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I have added a full discography of Tommy Reilly's recordings. It includes the many singles (78s and 45s), beginning in 1951, and the LPs, CDs, recordings with other artists and popular orchestras and Music Library Recordings.
I have also been looking for copies of the piano sheet music which was issued in the 50s to accompany popular musical hits of the day. If you have any for any of the popular harmonica hits, would you email me with details and, where possible, an image.
|I have added some videos of Tommy Reilly playing in concert and on the Judith Durham TV program. These and links to some of his audio recordings on YouTube can be viewed here.
|Music books
The 1969 Tommy Reilly Chromatic Harmonica Course has been re-edited and converted to a book and two CDs. To get more details click here.Tommy's book, Studies for the Chromatic Harmonica, has been reissued in English and Japanese. For price and details click here.
|CD Recordings
|Copies of Tommy's CDs can be purchased here.
|Sheet Music
|Copies of Tommy's sheet music can be purchased here.
Here is the collection of major harmonica concertos and publisher details put together by Andrew See.
Here is the collection of music for the chromatic harmonica put together by Douglas Tate.
|Brief Biography
|A short history of Tommy's life and career can be seen here.
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|The home for harmonica players in the UK and anywhere else..
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Clarkson University Computer Science Professor & Grad Student Earn Best Paper Award
Computer security is a constant game of escalation between attackers and defenders, says Clarkson University Associate Professor of Computer Science Jeanna Matthews. Fortunately, as of this fall, the good guys are ahead.
Matthews and engineering science Ph.D. student Joshua White can share credit for that status. Earlier this fall, they attended the eighth International Conference on Malicious and Unwanted Software, where their presentation was awarded the Best Paper designation.
Anyone whose computer has been mired in malware can applaud the computer science professor and White for their detective work in determining a way to identify tweets generated by the web threat known as Blackhole Exploit Kit (BEK).
"We've been looking at security aspects for quite a while," says Matthews. "Attackers work from a pretty substantial business model now, so the threat of infection is constant."
Discussing her research in an October 25 article in PC Magazine, Matthews said it's estimated that BEK was involved in more than half of all malware infestations in 2012. Malware is certainly frustrating. It also can be expensive as victims try to protect, clean or repair their computers. User's personal information may be stolen and sold, too. And these days, malware like BEK uses social media services like Twitter to spread.
With that in mind, the Clarkson duo carefully sorted through Twitter data and figured a way to separate infected accounts from clean ones. Matthews' hope is that Twitter can then warn users whose accounts are involved.
"My work is relevant to everyday life and that feels good," says Matthews, who has taught computer science at Clarkson since 2000.
According to recent media reports, Russian police arrested a person who is believed to have created BEK, but there are plenty of new dangers to come. As Matthews says, "It's a game of one-upmanship with attackers."
Next up, she's turning her research attention to social media and how various topics rise in popularity or public awareness.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Clarkson University Associate Professor of Computer Science Jeanna Matthews (right) and engineering science Ph.D. student Joshua White recently attended the eighth International Conference on Malicious and Unwanted Software, where their presentation was awarded the Best Paper designation.
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Reviewed by Elizabeth C. (age 10)
This book was very moving, and out of all the other books about the Holocaust, it helped me understand what Jews went through at that time. Jane Yolen added extremely vivid description and a mixture of thoughts from both time periods described in the book. I also liked how the characters were described; they were all very realistic and none of them were alike in personality. I also enjoyed how the author wrote the book in two time periods, going back and forth between the present and past.
I liked this book alot, and I would definitely recommend it. The book is very vivid, so I would recommend it for grades five and above. I think that in some cases, only girls should read it because it is about a girl, but in other cases it is fine for both girls and boys.


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Working in the human performance laboratory at the University of Calgary, Grace Kary has developed a new approach to her own, well, performance.
Day-to-day, the 22-year-old monitors some of the top national-level speed-skaters, alpine skiers, and athletes in the country, testing their improvement level to keep them operating at the highest levels.
Being a competitive runner herself, specializing in the 3,000-metre (indoor) and 5,000-M (outdoor) distances, she fully understands the idea of proper training, rest, and work ethic and how it all comes together.
"It's helped me realize the importance of recovery, for example, with numbers and proof," Kary explained the other day. "Even just hearing the athletes talk and listening to their lifestyle choices. It's really neat. They're good role models. It's definitely cool."
And when you surround yourself with like-minded individuals...
"I found my mentality changing," said Kary, a member of the University of Calgary Athletic Club. "When I am running, I am thinking from a more physiological point of view. That my blood lactate level is at a certain level now and I've reached my anaerobic threshold.
"It's neat, looking at a different side of sport."
Of course, the different sides of sport has been Kary's entire focus throughout her four years at the U of C. On top of running for the Dinos track and cross-country teams, that is.
She recently graduated with her bachelor of science in the exercise and health physiology program and now has her sights set on her masters in physiotherapy at Western, UBC, Queens or U of A.
And before observing elite athletes and studying their mechanics, she worked at the Sports Medicine Centre during the school year --- seeing every day heroes through their aches and pains which explains her future career choice.
Kary debated medical school but saw the need for a well-balanced life which still included a whole lot of time for herself --- and logging miles in her running shoes.
"I thought, for me, I wouldn't be happy just doing school," she said. "I could never just go home and study. I need time for different things and to branch out.
"Running is, definitely, way up there on my list. It's not more important than school, definitely not, but I love balancing both --- school and athletics. It's really important to me ... over the years, I've come to love it more and more. It's become a big part of my life."
And her family's, too.
Every year, she runs the SportChek Mother's Day Run and Walk --- an event which carries the laid-back vibe of a road-race compared with a competitive traditional track and field meet or a CIS championship race.
Last year, Kary was the second female to cross the line behind Calgary road-race queen Lisa Harvey in the 10-kilometre race and ripped off a respectable time of 37 minutes, 23.8 seconds. This year, her dad Darrell is going to join while her mom Diana is pumped to be on the sidelines.
"My mom loves watching this race," said Kary, whose younger sister Ciara is a runner at Guelph and brother Mackenzie is an aspiring triathlete and swimmer at U of C. "I'm pretty sure she's more excited than I am. She's looking online at the confirmation list and knows everything about it. I'm always like, 'Mom, do you want to do something else for Mother's Day?' She's like, 'No, no. I'll watch you race.'"
Of course, there is a clear purpose to her weekend.
Training under local Dinos track gurus Doug Lamont and Mike VanTighem, she's huffing and puffing six days a week plus doubles (a morning run and her evening session) and the occasional cross-training break.
With a 36:04 under her belt at the Vancouver Sun Run on April 21, she's hoping for a "Calgary personal-best" here (the local altitude/weather are always determining factors) and her main goal this summer is clinching a spot at the Canada Summer Games in the 5-KM race.
"I look at running as a long-term thing," she said. "I think it's really important to look at success beyond the summer competing.
"Running is a good reflection of exactly how much work you put in are the results you see. Circumstances don't totally dictate results. A lot of it is up to you."
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Media Commons Tailgate tech showcase branches out to University campuses
Media Commons Tailgate tech showcase branches out to University campuses
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- At Penn State, tailgates aren't just for Beaver Stadium.
Earlier this month, educators, administrators and students from around the University converged at Paterno Library for Penn State's annual Media Commons Tailgate. The event, which aims to explore the possibilities for digital media in teaching and learning, was launched by Lori Hepner, associate professor of integrative arts at Penn State Greater Allegheny, with a keynote address on digital online identities. Several other pedagogical specialists added to the day, fostering discussions on new and evolving education technologies to underscore this year's theme "Branching Out."
Ryan Wetzel, event chair and Media Commons University Park coordinator, said the goal of this year's conference was to highlight the emerging education technologies used in higher education today.
"We wanted to focus on the different multimedia projects happening at diverse areas of Penn State and how we can take advantage of those strategies for all faculty and staff," he said. "While not everything discussed at the Tailgate is a current Media Commons service, it was all part of the broader conversation about multimedia in higher education."
