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Thomas Edison was absolutely incredible. I never actually fathomed how remarkable he was. Sure, he invented the lightbulb. Pretty amazing since it allowed us to easily see at night time and continue to be productive. Revolutionalised the whole world really. And he also created the phonograph! Again, incredible that we could now mass produce and listen to a symphony in the comfort of our well lit home. I have never really stopped to appreciate the magnitude of his inventions until I went to write this initial post.
I decided, as usual, that I needed to do a little research — I have come to accept that this is just a part of my process and this normally starts my journey down the rabbit hole. I wanted to start my very first blog off by talking about Edison flying a kite, and how he had that metaphorical lightbulb moment… but instead, I found out how interesting of a guy he was.
Now, if he was one of my students, he would probably be the guy that makes me take a deep chest heaving sigh at the end of a lesson. He was deemed a "difficult" student and his mother actually needed to pull him out of the "normal" classroom of the industrial revolution (quite literally he grew up in Michigan – later home of the Model T car factories lines) and home school him. She found he had a veracious appetite for reading, everything and anything.
He had this sort of brain that saw things. I am sure you have met one person in you life who could just really see things – and not just thanks to a lightbulb. There are many different types of these people; you know, the type of person who can figure out a way to make systems work, whether it be a people, organisational, or mechanical issue they are able to work out the mechanics to fix it. Or the type of person who says or does the right thing at the right time in the right place. Or they just seem to have these illuminating ideas and can just somehow always find a way to make it work. They see a need and can meet it.
Well, good ol' Mr Edison, he saw needs; he saw them as opportunities and he knew how to capitalise on them. But, nothing was really handed to Edison. He was the epitomisation of the 'American Dream'. He came from nothing and became one of the most famous American's of all time and his legacy will live on for millennia. But the best thing about Thomas Edison wasn't his inventions. It was what he did to come up with them.
Deep thinking. Hard work. Failure. Resilience.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. – Thomas Edison
He had a disdain for academia. Know it alls. He was a doer. He just quite simply never gave up. Some of his most memorable quotes are "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" and "What you are will show in what you do."
Thinking about Edison, it is hard not to be inspired. To really just put it all out on the line and "give it a red hot go." This is what brings me to write my first ever post.
My husband has been encouraging me to write for a VERY long time. In my head, it was always a book — to make money so we could live on a boat and sail away from the world. I just kept laughing it off, or using self-deprecation as a means to avoid yet another responsibility in my wheel house. And, as ridiculous as this sounds, I always thought writing had to BE a book. I have been teaching my students for years different mediums for writing, and I could not even see that I could write in the form I enjoy. Articles. My life altering moment.
<ding> Cue LIGHTBULB!
By trade, I am a high school English teacher. Yes, I am passionate about studying literature and I love a good read. But, what I find most juicy is the interwoven relationship between society, culture, and psychology. I teach that literature is a reflection of society… but what is our modern reflection showing?
That is what this site is all about. This is my lightbulb. I may fail. I may offend. I may be wasting my time. But what I hope to do is illuminate.
I pray that my ruminations just might be a catalyst for some change. I do not expect it to revolutionise the world. It won't make life easier like the lightbulb. It won't make it beautiful like the phonograph. But it may cause a pause, even if it's just for my family's well-being and to alter the course and focus of our lives.
For me, to ruminate is to illuminate.
Biography. (2014). Thomas Edison. [online] Available at: https://www.biography.com/people/thomas-edison-9284349 [Accessed 2 Sep. 2018].
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Listen to God
Listen to God
In all our relationships, listening is very important. As the philosopher and theologian, Paul Tillich put it, 'The first duty of love is to listen'.
Some people are very good at listening. General George Marshall said, 'Formula for handling people:
- Listen to the other person's story.
- Listen to the other person's full story.
- Listen to the other person's full story first.'
Listening to God is one of the keys to your relationship with him. 'To listen', means to hear attentively, 'to pay attention to'. Prayer means giving God your full attention first.
Listen to God speak to you through the PsalmsPsalm 81:8-16
We all experience physical hunger, which can only be satisfied by food. You also have a spiritual hunger, which can only be satisfied by listening to God. God says, 'If you would but listen to me…' (v.8b).
The words of God satisfy your spiritual hunger. God promises, 'Open wide your mouth and I will fill it' (v.10). If you listen to him he says, 'You would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you' (v.16).
On the one hand, he says, 'Listen, dear ones' (v.8a, MSG). God wants the best for you, and warns of the perils of ignoring him. He continues, 'But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me. So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices' (vv.11–12). The result of not listening to God is that he gives us over to the consequences of our own actions (see also, Romans 1:24,26).
On the other hand, he promises that if you do listen to him he will act on your behalf: 'If my people would but listen to me, if Israel would follow my ways, how quickly I would subdue their enemies' (Psalm 81:13–14a).
Lord, thank you that each day I can listen to you and be satisfied as with 'the finest of wheat'. Help me each day to pay attention to what you say, and then to trust you to act on my behalf.
Listen to God speak to you through the apostlesActs 26:24-27:12
The apostle Paul was God's messenger. God spoke through him. Those who were listening to Paul in this passage had the opportunity to listen to God.
When Paul was sailing to Rome, the centurion, 'instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship' (27:11). His failure to listen to Paul was almost disastrous.
In the first part of the passage we see Paul in chains before Festus and Agrippa. He was telling the good news about Jesus, his death and resurrection. Festus said, 'You are out of your mind… your great learning is driving you insane' (26:24). He says, 'Paul, you're crazy!' (v.24, MSG). Some people have always thought, and still do, that Christians are just 'a little crazy'.
Paul's response was, 'I am not insane… What I am saying is true and reasonable' (v.25). He did not reply, 'Yes, it is all a bit crazy but I believe it.' He refused to accept the suggestion that his beliefs were irrational.
Paul argued that there is a rational basis for faith. There are good reasons to believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Our faith is 'true and reasonable' (v.25). We should not be afraid to present logical and reasonable arguments. We need intelligent presentations of the gospel.
However, reason alone is not enough. Before I became a Christian, I had listened to the arguments and the reasons for faith. Not all of my questions had been answered. Nevertheless, I took a step of faith based on what I had heard about Jesus. The moment I took the step of faith it was as if my eyes had been opened and I understood much of what I had not seen before.
Reason will only take us so far. However, when we are trying to persuade people, as Paul was, to follow Jesus, it is important to explain that the message about Jesus is 'true and reasonable'.
Agrippa's response to Paul was, '"Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?" Paul replied, "Short time or long– I pray to God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains."' (vv.28–29).
Paul did not mind whether people became Christians through a crisis ('short time') or through a process ('long time'). But he did all in his power to persuade them to become Christians, as he had. Paul was not ashamed to pray that people would become what he was (Galatians 4:12).
Paul had done nothing deserving death or imprisonment (Acts 26:31), yet the civil authorities found a rather pathetic excuse for not setting him free (v.32). This was unjust and unreasonable. It must have been deeply frustrating for Paul.
