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There's a scene in the movie Psycho where Janet Leigh's character makes small talk with Anthony Perkins. Perkins asks, Where are you going? I didn't mean to pry, to which she responds, I'm looking for a private island. After a time, after the rain has receded and the parlor where they make this exchange is cold and damp, he says, You know what I think? I think that we're all in our private traps, clamped in them, and none of us can ever get out. We scratch and, and claw, but only at the air, only at each other. And for all of it, we never budge an inch.
I think about this scene often. I think about Perkins' eyes, wide and black, his face merely a mask, a ruse, obscuring something darker. A daguerreotype of a seething. In the film, he moves as we imagine a bird would — calculating, sharp and violent — and I think about how we are sometimes content in being comfortably uncomfortably. We accept our lot as it is; we leave comments on blog posts coveting the things we want, the things our eyes see. We have our excuses filed away and logged, pulled out like sheets of looseleaf paper at the ready. We say we have these obligations; we blame our fear of pursuing something other on time.
It seems to me that nobody ever has time.
Really? We have time watching and live-tweeting those television shows. We have all the time in the world anesthetizing ourselves over a meal we conveniently call brunch, but really it's a means to mask getting drunk during the day. We make time for our disquiet because it's familiar. We can navigate it. But imagine if we made time, if we made it our business to experience our own private island, albeit for a day.
Today I spent the day on an island the size of a New York City block. When we arrived, it took me all but five minutes to walk the perimeter of it — we were literally miles from civilization. Seven hours on an island without a book, a task, or something to occupy my time. It's a strange thing, this time, how we try to make such efficient use of it. We're machines that way, I think. And this puts me to thinking of the opening scene in Fritz Lang's Metropolis, and then I settle into the fact that it's okay to be alone. It's okay to settle with yourself, in your thoughts. It's perfectly fine to be as you are.
So I passed the day sleeping under a hut fashioned out of coconut leaves and trees. I sampled local barbeque. I kayaked out into the ocean against some pretty rough current that had me scared for a bit, but then I returned to my breath and everything was set to rights. The shoreline came into view. I swam in salty water and made small talk with the two people who live on the island, and I envied them their quiet. Only for a minute. And then I suddenly became grateful because I've spent this year, perhaps so many years too late (!!!) making time. Trading in handbags never worn for experiences. Making less to feel more. Focusing on the content of my character rather than how my jeans fit.
Admittedly, this is hard as I live in New York, and it's a city that isn't always kind. I used to know a woman who said to me once (after I had gained a little weight), nothing tastes as good as skinny feels. I think about the woman now, and how she's frightened of her own solitude. How she's the master purveyor of things, and instead of thinking something negative (which is so very easy to do), I silently send her the strength that she will one day find her own private island.
This is the yoga, I think. Cultivating experience that you wish onto, and bring to, others. This is the work, and it's constant.


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Resurrection Life Church Values Sennheiser RF
Oct 5, 2006 8:00 AM
Sennheiser wireless personal monitors and wireless/wired microphones both play a key role in the concert-quality sound system recently implemented at the new 4,000-plus-capacity worship center of Resurrection Life Church in Grandville, Mich.
The sound system was designed by Acoustic Dimensions, based in Dallas, with installation by Parkway Electric of Holland, Mich. Both entities worked closely with Resurrection Life Church Technical Director Cliff Rosenberg on the system, which supports a contemporary worship style.
The portion of the system serving the worship center's front platform, which hosts a large band, choir, background singers, and worship leaders, features a great deal of flexible interconnectivity. Within this backdrop, 12 Sennheiser ew 300 IEM G2 UHF wireless monitor systems play a key role, providing the monitoring needs for several vocalists and musicians.
"I didn't have any previous experience with Sennheiser equipment, but it's been a true highlight of the new system. I'm very pleased we took this direction," notes Rosenberg. "The vocalists love the very compact size of the receivers because it's so comfortable for them. Plus, with the receivers using AA rather than 9V batteries, we're cutting our battery costs over the long haul, which is not a small issue when you're using so many units. Overall, the RF performance of all of these systems has been flawless."
The systems offer Sennheiser's proprietary Autoscan for simple and secure frequency selection, with 1,440 total frequencies available within a 36MHz switching bandwidth for greater tuning flexibility.
At Resurrection Life Church, the transmitters are rackmounted on the platform, and via two Sennheiser AC3000-UHF antenna combers, they're linked to two Sennheiser A2000-UHF antennas flown above stage left and right.
Rosenberg also chose a Sennheiser EM 3032-U dual-channel UHF wireless microphone receiver working in tandem with dual Sennheiser SKM 5200 handheld transmitters to meet the sonic needs of the two worship leaders, who are both featured performers in most services. The transmitters are outfitted with the optional Neumann KK 105 microphone capsule that provides premium live vocalist performance. Four Sennheiser MD441 microphones are used to capture the brass section. "The MD441s are my first choice for the trumpets and the trombone as well. The MD441s are highly regarded by every sound engineer I talked to during the planning process."
Rosenberg also deploys four Neumann KM 184 microphones to capture the 200-member choir. Right now, the KM 184s are stand-mounted in front of the choir, but they'll soon be flown to clear floor space. "These mics have a really nice cardioid condenser signature that's great with the vocal signature of a choir," he notes. "They really bring out the 'gospel' signature of what we're presenting and the very flat frequency off-axis response helps keep the clarity of the voices."
For more information, please visit www.sennheiserusa.com.

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Yes, you can eat quinoa for breakfast. It's full of protein and will jump-start your day. Make a large batch of quinoa so that breakfast is right at your fingertips all week. Recipe makes 1.
What you'll need:
- 2/3 cup cooked quinoa
- 1/4 cup blueberries
- 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
What you'll do:
- Simply top cooked quinoa with blueberries, walnuts, brown sugar and cinnamon.
Recipe and image from Cooking Light.
So what are you waiting for…Get dinner on the table!


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A simple electrical circuit contains a condenser of capacity C farads, a coil of inductance L henrys, a resistance of R ohms, and a generator which produces an electromotive force E volts, in series. If the current intensity at time t at some point of the circuit is I amperes, the differential equation governing the current I is:
$\displaystyle L d^2I/dt^2 + R dI/dt + 1/C I = dE/dt$
There is also a picture attached, not sure if its important so let me know.
Find I as a function of t if:
1. R=0, 1/(LC) = w^2, E= constant
2. R=0, 1/(LC) = w^2, E= Asin(alpha*t); alpha=constant≠w
3. R=0, 1/(LC) = w^2, E= Asin(wt)
4. R=50, L=5, C=9x10^-6, E= constant
If someone can just get me started, it would be much appreciated. I have utterly no clue what to do here


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Alex Rogeo and her team are preparing her Arrington Performance MAHLE Original race car for the second half of the NMCA West series. Alex started the year very strong, winning the first race of the year at Mopars at the Strip (or Musclecars at the Strip as it is now known) and then a very strong outing in the opening 2016 NMCA West race. Since then the team has struggled with two difficult issues on the car. Read the rest of this entry →
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Alex "The Car Girl" Rogeo Starts 2016 NMCA West Season With #1 Qualifier and 4th Place in PointsPublished April 7, 2016 by hedmanperformancegroup
Alex Rogeo started the 2016 NMCA West championship series by securing the #1 qualifier spot in the Quick Street class at the Nitto Tires Spring Nationals at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, California, and took her Liquid Glow Arrington Performance 2007 Dodge Magnum down to the final five cars. With the qualifying bonus points, she starts the season in fourth place.
"This was our first NMCA West race," said Alex. "We've made this our main points series for the year and the level of competition is really high. There are racers here that have won so many races, so many various championships over the years that we knew going into this that this was going to be both fun and really tough."
This race comes on the heels of Alex's win at Muscle Cars at the Strip two weeks ago in the Arrington Performance New HEMI Challenge class. The team had some work to do between the two races.
"We had something not quite right with the transmission," said Alex. "We took the car to Westminster Performance Transmission and the team there went through it and found a sticky valve. They fixed that and the transmission performed flawlessly all weekend. Also, this is a stock-based race car and we have had problems off and on for the last two years with cutting and throwing engine supercharger belts. The car went to Mountain View Performance in Rancho Cucamonga and Dave Beckley implemented an idea my crew chief, Richard Kratz had come up with that looks like it has ended our belt problem for good. We not only ran in the 9s all weekend, but we ran really consistently."
"This weekend we really got to focus on learning the car," said Richard. "We were sorting out a lot of teething problems with this car which has had so many upgrades since the end of last season. By Saturday I was getting a good handle on the car setup and that let Alex find her groove at the tree. By Sunday, the car was a machine running lap after lap within thousandths of a second."
During qualifying on Saturday, the team looked at going into the last round of qualifying satisfied with the car and ready to go for a good qualifying spot. Quick Street qualifies based on reaction time so the car setup was changed slightly for the last round. After the first two rounds, Chris Davis had the provisional pole with a .001 reaction time, so there wasn't a lot of room with which to work, only a perfect light could take the pole at that point. Late in the afternoon, Alex staged the car and managed to get a perfect .000 reaction time to secure the #1 qualifying spot and the bonus points that went with it. On Sunday, Alex took the car through three tough rounds of competition and her reward was to face prior class champion, Jeff Interlicchia. Alex went red by .018 and that ended her day.
"Of course I was mad at myself for that red light," Alex said. "But, we're leaving here in fourth place and that's a pretty good position to start the season in. I'm already looking forward to the next race."
