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I love FindAGrave.com. I love how volunteers are willing to go searching for grave makers that I can't travel to, or that I searched for and didn't find. Here's a success story.
Evaline Peak (nee Townley), Earl Wiggins, Edith Wiggins
(nee Peak) and Marguerite Geiszler
Earl F Wiggins is the husband of my great grand aunt Edith Marie Peak. Edith and Earl married 20 Oct 1923 and often visited Edith's sister Evaline Peak Geiszler's home in Columbus.
Four days after their third anniversary, Earl died (24 Oct 1926). According to the death certificate, Earl was buried in East Lawn Cemetery. I discovered this fact, after my trip last year. So, I placed a photo request on Find A Grave. I less than a month (not typical, but so awesome), a volunteer had photographed Earl's gravestone.
|Earl Wiggin's gravestone, East Law Cemetery
Memorial # 102356677
The volunteer created and solved several mysteries. First, why is Earl Wiggins on a grave marker that says Cox with no other names?
Second, I would normally say focus on the just Earl's gravestone for this photo. BUT, as luck would have it, this volunteer took a photo that included a smidge of another grave marker. That name Geiszler. Does it sound familiar? Oh yeah. I have one relative buried in East Lawn that I had the worst luck finding in May 2012. I thought the volunteer found him. So I asked about both topics.
Here's the response:
"Cemetery records indicate that the Cox monument was intended to be a family grave marker, it occupies two of the six grave spaces in the plot. Perhaps the Cox family relocated, but for whatever reason one of the spaces was sold to the Geiszler family. Earl was buried to the left of that grave, and the family may have taken advantage of the otherwise empty Cox grave marker and put his information on it. The office is understandably uncertain about the specifics."
Okay… so what's the story?
The Cox is interesting. Earl's parents are Charles Wiggins and Hattie Mills. The married sometime between 1900 and 1901 when Earl was born. Earl's father died in 1905. Then Hattie remarried in 1923 to John H Cox. Now… I haven't dug much into John Cox' life. But Hattie died in 1962 and is buried in Green Lawn Cemetery. So, I'm certain Hattie, who survived her son, gave the Cox plot to her son. But why she and her husband are not buried there, I have no idea. Strange is about all I can say.
But here's where things get a little tricky… The Geiszler turns out to be William J Geiszler. William J Geiszler is the brother of George J Geiszler, the father-in-law of Earl Wiggins. George and William were not getting along during this period of their lives. Their children were not associating with each other. Why a spot for an estranged Uncle-in-Law was given to William, I'll never know. And who owns the remaining four spaces, I do not know either.
I was so excited about the information the volunteer shared. So I asked if he (I'm assuming he's a he with an id of Ted's son) wouldn't mind going back to take a photo. Here's what I received in my email next…
"There is no need for me to return. In anticipation of your request, I took a photo of the Geiszler grave marked and have attached it. I'm glad that you are happy with the first one."
|William J Geiszler, East Lawn Cemetery
Memorial # 93026471
Now… I wonder why William is not buried beside his wife Aleta, but I think I've finally figured it out. Aleta was Catholic. William was not. Aleta is buried in a St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. William could not be buried there. But, their stones were done in the same style. Very interesting.


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"startlingly innovative"– Kirkus Reviews
An elegiac novel that deftly combines elements of investigative journalism and crime fiction.
This debut effort follows the morally wrenching aftermath of a major urban catastrophe in a way that's eerily evocative of the 9/11 attacks. A massive fire consumes the Parramore Plaza in Orlando, Fla., killing 115 people and emotionally scarring untold more. Marko Abissi, a recently fired janitor, immediately falls under suspicion, as he all too perfectly fits the profile of an arsonist: He has a history of violence and a personal life crumbling into disarray. There are also rumors that he has ties to the Middle East. Juni Bruner, a grizzled veteran reporter, tirelessly investigates every lead, desperately trying to make sense of the despairingly senseless. The book's startlingly innovative structure powerfully captures the city's madness in response to the disaster. Instead of a traditional novel told from a single perspective, the book is more like a heap of archival documents—including newspaper articles, personal correspondence, transcripts of telephone conversations and even a worker's compensation report. The reader becomes a proactive participant in the investigation, poring over the dark mystery's disjointed evidence. From the outset, the novel reveals that Bruner won a Pulitzer Prize for her ace reportage and that she ultimately took her own life, leaving only a 200-page manuscript as a clue to her inconsolable sadness. Her spiraling descent mirrors the city's frenzied chaos, its people numbed by depression and enlivened by the urgency to assign blame. Although the climax is fairly predictable early on, it's still a poignant conclusion to a stirring tale. It's a testament to the author's skill that the narrative remains a seamless whole, even as it unfolds in fractured parts.
A moving parable about the wounding effects of human tragedy and the collateral damage of the search for moral truth.

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Disaster Relief In The Philippines
TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) - More than $270 million in foreign aid has been donated to help the...
Phone Scammers Using Affordable Care Act to Gather Information
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Category: Religious News
Superstorm -NJ Church
BELMAR, N.J. (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended Sunday Mass in flood-ravaged Belmar, N.J.
Trenton Bishop David O'Connell told worshippers at the Church of Saint Rose that like the apostle Paul, believers may be "afflicted in every way but never crushed, full of doubts but never despairing."
Parishioners wore parkas, scarves and waterproof boots as they packed the pews and stood in the aisles of the chilly church. Firefighters and police officers sat in the front rows and drew sustained applause.
Streets near the church were underwater as late as Saturday. The waters had receded by Sunday but left behind slippery, pungent mud.
About 1 million homes and businesses across New Jersey remained without electricity Sunday, and many of those customers may not have service restored until Wednesday. The storm has been blamed for 23 deaths in the state and more than 100 overall.


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One who is a master at extending a conversation for hours without saying anything useful. Beyond a casual blatherer, a blatheroso typically engages in considerable pontification and avoids reason, but will mistakenly feel they are the only one capable of making sense in any conversation. Also, while a common blatherer will flit from one pointless thought to another, a blatheroso will drag out one topic for a grossly extended time.
That proselytizing, religious friend of yours is a real blatheroso. I didn't think we'd ever get out of that creation "discussion".
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|Los Altos, Calif.
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|Jonathan Edwards
2013: Unable to compete due to injury.
High School: Trained at Airborne Gymnastics Club in Santa Clara, CA ... Qualified for the USAG Junior Olympic Regional competition after recovering from an elbow surgery in 2012 ... Placed first on beam, second on floor, and second all around at the 2010 USAG Junior Olympics Regional competition ... Qualified for Western Nationals and placed third on floor ... Previously won the Junior Olympic California State champion on floor and placed second on vault.
Personal: In high school, was a National Honors Society Member, an AP Scholar with Distinction, and a National Merit Scholarship Commended Student ... Plans to major in Cognitive Science or Art History ... Why Yale?: "As soon as I stepped on Yale's campus, I felt at home; everyone I met was so welcoming!"


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Draconian Downloading Law In Japan Goes Into Effect... Music Sales Drop
from the what-a-non-surprise dept
Except, the reality is that consumers are spending less on music than they were before the bill became law. The article actually posits that the government has made some people so fearful of being arrested that they won't do any downloading from legitimate sources any more -- just in case it's tainted. So even if they can cut out piracy (doubtful) there's little evidence to suggest much increase in commerce as a result.