Yet here we are, 2,000 years later, listening to the words that Paul spoke on that occasion, and through them having the opportunity to listen to God.
Lord, may we become like Paul in his faith and passion. As we tell the good news about Jesus may people have a sense that in listening to us they are listening to God.
Listen to God speak to you through the prophets2 Kings 16:1-17:41
God allowed Israel to be taken captive and led away into exile because they refused to listen to him.
The history of this period in the book of 2 Kings could be summed up in the words 'not listen': 'They would not listen... They would not listen' (17:14,40). As we saw yesterday, all the problems the kings and the people of God faced were the result of not listening to God.
God spoke to his people through his servants the prophets. 'God had taken a stand against Israel and Judah, speaking clearly through countless holy prophets and seers time and time again... But they wouldn't listen' (vv.13–14, MSG).
This was the reason they went into exile: 'The exile came about because of sin: The children of Israel sinned against God... They did all kinds of things on the sly, things offensive to their God' (vv.7–9, MSG).
'They imitated the nations around them although the Lord had ordered them, "Do not do as they do."' (v.15). The result of not listening was that the people of Israel lost the presence of God and were sent into exile in Assyria: 'he thrust them from his presence… the Lord removed them from his presence' (vv.20,23).
Like us, so often, they had not been ruthless enough about sin in their lives: 'They honoured and worshiped God, but not exclusively... They don't really worship God – they don't take seriously what he says regarding how to behave and what to believe' (vv.32,34 MSG). 'They didn't pay any attention. They kept doing what they'd always done' (v.40, MSG).
Do you sometimes find that your heart is divided between following God and following your own desires? Guard yourself against complacency or carelessness – allowing sin to creep in. Don't let the enemy lead you into disobeying God.
The truth is that God's desire is always to bless us. His commands and instruction are given so that you might flourish (see Deuteronomy 6:1–3).
We see this in the fortunes of the different kings of Israel and Judah. The writer of 1 and 2 Kings gives us a thumbnail assessment of whether each king did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. Every one of the kings of Israel is described as doing 'evil in the eyes of the Lord' (2 Kings 17:2), and it leads to the early destruction of the kingdom (v.8).
In contrast, around half of the kings of Judah are described in broadly positive terms, and around half in broadly negative terms. Under the 'good' kings Judah flourished, and its history is much longer and more positive than Israel's. The reigns of the 'good' kings were generally longer than those of the 'evil' kings. The twelve evil kings reigned for a combined total of 130 years, whereas the ten good kings reigned for a total of 343 years. The 'good' kings still faced all kinds of difficulties and challenges, and following God is no guarantee of an easy life. Yet their example is a powerful reminder of the blessings and wisdom of listening to and following God.
Lord, help me to listen carefully to what you say. Deliver me from secret sins. May I be quick to ask for help – that I may never allow sin to creep into my life. Help me not simply to do what the people around me do. Rather, help me to listen to your voice, follow you and enjoy your presence with me.
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2 Kings 17:41
'Even while these people were worshipping the Lord, they were serving their idols.'
Sometimes when I'm worshipping in church, I start focusing on something else, like how nice someone's shoes are or whether I should cook fish or chicken for lunch! My heart is rather divided too.
Verse of the Day
'Listen…I'm God, your God…' (Psalm 81:8–10 MSG).
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Tofu Magazine has a short introduction of the music scene that flourished in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore from 1964 to 1969. You can also listen to some of the songs made famous during that era on MP3. I dig the song Love is Me, Love is You from the 1960s EP, Rita Chao with The Quest. Rita rocks!
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Clearly, I have some reading to do!
Several months ago I reviewed a couple books that I loved so much I couldn't wait until the end of the year to talk about them. You can read what I have to say about The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien and Most Dangerous by Steve Sheinkin in the reviews I wrote earlier this year. I read them back in February and they brought new perspective when remembering the role my Uncle Lonney played in my own family history. These two books continue to be among my favorite reads of 2016.
I always hesitate to write reviews. When I find books that I love, I feel like I can never say enough to really encompass the many things that make them great. Writing is complex and incredibly difficult and even with the books that I don't enjoy all that much, I usually put the book down thinking that, even…
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I wish for a private board where I can make notes to myself on all the things I need to remember, and that is unavailable for other users.
With reference to Outlook where you can click to set an appointment private, others can see that you have an appointment, but they can't see the content.
I would still like notes on my private board to be part of the functionality where you can choose another board for the note, and thus move it to a "public board" without having to make a new note.
For an even more fancy functionality, if it was possible to see a note on different boards (multiple selection), then you can view the note on your private board, as well as selected public board(s), and i.e. have subtasks or other followup notes on you private board.
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I hope you can comment on this one :)
I am not admin of Projectplace in this project, and will for now not request my own group. But that might be an option later :)
Thanks for responding.
You may want to look into our new product ToDo which is a Board based product. http://todo.projectplace.com Free for teams of up to five members.
I have now looked a little at the new solution, and I have a few questions.
I find a way to go from my private board, to a public board (with several clicks), but I can't find a way from the public board to get back to my private board.
Is there a way to copy card from one board to another? That would be useful since I can't see a possiblity to select several boards for a card, so that it can appear on more than one board.
This does not seem integrated with the rest of PP, so it seems that you need to do several clicks to access other parts of PP, like documents. And then, as mentioned, I haven't found a way to come back to the private board, except for the browser Back button.
I would appreciate some more information on the planned workflow for users.
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I wasn't ready for it. I opened Facebook and began reading a friend's status that appeared on my screen: "As I do every Fall, I double checked the emergency box in my car today . . . " I couldn't continue reading. Fall? It's still August. Let's not rush summer away too fast, let's take it till its very last moment.
But the truth is, end of summer is such an interesting mash-up of seasons. It's the glory of the last days of summer: juicy ripe fruits, languid outdoor nights, the sea.
Yet, it's Elul, too.
A subtle yet perceptible shift in atmosphere takes place.
Even without that famous Lithuanian yeshiva tradition on the first of the month of Elul, that famous klap on the lectern by the dean of the yeshiva, an accompanying call of "Elul" escaping his lips, this one word enfolding within it as much of a jolt as the pierce of a bell.
Even without the verbal Elul prompt to arouse the masses to repentance, there truly is a shift in the air.
One day, there's an ever subtle change in the brightness of summer daylight, a certain autumn fragrance, and you just know: Elul has arrived.
In case you missed these more subtle signs from nature, though, the rhythmic Sephardic selichot usher in Elul with so much visceral inspiration and musical prayers of repentance, leaving no doubt: it's Elul!
I'm always caught off guard. I never feel quite ready for it.
Perhaps that's the whole point.
But it's not just the temperatures that shift during this time. The content of our words. The volume of our speech. The songs we start listening to.
They all change and soften.
So much hard build-up accumulates throughout each year.
To be sure, there are endless blessings to be grateful for.
But so many disappointments and failures and worries accumulate, too.
Elul comes and we start making peace between the gap in our dreams and the reality in front of us.