Alex thanked all of her marketing partners, "I am so lucky to have such great partners. Thank you to MAHLE Aftermarket and MAHLE Motorsports, Magnuson Superchargers, Manley Performance, Diablosport, LAT Oil, Champion Spark Plugs, shopHEMI.com, Mickey Thompson Tires, Hedman Hedders, Driveshaft Shop, Bell Racing, Mountain View Performance, Weld Racing, AEM Electronics and Big John's Performance. I couldn't be where I am without these great companies."
Hedman Racer Alex Rogeo is Excited to Start the 2015 Drag Racing SeasonPublished March 11, 2015 by hedmanperformancegroup
Alex Rogeo is excited about the start of the 2015 season at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway March 14th, 2015. She will race the NHRA Summit Series that weekend, followed by the Pacific Street Car Association Magnafuel Nationals at LVMS March 22nd and finally the Mopars at the Strip race on March 29th. Read the rest of this entry →
ALEX "THE CAR GIRL" ROGEO KEEPS FIRST PLACE LEAD IN PSCA STREET MUSCLE CLASSPublished June 26, 2014 by hedmanperformancegroup
Fontana, CA –Alex Rogeo and her Liquid Glow Arrington MAHLE Champion Spark Plugs team fought rear suspension issues but managed to leave the Pacific Street Car Nationals Calvert Racing Summer Nationals still in first place in the championship points for the Street Muscle class and apparently still in second place in the Bracket-1 class. With only two races left in the 2014 series Alex is locked into a tight battle with Larry Pittenger, Nolan Brandt and just behind them Jason Hoorn in Street Muscle and she is only two rounds behind Dick Krieger in Bracket-1. Read the rest of this entry →
ALEX "THE CAR GIRL" ROGEO EXTENDS FIRST PLACE LEAD IN PSCA STREET MUSCLE CLASSPublished June 26, 2014 by hedmanperformancegroup
Las Vegas, NV – Alex Rogeo and her Liquid Glow shopHEMI MAHLE Champion Spark Plugs team overcame tire issues and made it to the semi-finals in the Street Muscle class of the Pacific Street Car Association's MagnaFuel Las Vegas Nationals presented by Goodyear Racing today. With three races left in the 2014 series Alex extended her lead in the class and remains in the hunt in Bracket-1 by staying in the top three there. Read the rest of this entry →
Alex "The Car Girl" Rogeo Leaves PSCA Fontana Race in First Place in Street Muscle ClassPublished May 20, 2014 by hedmanperformancegroup
Alex Rogeo and the Pacific Street Car Association returned to Southern California quarter mile drag racing at Auto Club Dragway inFontana,California this past weekend. The dragway was closed for almost two years during a legal tussle with neighbors over noise issues. After many great companies stepped up and provided funding in excess of one million dollars to build a sound barrier wall, the track is back in business. And so is the PSCA. The return toFontana saw high car counts, a busy vendor midway and lots of spectators. Read the rest of this entry →


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Do a Google Images search for the word "bossy" and you get results that fall into three camps, more or less: the children's book Little Miss Bossy; lemon-faced little girls; and adult women glaring and pointing their index finger at you. There's even an image of a woman in a skirt suit with one high-heeled foot on the head of a very sad-looking man.
"Bossy" has a bad rap.
Now Facebook COO and Lean In author Sheryl Sandberg is trying to change that, with her #BanBossy campaign that launched this week. Because fear of being labeled "bossy" has real impact on girls' lives: they're more likely than boys to fear that taking leadership roles will make them seem "bossy", they're less likely than boys to be called on in class, and as they enter adolescence their self-esteem plummets. "Bossy" is hardly the only culprit, but it is one of those gender-coded words we use too often to discourage girls from being assertive.
"Bossy" as a rejoinder has been applied, among kids themselves – kids on playgrounds, kids in classrooms, kids in more and more places – to seemingly any outspoken girl who asserts herself. It is the kind of word that dims those very skills which girls so need to succeed. And "bossy" doesn't just hurt the confident girls; the quiet girls in the classroom hear it, too, and they learn not to speak up for themselves. A "bossy" girl is unlikable, apparently. A "bossy" girl is a "mean girl".
Boys also hear that "bossy" is bad – and they hear that opinionated, forceful or self-assured girls are unpleasant people to be chastised, while their own assertiveness is rewarded.
These basic misgivings stay with us into adulthood: a cornerstone of Sandberg's Lean In strategy is encouraging assertiveness in women, but it turns out that even adults don't like "bossy" women who have the audacity to, say, ask for a raise.
Yes, boys occasionally get called "bossy", too – but not nearly as often as girls do. And, yes, you can use the word "bossy" in a good way, an excellent Kelis song being one of them. Beyoncé, who is part of the #BanBossy campaign, massages an insult into an anthem:
I'm not "bossy", I'm the boss.
But those small snippets of pop culture reclamation are still up against a sea of hostility toward "bossy" girls.
Behind the allegations of "bossiness" – behind the hostility toward women who are seen as aggressive or self-promotional – is a regressive view of what a woman should be. And a white view at that. A woman should be kind, goes the cookie-cutter feminine ideal – accommodating, a mother, a "good girl". Girls who don't fit into that pattern – girls of color, fat girls, girls with disabilities – aren't only victims of the "bossy" label; they're more likely to get bullied by their peers or formally punished by adults. Black girls with disabilities are more likely than any other sub-group of girls to be suspended from school. Obese children are more likely to be bullied than thinner kids, even if they have the tools that usually fend off bullying, like good social skills and academic success.
We need a wholesale recalibration of how we talk about girls and boys, and how we help men and women grow. That means no more chiding boys to "be a man", no telling girls to act "ladylike", no teasing the tomboys or the girly-girls or the girly-boys, no marginalizing the kids of color as aggressive or threatening or having "behavior problems".
That's not easy, but it starts at home and at school: when kids see mom doing most of the housework and childcare, that matters. When they see that their teachers are mostly women but the principal, the mayor, the governor and the president are all men, that matters. When even critically acclaimed adult shows feature complicated men behaving bravely in extraordinary situations and women who the props and plot devices, that matters.
"Bossy" is a good place to start. Even if no one in America ever used the word "bossy" again, girls would still struggle, but our words do matter. Kids, as it turns out, are much more alike than they are different, and many of the differences between men's brains and women's brains are attributable to gendered cultural stimuli. Segregating the way children play and socialize, and policing their behavior along gender lines, shapes cognitive development. Calling girls "bossy", and the whole universe of gendered socialization that comes along with it, profoundly impacts behavior, cognition and perception.
As a little girl who was often called "bossy" and eventually learned to shut up and defer to boys – and now as an adult who works to undo all of that – this feels quite personal. If only Beyoncé had been around when I was a kid to tell me I wasn't bossy. I was just honing my management skills.


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Williamstown Voters Pass Waubeeka Hotel Bylaw
After a protracted debate that saw a series of amendments and amendments to amendments, the town passed the language preferred by Waubeeka's owner — the so-called "acreage-controlled" amendment that would allow a developer to seek a special permit to build a 120-room hotel and associated buildings in a 10-acre building envelope.
As a zoning change, the article needed a two-thirds "super majority" for passage. The final vote was 418-192 — clearing the two-thirds hurdle by about 10 votes.
"I really do not have a sense of what put the vote over the top," said Stanley Parese, the attorney for Waubeeka owner Michael Deep and the Williamstown resident whose petition put the bylaw on the annual town meeting warrant. "I think it has been said, really throughout the long, long conversation, that everybody at some level wanted this to happen.
"It was just a point of getting it to where everyone could be comfortable. Well, clearly not everybody. In fact, one of those cliches is that indication you have a good outcome is that no one is completely happy."
Parese's acreage amendment went into the annual town meeting as one of two competing amendments to the original citizen's petition he submitted earlier this spring.
Standing opposed to Parese's acreage amendment was the "square footage" amendment, which passed the Planning Board on a 3-2 vote on May 4.
The square footage plan was the first to face a vote, needing just a simple majority to take the place of the original citizen's petition and move on to full consideration by the voters.
It lost, 482-244, meaning that 33 percent of voters in the room were willing to swap out the original text for the Planning Board's version. That sent a clear signal that Parese's amendment — if it went to the floor as drafted — was in for a close vote.
When it came time to debate that acreage amendment, Anne Hogeland, an attorney and recent candidate for the Planning Board, offered a series of amendments that would have made the acreage amendment more like the square footage amendment.
While allowing the use of a building envelope and leaving out the "conservation bonus" feature of the amendment passed by the Planning Board, Hogeland's language: 1. toughened the language governing a conservation restriction on 67 acres of the property; 2. removed a "revocation" clause that would allow a developer to shutter the hotel and return to its current residential zoning status; 3. inserted the phrase "including the golf course" into the "intent" section of the bylaw, and; 4. changed the limiting factor of a hotel from the phrase "120 units" to "120 rooms."
On conservation restrictions, Hogeland objected to language in the acreage amendment that allows uses like geothermal wells and ground-mounted solar arrays in the conserved land.
"Mr. Deep's proposed language has so many exceptions ... that undercut land conservation, which is exactly what a conservation restriction is supposed to accomplish," Hogeland said. "My proposed amendment is to allow a real conservation restriction to occur and for us to be able to preserve the wetlands and watershed as we need to do."
Hogeland's argument for the last point was that the vaguer term, "units," opened the door to the creation of more than 100 suites, which could easily double or triple the size of the final product.
Parese said half of what Hogeland proposed was OK with him.
"In the spirit of compromise, if we can split these motions ... the motion to add language about the golf course, if you want to put that language in there, that's fine," Parese said. "We're trying to save the golf course. If you want to say 'golf course,' great, let's say 'golf course.'
"As to the rooms, fine. We can't build more than that on 10 acres anyway. … As for the rest of it, no. We are not giving the golf course into a permanent CR, and that's the effect of this. This town has very little land on which to develop economic opportunity. This is 200 acres at the intersection of two state highways. This town meeting should not be about saying future generations of residents will not touch that property."
