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Here is a shot I took of the page from the Speak Good English Movement's book aptly titled, English as it is Broken.
This is what the Speak Good English Movement teaches in its grammar book. To them, the plural verb work is not the only correct answer but the singular verb works 'is acceptable' as long as you look at both Alan and George as a team. Using the plural verb is not mandatory but it's only 'easier for your listeners'. And they liken 'Alan and George' to 'bread and butter' and 'fish and chips'! I dealt with this error at greater length in a previous blog post.
I hope you can understand my despair when I try to correct the grammar of the Speak Good English Movement. It's so bad that I usually don't know where to begin.
If you see such a book in the hands of your child or if he or she has a teacher who is as ignorant of basic grammar as this grammar book is, there is only one course of action you should take. Discard the book and dismiss the teacher. If you don't, you can forget about your child scoring an A-star in English at the PSLE. He'll be lucky if he even passes the paper. This is a fundamental rule that you must observe without compromise.
If you see such a book in the hands of your child or if he or she has a teacher who is as ignorant of basic grammar as this grammar book is, there is only one course of action you should take. Discard the book and dismiss the teacher. If you don't, you can forget about your child scoring an A-star in English at the PSLE. He'll be lucky if he even passes the paper. This is a fundamental rule that you must observe without compromise.
The Speak Good English Movement is notorious for not understanding the rules on basic grammatical concord. They have made many other such mistakes in their book alone. I'm reminded of a blog post I once wrote that shows their startling lack of knowledge of this aspect of grammar.
If I still haven't convinced you that the Speak Good English Movement's knowledge of English grammar is no greater than your knowledge of Inuit grammar and your children should never be allowed to look at their grammar book or visit their website, I'll drop one more bombshell - they can't even get simple tenses right. You are probably saying to yourself, 'Surely the Movement can't possibly be ignorant of simple tenses? That's as basic as you can get!' My reply to you is simply - read on.
1. The Speak Good English Movement and the present perfect tense.
In the same grammar book, there is a question asked by the public as to when you may use the following sentences:
1. I had written to my friend.Since I'm on the topic of the present perfect tense, I'll focus only on sentence No. 2. Here is the answer given in the grammar book:
2. I have written to my friend.
Situation 2 is called the present perfect tense. It's used to describe events that occurred at a non-specific time in the past and continues into the present. For example, I have written my friend (in the past) a letter a day since she left (you are still writing even now).They are asked how the sentence 'I have written to my friend' may be used and their reply is when the present perfect is used, you are still writing the letter even now! It's obvious they have no clue what the present perfect is all about and the example they give is not only totally different from the question asked, it's ungrammatical! It's obvious they have not the foggiest when sentence No. 2 should be used and so they changed the sample sentence drastically and in the process, their entire sentence is ungrammatical.
2. The Speak Good English Movement and the past perfect tense.
In the same grammar book, the Speak Good English Movement is asked whether a sentence containing the past perfect tense is used correctly.
Perhaps you think that the Movement has taken steps to brush up its grammar and it's not as bad as it used to be when the grammar book was written? Sadly, that's not the case. Just last year, the Movement posted on their website their List of Partner Programmes 2014. This is what they wrote for one of their partners:
After all these years, they still don't know how to use the present perfect tense correctly.
I hope you are now convinced that you must write the Speak Good English Movement off if you are serious about helping your children do well in their exams. Let me be fair to the Speak Good English Movement. Its members are, I believe, wonderful people who genuinely want to help Singaporeans speak and write better English. But alas, they are not equal to the task. Their ignorance of basic English grammar is astounding. If my kids had in their earlier years been at all influenced by the books and website of the Movement, I very much doubt if they could have even come close to an A-star in their PSLE English. Parents must do all they can to ward off the pernicious influence that the Movement may have on their children. Because the Speak Good English Movement has the support of the Ministry of Education, they cast a wide influence over all our schools. You don't have to be antagonistic. Just go through the books and stationery. While the Movement may not have much knowledge of English grammar, they are certainly quite resourceful in other ways and they may distribute colourful stickers and stationery which are perfectly fine except that if there are words on them, you should read through everything carefully and if there are grammatical errors, you should bring them to your children's attention. A pencil that has on it the sentence 'Alan and George works as a team' is still a good pencil. I've seen Japanese stationery with meaningless words. I once saw on a Japanese pencil box the words (and I kid you not) 'Smile are the heart of flower'. It was quite a good pencil box too, I'm sure. As long as your children think of the Speak Good English Movement as nothing more than a stationery provider like a Japanese stationery manufacturer, they should be fine.
It is obscene to let the Movement continue to ruin the nation's command of the language. They may be a source of amusement to us but think of the harm they cause to students who may not know better and may actually defer to their opinion. There are clear instances of such harm done to students in their grammar book which I will talk about in my subsequent posts.
But right now, I have to proceed with How to Excel in English at PSLE and Beyond - Rule 3, Example 1 (under construction). In this post, I will explain what you should do when you encounter a seemingly convoluted grammar rule cited by a teacher or a book but you have this niggling suspicion that it's all bunkum. How can you tell that the rule is made up by the teacher and there really is no such rule in English grammar? For a change, I will leave the Movement's grammar book for the moment and pick an example from the English language blog of Ludwig Tan, the Vice-Dean of the School of Arts & Social Sciences at SIM University and, I believe, a consultant or former consultant to (surprise! surprise!) the Speak Good English Movement.
If you want a summary of all the articles I've written in this blog about the ridiculous language errors of the Speak Good English Movement and others, visit my one-page blog post that has the links to all these articles neatly categorised.


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Based on real events in 1856, 3 thieves head for America after breaking into a Stately home. On the run from the Police, Rebecca, her Husband, Charles, and her brother, William, make for Liverpool and a new life with the little they have with them.
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Andy and his ex-army father have not seen each other for some time. To become closer to his father, and as part of a community program to help Andy back on the straight and narrow, he agrees to his father's wishes and returns to near his birth place in Ireland. The program involves simple tasks working on an allotment with Ryan, an Irish friend from his father's past. Andy realises his father and Ryan were on opposing sides of the political divide and questions Ryan's suitability. He gets more than he bargains for but gains a deeper respect for his father
Lisa's relationship with her abusive, drug dealing partner Kev is going nowhere. Her child has been fostered and the best hope she has of being reunited is to leave Kev and start a new positive life. Encouraged by her friend and would be partner, Ed, and following a difficult self realisation, she makes an effort to move forward. The process and the decisions are tough but her final choices make contact with her daughter a possibility.