Elul arrives, and somehow the distance that develops between us, between us and G-d, seems to shrink a bit.
Like the gentle end of a day, when we might put a child, or a day, to sleep, we do it with softness and kindness — we tuck the day in with a lullaby.
The day peaks with its intensity, and then just like that, twilight comes, and time to sing a lullaby or two.
In a sense Elul is that gentle twilight of each year's end. We sing this time of year away . . . with selichot, with niggunim, with prayers . . . our annual Jewish lullaby. It's a way of laying the year to rest. Just as each night turns into a hope for a wonderful new tomorrow, with new intentions, opportunities and hopes, we turn to the approaching new year, with the renewed sentiments for a wonderful new tomorrow in the form of an extended calendar year.
How do we straddle this transitional time from end of year to new beginnings? With change, repair, repentance: teshuva.
We increase our good deeds and make an effort to mend broken and breached fences in our lives.
For 40 days we add a psalm unique to the rhythm of this time of year, L'David Hashem ori ve-yish'i.
According to the tradition of Kelm Musar from the 19th century, its founder "Elder of Kelm," Rabbi Simcha Zisl Ziev (1824-1898), could not enter Elul in preparation for Rosh Hashanah without a particular teaching. In fact, this centerpiece Elul teaching was pasted to the door of his Musar House.
As far as he was concerned, don't bother entering his Musar House without coming in armed with this teaching as a foundation to all the ensuing emotional and spiritual work.
The message in the sign on the door was, "ve-ahavta le-re'acha kamocha, and love your neighbor as yourself." It didn't suffice with these three Hebrew word. It labored to provide textual and philosophical reasoning (beyond the scope of this column) as to why entering Rosh Hashanah without this kindness, this caring, this unity, amounted to a total failure to grasp the essence of the Kingship or Malchuyot dimension of Rosh Hashanah.
So while Kelm Musar was known for its intensified Elul concentration on ethics, down to accounting for every moment on the clock of every day of the month, it turns out that the foundational criteria of this service was none other than a basic mindful kindness and unity in community.
You literally couldn't walk through the door of the famous Elder of Kelm's Kelm Musar House without this reminder, this motif of the month of Elul.
Like I said, you never quite feel ready to walk through that Elul-Fall door, when it catches you off guard.
But here it is.
With that piercing klap: ELUL!!
A month to be paved with a mindful Musar-like kindness.
Replete with the prayerful cadences of a year's worth of melting twilights transmuted into whispering melodious lullabies; only instead of a farewell to a day, it's a slow bidding farewell to a year, hoping, looking with one eye onto a hopefully renewed, healthy, better tomorrow.
It's that time again. It's Elul alchemy.
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7.19: Angular vs. Linear Quantities
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Describe properties characteristic to angular velocity and angular momentum
Linear motion is motion in a straight line. This type of motion has several familiar vector quantities associated with it, including linear velocity and momentum. These vector quantities each have a magnitude (a scalar, or number) and direction associated with them. Similarly, circular motion is motion in a circle. It has the same set of vector quantities associated with it, including angular velocity and angular momentum.
Angular velocity diagram: A vector diagram illustrating circular motion. The blue vector connects the origin (center) of the motion to the position of the particle. The red vector is the angular velocity vector, pointing perpendicular to the plane of motion and with magnitude equal to the instantaneous velocity. File:Angular velocity.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Provided by: Wikipedia. Located at: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Angular_velocity.svg&page=1. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike
Imagine a particle moving in a circle around a point at a constant speed. We will call that point the origin. At any instant in time, the particle is moving in a particular straight-line direction with that speed. In the next instant, the particle has the same speed, but the direction of its velocity has changed.
We recall from our study of linear velocity that a change in the direction of the velocity vector, is a change in velocity and a change in velocity is acceleration. However, we can define an angular momentum vector which is constant throughout this motion. The angular velocity has a direction perpendicular to the plane of circular motion, just like a bike axle points perpendicularly to the rotating wheel. This direction never changes as the object moves in its circle. The magnitude of the angular momentum is equal to the rate at which the angle of the particle advances:
Note that there are two vectors that are perpendicular to any plane. For example, imagine a vector pointing into your table and the opposite one pointing out of it. To remove this ambiguity, the convention in physics is to use the right hand rule: curl the fingers of your right hand in the direction of the circular motion, and your thumb will point toward the direction of the angular velocity and momentum vectors.
Right hand rule: When determining the direction of an angular vector, use the right hand rule: curl the fingers of your right hand in the direction of the circular motion and your thumb points in the vector direction. File:Right-hand grip rule.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Provided by: Wikipedia. Located at: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Right-hand_grip_rule.svg&page=1. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike
The units of angular velocity are radians per second. Radian describes the plane angle subtended by a circular arc as the length of the arc divided by the radius of the arc. One radian is the angle subtended at the center of a circle by an arc that is equal in length to the radius of the circle. More generally, the magnitude in radians of such a subtended angle is equal to the ratio of the arc length to the radius of the circle; that is, \(\mathrm{θ=\frac{s}{r}}\), where \(\mathrm{θ}\) is the subtended angle in radians, \(\mathrm{s}\) is arc length, and \(\mathrm{r}\) is radius.
Thus, while the object moves in a circle at constant speed, it undergoes constant linear acceleration to keep it moving in a circle. However, it's angular velocity is constant since it continually sweeps out a constant arc length per unit time. Constant angular velocity in a circle is known as uniform circular motion.
Just as there is an angular version of velocity, so too is there an angular version of acceleration. When the object is going around a circle but its speed is changing, the object is undergoing angular acceleration. Just like with linear acceleration, angular acceleration is a change in the angular velocity vector. This change could be a change in the speed of the object or in the direction. Angular velocity can be clockwise or counterclockwise.
Key Points
- The direction of angular quantity vectors points perpendicular to the plane of the motion. You can determine this direction using the right hand rule.
- The direction of linear quantities such as velocity and momentum change as an object moves in a circle. We can instead define angular versions of these quantities which are constant throughout the circular motion.
- The units of angular quantities are per radian, a measurement of angle, rather than per linear distance (e.g. meter).
Key Terms
- vector: A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the between two points.
- angular momentum: A vector quantity describing an object in circular motion; its magnitude is equal to the momentum of the particle, and the direction is perpendicular to the plane of its circular motion.
- angular velocity: A vector quantity describing an object in circular motion; its magnitude is equal to the speed of the particle and the direction is perpendicular to the plane of its circular motion.
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Ulverston has made culinary headlines recently. The town's Shed 1 Distillery has received a 2-star Great Taste Award for its gin, Cuckold's Revenge, becoming one of the Great Taste winners of 2017. The recently opened Bici Café has also been the feature of a TV documentary Starting Up Starting Over, which follows the successful opening of this authentic Italian café in the town.
Shed 1 Distillery Wins 2-Star Great Taste Award
Shed 1 Distillery, Ulverston's artisan gin maker, received a 2-star Great Taste Award for its Cuckold's Revenge Gin. The Great Taste Award is one of the worlds most coveted food awards, celebrating the very best in food and drink.