Waubeeka abuttor Sherwood Guernsey, also an attorney, argued passionately that the revocation clause was a mistake.
Guernsey said he reached out to land law expert Mark Bobrowski, a professor at the New England School of Law.
"He's probably written 100 bylaws for various towns," Guernsey said. "His words are 'the [Massachusetts] statute does not provide for revocation of a special permit for any reason.' Surrender after a period of time is a concept foreign to the zoning act. His recommendation was to strike the revocation language.
"If the hotel is not viable ... the owner, like every other businessman in this commonwealth, has options. The option is you sell it or you come back to the town and ask for rezoning at that point. That gives flexibility to the developer.
"But to have it be automatic is not provided in the law."
Hogeland's motion to make those four changes — including striking the revocation clause — passed, 334-311.
That brought Parese back to the microphone to make what he described a "last chance" attempt to reach a compromise.
He moved to do essentially what he suggested before the question was called on Hogeland's amendment: breaking it out into different parts. Parese moved that the voters restore the language on revocation and go back to the original "acreage amendment" text on CRs while keeping Hogeland's wording on the rooms versus units question.
The vote on Parese's amendment to cut Hogeland's amendment in half was 360-260 in Parese's favor, clearing the decks for the final 418-192 vote on the bylaw amendment as a whole.
After the meeting, Parese said the 2-1 margin in that initial vote on the square footage amendment probably was in the back of his mind when he made the final compromise on the rooms versus units question.
"During the meeting, it's all unfolding, real time, very fast," Parese said. "I can't tell you it didn't cross my mind, but I can't tell you this is precisely when and here's what I thought.
"It feels like it's excruciatingly slow, the process, and in many ways it is. ... It was a very, very long conversation, but in the middle of it, it's hard to process as it unfolds.
"To answer your question, I'm sure [the 482-244 vote] was something I was thinking about, but I couldn't tell you precisely what it translated to."
The other hotel-related zoning change on the annual town meeting warrant won approval by a more convincing margin, but it was not without its detractors.
South Street resident Roger Lawrence was the only resident to rise in opposition to a bylaw amendment expanding the Village Business District to include land owned by Williams College where the college plans to build a replacement to the Williams Inn.
Lawrence argued that an inn at that location will create parking and traffic problems in excess of the numbers projected by the college, and that the college, which argues a downtown hotel would bring vitality to Spring Street, is actually a threat to small businesses on the street.
"The institution supporting the hotel is tax exempt," Lawrence argued. "It can easily afford to operate a hotel at a loss. That's how it uses its nonprofit status to unfairly compete."
Lawrence argued that the college already has land where a hotel creates none of the traffic and parking problems he fears at the Spring Street location. He said the school should either renovate the current Williams Inn or rebuild on site at the junctions of Routes 2 and 7.
The bylaw to expand the Village Business District passed by a margin of 224-65 (after many residents left following the Waubeeka votes) — a 78 percent majority.
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Sood & Darley's "plasticity of harm"
Last semester I taught a seminar at Harvard Law School on "law and cognition." Readings consisted of about 50 or so papers, most of which featured empirical studies of legal decisionmaking. I will now & again describe some of them.
One of the most interesting was "The Plasticity of Harm in the Service of Punishment Goals: Legal Implications of Outcome-Driven Reasoning, " 100 Calif. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2012), by Avani Sood—whom I convinced to attend the seminar session in which we discussed it—and John Darley (a legendary social psychologist who now does a lot of empirical legal studies).
The paper contains a set of experiments in which subjects are shown to impute "harm" more readily to behavior when it offends their moral values than when it doesn't. This dynamic, which reflects a form of motivated reasoning, subverts legal doctrines rooted in the liberal "harm principle"—which prohibits punishment of behavior that people find offensive but that doesn't cause harm.
I liked this paper a lot the first time I read it—as an early draft presented at the 2010 Conference on Empirical Legal Studies—but was all the more impressed this time by a new study S&D had added. In that study, S&D examined whether subjects' perceptions of harm were sensitive to the message of a political protestor who was alleged to have "harmed" bystanders by demonstrating in the nude.
S&D first conducted a "between subjects" version of the design in which one half the subjects were told that the protestor was expressing an "anti-abortion" message and the other half that the protestor was expressing a "pro-abortion" one. S&D found that subjects more readily perceived harm, and favored a more severe sanction, when the protestor's message defied the subjects' own positions on abortion.
That was in itself a nice result (it extended other studies in the paper by showing that diverse moral or ideological attitudes could generate systematic disagreements in perceptions of harm) but the best part was a follow-up, within-subject version of the same design, in which all subjects assessed both pro- and anti-abortion protestors. Subjects now rated the behavior of both protestores—the one whose message matched their own positoin and the one whose message didn't—equally harmful, and deserving of equally severe punishments.
The result was valuable for S&D because it addressed a potential objection to the paper: that subjects in their various studies didn't understand that offense to their (or others') moral sensibilities doesn't count as a "harm" for purposes of the law. If that had been so, then the results in the within-subject design presumably would have reflected the same correspondence between protestor message and subject ideology as the results in the between-subjects design. The difference suggested that the subjects who had evaluated only one protestor at a time had been unconsciously influenced by their own ideology to see harm conditional on their opposition to the protestor's message.
This result in fact made me feel better about some of the cultural cognition studies that I and my collaborators have done. In a number of papers, we have been exploring the phenomenon of "cognitive illiberalism," which for us refers exactly to the vulnerability of citizens to a form of motivated reasoning that subverts their commitment to liberal principles of neutrality in the law.
One of the possible objections to our studies was that we were assuming such a commitment—when in fact our subjects could have been consciously indulging partisan sensibilities in assessing "facts" like whether a fleeing driver had exposed pedestrians' to a "substantial risk of death" or a political demonstrator had "shoved" or "blocked" onlookers. I think we had reason to discount this possibility before. But based on S&D's result, we now have a lot more!
I also really like the S&D result because of what it suggests about the prospects & even the mechanics of "debiasing" in this setting. The disparity between their between- and with-subject designs demonstrated not only that their subjects' conscious commitment to liberal principles were being betrayed by the sensitivity of their perceptions to their ideologies. It suggested, too, that making their subjects conscious of the risk of to this sort of defeat could equip them to overcome it.
One might be tempted to think that all one has to do is tell citizens to "consider the opposite" if one wants to counteract culturally or ideologically motivated reasoning. Sadly, I don't think things are that simple, at least outside the lab. But that's a story for another time.


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- Mel's 2016 Resolutions (That Hopefully Will Last the Year) - January 7, 2016


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Grand Admiral Thrawn
One of the Most Dangerous Empirial minds since the Emperor.
Grand Admiral Thrawn was a patron of the arts, and studied it to learn a civilizations ways.
In the waning days of the republic, Thrawn was the commander of a fleet of ships, under the Chiss Expansionary Defense
Fleet. He destroyed a republic taskforce that was out to destroy a jedi filled Outbound Flight Vessel. Thrawn destroyed it,
and returned to Csilla to be judged for his hostilities. Pleading was fruitless, however, as he was banished from Csilla.
Thrawn was then inducted into the empirial fleet. And he climbed through the ranks until he was in command of an imperial
star destroyer, the vengance. After earning the respect of Lord Vader, and being allowed acess to his private Noghri army,
thrawn advanced to the rank of Grand Admiral. That is, when Vader disposed of Grand Admiral Zaarin. After a fruitless campaign
to better the empirial fleet and destroy the new Republic, Thrawn was Assasinated by his Noghri body guar Rukh, because of
princess leia's sympathies for the species.


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When most out-of-state people think of Texas, their first thoughts are usually of cowboys and oil. Today, North Texans are better known for the pig-skin throwing Cowboys, rather than the horse-riding kind. Oil and natural gas production are still a big business in the Lone Star State, however. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the Barnett Shale is the source of approximately 53,000 local jobs according to M & L Research Inc.
Given the physical demands of drilling for oil and gas, however, workplace accidents are inevitable. Heavy machinery, dangerous chemicals and human error can all contribute to hazardous conditions which could result in serious injuries or even fatalities. Despite companies operating in the Barnett Shale fields taking reasonable steps to ensure safe conditions to protect their workers from harm, accidents do inevitably happen. Long arduous shifts are common in the oil and gas industry, and the physical labor is frequently strenuous.
The good news for oil and gas workers is that they will usually receive workers' comp for any on-the-job injuries that they suffer. Unfortunately, there are times when that money is simply not enough to cover their medical bills and support their family. If the accident resulted in a fatality, the financial situation for the deceased's relatives can become even worse. Depending on the situation, it may be possible for you to make a separate claim for compensation, entirely apart from and in addition to any workers compensation which you might be receiving.
This usually applies to situations where the accident which caused your injuries was caused by someone who is not employed by the same company as you. For example, if you were hit by a tanker truck which is owned and operated by a separate commercial trucking company and not your employer, then you are legally entitled to seek additional damages from that company's insurance too.
Of course, every situation is different, so to find out whether you might qualify for more money following your injury, you should contact the experienced personal injury and wrongful death lawyers at the Anderson Law Firm in Fort Worth. To schedule your free no obligation consultation, please call toll free at 800-354-6275 or locally at 817-294-1900 in Fort Worth or 214-327-8000 in Dallas. Alternatively, you may contact us online and one of our experienced attorneys will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
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Greenfield Postal Codes
Greenfield city is located in New Brunswick, Canada
You can search for the Greenfield NB postal codes by its streets and block numbers
Greenfield Area Code is 506 and Time Zone is Atlantic (GMT -04:00).