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For many, stepping off a plane into Kathmandu is a pupil-dilating experience, a riot of sights, sounds and smells that can quickly lead to sensory overload. Whether you're barrelling through the traffic-jammed alleyways of the old town in a rickshaw, marveling at the medieval temples or dodging trekking touts in the backpacker district of Thamel, Kathmandu can be an intoxicating, amazing and exhausting place.
This endlessly fascinating, sometimes infuriating city has enough sights to keep you busy for a week, but be sure to leave its backpacker comforts and explore the 'real Nepal' before your time runs out.
After spending some hour at Pashupati we drive towards Boudhanath stupa which is just 2-3km from Pashupati. The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. The ancient Stupa is one of the largest in the world. Bodnath Stupa looks like a giant mandala, or diagram of the Buddhist cosmos. We can see the beauty of stupa from very close .
After this we have our lunch in some restaurant and drive to Bhaktapur which is 35min drive from Boudha road. Bhaktapur is filled with monuments, most terra-cotta with carved wood columns, palaces and temples with elaborate carvings, gilded roofs, open courtyards. The city is dotted with pagodas and religious shrines. Bhaktapur is filled with Hindu and Buddhist religious sites and art. After spending some hour there at Bhaktapur we drive back to Kathmandu.
Day 2: As per the schedule after breakfast we drive to Swayambhu. A journey up to the Buddhist temple and UNESCO World Heritage Site of Swayambhunath is one of the definitive experiences of Kathmandu. Mobbed by monkeys and soaring above the city on a lofty hilltop, the 'Monkey Temple' is a fascinating, chaotic jumble of Buddhist and Hindu iconography. Swayambhunath is an intoxicating experience, with ancient carvings jammed into every spare inch of space and the smell of incense and butter lamps hanging heavy in the air. Spend some hour viewing the beauty of swayambhu.
Then drive towards Kathmandu Durbar Square in front of the old royal palace of the former Kathmandu Kingdom. Durbar Square was surrounded with spectacular architecture and vividly showcases the skills of the Newar artists and craftsmen over several centuries. Many of the ancient temples have been destroyed by the earthquake and is under construction. Spending some hour at durbar square have lunch at some restaurant and we drive to Patan.
Patan Durbar Square is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One of its attraction is the ancient royal palace where the Malla Kings of Lalitpur resided. Once a fiercely independent city-state, Patan is now almost a suburb of Kathmandu, separated only by the murky Bagmati River. Many locals still call the city by its original Sanskrit name of Lalitpur (City of Beauty) or by its Newari name, Yala. Almost everyone who comes to Kathmandu also visits Patan's spectacular Durbar Sq – even after the 2015 earthquake, this remains the finest collection of temples and palaces in the whole of Nepal.
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I have a few favourite things to style with such as candles and flowers but most of all.......books! You can use books for so many different things when styling, whether it be filling a book shelf, coffee table books, stack them to add height to furniture, I have even been known to put a stack of books under a bedside table to make it a little more grand looking. Books are fantastic, however you can get some ugly ones! Most people would throw those ones out but I like to embrace the ugliness! Don't throw them away.......make them pretty! I know a lot of people that pretty up books with paper, give it a few weeks or a few uses and the paper rips, you need something a little more heavy duty, something that can last the hard yards, get thrown on the ground and still survive. That something is definitely fabric!! So here's my quick and easy DIY project of fabric covered books.
Let's start with what you need...
- Fabric
- Modge Podge
- Sponge for the Modge Podge
- Any stickers that you want to pretty it up a bit more and
- Washie Tape, because washi tape should have a use no matter what you're doing.
Firstly, lay your fabric out flat with your open book on top of it. Grab your scissors and start to cut around 3cms away from the edge of the book. Once you have cut the border, iron your fabric, the last thing you want is crease marks on your book cover!
Grab out your modge podge and squeeze it onto a board or plastic container, whatever you like, then lather your book cover with it. If you were covering a solid book, including the spine, you would start by gluing the spine then working your way out.
Once you have coated the book cover with modge podge or any other fabric to cardboard glue, lay the book down on the fabric and press it hard, once the fabric is stuck, open the book up and using your hands wipe over the cover of the book, smooth out any bubbles.
Once you have stuck it on and wiped over it firmly with your hands open up the book. Cut the corners of the fabric as shown in the photo below. This is simply so there isn't any bulky overlap.
I decided to do something a little different with my books. I don't really do cards with my gifts. It frustrates me how much companies charge for them, you can keep the messages for as long as you like but most of the time you end up throwing them in the bin, message gone! Since I had my daughter I have become a little more sentimental about things like that but am still not prepared to jump on the card bandwagon. So instead, I have dedicated the pink book to Mothers Day and the green book to Fathers Day. I'm still in the process of decorating the inside cover of the books, labelling them with my stickers and washi tape. I know my timing is a little off but each year instead of giving each other a card and instead of our children organising a card they can write their little message to us in these books. It will be beautiful to re read their messages each year and see the scribbles from the beginning of their little lives to their teenage years and beyond all in one location. It's a little keepsake that I will always hold onto and will keep receiving a new message each year. I love the idea even though I will have to remind my husband about them around a week for Mothers Day each year.
Here are a few other images of fabric covered books for some inspiration. Please share any books that you might have covered with fabric to pretty them up a bit! Look forward to chatting again soon
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By Kenneth J. Souza, Anchor Staff
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. — One of the youngest Catholic schools in the Fall River Diocese is preparing to celebrate an important milestone on September 27, as students, staff, parents and alumni are expected to come together to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of St. Margaret Regional School in Buzzards Bay.
The event will be commemorated with a special anniversary Mass at 4 p.m. inside St. Margaret's Church, followed by the 14th annual spaghetti dinner in the school cafeteria at 5 p.m., with all proceeds to benefit scholarships for the graduates of the Class of 2015.
"We're hoping that all our alumni come back to say hi to us and have a bite to eat during the dinner afterwards," said Mary Jackson, who just began her second year as principal of St. Margaret Regional School.
Founded in 1994, St. Margaret Regional School is housed within a one-level building behind St. Margaret's Church on Main Street in Buzzards Bay that was originally built as an adjacent parish center in 1969.
"Bishop Sean O'Malley decided that we needed some Catholic school representation on the Cape, and this is the school he opened consequently," Jackson told The Anchor. "This was a parish center that the parishioners of St. Margaret's raised the money to build, and they generously said it could be used to house the school."
As noted in a recent history prepared for St. Margaret's Parish, which is also celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, St. Margaret Regional School came about in the early 1990s when families from parishes in the area began to express a desire for a more accessible Catholic school for children who lived in Bourne and its surrounding communities. They appealed to the then-bishop of Fall River, Séan P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap., to explore the possibilities and he listened to their call.
Since St. Margaret's had an existing parish center that, with modest renovations, could be more effectively used as a school, the diocese decreed that the parish center would become a diocesan school and be named St. Margaret Regional School. The parish would continue to use the building for Religious Education classes and special activities.
In September 1994 the doors opened to kindergarten, grades one and two. The immediate and favorable response brought forth interest in additional grade levels and a rapid expansion began. In 1995 the school expanded to include kindergarten through grade five. Each subsequent year a class was added, bringing birth to a middle school. By 2000 St. Margaret Regional School graduated its first eighth-grade class.
Noting that this was the first Catholic elementary school to serve the area of Cape Cod commonly referred to as the "Upper Cape," Jackson said St. Margaret's currently has 175 students enrolled in grades pre-k through eight.
"We have students from Plymouth, from Wareham, and many from Cape Cod," she said. "Some students travel at least a half-hour to come here. The next closest elementary school would be St. Pius X School in South Yarmouth."
As the sole administrator, Jackson works alongside 14 full-time faculty members and nine part-time teachers.
"I have found that the teachers here are absolutely wonderful," she said. "They are very good at what they do and they are always taking classes to try to learn more about their practice. They are very collegial with each other and they love the children; and the children certainly love them."
Another key to the success of St. Margaret Regional School, Jackson said, is the ongoing support it gets from the families who make the sacrifice to send their children to a Catholic school.
"I've found the families here to be so good," she said. "We call and they always come to help us, no matter what we ask. And the Catholic schools in the whole diocese have been so helpful and supportive to us as well. We've gotten computer equipment from all the high schools; when they update their equipment they offer us their existing equipment.
"(In this diocese) it's a whole Catholic school family and everybody wants to help everybody else, we're not in competition with each other."
Another relative newcomer to St. Margaret Regional School, Father Bruce Czapla, OFM, pastor of St. Margaret's Parish, likewise echoed Jackson's sentiments about the importance of having a Catholic school presence in Buzzards Bay.
"I firmly believe in Catholic education and am grateful that there is such a school here at St. Margaret's Parish," Father Czapla told The Anchor. "This school has done well because of its high standards in learning, and because it teaches knowledge of the Catholic faith and encourages the practice of this faith."
A resident of North Easton and parishioner at Immaculate Conception Parish, Jackson — who was named principal of St. Margaret Regional School in July 2013 — did not attend Catholic school herself and admitted she sometimes feels like she "missed out."
"There wasn't a Catholic school near us and my father was a public school administrator, so we went to his school," she said. "But my children all went to Catholic schools and my grandchildren are attending Catholic schools now, so it's very important to us."
For more information about St. Margaret Regional School, visit www.saintmargaretregional.com.


