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The Italian phrase Mai due senza tre–"never two without three"–forms the basis of Andrea Lee's spellbinding novel of betrayal. Sophisticated and richly told, Lost Hearts in Italy reveals a trio caught in the grip of desire, deception, and remorse.
When Mira Ward, an American, relocates to Rome with her husband, Nick, she looks forward to a time of exploration and awakening. Young, beautiful, and in love, Mira is on the verge of a writing career, and giddy with the prospect of living abroad.
On the trip over, Mira meets Zenin, an older Italian billionaire, who intrigues Mira with his coolness and worldly mystique. A few weeks later, feeling idle and adrift in her new life, Mira agrees to a seemingly innocent lunch with Zenin and is soon catapulted into an intense affair, which moves beyond her control more quickly than she intends. Her job as a travel writer allows clandestine trysts and opulent getaways with Zenin to Paris, Monte Carlo, London, and Venice, and over the next few years, now the mother of a baby daughter, she struggles between resisting and relenting to this man who has such a hold on her. As her marriage erodes, so too does Mira's sense of self, until she no longer resembles the free spirit she was on her arrival in the
on her arrival in the Eternal City.
Years later, Mira and Nick, now divorced and remarried to others, look back in an attempt to understand their history, while a detached Zenin assesses his own life and his role in the unlikely love triangle. Each recounts the past, aided by those witness to their failure and fallout.
An elegant, raw, and emotionally charged read, Lost Hearts in Italy is a classic coming-of-age story in which cultures collide, innocence dissolves, and those we know most intimately remain foreign to us.
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2004 • telephone
The call comes three or four times a year. Always in the morning, when Mira's husband and children have left the house, and she is at work in her study, in the dangerous company of words—words that are sometimes docile companions and at other times bolt off like schizophrenic lovers and leave you stranded on a street corner somewhere. There are moments when Mira, abandoned in the middle of a paragraph, sits glaring furiously out past the computer at the chestnut trees in her hillside garden and the industrial smudge of Turin below in the distance and the Alps beyond. Then the phone rings, and she breaks her own rule to grab it like a lifeline. And eerily enough, as if from hundreds of miles away he has sensed her bafflement, her moment of weakness, it is often Zenin, a man who once wrecked part of her life.
Oh, not Zenin himself, not at first. His billionaire's paranoia is too strong for that. He never calls her on a cell phone, always from his office, never from one of his houses, from his yacht, from his jet. The call is placed by any one of a bevy of young Italian secretaries, the kind who announce their names in bright telemarketers' voices. Pronto, it's Sabrina. Marilena. Or Veronica. It's different each time, but always the kind of aspirational Hollywood-style moniker that in Italian sounds slightly whorish.
È la dottoressa Ward? È proprio lei? The secretaries insist on asking twice if it is Mira. And they love her title, which is Italian grandiosity for a simple college degree. Zenin,


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WASHINGTON - Photographer Lloyd Wolf squats to examine a piece of leftover police tape from a shooting in Northeast D.C. There are no candles, liquor bottles or messages to the deceased, but he snaps a few pictures anyway.
"After a while, you know what to look for," he says.
A quick survey reveals a plastic glove and another bit of tape strewn in the alley behind several single-family homes. Earlier in the week, a 40-something man was killed here, but no shrines have been erected to honor him.
"I'm not surprised, given his age," Wolf says.
For more than a decade, Wolf has driven to death shrines in D.C., Maryland and Virginia to chronicle them on his blog, Washington's Other Monuments. He has met family members and neighbors of these victims, and snapped photos of their tributes to the people they've lost.
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Do you ever have those days where you just feel like you're annoying everyone, and you probably aren't but because you feel like you are, you probably are, but then you don't stop anyway and you're annoyed with you and everyone else is annoyed with you and you kinda just wanna throw yourself out the window of your 23rd story office?
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1. Make peace with your parents. Whether you finally recognize that they actually have your best interests in mind or you forgive them for being flawed human beings, you can't happily enter adulthood with that familial brand of resentment.
