this amazing organ, the heart, and how to keep it, and our bodies strong.
Cleveland Clinic recently conducted research involving 1,009 adults (487 men and 522 women) living in the continental United States. We asked them questions to understand their views and to learn about their heart-healthy habits.
While some people were well-informed, many others had an opportunity to improve their health and understanding. Based on the findings, we wanted to share heart-healthy recommendations with you, based on the most common misunderstandings we found.
Here are the top seven mistakes to avoid to keep your heart pumping strong:
How many minutes a week do you exercise? Most of us work out at least 30 minutes a week, which is a start. However, experts recommend moderate aerobic exercise for at least 2.5 hours each week. Only 20 percent of Americans are aware of this goal, with 40 percent getting less exercise than they should.
RELATED: 21 Fast Facts About Exercise and Your Heart
It happens to everyone; we get busy or tired and we don't exercise like we should. But if you can stay strong and stick to your routine, your heart and body will thank you. Work to avoid these obstacles, which were the most commonly cited reasons people didn't exercise: obligations with work or job, being too tired, obligations with family and friends, and being too out of shape.
While half (51 percent) of Americans exercise to lose or maintain their weight, many don't have a clear plan to make this happen. Remember that you need to burn or cut out 500 calories from your diet to lose one pound a week. Only 31 percent of people who took the questionnaire knew this.
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Cardiac rehabilitation has amazing benefits. It can reduce mortality rates from heart disease. Some experts estimate that only 13.9 percent of patients that are eligible for cardiac rehab actually utilize it. However, it can be beneficial after a heart attack, heart surgery, chronic angina, congestive heart failure, and stenting.
How much exercise do you need if you have heart disease? The answer: 2.5 hours each week — the same amount as any other healthy adult. Only one-third (34 percent) of Americans are aware of this. More people (45 percent) think people with heart disease need to exercise more than people without.
It's not a necessity, but if you monitor your heart rate while you exercise or use fitness apps to track your daily activity it can help you gauge your effort and push yourself appropriately. Only half (49 percent) of Americans who exercise weekly have monitored their heart rate during exercise, while 11 percent of people regularly track their daily activity pattern on a phone or tablet fitness app.
In general, doctors do not recommend a stress test for people who do not have heart-related symptoms or high cholesterol. The majority of Americans (81 percent) incorrectly believe that a stress test is necessary. Only 15 percent are aware that it isn't.
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I love a blank page. A new journal waiting for me to go on an adventure. I don't fear the blank page, I see it as an invitation.
When I create my own journals I love to start by filling them with pre-made backgrounds so that I can just pick up the journal and create.
Moving past the blank page is rather simple for me, but it wasn't always. I used to sit and stare at the blank page for hours. I would find myself almost crippled by the thought of starting.
This was true in my writing and in my art.
Now, I love the idea of a blank canvas, page, screen. It's an invitation for me to begin. An invitation for me to try something new or rely on something old. It's a place for me to let go, give in, and simply show up as the artist/writer I am.
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Overheard this mainly one-sided conversation:
"How's your daughter?"
"Oh, good. Unfortunately. She made the State swimming carnival."
"Yeah. I wish she wasn't so good at swimming!" [rueful laugh]
"It means I have to travel and sit on my butt all day watching her. Also, all that early morning training! I tell ya, it kills me having a kid who just keeps winning stuff."
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JL knew that, short as she was, she often intimidated men with just a look. Thatâs what confidence did. And she had it in spades. It made you as tall as you wanted to be. As pretty as you wanted to be. As rich as you wanted to be. Because if you had confidence, nothing else mattered. That was a lesson sheâd learned a long time ago.
But even with all that confidence, she wasnât blind to the differences between her and Enzo. He was from a different world, and she could feel the distance between their worlds every time she thought about going out with him. It had all been harmless flirty fun until heâd taken things too far and kissed her a few weeks ago. And what a kiss it had been. Heâd kissed her as if he were stuck in a desert and her mouth were the only thing that could quench his thirst. She still felt all sorts of things running through her body when she thought of the way heâd backed her up against a wall, not caring who the hell was around, gripped her neck, and slipped his tongue between her parted lips. Sheâd embarrassed herself by melting into him and mewling in need. In fact, she might have even dry-humped his leg. It had been that good a kiss. Then heâd let her go and challenged her by saying, âNext time youâll beg me to kiss you.â Like sheâd ever beg a man! But now, with his glorious body on full display . . .
As if he could sense her inappropriate thoughts, his eyes met hers. His stare felt like a warm caress all over her already ignited body. The charcoal fell out of her hand and a shiver ran down her spine. Is it getting hot in here? She shifted uncomfortably on her chair, but he didnât break eye contact. Then, the ultraconservative man who had been asking her out constantly for almost a year winked at her. It caught her by surprise, and she quickly hid behind her canvas.


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Colin had an appt with the Consultant Oncologist at Cheltenham General last Thursday (11th) for what turned out to be a fairly routine check up. Nothing was examined (well has anyone managed to examine what's in Colin's head without the help of MRIs?), it was merely to assess how he was feeling following the end of the radiotherapy treatment. There has been and still is a fair amount of fatigue, general muddle-ness, and inconsistent memory loss but nothing to warrant the Consultant to admit Colin as an in-patient (which apparently is something that would have been considered). So the next appt has been arranged for 5th Sept and before that an MRI scan will take place. That scan will enlighten everyone on how well or otherwise the radiotherapy has worked. The reason for, what seems to be, the long wait for that scan is simply time to allow the radiotherapy to take effect since it continues well after the actual irradiation completes. The other reason is that radiotherapy to the brain causes inflammation and of course this would 'cloud' the issue on any scan.
Since the beginning of this week, Colin had a useful appt with the Neuro-psychologist at Worcester hospital and a most useful session with the Senior Physio at Malvern Hospital yesterday - some sensible approaches and practical help at last!
Other than all that, we're trying to keep cool (like most of you we expect!!) and wish the house had air-con!
Colin & Jane.


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Rameshwaram is known for its theerthas (wells) in and around the main temple. This place is equally sacred to both Vaishnavites and Saivites. Rameshwaram is also popularly referred to as the 'Benaras of the south'. In order to attain Moksha it is believed that the visit to Rameshwaram is mandatory.
