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This page moves by fast. Frodo and Sam are looking at the Red Book, full of Bilbo's and Frodo's stories. Its title page is a mess of scratched out ideas.
Frodo's story is unfinished, and a few pages are left blank at the end. Frodo will give the book to Sam, and now it's Sam's turn to write.
Frodo and Sam set out from Bag End on September 21st (the day before the big birthday day). They ride out through the Shire, seeing parts of it that they saw at the very beginning of their great journey.
First Mentions:
-Strider: Frodo's pony, the very one that bore him all the way home from Minas Tirith. It's no secret who he's named after.
-the Stock Road: A road through the Shire, undoubtedly to Stock.
And, I mean, about half this page is taken up with the numerous titles, subtitles, and parenthetical additions to the titles of the Red Book. It was quite the tale, and the story's changed since Bilbo first put it down. I think some of his edits are in there, but also those that Frodo changed or added once his story became a part of the whole. Once again, I'll bring up that this is technically the framing device of the whole book. If you want to think of it this way, we're reading the Red Book right now.
Or, don't think of it that way. Sometimes it feels more like an adaptation of the Red Book. It has been mentioned that many editions are made throughout the following years and years, so it's possible that someone eventually fleshed out this great tale from the ramblings of the two hobbits.
Well, Tolkien did that, I guess. META.
Finally, I want to touch on one sad note. According to the Internet (well, according to…life), the horse who played Shadowfax in the films, Blanco, has died. He fell ill some time ago, and the decision was made today to put him out of his suffering. While unfortunate, I'm sure many horses couldn't have ever dreamed (if horses do that) of being such a beautifully prominent character on screen. And I'm sure that he lived as good a life as a horse can.
But in our story…
No one dies today.
"'It seems like a dream now.'"


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"Beefeater 24 was created by their master distiller Desmond Payne, a man with forty years experience with gin and previous master distiller for Plymouth before he moved to Beefeater in 1995. Taking inspiration from the father of Beefeater founder James Burrough, who was a prominent tea merchant in the nineteenth-century, the gin features Chinese green and Japanese Sencha teas plus grapefruit peel alongside more traditional Beefeater botanicals like orange peel, juniper, angelica and coriander. The gin comes in a handsomely designed bottle inspired by the arts and crafts movement of the late nineteenth century, though it frustratingly features the plastic lid enclosure that seems to be more and more popular these days. It takes its name from the 24-hour steeping process the botanicals go through prior to distillation. Curiously I've read interviews where this same 24-hour process is described for the regular Beefeater product, so it appears this process is unique to Beefeater in general rather than Beefeater 24 specifically."
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Infant Baptism Preparation
The primary goal of the Baptism Orientation Program is to reinforce the critical responsibilities of parents/godparents for the spiritual upbringing of their child/godchild and this gift that God has given them. Church Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and Diocesan Guidelines are used in this conference.
Please call Parish Office (530-673-1573) for information for schedule and location of the conference and the Baptism.
Schedule - English:
The Baptism is celebrated every Fourth Saturday of the Month at 9:00 AM in English and every Second and Fourth Saturday of the Month in Spanish at 10am . The parents and godparents must attend a class that is held on the First Thursday of the month at 6:00 PM. By Canon Law, the godparents have to be married in the Church. Please register your child in the parish office before the class; bring a copy of the birth certificate and fill the form. We apréciate a $40 donation to the parish. Thank You
Horario - Español:
El bautismo se celebra cada segundo y cuarto sábado de cada mes a las 10:00 AM y cada cuarto sabado del mes en Ingles a las 9am. Papás y padrinos deben asistir a la clase pre bautismal. La clase es cada tercer jueves del mes a las 7 de la noche. Por ley canónica, los padrinos deben estar en conmunion con la Iglesia Catolica. Por favor de leer la hoja de requisitos para mas informacion sobre los requerimientos para padrinos. Favor de registrar a los niños antes de la clase en la oficina parroquial trayendo una copia del acta de nacimiento. Se agradece el donativo de $40 dólares para la parroquia. Sin acta de nacimiento no habrá bautismo. Gracias.
Documents (English)
Documents (Español)
Additional Information
Baptism Preparation Class for Parents, Godparents, and Sponsors
The parish family of St. Isidore's is happy you have chosen to have your child baptized. In the waters of baptism, we become members of the Body of Christ--God's People; we are configured to Jesus Christ the High Priest and share in his prophetic, kingly, and priestly mission; original sin is remitted. Baptism is the first of the three Sacraments of Initiation. The other two are Confirmation and Eucharist. This page will attempt to answer some of the questions you may have regarding infant baptism. If, after reading this page, you desire to have your child baptized at St. Isidore's, or you have additional questions, call the parish office at 673-1573.
Baptism FAQ
What do we need to do to have our baby baptized?
Pick-up information packet: Registered parishioners stop by the parish office to pick up the Baptism Application to be completed by the parents and the Sponsor/Godparent Forms to be signed in the sponsor's own parish.
Pre-Baptism Class: Parents and Godparents must attend the Pre-Baptism class. Call the parish office to register for the class date you wish to attend! Classes may be taken at another parish, but a certificate of completion is necessary for paperwork.
Reserve a Date for the Baptism: As soon as your paperwork is completed take it to the parish office in order to reserve a baptismal date.
Why do the parents and Godparents have to attend a preparation class and Faith Formation?
Before the celebration of baptism, the Church expects parents and sponsors to be formed in the meaning of the Sacrament as well as its responsibilities (Canon 851). St. Joseph's offers preparation session on various weeknights and Saturday mornings. Pre-registration is necessary to attend.
The role of the sponsor (Godparent) is, "together who the parent and infant at baptism, and… help the baptized to lead a Christian life in harmony with baptism, and to fulfill faithfully the obligations connected with it" (Canon 872). One sponsor, male or female, is sufficient; but there may be two, one of each sex (Canon 873). Sponsors must: be sixteen (16) years of age, "be a Catholic who has been Confirmed and has already received the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist and leads a life in harmony with the faith and role to be undertaken" and "not be the father or mother of the child being baptized" (Canon 874). Sponsors must be Catholic: "a baptized person who belongs to a non-Catholic ecclesial community may not be admitted except as a witness to baptism and together with a Catholic sponsor" (Canon 874.2).
Families desiring to have a child baptized at St. Joseph's can pick up an information packet and Baptism Application from the parish office. These are to be completed by the parents and the Sponsor/Godparent Forms signed in the sponsor's own parish. As soon as the paperwork is completed take it to the parish office, a date may be reserved for the Baptism in the parish office.
Why does the Church baptize infants?
It has always been the practice of the Church to baptize infants. From the earliest days, when an adult was baptized so was everyone else in that person's household (see Acts 10). Along with the growth of Catholicism in the Fourth and Fifth centuries came a decrease in the number of adult baptisms and infancy became the primary time for baptism. After the Second Vatican Council the adult Catechumenate (or RCIA) was restored, but in keeping with the long-standing tradition of the Church, infant baptism is still normative.
But infants cannot make an act of faith in God or Jesus Christ, can they?
That is true, and the Church recognizes that, so infants are baptized on the faith of the parents. This means there must "be a founded hope that the infant will be brought up in the Catholic religion; if such a hope is altogether lacking, the baptism is to be put off" (Canon 868 1.1). In other words, if there is little or no faith on the part of the parents, little or no faith will be passed on to the child. In putting off the baptism, the Church is not refusing to baptize the infant; rather, the Church is ensuring that this child will be raised in the practice of the faith into which he or she has been baptized. Yes, postponing baptism may cause some anxiety or tension in the extended family, but it is also a time of reflection for the parents of the child on their own relationship with God, Jesus, and the Church. The Church earnestly desires all who are baptized to participate in the weekly liturgical and pastoral life of the community. This postponement should be viewed as a challenge to live out the baptism the parents themselves received earlier in life.
Who is considered for infant baptism?
The Church considers anyone who has not yet completed their seventh year to be an infant. Therefore, the parents of children under the age of seven may request baptism and attend the parish's infant baptism preparation session. For those children who are over seven years of age the Church requires that they make a profession of faith. Therefore it is necessary that they themselves be prepared for the Sacraments of Initiation. Please see the brochure on Children's Initiation and contact the parish office for more information.
What is the role of the Sponsors/Godparents?
The role of the sponsor or Godparent is, "together with the parents, to present an infant at baptism, and help the baptized to lead a Christian life in harmony with baptism, and to fulfill faithfully the obligations connected with it." (Canon 872) In the beginning of the Rite of Baptism of Children, the Godparents are asked if they are willing to help the parents of the one baptized in their duties as Christian parents. Thus, the function of the Godparents is not merely ceremonial or social but to assist the parents in raising their child in the practice of the faith.
Who may serve as a Sponsor or Godparent?
The Church has established the following norms governing the qualifications needed to be a sponsor or Godparent. The sponsor must:
be at least sixteen (16) years old;
"be a Catholic who has been Confirmed and has already received the Sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist and leads a life in harmony with the faith and role to be undertaken;"
"not be bound by any canonical penalty...;"
"not be the father or mother of the one to be baptized." (Canon 874,1)
What does it mean to lead a "life in harmony with the faith and role to be undertaken?"
In addition to being a fully initiated Catholic (i.e., having received the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist) the sponsor must also be person of faith--one who regularly attends Sunday Mass, has been married according to the norms of the Catholic Church (if married), and strives to deepen his or her relationship with God through Jesus. A good question to ask is: "Does this person take care of their own faith… if not is he/she likely to help take care of my child's?"
May a non-Catholic be a Sponsor/Godparent?
Because the child is being baptized into the Roman Catholic Church, "a baptized person who belongs to a non-Catholic ecclesial community may not be admitted except as a witness to baptism and together with a Catholic sponsor." (Canon 874, 2). In other words, as long as there is one Catholic Godparent who meets all the requirements of the Church listed above, another baptized person, Catholic or non-Catholic, may be a witness to the baptism.
How many Godparents can a child have?
Only one Godfather and/or one Godmother can be baptismal sponsors (Canon 873) but additional Catholic persons may act as witnesses at the baptism.
Where and when is baptism celebrated?
Infant baptism is properly celebrated in the parish of the parents. If, for a just cause, another church is desirable, the permission of the home parish priest is needed. Sunday is the day the Church celebrates the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Baptism, which is the dying and rising of the infant into the Pascal Mystery of Jesus, is most fittingly celebrated on this day, although baptism may be celebrated on other days of the week (Canon 856). As baptism signs forth the child's entrance into the Christian community, several children are normally baptized in one celebration.
Infant baptism in English is celebrated on the 4th Saturday of the month in English at 9:00am and Spanish the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at 10:00am.
Does the child have to have a saint's name?
As a minimum, the Church requires that no name "foreign to a Christian mentality" be given to the child (Canon 855). Consider, however, choosing a name for the child from the rich tradition of models of the Christian life. In some cultures, the one is named after the saint whose feast day the child is born on or around. Then, as the child grows up, encourage him or her to learn about the patron, perhaps promoting a devotion to the child's namesake.
Is there a charge for the baptism?
The Church never charges for the celebration of a Sacrament. Rather, Christians give out of gratitude for what they have received from God. A donation to the parish may be made before the celebration of the baptism. As this donation does not go to the priest, a separate gift may be given to him.