The Tailgate kicked off at Foster Auditorium, with keynote speaker Hepner commenting on the unique challenges and opportunities in maintaining and evolving an online presence. Attendees then chose between several "breakout" sessions, which included discussions about creating media for massive open online courses (MOOCs), working with mobile apps and Penn State's all-in-one video production system One Button Studio, among others.
Among the options was a technology demo room where participants could try some of the new technologies, such as Occulus Rift (a virtual reality head set), Leap Motion (a motion-sensing computer controller), 3-D printing and Doceri (a virtual whiteboard app).
Another interactive feature of this year's tailgate was the addition of the Commonwealth Campus Live gatherings. While the event was available to anyone for Web streaming in the past, this year marked the first time that official viewing parties were held at other campuses. Gatherings were organized at Harrisburg, DuBois, Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, New Kensington, Wilkes-Barre, Worthington-Scranton and York, so faculty and staff could participate without needing transportation to University Park.
"We wanted to add an additional element of collaboration this year," said Nick Smerker, traveling media consultant and western campus coordinator. "About 50 percent of participants usually come from other campuses, so we wanted to give them the opportunity to participate in the tailgate without traveling. Also, it was an opportunity to showcase the Google Hangouts On Air feature to show people what can be possible with off-the-shelf technology."
Smerker said they plan on continuing the Commonwealth Campus Live sessions next year, and the team hopes to find ways to make them even better. For those who missed the tailgate, go to http://tailgate.tlt.psu.edu/media/ to see videos of the day's sessions.
For more stories about IT at Penn State, visit Current at http://current.it.psu.edu/.


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Based on the popular trading card game and animated television series, Chaotic combines action, role playing and turn-based strategy gameplay elements for an epic adventure in Perim, the stunning Chaotic world. Players adventure through vibrant, fully-realized 3D environments and interact with various characters from the best-selling trading card game and hit animated series. Players will build and manage their own army of Chaotic creatures while fighting enemies, collecting battlegear and unlocking new mugic (magic) spells and attacks. The Chaotic videogame features dramatic tactical battles, a variety of captivating gameplay modes, as well as powerful upgrades and valuable unlockables.
Also known as: Chaotic
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 17, 2009
Publisher: Activision
Also available on: Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
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The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series of Hope College will feature poet Shane Book and novelist Mat Johnson on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Shane Book's first collection, "Ceiling of Sticks" (University of Nebraska Press), won the Prairie Schooner Book Prize and the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award, and was a Poetry Society of America "New American Poet" Selection. Book is a graduate of New York University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and was a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. His work has appeared in 17 anthologies; in more than 45 magazines in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada; and on film. He has received scholarships to the MacDowell Colony, Brazil's Sacatar Foundation, the Breadloaf Writers' Conference and Naropa University's Summer Writing.
Mat Johnson is the author of the novel "Prym, Drop, and Hunting in the Harlem," the nonfiction novella "The Great Negro Plot," and the comic books "Incognergo" and "Dark Rain." He is a recipient of the United States Artist James Baldwin Fellowship, The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. Johnson is a faculty member at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program.
Additional information is available online at hope.edu/vws.
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11.17.08 Labor and delivery in the comforts of home becoming all the rage
A majority of people in the U.S. think "hospital" when talking about giving birth to a baby. However, home births are gaining in popularity, even in cramped Manhattan, The New York Times reports. A growing number of moms-to-be without medical problems have been choosing to stay in their familiar surroundings of home with the goal of giving birth without any medical interventions (but with a certified nurse midwife on hand for assistance, of course).
Even with the physical challenges of some residences—tight spaces, neighbors, and don't forget the mess afterward—the sound of "home" sounds too good to pass up for some women when it comes time to push. Plus, those challenges can be overcome: The NYT story talks about gathering up old towels and sheets in advance; buying disposable pads used for house-training puppies; leaving notes for your neighbors giving them the heads up of your birth plans in case they hear you screaming. Not to mention, you can have as many or as few people around for support.
The interesting detail about this rising trend, home birth professionals say, is that the increase is coming from professionals like lawyers and bankers, not the back-to-nature types one would think would be behind such an interest. The NYT story does point out that hospital births still outnumber those in homes by an huge margin.
Advocates cite the 2008 documentary "The Business of Being Born," by ex-TV host Ricki Lake, as one reason for the boom. The film showcases several home births and makes the case that women's bodies are equipped to give birth at home and the occasion doesn't have to be a medical event.. After all, birth has been around as long as human beings themselves.
Several national medical groups—including the American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists—have officially spoken out against home births, saying that a hospital is the safest place for the unpredictable process of childbirth.
However, for many women who are wary of hospital births and are not high risk medically, delivering at home was a legitimate option for many of our mom-to-be readers who shared their stories with us.
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Seems like I recal a previous post on the old forum which discussed this in some detail. I I recall, the post stated that if a logistical or actual production problem occurred with the body after Fisher began building it, depending on how sever the issue was, the body would remain on the Fisher side of the fence until the problem was fixed - resulting in a more than standard variance between body build and final assembly build dates.


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Donncha O'Callaghan returns to Munster training on Monday July 26th and is spending his last week of holidays working in Haiti as an Ambassador for Unicef Ireland.
Unicef Ambassador Donncha O'Callaghan Visits Haiti
23rd July 2010 By Munster Rugby
Donncha O'Callaghan returns to Munster training on Monday July 26th and is spending his last week of holidays working in Haiti as an Ambassador for Unicef Ireland.
Donncha's week long visit coincides with the six month anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti which left over 200,000 people dead.
"One of the saddest things to think about is that they say we will probably never know the number of children who died in the earthquake. But what we do know, and what UNICEF is working to address every day, are the 800,000 children who are living in tents in Port au Prince and the 330,000 children who are similarly affected outside the capital" said O'Callaghan.
On the first day of his visit, Donncha visited one of the main camps in Champ de Mars, where over 15,000 people are currently living. The Jean-Felix Family showed him exactly where they live. Donncha visited their tent, where ten family members are currently living. As he approached, the little boys in the family were frantically trying to mop the floor of the tent, where the torrential rain from the night before was still very evident. Visibly moved by what he saw, Donncha commented on the pride and dignity of the families he met throughout his visit;
"Meeting families who have been living in these unthinkable conditions is so difficult. They bear their fate with such dignity and fortitude, they are truly remarkable" said the UNICEF Ireland Ambassador.
As a very excited, expectant father, Donncha got to try out some fathering skills at the baby tent in the camp. This is a special tent set up for mothers of new born babies to come to nurse and look after their babies in a clean and baby-friendly environment.
Donncha proved a very popular edition to the tent and within minutes he was surrounded by curious toddlers and babies, all very comfortable to get up close and personal with the 6'7" rugby star.
In the last six months, some 23,000 mothers and babies are also being helped through the network of 107 "baby-friendly tents" across Port au Prince. Donncha learnt how these tents also provide counselling on proper infant and young child feeding.
Yesterday, Donncha visited the Notre Dame de l'Assomption School in Port au Prince to take part in the special sports porgramme that has been set up for the 6,000 children living in the nearby camp. UNICEF run this programme in partnership with the Haitian Olympic Committee. Here the children can participate in a wide variety of games and sports – from volleyball to judo, and chess to basketball.
Donncha jumped right into a game of handball and taking advantage of his slight height advantage over the opposition – scored his first hat trick of the season – much to the delight of his team mates. Behind the fun and excitement of the children yesterday at the school, is the very important message that children need the space and opportunity to play and take part in sports and excercise in a safe and friendly environment. Joking and playing with the children all afternoon, the children were very taken with their friend despite the language barrier.
"The chance that these children are getting to play sport and enjoy themselves is so important for their health and well-being. It gives them a chance to be children and learn so many valuable life lessons. In our midst today could be a future Olympic Gold medalist or Lionel Messi. My only wish is that we had the capacity to provide this programme for every child in Haiti"continued Donncha.
Donncha also travelled outside Port au Prince to Leogane – the epicentre of January's earthquake. Over 80 per cent of Leogane was flattened and the number of people lost in Leogane is still unknown. Donncha visited a school In Leogane that was completely levelled by the earthquake and twelve teachers still remain burried within the rubble.