The religious island is spread in an area of 61.8 square kilometers and happens to be in the shape of a conch. The Ramanatha Swamy Temple occupies major area of Rameshwaram. The masterpiece of Dravidian architecture boasts of the largest temple corridor in India. Different rulers built the Ramanatha Swamy Temple over a period of time starting from the 12th century. The temple comprises of twenty-two wells where the taste of the water of each well is different from the other.
Ramnathswamy temple was built in the 17th century. Situated close to the sea on the eastern side of the island, this temple is famous for its 1200 gigantic granite columns. The 54 metre tall gopuram (gate-tower), 1220 meters of magnificent corridors and the flamboyant columns embellish and render fame to the temple.
The Ramanathaswamy temple is renowned for its magnificent corridors and massive sculptured pillars. The third corridor of Ramanathaswamy temple is the longest one in the world. Besides pilgrimage, Rameswaram Island has several places which ideally suites for picnic programme. There are beautiful beaches at Olaikuda, Dhanushkodi and Pamban.
Dhanushkodi named after Rama's bow, is at the eastern end of the island at a distance of 8 kms from Rameshwaram. The boulders around the sea between Srilanka and this place known as Adam's bridge, are believed to be used by Hanuman to reach across Srilanka. Dhhanushkodi was completely destroyed by the cyclones of 1964. Kothandaramaswamy temple is the only salvage of the cyclone. Idols of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman and Vibhishana (brother of Ravana), surrendered to Rama, here.
Sethu samudram shipping canal project:
5-km south of the temple is Sethu, where there is a celebrated temple of Sri Anjaneya, and where, tradition holds, Sri Rama built a bridge to Sri Lanka. In Devipatnam, or Navapashanam, also by the sea, there are nine stones visible at low tide. It is believed that they were set up by Sri Rama to represent the nine planets, the Navagrahas.
Olaikuda beach is about one Km from the main temple is engulfed by coral reefs which makes sea bathing safe and enjoyable. With diving glasses and respiration tubes, Scuba diving can be done safely. Australian Flamingos, Sea Gulls and variety of birds migrates to Rameswaram Island during winter. Rameswaram is one of the main fishing centres of Tamil Nadu. Variety of fishes including export quality fish like prawns, sea cucumber, lobster etc. are available, Rameswaram is also famous for its dry fish.
The Pamban Bridge also called Indira Gandhi Bridge lies on the Indian end of the Palk Strait that connects Pamban Island to mainland India. It actually refers to both the road bridge and the cantilever railway bridge, though primarily it means the latter. The bridge was constructed with sufficient elevation and beautiful scenery of the sea, adjoining Islands and parallel rail bridge below can be viewed from the bridge.
The railway bridge is 6,776 ft (2,065 m) and was opened for traffic in 1914. The railroad bridge is a still-functioning double-leaf bascule bridge section that can be raised to let ships pass under the bridge. The railway bridge historically carried meter-gauge trains on it, but Indian Railways upgraded the bridge to carry broad-gauge trains in a project that finished Aug. 12, 2007. Until recently, the two leaves of the bridge were opened manually using levers by workers. About 10 ships — cargo carriers, coast guard ships, fishing vessels and oil tankers — pass through the bridge every month.
The photographs were taken during my trip to Southern states of India.
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|Is it a Cold or the Flu?
Every year, up to 60 million people in the United States come down with the flu. Besides the distress of the illness, daily life can be disrupted. Knowing the difference between a cold and the flu, as well as how to prevent and treat it, can help keep your family healthy this flu season.
Colds and flu are both caused by viruses and are highly contagious. With the flu, the symptoms in adults and children come on like a freight train and are much more severe, causing fever spikes, body aches, fatigue, and chills.
The Chart below can help you to know the difference between a cold and the flu.
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Treatment and Prevention for Your Whole Family
The first line of defense against the flu is to get a flu shot each fall. It is NOT TRUE that getting the vaccine will give you the flu. But because the particular vaccine flu strains may not be the same ones that are going around in your area, the vaccine is not always 100% effective.
Kids in school tend to be the first people in a community to catch the flu and then spread it to others. If you think your child or any member of your family has the flu, contact your physician for an evaluation.
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Back on April 20th Rivers Edge was proud to host the MIDEASTERN 3A/4A Golf Match. West Brunswick High School was the "host school" for the event. Other schools participating in the invitational events were New Hanover High School, Laney High, Topsail, South Brunswick, Hoggard High and Ashley. It was a great day of golf for all the players from all the schools. A good time was had by all as the kids really enjoyed the experience playing Rivers Edge. Some of the golfers had played here before but for most it was their first experience at our facility.
It was a tough day of competition as some of the best junior golfers in the area were really grinding it out for their respective schools. In the end, the New Hanover Wildcats were the big winners with a team score of 303 on the day. E.A. Laney Buccaneers (326) squeezed in to the 2nd spot just 4 strokes ahead of the host West Brunswick Trojans (330). See the full score list below:
- N. Hanover 303
- Laney 326
- W. Brunswick 330
- Topsail 333
- S. Brunswick 338
- Hoggard 355
- Ashley 384
On May 3rd it was the middle school players turn to take on our Arnold Palmer designed course in a 9 hole event. They really had a blast! There was a lot of talent and good looking golf swings in these youngsters from 5 area schools that included Shallotte Middle, South Brunswick Middle School, Cedar Grove Middle School, Leland Middle School, and Wacammaw Middle School. Once again the players and teams battled hard against each other and the golf course and in the end South Brunswick Middle came out victorious!
South Brunswick 1st
Leland 2nd
Shallotte 3rd
Cedar Grove 4th
Waccamaw 5th
The management and staff at Rivers Edge Golf Club want to thank all the schools and volunteers involved in helping us host these two great golf events. There is nothing better than seeing the future of golf compete right in front of our eyes. We also want to thank the parents and families that were in attendance. We are very happy to help the area schools in promoting the game of golf that we love so much. Youth golf is the future and we are happy to be involved at this level of the game.
For more information about events like these and all other events at Rivers Edge click on the "Calendar" tab at the top of the screen or call the golf shop at 910.755.3434


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POLSON – The Polson Pirate football team won its first game of the season in front of a homecoming crowd on Friday evening, revving toward a 37-6 victory over the Libby Loggers.
Three different players found the end zone for the Pirates, which rattled off 37 consecutive points and sent the lumbering Loggers to their fifth consecutive loss.
"I'm very proud of the kids for getting our first win of the season," Pirate head coach Pat Danley said.
The Pirates are now 1-1 in conference, but the toughest stretch of their season lies ahead as they have Whitefish, Browning and Columbia Falls yet to play.