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My DS is almost 6 months old and is more or less exclusively breastfed - we had a nightmare to begin with and I was in pain for the first 3/4 months, so I am very proud to have made it this far!
Anyway, he is showing signs of being almost ready for solids - he's not quite there yet but I think he will be soon, and I am getting everything ready. We have a high chair and some long sleeved bibs on order, but I'm not sure what to do about a cup. I have read in various places that sippy cups are not very good for latch/dental/speech reasons etc, but I don't know how much of this is fact. I was thinking of trying the Doidy cup and will probably order one in time, but I think it will be too messy to begin with.
So I really want to know what people on here think of sippy cups, and whether or not they are ok. We had awful latch problems and his latch still leaves a lot to be desired (he doesn't flange his lips well or open his mouth very wide, he seems to dislike having a lot of breast tissue in his mouth, and he makes a terrible mess when he has the odd bottle!), so I am very cautious about introducing anything that might make it worse.
If I do get a sippy cup, which might be the best for us? I have looked at the Nuby and Nuk ones, are they any good?


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The residual effects of a Jan. 27 rollover accident of a tanker truck carrying 11,000 gallons of gasoline were visible Friday, as the Exit 5 ramp off Route 24 North was closed to traffic. Environmental cleanup crews continued the environmental remediation of a wooded area between the President Avenue ramp and Meridian Street.
The residual effects of a Jan. 27 rollover accident of a tanker truck carrying 11,000 gallons of gasoline were visible Friday, as the Exit 5 ramp off Route 24 North was closed to traffic. Environmental cleanup crews continued the environmental remediation of a wooded area between the President Avenue ramp and Meridian Street.
The Jan. 27 accident snarled rush-hour traffic and the thick, black smoke visible for miles alarmed area residents. But, all things considered, the damage from a gasoline-fueled inferno in the wooded area off the ramp was not nearly as extensive as it could have been.
Remarkably, the driver was the only person injured, and environmental and public health impacts were minimal. For that, Fall River can thank the instant response and smart decisions of the Fall River Fire Department and neighboring departments that assisted.
But also deserving of the city's gratitude — in a roundabout way — is a former President Avenue pig farm that spurred contamination concerns about the drinking water supply nearly a century ago.
Fall River Director of Public Utilities Terry Sullivan offered the homespun pig farm story to explain how a century-old drainage system helped protect the public drinking water supply from gasoline contamination in the Jan. 27 accident.
Sullivan said that an 1873 drinking water contamination at the North Watuppa Pond prompted city fathers to construct an intercept drain and pipe for Terry Brook, which then fed into the North Watuppa and once ran near where the Jan. 27 accident site was.
The theory was that the contamination came from the former Davis Pig Farm, which sat where Truesdale Clinic is today. Animal waste was running off from the farm into the nearby Terry Brook, which then carried the waste to the pond, potentially contaminating the drinking water.
So, in 1915, the draininge system was built.
And on Jan. 27, the system proved to be worth its weight in gold.
The system diverts the brook's natural flow nearly two miles south into South Watuppa Pond, emptying in a drainage pipe off Martine Street.
"Terry Brook is picked up into a 24-inch diameter clay pipe and delivered southbound to the confluence of Highland Brook and Crest Brook under Route 24 and Meridian Street," Sullivan said. "All three streams flow into a deep concrete culvert."
The old pipe did what it was intended to do.
"It was a well designed diversion system and protected the water supply," said Joe Ferson of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, which responded to the scene and continues to monitor the cleanup. Ferson said that any potential contamination at the accident site appeared to have been well contained.
Although there was an "initial detection of gasoline compounds in Terry Brook in the immediate area, levels did drop off significantly on same site 1,100 feet downstream, and 7,800 feet downstream no compounds were detected," he said.
Firefighters placed two containment booms into the brook to stop gasoline from seeping into the water. As an extra precaution, to protect the water supply and the environment, a sewer suction truck was sent out to "suck out 9,000 gallons of brook water to be extra cautious," Sullivan said. Testing from multiple locations has indicated no harm to the public drinking water supply, Sullivan said.
Letting it burn protected firefighters, environment
The first firefighter on scene lived in the adjacent Meridian Street neighborhood. Fall River Fire Department Capt. Neil Furtado was walking his dog around 7 a.m. that day when the potential disaster struck very close to home.
"I heard an eruption sound," he said. "I knew it was bad." He rushed over to the scene, arriving just as Rescue 1 pulled up.
Fortunately, the location of the wreck was far enough away from the residential neighborhood that Fire Department brass could let the fire burn. "You couldn't have placed that fire in a better spot" for allowing it to burn, Furtado said.
Fire officials decided that taking "a defensive action and letting the material burn would be in the best interest of the firefighters and the environment," he said. "Had it been on the ramp, the attack methods would have been totally different. We couldn't have let it burn."
The decision to let the gasoline-fueled inferno burn out — a decision that did come under fire by some residents — was indeed the best decision to minimize environmental impacts, said two experts who discussed fuel spill responses at an oil spill science seminar for journalists last week.
"Burning is the best option because it gets rid of the gasoline quickly so the air pollution impact is only for a brief time and much less than that associated with oil spills," said Agnes B. Kane, chair of Brown University's Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. "It is essential to prevent the gasoline from entering the (brook) and the drinking water supply, so a prompt response is needed."
At the fire scene, firefighters used Class B foam to cover trees and grass. The foam "knocks out fire in a multiple attack method," Furtado explained. "It separates the fuel from the fire and puts a blanket on it, releasing the water in the foam and acting as a cooling solution." Further helping to cool the fire was a blanket of snow.
"Burning gasoline is safe as long as the fire does not spread — that is why they must have used fire retardants (Class B foam) on trees and bushes," said Vijay John, a professor in engineering at Tulane University in New Orleans.
Kane said that although Class B foam does contain perfluorochemicals — contained in common appliances like air conditioners and refrigerators, which do deplete the ozone layer — the benefit of their use outweighs the environmental risk.
"It is essential to use this during a gasoline spill to prevent igniting the vapors and causing an explosion," she said.
Air quality near the accident site, monitored by DEP, remained at healthy levels despite the thick, black smoke plumes visible for miles and enveloping the nearby neighborhoods. Winter conditions had also helped matters. Windows were closed, making the decision to allow a two-hour burn an easier decision, Furtado said.
Meanwhile, the hydrocarbons in gasoline — carbon dioxide and water — fueling the black smoke cloud evaporated into the atmosphere. "There are no unexpected impacts," said DEP's Ferson. "A lot (of gasoline) was consumed in the fire and volatilized."
In other words, the gasoline had turned into relatively harmless vapor, rather than a toxic spill.
"With the wind we had, within a half hour, the smoke was going up and away," Furtado said. That further minimized any health impacts in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Both experts said that given the stakes of the situation, letting the gasoline burn was the right thing to do. "In my opinion, burning gasoline from a tanker spill has minimal environmental impact," John said.
Kane concurred that firefighters made the right decisions on the scene. "I think this response was appropriate to protect human health and the local aquatic environment," she said.
Cleanup, monitoring continue
While it is possible that soil and groundwater could have been contaminated by gasoline, multiple initial tests have indicated that the public drinking water supply at North Watuppa Pond was not affected. Although the potentially harmful hydrocarbons from the gasoline could have spilled out to South Watuppa Pond, initial testing does not indicate a cause for alarm.
Although it appears that any serious environmental impacts were averted, the site will undergo remediation. The trucking company on the hook for the cleanup, West Bridgewater-based J.P. Noonan, has hired the firm Clean Harbors to monitor the site and it has begun the cleanup. That firm is required to submit environmental testing results and a response plan to be approved by DEP, as prescribed under the Waste Site Cleanup Program.
After that, they will have up to one year to fully clean up the site. But the remediation is expected to be completed sooner. "They're doing what they need to do, they're getting on it quickly rather than waiting," Ferson said. "You want to get out and clean."
To that end, burnt trees and bushes that had been sprayed by gas vapor and foam have been removed, as will contaminated soil. That work on the site is visible. Regular testing and monitoring at the accident site and downstream will continue.
Aaron Frechette is the Editorial Page Editor for The Herald News. Last week, he attended a seminar and academic conference in Mobile, Ala., focusing on oil spill science and the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The seminar was sponsored by the University of Rhode Island's Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting. Email email@example.com or follow him on Twitter @AaronFrechette.