UNICEF has supported the re-opening of the school with temporary tents and school materials for the children in the school. Donncha timed his visit well and was on hand to help offload several new tents for additional classrooms as well as boxes of recreational kits and additional school materials for the children.
Temporary schools assisted by UNICEF are slowly restoring structure and stability for quake-affected children and providing them with and psycho-social support. But these efforts represent only the most urgent measures needed to ensure continuity of education amidst the emergency. The real challenge is expanding access to learning opportunities for all children, across the nation.
"Talking with older teenagers here in the school today, you really begin to understand their fears for their future. You can tell that these kids really love being in school and they want to grasp every opportunity they can to learn as much as they can so they can pursue their dreams – so many of them want to be doctors and teachers so that they can help their communities, it's truly humbling to speak with them. I was nothing like that focussed when I was their age" continued Donncha.
Throughout his visit, Donncha stayed in Camp Charlie – a tented village that houses most of the UNICEF staff in Haiti. Admitting that the last time he camped, was when he was eleven years old in his back garden, Donncha squeezed his 6'7" frame into a 2×2 metre tent for the duration of his visit.
Paying tribute to the work of the UNICEF staff that he met, who hail from all over the world including Ireland and as far afield as Iraq, Australia and Japan, Donncha said "Having spent the week here at Camp Charlie, I have such respect for all the UNICEF staff – it's incredible how they are staying here for months on end, living in these conditions and maintaining such high work standards. Sitting at dinner, watching staff from all over the world chat and share their stories from their day is a powerful memory I'll take away with me from this trip – all of them united in their commitment to build a new future for Haiti's children."
"From what I've witnessed this week, I think UNICEF staff are constantly inspired and motivated by the resilience and hope for the future they see in the children they work with every day. I'm proud to be an Ambassador for an organisation that is so committed to re-building Haiti" said the UNICEF Ireland Ambassador.
Summing up his visit, Donncha acknowledged that a key part of his trip was to see how the nearly €;1.4 million raised by UNICEF Ireland had been spent in the past six months. Donncha announced his Haiti 365 campaign, where he is asking people to donate just 5 Euro per month for a year to UNICEF to help with the immediate needs of the children of Haiti.
He stressed how continued donations were needed if UNICEF is to realise Haiti's transformation—from a nation too long on the brink of disaster into a Haiti fit for children. In the coming months, regular donations to UNICEF Ireland will help move tens of thousands of exposed families to safer ground, protect 500,000 children identified as extremely vulnerable and open 600 schools by the end of the year.
Thanking Donncha for taking the time out of his holidays to make his second visit as a UNICEF Ireland Ambassador, UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Melanie Verwoerd said "Donncha has shown that he cares. The children's reaction in Haiti showed what a difference a sport star at his level can make. During his time in Haiti children laughed and played while they were around him forgetting, for a short while, the horrible conditions they still live in. We are extremely thankful to Donncha for not letting Ireland forget them."


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Carpooling to school is now a healthier ride with miles of new High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on 680 between Hwy 4 in Martinez and Alcosta Boulevard in San Ramon. www.511.org has a computerized system to help match your commuting needs with others.
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Is the article from the Brazen Careerist in your July 22 edition ["You're fired! Learn from the magic words"] a test to see if people will respond, or some form of satire?
The Brazen Careerist sure teaches a lesson in ethics and values. First at the age of nine, she steals time which is money from Grandma. She knew the pay. Why take the job?
In the e-commerce website field, she also steals time, which is money, from her employer as well as time from her co-workers by freelancing, neglecting internal projects for which she accepts pay, and no doubt saddles the others with work she should be doing.
At the ice cream parlor, she decides which ice creams should be served to make her job easier, and then when her job becomes precarious, starts stealing from her boss and giving ice cream to potential new employers.
She calls her theft of her employer's property her "scooping largesse." Most would call it stealing. Any employer who would hire her on the basis of what she stole and gave to them is– in my opinion– for want of a better word, a real jackass. The Hook better watch itself if its employees follow her advice.
Even though the "Brazen Careerist" seems to have no sense of values or morals, the Hook and others pay her to write an advice column on behavior in the work place.
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Emirates Palace records an increase of more than 200 percent in Chinese visitors.
Emirates Palace recorded an increase of more than 200 percent in Chinese visitors during the month of January compared to the same period in the previous year.
The figures at Emirates Palace indicate that the Chinese are travelling more to the United Arab Emirates, and choosing Abu Dhabi as their holiday destination. The arrival of the Chinese New Year this past weekend saw many Chinese guests visiting Emirates Palace. According to tradition, the Year of the Horse ushers in a year of courage, travel, and adventure.
"Our figures in the last year show that the Chinese are definitely traveling, and they are stopping by Emirates Palace," said Holger Schroth, General Manager of Emirates Palace. "It is great to see that Abu Dhabi increasingly appeals to the Chinese market."
"In the spirit of the Year of the Horse, I am sure we will welcome many more Chinese guests through our doors as they continue to explore and travel in the region."
The most significant increase has been in Chinese nationals visiting the restaurants and attending the events as part of tour groups. In this period, there was a 65 percent increase in room nights booked by Chinese nationals.
The Palace had exceptional business from Chinese guests during the Chinese New Year periods in particular. This year, Emirates Palace celebrated the Year of the Horse with festive activities all around the hotel, including a buffet with traditional Chinese favourites, such as dim sum, Hong Kong style seafood and wok fried delicacies.


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In the context of a global jobs crisis, there is renewed interest in the role of public employment in providing work opportunities. This context has also seen a range innovation in public employment, with new forms of work and new approaches to implementation and delivering different kinds of outcomes. The Community Work Programme (CWP) in South Africa is an example of such innovation.
The CWP was designed to use public employment as an instrument of community development, and uses participatory local processes to identify work that needs to be done to improve the quality of life in poor communities. This has resulted in a multi-sectorial work menu with a strong emphasis on care, food security, community safety and a range of other work activities. The inclusion of work in the social sector within a public employment programme creates new ways of strengthening social outcomes.
The CWP also differs from other public employment programmes with its focus on providing ongoing access to part-time work for those who need it at local level, providing an income floor in ways that draw from lessons of social protection. This design feature is a specific response to the structural nature of unemployment in South Africa, which means that for many participants, there is no easy exit from public employment into other economic opportunities; instead, the CWP supplements as well as strengthening their other livelihood strategies.
The CWP is still a relatively new programme, institutionalised in the Department of Co-operative Governance in South Africa since April 2010. This article examines the policy rationale for the CWP, describes its key design features, and explores the forms of local innovation to which it is giving rise in relation to the forms of work undertaken and the associated community development outcomes. It also explores some of the challenges of implementation and the policy questions to which this innovation in public employment is giving rise.
Download a copy: The Community Work Programme: Building a Society that Works
This paper looks at the strengths and weaknesses of current methodologies in capturing the kinds of local economic development impacts from the CWP. It aims to fill the gap of methodologies available for measuring economic multipliers in a local economy. (The Employment Promotion Programme (EPP) Research)
After the Great Depression in the 1930s, part of the recovery in the United States of America relied upon a massive programme of public works, under the Works Progress Administration. Its impact was not just as a stimulus; it also provided a focus of social participation and inclusion. Yet, in the context of the current Great Recession, public works have been only a limited part of the response across most of the developed world.
Instead, it is in the developing world that the most interesting innovation is taking place in terms of new approaches to public employment, including in India, South Africa and Ethiopia. These too perform the functions of a stimulus, targeted into local economies, impacting directly on employment and trickling up into the wider economy from there. They too are providing a focus of social participation and inclusion, in ways that are breaking new ground: changing rights frameworks, unlocking new forms of agency at community level, undertaking new forms of work and placing a social value on labour even where markets are not doing so. These processes are delivering sometimes unanticipated forms of transformation and systemic change, in some cases very locally, in others at a societal level.
In the process, longstanding debates about the role of employment in society, the scope for markets to achieve full employment, and the meaning of the right to work come up for new scrutiny also.
These issues are explored in a paper by Kate Philip, which draws on innovations in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India and the Community Work Programme in South Africa to do so.