Boosted by the return of senior running back Colton Cote, the Pirates scored two first-half touchdowns then kept the Loggers off the scoreboard until the late minutes of the fourth quarter.
Cote, who missed Polson's first four games due to injury, ran for 69 yards on 12 carries and touchdown, while sophomore quarterback Bo Kelley carried the ball nine times for 65 yards and completed 5 of 10 attempts for 174 yards and four touchdowns.
Trevor Schultz caught two of Kelley's scoring strikes, hauling in a long 85 yarder, and Ryker Wenderoth caught the other two with the longest being 46 yards.
"We were able to move the ball throughout the game," Danley said. "I was also very proud of our offensive line for not giving up a sack and for opening up holes in the running game for our backs."
The Loggers played Polson close in the first half, until Kelley's long strike to Schultz, who made a beeline for the pylon in the early minutes of the second quarter.
"Our defense kept us in it until we could convert the yards into scores starting in the second quarter," Danley said.
Defenders Noah Humphrey and Haden Smith tilted the field in the Pirates' favor with hard nose defensive play. Smith recorded a sack, an interception, caused a fumble and had seven tackles, four of which were for losses. Humphrey added two fumble recoveries and three tackles.
For the evening, the Pirates defense tallied ten tackles behind the line of scrimmage on a total of 59 tackles, four quarterback sacks, three interceptions and three recovered fumbles.
The Pirates will be looking to keep their winning streak alive on the road against Whitefish on Friday. The Bulldogs (1-4) (1-1) are coming off a close 24-23 win against Ronan.
Polson 37, Libby 6
Libby 0 0 0 6 — 6
Polson 0 14 23 0 — 37
P: Trevor Schultz 85 pass from Bo Kelley (Connor Lanier kick)
P: Colton Cote 1 run (Lanier kick)
P: Ryker Wenderoth 46 pass from Kelley (kick failed)
P: Wenderoth 20 pass from Kelley (Lanier kick)
P: Lanier 32 field goal
P: Schultz 17 pass from Kelley (Lanier kick)
L: Jeff Offenbecher 31 run (kick failed)


text: MOVIES Five Films Following in 'Fault in Our Stars' Real-World Footsteps 10:00 AM PDT 6/8/2014 by Rebecca Ford FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME "If I Stay" The Shailene Woodley cancer drama was a box-office hit. Here are a few other films based on YA novels coming soon to theaters. No dystopia? No problem. The huge success of The Fault in Our Stars this weekend may lead moviegoers to look for other real-world-set YA stories making their way to the big screen. THR rounded up some of the most interesting stories focused on kids and teens dealing with real-world problems rather than vampires and other supernatural forces. IF I STAY Chloe Grace Moretz stars in the adaptation of Gayle Forman's 2009 novel as a gifted young cellist whose world is turned upside down after a deadly car accident. Hovering somewhere between life and death, Moretz's character must decide whether she'll return to her life or pass on to the next. MGM and Warner Bros. are releasing the film Aug. 22. PHOTOS: 'The Fault in Our Stars' and 8 Other Tragic Tearjerkers With Kids and Teens PAPER TOWNS Fox 2000 will bring John Green's 2008 novel Paper Towns to the big screen, with Fault in Our Stars screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber attached to adapt. The film follows a teenage boy who is pulled into a night of adventurous revenge by his mysterious neighbor Margo. When Margo disappears, Quentin has to use clues to track her down. The project not only reunites Green with his Fault writers, but also features Fault actor Nat Wolff, who will star as Quentin, and Temple Hill producers Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen. ELEANOR & PARK DreamWorks acquired Rainbow Rowell's 2013 novel about two 16-year-old outcasts in early April, tapping Rowell to also write the screenplay. Don't expect the usual cookie-cutter, good-looking teens in this one -- the story centers on the much more relatable Eleanor, a heavy-set girl living in an abusive household, and Park, a half-Korean, half-Caucasian teen who hides his insecurities by immersing himself in comics and music. PHOTOS: 17 of the Most Popular YA Properties Adapted for TV and Film WONDER Lionsgate is adapting R.J. Palacio's best-selling 2012 novel about a 10-year-old with a facial deformity. A screenplay written by Jack Thorne is complete, and the project will be looking for a director soon. LOVE, ROSIE Lily Collins and Sam Claflin star in the adaptation of Cecelia Ahern's YA novel Where Rainbows End, which Constantin Film, Canyon Creek Films and RD Film Productions have slated for a fall 2014 release. The movie, currently in postproduction, follows teen best friends who are separated when one family moves from Dublin to the U.S. Email: email@example.com Twitter: @Beccamford FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Rebecca Ford email@example.com beccamford


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Scott has been living with his parents to save money, but he's ready to leave the nest for good. Egypt Sherrod promises to get his house hunt back on track and helps him find a fixer-upper in Marietta, GA, that he can customize.
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5 people are having a discussion on the given topic (Priyatham, Nishanth, Rahul, Keerthi and Priyanka)
Category: Social, Economy
Priyatham: Hello all, the topic given to us is "Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2015: A step towards fighting financial distress". To Start with, Insolvency and bankruptcy are the terms that deal with inability to meet financial payments or obligations to the creditors owed by a person or a company. India's rank in resolving insolvencies as per World Bank is 130 which is very bad. In India, so far, the insolvency and bankruptcy issues of companies are handled by High courts. Cases that are related with business individuals are dealt by "Presidency Towns Insolvency Act, 1909 and Provincial insolvency Act, 1920.
Rahul: That's right. These acts are not helping in solving the insolvency problems in India and on average, these cases take more than 4 years to resolve. This is creating financial slowdown in the domestic economy and going against the ease of doing business in India. So new "Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code" is introduced in 2015 in parliament by the finance minister to address these concerns and to provide a structured resolution on handling the insolvency problems.
Keerthi: Absolutely. The bill envisages to set up a new regulator board named "The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India" and create a formal "Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) which attempts to come up with a viable survival mechanism or to ensure that the speedy liquidation process is taken care of. As per the new act, these cases are to be resolved in a period of 180 days, which can be extended by 90 days given the complexity of the case and approval of the creditors.
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Priyanka: Yes. The new regulator board will have 10 members in it. It is represented by the representatives from central government and "Reserve Bank of India". It will also contain Licensed Information professionals and their agencies to deal with the assets of the debtor in the Insolvency resolution process (IRP). Information Utilities are created to collect all the information related to the debtor, his agreements and his stand on previous financial obligations.