The distillery received this great artisan accolade after being blind tasted alongside 12,366 other products. Ulverston's very own gin distillery proved a hit with the judges for this year's Great Taste Awards, which included top chefs, cookery writers, food critics and restaurateurs, including MasterChef judge Charles Campion and food writer Gill Meller.
Cuckold's Revenge Gin was a tantalising treat for the judge's taste buds, who dubbed the gin 'Outstanding', adding that "it offered interesting and beguiling aromatics, soft and mysterious, delivering layers of citrus and spice with a lovely warming finish".
Shed 1 Distillery are delighted at receiving the award, responding "It's wonderful to get this award, particularly as we only launched last year. To be such a small enterprise, quite literally working from out of our shed, and to get such a prestigious award is brilliant!" They plan to celebrate receiving the award in October to coincide with the distillery's first anniversary, some achievement!
Visit the Shed 1 Distillery website to learn more about this award-winning local product: www.shed1distillery.com
Bici Café Featured in TV Documentary Starting Up Starting Over
Bici Café's Kat Allison and Gwill Baldasarre have also been showing how hard work, entrepreneurial talent and, above all, culinary skills, can pay off in business. The cafe becomes the feature of Channel 5 documentary Starting up Starting Over which follows its successful opening in Ulverston this year.
The documentary follows the inspiring story of the husband and wife team as they start a new life in the country, opening their dream business in the Lakes. A must watch, the programme first aired on 23 August, but can viewed again on catch up here: www.channel5.com/show/starting-up-starting-over
View Bici Cafe's authentic Italian menu on their website: www.bici-cafe.co.uk
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In Letter, Joe Carvin Touts Conservative Credentials
Facing skepticism about his somewhat moderate stances on certain social issues, Rye Town supervisor and U.S. Senate Candidate Joe Carvin sent out an open letter to the state's Republican and Conservative Party chairs, painting himself as a fiscal conservative who has consistently backed the GOP.
Carvin, a pro-choice Republican who announced his Senate campaign last week, has traveled the state in the last several days, meeting with political chairmen as the state GOP convention on March 16 fast approaches.
Specifically, Carvin points to his resume as supervisor in Rye, including the charge he led in an effort to dissolve the town (and ultimately, his position.)
"Since being elected in 2007, I have successfully reduced expenditures by 25%, cut taxes and led the charge to dissolve town government. I refused to take the $17,000 salary until I am able to completely eliminate town taxes," Carvin wrote. "And last year, I was re-elected with 72% of the vote. Not because I abandoned Republican ideals. Because I embraced them."
The letter -- dated Tuesday -- was released late Wednesday after Capital Tonight reported on a letter sent out by Franklin County GOP Chairman Jim Ellis, who blasted Carvin for his stance on abortion and for voting for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.
Carvin faces a three-way race for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos and conservative Manhattan attorney Wendy Long.
Carvin's letter can be read in full after the jump.
Chairmen: Since I announced my intentions to run for U.S. Senate last week, I have greatly enjoyed getting to know some of you. I have been crisscrossing the state to introduce myself and explain why I am the right guy for the job. The problems we're facing on the national level directly impact our local communities and the similarities have never been clearer. When I first ran for public office, the town of Rye was an ethically- challenged government that for over ten years overspent, failed to publish financial statements-which led to three audits by the state comptroller-and increased taxes year after year. Since being elected in 2007, I have successfully reduced expenditures by 25%, cut taxes and led the charge to dissolve town government. I refused to take the $17,000 salary until I am able to completely eliminate town taxes. And last year, I was re-elected with 72% of the vote. Not because I abandoned Republican ideals. Because I embraced them. I'm proud to have the opportunity to present my background to the Republican and Conservative committees across this great state. But it has come to my attention that a whisper campaign is being orchestrated to question my credentials as a conservative Republican. It's nonsense. And, frankly, it's insulting. Whoever is doing it should knock it off. I work hard to represent Republican ideals and to practice them as a Town Supervisor. I put up with insults from downstate liberals every day for standing by my convictions. My wife and I have hosted fundraisers at our home and donated to Republican candidates year in and year out -- including for our candidate for this seat in 2006, John Spencer; former comptroller candidate, Harry Wilson and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, as well as Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani in 2008 -- either of whom I would have voted for for President. I've never stayed quiet about my conservative views. I'm running for the US Senate because I'm a financial expert with worldwide business experience. I understand the depths of this nation's challenges and I'm willing to tell the voters the truth about what it will take to get this country back on course. I strongly oppose federal funding and late term abortions and am in favor of parental consent. I also opposed gay marriage in New York. But if you want someone to run on those issues, that's not me. That doesn't make me a liberal, it makes me a conservative who understands that the number one issue facing this country is economic survival and long-term job growth. We are in a fiscal emergency. Addressing it is priority number one. I have also been criticized in this campaign for suggesting that I will reach out to Hispanic voters (I have lived in Latin America and speak fluent Spanish and Portuguese) and to African-American voters already coming out in this election to support President Obama (my wife is African-American as are our two daughters.). This has shocked me. Every year, we as Republicans say we need to reach out to these constituencies and yet we do nothing. How has that worked out for us in New York? I am not naïve enough to believe that we can win majorities of black and Latino voters, but I am certain we can win over some small percentage of voters who currently vote against us. And remember, every converted vote counts for two. Ask Congressman Bob Turner who won a majority of Jewish voters in his stunning upset of an entrenched New York City Democrat earlier this year. If I win the Republican nomination I will proudly espouse our party's ideals in every corner of this state and in every language I can speak. We are right on the issues, but we cannot win converts -- we cannot win statewide -- if we do not spread the word. I am enormously grateful for all the kind and encouraging comments I have received from those of you I have met with, and I look forward to meeting with each and every one of you before the convention. And in the meantime, if anyone tells you I'm not a true-blue Republican, tell him to call me at 914-XXX-XXXX. I would like to educate them. Politely. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Joe Carvin


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One of the blog categories I hope you'll be looking forward to is "CWO" (Currently Working On) where I share a diary of inspo, mood boards, products, photos and anything else that contributes to the evolvement of my designs and projects. If you want to start from the beginning, check out CWO: Private Residence at the Mandarin Oriental Part 1 HERE.
Continued from CWO: Private Residence at the Mandarin Oriental Part 1…
My client's unit sits twenty six floors above the Las Vegas Strip, basically in the heart of all the action. Views of the city reach beyond the bright lights that run north and south along Las Vegas Boulevard. My point is that I could basically fill the two bedroom residence with nothing but blow up furniture… and no visitor would ever notice. The background scenery was a lot to compete with but my client had some design goals in mind. Other than a few "must-haves" on the list, I was given as much flexibility and free rein on the décor as any designer would dream of!
After months of implementing highly textured wall coverings and draperies, custom designed and built furnishings dedicated to lounging and relaxing, made-to-order art installations, specifically tailored entertainment pieces, and all of the hand-picked and highly sought after accessories.. this project is nearing the end. I keep dreaming up reasons to make edits here and there just so I don't have to hand over the keys. This project has been my favorite to date, I will be sad when I have to say goodbye.