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Between mentoring students in AIGA, joining a running club, work being super (and crazy awesomely) busy, and getting ready to move to a new apartment next week, I haven't gotten around to drawing or posting much. I've totally slacked on a side project and have wanted to be everywhere and anywhere but in my apartment. It's all boxes and cat hair. Last week I decided I needed a creative "pick me up" and treated myself to a couple new nibs, holder and ink. Haven't done anything specific with them, just been doodlin and instagrammin. It's pretty early in our relationship, but I think it's safe to say I'm in love with these nibs. Like I want to take them to dinner and draw on the tablecloths. Cuddle with them on the couch while I scribble sweet nothings in my sketchbook. I'm smitten.
Believe you me, once I'm moved into my new place and my new (BIGGER) office is all set up, I'll be posting like crazy. No bad chi or box mountains will stop the ink and paper love fest, my friends. Be ready.


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My BGBF and I are taking a spinning class tonight! No – not THAT kind of spinning! Spinning as in yarn! We are going to learn how to spin yarn. :D
I may not have mentioned but I'm a knitter. Here is my much neglected knitting blog if you are interested.
Ever since the BGBF and I went to the Estes Park Wool Market this past June, we've both wanted to learn to spin so we can make our own fabulous yarn to knit fabulous things with. Tonight's class is for drop-spindle spinning, and if we like it and actually do some of it apres class, then we are both planning to take a class where we learn to spin using a spinning wheel.
After the class we are meeting another friend at a wonderful bar in Denver called Delite – they serve the most amazing cocktails and nibblies. I've been looking forward to it ALL week.
Sadly I can't stay out and party it up because I actually have to go into the office tomorrow. The place I'm contracting at works 4-10's with Friday's off, so I usually just work 4-9's plus a half day from home on Friday. But there is some big system work scheduled tomorrow so in I will have to go to do my part. :(
But still very excited about the class tonight!!! It will be a wonderful antidote for my current funk.