Nishanth: That's right. Along with the above plans, the code also creates "The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Fund" which includes deposits from Central government grants to fight financial slowdown, Funds collected by processing and resolving the cases, Interest earned by the deposits in the fund. It can also accept funds from individuals who wants to safeguard the insolvency problems in the future.
Keerthi: Absolutely. Now to talk about who can initiate this Insolvency resolution process, It can be done from either side which means the debtor or the company can admit that it would run into bankruptcy shortly and require a resolution on that, Or it can be initiated by the creditors who feels the assets credited to the debtor are Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and doesn't seem like the debtor would be able to payback.
Priyatham: Yes. Now the claims of the creditors are frozen for 180 days and the creditors will hear the proposals for revival action plan from the company. Then, the revival action plan should be approved by 75% of the creditors to go ahead with the reorganization process. If the proposals are complex, the creditors and the board can extend the process by 90 days. If the 75% approval is not met, The Company would be liquidated as per the regulations set up.
Rahul: I agree. I think the new code brought in, is very effective in managing the insolvency and bankruptcy cases in India. Earlier it was involved with multiple bodies which made it very complex, given that the decision given by one body doesn't align with the other bodies. It also protected debtors to cover their financial situation and delay the order of liquidation of his/her assets which was detrimental to the progress of the economy.
Nishanth: That's right. The new code is more effective as it sets provision for two tribunals by setting up Adjudicators to address the grievances faced by the debtors/creditors during the insolvency resolution process. They include the "The national company law tribunal" to handle jurisdiction over "Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships", "The Debt Recovery Tribunal" to handle jurisdiction over "Individuals and Partnership firms".
Priyanka: Yes. This way it is covering all types of entities in an organized manner. We can also discuss the penalties for the offenses committed by the debtors. The penalties include imprisonment up to 5 years, with a fine of up to 1 crore rupees if the insolvency involves concealing property, defrauding investors etc. It will be up to 1 lakh rupees if it is committed by an individual on the grounds of false information.
Keerthi: I agree. I think we should talk about the impact of this new change on the Indian economy and the banking system. If this code is implemented, capital flow into the bad investments will be reduced and will pave way for new ventures and entrepreneurship thoughts. Investors and creditors can recover their investments and then reinvest in more safer and trusting businesses. This bill also helps in early exit by investors or debtors from businesses and maximizes the recovery amounts.
Priyatham: Yes. This code if implemented, can provide a resolution to the bad loans, NPAs problem that is being faced by PSU banks. RBI is trying many schemes like "Rainbow" and others. But, they have not shown any results. The Gross NPAs with the PSUs has become worse in 2015 with a total of 3.14lakh Crores worth.
Rahul: I think, this bill should be promoted and enacted in order to solve these problems. During the winter sessions it was stalled as there were many questions on its applicability. It is also not clear about the management control during the reorganization process. But, those points need to be addressed and the bill should be successfully enacted to make the system more efficient. This also helps in improving the "ease of doing business in India" which is really needed as there is a huge scope for investment from foreign countries.
Nishanth: Yes. I think the bill was welcomed well by the parties and both the parties had a view that there should be change in the way insolvency resolution is currently done. Let's see how they would improve and enact it so that a stable banking and business system can be developed.
The Insolvency and bankruptcy system in India was very complex with too many bodies involved in resolving the cases. It created delays and inefficiencies as the decisions given by one body doesn't necessarily align with the decision given by other bodies. This also increased the financial slowdown and bankruptcy losses. The new code that was introduced in Loksabha seems to be very effective with clear emphasis on resolving the insolvency issues quickly and increasing the scrutiny of the debt obligations records of the debtors. It is also streamlining the process by setting up a board, collective fund, and penalty rules. There are few improvements needed in terms of clarity on management control during the insolvency resolution process, etc. The bill seems to be solving the purpose so it should be enacted in the upcoming parliament sessions and help India have a stable and encouraging business environment in the coming years.
1. The new "Insolvency and Bankruptcy code 2015" is introduced in the LokSabha by Finance minister in December 2015.
2. The new code will create a regulator body name "The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India" and will contain 10 members as representatives.
3. Before the new code, on average these insolvency cases took nearly 4 years to get resolved.
4. The new code tries to resolve the case in 180 days with 75% creditor's approval on revival plan.
5. The penalties include imprisonment up to 5 years, with a fine of up to 1 crore rupees if the insolvency involves concealing property, defrauding investors etc. It will be up to 1 lakh rupees if it is committed by an individual on the grounds of false information.
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| Authors | Pamela Ramos Langley
Pamela Ramos Langley
Pamela Ramos Langley relishes narratives that bash the ideal against the real (or vice versa). She spends her days tap-tapping on her laptop in a distant exurb half way between Los Angeles and San Diego, combining memory and imagination with such vigor that her 'e' key recently flew off. She's had fiction, flash fiction and creative non-fiction works published in M Review Magazine, River Poets Journal, Drunk Monkeys, The Writing Disorder and Hippocampus (1/14). She is the new-old fiction editor at Drunk Monkeys, hosts a blog over at langleywrite.com, and her flash fiction 'An Unhappy Mother' was nominated for Best of the Net 2012.
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Young Lilly was a straight standing, chin out-thrust, full-faced smiling sort of kid. She had a way with fashioning effects and tallied an impressive track record of positive outcomes resulting from her capabilities. For instance, when she lost the petite shoes off her favored Barbie, she had only to focus on where she'd been that …


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What is your name and where are you from?
Greetings, I am Taja
Collier. Hailing from the city beautiful of Orlando, Fl. Currently a scholar at
Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Fl.
1. What are you studying at Florida A&M University and why did you choose that school? I am a first year pre cardiopulmonary science student at Florida A&M University. I Plan to get my masters degree in Science and after graduation look for major opportunities for medical school. I chose to attend FAMU in light of the fact that I was pulled in to Historically Black College and University conventions and I needed to facilitate my instruction some place I knew I could profit by.
2. Why did you join FAMU Senate? I joined the student senate because I have passion to serve, to be a leader and to listen to others concerns. I wanted to be the voice and work for the students because I care for their desires. My job is to ensure that the A&S fees that students pay every semester are being allocated properly and effectively. If you ask anyone who knows me well they would agree I enjoy my job and take it very serious.