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Analysis: How DECC spends its annual budget
Simon Evans05.13.15
Simon Evans13.05.2015 | 5:00pm
- Update 4/6 – We have published further analysis of DECC's budget based on a breakdown released to Carbon Brief under Freedom of Information rules. You can read it here.
- Update 16/5 – Chancellor George Osborne will announce his budget on 8 July. Departments are expected to submit spending proposals to the Treasury by early July, according to the Financial Times, giving time to negotiate details of any cuts before an autumn spending review.
- Update 14/5 – A few clarifications are worth making. First, the £8 billion DECC budget in 2013/14 includes large accounting adjustments ("provisions") which do not reflect actual expenditure. This is better reflected by the £3.4 billion "departmental expenditure limits" budget shown further down. We have amended text below to reflect this.
- Update 14/5 – Second, nuclear clean-up spending relates to managing the legacy of the UK's historic civil and military nuclear programmes, including managing its plutonium stockpile. Finally the cost of supporting low-carbon power sources, including renewables, does not appear in DECC accounts as it is paid via energy bills.
The Conservatives have pledged to shave a further £13 billion from government spending over the next two years.
With the likes of health and overseas aid likely to be protected and welfare subject to a separate savings target, spending at other departments will be put under the microscope in search of potential cuts.
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) "will be among the biggest casualties in terms of spending reductions", according to an Independent article.
Carbon Brief runs through how DECC allocates its budget of around £8 billion a year, or just over one per cent of the total government budget.
Potential cuts?
The Conservative manifesto pledged to "continue to reduce government spending by one per cent each year in real terms for the first two full financial years of the next parliament". This rate would be equal to the speed of cuts over the past five years, it says.
Spending on health, education and overseas aid was protected in the last parliament, however, meaning other departments such as DECC faced relatively large percentage reductions. If similar protection continues, combined spending on non-protected departments would have to fall by a third between 2014/15 and 2018/19, according to Financial Times analysis.
In the June 2010 spending review, DECC's budget was trimmed by 2.5%. The department accepted another 8% cut at the June 2013 spending review. A further 1.1% reduction was announced in the December 2013 autumn statement. These cuts, compounded, added up to 11.3%.
Casualties of these cuts included the closure of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme, as well as reduced grants to the Energy Saving Trust and the Carbon Trust, which aim to help organisations save energy and avoid emissions. DECC staffing levels and support for the development of deep geothermal energy were also reduced.
How DECC allocates its budget
If there are to be further spending reductions at DECC, it's worth looking closely at how it allocates its budget at the moment. The department is responsible for a relatively tiny 1.2% share of the total government budget (pie chart, below left).
Almost all of the roughly £7.9 billion DECC budget during 2013/14 went towards cleaning up the UK's nuclear legacy (pie chart, below right) through the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), a government quango responsible for 95.8% of DECC budget that year – £7.5 billion.
Core budget for the department (2.9%), the Renewable Heat Incentive (0.8%) and grants to its other external agencies including the Coal Authority and the Committee on Climate Change (0.5%) made up the remaining £334 million of budget.
The chart of DECC's budget on the right conceals a few complications. It shows the total budget during 2013/14 which is mostly what government calls "annually managed expenditure" (AME). These items are hard to plan for in advance and can vary according to external factors, for instance, unemployment benefits. It also includes accounting adjustments.
In DECC's case most of this budget relates to nuclear decommissioning. The estimated costs of cleaning up the Sellafield nuclear site rose an estimated £5 billion to £53 billion in February this year, according to a March statement from Public Accounts Committee chair Margaret Hodge. There is a large £5.3 billion entry in the DECC accounts which presumably reflects this change and may not reflect actual spending.
A private sector consortium that had been running the clean-up at Sellafield was stripped of its contract in January.
The chart above also conceals a large £700 million accounting contribution to the DECC accounts, after the revaluation of pension schemes from the former nationalised coal industries. The government receives part of any increase in the value of these pension schemes, but must also pay health compensation and subsidised energy benefits due to former mineworkers.
Spending limits
Budget set by government and within the direct control of ministers is called "departmental expenditure limits" (DEL). DECC's 2013/14 total under this measure was £3.4 billion and, again, the lion's share went towards cleaning up the UK's nuclear legacy (pie chart, below left).
We've broken down DECC's DEL spending for 2013/14 and planned DEL outlay for 2015/16 as far as possible (graph, below right).
The core spending categories in the graph above relate to DECC's broadly defined departmental priorities:
- Green Deal is "Save energy with the Green Deal and support vulnerable consumers".
- Low carbon energy is "Deliver secure energy on the way to a low carbon energy future".
- Climate action is "Drive ambitious action on climate change at home and abroad".
- Energy legacy is "Manage our energy legacy responsibly and cost-effectively".
- Admin is "Deliver the capability DECC needs to achieve its goals".
Carbon Brief asked DECC what policies these cover and how money under each heading is being spent. The department declined to elaborate, beyond the descriptive information in its annual report. Carbon Brief is seeking more detail under the Freedom of Information Act.
Budget lines
Some lines are clearer than others, with the first largely reflecting variable spending under the Green Deal energy efficiency scheme. DECC has handed out several rounds of incentives in an effort to get the scheme off the ground with the latest, released in March, worth £70 million. This could explain why spending under this budget line is due to increase in 2015/16.
The other budget lines are more ambiguous, though it's probably fair to assume that "deliver the capability DECC needs to achieve its goals" relates to DECC's internal administration costs.
The chart shows a large increase in expected spending under the government's Renewable Heat Incentive, a scheme designed to boost uptake of low-carbon heating in homes and businesses. However, the UK remains significantly off track on low carbon heat, if it is to meet its overall climate goals during the 2020s, according to the Committee on Climate Change. This could complicate any desire to squeeze the scheme's growing budget.
Carbon Brief understands that "drive ambitious action on climate change at home and abroad" includes contributions to overseas development assistance and overseas climate mitigation efforts. However, it is not clear how the £392 million spent under this heading during 2013/14 was divided.
In December, the UK pledged £720 million to the UN's climate adaptation fund. The government's five-year, £3.87 billion International Climate Fund is one-third funded by DECC. This spending has been politically charged, with a Daily Mail article at the time claiming some Tory MPs were "furious" the prime minister was giving funds to "Third World flood defences".
Low-carbon electricity
DECC's £128 million of DEL spending in 2013/14 under the heading "deliver secure energy on the way to a low carbon energy future" does not include subsidies for low-carbon electricity generation, which are funded via electricity bills.
The total amount of subsidy added to bills has been capped by the government under its Levy Control Framework (LCF), which will increase to £7.6 billion in 2020/21. This week right-leaning thinktank Policy Exchange is arguing that there is a looming crunch in the LCF. It thinks DECC is underestimating various elements that are likely to increase the costs of support under the LCF.