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The Springfield Three
This is nothing to do with The Simpsons, so if that's how you ended up here, you can stop reading and look elsewhere.
I watched an American programme today on the ID channel, called "Disappeared". Perhaps unsurprisingly, it's a programme which charts - mainly - cases of people who have gone missing and never been found. So far, so normal.
Today's episode however, has bothered me a great deal since it was on. So much so that for the first time in over a year, I feel the urge to write something.
If you think the UK police are incompetent, please read this and be AMAZED by the ending.
Here's the background as much as I can guarantee.
It's Missouri, in 1992. There are two girls, Suzie Streeter, 19, and Stacy McCall, 18, who, after their graduation ceremony, go to a party. After the party ends, they intended to go to one place (a motel) but decide against it, preferring to stay at a friend's house. But this friend's house is full of her out-of-state relatives (who were there for the graduation ceremony) so Stacy goes home with Suzie, to the house of Suzie's mother, Sherrill Levitt.
Got that? Were supposed to go to place A, thought about going to place B, ended up at place C, which was Suzie Streeter's mother's house. Next morning, the two girls are due to meet up with the other friend (the one with out-of-state relatives) and go to a water park near the motel they were supposed to have stayed in but didn't. The friend waits for a phone call from them (this is in the days before mobile phones) but doesn't hear anything and worries that they've gone on without her. In order to check what is going on, she drives over to the Sherrill Levitt's house where they had spent the night.
Three cars are there (the girls had travelled separately in two cars, Sherrill Levitt also had a car), their three handbags are there, but the three people are not.
Police are eventually called when it becomes obvious that something untoward has gone on. Investigation starts.
Fast-forward 15 years, to 2007. A local newspaper publishes a sad anniversary piece about this unsolved disappearance. There's a mention in the report about the police receiving messages on their tip line about the three women being buried in the concrete flooring of a hospital's car park. The police don't believe this.
"Pffft, psychics" you can pretty much hear in the text.
It turns out that in 2006 (a year earlier) Kathee Baird, an investigative reporter, had heard rumours about the car park being the location of the bodies, and had hired a ground penetrating radar specialist to scan the car park. The specialist, Rick Norland, had previously worked on the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 attacks, when he was searching for bodies. Baird says she did not provide Norland with any information prior to him scanning the area.
Norland says his scans show three anomalies, roughly 3 feet below the surface of the cement. Two were side by side; the third was by itself. The anomalies were about 2 feet wide, and the soil changes were between 5 and 7 feet long.
"These anomalies are very consistent with what a gravesite would look like," Norland said. "The next thing would be to come back in and do positive identification by a core sample - drill down through there and poke a camera or some sort of device in there and examine what is there. That way you can determine what that anomaly is."
Both Baird and Norland took their findings to police (this is in 2006, remember).
"We talked to the police a couple times, and they are very sceptical of the equipment and what I did," Norland said. "The detectives said, 'I don't know what it is.' They were very adamant about not proceeding forward."
So adamant, that a year later, FIFTEEN YEARS into an investigation of the disappearance of three women, the police were essentially decrying the evidence that Baird and Norland had brought them as being equivalent to the ravings of "psychics".
And this, I will remind you, is THIS century, in the age of the internet, and probably a decade after anyone who ever watched Time Team in the UK was aware of ground penetrating radar.
"Still," I thought to myself, "it can't take that long to do a little reading up, can it?"
Fast-forward to 2011, and Investigation Discovery Channel make the "Disappeared" TV episode I'm sitting watching. At the end of the show, there's a news report which says the police and hospital administrators are about to have meetings about digging up the car park. And the show ends.
"So" I think, "they must have more information by now", and I have a look online.
I suggest you give it a go. There's a Wiki page on it, which links to a page written by Kathee Baird in 2009 prior to Stacy McCall's mother being interviewed on TV about the investigation. The comments underneath this article gave me some answers about whether the police have any information or people in custody.
No, no they haven't. Not only do they not have any more information, they haven't even gotten around to DIGGING UP THE CAR PARK.
Over a year since the programme was broadcast, nearly seven years since the area was scanned, the car park remains completely untouched!
I am at a loss to understand how. How can the police justify not digging a series of holes and sticking a camera into them? Just to prove it's not the area where the bodies are, at the very least. The families have been waiting for over 20 years for resolution, and it would take what, six hours? To clear up the hospital car park location, one way or the other, it would take them less than one working day.
Words fail me.


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This twenty fourth trading week of 2012 comes to a close with central banks preparing for turmoil and chaos in the financial markets after the Greek elections.
Welcome to the 'Weekly Market Wrap' for Friday June 15, 2012.
The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the Nasdaq were in all positive territory for the week in late Friday trading.
Crude oil futures are slightly lower this week, trading around $83.99 per barrel on Friday afternoon.
Gold futures are higher this week, trading at $1627.46 an ounce in afternoon trading.
In notable economic news this week, weekly unemployment benefit applications increased to a seasonally adjusted 386,000 according to the Labor Department. The four-week average rose for the third straight week to 382,000, the highest in six weeks.
In corporate news this week, luxury goods maker Michael Kors (KORS) announced that it earned $43.6 million, or 22 cents per share in the last fiscal quarter versus a profit of $17.4 million, or 10 cents per share in the same period last year. Excluding one-time items, the company earned 21 cents per share. Revenue increased by 58% to $380 million, beating estimates of $360.6 million. Retail net sales increased by 80.3% to $172.2 million and same-store sales increased by 36.1%.
Kroger (KR) announced a higher quarterly profit on Thursday. The company earned $439.4 million, or 78 cents per share, for the first quarter versus $432.3 million, or 71 cents per share, in the same period last year. Sales, including fuel, rose 5.8 percent to $29.1 billion, meeting analyst forecasts.
Pier 1 (PIR) Imports annouced that profits increased by 26 percent increase in first-quarter profit. The company earned $17.8 million, versus $14.1 million in the same period last year. Sales increased by 7.9 percent to $361.1 million. The company expects full-year earnings to be between $1.08 to $1.14 per share.
Winnebago (WGO) announced that it earned $3.9 million in its latest quarter, or 13 cents a share, versus $1.2 million, or 4 cents a share in the same period last year, beating estimates. Revenue was up 14.9% to $155.7 million versus $135.6 million a year ago, but missed estimates of $164.7 million.
Apple (AAPL) did not announce a new iPhone model as expected that the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, but did announce new features to its existing products, notably the introduction of a more powerful MacBook Air.
This is the 'Weekly Market Wrap' for Friday June 15, 2012. Please join us on Monday for the 'Week Ahead Market Report."