The implications of this are likely to have the most traction in the developing world; in the face of failing austerity policies, however, it's just possible that this is an area in which the developed world can also learn some lessons from the south.
The Transformative Potential of Public Employment Programmes, by Kate Philip, is published as part of the Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice's Occasional Paper Series. No 1/2013
Download a copy: The Transformative Potential of Public Employment Programmes
A key part of the motivation to potentially scale up the CWP to a million participants included a proposed strategy of support to schools. This research looks at the impact of CWP's schools support at a sample of schools that have received such support. (The Employment Promotion Programme (EPP) Research)
This paper looks at the role that potential poverty-reducing impact that the CWP could have is expanded. While acknowledging that there are significant non-monetary impacts, the focus is on measuring the impact that earning the CWP wage would have on household poverty and inequality. (The Employment Promotion Programme (EPP) Research)
This qualitative study assessed the impact of the Community Work Programme (CWP) on the capabilities of participants and communities. It showed the programme had significantly expanded participants capability set and had contributed to improving both individual and community wellbeing. (The Employment Promotion Programme (EPP) Research)
In the face of a long-standing unemployment crisis that increasingly threatens social and economic stability, employment has at last taken centre stage in South African policy, and with this, a focus on the structural constraints on employment creation within the economy. The New Growth Path, approved by Cabinet in November 2010, starts to tackle these issues. Its emphasis on inclusive growth places issues of distribution more clearly on the agenda than they have been; and the Competition Commission has become poor consumers' knight in shining armour, tackling collusion and highlighting the negative economic (and employment) consequences of South Africa's highly centralized core economy.
For South Africa, the promotion of small businesses remains key to creating jobs and a more equitable economy. Evidence from Chile and Malaysia – both countries with similar emerging economies as South Africa – reveals that by partnering to provide finance and business support, the government and the private sector can boost support to small businesses. This report builds on key findings by this author in other emerging countries in a 2011 TIPS report, by the same author, titled "How South Africa can boost support to SMEs: Lessons from Brazil and India".
The Community Work Programme (CWP) was implemented as a pilot programme in Bushbuckridge and several other municipalities in 2009. The programme is essentially an employment safety net employing 2 200 people in Bushbuckridge within four sectors of community work, these being food security, palliative care, community infrastructure refurbishment and teacher assistance (education). Like many other rural areas, Bushbuckridge also experiences infrastructural, human resource and learning material shortages and backlogs in the education sector. The CWP implementing agency thus intentionally focused their support on reducing stress in the classroom by assigning CWP participants that had completed Grade 12 to assist teachers.
One of the CWP priorities within the education sector is Early Childhood Development (ECD) since this area provides a foundation for the child's learning and social skills later on. The programme has a presence in 30 crèches in Bushbuckridge and, in addition to assigning teacher assistants, also distributed educational toys and materials in September 2011 and assisted in infrastructural repairs and construction at the crèches.
In October 2011, ECD assessments were done by TEBA/Lima, with the aim of implementing a support system that will positively impact on the lives of children and ECD practitioners.
Summary of ECD questionnaire findings
This assessment of early childhood development (ECD) centres supported by the Bohlabela Community Work Programme (CWP) focused on institutional arrangements, infrastructural conditions, and the availability of learning materials and capacity in the crèche.
The findings clearly answer the question of how beneficiaries have been impacted by CWP. The findings show that the beneficiaries are pleased with the quality of services that are provided through the CWP programme such as home based care, cleaning of cre?ches and teachers assistants etc. It becomes evident that CWP has impacted and assisted beneficiaries, such as unemployed community members, sick patients, children and families, on an individual level.
The impact of the CWP programme has also taken place on an institutional level through improvements of cre?ches and schools. The benefits can lastly be seen on community level in terms of improved infrastructure, decreased unemployment and crime, cleaner environment, improved education and provision of social support services. The conclusion is therefore that the findings paint a picture where the community has been uplifted as a whole by the CWP. The findings also include answers to the question of how CWP can be developed and improved according to it's beneficiaries. Some answers are specific for the particular group of beneficiaries
such as creating access to a garden for home based care patients. Other suggestions are represented among various beneficiaries such as skills development, training and creating further opportunities to excel for those who provide services in the community through CWP
Highlighted need for improvements in terms of the working conditions within CWP related to HR matters for the people who provide services in the community are also prominent among various beneficiaries. The beneficiaries refer to HR matters such as stipends and job descriptions. Some suggested developments would impact a particular group of beneficiaries or would improve a particular project within CWP such as suggestions made by beneficiaries of increasing the working hours for teachers assistants and home based carers. The beneficiaries also identified improvements that refer to the way CWP is structured and implemented in the
community, such as improved communication between the CWP co-ordinators and the work place of the people providing services in the community and community members highlighting the need to evaluate and assess the size and the efficiency of the CWP management structures.
The interviewees from the school and the interviewees who provide services in the community highlighted investments that could be made by CWP to ensure a long term impact such as providing bursaries, training and job opportunities for the beneficiaries who work through CWP.
The Community Work Programme (CWP) is an initiative of the State President's office which is designed to create an employment safety net in rural areas. The aim of this investigation is to study whether or not the CWP has made a positive impact on the lives of its participants in social and economic areas. These initiatives are very helpful towards alleviating poverty in South Africa which is why it is important to study whether or not they are actually making the desired difference in peoples' lives
I believe that the CWP will have made a positive impact in most of the lives of its participants because it is a well structured and managed program which enables the local people to gain skills and education which gives them an opportunity to break out of poverty.
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The CWP was started in 2008 in various areas of South Africa but only started in 2009 in Bushbuckridge. It falls under the Department of Cooperative Governance but it is implemented by the Lima Rural Development Foundation a non-governmental organisation operating in KwaZulu Natal, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. The CWP is structured in 22 of the 135 villages in Bushbuckridge and within each village the project runs its four sectors; agriculture, construction, education and healthcare. There are two groups of participants in each sector and each group Work eight days each month (two four-day weeks) and gets paid a minimum wage of R60 per day (R480 per month). The aim of this project is to equip the communities with skills whilst also building up the communities' assets through the different sectors. The participants can stay in the program as long as they need to, but they are encouraged to go out and find formal employment or seek further education.
What if unemployed people in South Africa had a right – a real right – to a minimum level of regular work on decent terms? In 2005, India passed a law guaranteeing rural households up to 100 days of work per annum, at minimum wage rates. Over 55 million households now participate in the programme. Real policy innovation able to change society in significant ways is rare. India's employment guarantee is an innovation of this magnitude, with implications for social and economic policy, and for the role of the state as employer of last resort where markets fail. In the process, India has given new meaning to the concept of a right to work – opening new policy doors for all of us. This paper analyses the context of structural unemployment in marginal areas in South Africa, briefly describes India's employment guarantee programme, explores the rationale for an employment guarantee in South Africa – and considers lessons from the Community Work Programme on how such a guarantee could work in practise. What if unemployed people in South Africa had a right – a real right – to a minimum level of regular work on decent terms?
What if unemployed people in South Africa had a right – a real right – to a minimum level of regular work on decent terms? In 2005, India passed a law guaranteeing rural households up to 100 days of work a year, at minimum wage rates. Over 55 million households now participate in the programme.
Real policy innovation able to change society in significant ways is rare. India's employment guarantee is an innovation of this magnitude, with implications for social and economic policy, and for the role of the state as employer of last resort when markets fail. In the process, India has given new meaning to the concept of a right to work – opening new policy doors.
This policy brief analyses the context of structural unemployment in marginal areas in South Africa, briefly describes India's employment guarantee programme, explores the rationale for an employment guarantee in South Africa – and considers lessons from South Africa's Community Work Programme (CWP) on how such a guarantee could work in practise.
What if unemployed people in South Africa had a right – a real right – to a minimum level of regular work, on decent terms?
In 2005, India passed a law guaranteeing rural households up to 100 days of work per annum, at minimum wage rates. Over 55 million households now participate in the programme, with significant impacts on poverty in rural India.
Could an employment guarantee be part of the solution to the crisis of unemployment in South Africa?