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IELTS Writing Actual Test in July, 2015 & Band 9 Sample Discursive Essay – Topic : Tax
Some people say taxes should be spent on health care. Other people say that there are more important priorities for tax-payers' money. Discus both these views and give your own opinion.
Band 9.0 Sample :
People hold different views about how taxes should be spent. Although I agree that medical care is a field that requires huge investments, I believe that the government should also allocate the money for other priorities, such as education and transport.
On the one hand, a certain amount of tax money has to go to healthcare services. Today, a number of particular diseases are on the rise in terms of popularity, and it would be costly to supply vaccines, medicines or treatments. For example, a large proportion of the population is now suffering from respiratory diseases or lung cancer due to exhaust fumes from vehicles and gas emissions from industrial factories. The remedies for those patients and the treatment facilities are often expensive, and the hospitals may find themselves in the struggle with financial problems without the assistance from the tax system.
On the other hand, healthcare is not the only industry that needs money to be kept running. Take education as an example. The quality of the schooling system is proportional to the competence of the future workforce. Therefore, a country can benefit from such skillful human resources in the long-term if they invest the tax budget to build schools, provide lecturers with training courses or hire native speakers to teach foreign language. In addition, the government should also spend money solving transport problems. Traffic congestion is a global issue these days, and the scenario can be handled only if new highways are opened, and narrow public roads are expanded.
In conclusion, I believe that the government should use tax-payers' money to improve not only the healthcare services, but also the education and transportation system.
Useful Expressions :
- Allocate: Distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose
==>in past years we didn't allocate enough funds to infrastructure maintenance
- Respiratory: Relating to or affecting respiration
==>We transferred the patient to the intensive care unit for respiratory and inotropic support.
- Fumes: An amount of gas or vapour that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale
==>clouds of exhaust fumes spewed by cars
- Emissions: The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation
==>the effects of lead emission on health
- Remedy: A medicine or treatment for a disease or injury
==>Once estrogen replacement is prescribed, a medical practitioner calibrates the remedy.
- Proportional: corresponding in size or amount to something else
==>the punishment should be proportional to the crime.
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Facts Of The Week
Prefecture: Kumamoto
Credits to Research Team: Cyril
It is interesting how the horse which is revered as a god in some places like Nikko, in Tochigi, is regarded as a delicacy in Kumamoto. The locals here are so proud of their basashi (horsemeat sashimi) that one cannot consider himself to have visited Kumamoto if he fails to tuck into this dish.
Aside from being savored as a signature dish, horses are also prominently featured in Kumamoto's largest festival, Fujisaki-hachimangu (also known as Drunken Horse Festival) held in mid-September.
A parade showcasing horses decorated with attention-grabbing and garish stuff, it prominently features the dynamism and energy of Kumamoto City as local residents often pull together to form teams to take charge of a horse and guide it through the streets.
During the actual festival, different groups parade between the Fujisaki Hachimangu Shrine and Gokoku Shrine (near Kumamoto Castle.) The parade passes through the main part of the city, and there are thousands of spectators. The horses are decorated and dancers in extravagant uniforms play a big part, as do the musicians. Large drums and other instruments play incessantly in a samba-band style. What with the noise, the colours and the excitement in the air, participants and the crowd are both worked up into a fervour, not to mention to horses, which buck and pull at the ropes which hold them down.
The horse from each team will be pulled along by a group of burly men; this is followed by an energetic leader giving his loudest cheers and rallying his troupe of dancers and drummers to bring the already feverish atmosphere to new heights.
Taking place over several days, there is much preparation needed before the main event. Running up until the big day, groups practice taking the horses out on the street, and the ceremonial drums and bells can be heard at all hours of the day.
Some animal rights activists condemn the festival as being cruel to the horses involved, who are probably frightened by the noise. Whether or not the horses are still made to drink rice wine on the day of the festival (giving it the colloquial name of the 'Drunken Horse Festival') I do not know, but I wouldn't be surprised if this practice continues to the present day.
Sometimes, the horses will suddenly quicken their pace and advance towards the crowd, but fret not, for the burly men will keep their horses under control. Also keep a lookout for foals, young horses, that will definitely steal your heart away!


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VISITORS to the world's largest Harry Potter theme park are coming under the spell of two renowned Scottish products - Tennant's Lager and Tunnocks Caramel Wafers.
The iconic brands have become unlikely best-sellers at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Florida, where Irn-Bru is even rumoured to be on sale.
They were introduced to the theme park to celebrate author JK Rowling's Scottish roots and because Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is meant to be located in the Highlands.
The Scottish staples are now rivalling traditional American treats such as candyfloss and burgers.
A spokesman for Tennant's said: "Tennent's lager performs well in various countries across the world, including the US and the likes of Italy, Spain and France and we're always looking at new markets for the brand.
"To be one of a select choice at the Hog's Head pub in the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal is fantastic, and we hope that witches, wizards and muggles alike are enjoying it.
Fergus Loudon, Tunnock's operations director, said: "We are delighted that visitors to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter are now able to share in the magic of one of Scotland's best-loved products."
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Nima Yaghoobi
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This tree is located in a plain around Firoozkooh Road. This single tree has a special beauty every season and people always like to take a moment and sit under this tree to rest and forget the fatigue. When I saw it after a week of snow, it was clear to me that it had not seen anyone for a long time. The snow had given that tree, its most beautiful face yet. It was kinda sad though, like a woman who was alone in her most beautiful state, waiting for a companion. I stepped in the snow-covered path to meet that old friend of mine once again. It was as if she was hibernating and who knows, maybe dreaming of spring!


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If you are interested in these pictures, you can download them for free at my TPT site.I print the comparisons of houses (interior/exterior), clothing, soldiers/militia, and other aspects of colonial vs. early settlement life and place them on large construction paper. Then the kids rotate around the room with their table groups, jotting down their thinking. Students do not talk during this activity, although, they can communicate through writing on the construction paper concerning someone else's thinking.
Nothing compares to a classroom of independently focused students *teacher heart happy*What I really like about this activity is that the students are able to make connections between the 1600 and 1700s on their own. For example, instead of saying to them, "life improved for the settlers as more and more people came and they began to make bigger cities, import more goods, and create a stronger economy." Students are able to see that for themselves. Their thinking demonstrates this when they say things like:
I see that they have nicer clothes, more frills, etc.
The girls still wear dresses, but they are made out of a nicer material.
Their houses are made out of brick instead of wood and mud.
Soldiers have uniforms.
I also really like that these pictures can be hung up and utilized throughout the unit for students to refer to, particularly when they are drawing pictures of colonial life.