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Rose Mary Woods, the loyal secretary of President Richard Nixon, took responsibility for erasing tape that was crucial to the Watergate investigation.
Jimmy Hoffa
Prosecutors in Michigan say authorities are calling off their latest search for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa, the long-missing former Teamsters boss.
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Travelling without luggage can be a major inconvenience, but for commentator Bill Harley, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
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Two women who suffered life-threatening burns during the disastrous 2011 ultramarathon race will receive $450,000 each in an act of grace payment from the West Australian government.
Kate Sanderson and Turia Pitt suffered burns covering more than 60 per cent of their bodies while running in the 100km race in WA's Kimberley region last September.
Organised by Hong Kong company Racing The Planet, the ultramarathon was staged on a course between Kununurra, Gibb River Road and El Questro Wilderness Park.
Tourism Minister Kim Hames tabled in parliament on Tuesday the government's response to the Economics and Industry Standing Committee Report on an inquiry into the disaster.
"The terrible tragedy that occurred on September 2, 2011 is something with which we can all empathise, but no one can truly appreciate the pain, suffering and disfigurement that Miss Pitt and Miss Sanderson have endured, and will continue to experience for the remainder of their lives," Dr Hames said.
"The Western Australian government believes that having regard to the committee recommendation, the gravity and extent of the injuries suffered by Miss Pitt and Miss Sanderson, and the uncertainty of any other act of legal redress available to them, an act of grace payment is appropriate."
Dr Hames said the act of grace payment was intended to assist in alleviating financial stress for the women and recognised the extreme injuries they received.
The government's decision to provide an act of grace payment, instead of an ex-gratia payment was not to be understood to be an acceptance of any legal, causal or moral responsibility to compensate the athletes, he said.
It is also not an acceptance of any responsibility arising from the commercial relationship Tourism WA entered into with Racing The Planet, Dr Hames said.
He said the government also rejected any contention that actions by the state contributed to the injuries sustained.
"As to the other injured ultramarathon participants, while the government is sympathetic to their injuries, it is of the view that their circumstances are not so extraordinary as to warrant an act of grace payment," Dr Hames said.
Asked during question time by opposition justice spokeswoman Michelle Roberts - who pushed for the inquiry to be held - if he had discussed the matter with the women, Dr Hames said their lawyers had approached the government.
They had asked for a significantly higher amount of money, Dr Hames said, reiterating that the government was not legally required to offer them compensation.
Ms Roberts suggested the department had failed the women by not checking the event organiser's insurance coverage.
It was a clear failing, Dr Hames conceded, but that would not have changed the tragic outcome of the race.
The minister said he had spoken with one lawyer who said he didn't think the WA government was legally liable for the oversight.
If the lawyer of the other party felt differently, they could use the payment to pursue it in court, Dr Hames said.


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How Toy Story 2 Almost Got Deleted... Except That One Person Made A Home Backup
from the did-it-break-the-rules? dept
Now, mostly, this is just an amusing little anecdote, but two things struck me:
- How in the world do they not have more "official" backups of something as major as Toy Story 2. In the clip they admit that it was potentially 20 to 30 man-years of work that may have been lost. It makes no sense to me that this would include a single backup system.
- I wonder if the copy, made by technical director Galyn Susman, was outside of corporate policy. You would have to imagine that at a place like Pixar, there were significant concerns about things "getting out," and so the policy likely wouldn't have looked all that kindly on copies being used on home computers.


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Niki's Memorial Foot
Alas, with winter setting in, spotting tattoos in public is seasonably challenging. Thank goodness for ink on uncovered extremities, like hands and the occasional foot!
Case in point, earlier this month I met Niki in Penn Station after spotting this dagger on her foot:
She had this, one of her three tattoos, done three or four years ago a couple of years after her father had passed away.
It is a memorial that is based on a necklace her dad wore. When I asked her, after the fact, if she still had the necklace, she said she didn't, but said it was a lot like this one. She added "my dad bought it the Christmas before he passed away and it really showed off his sarcasm and style because he was very much into motorcycles and whatnot".
Wisely, in my opinion, she kept the design, but excised the words on the necklace from the tattoo!
Niki had this done by Marc at Ink Link Tattoos & Piercings in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Thanks to Niki for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!


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With the children in school, it's time to get back to work. Right now my top projects are:
The Eminent Women project is very busy right now. I'm processing dozens of family histories from the kind ladies at the Washington County DUP and will also start reading the Washington County court records as soon as the microfilms reach my regional Family History Center. The current women are:
- Caroline Blake Hardy / Jane Mary Nugent Burke
- Elizabeth Reeves Liston / Dolley Payne Todd Madison
- Sarah Leaver Lewis Griffin / Anne Isabella Milbanke, Baroness Byron
- Catherine Donald Rankin Pymm / Abigail Smith Adams
Perhaps someday I'll keep a record, but I would guess that I spend at least 40 or 50 hours on each biography.
I will not post any more biographies until after I read the court records, because I hope that they will solve some mysteries about some of the upcoming women.
This is a chapter for an ongoing series of biographies of Mormon women. Ella Bywater Valentine was the first woman dentist in Utah and the head of the Relief Society in the Swiss-German Mission, where she had accompanied her husband who served twice as mission president in the German-speaking countries. She left a charming memoir. I have been in touch with several of her cousins, but have had difficulty contacting any of the few descendants of her two adopted children to get permission to use a picture.
Additional Projects
- I'm rewriting the Wikipedia article on HLHS, since it's pretty bad. I've already fixed a thing or two, but it needs extensive work. I'm currently working on the second section, "Causes," reading articles and books on the subject and reviewing the latest medical studies.
- I have another project in mind that I won't mention now, since I'm trying to decide how much time and energy to devote to it.
- Current projects at TheAncestorFiles include posting David Nathan Thomas's history, the history of the Southern States Mission, and Swedish family research. I also need to survey my father's amazing genealogical collection that's sitting behind my computer on a hard drive, and post as much content as I can.
- Every now and then I do a little work on the history of the black slaves and former slaves and slaveholding families of Utah Territory.
- And then there are the other things: family and church responsibilities, home renovation and maintenance projects, etc. I mention these last but they really take up most of my time and energy.
Life's busy, and it's good, but there are many, many things to do, and not quite enough time to do them all. In other words, I won't be posting too much here until I get caught up on the Eminent Women and Valentine projects, but eventually I'll finish the current backlog and resume posting more material.