3. What is Retool Your School? The retool your school is a campus
improvement grant program that grants schools a chance to win $50,000. It is
powered by Home Depot and FAMU currently stands in first place against fourteen
other universities. The online voting contest will end on April 24th,
2016. Please tweet #FAMU_RYS16 and
hashtag on social media!
How was your spring break in Miami? I really enjoyed my time relaxing under the sun in Miami, Fl for the first time for my spring break. My great friend Kayla Gallego (@misskaylagallego) invited me to reside with her along south beach to enjoy some time well spent in her hometown.
1. How can people find you online? Online
networking today is extremely prevalent and I myself is a proactive person who
is effectively posting on Instagram, twitter, Groupme, snapchat and even
Facebook. I jump at the chance to share my a considerable measure of my
encounters and pictures on online networking. The greater part of my present
online networking records are not private since any individual who wants, can
see my posts and take an interest in long range informal communication with me.
Instagram: (@tajatlccollier)
2. What is a hustler? In
my opinion, a hustler is a go-getter. Someone who does not stop their grind, handles
business until they get what they need and achieve their objectives.
would you like to see changed in your community? Experiencing
childhood in a low wage group, a broken home and being first generation student
I would like to see all the effective young African American ladies like myself
in my community, graduate secondary school and set off for college or
specialized school to exceed expectations in their vocation decisions likewise
to pick up experience of this present reality and permit them to assemble their
characters and appreciate a superior life.
4. Any last words or shout outs? I would like to give God thanks for all
of the doors he has opened for me to be successful and where I am today. Also I
would like to give a shout out to my mother for never doubting me and keeping
me on track throughout my 18 years of life. Lastly to my siblings for always
seeing potential in me that I could not see in myself, especially to my oldest
sister Alexis Jones a pre pharmacy student (alexisdjones_) who has successfully
guided me through my first year in college. I don't know where I would be without
her. Thank you for this interview and all of the great questions!
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Modular design may appear self-evident. After all, wasn't that the key to Scania's success as a relatively small truck manufacturer? Standardization, scalability and integration are also time-honored concepts that imply capacity for upgrades, an ability for the system to grow or contract without problems and for its ability to prevent faults from spreading. Surely it must be better to distinguish between routine tasks and more specialized functions?
With hindsight, nearly everything seems self-evident. Scania, however, had few followers of its philosophy. Standards risk paralyzing technology by preventing innovative leaps that create new features. Modules are like factory clothing, predictably sized, good enough, but never as good as custom-tailored.
The unique qualities of the AXE system's design must be viewed against the background of what technology permitted when it was conceived. Processing power was still limited and data storage was expensive. The processors, the units that counted, structured and handled the signals, had limited capacity. Designing software and hardware in modules, making square pegs to fit round holes, was regarded as wasteful.
Computer programs were the custom-tailored component. The software for a complete telephone station was not the job of one person, but hundreds. These were also not your ordinary tailors. Instead, many looked more like artists. The problem was that with so many people involved, no one could maintain an overview. The result was called spaghetti code – if a change was made it one place, it could have effects in a completely different place. A fault or a bug might result in a serious malfunction, but the visible fault did not necessarily reveal where the bug was located. And for every fault corrected, a popular rule of thumb held that two new ones would appear.
An important aspect of the AXE project was therefore creating independent program modules that only communicated with each other in a standardized manner. No signal could be introduced that would result in changes in another module. If a module had been made bug-free, it was safe.
Another aspect of modular design was that the system should consist of standardized building blocks, even from a mechanical standpoint. That meant that these building blocks could be tested where they were manufactured, for example in Sweden, and if they worked there, they could then be shipped to Saudi Arabia or anyplace else. Another objective was that it should be possible to replace physical modules with new ones, since technology continued to advance and processors, for example, got faster and more powerful. As if that was not enough, modules could be switched from analog to digital, a change that came more quickly than expected.
Even competitors and researchers found it difficult to understand why AXE appeared to be able to handle everything. One competitor believed that it was impossible to deliver systems as quickly as modularly tested, bug-free software modules allowed. Another designed three different telephone stations in various sizes, while AXE could be made smaller or larger as required.
The system concept contained more than modules. Computing power that was frequently needed for simple tasks was located peripherally, for example, while more advanced functions that were seldom called but demanded complicated programs and more computing power were allocated to more sophisticated central processors.
Compromises were necessary, and with the answers in hand, it is apparent that not all were optimal. But the advantages of the AXE's design sound like advertising copy: more reliable software, easy to expand with both additional capacity and new functionality, faster production and installation and future-proof technology.
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Whether you're going for a walk or training for a marathon, the food you eat plays a vital role in how you'll feel and how you will perform. Sports dietitian Caitlin Reid spells out the basics of sports nutrition with some simple steps to help you get more out of your workouts.
Everything you eat and drink has an affect on your body when you exercise – whether you're an amateur or a professional athlete. And it's not just what you eat beforehand that counts – you need a balanced diet every day, the right snack before you start and then the correct meal afterwards to help your body recover and repair. The following four steps show you how to get the best from yourself.
While you might put a lot of emphasis on the food you eat before exercise, it's important to realise what you eat every day plays the biggest part in your performance. You need to provide your body with a healthy, balanced diet consisting of carbohydrates, sufficient protein, healthy fats and adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals. The food you eat before you exercise will have little benefit on your overall performance. Eating before you work out is merely the last step to make you feel comfortable and confident during your exercise session.
Your body can only burn food it has already digested and absorbed, so there's no point eating right before you exercise in the hope that it will give you more energy. In fact, eating a large meal will only cause you to feel sluggish and may even cause an upset stomach, cramping or diarrhoea. Foods high in fibre, fat or protein take longer to digest and can increase your risk of stomach discomfort while exercising so should be eaten long before you start - especially if your workout involves running.
You shouldn't need to eat when exercising for fewer than 90 minutes if you follow Steps 1 and 2 above. If you do feel tired, it may mean you haven't eaten enough carbohydrates before you started, your diet is not well-balanced, you ate too much or too closely to exercising, or that you're dehydrated.
A moderate- to high-intensity work-out for longer than 90 minutes is called an endurance event. Consuming extra carbohydrates is recommended as your body doesn't have an endless supply. To enable your body to access this energy, you need foods with readily-available carbohydrates – such as sports drinks, easy-to-eat muesli bars, or sugary confectionery. Research with athletes shows 30-60g of carbohydrates (equivalent to 500-1000ml sports drink or 12-24 jelly babies) needs to be consumed each hour of exercising to delay fatigue.