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June 16, Colombo: Defence Secretary of Sri Lanka Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has said that some pro-LTTE elements have used the Channel 4 news agency to tarnish the image of both the Sri Lankan government as well as the Army.
Rajapaksa has reportedly said that the government has received information that a fake video had been created by Channel 4 news after obtaining money from pro-LTTE elements.
"Once again some pro-LTTE elements have used the Channel4 news agency after giving money to them (Channel 4) in order to tarnish the image of both the Sri Lankan government as well as the Army," Rajapaksa has said.
The local media has quoted the Defence Secretary as saying that during the war, the army was always committed to save the lives of innocent civilians and never harmed their lives.
Rajapaksa has explained that the lives of civilians as well as the families of the LTTE leaders, such as widows of LTTE Sea Tiger Leader Soosai and the LTTE Political Chief Thamilchelvan, who were stranded due to the war, were protected by the armed forces during and after the war.
Meanwhile, the government said it would carefully review the gruesome video aired by the Channel 4 on Tuesday night.
Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has told the Daily Mirror yesterday that the government will take a close look at the documentary and have its own forensic experts and foreign experts to look at the footage and respond accordingly.


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Huckleberry Finn Chapter 41
Huck gets the doctor, but the doctor doesn't think Huck's canoe is big enough for two people, so he takes it and goes to find a bigger one. Huck falls asleep and when he wakes up, it is the next day. He starts to run back to the raft, but runs into Uncle Silas, who questions him about where he and Tom (Sid) have been. Huck makes up a story about how he and Tom were out looking for the runaway slave and now Tom is at the post office trying to find out some information. They go to the post office, but Tom obviously isn't there. Uncle Silas gets a letter and they leave to go home. Uncle Silas says to let Tom come home on foot.
When they reach home, farmers and farmers' wives are all there for dinner. They all talk about the crazy things they found in the cabin, like the coat of arms, inscription, and ladder. They think Jim must have been crazy. Uncle Silas and Aunt Sally realize that Sid (Tom) still isn't home yet, so Uncle Silas goes up to town to look for him. He doesn't find him and tells Aunt Sally that he'll probably be back in the morning. Huck goes to bed and sneaks out a couple of times, with the intention of going down to the river to look for Tom. He never does because he feels guilt in putting his Aunt Sally through more pain. He sees her sitting at the window the whole night with the candle burning, waiting for Sid (Tom) to come home.


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Every single one of us holds onto the hope that maybe, optimistically, somehow, we can boost our metabolism. Considering we're all ageing and gaining 0.5-1 kilogram on average every year, it would be nice.
Popular theories include that drinking green tea or doing weight training rev up our metabolism to help us burn more calories. But how accurate are these claims, really?
Can humans actually boost their metabolism?
This is what Michael Mosley and the team of doctors behind Trust Me, I'm a Doctor, a BBC program on SBS, wanted to find out.
The Huffington Post Australia spoke to Mosley, a doctor and television presenter known for creating the successful 5:2 Fast Diet, about the findings.
"Trust Me, I'm A Doctor is a program where we test out health claims. There are four doctors involved and we investigate different topics around food and nutrition using innovative techniques," Mosley told HuffPost Australia. "We collaborate with universities, get volunteers and test out different claims."
When investigating whether humans can really boost their metabolism, the doctors tested three popular claims -- drinking green tea, drinking lots of cold water, and doing muscle building exercises.
"The green tea claim is that green tea contains various antioxidants that will help boost your metabolism," Mosley said.
"The cold water claim is simply the idea that your body will require a certain amount of energy to turn cold water into body temperature water, and that it also takes a certain amount of energy just to process the water. The thought is maybe that would boost metabolism.
"The third claim was looking at muscle building exercises."
The theory here is that by building muscle mass, your body will burn more calories.
"People know that exercise is good for you, but people think of exercise much more in terms of going for a run, walk or swim -- the aerobic fitness," Mosley said.
"But muscle building is also critical and sometimes overlooked. You have to do resistance exercises which means with bands or weights, or doing squats or press ups. Squats are a particularly good form of exercise because they use the largest muscles in your body."
What does 'metabolism' refer to?
There are various components to metabolism. One, there is your resting metabolism and that is basically the energy you use simply to stay alive. You use energy for digestion and to keep your heart and brain going. It's the base level of your metabolic rate.
So, this is your BMR -- basal metabolic rate.
Then the rest of it is determined by things like how much muscle you have, which plays a role, but also how much activity you do -- that's not just exercise, but what they call NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis).
NEAT is the energy expended for everything we do that is not sleeping, eating or sports-like exercise. This include activities like gardening, walking up stairs or fidgeting.
Mosley and the team tested the three popular metabolism-boosting propositions by getting a group of volunteers to try each of the three methods.
"We measured their weight beforehand and measured their metabolic rate afterwards, and they did each method for six weeks," Mosley explained.
"People doing the resistance exercises had to do an hour a week for six weeks, and the others were knocking back the green tea and cold water."
And the results were... disappointing for those who hold onto the hope of boosting their metabolism.
"What we found was that, although some people did find they lost weight and their metabolic rate went up, in that period there wasn't a significant difference across the group, which was interesting," Mosley told HuffPost Australia.
"There was some variation with the cold water drinkers. One woman's metabolic rate went up by 20 percent and she lost nearly two kilos. But averaged across the group, there was no difference.
"The exercise group was surprising, considering they were doing quite a lot. What we noticed is that six out of nine of them did increase their muscle mass by doing an hour of resistance exercise per week. However, three of them didn't which is interesting."
This is because not everybody responds to exercise (or anything, for that matter) in the same way. We have genetic differences.
"There's a huge amount of individual variation is what we've discovered, and that boosting your metabolism is really quite difficult," Mosley said.
"There are people who will do resistance exercises and won't actually see any great improvement and that's down to their genes, and this is what was happening in this particular group.
"In a funny way, the only way to find out if you're one of them is by doing it. There are genetic tests out there, but they are expensive and difficult."
However, not all hope is lost: you may be the type of person who does respond well to exercise.
"There are what we call 'super responders' -- some people seem to respond really well -- and then there are 'non-responders', and they're probably about 10-20 percent of the population, who don't seem to see the results," Mosley said.
Even still, out of all three popular methods to boost metabolism, Mosley said to opt for this one:
"If I was to put money on it, the best bet is certainly going to be doing resistance exercise," Mosley said.
"The other thing we know is that after the age of 30 you lose between one and five percent of your muscle mass every decade. You can prevent that, if you like, by doing resistance exercises. But if you don't, I'm afraid, sadly, it's going to be 'bye-bye muscles'. And it's difficult to get them back once you've lost them."
Basically, it is possible to boost one's metabolism, but its success depends on the person. Hopefully you're the lucky one.
Michael Mosley: Trust Me, I'm a Doctor premieres at 7.30pm, Monday 27 February on SBS and is available for catch up on SBS On Demand.


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I found that sendmmsg/recvmmsg is available in Linux. But when I tried to use sendmmsg to send multiple messages on a socket, I found it is not available on iOS.
Is is actually not implement on XNU or I used it in a wrong way?
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January 23 2017
Okay, I wrote in my journal a lot more this week, so that should help with details. We taught Sr Camille (she is about 22 years old) several times this week and the lessons went well. She is already changing her lifestyle and attitude so that they are more in tune with the Gospel. She has a great desire to be baptized. We also found a new amie named Sr Emilienne, who is an older amie, but the cool thing was that she did the additional study in the back of the Plan of Salvation booklet. I had not yet seen that. We also had some difficult lessons with people who are not progressing, though one of those difficult amis came to Church and I think that helped him open up his heart (Fr Essomba). On Friday we helped Elder Odimba, Elder Best, Elder Dou and Elder Kabongo move into their new apartement (which means there are only four of us in the apartement now). My companion and I gave talks about missionary work, mine was specifically that missionary work is everyone's responsability and that we are blessed by it. People came to us afterwards and said they had contacts, I think we just need a reminder from time to time. Concerning things that I learned: I learned that the Lord gives us trials also to help us repent so that we can be pardonned. Which makes sense, sometimes we are too prideful and sometimes we don't realize that we need to repent. (here is one reference: D&C 95:1)
It is good that things are going well, I hope Stacey had fun at "Best of the Northwest" and is having fun with the Stake musical. Thank you for the photos! I took a selfie in front of a small map of Yaoundé, and a picture of a picture of one of the monuments in Yaoundé.
Je vous aime tous!
Nous ne craignons personne!
Elder Russell