Greenfield Postal Code - New Brunswick
Greenfield Postal Code is a six-character string that forms part of a postal address in Canada. Like British and Dutch postcodes, Greenfield - NB postal codes are alphanumeric.
The first three characters (alpha-numeric-alpha) of the postal code which represent a geographic area in Greenfield.
The last three characters denote a Greenfield local delivery unit (LDU). An LDU denotes a specific single Greenfield address or range of addresses, which can correspond to an entire small town, a significant part of a medium-sized town, a single side of a city block in larger cities, a single large building or a portion of a very large one, a single (large) institution in Greenfield, New Brunswick, such as a university or a hospital, or a business that receives large volumes of mail on a regular basis
If you want to send a mail to Greenfield City, you should use the corresponding Postal Code.


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Have you read Alterknits yet (photo courtesy of Amazon)? One of the creativity exercises in the book is to journal about your fantasy "dream knitting day". Being the busy procrastinator that I am, I skipped the journaling step and just lived it on Saturday.
Some of you know that I also quilt, though not so much recently. A few even know that I am still an active member of the Mountain Harvest Quilt Guild of Downieville. I am not sure if anyone currently reading remembers this post about last year's Mystery Quilt Weekend, but it is a longstanding annual tradition, hosted at the St. Charles' Inn in Goodyears Bar, right alongside the North Yuba. Last year, I pieced together a set of quilt squares I had won in one of the guild's raffles, but this year I decided to make it my own personal "March UFO Resurrection and Spinning Retreat".
After all, I didn't want to miss out on the grrl time (these women are some of my oldest and dearest friends) or the food (everyone makes dishes they wouldn't normally eat at home and promises each other that the calories don't count if someone else cooked it - Carole's Artichokes French was a big hit!). And I didn't want to miss out on the chance to spend a night and a day next to the river... one of my favorite places. I had been having some mild anxiety all week, realizing that I had worked in Downieville regularly since 1989, beside the beautiful Yuba, and life was changing such that I would probably only see the river one day a week, at best. My new job starts tomorrow, and my three old ones ended this past week, so rest and reassurance were definitely in order. I felt like an aquifer needing replenishment.
I had the added motivation of glorious spring weather...
and a package of new fiber enablement that arrived from Wooly Wonka Fibers in Thursday's mail (I think the fabulous Harvest colorway will become a pair of Susan's Aran Braided Socks very soon)...
Friday afternoon was spent tackling my March UFO. It warrants its own post, so suffice to say that while some progress was made, I set it aside in order to spin up the remainder of the blue denim mohair that has been patiently waiting since last fall. I stopped for feasting at dinner time, but otherwise spindled away until I was almost dropping in my tracks... I had only a few small, pre-drafted slices of mohair left, but had to admit that sleep was calling and my spinning deteriorating significantly.
The rooms at the Inn are spacious and lovely, and decorated with antiques. However, my friend Lynn and I were especially delighted that Tami had put us in her daughter Krista's room... Krista was one of our former students (Lynn still teaches English and Drama at the high school where I taught yearbook and computer classes for eight years). Krista moved into this particular room last year, while a major remodel had the Inn closed for several months, and will soon have to move out and let guests use it, but is currently in Japan, keeping her sIL company while her brother serves in Iraq. Her additions to the room include her collection of angels, the beautiful pencil sketches and watercolors she does, as well as dioramas and picture frames incorporating found objects and broken bits of china... we both had restful sleeps with creative dreams.
I woke much earlier than planned, did some yoga for the first time in several weeks since there were no little dogs clamoring for a walk, and then finished up the blue mohair before breakfast was ready.
This photo makes it seem like there is more yarn... actually these three skeins are pretty "cute and little"... I wasn't paying attention as I wound each one off with my niddy noddy or I would be able to tell you approximately how many yards I have. I still need to wash them and measure the WPI, but I just might be able to make the Laceup Fingerless Gloves in Alterknits. I love the sparkle of the mohair in this photo, taken at our communal lunch, eaten outdoors in the bright spring sunlight. The light really picks up the halo from the mohair.
With a feeling of accomplishment, I returned to my UFO, and successfully finished it... as you will see, it was worth the effort and I like it much better as a FO!
Trying to decide what to do next (when do you ever have enough time for spinning or knitting for such a choice?!), it was just too hard to resist the "bunny crack" as Margene calls it, so I dove right in and got to spinning Anne's blend of Rambouillet wool and her bunny, Hank's angora. I was happy to be able to get a finer thread from this mix, as I had been nervous about attempting angora, but Anne had reassured me that blended together it would spin up easily. I began envisioning a small scarf....
We had a great feast of a lunch that included excellent smoked local trout, carmelized onion cheddar cheese (this was new to me and totally awesome), several desserts and salads... in other words "way too much". Lynn and I took a walk along the river to stretch out from sitting and work off some of the good food, and I also got a chair massage from Laurel, who arrived in mid-adfternoon to help us relieve the stiffness of long hours of spinning or sewing. My guild members made lots of progress on their mystery quilts and much laughter abounded. We even thought we might try solving some of the problems of the world.. or at least commiserating on them.
Even the Mock Croc sock got some attention, and is only a few inches from completion; I expect to be able to start sock #2 later this week. One of my quilting friends was in awe of the colors in this yarn, and so am I... others were amazed to learn that there are different types of sheep and that this affects the qualities of the wool and what you might want to use the yarn for. I was a regular knitting and spinning ambassador!
All in all, I had a dream day of knitting and spinning, even though I bypassed the dreaming and journaling stages. I highly recommend that you sit down right now, and leave me a comment describing your dream knitting day. That will be the springboard to get you going and planning a spring day as wonderful as mine was.


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Films By F. W. Murnau
One of the most powerful films made in the opening decades of cinema, master filmmaker Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's 1922 silent Nosferatu (deliciously subtitled A Symphony of Horror) introduced the world to its initial terrifying image of a movie vampire. Distorted, elongated ears and fingers, a wizened, skeletal face and rat-like fangs made Max Schreck's creature of the night the model for all to c... Read more
... ... It's hard to imagine a more unlikely pairing than that of F.W. Murnau and Robert Flaherty. Mumau was a mystic, theoretician and fatalist; Flaherty, an optimist, a dreamer, an authentic naif who believed that man, to be free, must remain basic and simple. One thing they did share was disillusionment with Hollywood, Flaherty alienated from it, Murnau banished. ... ... ... However, in 1929... Read more


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Find the Document Root of your Website
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If you need to upload files to your hosting account, you will need to know to which directory to upload them. The specific directory you will upload them to will depend on whether you are working with the main domain, an addon domain, or a subdomain. In this guide, we discuss how to determine the document root of your website. (No hosting account? No problem- we've got you covered! Our VPS Hosting option takes the guesswork out of website hosting.)
Finding the Document Root
A domain's document root, also known as the home folder, is the main folder that contains all of the files for either a domain or a subdomain.
Main Domain
The document root for your main domain name is your public_html folder. This means when someone visits your main domain, the server returns files that are located in the public_html folder.
The document root for a subdomain is a bit different. If your subdomain is http://store.example.com, then the document root folder would be public_html/store.
Addon Domains
Addon domain document roots are very similar to subdomains. If there is an addon domain on your account, you will need to look at the >cPanel Addon Domains section in order to see where the root folder has been set. Below is a charted explanation as well.
|Domain type
|URL path
|File Structure
|Main domain
|Addon domain
How do I find the document root of an addon / subdomain?
If you are unsure of the document root folder for an addon or a subdomain because you did not go with the defaults, you can find it by using the following steps:
- Log into cPanel
- Click Addon domains
- You will see a list of addon domains configured in your account and the document root will be listed here.
Finding a subdomain's document root
- Log into cPanel
- Click Subdomains
- You will see a list of addon domains configured in your account and the document root will be listed here.
What file loads first?
If no particular file is specified, the directory index file will be the first file the server loads from a folder. For example, if you type in example.com/contact_us.php, the server will return the contact_us.php page. If you type in simply example.com, the server will load the directory's index file. The server looks for these specific files in the following order:
- index.htm
- index.html
- index.php
If the server does not find any of these files, it will display a default screen with a list of the files in the folder as shown to the right. This can be a security risk so you always want to ensure that a file will be served instead.
Can I change the directory index file?
Some website design applications name the home page something other than the standard index.htm, index.html or index.php. For example, the application may name your homepage Welcome.html, or Home.html. If your application does this, you will need to modify your .htaccess file and set your Directory Index setting to match that of website's first page.
How do I change the directory index?
To change your directory index, edit your .htaccess file and add the following line:
DirectoryIndex some-file.html
For example:
Let's assume that the homepage for your website is named Welcome.html. We need to update the .htaccess file so that the server knows to load Welcome.html first, instead of index.htm. Open (or create) the .htaccess file in your domain's document root and add the following line:
DirectoryIndex Welcome.html
Yes, it is that easy! Please note that the server is case sensitive, so be sure to use the proper case. For example, Welcome.html is different than welcome.html.
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2019-03-19 2:27 am
Good Video. However i want to know how to edit a website deisgned with ASP.net in Dreamweaver or Visual Studio and stiil can see the design mode, i can't find the root root file equivalent to index.html to edit the website. Did i asked the right question?
2019-03-19 8:52 am
In this article, we're referencing the document root according to server configuration. So this may depend on what kind of local or remote server environment you're using. If you're using ASP, I'd assume it's a Windows server? We only use Linux servers and thus can't properly support or advise you with regard to how Windows servers function. I'd refer you to whatever documentation your hosting provider has available to you.