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Seeking enlightenment through the pathway of the mind is extremely challenging due to the mind tending to be incredibly difficult to tame and required absolute concentration and focus above all else. During this time there were months spent in which every day was devoted to pure concentration and observing the mind and its incessant thinking. This was mainly accomplished through persistent meditative contemplation. Contemplation is simply the constant exercising of the spiritual will as the sense of concentrated focus throughout all daily activities. As one focuses completely upon a spiritual truth all learned opposition to it within one's consciousness will be brought forth to be addressed and transcended. One has to maintain an absolute persistence and be resolute in one's dedication to Truth/Divinity.
When first beginning to observe the mind it was immediately noticed that it is constantly chattering about the past/regrets, future/anticipations, grudges, judgments, recalling prior conversations, reciting lyrics from music, replaying scenes from movies or other media, thinking about tasks to do, and a myriad of other senseless 'mental noise' to try and distract from silence. The untamed mind seemed to be afraid of silence because it believes if it stops thinking it will cease to exist. It lives from the sense of 'if thoughts are 'me' then who am 'I' if there are no thoughts?' Thus out of a desire to 'survive' its stream of thinkingness is endless and ultimately it is constantly paranoid about its inevitable demise. The mind is essentially the greatest con artist because its trick is to make naïve consciousness believe that it is real as an independent identity. In Reality the ego mind as a dualistic entity is completely an illusion.
When faced with silence the mind will even think of random tunes and senseless musical beats, anything to distract from peace. By trying to silence the mind and control it overtly it was realized that this is an impossible task and the harder one attempts to do so the more unruly it becomes. It was then noticed that observation, contemplation, and exercising of the spiritual will were incredibly powerful approaches to mastery instead of attempting to directly silence the mind. Therefore the devoted will could simply override the mind's nonsense and reprogram it to focus its mentation on a spiritual concept or principle that replaces the constant chatter with concentration and intention.
It was important to withdraw all interest in believing in the mind as a source of truth and to realize that all thoughts and opinions are just vanities stemming from a limited point of perception. Knowledge of quantum physics and metaphysics was helpful by realizing that the mind doesn't actually 'think'. There is no 'thinker' behind thoughts, rather thoughts arise out of a potential energy field within consciousness and are impersonal waves passing by in the infinite ocean of divine potentiality. With closer observation it was then noticed that this impersonal stream of thinkingness seems to be dictated by a combination of prior programming (themes of self-identity/karma) and the spiritual will's current intentionality. Focusing solely upon the will gave a sense of grounding and control and seemed to tame the mind through contemplative concentration.
As contemplation became more frequent the mind was observed at all times and constantly perceived the world through the clarity of applied spiritual principles as a way of, in a sense, turning its own stream of thinking against itself. So by clarifying the truth that all perceptions of life are projections of ego vanities, it then began to be quite obviously recognized in life experience due to assimilation of the new radical awareness. Life therefore subjectively changed with persistence and commitment to accepting the liberated approach to viewing life and therefore letting go of prior illusions. Truth revealed itself as a dawning of clarity and peace as past programming that seemed to have been hindering true vision, fell away. There is great relief in releasing the ego's limited perspective because of the guilt and fear that is surrendered and let go of in the process. However, in alignment with surrender brings up all resistance to be addressed and transcended through devotion to Truth, which is radical acceptance/non-resistance.
At first, this was challenging and overwhelming task and required absolute dedication in every moment throughout the day, even while interacting with the world's endless distractions. One had to be dedicated and devoted strongly enough to be observant of the mind at all times throughout every moment of waking life, even while interacting with others. This required an incredible amount of energy for the first several months and a loss of focus was common. However, with intense perseverance and devotion it eventually became effortless due to the inner-reward of peace and happiness that accompanied success. As consciousness withdraws investment in the mind as an arbiter of truth and sense of identity, it loses all power and becomes increasingly silent which brings peace as if one can breathe fully again.
To accomplish this feat of control and taming of the mind the self came up with clever tactics to constantly keep the mind focused through mantras and contemplation of spiritual truths or principles. For example, throughout a given day there was focus upon the essence of unconditional love and applying it to absolutely every situation without exception. All opposition would then arise either within the mind such as argument against believing in it, or resistance would be demonstrated in the life experience in order to be recontextualized and healed through forgiveness. Forgiveness came from realizing the innocence of all and how ignorance is still innocence, for the 'negative' and immature know not what they do. Therefore by approaching seemingly negative experiences with unconditional acceptance the subjective awareness would expand to a novel degree of peace that consciousness just simply didn't recognize before. And whenever investment and attachment to the mind as the 'thinker' resurfaced it was by the power of observation and the spiritual will that then allowed the attachment to be replaced by the dedication to lovingness and surrender. As one embraces and surrenders to love the mind would become more still and peaceful due to the awareness of the presence of unconditional love that is effortless and serene.
The primary sources of peace came from realizing the silence in between thoughts, observation of the mind as an impersonal quality of consciousness, as well as realizing that one's true nature is more so the infinite silence from which thoughts are arising and that which is allowing them to even be noticed. By analogy, there must be the background of silence in order for noise to be heard. Therefore it is the aspect of consciousness that is silently observing thoughts that identity shifted to. Upon doing so, it was realized not only are thoughts impersonal but also the aspect of consciousness as the serene observer is unaffected by the experience of the content of physical life as well as thoughts. All just simply is. This sense of a silent observer is the context while thoughts and the body's actions are the fleeting content, like clouds passing by in the sky.
For example, let us suppose the mind thinks 'turn and walk left' and the body turns and walks left and the mind then claims origination for the entire experience, first that it 'thought' the thought and then that the body cooperated thus reinforcing the mind as the source of experience. The mind also takes claim of the body's reactions to life experience and believes that life is happening to a 'me' and therefore attachment is reinforced through continued investment. The mind projects itself into life as if it is actually real and an independent existing identity, which is the comedy of the illusion.
Through an alignment with knowledge of neuroscience and metaphysics it was realized that in Reality the ego mind is interjecting within an incredibly small fraction of a second after something was already going to occur and then claims that it was the author of the experience. So using the example, this means that the body was already going to turn and walk left but a nanosecond before the process unfolds the mind receives the thought, 'turn and walk left' and then perceives itself as the source of the action. To realize this incredibly small gap is the window to transcending the ego into the silence in between thoughts, serene and innocently observant, free from all illusions.
Learning this scientific concept became fascinating given its implication. This meant that absolutely everything the mind thinks is actually completely illusory and unnecessary because all of life was already going to unfold perfectly whether the mind was thinking about it or not. And in fact once the mind's constant editing of Reality through its limited perception, senseless commentary, judgments, directions, and advice was disinvested in it was realized that the mind is completely insane and cannot be trusted in the slightest. The ego mind's perceptions of life will always be inherently limited and are never justified or remotely applicable to Reality. The Immortal Self of Reality is wordless, thoughtless, and beyond all conceptualizations.
Another example of shifting investment away from the mind was to simply laugh at the mind whenever it's random chatter would start to take over and simply add to the end of its chatter, 'says the illusory ego'. This would then immediately put the consciousness into an observer state of awareness because the spiritual will just 'called the ego out' on what it really is, an illusion of insanity. The trick was to shift identity to awareness not the actual thought because it technically still comes from the mind and it is more so about the subjective transformation that takes place. As this becomes mastered the resurfacing of random mental chatter diminishes due to the lack of investment or interest in it and as a result, observation and concentration become easier and eventually effortless. The more one can humiliate and show complete disinterest in value of the mind as a sense of self-identity and observe thoughts as erroneous, impersonal illusions causes vanities to be exposed and eventually shrink away.
Mastery of the mind came through transcendence of attachment to it by simply realizing that all thoughts are vanities/narcissism of a limited perspective and are completely unnecessary, nor true. As investment is withdrawn from the mind, truth is able to awaken through self-evident gnosis in which full comprehension arises nonverbally and is more so like discovering something that was already present and just wasn't noticed before. It is the 'ah-ha' moment or epiphany, in which one's subject of contemplation becomes stunningly clear and simple. All truth is realized by letting go of illusion and therefore revealing that which is radically obvious and already self-existent. There is nothing to 'learn' or 'gain', truth just is and is always present, that is to say, always true.
Nevertheless, the path of transcending and taming the mind was incredibly challenging, especially in this technological age while participating in society. This required intense dedication to observation and pure concentration of intentionality. There could be no distractions and observing the mind had to be the absolute priority throughout every single moment and eventually the mind became quiet and easily managed. With enough dedication the ego mind's illusory control begins to break down as one repeatedly observes its impersonal nature and therefore surrenders attachment to the desire to think. By not giving thoughts attention the focus shifts to simply being aware as that which is beyond the mind, peacefully observing. By doing so one is disinvesting in the mind as an identity, which takes all its ability to create stress, reactive emotionality, and suffering. The mind is impersonal, limited, illusory, vain, and completely irrelevant. The Self is beyond the mind.
What wisdom arose from exploring the 'dark side' of the tamed mind?
It is worth noting, that the mind is like a computer and it can be programmed incredibly easy due to its naiveté. This is why history has proven that the masses are effortless to manipulate through mass programming of the mind, especially through media and propaganda that plays on classic, primitive ego positionalities. Once the nature of the mind and its programmability were understood, manipulation and seduction became very easy tricks to accomplish. It was quite obvious that the mind is innocently naïve and cannot determine truth from deceit and therefore is subject to extraordinary ignorance.
The temptations of control, seduction, and manipulation were in fact experimented with and found to be absolutely enticing to indulge in due to ego glorification. Learning to selfishly abuse the powers of a controlled mind is a very seductive ensnarement of the intellectual, spiritual ego and many throughout history have fallen into its trap. The majority of the world leaders, especially the leaders in media, are a perfect example. The masses are programmed daily through constant exposure to projections of fear, violence, and death among endless other tactics aimed at manipulating ego insecurities in order to control others, especially for the sake of consumerism, political favor, and war.
This is all quite easy to do with an understanding of psychology, the nature of consciousness, and the programmability of the mind, yet the temptation had to eventually be abandoned in order to continue progress. The dictums that were helpful to remember were 'where much is given, much is expected' and 'with great power comes great responsibility'. Consciousness can bypass temptation by realizing this newfound power of a tamed mind must be used for service and love rather than selfish gain. All selfishness and narcissism is actually only hurting oneself anyway for one cannot hold the intention to hurt or manipulate others and not attract to oneself karmic consequence for such intentions. Everything is karmically aligned, nothing goes unnoticed, and every thought and intention is recorded in the infinite field of Consciousness. There is perfect justice in Reality. Therefore, love and service became the obvious wise choice as well as being infinitely more rewarding and fulfilling.
So then what arose from shifting to 'utilizing' the mind for love?
With this temptation of control/manipulation and seduction bypassed there then began the focus of the mind to embody energies of unconditional love. With the mind tamed there were no longer judgments and projections of ego vanities and unconditional love was able to become dominant as the natural state of being. A strong contemplative will can be used to focus upon pure love that is beyond all possible limitations of conditionality since it is completely an inner choice. Liberated from illusion, one is able to freely create one's vision of reality by perceiving everything with unconditional love. By doing so and embodying a high state of unconditional love, one is offering love to all those personally coming into contact with throughout the day as well as simultaneously uplifting all of humanity through the collective field of consciousness.
Through devotion there was the ability to concentrate all conscious energy on lovingness, innocence, peace, compassion, and forgiveness. This became an extremely rewarding use of the heightened awareness rather than selfishness of personal gain. An example of the loving use of the will was to contemplate and meditate upon love and peace for all humanity and offering up one's conscious energy to the universe to be used for love and service. One can recognize the incredible gift of awareness that has been allowed and then immediately surrender it back to Divinity to be used for the greatest good. The mind then becomes open to revelation and intuition that guides one towards the most loving energies as a concordant alignment. The most powerful prayer one could offer is to be a perfect reflection of Divine Love.
Therefore with continual concentration upon unconditional love, consciousness became dominantly aligned with its energy, attracting all things in the life circumstance to match its vibration. It was important to remember that all power of the mind and consciousness are not the result of causality, rather existence is already the effect of infinite potentiality becoming manifest as a reflection of consciousness' unity. All is aligned according to the energies/themes of consciousness being what they are and thus attracting into experience their concordant energies (karma). Nothing is 'causing' anything else, everything is expressing itself exactly as it is.
Accordingly, the temptation of egotistically joining with power for power's sake could be bypassed by remembering that there is not a separate personal will that is actually doing anything. The will is an extension of Divinity and thus it is Divinity becoming manifest as a concordant result of consciousness impersonally expressing itself. This brought about humility and expanded awareness of love as the ego and all sense of duality were becoming obvious as an illusion and the source of all suffering. Therefore offering up intentions without actual attachment to the outcome resulted in a more selfless approach of surrender. This took the form of, "may the most loving solution for all arise according to Divine will" or "I offer pure unconditional love to the world to be used as Divinity sees fit," or "what will be will be for the greatest love/good."
The significance was surrendering personal authorship of the outcomes of life and accepting that life is always a perfect gift including one's existence to begin with. Gratitude and humility were incredibly important in order to remain strong in the face of the ego's sophisticated and seductive temptations. It may be helpful to recall that the fact one is even alive and able to be aligned with such great knowledge and liberation in the first place is a gift that is being allowed by Grace. To claim such a thing for oneself is the height of the arrogance of the ego, such as the temptation of being a 'co-creator'.
Radical humility comes from the realization that all of life is actually impersonal and the result of infinite potentialities within consciousness becoming manifest on this physical realm of form. Existence is purely a gift of Grace and is only possible because of Divinity as the fundamental Self. Through giving thanks and praise for the ability to be at all, suffering inevitably dissolved into the realization of the Self as innocent, Infinite Love.
How did the process of awakening to the 'beauty all around' unfold?
With the nonattached mind mastered and temptations of the intellectual and spiritual ego bypassed, exploration and awakening into the realms of true lovingness, appreciation, and unconditional love was able to occur naturally. These realms were primarily explored through time spent with the girlfriend and spiritual companions that helped develop and explore the higher states of lovingness. Entering into the realms of true love as a dominant theme of awareness emerged as an infinite appreciation and gratitude for all life as an infinitely divine gift of perfect beauty. By constantly choosing to see only perfection and love all around, the gift of life itself became the source of limitless gratitude due to it becoming stunningly obvious that the fact one even exists is an amazing gift in and of itself. One's existence is actually an extension of the entire universe being exactly what it is and couldn't be any other way.
Everything experienced in life within this new awareness slowly became cherished simply for its existence and aesthetic mesmerizing beauty, especially the infinite beauties of nature. The persona had a particular attraction to sunsets/sunrises, the peacefulness of the night and the inspirational beauty of the stars, mountains, forests, and ocean settings. Also interest into art and music became increasingly refined, peaceful, profound, and sophisticated yet simple. Everything in life was about the subtle overlooked details, such as the infinite complexity of even a patch of grass and its shades of colors and different patterns of growth. More obvious was the intricacy of life within flowers, trees, animals, and the human body that reflect such marvelous complexity that there was often utter awe and speechlessness at the beauty of Divine Creation. Everything became beautiful, perfect, divine, and realized to be the result of the entire universe manifesting itself.
As we stay dedicated to the love of Truth it reveals itself to us according to our ability to surrender to it, for it is only the ego's resistance that keeps it from us. Transcending the mind and seeking enlightenment is not something that is actually 'done' or 'sought after', this only implies more duality and is missing the point. One must surrender to Realization, for the dawning of Truth is only the simple, fundamental realization of our divine, paradoxical existence. This however, is not something that has to be 'found' it is actually already present, self-evident, and all encompassing, it must only be recognized by allowing for it. Truth is a dawning of realization of the obvious. Again, to awaken to enlightenment is to awaken to the realization of how it is that we exist. Pursue such a question and the Absolute awaits to be noticed and when It is there is no mistaking Divine Presence. It shall be known without question or doubt. Such infinite love and liberation is ineffable in it's overwhelming power and awe, any remnants of a clinging ego are obliterated into the all-present radical realization of the Self. There is nothing more to know, nothing to seek, nothing to find, all searches have ended and all existence is revealed as that which it is, Divine Source – Unnamable, Indescribable.
Divine Love reigns Supreme.
Namaste my dearest love.