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A silky blouse in a power color! This $45 tunic comes in 5 fabulous colors.
When I first saw this tunic online, I thought it would be the perfect everyday top to go from work to running the kiddos around, to dinner. I'm able to dress casual at work but I always like to be on the "nicer" side of casual. I thought this $45 top would be perfect. It comes in 5 colors, and since I don't have a lot that's red - that's what I went with. Honestly, when I first pulled it out of the package, I didn't like it. It was really red!! After trying it on - I love it! I even talked Betsy into getting one - she chose green.
But let's go back to red for a minute. Have you heard? Red is one of THE top colors for Fall. Whether that be a pretty pair of flats, a small cross-body, or bold like this blouse - you can't go wrong.
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My new hypothesis on what really delivers inspiring results from teams is that a lot more rests on how leaders respond to their people than in how people work.
There is often the dangerous narrative that organizations are failing simply because the people are not productive, or that they are not engaged. While this can be true in some organizations, time and time again however the organizations that seem to succeed show that how leaders get their teams to perform is less about the people's abilities and more about how leadership inspires the team to deliver. The problem for leadership that does not work often lies in hubris and the danger of a single narrative.
We love the story of the super star executive that comes into an organization and turns it around with their overpowering personality, and knowledge. Whipping up the entire organization into a well- oiled execution machine. But this is rarely the case. In fact superstar egos are the main cause of hubris in an organization. Self-confidence due to past successes, that causes you to be blind to your weaknesses or flank. Hubris means 'excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance'.
Hubris causes leaders to be blinded and seduced by their success. They stop seeking new information, listening, and learning. The praise of those who surround them, makes them believe that they alone know what is best, to the detriment of those who disagree with their "vision". Often described as rigid and authoritative, they are no longer receptive to feedback from subordinates.
Hubris prevents disagreements with the leadership that may potentially save an organization. This is where the danger of a single narrative metaphor for me comes in. There is enough room at the table for everyone's ideas and inputs.
In this TED talk "The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Adichie, clarifies it so clearly. It's about what happens when complex human beings and situations are reduced to a single narrative: Her point was that each individual life contains a heterogeneous compilation of stories. In short, defining an experience based on a single account gives us incomplete, potentially damaging understandings of other people.
Today's leadership needs to have a place for dissent, and internal conflict management. For a team to commit to a path, they need to weigh in, and be heard. They need to disagree respectfully for the good of the organization. It's good to have a spanner thrown at your work sometimes. Nobody likes a villain right? But have you considered though the role of a villain in any one of your favorite books, or movies and how they were critical towards molding the hero's character?
We may call them critics, some detractors or naysayers, but for good or bad, there is a necessary role in life and business for those who do not see the world in the same way that we do. Businesses that don't have a view of their blind spots, end up the way of Kodak and Nokia.
According to this HBR article on how management teams can have good fights, the alternative to conflict is not usually agreement but rather apathy and disengagement, which open the doors to a primary cause of major corporate debacles: groupthink!


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Banking product #kontojakchcesz is available in three cooperative banks - Poznań, Oleśnica and Brodnica, characterized by ease of use and fit to the needs of customers.For our client Asseco we have created a design concept - illustration style, color palette, typography. On this basis, we have prepared illustrations characters - three ambassadors of #kontojakchcesz - Anna Maria Kabona, Adam Słoik and Karol StówkaThe next step was to prepare a mockup of website, graphic design and its programming.Our task was also the creation of animated movies - works included: preparation of storyboards based on scenarios, illustration, installation, voice-over recordings and soundtracks.
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Plant Identification
Fife, United Kingdom
Hello folks,
New gardener, new (to me) garden... discovering the joys of things popping up from the ground when I least expect it, including this. I wonder if you might help me identify it. It's everywhere (borders between lawn/patio, under some fairly patchy hedging on the west side of the garden, etc). It looked like a worm/snake hybrid when it was first popping up from the ground, and in the summer it will produce 'fingers' of yellow bell-like flowers from each stem.
I know a photo in March is not the best to go by, but does anyone have any ideas what it might be? I would hate to think that I'm caring for a common weed.
After the yellow flowers and stems died off in the autum, it left papery/woody hollow stems which pulled up easily (I was going through a stripping-back phase). Little did I know then that there was a whole network of underground roots/rhizomes/crowns storing up it's floweryness for this year!
Thanks in advance,
- 1 Apr, 2009
It could be Lysimachia nummularia or "creeping jenny".
2 Apr, 2009
Hi Ediburghfifer, welcome to GoY! Not too sure what this piccy is but if you're happy with it and it's not taking over your garden, I'd say leave it in - a free plant, and gardeners are reknown for being thrifty! Hope someone will give you the name of it though, I'm sure someone on here will know what it's called. If you have ANY gardening questions, someone on this fab site will be only too pleased to help out. Happy gardening!
2 Apr, 2009
Could it be a mint of some sort? If you crush a leaf between your fingers is there a strong, minty smell?
2 Apr, 2009
i think creeping jenny
2 Apr, 2009
This looks like it is the lysimachia that grows about 2-3 foot tall, cant remember its second name. Can be invasive so cut back to keep it in check. it is a good plant for mid shade though!
2 Apr, 2009
lysimachia punctata, as soon as i'd submitted it the name came to me.
2 Apr, 2009
pliz, is this the same as Loosestrife then, or does it just look similar?
Sorry to poach on yr patch, Ed.
2 Apr, 2009
loosestrife or Lythrum is a purple flower. google it and there are some great images. lysimachia might be called yellow loosestrife as a common name but not from where i grew up. others might have it as such. :o)
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2 Apr, 2009
Wow.. you guys are stars! So many responses so quickly!!
I have googled mages of the suggestions, and it does, indeed look like lysimachia punctata. I would go so far as to say that's exactly what it is.
I'm so amazed that from a pretty poor cameraphone pic taken when the shoots have only been up for a month or so, you were able to get the family, never mind the specific plant!
I am very impressed! Thank you!
I think I will dig some of it out after the summer, as there is LOTS of it, and I fancy putting down some wild garlic under the hedging as I love the smell, and think it looks lovely too. I realise this would be replacing one prolific spreader with another.... but then that's part of the fun of having a garden, I guess.
2 Apr, 2009
There has been a discussion recently on eradicating wild garlic - you might want to read it before introducing it to find out what you are letting yourself in for
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2 Apr, 2009
That's funny! My Mum always referred to the other kind as "purple loosestrife" so obviously for her the yellow is the normal one.
Not sure I've ever seen the purple. Does it hv variegated leaves?
3 Apr, 2009
id like to know that 2 please
3 Apr, 2009
We used to have this in our garden as children....yellow loosetrife, makes a pretty clump of golden flowers all the way up the stem...........
4 Apr, 2009
looks cool in hanging baskets to
5 Apr, 2009
the purple loosetrife i have is the non variegated british native. i think there is a variegated form but not sure.
5 Apr, 2009
cool never sean varigated bet thats nice
5 Apr, 2009
Don't think I've seen the purple one Seaburngirl...you'll have to post a pic so we can see it......:o) Mum used to grow this with purple coloured veronica..they looked great together.
5 Apr, 2009
Hmm... a purple one sounds quite interesting. I like purple flowers - the other thing I was considering putting in under the hedging was some bluebell bulbs (although I do prefer our 'Scottish Bluebell', also known as the Harebell, as I think it just looks more delicate - unfortunately it's not really a shade-loving plant!).
5 Apr, 2009
purple loostrife is more of a magenta pink really, rather than purple. it is a common plant round wateregdes. it was in flower in the norfolk broads last august.
5 Apr, 2009
earlier than the yellow one then
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Skevas scores 30 but Panther rally falls short
CASTLETON, Vt. – The Plymouth State University men's basketball team rallied from a 15-point deficit to pull to within four points Tuesday evening, but host Castleton State College held on for a 95-89 win over the visiting Panthers in a non-conference match-up at Glenbrook Gymnasium.
The Spartans went on a 15-2 run, spanning the conclusion of the first half and the beginning of the second to turn an 11-point deficit into a one-point lead. They wouldn't relinquish the lead again as they improve to 1-1 on the season, while Plymouth State falls to 1-2.
Senior Mark Comstock had a strong all-around performance for Castleton with 20 points, eight rebounds, six assists, two steals and zero turnovers. Sophomore Chris Barletta joined him in double figures with 12 points and added a team-high seven assists and three rebounds.
Junior Petey Skevas finished with a game-high 30 points for PSU and added four assists. Sophomore Alex Burt and junior Mark MacGregor joined him in double figures with 19 and 10 points respectively. Plymouth State shot 47.1 percent from the field, including an impressive 11-for-16 performance from Skevas.
Both teams struggled to shoot early, with the score knotted at 9-9 at the 13:46 mark. The Panthers scored four straight to take the lead and then extended their advantage to 24-15 with 9:19 left in the half. The Spartans managed to cut the deficit to four, 26-22, with 6:40 left; however, a 12-2 run by PSU pushed the lead to 38-24 with just 2:57 remaining. Trailing by 12, 41-29, at the two-minute mark, Castleton scored the last nine points of the half to go into the break down just 41-38.
Senior Dammy Mustapha tied the game just eight seconds into the second half on a triple from the top of the key. The Spartans pushed the lead as high as 14, 62-48, at the 13:02 mark, but Plymouth State wouldn't go away, despite another Castleton run in the final eight minutes. The Panthers eventually clawed back from a 15-point deficit with 6:28 left with pull within four, 85-81, on a jumper by Skevas with 2:36 remaining.
Logan White responded with a three from the corner off a nice Barletta pass to push the margin to seven. The Panthers were forced to try and foul their way back into the game during the final 90 seconds; however, Castleton made enough free throws to finish with the six-point victory.
Castleton returns to action on Monday, Nov. 26 at 7 pm when the Spartans travel to Skidmore. The Panthers will play next Tuesday against Rivier College in the Boys & Girls Club Classic in Concord, N.H., hosted by NHTI.
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At ESN, we like to share about various campus ministry settings, including InterVarsity graduate and faculty local fellowships. We usually do this in our Highlighting Community series. Today, we highlight the relaunch of the Princeton InterVarsity Grad Student Group.
I've recently moved to the Princeton (NJ) area, and while here I have the privilege of helping restart the Princeton Grad IV chapter. My main responsibilities continue to be with the ESN blog and our national events, but I'm also delighted to be serving on campus at Princeton. I thought I'd share about our first gathering. I hope it may provide some ideas or encouragement for other groups. We're starting with once a month meetings. Our goal is to encourage graduate students and postdocs to make an impact for God's Kingdom through their academic work and presence on campus.
Format: Professor shares for 15 minutes about their own experience of a topic, then leads a discussion with participants
First Speaker: Dr. Lisa Bowens of Princeton Seminary
First topic: Integrating Social Justice with Academic Research
Quick summary:
Dr. Bowens shared about her research on African American interpretations of Paul's letters. Although there were many misuses of the letters of Paul in white American defenses of slavery, there's also a long tradition of African American reflection that sees the writing of Paul as a force for liberation. Dr. Bowens teaches a course at Princeton Seminary that explores these interpretations of Scripture, and some of her academic research is on that body of work. She described how she explores social justice in that tradition through her research and then led a discussion.
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I enjoyed discussing how Social Justice relates to our faith as Christians and how it can relate to our work. It was also refreshing to hear how there is a history of African-Americans finding encouragement in Paul. – Graduate Student
I greatly appreciated hearing Professor Lisa Bowens speak on her own experience navigating and engaging in social justice issues as a student and faculty member, and the ways faith has influenced her activism, teaching, and interactions with students. It was convicting to look back on historical examples of Scripture being applied as a force for good, particularly Paul's message of freedom in Christ in slave communities, amidst widespread misinterpretation and oppression, and the ways in which God is moving the hearts of students and faculty on college campuses today. – Graduate Student
If you're a grad student or postdoc in the area, or if you're a faculty member or alumni who would like to get involved, get in touch with us here. Feel free to use the same contact link if you'd like to submit a Highlighting Community post about an event or community supporting Christian academics.