In a new policy paper from TIPS, Kate Philip argues the case for an employment guarantee in South Africa, using the experience of the Community Work Programme to illustrate how such an approach could work in the South African context.
"People don't eat in the long run, they eat every day"
The current economic crisis and especially its employment effects have once again brought the role of the state in employment creation strongly to the forefront. As employment provided by the private sector has shrunk dramatically, adding to an already growing employment challenge, it is increasingly recognised that the State needs to play a much more active role in employment generation. This does not only imply looking at its overall employment policy and strategy and at its role in creating an enabling environment for employment creation by the private sector, but also at the role of the State in the direct creation of employment.
The G20 leaders attending London Summit in April 2009 recognized the human dimension of the crisis and committed themselves to "support those affected by the crisis by creating employment opportunities and through income support measures" and "to build a fair and family-friendly labour market for both women and men", through measures such as "active labour market policies".6 The ILO Summit on the Global Jobs Crisis stressed the importance of targeted employment programmes as a response to the economic crisis. This was substantiated through the country assessments that were carried out for the G20.
The OECD held a one-day workshop in Paris in May 2010 to present the findings of a series of papers commissioned on this topic from Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Kate Philip was there.
For South Africans attending the OECD conference, watching the comparative slides on global trends flashing up on the screen is a bit like attending a performance review that you know you have failed.
'Inequality got worse since the end of apartheid? What happened?' asked an incredulous panelist. The South Africans present looked contrite.
By contrast, Brazil has reversed its trend of rising inequality for the first time since they started to track inequality in 1960. 'People had come to think of rising inequality as a natural state of affairs, as how thing are,' explained Brazilian panelist Marcelo Cortes Nero; 'Now it is clear policy action can make a difference.
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This paper employs a reduced form Solow Growth framework to investigate the role of public investment on infrastructure on economic performance for the case of Mauritius over the period 1970-2006. Given the non-stationary characteristics of the data, an error correction model is adopted. Public capital is shown to have significantly contributed to Mauritian economic performance. Moreover results suggest that there may be indirect effects via private capital accumulation and the openness channel as well.
Unemployment is one of the biggest challenges facing South Africa. Growth has been inadequate, the skills level requirement of new jobs is continually rising, current skills among the workforce are low and inadequate numbers of low end, unskilled jobs are being created. Finding mechanisms to address this challenge is a key to South Africa's economic success and the social cohesion of communities. This task demands a combination of macro and microeconomic strategies and falls outside the ambit of this project.
However, with over 500,000 unemployed people applying for placement in a job or for assistance with unemployment insurance through the Department of Labour, and tens of thousands more who are not eligible turning to private and non-governmental organisation (NGO) operators to assist them find work, there is an important role for employment intermediation services in South Africa. Most of those approaching the Department of Labour and the private and NGO operators reviewed in this report are unskilled or semi-skilled workers servicing the lower skills end of the labour market.
There is, in most countries, a mismatch between the demand for workers and the supply of job seekers. The causes of this vary from country to country and include: limited information and dissemination on job openings, mismatches between the skills of workers and the demand of employers, the increased mobility of labour, changes in the nature of work, a demand for more frequent upgrading of skills, poor job hunting skills by workers, labour market discrimination, and barriers to access, such as geographic location and the high costs of transport. This can contribute and exacerbate unemployment, as well as long term unemployment of certain groups of people, and/or underemployment.
Business process outsourcing and offshoring (BPO&O) is a major global trend, with a significant positive impact in developing countries that have the required skills, cost advantage and infrastructure. Over the next 4-5 years, a window of opportunity exists for South Africa to realize significant value by developing this sector. South Africa has a good starting position with a large and growing domestic BPO market, and strong capabilities in the highest growth sectors (e.g., financial services and insurance) to exploit the international opportunity. Early estimates suggest that a concerted effort could create between 65 000 and 100 000 jobs (15000-25000 direct, 45000- 75000 indirect), attract between $90-175m in cumulative foreign direct investment up to 2008 (in real terms), and result in a GDP contribution of between 0.3-0.5%.
However, to date South Africa has not been able to attract large BPO&O projects, and initiatives aimed at attracting European and US multinationals have been fragmented and largely unsuccessful. This is in marked contrast to the rapid development of the BPO&O industry and the experience of successful players such as India and Philippines, who have rapidly growing business process outsourcing industries, significantly stimulating growth and employment. For example, India is forecasting the creation of approximately 1 million direct jobs from this sector by 2008.
Please Note: The views expressed in this paper represent those of the author, and not necessarily those of The Presidency or ComMark.


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It's the summer after New Moon and everything is finally back to normal for Bella and the Cullens (as normal as it can get that is). Atleast it was until one day Bella collapses and then wakes up seeing aura's. Will an old family member of her's be able to sort all this out? And just how many secrets does the Swan family have?
All right so lets pretend that that instead of Bella turning down Edwards proposal (would you have? Didnt think so) she agreed. Don't worry you'll find out why later on. Bella and Edward have been spending the first few weeks of summer together to rebuild their relationship as well. I'm not real sure how long this will be but I all ready have a few more chapters done. Without further ado read on!
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Many SecretsBy MoonSpinner Chapter 1
Watching Bella sleep was most likely my favorite thing to do. Her face peaceful and calm, her thick mahogany hair spread out on her pillow like a halo, her skin smooth and milky with the moons rays on it, she truly was my angel. But try as I might, she still didn't see herself clearly. She thought herself plain next to me, called me beautiful. Yes I was, inhumanly, disgustingly predator like beautiful. But Bella…Bella was natural, Heavenly like stunning.
It didn't help that I had lost all sanity and left her, causing not only myself agony but her too. I hated myself for that. Because I had left she was so much more…frail. Both mentally and physically; mentally she was much more… clingy for lack of a better word. Whenever I had to leave to hunt I could see the raw terror flash in her eyes reminding her of that fateful day in the woods. If only she knew how I couldn't leave her, no matter how much I should.
Physically she was a lot more delicate. She used to be like silk over glass, now there was hardly any glass left. She had lost six pounds in the time I was gone, I knew she hadn't done it intentionally so that helped some of mental stability, but not much. When I first came back her skin was sallow and unhealthy looking with dark circles beneath her eyes, but thankfully it was back to its perfect pale complexion. She's starting to gain her lost weight but only because I practically have to force feed her, her stomach probably shrunk from when she wasn't eating.
I stopped beating myself up for the moment when I heard Bella's heart rate increase and her breath came slightly faster. She was waking up. Her eyelids fluttered and there were those gorgeous chocolate brown orbs I adore. She smiled softly and I kissed her lightly on the lips
"Good morning Sleeping Beauty." Oh how true that name was.
"Good morning" she reciprocated cheerfully "how long have I been out?" she asked twisting around to look at her clock.
"12:30?!" she exclaimed "why didn't you wake me up sooner?"
"You were deeply asleep and you need your rest." No thanks to me. She finally stopped have requiring nightmares, but there was still one every so often. Why had I been such a fool? Why couldn't I have just stayed and let things stay perfect? I sighed and looked back at Bella to find her glaring at me. I cocked an eyebrow, what I had done to upset her all ready? For Heaven's sakes it's only been a minute if that!
"Stop it" she growled. Stop what?
"What exactly am I doing?" I asked oblivious.
"Stop beating yourself up, I know what you're doing. You are convincing yourself that you are some soulless, despicable monster. You're not, do you hear me? You are not a monster! You were doing what you thought was best and damn it Edward I know you love me so just stop it!" Wow. That was…unexpected. I still was unsure whether I had a soul or not but if Bella believed I did and that I wasn't a monster … well then I guess I'll keep faith. How can she be so sure though? Not to mention how perfect and good in every way. It also didn't escape my notice how… enticing she was when she was angry. I rather liked it if I do say so.
I grinned and kissed her, reveling in her warmth and the electricity she sent shooting through my dead veins, sending every nerve-ending on fire. But Bella being Bella was a little too trustworthy and put her arms around my neck and her tiny warm hands ran through my hair. I growled at the sensation. Wait, what? I pulled back and saw Bella gasping for breath looking at me with slight smile and she chuckled. I didn't mean to go that far but somehow…I did.