2. Kiss someone you think is out of your league; kiss models and med students and entrepreneurs with part-time lives in Dubai and don't worry about if they're going to call you afterward.
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10. Start a relationship with your crush by telling them that you want them. Directly. Like, look them in the face and say it to them. Say, I want you. I want to be with you.
11. Learn to say 'no' — to yourself. Don't keep wearing high heels if you hate them; don't keep smoking if you're disgusted by the way you smell the morning after; stop wasting entire days on your couch if you're going to complain about missing the sun.
12. Take time to revisit the places that made you who you are: the apartment you grew up in, your middle school, your hometown. These places may or may not be here forever; you definitely won't be.
13. Find a hobby that makes being alone feel lovely and empowering and like something to look forward to.
14. Think you know yourself until you meet someone better than you.
15. Forget who you are, what your priorities are, and how a person should be.
16. Identify your fears and instead of letting them dictate your every move, find and talk to people who have overcome them. Don't settle for experiencing .000002% of what the world has to offer because you're afraid of getting on a plane.
17. Make a habit of cleaning up and letting go. Just because it fit at one point doesn't mean you need to keep it forever — whether 'it' is your favorite pair of pants or your ex.
18. Stop hating yourself.
19. Go out and watch that movie, read that book, listen to that band you already lied about watching, reading, listening to.
20. Take advantage of health insurance while you have it.
21. Make a habit of telling people how you feel, whether it means writing a gushing fan-girl email to someone whose work you love or telling your boss why you deserve a raise.
22. Date someone who says, "I love you" first.
23. Leave the country under the premise of "finding yourself." This will be unsuccessful. Places do not change people. Instead, do a lot of solo drinking, read a lot of books, have sex in dirty hostels, and come home when you start to miss it.
24. Suck it up and buy a Macbook Pro.
25. Quit that job that's making you miserable, end the relationship that makes you act like a lunatic, lose the friend whose sole purpose in life is making you feel like you're perpetually on the verge of vomiting. You're young, you're resilient, there are other jobs and relationships and friends if you're patient and open.
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Welcome to Boston Terrier Rescue of South Carolina
We are based in the North Augusta, SC/Augusta, GA, area. We are a nonprofit group dedicated to rescuing purebred Boston terriers and Boston terrier mixes with the ultimate goal of placing them in loving, forever homes. Some who are too sick or too old to be adopted will find their forever home in their foster homes with volunteers who love and care for them. We are always in need of more foster homes, so please fill out an adoption/foster application if you would like to help.
Thousands of perfectly adoptable dogs and cats die everyday in shelters
because there are simply not enough homes for them. Given this sad reality,
there really is no good reason whatsoever to breed or buy a pet.
Until the pet overpopulation is under control, there is only one responsible
and ethical option——OPT to ADOPT from your local shelter or rescue group!!!
A moving testament of how important dogs are to us and our health…
Several weeks ago, I posted a picture of Olivia and Kipper on the BT web site. Olivia is our 7 year old daughter with many different disabilities. (Due to Biological Mother Drug Abuse) Olivia has been seen by many Neurologist in the last several years due to her Epilepsy. Our daughter has seizures that are not the normal 5 minute, but can last for hours. To know Olivia, is to love her! She is smart, willing, just a all around wonderful little girl.
Several months ago, the group needed a foster for a sweet boy that was in the Columbia pound. I agreed to take him in and quickly became a foster failure. This young man came into our home with a sweater on that hide his bones. Olivia ask me to take the sweater off and after she looked at him, she went to her play room to retrieve her doctor bag and upon returning, stated " its ok boy, mama's going to take good care of you". She instantly bonded with him. That night, he was piled up in the bed with Olivia and our other 3 Boston's. (Needless to say, I get the edge of the bed) Olivia named him Kipper that night, and he acted like that had always been his name.