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So I went and started a new blog. Why, not because I don't want to blog here, but because I guess I am embarrassed to admit some things and felt like I could sneak around and blog about them somewhere else.
I feel guilty. I feel like I have been here for 10 years and the few of you who actually read me don't care about my weakness, my self image, my failings. Thats what blogs are for right?
So I am going to put the post I did here, and use this blog for it all.
Confessions. I turned 51 this month, and when I got on the scale I weighed more than I ever had in my life. I am disgusted.
I decided that the only way I am going to focus on losing the weight is to create a place that I can be honest, confess, and perhaps find some support of others with the same struggle.
About 10 years ago on my 40th birthday I remember going shopping and buying size 8 and size 6 suits. I was the weight that I had been almost my whole life. I never had a struggle. At some point I started to gain the weight. By May of 2003 I was up about 25. Life was stressful, I was eating out a lot, I went on weight watchers (on-line) and lost 20 in about 6 months; fast forward a few more years and its back on. I went through a divorce and the death of a child and it went back on. Since then it has crept up to where I am now 40 lb heavier than I was 10 years ago.
So the goal is to lose 30. I don't need to be a size 6-8; a 10 would be just fine. I am 5'10" after all. Here is where I will bare my soul, weigh in, log my exercise and eating, and back to weight watchers.
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A total of 3,738 mothers simultaneously nursed their babies for one minute yesterday in Manila to break the world record for such an activity and to make Filipinos aware of the importance of breast-feeding and its health benefits.
The attempt to break the Guinness world record was successful.
According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the previous record was held by Berkeley, California, where 1,135 mothers simultaneously breast-fed their babies for a minute on Aug. 3, 2002.
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Thread: Deep copy arraylist (NO CLONE)
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Deep copy arraylist (NO CLONE)
Hi. I have a public class called MyPersonList and I was wondering how to create a deep copy of arraylist for the copy constructor. The elements are mutable, so i Know i can not use shallow copy. Im new to this topic and help would be awesome.
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public class MyPersonList { public ArrayList<Person> people; /** * Instantiates the "people" variable as a new (empty) ArrayList of * Person objects. */ public MyPersonList(){ people = new ArrayList<Person>(); } /** * A copy constructor which makes the right kind of copy considering * a Person is mutable. */ public MyPersonList(MyPersonList other) { //lost // dont know how to begin // new to syntax, I dont kknow the syntax
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Re: Deep copy arraylist (NO CLONE)
just use a for each loop and create a new arrayList, then inside the for each loop
obviously if you want to have a field for the arraylist you can adjust this to suit you.
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ArrayList<Person> newList = new ArrayList<Person>(); for(Person p : oldList) { newList.add(p.clone()); // new List is the new ArrayList you created }
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For this class, I can't use clone.
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It depends on the nature of the Person class. One way is to simply call a constructor using the get methods for the instance variables as the paarmeters.
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MyClass a = new MyClass(arg0, arg1, arg2); // some time later, args may have changed. MyClass CopyOfa = new MyClass(a.getArg0(), a.getArg1(), a.getArg2());
For more complex classes that have private fields you could write a method that provides a copy of the current instance, which includes all public and private fields. In essence, it is a clone but you are not using the clone method. If the Person class has instance fields such as HashMaps then those need to be iterated over and duplicated. Deep copies can get complex and can involve reflection and recursive programming.
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Or provide a constructor for Person that takes Person as an object.
Or provide a deepCopy() method that returns a deep copy.Please do not ask for code as refusal often offends.
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Re: Deep copy arraylist (NO CLONE)
What I would do is :
ArrayList<Person> newList = new ArrayList<Person>();
for(Person p : oldList) {
In person I would add the method
public Person getNewCopy(){
Person p= new Person();
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A1, A2, etc is the attributes in Person. a1 and a2 are the current object in the current class Person.
By doing this you get a new object of Person for each existing Person to "Copy" them.
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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Alamo Drafthouse. The opinions and text are all mine.
A movie theater is a movie theater, is a movie theater. Or rather it used to be. Going to a movie theater isn't what it was when I was a kid, or even when I started taking my kids to the movies a few years ago. Today, it's all about the experience…and the film showing. Denver's newest attraction – Sloan's Lake Alamo Drafthouse – has changed, even perhaps recreated the whole movie experience, at least for me.
This summer the Princesses and I were invited to get out of the heat and into a seat at Sloan's Lake Alamo Drafthouse. We specifically wanted to check out the family movies and low cost Kids Camp screenings, which benefit local nonprofits. The Sloan's Lake Alamo Drafthouse is the second Colorado location for the Alamo brand. It opened this past May in the redeveloped seven-block St. Anthony's Hospital campus.
Think a full-service bar, and eight theaters with full dinner and drink service. Yes, there is a waitress (or waiter) who takes your order before and/or during the movie. There is no need to EVER get up unless you have to run to the bathroom.
The lunch and dinner menus are awesome and caters to everyone's taste buds with delicious options mapped out by executive market chef Seth Rexroad. (You have to try the fried pickles!!!) He's even created a beer and movie pairing dinner from the 32 local craft beers on tap! I'd like to see him do a wine and dinner pairing while screening A Good Year or Sidways. And if they did the latter, Merlot would HAVE to be on the menu.
Yes, I mentioned two old flicks – A Good Year and Sideways – because the Drafthouse chains don't just show new movie releases. Its theaters are capable of screening old and new films, including 3D presentations in RealD. You can regularly find specialty screenings of classics like Jaws, Clue, Midnight Cowboy, Dirty Dancing and so many other favorites.
For our visit to Sloan's Lake Alamo Drafthouse, we saw the new Cars 3 movie. Unfortunately, we couldn't make the Kids Camp, which is a great way to give back to the local community and see a good movie. All Kids Camp screenings are "Pick Your Price – $1, $3, $5" with 100 percent of ticket sales donated to local nonprofits and schools. In June, the Sloans Lake's screenings benefit Girls, Inc. of Metro Denver. The nonprofit is also its neighbor, a few blocks away on Colfax.
While both the Princesses loved the movie, they enjoyed eating a three-course lunch in the theater the most. The kid's menu options include three courses – a main dish, side and dessert. We also started the Friday fun with some fried pickles. OMG! They. Are. Amazing. Kids (and adults) can also indulge in homemade milkshakes. Princess Two suggests you try the strawberry milkshake. She gave it two-thumbs and two big toes up.
The kid's meals are served on a metal tray verses a plate so kids can opt to have the food sit in their laps and parents don't have to worry about food dropping or missing their mouth in the dark. As Princess Two put it, "Eating like this is fun and fancy…"
While the menu and dining option were what sold Alamo Drafthouse for both myself and the Princesses, the theaters at Sloan's Lake location were impressive. The micro-theater we were in sat 48; the other five theaters seat between 76 and 196 people, three of which have spotlights and raised stages specifically designed for special presentations. What I loved about the theaters though were the large, comfy leather seats. They are far enough apart in rows where a waitress can easily walk through, aka the person sitting behind you can't reach bump or put their feet on your seat. Or in my case, I don't have to continue to remind my girls to get their feet off the chair in front of them. (THANK YOU!!)
When you visit an Alamo Drafthouse, you're able to pick your seats ahead of time and then sit down 30 minutes before the movie begins. I loved the option of picking our seats…not only do ensure seating next to one another but for little ones who have to use the bathroom often, it's helpful to opt for an isle seat. And, instead of ads or mind-numbing content that runs over and over again when you sit down early in a theater, Alamo has created – or works with influencers like Mark Rober – to create custom pre-shows with content themed to most of the features it programs. These are super fun, short clips that are both entertaining and can be educational at the same time. (Here is one of the Princess One's favorites.)
Upon asking the Princesses what they thought about the experience as we sipped hot chocolate at the Starbucks next door, they both raved about the food and the ability to eat lunch in the theatre. Princess One did point out she thought the Alamo Drafthouse had a very strict no texting and no talking policy during showings. I have to admit, I'm impressed my nine-year-old picked up on this.
It's true, Alamo Drafthouse has a zero tolerance for talking or cell phone use of any kind during movies, and from the sound of things, they aren't afraid to kick anyone rude enough to start talking or texting their friends during a show right out of the theater. There is short clip that's played prior to the movie previews regarding this and it gets your attention. It definitely got mine and Princess One's.
When I asked Princess One if she thought this was bad, she said no but she was scared we may get kicked out. Why? Princess Two, "is always talking through movies, I was afraid she'd get in trouble and we'd all have to leave," she told us. Princess Two sat up and responded, "I saw it too, and I tried hard not to talk." True to her word, she did try and she didn't talk nearly as much as she normally does during movies. (THANK YOU!).
The Bottom Line
I rarely go to the movie theater anymore. Why should I spend money on a babysitter, pay for dinner, fight for a parking spot and then squeeze into a not so comfy seat next to someone who may or may not smell. The latter is usually the case for me. Instead, I can rent or buy a movie from iTunes, watch it at home after the kids are down, let The Husband whip up one of his fabulous "chef" meals and drink wine. The last two reasons – dinner and drinks – are really the main reasons we don't hit the theater more. Denver's newest attraction – Sloan's Lake Alamo Drafthouse – has changed, even perhaps recreated the whole movie experience for me.
Now, I actually want to get a sitter and have dinner and date night with The Husband. Better yet, it's fun for me to go to the movies with my kids. I can eat a delicious meal I didn't have to make – or clean up – and sip on wine while catching a good movie.
The Princesses Rating
Two-thumbs (and two big toes) up. It's a great way to spend a hot summer day or just THE place to go for your next movie.
But, don't just take it from us, The Alamo brand has earned accolades from the likes of Entertainment Weekly (#1 theater in America), Wired.com (Coolest Movie Theater in the World) and Fandango.com (One of the Best Theaters in the Country). For all the reasons I mentioned, and then some.
Have you visited an Alamo Drafthouse? What do you think???
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That sounds like a good experience and worth the effort. Thanks for sharing. 🙂