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Checkers taxi car — many identification mark even on a subconscious level. We can to see such a vehicle identification on call and in America and in some European countries. But few passenger seriously thought about how such cells could appear on doors or elsewhere Body cars on call? In fact, there are several versions of the emergence of such identification sign.
As far as there are many in the world of the taxi service, the same can be found historical and supposedly authentic versions of the origin of the symbol. Some say that it is — solely to the passenger was easier to identify your vehicle among the dense traffic. But on the other hand, there were checkers in the early 20th century, then about heavy traffic is difficult to say.
This checkers only now become a reference mark and the symbol Car Service on call around world. But at the moment when there are several other versions. Only a historical fact, associated with the icon, which is not in doubt, it is the inventors. This is the company Checker Motors: it is with its production line in the 20th century the first cars went down with his sword on the body. The name of the company translated the same sign with the name of the game, and the machines were designed to serve the subsidiary to automaker-producer taxi service. But this is only the actual version, but the more interesting — unofficial stories that wander among experienced drivers and first-class passengers.
In the most popular version of this icon appeared to create similar to racing cars. Like, sure to be impressed by the passenger that the driver will take it as soon as possible in anywhere in the city. It is worth noting that many of the people who call a taxi, would be grateful for such advantage.
Another no less interesting version, is connected with the game — checkers. According to the inventors of this symbol already mentioned our company Checker Motors, this game is different maneuverability and speed. really not this wait away from the driver and passenger of the average whole life? Just as on the wooden checkered board, the driver needs to write a good trip strategy — a route and beat the combination on city streets — maneuvers. This version of the origin of the pattern on the back of cars is very romantic, and certainly deserves attention.
Please note that this version is sent directly to the manufacturer of the world's first «drafts» cars. But with light hand many passengers and drivers coincidence prosaic name of the manufacturer and maneuverable intellectual game was a real romantic story about the maneuverability of a car on the order, which would be match each driver service.
The least popular of the known version is associated with representatives of the oldest profession — Housewife. It was thought that previously had their identification mark hat in black and white squares. She is to distinguish them from secular women, in order to save men from misunderstandings. However, it is still not known, Who was the first: the taxi drivers and the girls of easy virtue. Who of them was used as a cell signal an indication that they are willing to provide their services on a call?
As you can see, this seemingly simple, has a complex pattern and interesting history. Next ask the driver, but some of the stories he believes it?
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Alo EasyMail Newsletters
Newsletters within the myvfw.org system is different from creating a local post newsletter and posting it. How? The system has an internal newsletter model that creates newsletters to be viewed by subscribers. Subscribers get the VFW Post newsletter as an email. The post's website acts as a publisher of an email newsletter. This is a pretty powerful tool.
When someone visits your website and "subscribes" to your newsletter, they are entered into an email database on your site that includes all subscribers. Only subscribers get to see the newsletters you create.
Now that you are partially confused, let me confuse you more. Creating a website newsletter does not get published to your site automatically. You have to do it.
Let me give you an example of a frustrated post blogmaster's experience.
- The post created a newsletter and he wanted to put it on the post's website.
- He looked at the dashboard and found Newsletters, when there and created a newsletter page.
- He then uploaded the post's newsletter from another site as an image. The image was added to his newly created newsletter.
- The new newsletter page was published and when he went to his site to see it, it was not there.
Here is what happened. He created a newsletter within WordPress.org. The system created his "newsletter" (which contained only a hyperlink) and saved it. It then expected him to publish it to the subscribers. When published, it would have went to 48 people at his post who are on the subscribers list.
Here is how the Alo EasyMail Newsletter feature works.
- You create a newsletter and then publish it from within your post's website. (Create the item, type in the text and add images.)
- The published newsletter goes out to all post subscribers, but only if you complete the action by releasing the completed newsletter as an email.
- This action does not put the newsletter in your web site. You can, however, post a link to it on the site's Newsletter page. See an example on the state website.
Watch for subtopics to this subject soon. Well explain more separately.