2019-03-15 12:57 am
Appreciate your efforts. One question; I tried above step but the thing is i am trying this on local host. So i have a LAN network and wanted to access the site within LAN subnet for now. So i made changes as http://localhost/mysitename to http://mysite.com in Wordpress settings --> Added the code in wp_config.php file --> Verified database and it has got the new name but site is not access now. Is it because i dont own a domain name for mysite.com? but m accessing it on localhost!
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2019-03-15 11:37 am
Our guides are intended to assist with using our servers to host your website. If you are using your own local machine to host the website, I recommend reviewing the WordPress.org website for assistance in configuring the website locally.
2019-02-19 2:24 am
I accidentally deleted all the root files from server using the FTP. how do i restore all those files?
2019-02-19 1:54 pm
You must reach out to Live Support immediately to see if there is an emergency backup available. If not, you must check to see if you have a backup saved somewhere. Without backups there is unfortunately no way to recover the files.
2018-01-23 8:21 am
Somewhere and somehow while handling cpanel files. i lost the contents of index file it seems. but i dont know the page is not showing anything, www.companyname.com is empty whereas www.companyname.com/home is working. and all other pages are ok. while inspecting the www.companyname.com it is showing empty with just title tags. what can i do
2018-01-23 11:00 am
The steps described in this article should provide you with some troubleshooting steps you can follow, but, if you are still having trouble finding the document root of your domain currently, I advise checking with our Live Support team.
2018-01-20 8:06 am
This article is inaccurate. Add-on domains, by default, are NOT created inside the public_html directory. You have to specify that.
2018-01-22 10:25 am
Thanks for pointing this out. Earlier version of cPanel did automatically place addon domains into the public_html folder by default. However, the current release lets users determine where that folder will be. I have updated the documentation to reflect this. Thanks again for pointing out the needed update!
2017-11-03 8:49 am
it worked. but problem is when i do backspace it donot load the previous .php but displays error how to fix that issue ???
2017-11-03 10:07 am
Apologies, but we have no context regarding your post. Can you please provide further details on the actions you are taking resulting in the error that you are seeing?
2017-11-27 5:38 am
Hi There, very useful information, but i have one questions, It is out of the post's context tho. I hope i can get an answer for it. A friend of a friend once made a website for me, he gave is almost all the information, like cpanel password and etc, but now that when we want to change the website design and we don't know what he used making that website, and he is not willing to tell us that. contacted him several times but no response. Is there any way I can find which developer is used for my website through my Cpanel? or is there any other way to find that out?
2017-11-27 10:25 am
If your site is still up and running, Wappalyzer is a good tool for determining how your site was built.
Typically, WordPress would contain 'wp' files such as 'wp-content'. If you can provide a link to your site, we are happy to try and help you determine how it was built.
Thank you,
2017-10-16 6:22 pm
Sir/Mam, how are you doing? Just to make everything clear > I just want to insert SSL certificate on my site so that I want to upload it in public_html, but I couldn't find that public_html, so please help me in finding the public_html or is there any alternative for that or can I create public_html?Thank You
2017-10-17 7:33 am
I suggest you reach out to your hosting provider. SSL certs have specific locations. Also, not all webservers your a "public_html" folder. Contact support and they should be able to help you out.
2017-05-29 6:40 am
My php file is in one domain and i want to access image from other domain.
For example.
i want to give path of img.jpg in test.php file.
How could i do that?
2017-05-16 9:24 pm
Hey guys, newbie here. I'm trying to install GravityScan Accelerator to augment my WordFence plugin, and was instructed to upload a .php file to my document root and ensure that the file can be accessed via the web.
Following the information on the support guide @ http://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/getting-started-guides/where-to-upload-files, I uploaded the file (http://www.directpatientcarestl.com/gravityscan-agent-81XXXX.php) to /public_html.
In order to test if the Accelerator is functioning, I was instructed to access it via the same http://www.directpatientcarestl.com/gravityscan-agent-81XXXX.php in my browser.
But it didn't work. I've always paid someone to do this in the past, but financial constraints require me to learn to do it myself. Either I didn't interpret the document root nomenclature correctly -- or else, as the installation troubleshooting tip stated, I may need to create rewrite rules in my .htaccess file or web server configuration to allow the Accelerator to be accessed.
I don't know enough to even ask these questions properly, but where do you think I might have gone wrong?
Thanks for your time!
2017-05-17 11:07 am
Hello Robbhicks,
Sorry for the issue with the file seeming to not be accessible after you uploaded it. I checked it and the file is in the right place. I also fixed the timezone error (timezone is set to "America/Los_Angeles" - that's where your server is located). The remaining error will need to be discussed with Wordfence. It's possible that you have caching set and it needs to be cleared, because the error that I'm seeing makes reference to a path that does not exist on our servers. Make sure you're referencing the file by the correct and then try it again. If you see the fatal error, then you're seeing the same thing as me. The problem needs to be resolved by the plugin developer at this point. Everything else appears to be functioning correctly.
If you have any further questions or comments, please let us know.
Arnel C.
2017-05-10 7:07 am
Good article, super easy to follow and very accurate. I had this problem that I named my index page indexBianca.html and i didn't knew it will generate this kind of problem, being my first time building a website and publishing it.
But i have a question , can I make something about the fact that when i browse on other pages from the website on the navigation bar from the browser it still appears "www.website.com/about.html" (and the problem that bothers me is that .HTML at the ending). Is there a way to edit what appears on the navigation bar ?
(and instead of www.website.com/about.html to appear www.website.com/about )
Thanks a bunch,
2017-05-10 4:01 pm
Hello Lavinia,
You can use re-write rules in the .htaccess file to modify links so that they don't show the extension. Check this article for more detailed information on using the rew-rite.
If you have any further questions or comments, please let us know.
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2017-03-25 2:54 am
Hello, i did what you told, but its not opening in my wordpress site. It's coming internal server error, please help me, how to fix this error, Thanks you.Gatti RAQUL
2017-03-27 3:44 pm
If you are getting a 500 error, you may want to check out our article on troubleshooting 500 errors to see if that helps.
2017-02-02 4:28 pm
I've finished building my site with BoldGrid. It says its saving and publishing but I keep getting the "come back soon" page instead. I've tried exporting (which saved as XML). How do I get what I've created in Bold Grid to post on my Inmotion account?
2017-02-02 6:20 pm
I checked your site, and it is loading an index.htm file instead of the index.php file for BoldGrid/WordPress.
I recommend renaming or removing the "index.htm" file in your "/public_html" folder. For example, to: index.htm.old
This should allow the index.php file for BoldGrid to load your site successfully.
Thank you,
2017-01-27 10:09 am
I designed a small web page for an interactive signage monitor. I used OpenElements. the preview on my desktop is ok. when uploaded to the media monitor, instead of automatically loading the index.htm page (a few buttons which customer uses to trigger prearranged playlists media files) a list of the zip file content which I uploaded shows. I found index.htm in the list and touched it the dashboard comes up. I want the page to load by itself on the assigned space. can you help? Thank you
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2017-01-27 10:26 am
hablosss, it sounds like you may need to change what file is loaded as your default index page.
2016-12-03 6:22 am
If I want a section like www.mydomain.com/something...
Then what I do is create a file called something in my public_html directory?
This has confused me for quite some time and I'm still learning this stuff.
2016-12-05 3:31 pm
Yes, that is correct. So for example, if you create a something.html file in the /public_html folder you should access it my going to example.com/something.html in a browser.
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2016-11-17 4:28 pm
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2016-09-22 1:07 am
I am not able to see "public_html" folder on server. Is it mandatory to upload files through "public_html"?? And also, as I am not able to see the folder "public_html" I have directly uploaded my files to my website i.e. the-page.website/admin/index.html. But the only prob now is script for the menu bar is not working properly only on my website. When I open the same page through dreamweaver in chrome or firefox it's working properly.
Please Help....
2016-09-22 6:37 am
I suggest checking your file paths on the server. Typically, menu links may change when added to the server. Also, your doc root depends on your host. If you're not hosted with us, it may not be public_html.
2016-09-15 4:37 am
i am facing problem one file is showing 3 times with diffrent url the site is made by someone else im just editing im working on seo example
http://edensanitarium.co.uk/about_marie.html http://www.edensanitarium.co.uk/about_marie.html
when i work on one file it is chaning in all but as i am using seo it i saysing that 3 pages using same title and same description please tell me the reason why pages are showing 3 times with diffrent url ?
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2016-09-15 7:19 am
Hi Danish, you need to force either the www or the non-www version of the website. This can be done in the htaccess file. We have a good tutorial on forcing www on your website.
2016-09-18 4:10 am
thank you so much it worked but having one minor issue http://*********.co.uk/is to redirecting to www why ?? your tutorial is for .com but my site has .co.uk ?
2016-09-21 3:20 am
Thank you so much issue is solved now
2016-08-12 2:04 am
Hii iam using a dedicated server for my web application.
i am using tomcat as my server and the server coding is done in java.
i want to store users profile images on the server file system , what is the best practice to that, i mean in which directory i should create images folder, and i want to avoid hotlinking.
please help me..
2016-08-12 7:47 am
Hello Sheshu,
Thanks for your question. First, in terms of the location for storing image files, this can be a matter of preference. However, in general, we often see files that are being changed/uploaded located in a common area for files of that nature. Application/website infrastructure files are typically saved elsewhere. If you want an example of this, you can look at how WordPress saves their files on the server. Though they are in the same hard drive area, the content files that are uploaded by user or website admin are located in the WP-CONTENT folder. This makes it easy to update the other application files located in the other folders without touching the content. It also centralizes where the content files are located making it easy to backup or move. For better performance, if you have a lot of media files and you make use of a content distribution network (CDN), then if you set up your site to reference the CDN then there is a performance benefit to your viewers.