The thinktank is not the first to argue the cap will be breached; Carbon Brief has explored its adequacy before. The Committee on Climate Change has told Carbon Brief on several different occasions that it is content that there should be enough in the LCF for the UK to meet its climate goals to 2020.
Earlier this week energy market analysts Cornwall Energy said it agreed with the CCC and DECC that enough money would be available to 2020/21. It estimates the cap might need to increase to a little over £10 billion in 2030/31, roughly in line with CCC estimates. However, all estimates of future energy costs are fraught with uncertainty, particularly over wholesale prices.
There is relatively wide agreement that government should define the scale of support for low-carbon energy in the 2020s by extending the LCF to 2030/31, or at least into the mid-2020s.
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I have 2 TiVos and 2 PCs. Since the switchover to OzTivo I have been happily playing music files from my PC on both the TiVos. Tivo1 is connected via Ethernet cable and TiVo2 by wireless.
Then suddenly about 2 weeks ago, when I try to access PC1 from either of the TiVos, I get
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Then a few days ago, the same problem occurred while trying to access music on PC2, but this time the error was Error#3-43-0.
Has anyone else experienced this and if so can it be fixed?


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Hedgehogs are small, spiny mammals with the ability to curl themselves into a ball as a means of protection. In Alice in Wonderland, this makes them ideal as croquet balls. While the object of croquet is to hit the ball with the mallet, the hedgehogs spend a good deal of their time tapping their feet impatiently or shaking their heads at the lunacy around them. Only rarely do they actually tumble along towards the goal.
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So last time we spoke I was looking forward to round 1 of my championship after a good winters prep.
For me round 1 was amazing with my new team. We got our first pole position of the year and managed to win both races and securing the fastest lap. So as you can image i was pretty happy.
Round 2 was at Brands Hatch Indy which is my worse circuit of the year and honestly we struggled a lot with the bike set up and looking back we could have made a better package for the races, but that said we still managed 2 more podium finishes so for me we learnt a lot.
After Brands I had a hectic week with an official test at Oulton and a scheduled trip to Italy where I managed to start my training out in the hills. The days I did have at home I was preparing my flat track bike with a front brake as a friend of mine had built a new TT style track and me and the Lowes twins were getting into that which was so much fun with the gps lap timers and over competitive nature of us all.
Round 3 Oulton park, I was feeling quite confident about this round as the test was real positive. Race one went to plan as I led from start to finish and managed to pull a good gap at the end using a harder tyre.
The second Race was all going to plan sitting in p3 waiting to make my move and then James Ellison bike broke directly Infront of me leaving me no where to go and at 160mph I hit the back of his bike luckily I got thrown over the front and slid down the track. I had mixed feelings as it was my first crash of the year which wasn't my fault and I was confident to win another race. But the positives were that I was unhurt and still leading the championship. Straight after this event I managed a few days of flat tracking then a friend and I ventured down to Plymouth for a Dainese dealer day but on route we hooked up with Adams surf boards where I got a day surfing and I picked up my new board they had made me .
The following weekend I made a trip to Imola to visit Wsbk team Puccetti as I was planning to do my home Wsbk round at Donington. For me this was quite exciting to ride at my home track with them.
I brought my crew Chief Simon and mechanic Dave to the race and honestly I was quite happy. We had a disaster in qualifying with a crash and ended up eighth but The race was like a dream on a private team we managed a second place which is the first time a non factory bike had been on the podium this year. Race 2 didn't go as good as another rider hit me making me crash but again we were running in p2 and feeling strong.
After this race I was straight back out to Italy where I was doing some extreme adventures being canyoning, cliff jumping then rock climbing I also managed a few days Cycling and wakeboarding but the whole week was amazing.
Getting back from there I rushed straight to Wellingborough where I was hosting my annual Sparks golf event the Leon Haslam Classic and even though the weather was terrible I think everyone had a fun day and we raised nearly £17,000 for Sparks. The day after I was at Snetterton for a official bsb test but we had some issues with my bike so I didn't get any laps but I'm feeling ready and raring for round 4 in Scotland, Knockhill where hopefully I can extend my lead.
Will speak soon hopefully with more good news and exciting things I have been up too.


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A few weeks ago, we took part in our first Google Hash Code. "What strange thing is this you speak of?," I hear you ask. In the words of the horse itself:
Seeing as I'm here writing this (and not camped at the airport counting down to 1st April), our team was not a top scorer. It would have been amazing writing this from Paris, sizing up our opponents, throwing them intimidating looks and thinking of ways to crash the engineering problem so bad, it'd need to run out of the building for fear of its life. Of course the organizers would need to send people to capture it so the rest can continue struggling to solve it. That'll be next year.
We first heard of the competition at the end of January through an announcement by Outbox, a tech hub doing great things for the sector in Uganda. When I saw the announcement, I signed up the team immediately and broadcast "Let's get this party started!" messages. When I eventually got round to reviewing problems from previous years, I canceled the registration.
With a 4-page PDF for a single problem statement, I fancied I'd have better chances swimming across the Atlantic. When "Let's do this!" replies started coming in from my team members (I'm certain they too hadn't sized up the beast yet), I secretly went and re-registered. I figured it was easier than trying to explain why we shouldn't take part.
With just a month to prepare for the big league, it was a race against time to set-up team discussions while still delivering on the other work we'd previously committed to. We managed to hold 3 sessions leading-up to the day, each tackling different aspects of algorithms, working our way from smaller to larger problem sets.
It was like trying to eat an elephant in a day. We resolved to eat the bits we could and show up for the party nonetheless. We knew we'd be much better for it.
In the next part, we share what D-day was like. Check it out here: Google Hashcode 2017 D-Day


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Last week after my surgery, my sweet friend Abby Grace texted me and offered to curate some blog content for my blog since I physically can't blog like I used to. I've tried… but using "talk to text" takes forever because of the mixture of auto-correct and my southern accent!!! Most of you know that blogging has been the heartbeat of my business for years and years. I've blogged religiously every week since 2008 with only a few exceptions. Well, during the last two months, that all changed. Between doctors appointments, moving and finding out about my hand tumor and surgery, blogging just wasn't a priority. It couldn't be. Now I'm learning to function with one hand and I couldn't be more grateful for Abby and her willingness to help us create great posts for our audience!


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spayed dog Unless you are a breeder, breeding and sale of dogs for living, spaying or neutering your dog is important. You may think that these practices are cruel to a dog, but they are not .
spayed dog A male dog may have an instinct to walk too much – castrated one hand, this trend can put the dog in danger. Women may experience problems that spayed dog we will discuss if they are not sterilized . Spaying and Neutering also keeps the dog population of more livestock , which leads to more dogs are put in shelters or worse.
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2004-P Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Uncirculated Silver Dollar
The 2004-P Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Uncirculated Silver Dollar was the second commemorative coin released by the United States Mint in 2004 and celebrated the bicentennial of the famous expedition into the newly obtained Louisiana Purchase.
Mintage: 500,000 maximum across all product options
The expedition was led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and is known today by their last names. However, it was called the Corps of Volunteers of Northwestern Discovery when the men undertook it.