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flying clutchman posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubI've found myself in need of a tiny plastic/nylon bush that fits on the external gear selector. As this gearbox is peculiar to the st170 it's no longer made by ford. I now seem to have 2 options : measure the space (about 8-10mm) and make one myself, or buy a 2nd hand box for about £150 to get one silly bush. Anyone have any other suggestions
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flying clutchman replied to Phen0mable's topic in Ford Focus ClubGearchange cable. There are two. How about reverse? does that select ok?
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Brake Fluid Top Up
flying clutchman posted a topic in Ford C-Max ClubHow on earth is the average motorist supposed to top up fluid on a c-max. I have a foot long flexible tube which does the job but then I have a van full of specialist tools which most people don't have. How hard would it have been to put a filler extension on the resevoir (like they do on the oil filler). Poor design!
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flying clutchman replied to Silver Fox's topic in Ford Focus ClubThe stationary in-gear test is not a 100% guide and needs a bit of expertise to do properly. It can also completely kill an ailing clutch! I often struuggle to make customers cars slip but when I take the gearbox out find the clutch lining to be worn well past the limit. The test was originally applied to asbestos clutches which could be stressed much more and would resume their operation once cooled down. Fortunately for our lungs asbestos has been banned in the EU since the 1980s .
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flying clutchman replied to lublin's topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale ClubI would have expected the clutch to have been changed before 150k miles, but it's still possibly the original. The big difference between the petrol and diesel models is that the diesel versions wear out the dmf often before the clutch. On the petrol versions the dmf normaslly lasts the lifetime of the car. That's not 100% guaranteed of course but it's rare to need a dmf in a petrol. I've never changed one but have done scores of diesel dmfs.
Ford Focus Mk1 Gearbox Problem
flying clutchman replied to dandiablojsy's topic in Ford Focus ClubIt's your gearchange cable. The gear lever has two cables which run from it to the gearbox. One does backwards and forwards movement, the other side to side. It's the side to side one which is giving the problem. It has either snapped, or has popped off the slector on the gearbox. If it's snapped then the cables (they come as a pair) need to be changed. If it's popped off the end of the selector, then you may be able to pop it back on and find a way with a cable tie or something similar to stop it coming off again. The cables are a main dealer item (don't be tempted by cheap imaitations on ebay, they're rubbish) and are eye wateringly expensive at close on £200 a pair. It's also a horrible fiddly job to do I think the 2.0l model has got the mondeo box in it which has the selector mechanism at the back, but I may be wrong in which case it's at the front of the box encased in a plastic cover.
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flying clutchman replied to DCTDC's topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale ClubSymptoms for dmf failure vary wildly. Your description however sounds pretty typical. The way in which they fail varies as well. Sometimes they seize up completely, which cosidering the clutch plate has no torsion springs transmits all the engine vibration directly though the gearbox. Age and mileage are pretty typical for dmf going as well
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Are These The Dreaded Signs Of Dmf Failure
flying clutchman replied to BugCo22's topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale ClubYou're not seeing the bit of the flywheel that causes the problem. The filings come from the heads of rivets being worn away on the back of the flywheel. There's no way you can get a look at this without taking the flywheel off.
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flying clutchman replied to Lee churchyard's topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale ClubIf the car is having difficulty selecting gears while stationary then it's likely to bhe clutch related. The reason is this: provided the car is completely stationary when you push the clutch down, every thing in the gearbox should stop moving. Try selecting first or reverse before you switch on. If it selects easily, but won't when you start the engine, it suggests the clutch is not quite disengaging 100% One thing you can try which might help is to press the clutch in and hold for 2 or 3 seconds before you try to select the offending gear. This gives the clutch disc time to stop spinning, it helps sometimes.
Smf Vs Dmf
flying clutchman replied to RyanMitcham's topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale ClubFitting a smf is not an upgrade, it's just an alternative. It's almost standard practice on transits, but I don't really see an advantage on most cars. Presumably you don't drive 40k miles a year (unless you are a taxi driver), so a new dmf should last a few years. A smf often results in a less smooth drive in terms of vibration etc. (not always though). The main advantage of an smf is that you never need to change it again. Basically that means for the average person you can save £300 once every four years. Will you even still have the car then? There are lots of horror stories doing the rounds about damage done by smfs, personally I think they're nonsense. Dmfs are fitted to smooth out the harshness of diesel engines that's all. You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Mk3 Mondeo Tdci 130 Gearbox Issues
flying clutchman replied to boro84's topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale ClubCan't really make out much on the video, but from your description I'd say it's pretty much definitely the gearbox. Other than checking tou've got oil in it, there's not much you can do other than start saving for a new box!
Clutch Issue Please Advise
flying clutchman replied to carlton1972uk's topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale Clubyou've probably got a fault with the clutch that it's stuck in the released position. Pumping the pedal has persuaded it to spring back again.You will almost certainly need to change dmf as well as the clutch
Changed Clutch On 02 Focus And Now Can't Select A Gear
flying clutchman replied to the_fisk's topic in Ford Focus ClubCan't say I'm a fan of QH clutch kits, ideally you want LUK ot Sachs. If you fit the centre plate back to front it won't affect the fitting at all. It just affects the operation of the clutch. On some cars it will even work when it's the wrong way round. Pressure bleeding of concentrics is specifically mentioned in the instructions as something to avoid as it can blow the seals (not quite sure how but I have seen it done). It can't be very often that the pressure gained can be greater than normal clutch pedal pressure, but I didn't write the instructions! If you've got pressure on the pedal then something's wrong with the clutch.
Changed Clutch On 02 Focus And Now Can't Select A Gear
flying clutchman replied to the_fisk's topic in Ford Focus ClubThe earlier focus should bleed very easily. This is because the cylinder (aluminium not plastic) has a floating ball valve in it, so as long as you get most of the air out it bleeds itself. The way to bleed the csc properly is as follows. Make sure the reservoir is topped up to the brim. Disconnect the pipe from the slave and allow fluid to dribble out for about 5 seconds. Reconnect pipe, place one-way bleed tube on nipple and open bleed nipple. Pump pedal up and down about 4 or 5 times. Close bleed nipple, pump pedal. Pressure should be up now. repeat bleeding if neccessary. If you have good pressure but the clutch still doesn't work the fault is in the clutch unit. Either the clutch is faulty or you have fitted the centre disc the wrong way round. If pressure is still not right (it will feel lighter than before clutch change) then maybe the master cylinder is faulty. The brakes have nothing to do with the clutch operation. If you examine the reservoir you will see there are two seperate chambers in it. It is in effect two reservoirs with one filler opening. The metal cylinder with metal pipework doesn't have the little o-ring on the end (although it's something to watch out for at the m/c end!) so it's not that. What make of parts have you used?