I hope this helps to answer your question, please let us know if you require any further assistance.
Arnel C.
2016-08-09 10:20 am
very helpful. Just need to know how to link to a folder next to website folder. I have a folder named 'files' next to my add on website. In local, its working fine but online, it takes me to index page rather downloading the file. how would I call document root because if I add it directly, it comes as such http://website.com/public_html/SSD/files/filename.doc and I know its not a correct path? if I remove it, it comes with http://website.com/files/filename.doc and still doesn't work. takes me to website index page.Just to clear a bit, my website is an add on website, public_html/SSD, and files folder is under public_html. so I have to move back from SSD to reach the files inside files folder
2016-08-09 12:56 pm
I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish. Is this a file that you want to make downloadable? Or, is it supposed to display like a regular HTML page?
2016-07-22 7:09 am
i have a dynamic site , many html pages are not found error 404 there. how can i fix them , where can i find them in ftp for correction
2016-07-22 9:24 am
Typically dynamic sites generate the pages using a script, so there are not any html pages to edit. Instead, you would edit the code of the actual script generating the pages.
Thank you,
2016-07-08 3:59 am
My project is in Wordpress and i hosted it on server. It is working nice with its primary domain.
But I want to add one additional domain to this project.
My Client already setup the project and both domain. When i ping to both domain it gives me same IP Address.
That means both domain are pointing to same server.
But, When i open one domain It will open my wordpress project. And when i try to open second domain it return cgi-bin directory.
I also tried to add Aliases But it gives me an Error : There was an error when the system attempted to create the alias. Park::park(**********.com) failed: (XID 6ae776) The domain "domain2.com" already exists in the Apache configuration.
2016-07-08 11:56 am
It seems like you might be seeing the file structure, since there is not a site there to load yet.
As a test, try creating an index.html file and putting some basic text there. Then, see if the file will load.
Thank you,
2016-06-29 4:05 pm
2016-06-29 4:19 pm
Hello Reza,
Sorry for the website issues. If you built your website using ASPX, then you are not hosting the site on our hosting service since we are a Linux-based hosting service. Based on what you have said, the most likely problem is that you are not using a standard INDEX page. By default, the web server typically looks for an index page. This is the first page of your site. If it's not there, then web servers will typically list all of the pages and label the page as INDEX OF. If your first website page is NOT named INDEX.PHP, INDEX.HTM or INDEX.HTML, you will need to make sure that you have defined the index page in the HTACCESS file. This might be a little different in a Windows environment, but on our hosting service, the DIRECTORYINDEX command can be used in the .HTACCESS file to define the index page for your site. You will need to consult with technical support with a Windows-based host for further details on the requirements for your site to appear correctly.
I hope this helps to answer your question, please let us know if you require any further assistance.
Arnel C.
2016-06-21 8:28 pm
I put my files in ecopraxis.com.br/public_html/FJS. The problem I don't seem to understand is that I can only access them through FTP and not through HTTP. I mean, I can see them in my browser when I type ftp://ecopraxis.com.br/public_html/FJS but not when I type http://ecopraxis.com.br/public_html/FJS.
Can you please give me a hint about what I might have not understood yet? Thank you.
2016-06-22 7:29 am
You should be need to type in the "public_html" directory when looking up the domain. Normally you would be able to look up the domain followed by the directory: example.com/FJS.
2016-07-01 8:07 am
Thank you Christopher. Eventually, I did figure that out, but it took me a while. :)
2016-06-16 2:16 am
Im trying to defer parsing of a javascript file and to move the code in to the bottom of the HTML file and include a JS code that tells the visualization to delay the loading of that file, because its big, and fisrt to load and render the visual elements (for the homepage ) and after that it can be loaded - so that can speed up my loading time of the home page.
So im trying to find that html file but i can't, there are lost of html files in the ftp, but non of them seems to have that JS code that i need to change... Every file is about difrent think. For example 1 is for some buttons, other is for some part of the footer etc. How can i define where is that HTML file, cause on my homepage, when i click "page source" i can see the whole hmtl file but only there? Please help about that!
Thank you in andvance!
2016-06-16 7:30 am
Hello George,
Sorry for the problem! We can try to help, but we do need more information. Also, I'm not sure how you're looking at your files. Are you using FTP? Or the File Manager? If you're a customer of InMotion, then you can use the cPanel file manager. Give us a little more information and we can look into the matter for you.
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kindest regards,
Arnel C.
2016-06-10 9:29 pm
When i search on Google for my website *****.in it shoes result but below website link it Says A description for this result is not available because of this site's robots.txt. and suggest me to change robots.txt file. but i couldn't find robots.txt file in my cPanel file manager and when i searched for "robot" in all my files it shows 'no result found'. So please tell me where i can find this file. url of this page is ******.in/robots.txt
2016-06-13 1:14 pm
Hello Sunil,
We do not have a default robots.txt file in our accounts. I see your account is not one of ours, however. It is possible they do not give a default robots.txt file either. You can certainly create one in your account so you can configure it as needed.
Kindest Regards,
Scott M
2016-03-19 6:14 am
I'm doing a wordpress setup on a fresh UNIX Hosting, I'm doing it manually, I'm only stuck where and what to copy, should I copy the content of the "wordpress" folder to the "public_html" root or the main folder itself "wordpress"? Whats the better procedure? Please note that later my main WP will be a wordpress theme...
Thanks in advance
2016-03-21 5:55 pm
Hello Ali,
The wordpress files all go under the public_html folder individually. Having them under a folder named 'wordpress' would mean they need to view your that portion of your site at 'example.com/wordpress'.
Kindest Regards,
Scott M
14 Points
2016-03-06 3:13 pm
Hi - I have been developing my site (using drupal 7) at my.domain.com/beta subdirectory. When I am ready to "go live" do I need to move all my files up one directory or can I point my.domain.com to the /beta directory? If possible, I would want people NOT to see the /beta in the path.
2016-03-07 3:49 pm
Drupal has a guide that may help you. It was designed for those who build their site in a different location and then need to move it to their main site.
2015-10-04 10:50 am
I have created a website using HTML, it was running fine in localhost/browser but once I uploaded to my cpanel, and when I visited my site I could see only text and no images. I have uploaded the complete zip folder dont know whats gone wrong.
PLease help!!
2015-10-05 11:39 am
Hello Kay,
Thank you for contacting us. We are happy to help, but will need some additional information.
When you view the image path (Chrome: right-click-->copy image URL, Firefox: right-click-->Copy image location), are they in the correct location?
Can you provide a link to the site, so we can test the images?
Thank you,
2015-07-04 12:10 pm
my common.js file is being returned as 403 Forbidden: Permission denied: file permissions deny server access
How can I change that? Thanks
2015-07-06 4:02 pm
Hello Michael,
You may want to check out our article on file permissions.
Kindest Regards,
Scott M
2015-04-11 10:35 am
When I upload using FTP, with MS Front Page, do I have to upload 1 file at a time or does FP upload only changed pages or new pages?? I have 7-800 files per week that I upload and uploading only a couple at a time will be a BIG hassle.
2015-04-13 9:48 am
Hello Ray,
FTP does not restrict you to only a couple of files at a time. You can upload as many as you need. I am not sure how FrontPage handles this currently as we no longer provide support for it. If it gives you issues, you can always use an FTP client such as WSFTP or FileZilla.
Kindest Regards,
Scott M
2015-01-30 2:08 am
Hi. I'm working on putting my site together using Joomla (bakerboysffl.com) but with one of my articles, I want to link to a file that visitors can download or view in another window. I'm confused about where I need to FTP the file in question. I don't see a "index.htm" file perhaps because the Joomla site uses different terminology (?). Please point me in the right direction! Thanks.
2015-01-30 11:08 am
Hello Todd,
Thank you for your question. There are many extensions available that will allow you to sell digital/downloadable products from Joomla.
Some of the most popular are PayPal Digital Goods, DigiStore, and J2Store.
If you have any further questions, feel free to post them below.
Thank you,
2015-01-28 10:25 am
Hi, Im having problem with my php index file. It always disappeared from my host server at exactly 8:00am. I always have re-upload it.
Thank you for your assistance.
2015-01-28 11:05 am
Hello AAkwami,
Sorry for the problem with the php index file. We're not really sure why you're losing your PHP.INI file. However, you have given us NO information on your account (if you're an InMotion customer). I would check your CRON jobs to make sure that nothing making changes to your files. The server would not be purposefully deleting a critical file like the php.ini file.
If you wish for us to look into the matter further, then please provide more details on your account and we can investigate the matter in more depth.
Arnel C.
2015-01-22 2:19 pm
this is my first time using paid hosting. there's no index or default file. no directories also. so i put an index.html file but it didn't do any changes. it still shows "website coming soon". please help. thanks.
2015-01-22 2:59 pm
Hello marco,
Thank you for your question. I first recommend clearing your browser cache and testing your site again. This should pull the latest files associated with your site, and may fix your problem.
If it doesn't change, you are most likely uploading your index.html file to the wrong location.
Our guide on How to remove the InMotion Coming Soon page, explains more in-depth how to replace the file.
Also, I could not locate an account on our servers associated with your information. If you are not hosted with us, you may have different file structure.
If you have any further questions, feel free to post them below.
Thank you,
2014-12-25 5:24 am
I have uploaded .7z files in server and applied link from html webpage when I click on .7z link, it could not open. Looking for help what is proper html scripts to link .7z files so that user can download .7z or how can i link .7z file in html webpage.
10,077 Points
2014-12-26 10:18 am
Hello Pawan Kumar,
You should be able to link them as normal such as with a "a href" tag. Can you please provide a link to your .7z file so we may look into the issue further?