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Portfolio Asset Allocation Is Like A Well Balanced Diet/
I am sure you recall your parents telling you as a child to eat your vegetables before you can have dessert. You may also remember seeing Health Canada's nutritional food guide listing the recommended servings for every food category.
To have a healthy diet typically requires you to eat a variety of foods that will allow you to obtain the nutrients necessary to keep your body functioning at its optimal capacity. It is not without reason that your parents wanted you to have your vegetables!
You may be wondering, "Why in the world is he speaking about nutrition? I thought this was about finance!"
The fact is the concept of a well-balanced investment portfolio closely mirrors that of a healthy diet.
The key to building an optimal portfolio is diversification. This should be done through multiple asset classes as well as across different regions. Many Canadians suffer from a home bias, by having a diet that is particularly rich in Canadian assets. It is nice to support your country, but what if this was a detriment to your portfolio?
Let's take a look at some of the global index returns for 2013.
Although many Canadian investors enjoyed seeing the Toronto stock exchange increase by 9.56% in 2013, if your portfolio was not properly diversified across international equities you missed out on some even more satisfying returns.
To put it in perspective, the TSX significantly lagged some of the global leading indexes. Our neighbor's index, the DOW Jones industrial gained a hefty 26.5% in 2013. Even some of the European indexes outperformed the TSX with London's FTSE and the Frankfurt DAX increasing by 14.43% and 25.48% respectively. One of the best performing markets last year was Japan's Nikkei with an impeccable return of 56.72%.
As seen above, a portfolio that is well diversified across markets would have yielded a much higher return than one which simply invested in Canadian stocks. Adding global exposure to your portfolio can usually help you capitalize on higher returns by accessing developing countries that are experiencing much higher growth than our own. To properly diversify you need to look towards other markets in order to invest across all types of sectors. By doing so, you are minimizing return deviations as different economic cycles will impact every sector differently. For example, when an economy is growing rapidly, the technology and retail sector will perform strongly, however in a downturn these sectors may be the hardest hit. On the other hand, consumer staples and utilities will remain the least volatile in poor economic situations as they prove to be necessities with more stable earnings and higher payout ratios.
Of course, much like a diet, depending on your age you will have to adapt the way you eat as well as the way you allocate your investments. At a younger age, time is on your side and risk is less of an issue. It is often recommended to have a larger portion of equity exposure with a healthy weighing of international stocks to take advantage of higher long term expected returns. As you age you will likely throw a little more fixed income securities on your plate to lower the return variations and increase the consistency of income.
Formulating the proper asset allocation for a portfolio can be impacted by many varying factors other than the age of an investor and is specific to each individual. From risk tolerance to the expected use of the funds, many variables must be considered. To find the proper balance for your portfolio it is always wise to sit down with a qualified financial planner to tailor an investment strategy that is specific to your needs.


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Here you'll find a bunch of screenshots of RenderPal V2, which should give you a good impression of what RenderPal V2 and its intuitive user interface look like. A small description has also been given for each screenshot, so that you know what you are looking at. For a full description of the various features, you should take a look at the Features section.
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It's a great time to be alive.
Technology, globalization and freedom of speech is growing everyday and opportunity has never been greater.
Diversity in all areas of life – work, social, entertainment – has never been embraced more.
The problem is embracing diversity is not enough – for it to fully thrive we all need to be more proactive. We need to insist on it.
In fact diversity is a bit like climate change. We all know we should be doing more, yet very few of us consciously make deliberate change.
But great leaders are different. They don't just embrace diversity. They insist on it.
And not just because they're nice people. Whether it's having a diverse mix of ethnic backgrounds, age groups or skills, there are practical advantages to diversity too.
Here are some reasons why great leaders insist on diversity.
If you are a hiring manager and want to hire outstanding people, please reach out here


text: We've done it again! Formes De Luxe magazine from France featured our Meteor Wine Packaging. This by itself is pretty cool, but what we're really excited about was the fact that this was quite possibly our first feature in a 3D Magazine! Complete with a set of 3D shades, the magazine had pages throughout with 3D printing. These things can put a hurting on your eyes but it's pretty cool to run through a magazine and actually feel like you can grab objects off the pages.


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Unniappam with slight neyappam texture for people like me who prefers hard unniappam. This has perfect inside with no holes!
Unniappam –Hard (but gets little softer next day)
1 cup rice flour
¾ of small banana (palayan kodan/mysore banana)
¾ cup thick jaggery syrup–more or less per taste
1/8 tsp baking soda
½ tsp cardamom powder
½ tsp dry ginger powder
2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds (optional)
2 tbsp toasted grated coconut or small pieces (optional)
Grind banana to a smooth paste and transfer to a bowl.
Add jaggery syrup, cardamom powder and dry ginger powder and mix well.
Add rice flour and mix. Add water to make a slightly loose batter. It will thicken when kept aside for 20 mins.
Adjust sweetness by adding more or less jaggery syrup.
Add baking soda and mix.
Add sesame seeds and grated coconut if using and mix.
Keep aside for 20 mins. The batter would have thickened by now. Add water to get the idli batter consistency.
Heat unniappam chatti and fill molds with oil. (I use canola oil)
Pour approx. ¾ tbsp batter to each mold. Keep medium heat.
When the bottom starts to brown, flip to the other side using a toothpick.
When it browns all over, remove using toothpick and transfer to a kitchen towel.
Store in an airtight container when cool. Refrigerate after 2 days and bring to room temperature before serving.


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A biographer delivers the scholarly yet very human story of some talented women who held surprising sway in the incredible clutter of city-states that composed Renaissance Italy.
Noting that Italy comprised some 250 individual states, Frieda (Catherine de Medici, 2005) focuses on three powerful families—Sforza, Este, Gonzaga—though others rise and fall throughout her tale, as well, principally the Borgias and the Medici. The stories (and families) are interconnected and extremely complex—witness the 10 pages of family trees preceding the text. (Assiduous readers will want to keep a finger among those pages.) The author follows the fortunes of such women as Caterina Sforza, her husband brutally murdered and mutilated, who flashed traitors in a crowd. Frieda also shows us the vilely corrupt papacy of the time. Greed, violence, sexual depravity, incompetence—all flourished. Throughout, the author wields a sharp rhetorical razor, too. Of Duchess Bona, she writes: "it would have been hard to find a stupider woman," and Angela Borgia was a "brainless beauty." Frieda does some restoration on the reputations of the Borgias, particularly Lucrezia, calling much of what had circulated at the time (and later) "a heap of fantastical stories and lies." Among the most compelling of her accounts: the papacy of Rodrigo Borgia (Alexander VI) and the quest for power that consumed his son Cesare, who became a Spanish prisoner. Frieda also follows the international politics and military maneuvers of Italy, especially the incursions of France. Shifting alliances, deceptions and lies, the struggle for wealth and power—all are revealed in the stories of women who held (or manipulated) the reins of power when men were incompetent or away battling one another.
Richly researched and deeply complex—at times sufficient to bemuse as much as inform.


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Alicia Tormey
Alicia Tormey is best known for her organic imagery and inventive techniques that involve a blend of bees wax, resin, shellac and raw pigments. Wielding a blow torch, Tormey cultivates these materials into ethereal images of distant landscapes, waterways and explosive flora. Alicia's work has been featured on the cover of Professional Artist Magazine and in numerous other publications including Encaustic Arts Magazine and Studio Visit Magazine. She is the recipient of a Grant for Artists Projects (GAP) award from Artist Trust and her works have been included in numerous exhibitions and public collections throughout the United States and abroad.


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PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (April 7, 2014) — The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office has found a missing teenager.
Areell Varga, 14, was reported missing Monday by the sheriff's department.Varga was last seen April 6 at around noon when she left her father's residence in Pennfield Township and said she was going for a walk, according to a release.
She is described as 5-feet tall and 135 lbs with hazel eyes and pink hair. She was last seen wearing a black and green Monster Energy Drink hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans with handwriting on them and a black and yellow Rockstar Energy winter hat, according to a release.
Varga is described in a release as having some learning disabilities and officials said she may be in the company of an adult.
The sheriff's office later announced that it had located the missing teen at 6:30 p.m. Monday.