Over the months, we have watched little things that have been going on with the two of them, and shook it off. Well, the last several weeks have opened our eyes. Olivia had a major Grand Mal seizure several weeks ago, and Kipper refused to leave her side. He laid on her pillow, and she rested her head on him after we were able to get it under control with medications. Kipper laid with this baby for over 10 hours while she slept, and never moved. He would only look around at her then lay his head back down. (Sorry to say the next, but I must tell you so you will understand.) After receiving a high dose of valium, it is very normal for a child to vomit, loose stool, urinate, etc. Well for the first time, Olivia did not. Once Olivia started coming out of sedation and we were able to get her moving around a little, Kipper started vomiting and had the uncontrollable bowels. The two of them went back to lay with each other for many hours after that.
My husband and I spoke, and started putting all of theses little things together that have been happening, and once again, tried to shake it off, thinking "no we are crazy, this cant be possible". Although I knew deep down inside that Kipper is not just a Boston Terrier, He and Olivia have bonded so closely, that he is now her Canine Assistant.
Unable to separate Kipper and Olivia, Kipper was able to take his first vacation this past weekend. Olivia was several hours away with her aunt on Sunday, and the worst of course happened. Kipper started whinnying and my aunt look in her review mirror to find Olivia in another Grand Mal seizure. She had to quickly pull to the side of the interstate, and flag someone down to assist. Kipper calmly laid beside of Olivia the entire time. After she was out of post seizure, the EMT's cleared her for a quick travel home. Kipper remained by her side, as close as he could get. Once they arrived home, we got Olivia in the bed where she slept another 4 hours before waking. Kipper never left her side. As Olivia started coming around out of the sedation, Kipper once again, did all the vomiting and stool. So….. people that don't believe that a child and a dog can become as one, I am here to tell them, I have living proof. This young man that was a rescue, fostered, and now adopted is a angel for the Heavens above.
Olivia and Kipper spend their days with each other, if she goes to one room, he is on her heels. He has given her confidence to be in a room alone, which is something that she has never done. Its like if he is with her, she has her protector. Olivia only has one good hand , and he has so much patience, he will just sit there for her to do anything to him. If Olivia has to go any where with out him, Kipper will lie at the back door and cry until we return. Once we return, life is grand again.
We thank God for sending us this wonderful young man, and look forward to watching the two of them continue to grow together.
True Believer
Erica Griner and Family
Boston Terrier Rescue of SC is a nonprofit corporation in the State of South Carolina. We have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. Some of our foster dogs are old or sick and will never be adopted. Adoption fees alone do not cover veterinary expenses for all the dogs. Donations are gratefully accepted to help us care for these deserving dogs as long as they need us, possibly for the rest of their lives.


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Hotel Caesar Palace
Travel Blogs from Giardini Naxos
Taormina, Sicily to Milazzo,Sicily
... the joys of shore power and sunshine. Milazzo, as cool as it is -- for viewing from Milena out into the sea it does not have either, shopping or restaurants -- but it makes up for all because of shore power, and water, so we all can have big showers again. Great port, Milazzo! Poor Jacques, and Marina, they are left cooking again. While I love to eat on board more than anywhere else, I feel badly for them, and wish they could have a break from the ...
... us up here this morning...... "Claudio". Before getting out of his car at the bottom of the hill, I tipped him 20€, to return at 7:45p.m., and take us back to the Timeo for dinner. He agreed -- so hopefully may 20€ is not lost, but an insurance that we will have a chauffeured way up to the top of the mountain for dinner. At 7:45p.m., Claudio was waiting for us as we climbed out of the dinghy. This time I was adorned in foul weather gear over my evening attire. ...
Spartivento, Italy to Taormina, Sicily
... going to venture up to Taormina, after the rain stopped.... but evidently we are going to be deluged for the next 24 hours +. Looks like Marina and I are going to have to shop with umbrellas, and galoshes..... How funny. Right now I am nestled in the saloon, below deck.... because even with the tarp covering the mid-section of Milena -- it is too wet to be outside, even under cover.... the tarp is leaking rain ...