Taking two years, the journey allowed the duo to chart the mostly unexplored territory and meet many Native American nations along the way.
Previous US Mint Commemoratives
The Lewis & Clark Silver Dollar is just one of many strikes released by the US Mint under the modern commemorative coin era which began in 1982. Some of those strikes preceding the Lewis & Clark Dollar included:
- 2003 – First Flight Centennial Commemorative Coins
- 2002 – West Point Bicentennial Commemorative Coin
- 2002 – Olympic Winter Games Commemorative Coins
- 2001 – American Buffalo Commemorative Coins
- 2001 – U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative Coins
- 2000 – Leif Ericson Millennium Commemorative Coins
- 2000 – Library of Congress Commemorative Coins
Surcharges are added to the sale of each commemorative coin. The funds raised are given to organizations that were dictated by the legislation which authorized the coins..
Issue Information
Struck from 90% silver, each Lewis & Clark Silver Dollar has a diameter of 1.5 inches.
Release Date
The US Mint released the Uncirculated Lewis & Clark Coin on May 12, 2004.
Issue Price
The initial price charged for the Lewis & Clark Uncirculated Coin was $33.00.
U.S. Mint Production Facility
Each Lewis & Clark Silver Dollar was struck at the US Mint's facility in Philadelphia and show the 'P' mintmark.
Designer / Sculptor / Engraver
Both the obverse (heads side) and the reverse (tails side) of the Lewis & Clark Silver Dollars were designed by United States Mint sculptor/engraver Donna Weaver. Captains Lewis and Clark are shown on the obverse on the banks of a stream planning another day of the expedition. The reverse features two feathers representing the many Native American Nations contacted by the Lewis & Clark Expedition along their way. At the center is an image of the Jefferson Peace Medal which the team gave to the Indians as they met them.
Coin Specifications
|Face Value:
|90% silver, 10% alloy
|Standard Weight:
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|Standard Diameter:
|1.500 inches
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"Or else what?" said Alice, for the Knight had made a sudden pause.
"Or else it doesn't, you know."
I still recall that late night phone call. Someone, a relative, had been killed in Srinagar. That killing became a vindication for my parents that the decision to move to Jammu, a decision much contested by my Grandfather, was right. A storeroom on roof of a relative was the right place for us, it was our refuge.
The stories of Pandit migration that most people read and write, is a story of a single night, and it goes like this, 'And then that morning our family left in a ...' In my family's case, it didn't happen in a single moment. It wasn't just one morning. We moved in parts. And there was more than one such morning. First one to leave was my choti Bua, who back then I used to call Didi. This was the time when threats to Pandit women were openly advertised. Then a few months later, as the frequency of killings increased, it was the turn of wives, children and some essential goods, mostly clothing and gold. My grandparents stayed back. After dropping his wife and children at a relative's place, my father and some uncles went back for their respective parents. They got stuck in the city for a few week. It was the time when Srinagar experienced some of its first few long spells of curfew. During a brief pause in these spells, they too reached Jammu. My family reached Jammu from Chattabal.
And all this time, feeling of fear was unknown to me. In a way, my feeling of normality was protected by my parents and grandparents even as they were experiencing a situation that was questioning their sense of normal. In Srinagar, a city burning under a thousand guns, I was busy chasing cats and dogs. In Jammu, a city burning under a thousand suns, I got busy tracking toads and frogs.
Even that late night phone call didn't change much for me, except for seeding a feeling that something terrible was in fact happening. That it all was not a game that gods were playing. That it was a game of men who believed in gods and paradise. That maybe I should remember it all.
The stories of those days arrived much later. Only after we learnt to speak again. As we learnt to revisit our memories. I heard these stories, over and over again, and because I was listening carefully, I saw them change and evolves, tales getting appended and deducted from the narrative Till they achieved a definitive narrative form. Rahul Pandita's Our Moon Has Blood Clots captures all the major points of this narrative. It's a narrative that most Kashmiri Pandits believe in and hold close to their heart. And now for some families Rahul Pandita's 'Our Moon Has Blood Clots' too will become part of a family heirloom and an inheritance that consists of books like 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir' by Jagmohan, 'Converted Kashmir by Narender Sehgal (Utpal Publications, 1994) and some old issue of various community magazines. Based on one's political position, one can judge whether it is a good or a bad company of books to keep. But one can't deny that this book is trying to do what these older publications were never even aiming to do, or had no chance of doing. Trigger a debate, bring the narrative of Pandits into the mainstream, even perhaps rescuing it from right-wingers. A few years ago, the possibility that a Ramachandra Guha or a Patrick French should be interested in the story was there, but that they would openly talk about it, or even back it, wasn't. So, I do think it is an improvement. It is something that Pandits were waiting for a long time. A public telling of their personal sorrows.
On page 86 of the book are the details of that phone call. Description of that killing which I grew up listening to in much more brutal details. A story recounted many times by my mother. It goes like this: They say when the killers shot him down on that bridge, the man fell to ground. His killers, with pistols in hand, came around to check on him and to make sure he was dead. The man on ground, in pain, raised his one hand and told his killers, 'Bas. Be ha Mudus. Stop. I am already dead.' A killer shot him through his hand.
The dead man's son, a distant cousin of mine and more of a friend, just about the same age as me, went to a college only miles away from the college that I went to. Even during college days he remained one of the most decent guys I knew. The decadence of college life barely touched him. They say he is a copy of his father, a man about whom a poet friend (in a poem quoted in the book) asked:
"I used to ask him every time
why doesn't he possess the cunningness of Srinagar
I still await his response
My friend! Yes, I changed my address
since after your murder
it ceased to exist
the bridge of friendship, this Habba Kadal"
The son of that man is not online trolling Kashmiri Muslims, asking for their mass-killing at the hands of Indian Army. He is busy working, building a life, raising a family. He isn't clinging to any sense of victim hood. But that doesn't mean that the killing on that bridge didn't take place. It shouldn't be brushed aside just because it complicates an already complicated situation. Usually at this point, it becomes a question of who suffered more: 'A lot of innocent Kashmiri Muslims, not just one, died on these bridges at the hands of Indian security forces.' And then the usual. 'True.True. But in this case, the perpetrators of these crimes are known to you. You know where to put your anger. The Security forces. The State. But who were killing the Pandits? Men with a dream. Men funded by another State. Men with orders. Men who were worshiped as saviors. Men who inspired at first fighters and later writers. Men who after spilling blood of innocents in the day, at night went back to a life of wives and children. Together dreaming of a bright future. Of course, Pandits question this dream itself. They curse the men who were dreaming. This idea of a religious state that will be a paradise. They point at the present and ask if this is the future they wanted. They point at the state of the State that funded it. They curse the idiot who first labeled these killers 'Secular'. Then they curse the 'Sickulars'. They curse the idiots who formed cozy narratives about what transpired.'
A million things transpired. You need a microscope, not a telescope.