How well you recover nutritionally after a workout determines how well you will perform at your next workout. For the best recovery after doing exercise, follow the three Rs: refuel, repair and rehydrate.
Eat a carbohydrate-containing meal within two hours of your training. If you're looking for performance enhancement, though, eating within the first 30 minutes after your work-out may be the most beneficial.
During your workout it is likely that muscle protein has been broken down. So including protein in your recovery meal can increase protein building. To reap the most benefits, carbohydrates need to be included with this protein.
Most of us finish our work-outs at least a little bit dehydrated, and we continue to lose fluid through breathing and perspiration. Not replacing your fluid losses after training can negatively affect your recovery, daily activities and then the following work-out. As thirst is not a reliable indicator of hydration, the best way to monitor how dehydrated you are is to look at the colour of your urine. The darker your urine, the more fluid you need. Aim for clear to straw-coloured urine.
If you are working out for fewer than 60 minutes, sports drinks are not needed – research shows they only offer benefits to people exercising for longer than one hour. Therefore, sports drinks are great for the endurance athlete trying to reach peak performance. If you are exercising at a moderate intensity or playing a social game of touch, water is the better option. You'll save kilojoules and stay hydrated!
Sports drinks contain 4-8% carbohydrates, 10-25mmol sodium and 630kJ.
Exercising on an empty stomach causes you to use more fat to fuel your workout compared to doing the same workload after a carbohydrate-containing meal or snack. However, fuelling up on carbohydrates makes it more likely that you will be able to exercise for longer and harder, which means you'll use more kilojoules and be more likely to lose weight. Eating before your exercise session will depend on your goal. If you are going for performance improvement, eat something before exercise. But if your aim is weight loss – and you can do the same amount of exercise whether you eat or not – leave your food until after your session.
To gain muscle, you need to combine a well-developed strength training program with an energy-rich diet that has adequate amounts of protein. While an increased intake is essential for muscle gain, you should not consume a high-fat, nutrient-poor diet of takeaway foods. Follow a low-fat diet, include some protein at each meal, and consume protein and carbohydrates before and after your strength training program. Carbohydrates help to reduce protein breakdown and allow the ingested protein to be used for muscle growth and repair.
Kids need to eat a healthy, balanced diet that meets all their nutrition requirements for carbohydrates, protein, fats plus vitamins and minerals. The well-nourished child will be able to play better and for longer, maintain concentration and recover quicker. If your child is not getting adequate nutrition they will appear lethargic and tired. Children can overheat more quickly than adults so it's important to maintain hydration before, during and after their sport. If your child is playing in an all-day carnival, low-fat and high-carbohydrate snacks, such as muesli bars, bread and jam, watermelon and oranges, are best eaten every two hours. Sports drinks or cordials can be used in all-day events, but your child does not need them for a 30-minute game of basketball. To help their bodies refuel and repair, feed your kids a meal such as spaghetti bolognese or a ham and cheese sandwich, up to 2-3 hours after playing sport.
Ensure you're eating a healthy, balanced diet every day, then eat a carbohydrate- and protein-containing meal, such as a ham and salad sandwich, 3-4 hours before you exercise. If you haven't had enough time for a meal, grab a tub of low-fat yoghurt or fruit salad 1-2 hours before you start. Make sure you're well hydrated, too. Follow up your session with a meal within two hours, or eat a snack, such as a banana smoothie or cereal bar, to keep you going until your next meal.
Your diet will depend on the type and length of the event you are preparing for. Remember to maintain a healthy, balanced diet, and focus on the three R's. The quicker you eat after training, the sooner your body can refuel, rehydrate and repair. Therefore, aim to eat a carbohydrate snack or a carbohydrate- and protein-packed meal 20 minutes after training or competing. For more specific information for eating for a particular event, visit www.sportsdietitians.com.au.


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text: It's all about the Wii U these days, but Nintendo has another console that it just launched: The Wii Mini. It's basically a stripped down Wii with no SD card slot, no Internet connection, no backwards compatibility of any kind — it just plays regular Wii games. But it's a great buy for $99, especially if you have yet to play any of the great Wii games, such as Super Mario Galaxy and Zelda Twilight Princess. But the Wii Mini wouldn't be of any use to you if you have a Wii U, which is full compatible with old Wii games. Either way, check out an unboxing of the Wii Mini console below. local_offer Nintendo wii mini wii u stars Further Reading Consumer council in Europe alleges Nintendo i Switch has more games than Wii and Wii U comb HSN1 No internet connection, no gamecube compatibility, no SD card slot. I feel bad for any child who receives this for Christmas. Mickey Mouse I can see the appeal of it for some people, but I need my internet connectivity. Tucker_16 I've got mine. Worth it just for the Wiimote+ and the nunchuk. Plus that collector's value. Brett Bates Hmmm… No internet connectivity, but I wonder if you can still get it by plugging in one of the old Wii LAN Adapters into the USB port. ceramicsaturn That's a very good question. Daily, can you answer this for us? If this has a work around for the VC I'll buy it immediately. Kaleb Taylor I want that WiiMote & Nunchuck for my Wii U. Sylux I would buy for three reasons, 1. Collection value. 2. The red wiimote+nunchuk. 3. It's a perfect fit with my red pro controller I got with Xenoblade Chronicles. It's sexy 🙂 Luciano l.irigoyen I like it just for the red color… I don't care about the Internet conectivity, since I don't use it… Anubis Lol Nintendo makes their handhelds bigger, and now making their consoles smaller? It's so legit D2K This kinda reminds me of the old Snoopy Game and Watch cabinet design. http://www.gameandwatch.com/screen/tabletop/snoopy/index.html Of course that was orange instead of red, but the feel of it is very similar. I miss having that BTW. 🙂 Nintendude Wow… Zach Albright To me it sorta looks like a ps2 slim. 🙂 EvanescentHero Damn do I want that red Wiimote and Nunchuk. ObiBoing God the only thing worth it in that are the Wiimote and nunchuck reminds me of the Red Wii special edition I used to had. Jeffery02 Seems like Nintendo is just trying to cash in on the people that cannot afford the Wii U and never got around to playing Wii games. I'm not gonna say this is a bad move for Nintendo, only that it's not for me. I'll stick with my Deluxe Wii U definitely! 😀 Jetty Classic! tommarvolo124 say hello to an unhackable wii you need an sd card to hack and they took care of that salam semaan it's only 30 dollars more for the regular version….. what? Adam Fox This will be a collectors item…look at the Top-load NES….came out after the SNES..the SNES Junior (or SNES 2) came out after the N64…..the color N64s came out later in the life cycle of N64 and are more desired…now this Wii Mini after the Wii U Assassinated23 What is the user interface like? It wouldn't make sense to have the channel system like the normal Wii, as only the Mii channel and photos don't need internet, I think. Can it even receive system updates? Srpg2ishere I saw the system menu. It had the disc channel, mii channel, and a help channel. That's it. Dee Bee What a waste of plastic. With all the necessary capabilities they have removed (network, backward capabilities, no memory slot etc), its only worth $60 at best. Matthew Maldonado To anyone complaining: IT'S NOT FOR YOU. IT'S NOT FOR YOU. IT'S NOT FOR YOU. IT'S NOT FOR YOU. IT'S THE VERSION THAT GOES IN A KID'S BEDROOM. IT'S NOT FOR YOU. fireheartis1 I like this thing and it looks amazing. It reminds me of old school gaming in the internet age lol. I would by one just for the fun of it if it was out in the states. Too bad it only came out in Canada lol.