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Self-Immolation as Protest in Tibet
Tibet has no history of self-immolation as sacrifice, religious offering, or political protest. Yet, in the last year alone, roughly thirty-five Tibetans have set themselves on fire. The overwhelming majority of self-immolators are inside Tibet, in the People's Republic of China, and almost exclusively in northwestern Sichuan and southeastern Qinghai provinces (corresponding to the Tibetan regions of northern Kham and southern Amdo). In this special issue of Cultural Anthropology, we collectively ask why. Why are so many Tibetans resorting to the singular act of setting the body on fire? What combination of cultural, historical, political, and/or religious reasons inspire these acts?
Most of the self-immolators have been young Buddhist monks (or former monks), men in their teens and early twenties, but nuns have also immolated, as have both male and female laypeople. One of the self-immolators was a tulku/sprul ku, a respected Buddhist reincarnate lama in his forties. Two earlier Tibetan self-immolations are notable: Thubten Ngodup who in 1998 was the first Tibetan to self-immolate as a form of political protest, and Tapey who self-immolated in February 2009 following massive protests in Tibet the year before.
In the spring of 2008, protests rocked the Tibetan Plateau. These were the largest, most widespread protests in Tibet since 1959 when the Dalai Lama escaped to India. For a brief while, Tibet captured the world's attention. The protests and accompanying violence received widespread coverage inside and outside of China. The media attention eventually moved on to the devastating earthquake in Sichuan and then the summer Olympics in Beijing. Much of the world might have turned their attention elsewhere, but Tibetans did not. Contributors to this special issue know from fieldwork, travel, and correspondence that things remained tense in many Tibetan areas. If we knew this, though, we did not know that a new form of protest was in the works. We did not anticipate these dozens of self-immolations. No one saw this coming.
As we compiled this issue over the last two months, the frequency of the self-immolations increased. Updating the numbers, however, did not necessarily put us closer to comprehending the acts. How does one write about self-immolation—an act that is simultaneously politically charged, emotionally fraught, visually graphic, individually grounded, collectively felt—and what does one write? How do we intellectually make sense of these self-immolations, and how do we do so while writing in the moment, but writing from the outside?
There are no anthropologists in the self-immolation zone right now. Nor are there any foreign or Chinese journalists. These areas of Tibet are closed. As a result, there is neither on-the-ground, first-hand ethnographic research nor professional media coverage of the self-immolations inside Tibet. If anthropologists usually conduct in-depth, in-person fieldwork followed by reflection and analysis, in this instance we are unable to for political reasons. We simply do not have access to the area. Monasteries and towns linked to self-immolations were locked-down, and military troops rolled into these places, ostensibly to "protect the people" and secure "social order." Information and images coming out were initially exclusively via Tibetans sending them out to the exile community. The global media could not get to Tibet, and the Chinese media was noticeably silent; Time magazine declared the Tibetan self-immolations the #1 most under-reported story of 2011.
Foreign journalists began to sneak into closed areas to cover the story, but the self-immolations did not make the front page of the New York Times until Jamphel Yeshi set himself on fire on 26 March 2012 in New Delhi. Photographers from Reuters and the Associated Press were on the scene, and shot haunting, powerful images of his self-immolation. They were immediately published around the world. While the self-immolations are now an active media story, as well as scholarly and governmental concern, we still do not know how or when this series of self-immolations will end.
We turn now to the essays, a combination of poignant reflections on the impossibility yet necessity of interpretation, focused analyses of possible ways of making sense of self-immolation, and efforts to speak to broader audiences, to translate ethnographic knowing into meaningful commentary on life and death, on the all-too-real deaths of over thirty Tibetans. Each of these essays was difficult for their author to write, and we gratefully acknowledge their willingness to write about a difficult topic involving political risk.
Following the essays is a large compendium of background material and commentary; there is much good to think with in these links as well. Thank you to Kevin Carrico for invaluable assistance with the background links, translations, and more, and to Ali Kenner for making it all come together. Finally we thank Cultural Anthropology editors Anne Allison and Charles Piot for the invitation to put together this issue, and for creating this new forum for anthropological commentary on events as they take place.
Positionings: On the Politics of Self-Immolation
Transforming the Language of Protest, Tsering Shakya, University of British Columbia
The Political Lives of Dead Bodies, Charlene Makley, Reed College
Interpretations: On Buddhism, Tibet, and Political Protest
Discipline and Resistance on the Tibetan Plateau, Janet Gyatso, Harvard University
Social Suffering and Embodied Political Crisis, Sienna Craig, Dartmouth College
Virtue and the Remaking of Suffering, Tenzin Mingyur Paldron, University of California at Berkeley
Five Armchair Remarks on Tibetan Personhood, Giovanni da Col, Cambridge University
Locations: On Tibet in/and the People's Republic of China
The Geopolitics of Politico-Religious Protest in Eastern Tibet, Andrew Fischer, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague, Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Place of Hope in Acts of Protest and Offering, Gillian Tan, The University of Melbourne
On "Terrorism" and the Politics of Naming, Emily Yeh, University of Colorado
Tibet Talk—Life, Death, and the State, Ralph Litzinger, Duke University
Disjunctures: On Governmental and Citizen Responses in the PRC
Self-Immolation and Slander, Woeser, Invisible Tibet (Beijing)
On the Questions of Why and to What End, Elliot Sperling, Indiana University
The Information Gauntlet, Losang Gyatso, Voice of America Tibetan Service (Washington DC)
Chinese State Media Representations, Kevin Carrico, Cornell University
Mourning Online, Dechen Pemba, High Peaks Pure Earth (London)
Dilemmas: On the Tibetan Responses in Exile
The Balancing Act of the Exile Tibetan Government, The Tibetan Political Review Editorial Board: Tenzin Dickyi, Nima R.T. Binara, Wangchuk D. Shakabpa, Tenzin Wangyal (USA)
Online Debates Among Tibetans in Exile, Dhondup Tashi Rekjong, Khabdha (USA)
The Work of Art in the Age of Self-Immolation, Leigh Sangster, Maitripa College
Afterwards: On the Possibility of Knowing
The Afterlife of Images (warning: graphic images), Leigh Sangster, Maitripa College
The Blazing Horror of Now (warning: graphic images), Cameron David Warner, Aarhus Universitet
Teaching Tibet in a Time of Precarious Emotion, Carole McGranahan, University of Colorado