In a world where victims, to prove a point, are increasingly either setting themselves aflame or blowing themselves up along with a few more people, it is not surprising that even well meaning people find it difficult to understand Pandit response (or even a lack of it). They fail to see a possibility that it is a community in which I can still have the freedom to argue with relatives of a dead terror victim about the political nature of help offered by Shiv Sena. I can critique their single track narrative of 1990s. It is a community in which I can keep asking my father questions, uneasy questions, till he acknowledges that he did see an innocent Kashmiri Muslim die at the hands of Security forces on a street outside his home during the weeks he was stuck in Srinagar back in 1990. Yes, this free space is at times shrinking and at times expanding too. It is a community always evolving. Always changing. There are Pandit writings from 1920s in which old men complain that the young are not following the ways of the old! That a way of life is dying. Of course, it is dying. But something new is always born.
What Kashmiris ask of each other, ask of the world, ask of the written text, is something that they themselves, the world in general and the text itself, seldom offers. They ask for an absolute truth.
This book is letting the Kashmiri Pandits connect their stories and experiences in a way that no other book has done before. Rahul Pandita's house was in Chanpore. Chanpore was my Matamal, the place of my Mama and Massi. I know that place. It too have taken walks along Doodhganga. Walks organized by my Nani, who would sometimes take the kids to a Gurudwara too. Rahul Pandita mentions the evening when the mosque got stuck by a lightening. I was there that evening. I was in the crowd that had gathered in front of it. Rahul Pandita mentions the night of 19th January. My sister was in Chanpore that night. Only six, and about two years younger than me, she doesn't remember but when the mosques started playing the 'Jihadi Tapes', my Massi stuffed her mouth with Parle-G biscuits to shut her up. Rahul Pandita in Jammu went to Luthra Academy, it was the first school in Jammu that I too could find admittance in. I lost a school year in the process. Rahul Pandita changed 20 homes in Jammu. For me the number is more like 5. He writes about living at a place called Bhagwati Nagar. My Matamal, my Massi's place in Jammu for a couple of years was Bhagwati Nagar. I know the sweet spot along the Neher where the water falls off with a gush. He writes about not belonging anywhere. I have spent last ten years moving from one place to another, living out of a bag. For him Kashmir is home, rest are all a house. And so it is with me.


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City officials said because of shrinking property values, the current 1 mill collected to fund library operations isn't enough to cover costs, and even after hours have been cut and the new book budget was scaled back, it's not nearly enough to cover the losses.
"We've had massive losses in taxable value," City Manager Mark Pollock said. "It's going to create massive deficits."
He said the city had a total taxable value of $410 million four years ago, and this year it will likely be $330 million.
The Blair Memorial Library hasn't been totally self-sufficient, with the city picking up a small portion of their budget. But because of an expected 10 percent loss in property values that supplemental help would be $90,000 to $100,000 this year, something the city simply can't afford, Pollock said.
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Eva Joyce Burns, president of the Board of Trustees, said going back to the voters for an additional millage to fund operations was a very difficult decision to make.
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City officials said if the city were forced to supplement the library operations again this year, it would likely mean library cuts and cuts to the Department of Public Works.
"We get compliments all the time about how our streets are plowed," Pollock said. "That's one thing you would hate to see go away because you have to lay off three people."
A 0.3-mill tax increase would cost the average taxpayer in the city an additional $17 a year. The average taxable value of homes in the city last year was $56,000, city officials said.
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And you'll find that God talks to us through the Quran. Like this one time I was feeling quite dengki at some people, and I came upon this verse;
And those who came after them say: "Our Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in Faith, and put not in our hearts any hatred against those who have believed. Our Lord! You are indeed full of kindness, Most Merciful. (Al Hashr: 10)
(Dan orang-orang (Islam) yang datang kemudian daripada mereka (berdoa dengan) berkata: "Wahai Tuhan Kami! Ampunkanlah dosa kami dan dosa saudara-saudara kami yang mendahului kami dalam iman, dan janganlah Engkau jadikan dalam hati perasaan hasad dengki dan dendam terhadap orang-orang yang beriman. Wahai Tuhan kami! Sesungguhnya Engkau Amat Melimpah Belas kasihan dan RahmatMu")
True story.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Chicken soup for the soul
Do you feel empty?
Posted by The Author at 7:44 PM
4 comments:
- IzziaraYusoff said...
perlukah part it fits in the palm of ur hand tu? ahaha. :DD
- December 2, 2010 at 10:38 PM
- The Author said...
izzie: ye, nk tunjuk dia cm handheld.. ;))
- December 2, 2010 at 10:44 PM
- Yazid Fauzi said...
yeke ikmal?
harusla aku macam ni.
*air mata laju mengalir.macam sungai*
ya Allah,sedihnya ak.
- December 3, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- The Author said...
Yazid: haha mana mungkin yazid ;) ok, mungkin tp bukan kali ni :DD
- December 3, 2010 at 3:37 PM


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PENTICTON - Genetically modified foods, such as the non-browning Arctic Apple, can be unsafe for humans according to two scientists.
Dr. Thierry Vrain, a retired soil biologist and former staffer at the Summerland Research Station and Dr. Shiv Chopra, a former Health Canada advisor, told about a dozen people at the Lier House Cultural Centre, plants and animals should not be genetically modified. The talk was part of their cross-Canada genetic modification education tour.
Vrain said the science of genetic modification is not necessarily harmful. It can lead to things like generating pure insulin using bacteria.
"It's very useful technology in the lab," he said.
The methods used to change foods' characteristics, such as turning off part of an apple's genetic make-up to stop it from browning, is what's problematic.
"The technology can do all kinds of nifty things but not in your food," Vrain said. "The technology is basically flawed as it's applied in agriculture."
How Okanagan Specialty Fruits developed the Arctic Apple and silenced the gene to turn off an apple's browning is the problem. "To do that you still have to do something. You have to inject and insert sequences that will silence the gene," he said.
This process creates an antibiotic resistant gene which can be passed on to consumers and this antibiotic resistance makes it harder for antibiotic drugs to kill harmful bacteria in humans.
"That's a flaw of genetic engineering technology."
Vrain said he sided against particular aspects of genetic engineering about five years ago. After retiring he spent part of his free time studying the negative effects of fertilizers and the long-term results of genetic modification. The scientist said there've been North American studies showing increasing cases of Alzheimer's disease, depression and autism among humans since the advent of commercial genetic engineering.
He said companies and some governments talk about the need for genetic modification to make plants pest resistant, drought resistant and to increase yields.
Chopra and Vrain explained making a pest-resistant plant uses the same gene modification techniques which gives rise to antibiotic resistance and unwanted proteins.
As for upping the number of plants being harvested it's impossible with the current technology Vrain said.
The two men explained they are not alone in their opposition of genetic modification. Many European countries as well as South Korea will not buy certain products coming from North America over concerns of gene manipulation.
There is also citizen opposition in this continent but Chopra said don't expect support from the provincial and federal governments. The former Health Canada advisor said citizens opposing genetic modification should get their municipalities to help them, to support more local and GMO-free products and help with lobbying the government for better regulations.
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