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The Yatra trek through the mountains of south Kashmir Himalayas to the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Amarnathji is made available only in the months of summer to pay obeisance.
Among the many shrines of Lord Shiva, the cave of Amarnath is a world-famous destination. The Shivalinga made of ice in the cave is the symbol of people's faith and trust. The beginning of the journey till this cave has numerous stops in between that are extremely beautiful and increases ones faith in Lord Shiva even more.
The legendary importance of Amarnath's cave is related to the secret of immortality told to Lord Shiva's wife Parvati. When Lord Shiva was insisted by his wife to reveal the secret of immortality, he decided to proceed towards the cave. On his way to the cave he did a few things,which were great according to his devotees. Because of these few things, the entire way to the cave became blissful.
Actually, in order to reveal the secret of amarakatha, Lord Shiva left his son, vehicle, etc. in various isolated places, which is why all these places seem like tirtha sthalas.There are two ways for Amarnath journey – Pahalgam and Sonmarg Baltal. According to the legends, Lord Shiva took the Pahalgam route to reach the cave.


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Symbolizing the values espoused by Teachers in the classroom, the apple has become associated with educators. These shiny fruits come in many colors, shapes and sizes, showing diversity, change and progress. In the past many families could not afford to pay teachers well, and instead rewarded beloved mentors with fresh-picked apples. Wear your Teacher Charm Bangle and feel connected to an A+ mentor or student.
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Elon Musk Totally Botched His Latest Master Plan
Late last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented Master Plan, Part Deux, the second half of his vision for both Tesla and electrification at large. In his typical fashion, Musk expounded upon how he accomplished his first set of goals, before explaining why we should care about his projections for the future. The problem is, while the original Master Plan described products that Tesla was actually in the midst of preparing, Part Deux doesn't really say too much.
There are definitely elements of Musk's blog post that deserve recognition -- and the best bits have nothing to do with cars -- but overall, it reads as if it were designed to provide distraction, rather than direction. Even for a man known as much for his pie-in-the-sky ideas as he is for his brutal efficiency, Musk seems to have finished his latest assignment with the help of some espresso and midnight oil. And when the chief executive hands in an assignment at the last minute, maybe it's finally time to raise an eyebrow.
Call me a skeptic, but I'm still not convinced that the follow-up to Musk's magnum opus is anything but a diversionary tactic.
It was a hollow bait-and-switch for the Tesla faithful
Tesla may not be a car company the size of General Motors or Toyota, but it's unequivocally the most fascinating automotive startup of the 21st century. When Musk announces that he's going to release some new tidbit of information, people listen.
The big news that Musk announced? Tesla is going to focus its efforts on "stunning" solar roofs, self-driving technology, a small SUV and pickup truck, and advancements in -- wait for it -- electric tractor-trailers. Notably absent were specific details for any of it, which does nothing to quell the fears of investors or stoke excitement in fans.
Really, the last thing that Silicon Valley-proud Tesla needs to do is present a lineup that mimics that of a traditional car company -- which it will, if Tesla indeed introduces a small crossover and a pickup truck. Nevertheless, Musk is advocating for a product portfolio that hits precisely what consumers want right now, instead of trying to alter the public's perception as Tesla did with electric vehicles.
The most interesting and unexpected element of Musk's manifesto was that Tesla may enter the sphere of semi-autonomous road trains -- aka tractor-trailers that can drive themselves. Last year, Freightliner -- the trucking giant-slash-sister company to Mercedes, under Daimler-Benz -- showed off Inspiration, a highly advanced self-driving truck. Simply put, Tesla doesn't have unique expertise in the space of Autopilot-like systems to compete.
It's a distraction from the real issues
News trends surrounding Tesla for the past few weeks has been less than positive, to say the least. A weakly tuned Autopilot might be responsible for "driver" error and subsequent injuries or deaths. The Model 3 is late, and getting later. The Gigafactory battery plant still isn't ready. And a government inquiry into Tesla's build quality isn't exactly a sign of confidence, either.
In the midst of all this, Tesla understandably wants to pivot the conversation -- that it started -- away from the benefits of self-driving tech and electric cars, and bring our attention to a new plan for products that might not yet exist. Musk, in announcing the deal with SolarCity and his vision for a Tesla future that needn't necessarily involve or even be reliant upon cars, is merely providing a distraction from the current stream of bad news.
Musk treated the plan like homework -- and botched it
Musk is a busy man who runs several companies and doesn't have the best reputation for timeliness, so expecting a master plan to be on time isn't very realistic. Still, Master Plan, Part Deux was as delayed as a second-semester senior's homework assignment. Musk was expected to reveal his next blog post by July 16th, or as he tweeted, "Working on Top Secret Tesla Masterplan, Part 2. Hoping to publish later this week."
With devotees likely on the edge of their seats (along with the media), the waiting game began. First, Musk tried to manage expectations: "Sunday is the end of the week :)." Two days later, "Bit of a distraction yesterday. Working on plan today."