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Nairobi, 24th June 2019:- The two-day meeting, organized jointly between the East African Business Council (EABC), the Kenya Private Sector Alliance(KEPSA), International Trade Centre (ITC) and TradeMark East Africa , convened over 40 industry and business experts from the region to deliberate on liberalization of goods and services in a bid to repositioning the EAC region in light of the AfCFTA.
44 Member States of the African Union signed the Framework Agreement establishing the AfCFTA on March 2018 in Kigali Rwanda. The same Summit adopted the protocol on Trade in Goods, Services and Rules & Procedures on Dispute Settlement.
The Chief Guest, Mr. Nicholas Nesbitt the EABC Chairman in his remarks urged the EAC Partner States to address competitiveness impediments facing East African businesses such as the high cost of transport, logistics, energy and access to finance, to harness the benefits brought about by the AfCFTA.
"The region should embark on Regional Value Addition through manufacturing with the aim of harnessing opportunities provided by AfCFTA Market. The Afcfta can support East African Plants to run at full capacity by expanding their markets to other African countries," said Mr. Nesbitt.
He further urged the EAC Partner States to address Non-Tariff barriers through development of an effective framework/mechanism at a continental level with punitive measures for member countries who fail to comply with the stipulated provisions to eliminate NTBs.
Speaking at the opening session, Hon. Peter Mathuki CEO EABC said, "Africa is positioning to negotiate as one bloc at the global level. The East African private needs to come up with a common position on the AfCFTA negotiations and EABC is keen to spearhead and take a central position in the AfCFTA conversation."
"Today's consultative workshop is a follow up of the EABC-UNECA regional workshop on AfCFTA in April 2019, which recommended for the involvement of the EAC private sector in the negotiation process of AfCFTA instruments, understanding the offers to ensure regional private sector interests are considered," said Hon. Mathuki.
He said the workshop will enlighten on the business implications of the AfCFTA protocol on trade in goods and services, free movement of persons and how the EAC private sector is positioning itself to seize the benefits arising from the continental free trade area.
In her remarks Ms. Emily Ndoria, Principal Trade Officer of the EAC representing the EAC Secretary General said "the EAC has been instrumental in the development of the AfCFTA and follows up in the negotiations of trade in goods and services"
The EAC is negotiating as one bloc and has developed draft offers for the AfCFTA negotiations. The region is looking at how to maintain the Common Market and Customs Union in light of the AfCFTA.
"A major part of the rationale for the AfCFTA relates to the fact that intra-regional trade offers potential to facilitate increased economies of scale as well as diversification and value addition, " said Mr. Jean-Sébastien Roure Senior Officer Trade Facilitation and Policy for Business Section ITC.
Recent studies have shown that manufactured goods account for 41.9 percent of intra-African exports, compared with only 14.8 percent of exports outside the continent. Intra-African trade is also more diversified and has relatively higher local content. Accordingly, studies also show that establishing the AfCFTA's highest intra-African trade boosting effect would be for industrial products, with obvious positive effects in terms of job and income generation as well as technological upgrading, skills development and local firms' competitiveness.
"For African businesses to increase their competitiveness and African economies to reap those gains, an important element should be to make sure tariff rates on important intermediate inputs for which regional production capacity does not exist are reduced," said Mr. Jean-Sébastien.
"TMEA is supporting the private sector and EABC to position itself to take advantage of the opportunities that will arise out of the AfCFTA. The projected increase in intra-Africa trade will enhance sustainable economic development and job creation," said Ms. Paveen Mbeda, Programme Manager Business Competitiveness TMEA.
During the two day workshop, experts from ITC and TMEA are expected to share insights on addressing Non-Tariff Measures, advocacy and Trade Facilitation reforms in regard to the AfCFTA.
The fast pace of country ratifications has seen 23 member states ratify as of May 31st, 2019 and the agreement coming into force on 30th May 2019. It is expected that up to 25 member states will have ratified by the time of the African Union Summit in Niger in July 2019.
Under Trade in goods, the first step is for countries and customs unions to decide among themselves which goods should receive each classification – fully-liberalized, sensitive, and exempt. The private sector as the engine for economic growth in the region is expected to scrutinize the goods and services to be liberalized in light of the AfCFTA.
The EAC Partner States in 2010, made commitments to open their market in seven (7) service sectors, namely: business; education; finance; communication; tourism and travel related; and transport. The EAC is currently undertaking a comprehensive review of Common External Tariff in order to come up with an acceptable EAC CET Structure that recognizes the different degrees of product value addition and sensitive goods.
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About the International Trade Centre (ITC) – The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations based in Geneva, Switzerland. ITC helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing and transition countries to connect and become more competitive in global markets, contributing to the sustainable economic development in the Aid for Trade agenda and to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
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About TradeMark East Africa
TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) is funded by a range of development agencies with the aim of growing prosperity in East Africa through trade. We believe that enhanced trade contributes to economic growth, a reduction in poverty and subsequently increased prosperity. Visit: https://www.trademarkea.com/#
About East African Business Council
The East African Business Council (EABC) is the regional apex body of Private Sector associations and Corporates from the 6 East African Countries. It was established in 1997 to foster the interests of the Private Sector in the Integration process of the East African Community. Being the representative of Private Sector associations in the region, EABC was granted observer status in organs and activities of the East African Community (EAC). EABC, therefore, participates in various sectoral meetings, meetings of the Coordination Committee, the EAC Council of Ministers, and the Summit of the EAC Heads of State; with a view to ensure that the agenda of the Private Sector is well articulated and received by the policymakers.
Vision: Borderless East Africa for business and investment.
Mission: To promote sustainable Private Sector-driven growth.
EABC Membership is drawn from the six East African Partner States and is open to all national and regional associations as well as Corporates with interest in the EAC Integration process or operations in the region. At the national level, EABC activities are coordinated through the EABC National Focal Points, who are also the national Private Sector umbrella bodies. These are Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industries Burundi (CFCIB), Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), Rwanda Private Sector Federation (PSF), Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) and Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU). For more information about EABC, visit www.eabc.info.
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08/08/2011 – PC PRO has reviewed many NAS throughout the years and, with this experience, gave Thecus's high-performance low-price 4-bay N4200Eco NAS great scores. They were impressed with the dual display design, the easy-to-use UI, and the performance boost of a new processor and faster RAM. All of this prompted PC PRO to describe the N4200Eco as "a well-specified, quiet NAS appliance at a low price, and a top performer as well".
The dual displays look good and provide important functionality: "The front panel sports Thecus' slick OLED panel and the keypad below is for manual RAID and network configuration. A colourful display at the side has status icons for the disks, Gigabit ports and USB copy function."
Setup takes just a few short steps and the UI is user-friendly: "The setup wizard finds the appliance on the network and provides quick access to the main web console."
iSCSI and thin provisioning are a must for some businesses: "The N4200Eco supports IP SANs, and you decide during volume creation the amount of space to set aside for targets, which are also simple to create."
The verdict: "The faster processor and memory made their presence felt in our real-world speed tests with drag-and-drop copies of a large video clip over Gigabit returning read and write speeds of 81MB/sec and 72MB/sec. FTP operations were slightly faster, with the FileZilla client reporting speeds of 86MB/sec and 76MB/sec. IP SANs were on the money – Iometer showed a high raw read speed of 110MB/sec for a 50GB target."
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Established in 2004, Thecus Technology Corp provides market leading network attached storage and network video recorder solutions, committed to revolutionize how everyone from home user to enterprise level business centrally stores, manages and accesses their digital data both onsite and cloud-based. Thecus strives to deliver continuous innovation through cutting edge technology and design to provide data storage with the most customer-friendly platform, rapid performance and robust security. In May 2016, Thecus was formally acquired by Ennoconn Corporation and thus became part of the Foxconn IPC Technology group. Partnered together this diverse group of companies work in tandem to provide a total IoT (Internet of Things) solution. Now with an unparalleled portfolio to work with, Thecus is collaborating to bring unprecedented change to the network storage industry.