Kindest Regards,
TJ Edens
2014-12-13 7:07 am
I am trying to install opencart template .
For that I uploaded downloaded .rar file from google in my domain cpanel.
and after that when i open opencart admin
and in that when I select template it is getting selected but after saving default template getting selected .
plz give me any suggestion.
2014-12-15 8:59 am
Hello Mangesh,
I am not quite understanding your question. This article is dealing with where to upload your files. Are you having issues uploading files to your OpenCart? Or are you saying once uploaded, when you select a new theme, the old one displays?
If your question is the based on theme selection and not where to upload the files, please give as many details as possible on the steps you took, your OpentCart version, and what themes you are using. But be sure to place them in a new question and not here so we can maintain the integrity of the Support Center.
Kindest Regards,
Scott M
2014-12-09 8:22 am
if i upload my files to the public_html...what should i use as my VIRTUAL_LOCATION in the config.php file cox it is giving me error
2014-12-09 8:59 am
Hello Seye,
What software are you using? What is the error message you are getting? Is this for your site? What function is it trying to perform when the error occurs?
Kindest Regards,
Scott M
2014-11-20 1:04 am
Good day,I purchased a template from ThemeForest for my OpenCart website. I read your tutorials and downloaded Filezilla. It is my first time using FTP. Everything is a-okay so far and I managed to quickconnect without a sweat. I have already extracted the template into a folder on my desktop. I have two questions: 1. I would like to know where exactly in 'Remote Site' I should drag the template files. Do I put them directly in public_html or do I create a sub-folder in public_html? Is there a more appropriate folder to put website template files?2. How do I then run the template so it takes effect on my new site. Usually, if I download a software, I can always look for the .exe and double-click that to run an application. Template files don't seem to work like that and use unknown extensions such as .sh, .sql. What should I double-click to make my template work?I wouldreally appreciate your assistance!Cheers,William
2014-11-20 12:38 pm
Hello William,
Thank you for contacting us. I recommend following our walk-through guide on Installing an OpenCart theme.
It explains where to upload the files to (the root of your OpenCart installation), and how to install the theme .
Thank you,
2014-11-20 1:11 pm
Thank you John-Paul,This is exactly what I needed. I will try it afterwork tonight!Cheers,William
2014-10-27 6:20 pm
i am using hosting and domain with hostgator.com and designing web in prestashop 1.6 now i want to upload my product catalog in my webpage in pdf format. so that my customers can directly download from my web page or can i creat any link that can be uploaded in my web page so that i can send my customer that link to download from my web
2014-11-20 1:16 pm
Hello PARRY,
Thank you for contacting us. You will have to create the pdf yourself, or use a 3rd party Addon such as Export PDF Catalog 1.5 - PS 1.5 & 1.6 Module.
can add the pdf as a downloadable product in PrestaShop, and set the price to free.
Thank you,
2014-09-16 7:12 am
hi everybody i got an issue in php,i have uploaded a php code webpage to my server, but when i click on that anchor tag, i am getting a error message obviously its not a error message, i am getting The System cannot find the path specified.
i am using godaddy server
2014-09-16 9:15 am
Hello Prabudass,
That type of error means that the server was told to look at a specific folder path. If it looks for that path but cannot find one or more elements of the path (folder or file) then it will throw that error. Check the code and any paths mentioned in it and then look to ensure that the exact same path exists in your hosting account.
For example: if the code needs a path of 'abc/123/xyz.php' but the server only has 'abc/xyz.php' then the error will occur because it cannot find the '123' directory.
Kindest Regards,
Scott M
2014-09-18 6:52 am
just now i uploaded my php script page to my live server (free hosting site), its works fine but when i upload the same page to my paid server godaddy its says the system cannot find the path specified.
2014-09-18 9:50 am
Hello prabudass,
Thank you for your question. I recommend checking the specified path in the script, and make sure it is correct with Godaddy's file structure.
I tried to find a guide in Godaddy's Support site, but could not find anything helpful. You may want to reach out to them via ticket or phone support.
If you have any further questions, feel free to post them below.
Thank you,
2014-09-13 3:55 pm
article is fine, just not what I need. I cannot find my WP pages (dozens of them) via ftp
2014-09-15 10:09 am
Hello Jonathan,
Word press posts do not exist in the account as files. Each post, page, etc is created at the time it is clicked by the server. The data for each post/page is kept in the wordpress database.
Kindest Regards,
Scott M
2014-09-07 12:58 pm
Hello Team,
I am facing one problem in my magento website.
I have a email newsletter which have some images to show.
My problem is to access the images outside the website. For example, when i typed the url/path of images paced in website, it shows 404 error, because magento think this is a some page name(which is not actually).
I just want to access those images. For example example.com/newsletter_images/offer.jpg
Guys, please help. I am stucked in this.
Thanks in advance
2014-09-08 9:34 am
Hello Amrinder,
You may want to make this a new question under the Magento category.
By the basic description, we would not be able to give any advice. Do you have a specific link to an image in your newsletter you can share so we can check? Also, if you are a customer, we are able to assist by checking files and folders in the account for things such as permissions, or hotlink protection, etc.
Kindest Regards,
Scott M
2014-09-03 8:23 am
information for code development sharing......
2014-09-03 2:19 am
How to fix the php issue? I won't execute the simple phpinfo().
2014-09-03 9:02 am
Thank you for contacting us today. After creating a phpinfo page, you should be able to see your PHP settings right away.
If it is not, we are happy to help, but will need some additional information.
What happens when you go to your phpinfo page? Are you getting any errors? What are the errors?
Can you provide a link to the page you are creating, so we can test the problem?
Thank you,
2014-09-02 11:44 pm
Hi everyone,
I've been searching for couple days and really fraustrated and did could not found the answer I am looking for. I have a small web application which uses php, javascript, jquery, and html. the only file the user is supposed to see is html file. java script and jquery are the only files communicating with php script (sending data over and receiving data). Therefore, I don't want to place my php file inside htdocs and I rather put it in cgi-bin. But my problem is when I place them in any folder before htdocs, it does not work. for example: if my html file is in htdocs and i leave my files in htdocs/bin/myJsfile.js , myPhp.php , it works.
I'm using apache 2.2 and I'm sure I have the correct permisson for cgi-bing which is 755. Overall, the only reason for me to do that is because if the user opens up my js file from page source view, they can see what is the name of php file it's communicating with which can be very harmful. The reason is if the user search for example: localhost/myphp.php, it means they can have access to that actual file, regardless of they wont see the code.
Is there anyway I can place and read php file on cgi-bin?
I appreciate if someone help me with that.
2014-09-03 1:42 pm
Hello Mors,
Thank you for your question. As long as your user has permission to the .js, and .php file, you should be able to access it via absolute path.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to post them below.
Thank you,
2014-08-22 9:20 pm
Too early for me to judge. Wait till I upload my site folders and files and then I willl know whether you are better than godaddy. If so, I will consider moving my other sites from godaddy to inmotion.
2014-09-03 8:52 am
Hello Joseph,
Thank you for your feedback. Our guide on moving your websiteto InMotion Hosting may help with your transfer.
Also keep in mind Live Support is available 24/7 365 days a year, and we are located in Virginia Beach.
If you have any further questions, feel free to post them below.
2014-08-01 7:20 pm
PHP isn't working for the subdomain I created.
2014-09-03 8:38 am
Hello Joseph,
Thank you for contacting us. We are happy to help, but will need some additional information.
What is happening, are you getting any errors?
Is this a new subdomain? Keep in mind newly created domains/subdomains can take up to 24 hours to propagate.
Is the domain name pointed to our nameservers? If not, you must create the subdomain where your DNS is hosted, and point it to your shared IP.
If you have any further question, feel free to post them below.
Thank you,
8 Points
2014-09-25 2:15 am
I need some favour, actually I have uploaded my website on server.but it is in .net architecture.It all contains .aspx pages not .html. I uploaded that but these pages are showing code on my website.what shouls I have to do?
2014-09-25 9:02 am
Microsoft specific pages like asp will only work on servers that are Windows based or after extensive modification to be able to do so. Our servers do not work with Windows products as they are Linux based.
Kindest Regards,
Scott M
2014-08-01 3:45 am
How to ftp to my root directory? I'm learning web development and I would like to know how to move my files/pictures to the root directory so people can see my webpage. Also, would you please tell me if inmotion server support C++ script?
Thank you,
2014-08-01 8:52 am
Hello Binh,
The root folder for your primary domain name is public_html. The root folder for any addon domain would be named after the domain and under the public_html folder. For example, if you had an addon domain for example.com the root folder would be public_html/example.com
As for the C++ scripts, they cannot run in the default server setup, but can be set up if you have root access on a VPS or Dedicated server.
Kindest Regards,
Scott M
2014-06-04 4:18 pm
In the past there was the option of uploading multiple images. It is no longer there. This is a huge inconvenience. Even if I were to upload them through ftp, there is no folder for the photo albums to place them in. This is one of my main uses for sharing religion and family events. Can the team make it so that at least through ftp, we can upload into album folders?
9,968 Points
2014-06-04 4:31 pm
Hello Jag,
You can use FTP to upload multiple images at once to the server.
For instance, on your desktop if you created a folder called my_images, and then inside that folder created another 3 folders called religion, family, and photos and then started placing images that fit into each of those categories into those folders. You could then simply connect with FTP to the server and upload the my_images folder from your desktop to the /public_html directory on the server.
You would then be able to access those images from your website, for instance if your website was example.com you would access those uploaded images at:
Or you can just create the folders directly on the server via FTP that you'd like to move images into and upload multiple images that way too.
Please let us know if you have any further questions at all!
- Jacob
Question: Can I change the document root?