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Mullah Nasruddin & Flavors of Success
Mullah Nasruddin is a satirical Sufi figure whose name is used in numerous stories to add a touch of wit and humor. His funny anecdotes make people burst into fits of laughter.
Different people, same goals – Success, Happiness. What is a measure of success? Money, power, fame, or a happy family, everlasting smile and contentment?
Preferences may vary but what remains common and finds room in everybody's heart is the desire to be successful in life. Again, the definition of success may vary but what doesn't is the fact that every person on this planet wants to be happy. So if we all want to be happy and successful, why not work on both together?
Earning more money when we are young is like tasting one flavor of success. Now let us taste a few other flavors too – a smile that does not fade, the joy in spreading happiness, enjoyment in every little thing along the way to achieving our goal, and contentment in what we have. Meditation helps us relish all these different flavors. Let's see how.
#1 Smile that comes free of cost!
Mullah and his wife (smiling from head to toe) walk out of the jewelry store after purchasing a diamond necklace. On his way, Mullah sees a poor man offering a rose to his wife.
Mullah to his wife: "Look at him, what a successful man he is! I wish I could have his luck!"
Wife: Huh?
Mullah: Just see, his wife's smile is much cheaper!
Wife: Huh?
Mullah: Just see, his wife's smile is much cheaper!
Mullah's wife angrily throws the necklace on the road and walks away.
Make your smile cheaper and anger expensive. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says, "The first sign of success is an unshakeable smile". Money could buy all the riches in the world, while a smile comes literally free of cost. And yet, we use it so sparingly.
Meditate and see yourself smiling more and more. Regular practice helps release the negative emotions we carry within us – anger, frustration, stress, and it also gives us the ability to smile through all odds in life which is a sure sign of success.
Tip: When you feel low or stressed out, just sit with your eyes closed and meditate for a while. You may open your eyes to witness a new smiling you!
#2 Joy in sharing a bite from your plate
Mullah wins 4-1 in a football match with his six-year-old son while his neighbor watches on.
Neighbor to Mullah's son: So your father won again!
Son: Actually, I just wanted dad to be happy.
Son: Actually, I just wanted dad to be happy.
Winning and losing are a part of life's game. What is important is how happy we are and how much happiness we spread to others. That is also a sign of true success. Try this for yourself! How does it feel to share a bite from your plate with a poor kid on the street? Or donate an amount from your salary to charity?
This feeling of service, of compassion for the needy and of being useful to someone comes easy when we meditate. Meditation fills us with such joy, contentment and gratitude from within that we feel like a king and are ready to share what we have.
Tip: Take 20 minutes out every day with your friends and meditate together. It will help create positive energy around you. Also, when more people think alike and work in a common direction (serving the society and bringing a change), its benefits are for everybody to enjoy.
#3 Victories that are all along the way
Mullah and his friend decide to race a mountain peak. They meet an old friend at a tea shop who challenges them for a tea-drinking competition. Mullah stops over but his friend carries on. Mullah tries to catch up when he again stops to play football with some kids, scores his goals, and once more to haggle with a flower-seller for fresh roses at a lesser price. He reaches just in time for the sunset to find his friend already there.
Friend (with a beaming smile): So Mullah, I won! I reached first!
Mullah: So what? I won thrice in the same time!
Mullah: So what? I won thrice in the same time!
Happiness is not just in achieving some goal but also in every step that leads to it. When we enjoy every moment of life's journey to our heart's content, that is the sign of true success. Instead of thinking, "If I buy a big house or get a good job, only then I will be successful", shift your thought process to "I am happy and successful now in whatever I do or have".
You can bring about this shift in you with daily meditation. You start enjoying every moment of life to the fullest.
Tip: Meditation does not necessarily happen only on a mountain peak or a cave. You can meditate in the comfort of your home, on your work desk, in a nature setting, anywhere!
#4 Feeling of deep gratitude
Mullah finds a hidden treasure in his backyard. It was one of the 15 pots of gold that the late king had hidden.
Neighbour: You are the richest and the most successful man in our village! Why do you still look so sullen?
Mullah: What will happen if someone else finds the other 14?
Mullah: What will happen if someone else finds the other 14?
This is the way our mind works. It can hardly stay contented with what is achieved. It craves for more and more. One desire fulfilled and the next is ready in queue. Have you noticed that this chain of countless desires is what makes us restless and anxious?
Relax! Keep your mind happy by meditating everyday. Meditation can help you achieve such deep contentment from within that you start feeling grateful for what you have in life and desires get fulfilled even before they arise!
Tip: Whenever you close your eyes and fold your hands in prayer during the day, meditate for a few minutes soon after. Experience the feeling for yourself!
Inspired by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's wisdom talks
By Pritika Nair
Based on inputs by Bharathy Harish, Sahaj Samadhi Meditation Teacher
他以風趣和幽默的角色出現在許多的故事裡。 他的趣事往往讓人們爆笑在歡樂中。
人生裡獲得成功的慾望。同樣的,成功的定義都不一樣,但是有樣相 同的事情就是這個星球上每一個人都想要快樂。如果我們想要成功和 快樂,那我們何不同一時間在這兩者之間努力。
這就像是去品嚐成功的其中之一的滋味。 現在讓我們也去品嚐其它的滋味——一個不會褪色的微笑, 分享喜悅的快樂,在達到目標之前去享受每一個過程, 對我們所擁有的感到知足。 靜心可以幫助我們品嚐到這些不同的滋味。 讓我們瞧一瞧它是怎麼辦到的。
#1 無需任何代價的微笑!
他們剛剛買了一條鑽石項鍊。路途中, 穆拉看到有個窮人獻上一朵玫瑰花給他的妻子。
被動搖的微笑。』金錢可以買世界上昂貴的東西, 可以微笑卻是免費得來的。但是我們卻很少用上它。 靜心並去發現你越來越長微笑了。持續的練習幫助我們釋放那些我們 帶著的負面情緒——憤怒,挫折感,壓力,而它也帶給我們以微笑去 面對人生裡任何問題的能力,這也就是真正成功的象徵。
#2 分享的喜悅
我們散播給別人的快樂又是多少。這也是成功的象徵。你也試試看! 當你和街上的窮孩子分享你盤裡的食物,那個感覺是怎麼樣的? 或是把部分的薪水捐做慈善?這是服務的心情, 對需要的人的有慈悲心,或是對別人有所貢獻,這些在靜心後都會輕 易的得到。靜心讓我們的內在充滿這樣的喜悅,知足和感恩, 這讓我們感覺像個國王那樣,也會隨時準備要去分享我們所擁有的。
這會幫你在你的周圍製造正面的能量。 如果有更多的人有著相同的想法,和朝向同樣的方向前進( 為社會服務和帶來改變),它的益處是全部人都能受惠的。
這位朋友挑戰他們來個喝茶比賽。 穆拉停下來比賽而與他同行的朋友則繼續趕路。穆拉試著趕上, 但是他還是再次停下來和一些小孩子踢球,還進了一些球, 接下來他又停在賣花的檔口以廉價買些新鮮的玫瑰花。 他在日落之前來到山頂而他的朋友也早已經在那兒了。
們享受每一個人生的路程,並把它加入我們心的容量裡,這也是真正 成功的象徵。與其在想『如果我買了一個大房子,或是得到一份好工 作,那我就會成功』,不如把你的想法轉換成『無論我現在在做什麼 或是擁有什麼,我現在就已經很快樂,很成功了。』透過日常的靜心 你可以轉變你的想法。你也會開始完全去享生命裡的每一個時刻。
你可以舒服的在家裡,辦公桌前,大自然裡, 或是任何的地方都可以!
#4 深深的去感受感恩
它只會要求更多,更多。一個慾望被完成後, 下一個馬上就在後面排隊了。 你有發現這些永無止境的慾望就是讓我們感到焦慮和不安的原因嗎? 放鬆!每天透過靜心讓你的心智保持愉快。 靜心能幫你從內心深處感受到知足, 你會因此對你在生命裡所得到的感到感恩, 在慾望升起前它就已經被實現了!
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Cotton crop conditions across the U.S. Cotton Belt range from a complete disaster to some of the best prospects observers have ever seen in late summer, according to spokesmen at the American Cotton Producers/Cotton Foundation joint meeting yesterday in Nashville.
State reports showed a mixed bag of crop conditions with South Texas in the most dire situation and Kansas looking pretty good. State reports include:
Alabama acreage is estimated at 248,000, down 2,000 acres from June. Reports indicated most of the state has good moisture with fairly good crop prospects.
Arizona acreage estimates range from 140,000 to 145,000 acres, according to conference participants. USDA puts the crop at 139,000. The crop looked good in July, according to Arizona cotton observers. They also expect acreage to increase, possibly to 180,000, in 2010.
Arkansas had 520,000 acres estimated in June, down 20 percent from 2007 and down to 515,000 in the USDA August report. The crop suffered early under wet conditions and received 3 inches of rain earlier this week. The crop still looks good, Arkansas representatives said.
California acreage is estimated at 190,000 with 117,000 of that in Pima. Observers said the crop was off to a good start with little insect pressure.
Kansas has close to 40,000 acres, according to state observers. USDA pegs the crop at just 32,000. Robert Miller said the crop looks "the best I've ever seen this time of year."
Louisiana acreage is estimated at 235,000 and a 420,000 bale production, twice what Louisiana farmers made last year following hurricane damage. Observers said the crop looks good with opportunities to increase acreage next year in light of a lot of 50-bushel corn yields.
Mississippi's estimated acreage of 266,000 is down from 270,000 in June with a pretty good crop prospect. Missouri acreage is estimated at 285,000 by USDA with the state Boll Weevil Eradication Program reporting 276,000. The crop started in a wet planting season with some seeding as late as June 2. Dry conditions followed and then another deluge. The crop has had some pressure from aphids and plant bugs and needs warm sunny weather to mature.
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North Carolina farmers have about 375,000 acres with crop conditions varied across the state. Oklahoma has a 170,000 acre crop, based on USDA estimates, an increase of some 40,000 acres over 2008. Thrips posed some early problems but growers handled the outbreaks, observers said. The crop needs a mild fall to mature.
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Virginia acreage ranges from 64,000 to 65,000 acres and received a lot of rain early but looks good in August.
The outlook for the 3.7 million-acre Texas crop depends on location. Jimmy Dodson farms near Corpus Christi and says prospects south of Interstate 10 are dismal. "We're experiencing the worst drought in the last 85 years. It could be the worst on record." He said some gins will not open and others will run limited hours. The gin he uses will process only 2500 bales.
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If you are signing farmland rental agreements for 2013, what are the terms? If you are an operator, are you agreeing to higher cash rent than 2012 because the landowner wants more since prices are going up? Are you engaging in a flexible lease payment that protects an operator's financial commitment should 2013 be another dry year? Are you continuing with the crop share lease that was begun with the prior generation of both the owner and the operator? Farmland leases vary widely from one part of the Cornbelt to another, but operators still must manage their risk in an agreement that the owner considers a fair lease.