Day 14 Letojanni - Mt Etna - Syracuse
... original pieces remain, but most have been destroyed by earthquakes and wars. However the layout is the same, so there are many narrow streets. Most of the buildings date from the 1700's. We were once again footsore and rung out. We decided to we did not need more pasta and a large main course, so we skipped dinner and went for a walk along the main street and stopped for a toasted sandwich and a drink. Early to bed ...
Relaxing in Taormina
... karaoke as the singing is really shocking. Thank god we have thick glass and we don't have to listen to drunk Italians that think they sound good. Back to our night. We went to the Teatro Greco and it was magnificent. For £8 each we had the most amazing musical talent playing 18th century music. It was very humbling to sit in such an old historic site and listen to the music we did as the sun set. Truly a memorable event! We ...
Historical Traveler Reviews Hotel Caesar Palace Giardini Naxos
Un hotel sin fin
El hotel es precioso y las comodidades que hay excelentes. No hay tiempo para el aburriemiento. Las habitaciones son muy confortables y completas. Los restaurantes est�n muy bien, en resumen un 10 para el hotel.
Had high expectations,however was very disappointed!
The Hotel Caeser Palace was beautiful with a massive swimming pool (Although it wasnt heated)
The Hotel rooms were very roomy and comfortable.The buffet style restaurant was not ideal if you was wanting a nice quiet meal and the food was very disappointing!
The resort itself was very nice and it only takes 20 minutes to walk into Giarini Naxos.
Would highly recommend the Godfather Trail.
I personally wouldnt recommend this holiday for a young couple but i do think its a beautiful Island.
Very nice hotel, interesting breakfast
We spent one week in this hotel and I was really happy that I've red all the reviews on the net about the available hotels at our travel agency before I chose the Ceasar Palace. It is a really nice hotel with very kind staff - they not the best in english, but nor do I -, beautiful pool area, comfortable room with mostly large balcony, free tea and instant coffee in the room (you can prepaire it for yourself). The only thing is to think about is that you have to walk about 20 minutes to reach the beach in Giardini Naxos, because the hotel is quite far from the city-centre. In almost every hour goes a private hotel-bus to the centre, which is free for all the hotel guests. There is also a local bus which comes every half an hour, so it is also a possibility to get to the city.
Great Hotel, disappointing food!
Beautiful hotel, very friendly staff, airconditioning such a relief, and the rooms were spacious and spotless. The pool area was super, with plenty of sunbeds and complimentary poolside towels! Activities were organised for everybody who wished to take part and the organising team were brilliant. On the downside, the music at the pool could be quite loud and the food became a bit monotonous with very little variation from day to day. My two teenagers found it hard to find something to like and they are quite adventurous regarding their food.
All in all, a great hotel but if I had a choice, I would stay in Taormina next time, as the resort of Giardini Naxos did not have any great appeal.
Well worth it's 4* !!!
Having endured a 14 hour flight delay from dublin to sicily, my wife and I were praying that our hotel would live up to its 4* reputation. It did!!
we have just returned from two weeks at the caesar palace in guardini naxos, Sicily,more than satisfied with hotel, pool huge, lots of sunbeds, services excellent, restaurant food very good lots of meditaraneean vegetables and plenty of it; restaurant very busy on times, buffet. good to mix with all nationalities. beach also a nice change with a free shuttle bus from hotel. would definately go back again
I have just returned from a 2 week stay in Giardini Naxos where I stayed at the Ceasar Palace Hotel. My initial reaction was one of disappointment because the hotel is quite a distance from the Sea. However, this soon changed when I saw the large room, with pleanty of storage space, a large bathroom, fluffy towels and the complementary sparkling wine and fruit.
Hail Caesar Palace!
Just returned from a wonderful 2 weeks stay at this hotel. The hotel is ideal for couples and families. It is spotlessly clean with a superb pool. Entertainment was provided nightly by the pool in the form of a pianist/singer or traditional Sicilian folk music.
Great food!
I thought this hotel was great. The buffet was outstanding; some of the best food I ate the entire time I spent in Sicily! They had many nice amenities, with a nice piano bar we used for dancing after dinner. This hotel is highly recommended.