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Stormfall: Age of War
In Stormfall: Age of War, an absorbing strategy game, you'll become an unsurpassed military strategist and defeat your enemy in fierce medieval battles!
Dark times have come. A great evil has penetrated into the world of the Middle Ages. Castles turned into rock-solid fortresses. Can you withstand the onslaught of massive enemy attacks and create an invincible kingdom?
You'll have to master resource management, castle construction basics, and the tactics of war. Play Stormfall: Age of War free!
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- game language: English
- breathtaking MMO strategy game
- 3 main resources: iron, gold, and food
- plethora of residential and industrial facilities
- plenty of ways to upgrade your castle
- lots of military alliances
- massive online community of players
- incredibly beautiful and realistic 3D-graphics
- dramatic PvP-battles
System requirements
- OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10
- CPU: x86, 800 MHz
- DirectX: 8.1 or later


text: Celebrate your favorite NBA team with the Nike Air Force 1 '07 LV8 Sport Men's Shoe. Hoops-inspired performance features of the 1982 original are combined with bold team colors and a lenticular Swoosh design trademark that shifts color as you move. Tumbled leather upper for a premium look. Swoosh design trademark shifts color in the light. Colors take inspiration from NBA team jerseys. Durable, non-marking rubber in a sleek cupsole design honors the traditional AF-1 look. Low-cut silhouette provides a comfortable fit around your ankles.


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...keeping safe at work
Justice is being served for Star Wars actor Harrison Ford after the producers of 'The Force Awakens' admit liability for two of four counts of negligence under the Health and Safety at Work Act – in an incident which could have killed the 71-year-old actor on set.
Kimberley Jackson, a personal injury specialist at Simpson Millar, discusses the implications and explains why working conditions need to be adequately safe – whatever your business!
Disaster On Set
In 2014, whilst on set of Millennium Falcon for the new Star Wars movie, Harrison Ford was struck by a large metal door and suffered a broken leg – following the incident Ford had to be emergency-airlifted to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.
Comparing the weight of the door to that of a small car, it is a wonder that Harrison was not hurt further.
The case finally made its way into court this week, brought by The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) who are the regulators for workplace Health and Safety. Bringing not one, but four criminal charges against the producers, grave concerns were expressed due to the producers failing to protect their workers.
The HSE argued that this was a foreseeable accident that could have been prevented.
Accepting The Outcome
The producers, Foodles, who are a Disney subsidiary, have admitted that they failed to protect their workers.
In similar cases, a defence of 'Volenti', meaning that there is a voluntary assumption of risk, could be argued. Many high status actors such as Ford are frequently famed for filming their own dangerous stunts. In this case, however, the Court heard from the prosecution:
"The breaches had caused a risk of death – if the emergency stop had not been pressed in time then it would have been a very different outcome for Ford."
Kimberley Jackson Comments:
"In this particular scenario, Ford had walked onto the set assuming that the set was not live. He had not been aware that somebody else had been operating it and as a result he ended up pinned to the floor by the hydraulic door.
"Under the Health and Safety at Work Act, employers have a duty to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety, and welfare at work of all employees. Employers need to ensure that employees are not exposed to any risks to their health and safety.
"This applies to workers regardless of whether they are working on a multi-million pound film set or whether they are working on a production line in a factory.
"As shown in this case, failure to meet the demands of the legislation could lead to criminal prosecutions as well as civil claims for injury. Foodles is due to be sentenced on 22 August at Aylesbury crown court."
Written by Kimberley Jackson
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I may have missed something about this one that made me unable to appreciate it, or something. There are vignette storylines that center around a market and the claustrophobic, low-rent housing nearby, but it's very difficult to make sense of the characters' motivations or the extern to which their actions serve to progress the plot. I think some slipshod design on the subtitles may have also created problems: the lines were sometimes oddly flat, and when multiple actors were speaking at once, the mapping between subtitle lines and voices wasn't very clear. All in all, I'm afraid it fell completely flat for me, in spite of my usual enthusiasm for settings and characters outside my range of experience. Not all of these experiments can be winners!
See also: IMDB.


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Though clubs all over the world know him as Mednas, he wasn't always known by that name. He was born Mehdi Nassiri, facing the sea, in beautiful Casablanca, Morocco. Casablanca itself has always played an important role in popular culture. It became famous in the 1940s thanks to the Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman film of the same name. Throughout its history it had been the birthplace or home to many famous people - from film star Jean Reno to automobile designer Frank Stephenson to poet Abdallah Zrika.
Along the way Nassiri was practically destined to make it onto that last - it's just that nobody involved really knew it at the time.
Mednas: The Early Years
Music had always been an important part of Nassiri's life, for as far back as he could remember. His mother spent time as a sound engineer for Moroccan Radio, among other jobs. He was even enrolled at an early age into a conservatory to learn the piano, but he didn't stay very long - something bigger awaited.
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Miller-Midson Trophy, GI Cancer Fundraiser
In the Seniors match tomorrow, Hobart will play Lindisfarne for the annual "Miller-Midson Trophy". This is sure to be a fierce contest, carried out in front of a crowd of ex Lindisfarne, Risdon Vale and Hobart footballers who are holding a reunion function on the day.
As well as the trophy, today's match serves as a fundraiser for the GI (gastro intestinal) Cancer Institute in memory of Mick Miller, dad of Lindisfarne player Kase Miller and member Celeste Miller, who passed away at only 62 in February 2015 after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer 3 months earlier. Mick was a dedicated Lindisfarne supporter, never missing a game and in his honour the best player on the ground will be awarded "The Prancing Deer Award" – Mick's unique nickname when he played. Last year, this match raised almost $10,000 for the GI Cancer Institute after the strong support shown from the Hobart and Lindisfarne Football Clubs.
All funds raised will go towards finding better treatments for people living with GI cancer, through the GI Cancer Institute's clinical trials. GI cancer affects the oesophagus, liver, stomach, gall bladder, pancreas and bowel. Over 24,000 Australians are affected by GI cancer every year and 33 Australians die from it every day.
There really is so much more to our great game than 100 minutes of game on each Saturday throughout winter. There is the opportunity to help a mate, support a needy group, make new friends and to meet others from all walks of life. Well it was New Norfolk Football Clubs week to share and what a great job they did. We being players, board, supporters and old players were invited to a no cost luncheon to reminisce the glory days and share the premierships they have enjoyed. The club really displayed the mateship and so many of the reasons we all love our football club and we thank them for their efforts.
Adding to the atmosphere at the game was a live broadcast through our partners Edge Radio 99.3FM and hosted by Joshua Munting, David Charlesworth and Alex Fitzgerald with a terrific coverage of the game delivered to listeners. Today's game will again be broadcast on EDGE RADIO 99.3FM, so make sure to tune in.
By the time we left the New Norfolk Sports Club and ventured across to the oval our under 18's had suffered a forty point defeat which wasn't the on field start we had hoped for. A couple of standout efforts were noticed and they came from Trey Ramritu and Jayden Marshall.
The reserves were up and about from the first bounce and looked determined to win a spot in the finals but a gallant New Norfolk group were not about to let that happen. Quarter time saw the Eagles in front by 1 point and half time the Tigers by 7. The lead changed several times in the third quarter quarter with New Norfolk going to the final break leading by 7 points. The final term was a battle royale with the Tigers kicking 4.1 to 2.3 giving the Tigers a 3 point win. This was an outstanding effort with Sammy Godfrey and Mitchell Bird showing some absolute brilliance throughout the game.
The seniors took over from the reserves and came out like a side possessed. Within the first minute the Tigers had put a major on the board and really looked the goods. In the back of my mind was a big ground, we have trained on the TCA once in five weeks and will probably be leg weary as the game goes on. My thoughts seemed to be playing out as at quarter time we were ten points in front but by half time this had become a three point deficit. The half time break saw a rousing speech from the coach and yes we were up and running again. Our third quarter set us up for a real tilt at winning this game as we scored 5.3 to 2.3 giving the Tigers a 15 point buffer heading in to the final term. This quarter was a heart stopper as the play see sawed from on attack to the other with both defences being on top. Sammy Reeves into the ruck and we seemed to be hanging on but unable to deliver the final blow. New Norfolk continued attacking but the defence stood tall and as the final siren sounded there was many a Tiger supporter ecstatic with the result.
Under 18's
New Norfolk 1.0 4.6 7.11 7.13 (55)
Hobart 0.1 1.1 1.1 2.1 (13)
Goal Scorers: Trey Ramritu, Lachlan Berry
Best Players: Jayden Marshall, Lachlan Berry, Jaydon Aram, James Granfield, Harry Philpott, Isaac Hovington.
New Norfolk 2.3 3.4 6.8 8.11 (59)
Hobart 2.2 4.5 5.7 9.8 (62)
Goal Scorers: Dean Jetson 2, Josh Webster 2, Cody Mrzyk 2, Adam Henderson, Sam Godfrey.
Best Players: Sam Godfrey, Beau Bennett , Mitchell Bird , Danny Bennett, Josh Young , Dean Jetson
New Norfolk 2.5 4.9 6.12 7.14 (56)
Hobart 4.3 4.6 9.9 9.12 (66)
Goal Scorers: Luke Sullivan 3 , Brydon Goninon 3 , Sam Reeves 2 , Mark Nicholls 2 .
Best Players: Stuart Paterson , Luke Sullivan , Jacob Campbell , Michael Woods , Marcus Fitze, Brenton Allie.