Illinois, with a high percentage of land owned and operated by different individuals, also has a wide variation in rental agreements because of soil productivity. University of Illinois economist Nick Paulson says the trend of the past 15 years has been a move away from crop share leases to cash rent leases, in part because of aging landowners who want to avoid all of the bookkeeping chores. Their simplicity may be attractive, but at high levels that have been recorded in recent years, operators face significant risk of heavy financial obligation without protection against lower yields or prices. 2012 is a good example.
Paulson compares the straight cash rent agreements to flexible and share rental agreements, and finds the latter not only protect the operator more, but frequently provide more cash to the land owner. And owners may find that to be a surprise. Paulson says that has been the case since 2008, including the lower yields of 2012.
- For the northern third of the state, Paulson calculated rental rates for a 50-50 crop share lease, as well as a flexible lease in which the owner received 40% of actual crop revenues. He said they resulted in similar payment levels over time, and averaged $318 and $305 per acre, and were larger than the $203 fixed cash rental rate for northern Illinois based on USDA averages.
- For the central third of Illinois Paulson said the 40% share and flex rate leases averaged $280 and $278 respectively for the past five years, compared to the average of $215 per acre for the cash rent lease reported by USDA.
- In the southern third of Illinois, the 40% share and flex rent leases were $243 and $241 per acre for the past five years, compared to the $127 average cash rent.
While the widely variable productivity in farmland returned similar performances for flex and share rent leases compared to straight cash rent leases, Paulson said those five years were times of high and increasing commodity prices. He questioned if the same could be expected if there was a year of large yield losses, such as in 2012.
The key to the success is the formula for determining the rent to be paid. For the flexible lease, Paulson established the level with the crop insurance base or the projected price, along with the average price from April through September as reported by USDA. He also used a crop rotation which utilized 55% corn and 45% soybean acres.
Paulson said, "Despite yield levels well below trend in all three regions of Illinois, the flex lease design results in similar or larger payments than the average fixed cash rent reported for each region. This is true for both the base insurance price and the average price received from April through September. In Northern Illinois, where yield losses are expected to be smaller than other regions, the flex payments are considerably higher than the average fixed cash rent. For Central and Southern Illinois, the flex lease rate calculated using the base insurance price is similar to the average fixed cash rent while the flex lease rate based on the average price received is well above the average cash rent level in these regions."
Trends in land rental rates and agreement types suggest that tenants are taking on more risk exposure. This is a serious concern for all farm operators, but especially for those who are highly leveraged and/or rent a large proportion of their acres. Given market trends toward cash rental arrangements, convincing landlords to use a share or flex lease may be difficult. Price and yield levels since 2008 have resulted in the "typical" 50-50 share lease, and a similar flex lease payment equal to 40% of gross revenue, providing payments to landowners which may exceed average fixed cash rent levels. Moving to a share or flex lease will also shift some risk from the tenant to the landlord. Farm-level yields will vary around these averages considerably, implying that share or flex lease payments for some operations will be well below comparable cash rental rates for the area.
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The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Washington, D.C., the nation's largest commercial construction trade association, recently urged House Democrats to develop an economic recovery plan that includes provisions that will boost construction activity. "A significant boost to construction in the form of increased infrastructure investment will create jobs and increase the quality of life for millions of Americans who rely daily on our nation's infrastructure, from roads and bridges, to water systems and schools," says AGC's Chief Executive Officer Stephen E. Sandherr. "We congratulate the House on passage of a stimulus appropriations bill prior to adjournment on October 3, and we urge the senators, who rejected a stimulus bill on September 26, to reconsider."
In late September, the House passed an economic stimulus bill (264-158) which included approximately $34 billion for infrastructure investment, including $12.8 billion for the federal-aid highway program; $3.6 billion for transit; $600 million for airport capital improvement projects; $7.5 billion for water infrastructure; $5 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; $3 billion for public school reconstruction; $500 million for Amtrak; and $1 billion for public housing construction. A similar bill in the Senate failed on a procedural vote (52-42).
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Gene F. Thompson, 80, of El Dorado, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Lake Point of El Dorado.
Gene F. Thompson, 80, of El Dorado, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Lake Point of El Dorado. There will be services at a later date.
He was born on March 21, 1933 in Ainsworth, Neb., the son of Earl J. and Mable (Phillips) Thompson.
After finishing his schooling, he spent time in the Army, and was a self-employed Refrigeration repair man. He was married to Frances Worsham in 1953 in Pattonsville, Mo. She preceded him in death on Oct. 30, 1999. He enjoyed bird watching, fishing and loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He attended Prospect Baptist Church.
Those who survive include his daughters and their husbands, Connie Jo and Dan Otterness of Vera Beach, Fla., Gayle and Howard Henderson of El Dorado and Janice and David Enright of Perrysburg, Ohio; 10 grandchildren, Jerme, Angie, Ryan, Abby, Shane, Jayme, Jordan, Danielle, Stephanie and Braeden; and 11 great-grandchildren, Jared, Madison, Frances, Paula, Nicholas, Trent, Amelia, Kamryn, Adrik, Jackson and Nicholi.
He was also preceded in death by a great-grandchild, Micah; his mother, Mable Williams; wife, Frances; a sister, Carol Witt; and a brother, Dale Thompson.
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CRESTVIEW � On the surface, "Dear Ruth," playing through Saturday night at Crestview High School, seems a straight-forward 1940s romantic comedy. But there's much more to this World War II-era tale, and our young thespians tackle its subtleties with skill.
CRESTVIEW � On the surface, "Dear Ruth," playing through Saturday night at Crestview High School, seems a straight-forward 1940s romantic comedy.
But there's much more to playwright Norman Krasma's World War II-era tale, and our young thespians tackle its subtleties with skill.
Particularly admirable are leads Jill Cumbia as Ruth Wilkins, and Wesley Barlow as her U.S. Army Air Corpsman pen pal, Lt. Bill Seawright.
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Jill's Ruth is winsome, sympathetic and, like the old song says, "torn between two lovers, feeling like a fool."
As Bill, Wesley reminded me of Josh Hartnett in "Pearl Harbor," his emotions ranging between soaring lovesick optimism and dejection.
"All's fair in love and war, and I'm in both," Bill sighs.
As Albert, the stuffy, put-upon third leg in the romantic triangle, Walter Jagielski earns our respect for a character that often shouts volumes by doing little more than observing helplessly while a flyboy woos his fianc�e.
"I have a deposit on a house and a church and a minister," Albert laments. "And I just shook hands with the man who's just become engaged to my fianc�e. There's only so much flesh and blood can take."
Fine supporting performances include Megan Keiffer as Ruth's kid sister Miriam, the cause of her conundrum, and Michael Brooks and Katie Rocha as their parents, staid Judge Harry Wilkins and his stalwart wife Edith.
Angeles Alexander deserves applause as Dora, the patient maid whose frequent asides provide happy doses of comedy.
Jacob Smith, in his stage debut as Bill's B-26 bomber war buddy, Sgt. Chuck Vincent, is personable and likeable as he courts his lieutenant's sister, played prettily by Meagan Prestridge.
There was some distracting shuffling on stage during some scenes, which I wrote off to opening night jitters, and a few lighting and sound glitches.
The latter are good signs: The CHS theatre program conquered two perennial problems with its recent acquisition of a new audio system and a new spotlight. As the techies master their new equipment, I expect the few miscues will vanish.
"Dear Ruth" is a delightful evening of light, fluffy fare, complete with a wedding � maybe two?� � and is well handled by an enthusiastic cast.
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WHAT: Norman Krasma's romantic comedy "Dear Ruth"
WHO: Crestview High School drama program and Thespian troupe
WHEN: 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday
WHERE: Crestview High School Pearl Tyner Auditorium
TICKETS: $5, all seats, available at the door
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WILLIAMSBURG, August 11, 1774.
In Consequence of an Invitation from the Honourable PEYTON RANDOLPH, Esq; our worthy Representative, there was yesterday a very full Meeting of the Inhabitants of this City at the Courthouse, when they generally approved of the Association entered into by the Delegates from the several Counties of this Colony, and subscribed thereto; and, at the same Time, contributed most generously for the Relief of our distressed Fellow Subjects at Boston, both in Cash and Provisions.
Virginia Gazette (Purdie & Dixon) August 11, 1774
About this entry:
The Virginia Convention of 1774 met August 1-6 formed an Association that made resolutions that they hoped would bend the British government to respecting the liberties of American subjects of the Crown. Among the resolutions made were to refuse to purchase: British goods, slaves imported from Africa or the West Indies, tea of any kind, and they promised not to capitalize on the scarcity of goods by charging high prices. It may have been this newspaper that John Adams wrote about on August 23, "Went to the Coffee House and saw the Virginia Paper. The Spirit of the People is prodigious. Their Resolutions are really grand".
Sources: Van Schreeven, Vol 1, p230-235