"Did I ever mention I find your growling incredibly… sexy if I dare say it?" Bella stop now or I won't be able to get off of you. I pulled off and she pouted
"Do you think I might ever get a chance to control when or if for that matter, we stop?" She asked placing her hand on her chest still catching her breath. I smirked and answered
"Sorry love, but I don't believe I could handle that." I was still wary of being close to Bella no matter how much the seventeen year old boy in my wanted me to never let go. I was still careful, cautious, but since I thought I had lost her…I had been lowering boundaries so to speak. And I thoroughly enjoyed it. I watched her stretch like a lithe cat and she sat up facing me.
"So, are we doing anything today?" She asked curiously.
"Well I was wondering how you would feel about spending the day at my house, everyone misses you very much you know." I said tenderly brushing a lock of her hair behind her ear. She blushed and ducked her head
"I'd love to, I miss them too. Just give me a minute." She said pecking my cheek and she hopped up grabbed her clothes and rushed to the bathroom. I tried to wait patiently while she got ready…and failed. It was a little disconcerting just how much I depended on her. She really was a drug for me, the more time spent with her, the closer I got, the more I wanted, the more I needed. And when I wasn't with her I practically went comatose.
She stepped back in the room and I stared at her. She was, as always, gorgeous. I always thought Bella was gorgeous but Alice did help … showcase that. She was wearing some white cotton sundress that Alice had bought her, she was amazing. When we had gotten back and everything was back to normal, as normal as we can get that is, Alice had come to Bella's house, took one look at her closet and burned all of Bella's clothes. Usually Bella would have tried to dissuade her but I think I was distracting her too much for her to notice. Not that I minded distracting her…
"What are you staring at?" She asked chuckling nervously. I snapped back to the present and walked over to her snaking my arms around her tiny waist from behind and whispered
"You of course" I felt a spark of smugness go through me when I felt her shiver slightly. Was it wrong for me to be the slightest big smug? I was the lucky man to have caught this goddess's attention, I was the one who got to hold, kiss, and worship this girl. Not vile Mike Newton, nor dimwitted Eric Yorkie and worst of all not the dog. She was still upset about him, for some unknown reason. I really didn't see why she cared so much about him, he was despicable, awful and not to mention his smell practically made it possible for a vampire to vomit. Not easily done.
She shrugged out of my embrace and sighed "Come on, let's get going. I'm sure Alice is getting antsy." I laughed and grabbed her hand towing her outside.
When we were outside her door she hung back looking slightly embarrassed.
"What's wrong?" I asked curiously. She looked down biting her lip and answered a small smile playing on her lips
"Would you believe that I actually want to run there?" I just stared at her. She wanted to run…I was upset about her getting into 'extreme sports' as she called them but if that brief stint of them caused her to enjoy running well then I was all for it!
I grinned and pulled her up and onto my back melting at the warmth. I kissed her hand and muttered
"You are the oddest creature I have ever come across in all my years, and that's saying something." She giggled and kissed my neck before replying
"But that's why you love me right?" I laughed and replied of course.
When we arrived at my house Alice was standing on the porch, hands clasped at her chest, and quivering with excitement.
"Bella!" She exclaimed running full speed toward us. Before I had even let Bella hop off, Alice had grabbed Bella and yanked her down hugging her and jumping up and down.
"I missed you so much!! What took you so long to come and see us again?" She asked pouting. Bella grinned and hugged her back saying
"Like you don't know?" Alice laughed and hooked her arm with Bella's dragging her inside.
"I'd really rather you didn't break my fiancée Alice." I told her grinning. Fiancée, I glowed at the word, Bella as my wife, Mrs. Cullen. I could hardly stand waiting till we were married. I had waited 108 years for her and finally I would have her, legally bound.
We were inside the entryway when Alice started attacking Bella.
"Now Bella I know how you are… adverse to shopping but really honey you have to get some new shoes. I noticed last time I was there-
"Yes Alice, last time you were there when you BURNED ALL MY CLOTHES! What were you thinking? Really tell me, or I'll ask Edward because I really don't see the need to grab all my clothes, run out side throw them into a trash can, douse them in gasoline and then light a match!" Bella finished glaring at Alice. Alice just stood there lips pressed together, shifting her eyes to the left, she took a deep breath and furrowed her eyebrows
Crap, how do I answer that? Um…they were unclean and had mold growing on them? No that's all she did was clean when we weren't here….um…Edward help me out here!
I laughed and shook my head no, grabbing Bella by the elbow and bringing her further inside the house.
"Bella, my clumsy, adorable sis, I have missed you!" Emmett yelled dramatically while scooping her up and swinging her around. Bella just giggled and kissed his cheek saying
"Missed you too bro." Emmett silently glowed inside; it really did mean a lot to him for Bella to think of him as a brother. He had come from such a large a family and he missed all his brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces. Bella reminded him of one little niece in particular, who he had spoiled, which is why he was so open with Bella. He set her down, giving her a grin before going back into the living room to finish watching a game.
Jasper came up next and pulled Bella into a one-armed hug, he was so ashamed at what he had done he was forcing himself to be around humans as much as possible to get use to the aching burn, whispering fervently
"Missed you too Bella, I really am sorry, Edward leaving it was all my fault if I was stronger I – I could have – "
Bella cut him off saying
"Jasper it's not your fault! I forgave you before I even left that night, you did nothing wrong. And I missed you too." She chirped kissing his cheek before grabbing my hand and plopping down on the couch. I looked at her; how she had simply dismissed Jaspers actions that night, just let them go as if they were nothing. She had told me one night how she had practically expected something like this, she said she realized what we were and what we craved and that she didn't blame us for something we couldn't control. I kissed her forehead and pulled her tighter into my side.
Alice came around the corner biting her lip in uncertainty before going into a vision of her and Bella at the mall today. She grinned her eyes sparkling before she hopped around the corner and into our view.
"Bella" She sang. Bella looked at her eyebrow raised; her lids narrowed "Yes Alice?"
"Let's go shopping!" Oh, so it was the direct approach. Bella rolled her eyes and sighed saying "no Alice, not today."
Gah! MUST she be so difficult? I'm sorry Edward but it's come to this.
She widened her eyes, her lip quivering, and the picture of innocence. The little conniver.
"Bella do you… do you not want to spend time with me? I mean I started to think when you hadn't come around for a few weeks and all…" She trailed off, ducking her head and fidgeting with her fingers in her lap. Bella's eyes widened and I could see guilt on her face.
"Alice, no I didn't mean that at all! I just…well…
Yes come on, come on…
"Well all right I guess we can shopping for a little while but can I at least talk to Esme for a bit first?" Esme would be happy, she thought of Bella as a daughter and absolutely adored the time she spent talking to Bella. Alice nodded and jumped up absently and started planning
Shoes first, we'll start with flats, ballets and sandals, move onto heels, kittens and peep toe's…
Bella sighed, but got up to go into the kitchen to speak with Esme. I looked to the game my brothers were watching not finding it at all interesting. And that's when Emmett started up.
"So Edward… what all have you been doing these long weeks with Bella?" He asked, seemingly innocent but his mind in the gutter.
"Nothing of that sort I can assure" I answered coldly. That didn't necessarily mean I didn't want to though…
"Ha, he wanted to though, right Edward?" Jasper decided to cut in, I turned to glare at him to find him smirking. Emmett roared, delighted with this new piece of information. Great, just great.
Half an hour later I walked into the kitchen to find Esme and Bella chatting, Esme beaming with motherly instinct; we all knew how much she craved the chance to care and love for a small child. She found some of that in Bella, she liked to keep track of all the little changes, such as how Bella's hair was highlighted with more of the red tint because of the unusual amount of sun this summer, or how her features were steadily becoming more pronounced, even how her fingernails were growing. But this also meant she noticed how much frailer she was, the ghost of dark circles beneath her eyes, and how she was now 104 lbs. instead of her previously healthy 110. And she grieved nearly every day how she had not tried harder to keep me to stay here. She didn't realize I was so arrogant I wouldn't have listened to any of them.I walked over to Bella and placed my arm around her fragile neck and shoulders and whispered
"I would wrap it up, Alice is about to burst in here from impatience." And right on cue here she is.