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My 17 in 2017/
New Year's resolutions are both my thing and not my thing. I often start the year optimistic, wide-eyed and bushy-tailed, having these grandiose plans for myself, but that over-optismitic, overachieving gung-ho-ness gets me every time. I want to make resolutions and keep them, but my goals are just too unrealistic or I don't give myself enough grace when I'm making those resolutions. The one time I recall mostly sticking to a resolution is when I committed to reading every day. That resolution worked because it already fit into my lifestyle of reading and just challenged me to slightly amp up what I was already doing. So for 2017 I was inspired by Advice from a Twenty Something to make some "refreshing and simple" New Year's resolutions that could actually be manageable and attainable.
- Be kind.
- Floss more.
- Go to bed and wake up at reasonable times.
- Explore Birmingham.
- Take advantage of our back porch.
- Eat vegetables.
- Write.
- Take pictures for myself.
- Keep my library borrows to a minimum.
- Start the Harry Potter books.
- Cook and eat at home.
- Keep up with the laundry.
- Read through my collection of books.
- Blog.
- Sort my personal pictures.
- Focus on the blessings.
- Downsize and purge to live a more simple life.
Disneyworld Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida. April 26, 2016 | Canon Rebel XSN, film developed by Indie Film Lab


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Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto collaborate on The Revenant score
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto to soundtrack Alejandro G Iñarritu's The Revenant
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Carsten Nicolai aka Alva Noto are working on the soundtrack for Alejandro G Iñárritu's new film The Revenant. Based on Michael Punke's novel, it's Iñárritu's follow-up to Birdman, his 2014 film which featured a score consisting mostly of Antonio Sanchez's solo drumming. The Revenant is set in the 1880s and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a bear attack victim left abandoned in the American wilderness. Sakamoto and his longtime collaborator Nicolai will also be working alongside Bryce Dessner on the score.
The Revenant will be premiered on 25 December, with its worldwide release following on 8 January 2016. Sakamoto and Nicolai's soundtrack will be released digitally by Milan Records on 25 December and as a CD in late January. A special vinyl edition will follow in March.


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It's like Christmas in July - Naughty Show comes a week early this month and it's on St Patrick's Day!
Thursday, March 17 - Naughty 20: St Phatty's Day - The Hollywood Improv, 10 pm - $14 (Tickets) Uh, seriously, is this your first visit to my site and/or planet earth? I'm really not sure what else I can say about the awesomeness that is Naughty Show. It's really hit its stride, with each show even better than the last - characters, sketches, pole dancing, porn stars, videos...
If you've got an appetite for more comedy all week, check out:
Tuesday, March 15 - Stand Up For Japan - The Laugh Factory, 8 pm - $20 (Tickets) Help victims of the tsunami just by laughing at Kevin Nealon, KT Tatara and more.
Wednesday, March 16 - Joe Rogan & Friends - Sal's Comedy Hole, 8 pm - $15 (Reservations) Bret Ernst, Freddy Lockhart, Steve Rannazissi and Dug Benson join Joe for this weekly rock n roll comedy fest.
Friday, March 18 - Um, did I mention I'm going to Naughty Show on Thursday and you should too? So, take Friday off to recover.
Saturday, March 19 - Bert Kreischer, Irvine Improv 8 & 10 pm - $20 (Tickets) Did you know that Van Wilder was based on Bert's actual life? Now he's a dad but he's still got crazy tales that will crack you up.


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I was awed by the incredibly qualified applicants who responded to our craigslist ad for Living Room Conversations organizers in Fresno and Stockton. Their expertise in criminal justice reform was substantial, in many cases informed by powerful background stories. Their collective resumes included working with people recently released from prison, homelessness, mental health, foster care, LGBT issues, developing more tolerance in faith communities, and more.
I decided to host a non-standard Living Room Conversation (LRC) with the new organizers we hired as part of their training. What better way to prepare them to explain the process to others!
Our conversation was held in a youth lounge at a local church and our host baked us cookies.
Each person's story increased the depth of conversation in the room. We learned about the personal resilience we each shared and the adversity from which our passions had emerged.
There was a strong spiritual presence in the room which informed the conversation and deepened our connection to each other. We entered the room as strangers and left as a team of friends, embarking on a mission.
There was strong consensus that people released from jail or prison needed assistance when we talked about Realignment: Release and Recidivism. Areas that were identified:
job placement
substance abuse treatment
changing their thinking
growing up (emotionally)
driver's license recovery
Another theme that emerged was the difficulty in obtaining existing resources. There is no comprehensive list of resources for re-entry. And the resources that are known are sometimes duplicative. Resources inside of silos exist without connection to one another. In other areas of society, a case manager would be assigned to bring a team of people together that are providing support and services for an individual. This does not exist for released offenders.
We ended our conversation with deep appreciation for each other and feeling highly motivated to share Living Room Conversations with others. In fact our first Living Room Conversation in Spanish has already happened. And three additional conversations are already planned. We are grateful to have such impressive organizers reaching out to their networks working to make sure that key stakeholders are able to join upcoming conversations. We are excited to think of how empowering these conversations can be for the community.
Another team is forming in Stockton / San Joaquin County and another group of professionals will be using Living Room Conversations soon.
In their work with Living Room Conversations, these Independent Organizers will share their experience, network with their communities and recruit co-hosts so all stakeholders are represented in the community.


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Mexico is famous for its muralists, particularly Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros in the second quarter of the last Century. The works were always political, commissioned to glorify the Mexican Revolution and they still take up pride of place in most Mexican cities' public buildings.
It's less common now to see big mural commissions, but the official or unofficial work of Mexican graffiti artists can be found on the sides of countless buildings in Mexico City.
Not to be left out, we've been working with an agency here called All City Canvas to invite the British artist D*Face (aka Dean Stockton) to Mexico City. Here he is at work on the side of a 6-storey hotel in the Roma Sur neighbourhood. It's a kind of Day of the Dead theme - very striking. See 57 second video here.
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