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Chocolate Crispy Nests
Regular price $ 12.00
Crunchy crisps mixed with rich milk chocolate and finished with Jelly Belly beans create a sweet birds nest. Visually delightful and sweeter to eat. Every Easter basket needs a touch of handmade chocolates.
Purchase in sets of 4 per order. All sold individually wrapped.


text: Profiteers of war Douglas Farah, the author of 'Merchant of Death', talks about the human cost of war. 23 Sep 2007 12:35 GMT Douglas Farah, author of Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War PossibleWhat does it take to turn around door-to-door delivery of major weapons systems like attack helicopters and anti-tank systems? What if these weapons are needed within days? Who would you turn to? Former warlord and Liberian president, Charles Taylor, turned to Viktor Bout - one of the world's most notorious international arms suppliers. But Bout was not only fueling the Liberian civil war, he also provided weapons for numerous conflicts throughout Africa and to many different groups in Afghanistan, including the Taliban. Bout has even been able to operate in Iraq post-US invasion and is currently thought to be supplying Hezbollah and fueling the conflict in Somalia. Riz Khan asks investigative journalist, Douglas Farah, author of Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible about the human cost of war. Watch this episode of Riz Khan here: Watch this episode of Riz Khan Street Talk here: This episode of Riz Khan aired on Tuesday 31st July 2007Don't miss Riz Khan live at 19:00GMT, when you can call with your questions and comments. Riz Khan is also shown every day at 00:00GMT, 05:00GMT, and 09:30GMT. Your comments: I would like to ask mr Farah Why we call Victor Bout as an arm smuggler or an evil person while provides weopons to those who defend them selves, their rights and countries from the evil idiology of Westerners? Isnt USA overtly arming several occupiers like Ethiopia against noble Somalian people, like Israel against Palestine and Lebnon. Abubakar - Pakistan To contact us click on 'Send your feedback' at the top of the page Watch Al Jazeera English programmes on YouTube Join our debates on the Your Views section of the site


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Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Morning Radio News @ 9:05 am
France Trip: There will be a meeting tomorrow (Thursday) at 1:16 in Mrs. Ryan's room 234
Canteen today: Popcorn on sale at first recess. Popcorn $1.00, Chocolate milk $1.50, White milk $1.00
Canteen Thursday: Cookies 75 cents, smoothies 50 cents, chicken nuggets $2.00
ROMS Jersey: Please return all ROMS jerseys to Mr. Menzies as soon as possible.
ALS Triathalon: Permission forms are available in the school office. The Cycle of Hope on Sunday June 12th and swim on Monday, June 13th. Help us raise money to find a cure!
Parents & PAC Royal Oak Review @ noon:
Parent Appreciation Day: Because we appreciate you - Please join us on Friday, June 10, 2016 from 8:00-9:00 am for coffee/tea and muffins at the front of the school.
Country Grocer Gift Cards:
The Gift That Keeps On Giving…………..
Help us raise funds for ROMS school programs……The PAC has $3,000. worth of Country Grocer gift cards that you can purchase at face value. Use them to purchase your groceries or give them as a gift for someone special. Buy a gift card from us and every dollar goes directly back into school programs - our students benefit from your support!
Gift cards can be purchased in $50 denominations and can be purchased in the school office Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Cash or cheque accepted (cheques made payable to ROMS PAC).
We would like to thank Country Grocer, for their community fundraising campaigns such as the
"Country Grocer Receipts" program, and members of our community and extended ROMS families for collecting Country Grocer receipts for our school.
Thank you for supporting our ROMS school programs!
SPC Card Coordinator: PAC is looking for a parent to coordinate the online selling of SPC cards in the fall. This is an easy fundraiser to organize and mainly takes some coordination with the SPC rep. Many of the students can use the SPC discount cards at the malls and elsewhere. Please email@example.com if you are interested in heading up this fundraiser.
Open Air Library: The 'Open-Air' Library, sponsored by Saanich Peninsula Literacy opens for a second summer starting July 5th at Sidney's Beacon Park. Come and experience the joy of reading in this beautiful outdoor setting. Free books are provided each week for all ages to enjoy. Take one home to read and return it or keep it...no strings attached and no library card needed. Join the fun each Tuesday from 10am until noon from July 5th to August 23rd.
Grade 8 Farewell:
Attention all Grade 8 families:
On June 27th the Grade 8 students will be celebrating 3 fabulous years at a Farewell HOLLYWOOD themed event. The event will take place at ROMS in the Gym and MPR from 6pm-9pm. There will be food, games and a DJ.
Tickets : will be sold at Lunch Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays starting June 6 th @ $10 each . If paying by cheque please make it payable to ROMS PAC
We need volunteers to make this event possible.
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Compost Super Sales: Organic compost soil sales: $10 per bag or 3 bags for $20. Pick up on school days from 2:50-3:25 pm
School Supplies On-line Orders: You are now able to order school supplies on-line. Visit our school website – under Daily Announcements – for detailed instructions on how to place your order. Please make sure to quote Royal Oak PAC Code 38C7C6 when placing your order.
Smile Cards: Please use your Thrifty Foods Smile Cards when you buy their groceries. Our
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text: Hi, It would be nice to build something like F-Script or RubyCocoa only in Erlang Is there any Erlang code for obtaining and parsing Objective C type encodings? Any progress since http://www.erlang.org/pipermail/erlang-questions/2006-August/021926.html Is it actually necessary to parse the objective C header files? - won't run-time introspection be sufficient. /Joe


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The following is a message from Tommie Simon, who is looking for participants for his study of LGBTQ Clergy.
I am a graduate student in the Department of Sociology at the University of West Georgia. I am currently recruiting people to participate in a research project that I am conducting to fulfill the thesis writing requirements of my department. I intend to explore identity formation among LGBTQ Christian Clergy.
I am seeking 10 ministers of the gospel who identify as LGBTQ to take part in one, 60 minute interview. Each participant will be interviewed separately and in private, and all interviews will be kept confidential.
If you are interested in participating in this study, please contact me at the home phone number or email address provided below. Please indicate the best time to reach you.
Thanks in advance for your help.
God's peace,
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Water Bill High? You May Need Water Line Repairs
When it concerns water line repairs in Bend, it's ideal to leave the task to a professional Bend Plumber. The pipes that bring in water from the main line to the residence could be one of the most overlooked parts of the plumbing system since they are hidden from the view. They only become front and center whenever there is problem in the supply of water such as high regular monthly costs, low water pressure or even more certainly a puddle developing in the yard or a leak inside the house.
Leaks bring major frustrations since they can be messy and also uncontrollable if not dealt with appropriately. The water company is not responsible for the water line that goes to the house from the main line down the street, that duty lands on the homeowner. Worse, water line repairs can be very costly. More if the pipes to be fixed are obstructed by concrete pavements or frameworks, or thick plant life.
Nobody can truly assure that a well prepared installment would stay leak-free for life. Pipes, components as well as devices of all types undergo deterioration or damages. Problems can be decreased if there is proper plumbing from the start, and regular maintenance work is done, after that.
Because Bend water lines are delicate installations, homeowners must constantly keep in mind that what is hidden behind walls or underground are similarly important fixtures of a framework as they supply a standard need of a family– water. If not competent, building professionals recommend homeowners should work with an licensed plumber to do the water line repairs and upkeep work.
While small repairs such as faucet stopper replacements could be taken cared off by the proprietor, it is best to call specialist Bend Plumbing Contractor when it comes to water lines.