2014-06-02 9:55 am
Can I change my document root?
2014-06-02 10:17 am
Hello Ben,
Thank you for your comment. While it is not common, there are ways to change your document root; here is a link to our full guide.
If you are on a shared server, you would have to submit a ticket, and request that Live Support make the change for you.
If you have a VPS or Dedicated server, you can make the change with Root access.
Changing a primary domain's doc root is NEVER RECOMMENDED by InMotion Hosting. cPanel restores packages based on default settings and miss document root changes. So if the account is moved, the accounts with the doc root change may break.
If you have any further questions, feel free to post them below.
Thank you,
Question: Can't find index.html - "Website Coming Soon"
3 Points
2013-01-28 9:17 pm
You say in this article to delete InMotion's index.html file and we shouldn't see the "Website Coming Soon" page. I can't find that file. Where is it located?
2013-01-28 9:20 pm
Hello Tmgiles6,
If your account is fairly recent you will NOT see the INDEX.HTML file. They have removed it and only the default.html file exists now. If you place any type of index file into the public_html folder, it will automatically become the primary index file.
This article was written for older accounts that have the INDEX.HTML file within the public_html folder. Our apologies for any confusion. I will update the article with a note shortly.
If you have any further questions, please contact technical support or leave a comment at the bottom of the page.
Arnel C.
3 Points
2013-02-20 4:38 am
This article was written for older accounts that have the INDEX.HTML file within the public_html folder. Our apologies for any confusion. I will update the article with a note shortly.
Gulf Safety Equips Trading LLC
2014-05-05 2:04 pm
Hello Gulf Safety,
Thanks or the comment. As per my earlier reply, some of the older accounts may have an index file, but any newly purchased account starts with a "default.htm". The article above refers to a "document root" which is set to PUBLIC_HTML by default. However, this can be changed as per our article: Changing the document root.
If you have any questions, let me know.
Arnel C.
2015-01-31 6:44 am
i made a site using php and already hosted but my registraion page access or use the register.php page.I dont know how to resolve this problem.please tell me how to resolve it
2015-02-02 2:09 pm
Hello Devil,
Thank you for contacting us today. We are happy to help, but will need some additional information.
What problems/errors are you having?
What CMS are you using? For example are you using WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, etc.
Can you provide a link to the page you are having problems with?
Thank you,
2016-06-02 4:01 am
i cant find index.html and any main page source code file in public_html folder please help me.
2016-06-02 11:36 am
Hello Zaee,
Thank you for contacting us. Depending on your specific site setup, there may not be an index.html file in your /public_html folder.
For example, if you just signed up there will be a default.html file. If you place any type of index file into the public_html folder, it will automatically become the primary index file.
If you are running a PHP based web builder (such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, etc.) there will be an index.php file instead.
Thank you,
2016-12-30 6:21 am
i am trying to post data in a TCP Packet to a php webpage from my mobile device which in turn stores that data in a mysql database. I am trying to find the correct connection strings in order to access the php script. Can anyone help me connect to the server storing the script (i.e what is my server address which stores my website files) and what is the absoulte file path to a specific document stored within public_html in cpanel.
Kind Regards,
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Preparations get frenzied
And yet, by the end of the first week at Bangalore, we were nowhere near our target. The first and foremost requirement was to fix the venue for the wedding without which we could not submit the affidavit at Arya Samaj (we had to mention the date and time and venue of the wedding) nor could we print the invitations. Though we had asked our friends at Bangalore to shortlist a few venues not much progress had been made on that account. By end of the first week, we decided to visit some of the hotels we had shortlisted and make enquiries. My nephew who is a student of hospitality management suggested The Chancery Pavilion and we visited the hotel and were very happy with the ambience. It was also centrally located in the city for the convenience of all the guests. Moreover, we could book our international guests in the same hotel. We did have some initial difficulties with the rates but with the help of a good friend we could get the services at an affordable price. It was 5th December and the date of wedding was fixed for 5th February 2010. We had exactly 2 months to go and the list of things to do was growing like Hanuman's tail. We prepared a list prioritising the things to do and marked the date by which each activity should have been done. This list was getting updated every day.
Having decided on the venue the first thing to do was to submit the affidavit at Arya Samaj. Next was getting invitations printed. Getting the card blanks was not a difficult issue as we knew exactly where to go for them and our son had already indicated the type of card he would like to have. A good friend of my brother who owns a printing press promised to get the cards printed in 2 days. By 15th December, the cards were also ready. We decided to post the card for outstation guests in the first stage so that they would receive them well in advance. Then started the process of inviting the local guests personally. While doing the rounds inviting people, we made it a point to visit the famous shops in those areas and get a good picture of the things available at each place so that we could decide on the shop and purchase the items on a convenient day. This made our final shopping very easy.
Meanwhile we were also busy with getting the saree blouses stitched for Y which was one of the most difficult tasks. As Y did not have a saree blouse for sample, I had asked her to send me the necessary measurements to get a blouse tailored, but none of the tailors we approached were ready to stitch a blouse with only body measurements. They all needed a sample blouse. Different people take measurements differently, they said. I would have stitched the blouses for Y myself, but I was already running short of time doing the various other things and decided it was not a wise idea . Finally I remembered one of my teachers from whom I had learnt embroidery, who was also a very good tailor and approached her. I knew she was too old to take any orders but she ever so kindly recommended my problem to her niece who is a very good tailor. My idea was to get 2 sample blouses done and send one to Y so that she could try it on and tell me of any corrections to be made. That was a big relief and the tailor promptly delivered the blouses so I could send one to Y in time for her to try and comment.
2010 arrived on time. We were progressing as scheduled. Invitations had been sent and acknowledged. We had a fair idea of the number of outstation guests who would be attending the wedding and accordingly accommodation had been booked for them. All shopping for the bridal couple as well as gifts for the other family members and guests had been done, except the jewellery for the bride. We were waiting for Y to arrive and choose her jewellery. The dates of arrival of the bride and family were known and accommodation booked. I felt that we were in a comfortable situation. Yet I would spend sleepless nights occasionally counting on the long list of small errands yet to be run. All the other members of the family assured me that everything was going as planned and there was no need to panic.
Finally, our handsome, charming and now soon to be wedded son arrived. I had taken an assurance from him that he would be present wholly at home with no phone, no office work, to be with me to help organise my thoughts and plans and do the last minute finalisation of the photographer, florist, etc.
A week later our elder son arrived and so did Y. We got busy again shopping for the jewellery for Y and also the wedding dresses for our sons and some Indian dresses for Y. The wedding was less than 2 weeks away and I was getting busier and busier as I had to take care of the preparations at home as well as accompany the children for the shopping. I was working like a robot.
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Dear Ammupaati
Congratulations on your son's wedding and wishing the Indo-Japanese couple a wonderful life together ahead. Truly, this is a shining example of "Yaadum Oorey Yaavarum Kelir" a Tamil saying that kind of means, every place is like my own place and everybody is like my family/relatives. Waiting for more of your posts on this topic - actually, can't wait for your next blog - you write it so well.
Dear maami,
You write so well. I can feel the excitement brewing in this post. Congratulations on your son'w wedding, wand wishing the couple all the best on their wonderful journey together. Looking forward to the next post.
Dear Ammupatti,
I am thoroughly enjoying your vivid and narrative style of writing. So excited to read about a wedding and started to reminisce mine. Wedding preparations are fun of course with a fair share of "tensions till last minute" for the elders. Looking forward to read more. Convey my best wishes to the couple for a long,happy and prosperous married life. Congrats to you too. I can imagine how blessed Y can be with a mother-in-law like you.
- Nandita said...
Aunty, Hats off to you for being such a good sport about your son marrying a Japanese-American and the interest you have taken in organising his wedding-
Son is very lucky to have such a mother! Would have loved to see one pic of the bride and groom :)
You write beautifully!
- Ammupatti said...
gayatri, Vanaj,Meera, Pavithra,Sarita, Veena, Ravi and Nandita
Thank you all so much for visiting my blog and levaing encouraging comments. I shall soon continue with the rest of the wedding details with some pics also.
I had been on an extended tour to God's Own Kerala and hence my long inactivity. I am just getting into the mood.
Thanks again,
Best wishes
Dear Paatti
I read your blogs regularly.I want to know one thing about this marriage.How did your other immediate family memebrs like your parents,inlaws,brothers or sisters from both sides re act to this arrangment.
I am eager to know since my son also wants an overseas marriage and I am in a dilemma how to present this to my family.
Pl share your expereince.
- Ammupatti said...
Hi Ratna
Dont'worry. If you and your husband are comfortable about your son's marrying a foreigner, go ahead and arrange for a gala wedding.
Frankly speaking, other family members have no time to worry about such matters these days. However, if you have aged in-laws and parents, it could take a little time to convince them.Ultimately they would accept. Best wishes


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Lamb of God holds down the Liquid Metal Devil's Dozen with 512. Slayer's Repentless stays at number two followed by Battlecross at number three with Not Your Slave. Coming in at number four is Byzantine's The Agonies with Soulfly's We Sold Our Souls To Metal closing out the top five. Check out the full list below!
12. Mutoid Man – "1000 Mile Stare"
11. Pro-Pain – "Voice Of Rebellion"
10. Clutch – "X-Ray Vision"
09. Act Of Defiance – "Throwback"
08. Black Dahlia Murder – "Vlad, Son Of The Dragon"
07. While She Sleeps – "Four Walls"
06. Fear Factory – "Protomech"
05. Soulfly – "We Sold Our Souls To Metal"
04. Byzantine – "The Agonies"
03. Battlecross – "Not Your Slave"
02. Slayer – "Repentless"
01. Lamb Of God – "512"
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