Clean, pity about the buffet
We booked our holiday at the last minute and so were put on a reserve list of hotels for Taormina, Giardini Naxos and Lettojanni and got the Caesar Palace in Giardini Naxos. All three villages are within a 10 mile stretch with Taormina in the hills.While the hotel is spotlessly clean, our expectations of a 4star hotel were definitely not met here. The Italian's have a different rating system to the rest of the world, and this was borne out by visiting other 3 and 4 stars hotels nearby (The Helliena Yachting looked lovely but we didn't stay there).On the positive side the pool was great, new, large, clean with plenty of loungers, however, the water was freezing. It's not heated, not to sound picky but when the Mediterranean is warmer than your hotel pool, that means it's very cold.This hotel offers half board, suggestion; try to get bed and breakfast only, even bed only if possible. Our biggest disappointment was the food; breakfast was self service, cereal, bacon, scrambled egg, etc. which got very repetitive. To get the real Sicilian experience go into Naxos and get a cappuccino and croissant - definitely better... Dinner was buffet style every evening with little variety. The food itself is good but not very imaginative and you will get tired of the same after two nights. You can change your dinner for lunch if you tell them the day before. Advise is to eat out in Taormina and Giardini Naxos, they have great seafood which you should try. There are some good restaurants but beware of one in Taormina where the maitre'd suggests that he's give you a sample of the antipastos - bad idea unless you don't mind parting with E200 for food you didn't order!! Otherwise you can eat out for two for less than Euro30 with wine.Which brings me to an important point. If you are planning on staying in Taormina, try to get a hotel there, otherwise you will be like practically every guest in our hotel waiting for the bus to Taormina (goes from outside the hotel E1.60 one way per person at time of writing), but it is very very unreliable. The Caesar Palace is probably the furthest hotel away from Giardini Naxos beach though there is a free shuttle bus that brings you to the beach but again it's not very regular. Beach is lovely, clean and excellent ice cream parlour just at the entrance.In essence if you want to stay around that area book yourself a hotel in Taormina, it's prettier, better restaurants, shops etc. The Caesar Palace seems to cater for large bus tours who just stop over one night, fine if that's your thing, not if you want a relaxing break in Sicily, exploring the culture, food and wine.


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Nokia Unveils Phone With Powerful Camera
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Nokia is unveiling a new phone with a powerful camera that promises sharper images, even in low light.
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The 41-megapixel camera records more detail than other camera phones and even tops point-and-shoot cameras. More pixels mean more sensors for capturing the light that forms an image.
Although more expensive cameras with better lenses can take better images, those cameras aren't always with you. Nokia says the Lumia 1020 gives people the ability to take good pictures with a device they always carry.
It will be available July 26 for $300 with a two-year service agreement with AT&T. Advance orders begin July 16.


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Olivewood Fundraiser at Hickory Hollow
Our friends at the restaurant Hickory Hollow, located at 101 Heights Blvd., are sponsoring a night to help Olivewood Cemetery. On August 7th, 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., a percentage of net sales from fundraiser participants will be donated. Just mention it's for Olivewood when ordering.
Read MoreMuseum Exhibit
We wish to thank everyone who supported the Descendants of Olivewood and the Heritage Society as we put together and displayed the exhibit about the cemetery. We had an amazing turn out at the museum over the last few months, and we are very pleased to say that this exhibit has been considered a success by all those who were involved.
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Thanks to Krogers and the City of Houston, we will be installing a new fence around Olivewood this summer.
Read More2012 Annual Meeting
The 2012 annual meeting of the Descendants of Olivewood was a huge success. Speakers included: City Councilperson Ellen Cohen, Superneighborhood 22 President Jane Cahill, CARI Director Robert Marcom, Margott Williams, Charles Cook.
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First Look At Django Unchained!
The Great Gatsby trailer hit the net to mixed reviews, now comes a sneak peek at DiCaprio in Tarantino's Django Unchained!