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Where have all the simple answers gone? Remember when something like a television set was delivered to the house and set up by the store it was bought from? And when the guy doing the set up was asked "how do you turn it on", the answer was simple "push this button." Those days are long gone along with service stations pumping gas for me.
Today, if I want to know how something works I thumb through a manual that's half the thickness of War and Peace in search of a simple answer to my simple question. Or I get redirected to the web when I click on the little ? button. No matter how I word my query I get the same answer: "Search found nothing."
New smart phone? Try to answer it when it rings. For mine I need to shake it up and down and repeatedly stab the green icon with the telephone receiver pictured on it while reciting "this damn phone" silently in my head because I never know when it will suddenly connect me with the incoming call and I don't want the first words the person on the other end hears to be me screaming "this damn phone".
All of this brings me to the birthday card I finally made for The Skipper's 90 year old mother. I am nowhere near the card making talent whatamiuptotoday displays when she makes her lovely cards. But The Skipper wanted a card that was individually tailored for his mother (who is sharp as a tack) and so we worked on ideas this weekend. The first idea of drawing and painting three individual pictures was thrown out immediately. Even though the pictures would be small and card sized, it would take me weeks to complete and her birthday is this Friday.
I warily eyed my computer. I have all this snazzy software in it that allows me to create almost anything I could ever want, but never use, so maybe this might be the right time to get to know the software better. Could it really be that hard to create a very, very simple card? Oh, yes. Yes, it can.
The petard I hoisted myself on was of my own making. The Skipper's Mom is extremely fond of Downton Abbey. I wanted the design to recall the late 1800s to early 1900s. The jewel in the crown of the design was a full body picture of the Dowager Countess played by Maggie Smith in complete late 1800s costume with The Skipper's Mom's face in the place of Smith's face. The setting an old-fashioned picture in an album.
All the software manuals were online so each time I had a question–and they were many–it was back to the internet and play How Many Ways Can You Word a Simple Question so the online manual recognizes it and pulls up the relevant information. By Sunday evening I was ready to quit. My brain could no longer think of rephrasing yet again another question. I had gotten to the point where I just wanted to crawl into bed and stay in the fetal position for awhile. I had done everything I could to prepare the two pictures for merger–merging airlines and banks are easier–and the software wasn't letting me do it. I was so close.
It was Yarn Rascal and his tail that saved the day and the card. When I raised my eyes and hands to the ceiling and yelled "Why, dear God" Yarn Rascal jumped into my lap and in doing so landed on top of my laptop computer. He has this thing where he won't allow me to be upset. When I am, he jumps into my arms and wags his tail and licks my face until I get over myself and am laughing. This little guy is my angel from above. When I calmed down and realized it's just a card and cleared Yarn Rascal from sitting on the computer, the pictures had merged. I don't know how he did it. I just know that he did.
Early this morning, The Skipper mailed the finished card. The whole thing ended up looking pretty neat. I was saved yet again by Yarn Rascal.


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This page presents a summary of our 2016 election platform.
We invite you to take part in our policy development process, which will help shape our official platform for the next provincial election.
Building a Strong and Diversified Economy
Investments in Infrastructure to get Goods and Resources to Market
Increase investment in infrastructure initiatives to improve transport of Saskatchewan goods and resources to existing and new markets.
Collaborate with First Nations to support innovative ideas to improve employment and development opportunities across the province.
Reinstate Film Tax Credit
Restore the film employment tax credit eliminated by the Sask Party to start rebuilding the film industry in the province.
Immigration is Key to Future Growth
Increase permanent immigration levels to provide the labour force required by Saskatchewan businesses to grow.
Gradually phase out the temporary foreign workers program by providing a path to permanent citizenship.
Invest in the Future
Once the public debt is fully eliminated, invest 50% of all future non-renewable resource revenues into a new sovereign wealth fund.
Implementing Fair and Efficient Government
Ban Corporate and Union Political Donations
Ban political party contributions from corporations and unions and limit personal donations to $3000 per year.
Reduce the Size of the Legislature
Reduce the number of MLAs in the Legislature from 61 to 48 members to reduce cost and maximize efficiency.
Government Transparency
Review all government procurement procedures to ensure that they are fair, transparent and in the best interest of taxpayers.
Supporting Sustainable Communities
Poverty Reduction
Raise the basic personal income tax exemption to a level equivalent to a full-time minimum wage job, allowing low income earners more disposable income to cover the basic necessities of life.
Green Energy Entrepreneurship
Mandate SaskPower to purchase locally produced renewable energy at a fair market rate.
Offer an income tax rebate to homeowners, businesses and farms covering up to 25% of the cost of installing solar or wind generation facilities.
Eliminate PST on Insurance and Children's Clothing
Immediately roll back the PST on home and vehicle insurance
and children's clothing.
Bringing Leadership to Health Care
Timely access to critical health services, including mental health, addictions, and long-term care.
Support palliative care services, both home/community-based and in hospital, and expand home care services.
Undertake initiatives to reduce emergency room wait times.
Making Education Work for Everyone
Reduce Post-Secondary Debt
Stabilize provincial funding for universities to alleviate rising tuition rates.
Reduce rate of interest for government student loans.
Provide Stable Funding for K–12 Education
Ensure per-student funding to school districts reflects current year enrollment numbers.
Provide schools and teachers with access to discretionary funds to cover individual classroom needs.
Give communities a say in how education funding is collected and spent.
Note: Some information on this page has been updated/revised since original publication.


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In the course of a talk given recently, a poet referred to those times of "waiting for something to happen." In fact, as far as I remember, he indicated he was in that position at the moment. He paused. There was a sigh of sympathy from the small audience, most of whom were writers of poetry. Into that moment flowed heartfelt memories of waiting: waiting for something to happen.
As far as I am concerned, this waiting is in two stages. The first can leave me in a state of panic or despair if the second does not arrive with gracious regularity. I refer to those times when the waiting is nothing but emptiness. You search frantically among those inner recesses and find -- a blank. The best thing to do is stop looking inside and get busy outside. The knack of noticing, seeing, and listening soon returns and before you know where you are, you're well into the second stage.
This contains a gentle impetus that stirs and stretches, holding itself in a tension of expectation. At first there is nothing more concrete than that. But the feeling of it, the awareness of its presence, is as real as the purpose contained in the tiniest seed. Like the breeze sweeping across tall grasses, wave after wave, the hope of it is as certain and clear as the sharp blue of sky. The movement is there all the time. As you go through the routine of a day it is stirring. Quite ordinary occurrences come alight, poised on the brink of possible flight. Is it here the waiting will evolve into something: at the fleeting tone of an overheard remark, the peculiar turn of phrase that changes the expected into the unexpected; the way a line of music becomes a moment of ecstasy; an expression on a child's face, the way she clasps her hands in an instant of concentration; the minutiae of the flowing seasons when each brings its unique offering to the one who is waiting for something to happen?
It is during these flashes of recognition that I am aware I am waiting, and confident of a resolution. The challenge lies in patiently accepting, assimilating, and allowing the heart to respond. For this waiting has to do with the way the heart is touched and moved by what is going on round. Too often diffidence and a kind of rigid embarrassment have laid a wire around those heartfelt feelings and it seemed impossible to break through, although the longing was there. This is the supreme gift of a child.
To watch and love the immediacy and boldness of their response in painting, clay, words, actions, their response to whatever attracts their attention, without concern or self-consciousness about how they express themselves -- all this shifts the rigidity. And lifting the corner of the sometimes dreary and heavy drapes that are wrapped around adulthood reveals vivid recollections of those well hidden childhood feelings.
Then is the time to take to heart the moments that are all around in their multitudes waiting, waiting, to be used. Once the first crack in the barrier appears, and the first tentative attempts are made to respond, waiting becomes part of living. Then I begin to write.