"Bella hurry it up! We have to go now you know the malls close early on the weekend!" Bella laughed and stood up to hug Esme goodbye and said
"I'll see you… I don't know when this is Alice we're talking about." Esme kissed her cheek
"Bye dear, and Alice sweetheart, please remember to feed her." She said with a knowing smile. Alice scowled
"One time, people, one time! Besides she didn't complain!" I rolled my eyes and pulled Bella into my chest, breathing in her intoxicating scent. I kissed her tenderly feeling the regular jolt go through me, but pushed it down and whispered in her ear
"Please try and stay out of danger, just this once?" She narrowed her eyes playfully and pecked my cheek saying
"I'll do my best." Before Alice literally picked her up and ran outside.
"Man, three hours with Alice that has got to be rough." Emmett sympathized shaking his head. I agreed, feeling extreme pity for my future wife. Ah, that sounds so wonderful.
"Oh please, my wife isn't that bad. What about you Emmett? Rosalie isn't the least bit hard to be around at times?"
"Hey! Don't comment on my wife!"
"Then you don't for mine!" I let them continue their banter when my cell phone rang; I picked it up and glanced at the caller I.D. Alice. I felt a sense of unease wash over me, before I answered.
"Edward?" Alice asked frantically, I could hear her racing through the streets.
"What is it Alice? Is Bella all right?" I asked strangely calm.
"I – I don't know Edward…" She said timidly, what had happened?
"Alice what happened?" I asked urgently, I heard Emmett and Jasper look up with concern and Esme came in looking worried.
"I'm not sure… we were just walking and then all of a sudden she collapsed! I raced out, thankfully no one saw me that would have been hard to explain, anyway, I have her in the back seat now, and Edward…." She trailed uncertainty laced through her words.
"What?" I growled,anger and worry coursing through me.
"Her scent is…different…well not exactly it just…ugh I can't explain it. Don't worry I'll be there soon. Oh and there pulls in Carlisle. Ten seconds tops Edward, she'll be fine." She said soothingly, but it was no good. Carlisle came in, and Esme hurriedly explained what Alice had said, and ten of the longest seconds later, there came Alice. She was holding Bella's limp form. I froze for half a second before grabbing her and gently laying her on her back on the dining table which was quickly becoming an examining board. Carlisle walked over and did a quick check over and looked back at us saying
"I can't find anything wrong with her; I suppose we'll just have to…wait for her to wake up. But I see what Alice meant about her scent, smell her Edward." I was confused but did so, taking in her heavenly scent, feeling it soothe my throat…well that was different. It was the same as always, freesia and lavender and a bit of vanilla but…no blood-lust. None whatsoever; I looked up wide-eyed looked to Carlisle
"What does this mean?" I asked in awe. He shook his head I don't know son, I'm sorry.
"What's going on?" Emmett asked annoyed at our private discussion. I told him to take in her scent and he did so while mentally asking my sanity before bolting up
"What the heck is going on? Instead of a burn…I feel…nothing. Completely satisfied almost it's…creepy, cool but creepy." Jasper walked over and cautiously took a whiff so to speak. He looked up amazed. He backed up quietly standing next to Alice. Rosalie came down the stairs confused
"What's going on?" She asked curiously.
"Smell her" I ordered, pointing to Bella.
Smell her? I know you think she's the most delicious smelling and all but really…She bent down slightly to reach the table and delicately smelled her hair.
"What in the world is going on?" She asked softly, going over to wrap her arms around Emmett.
"Ooh, she'll be waking up in five seconds!" Alice announced skipping over to stand by the table. I followed suit and saw Bella's eyelids flutter open and her gaze came to me, I smiled at her softly, but a confused then disbelieving look came across her face.
"What the heck?" she muttered to herself still staring at me. I looked at her guarded
"What's the matter honey?" She looked at me as though debating on telling me, pressing her lips to a thin line, then looking firm when she answered
"You'll think I'm nuts Edward." Why would I think her crazy?
"Why would I think that love?" I asked stroking her cheek; she sat up on the table, knees bent at her side. She sighed
"I know you will."
"No I won't, what's wrong?"
"Well for one thing you're glowing."
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Our hands-on time with the Xbox 360 version of Half-Life 2: Episode Two starts off in a forest where we once again don the HEV suit of Gordon Freeman. We're pleased to see we're not alone; the always lovely Alyx Vance is by our side. In the distance we can see a swirling blue vortex where the Combine's vast Citadel used to stand. It's quite a sight, but we've got more pressing maters to attend to and a lot of ground to cover. Luckily for us, a working vehicle just happens to be nearby, and this ride's throaty engine is much beefier than the little dune buggy from the original Half-Life 2. When the entire world is under alien occupation you can't be picky about your choice of transportation, but we definitely like the upgrade.
As we drive through this detailed Source-powered forest we find that transitioning from the mouse and keyboard to the Xbox 360 gamepad isn't as nearly as trying as we feared it would be. Our new ride handles nicely and when we're on foot the sensitivity of the analog sticks is dialed in just the way we like it. The real test of this control scheme will come when we get into some combat, but so far so good.
Finding Your Way
There are a lot more open spaces in HL2: Episode Two and wandering around aimlessly is no fun. That's why Valve put a lot of work into guiding you in the right direction. Doug Lombardi, director of marketing at Valve Software, says, "We play tested a lot, for months, on this. Cues from Alyx, cues from the environment, radio signals, and even combat will help you navigate. We wanted to keep up the variety." As we drive through the forest Alyx politely gives us directions on where to go and we end up at a deserted farmhouse. We should point out here that while we were watching other people play they'd tune out Alyx's instructions and end up lost and confused. So the lesson here is: Listen to Alyx!
Further progress is blocked by a gate, so we ditch the ride and explore the premises on foot. It turns out that the gate needs power, so we head into the buildings in search of a generator and eventually find one in the basement. Getting the generator up and running is a small puzzle requiring the use of the gravity gun and power cables of varying lengths. Once we get everything worked out we're ambushed by a pack of new combine enemies called Hunters.
A Hard Fight Ahead
The Hunters are three-legged walkers with the same bio-mechanical look that the larger Striders sport. That's not all these guys have in common with Striders; they share the toughness of their bigger counterparts as well. Since they're much smaller, they can also go where Striders can't, which makes them especially troublesome. As we take cover from the incoming hail of fire, we find that the cover will only last so long. The walls of the room we're cowering in quickly disintegrate under the withering fire.
What happens next is an ugly, brutal slugfest where we burn through inordinate amounts of ammo and do a lot of dodging. The Hunters have ranged attacks and can also charge you like a bull for massive damage. We empty the entire magazine of our submachine gun into one but it keeps on coming. After seeing the tight spot we're in, an EA rep says, "Try the grav gun, they're sensitive to smashing damage." The tables quickly turn. After throwing everything in sight -- including a kitchen sink or two -- at the remaining hunters, we clear the level, hop back in our ride, and the demo ends.
Revelations, Death, and the G-Man
Throughout our experience the frame rate remained steady and smooth and it was hard to discern any big difference in graphical fidelity compared to what we've seen on the PC. The controls didn't feel like a huge hindrance either. Our biggest disappointment was how short the segment was as we felt like we were just getting warmed up. We also didn't really get any bits of the storyline either. Lombardi assures us that HL2: Episode Two will answer plenty of questions, "We're having more fun now from a story standpoint. The setup is done, now you're off and running. More story is in Episode Two than in any of Half-Life." Expect to find out more about the Combine, the G-Man, and his relationship to Alyx. We've also been warned to expect the death of a prominent character.
You'll finally get to play Half-Life 2: Episode Two on October 9, the official release date for The Orange Box package, which also comes with Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Team Fortress 2 and Portal. It just doesn't get much better than that.


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This is the time of year when soups are on my mind. And my stove. On a recent trip to High Falls, N.Y., to visit our friend Nancy at her bed-and-breakfast, she prepared a ribollita. It was so delicious we had it two days in a row and I begged her for the recipe. I have made it twice since then.