Finally, in an attempt, perhaps, to convey that he is a man with deadlines, just like everyone else, he basically went back to college-mode:
Will be working at Tesla on Autopilot & Model 3 today, then aiming to pull an all-nighter and complete the master product plan— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 19, 2016
A "master plan" isn't something you throw together at the last second. Pulling an all-nighter is something you do to finish up a term paper, not a visionary manifesto intent on changing the world. Industry commentator Ed Niedermeyer said it best:
Y'all think it's hard waiting for a blog post that's still only 10 minutes overdue? Imagine waiting years for a delayed car launch.— E.W. Niedermeyer (@Tweetermeyer) July 21, 2016
In past blog posts, Musk has been known to ramble. Master Plan, Part Deux is no exception. Ten years from now, if not sooner, we'll see if there's a Master Plan, Part Trois, in which we'll learn that the solar roof project will be funded by Model Y deposits to the tune of $800 million. Knowing Musk, he'll finish it a few moments before pressing "publish," perhaps clutching a Red Bull in the other hand, or whatever kids are drinking by then.
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A New Future for Granville Island? March 20
You are invited to join SFU Public Square for their next edition of City Conversations:
A New Future for Granville Island?
Transformed in the 1970s from a declining industrial area into a centre of arts, culture and food, Granville Island is one of Canada's most popular attractions, for tourists and residents. With Emily Carr University of Art + Design moving from Granville Island to Great Northern Way, and the loss of almost all the old heavy industry, is it time to refresh the island's eclectic mix and, perhaps, its caretaker administration? In a recent article, the Vancouver Sun suggested exactly that. Or will it be enough to just find a new tenant, or tenants, for the 200,000 square feet of buildings that Emily Carr leaves behind?
To frame the conversation, we have Daphne Bramham, author of the Sun article, architect Norman Hotson, creator of the hugely successful 1970's design, and Dale McClanaghan, Chair of the Granville Island Trust. Then it will be your turn to question, observe, opine.
When: Thursday, March 20, 2014
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Room 1600, SFU Vancouver at Harbour Centre
Cost: Free
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Walden 7: Not only an exceptional example of Spanish contemporary architecture, but also one of the most innovative and distinguished residential buildings of the 20th century.
This experimental apartment block, located at the edge of Barcelona in Sant Just Desvern, was designed and built on a very low-budget in 1974 by Ricard Bofill's team. Bofill, an accomplished Catalan architect, also designed many of the apartments which housed the Olympic athletes in 1992. One of his most recent works is the W Hotel (Hotel Vela) which was established in 2008.
The name of the building is inspired by B.F.Skinner's science-fiction novel, Walden Two, which depicts a utopian community and emulates the simple living and self-sufficiency that Henry David Thoreau practiced at Walden Pond . The building consists of 18 separate towers with a total of 446 apartments, formed by modules of 30 square meters in size. The smallest is a studio, made of only 1 module, and the largest is a 2-story apartment, made up of 4.
Built where there had previously been a cement factory, Walden-7 has ample public space for sports and recreation, bars and restaurants on the ground floor, and swimming pools on the roofs.
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Monday, September 11, 2006
You Used To Be A Good Friend of Mine
Don't believe for a second that our relationship is suddenly meaningless. Souled On readers are at least as important to me as my extended family. In fact, I prefer you over my Uncle Shafty and Aunt Peaches just about any day of the week---especially when they've had too much crack and Colt 45 for their own good. The reason why I haven't posted any linkage lately is because matters in my "real life" have been pretty damn H.E.A.V.Y., which has spun my ratio of spare time completely out of balance. Additionally, my computer monitor has somehow ended up at an address that's at least 420 miles from where I actually live.
Anyway, don't quit me, baby. I swear that I still have nothin' but love for ya...
Several of you have sent feedback via comments and e-mail, letting me know how you feel about the music I've been posting lately, and what you'd like to hear in the future. Gratitude. QD Girl is apparently quite a little Souled On fanatic, and in this case, her flattery has gotten her everywhere. She requested three original songs sampled in a few of her favorite hip-hop joints. What follows are her selections, as well as a couple of others that I randomly threw in for good measure:
"Troubles, Heartaches, & Sadness"---Ann Peebles
Sampled in "Shadowboxin'"---GZA w/ Method Man and "Throw Your Flag Up"---RZA
"Coffee Cold" ---Galt MacDermot
Sampled in "Werdz from the Ghetto Child"---Gang Starr, "The Truth"---Handsome Boy Modeling School, "Coffee Cold"---Oh No
"I'm Going Down" ---Rose Royce
Sampled in "Oh Boy"---Cam'ron w/ Juelz Santana and "I'm Goin' Down"---Mary J Blige
"Drowning in the Sea of Love" ---Joe Simon
"Sea of Bud"---MC Breed, "Drama"---Da Beatminerz w/ Shadez of Brooklyn, "You Know My Steez"---Gang Starr
"Walk Right Up to the Sun" ---The Delfonics
"If I Ruled the World"---Nas
These are all excellent songs, so you know what to do...
I hereby pledge to post again within a day or two. If my new monitor is still floating around on the mothership somewhere, I'll front you some more tunes from my personal stash.
See you bitches on the flip side of the Victrola...
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Hey ... great blog. Since the topic of this post is requests (somewhat)do you have any Margie Joseph in your collection? I have been searching all over for "Hear The Words" and "Words Are IMpossible". Cannot understand why these outstanding tracks seem to be out of print (or whtever u say in the digital age). Hope you get your S**t together equipment wise.
sweet sweet music!
i especially like the joe simon (never heard of him before), delphonics, and peebles- but it's all really good.
would you quit harrassing yourself about this site? i can't keep up with it!
I'm getting a sense that your love of the green stuff is just self-medicating the anxiety, so without it you'd either be a force to reckon with, or a whimpering pile.
don't know if you are a jon stewart, steven colbert fan like me, but you might find this funny if not pathetic, it's reverend phelps of the "go hates fags" fame
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Daniel---to be honest, I wish I had more Margie Joseph in my collection than I actually do. I've got a few songs---"Let's Stay Together". "Come Lay Some Lovin' On Me", and "It's Growing". I have at least a few others buried in my music collection, but those are the tracks I have on my PC. You can e-mail me if you want any of them, and I'll send the song file(s) back to you.
Firpo---I have no idea what I'd be like minus the green, as I vaguely recall learning to roll blunts in the womb. Since I've been wearing my polyester drawers up to my chin, I can honestly say that even my pants are high as hell these days.
hola negri como tai
no entiendo niuna wea pero igual
- Jzzy said...
Great post as i see here al the time!
keep it comming!
ps. maby you could post this track from curtis called:
she don't let nobody
thanks anyhow.! J.
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