Ribollita is an Italian soup/stew full of tomatoes, and beans and herbs and more vegetables and lots of kale. I made a huge batch on New Year's Day, then toodled off to a party at Cindy and Jimmy's. Cindy trumped me, for sure. She had made a big pot of Ina Garten's corn chowder with some sweet corn from Pike's she had frozen at the end of summer. It was a perfect, rich, and warming meal for the guests who had taken the polar bear plunge that day!
Soups have been around for as long as man could cook in a vessel over a fire. Just about every culture has some form of soup. The French have perfected the delicate and refined soups such as consommés, bouillons, and bisques. Japanese soups are light, elegant, and healthy. Thai soups tend to be gutsy with coconut milk, fish, and fresh green chilies.
The modern restaurant industry is said to be based on soup. Restoratifs (where the word restaurant comes from), were the first items served in public restaurants in 18th-century Paris. The word soup derives from sop or sup, meaning a slice of bread upon which the soup or broth is poured.
Advancements in science enabled soups to take many forms: portable, canned, dehydrated, and eventually microwavable. The earliest portable and dehydrated soups were used for the military, covered wagon trains, and cowboy chuck wagons. Eventually, they became a convenience for the home pantry.
Every cuisine has its own soups, and virtually any braised, sauced, or stewed dish can be made into soup simply by adding more liquid to the solids. Just about any combination of vegetables can be used, as long as you add a member of the allium family such as garlic, onions, or leeks. You can add backbone and more flavor by the addition of meat; cured pork products are particularly good when combined with bean or lentil soups. Sautéing or roasting vegetables enhances the flavor more than just boiling them.
James Peterson, the awesome author of numerous encyclopedic single-subject cookbooks, describes his basic formula for all chicken soups. From this method you can then take off in any ethnic direction. Cook a quartered chicken in a sauté pan with a bit of butter or oil. Remove from pan when done, drain off fat, then sweat your aromatic vegetables in the same pan. This combination is known as sofrito in Italy, mirepoix in France, and sofriget in Catalan cooking. It is usually a mixture of garlic and/or onions, carrots, celery, and herbs. Add broth to the vegetables, shred your chicken and add it back to the soup. You could add capers and olives to make a puttanesca-style soup, raisins and apricots to echo a Moroccan tagine, cilantro and toasted tortilla strips for a Mexican accent, and so forth.
There are also many methods for thickening soups other than using flour and cream. You can toast rice, grind it, then simmer it with the other ingredients. Soups can be a complete meal, along with a nice salad and some crusty bread. A homemade cream of tomato soup is always a hit with children, as are any soups with alphabet pasta. Vegetarians and vegans can be sated with any number of vegetable or mushroom broth-based soups, such as Nancy's ribollita coming up.
Another plus: Soups are a one-pot meal. There's less cleaning up, and they are very economical, especially when simply based on beans and a variety of vegetables. So whether you attempt an ajiaco chicken soup from Colombia, a zurek sour rye soup from Poland, or any other soup from the alphabet and the world, I assure you that you will find it gratifying, healthy, and a comforting endeavor in the coming winter months.


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Intelligent design and popular culture: Science fiction "must" be anti-ID. Mustn't it?
Here is an interesting piece by science fiction reviewer, Annalee Newitz who, in "In recent sci-fi, intelligent design is truth", needs to convince herself that, generally, science fiction based on an intelligent design premise is an attempt to disprove it. Or something:
What these authors are doing is even more tricky, if you look at their work as a sneaky critique of ID theory. Essentially they're saying, "Let's invent a universe where ID is truth. Oh, that would be the universe that science will build for us." And ultimately, in these novels, the Designer is not a God or even gods, but instead a whole bunch of sentient creatures harnessing the power of science and technology to design worlds and bodies intelligently.Well, what if ... whatever.
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Nov. 19, 2010
The University of Massachusetts Boston men's basketball team held on to defeat Eastern Nazarene College, 69-67, Thursday evening in the Beacons season opener at the Clark Athletic Center on the campus of UMass Boston. A three point attempt by the Lions just missed the back of the rim and a put back attempt rattled out following an offensive rebound resulting in a win for the UMass Boston who improves to 1-0 on the year. The loss drops ENC to 0-2 in the early goings of the 2010-11 campaign.
Over the final ten minutes of the second half, Eastern Nazarene battled back from deficits of 11 and 13 to draw within two with just seven seconds remaining. The Lions gathered a loose ball and pushed it down the court to find senior guard DeAngelo Alston waiting in the corner. Alston's shot skimmed over the rim to Lion freshman John Flakes whose putback bounced off the rim into the hands of UMass Boston to end the game giving the Beacons the 69-67 victory.
UMass Boston was led sophomore guard Jason White who registered 17 points while shooting 6 of 11 from the field. Freshmen Dontreal Thomas and Mark Reddick each contributed ten points. Senior forward Pat Joseph grabbed a team high 9 rebounds and blocked a shot to go along with his 3 assists in the Beacon victory.
Junior center Chima Ezeigbo scored 20 points, gathered 13 rebounds and blocked 6 shots to anchor the Lions. Freshman John Flakes Jr. tallied 19 points while grabbing 10 boards and blocking 4 shots. Aaron Johnson contributed to the Lions comeback efforts with 15 points and 7 rebounds. Alston ran the offense efficiently dishing out 7 assists while scoring 7 points and grabbing 3 rebounds.
The Beacons will be back in action on Tuesday, November 23 when they head to Fitchburg State for a 7:30 p.m. tilt while the Lions will be looking to notch their first win of the new season this Saturday, November 20, when they host Wheaton College in their home opener at 7:00 p.m.
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Stress Can Shrink Your Brain
There seems to be an endless supply of daily activities to worry about.A new Yale University study suggests that stress can cause the brain to shrink, leading to decreased brain volume and function. Researchers from the Yale Stress Center interviewed 103 healthy participants that estimated the degree of stress in their life based on "traumatic" or "recent" occurrences, such as parents divorcing or financial hardships, according to a report first published in the Yale Daily News. They then compared their answers to images of the participants' brains showing that those with higher levels of cumulative stress had less gray matter, the report states. This reduced gray matter may make it difficult for people to manage stressful situations in the future but it may also serve as a screening tool to prevent stress-related disorders, the report states. In Franklin County, residents said they find things to stress and worry about daily, but also try to take positive steps to cope with that stress. Mark Ziemann, Fayetteville, works as a construction superintendent and said he has stress daily about scheduling, current and future projects, subcontractors showing up on time and other daily activities associated with his job. Ziemann said he tried to get lots of sleep and eat well in order to combat the stress of his job. "I smile a lot, too. It's about all I can do," he said. "I try to make it as light as I can." The effects of stress on his brain and overall health is a concern of Ziemann's, especially since he was diagnosed with heart disease five years ago. "Twenty years ago, I was out of control and it was eating up my stomach," Ziemann said. "Now, I can handle it a little bit better." Mary Ellen Clark, a Hawthorne, N.Y., resident who was visiting the area, said the effects of stress on her brain and overall health is also a concern. Clark said she has dealt with past and ongoing health issues for a while now and takes those into consideration each day. "I try to relax. I go into a room by myself and do something that I like to do away from everybody," she said. F Shippensburg University junior Halee Crist, Chambersburg, and freshman Jerome Williams, Chambersburg, both agreed that deadlines and exams associated with school are their major source of stress. The students try to take a variety of approaches, either by themselves or with friends, to deal with that stress, they said. "I do meditation. I love it," Crist said. "It really helps." As a social work major, Crist is required to participate in a four-week group series. That is how she found out about the college's mindfulness series, which focuses on ways to relax. Williams said he will sometimes look up Bible passages to encourage him, call his family, meet with Shippensburg Christian fellowship group FUSE: Filled Up, Sent, Equipped, or listen to music. "I will try to find a song that gets me moving around and dancing," he said. Samantha Cossick can be reached at email@example.com and 262-4762 or follow her on Twitter at @SCossickPO. (c)2012 the Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pa.) Visit the Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pa.) at www.publicopiniononline.com Distributed by MCT Information Services