Django Unchained, a spaghetti western of sorts, is Tarantino's highly anticipated follow-up after the acclaimed Inglourious Basterds. The film stars Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio and is written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and produced by The Weinstein Company. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Gatsby in Baz Luhrmann's new adaptation of a film by the same title that is (very loosely) based on Fitzgerald's novel. A trailer was released this week to mixed reviews and a bit of an Internet backlash. Here are the first images of Leo in Tarantino's Django Unchained. Leo plays Calvin Candie, a plantation owner of the Candyland plantation. Jamie Foxx plays Django, a slave with a history of brutality at the hands of his oppressors, who teams up with a bounty hunter. Leo may be everywhere these days, but there is no one like Tarantino. This looks amazing. Django Unchained is set for a Christmas release. Here are some more sneak peek photos! Photo Credit: Andrew Cooper/The Weinstein Company


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Taking Photos at the Garden
Everyone is welcome to take photographs of the wonderful landscape at the Botanic Garden, and to take casual pictures of family during visits to the Garden. However, professional photographers—defined as anyone being paid for taking photographs—must pay the Garden a photography fee to take portraits of individuals or groups in the Garden.
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Fuller Garden , Garden Center Courtyards, Conservatory and Japanese Garden | $75/hr. |
All other Garden sites (availability permitting) | $25/hr. |
Commercial/video rates | minimum of $250/hr. or $1,000/day* |
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All professional photographers must sign in upon arrival. you will be issued a photography permit that you will display on your person or equipment.
Please time your arrival so that you can sign in at the Information Desk during business hours.
Please follow these guidelines while taking photographs in the Botanic Garden:
- Sign in at the Information Desk EVERY TIMEyou plan to use the Garden.
- Pay for your time PRIOR to using the Garden.
- Pick up your dated permit at the Information Desk at the time of payment.
- Display your permit prominently on your person or equipment.
- Stay on the paved walkways or grass.
- Set up your shoot in a manner that does not disrupt events and maintenance.
- Pay attention to Pesticide Application signs—keep your patrons safe.
- Have your patrons stand in, sit in or walk through plant beds or water features—or do so yourself.
- Obstruct the paths, bridges or walkways—must be accessible to wheelchairs and Garden guests.
- Tamper with hoses, equipment, tools or signs. Contact grounds staff for assistance.
- Enter an area posted for pesticide application or barricaded in any manner.
- Allow or encourage your patrons to climb on trees, fountains, sculptures or water features.
- Allow your patrons to pick flowers, foliage or to damage plant material or hardscape.
- Attach any item to plant material, trees, buildings, or water features.
- Bring animals into the Garden except as assistance to disabled individuals.
- Interrupt or obstruct access to weddings or other events scheduled in the Garden.
Security personnel may approach you to ask you to display your permit. You may also be asked for your name to check against the sign-in list.
Garden grounds staff may approach you to discuss alternatives for your shoot if Garden maintenance is in progress.
No refunds are made for inclement weather, but an alternate day and time for the shoot may be scheduled.
If you have been hired to take pictures during a scheduled wedding here, there is no additional photography fee.
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Wajor, nooooo! Everytime someone asks a question like that it gives the judges an opportunity to make the topic more restrictive, and then I have to go rewrite my story... Again. Seriously, I try to get as far away from the intended theme without actually breaking any rules. So even just clarifying the rules hurts me quite a bit.
Posted Aug 20, '10 at 1:10pm
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Is there a set deadline? Because I work from Thursday to Sunday and I just came back from vacation so I'd need some more time peeps.
Posted Aug 20, '10 at 1:20pm
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The deadline is August 31st, Fallen.
Posted Aug 20, '10 at 2:09pm
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Seriously, I try to get as far away from the intended theme without actually breaking any rules. So even just clarifying the rules hurts me quite a bit.
You just said the magic words, "without actually breaking any rules". I think I have broken the no tools rule? I don't want points taken off my score over something so blatant, especially if I caught my mistake in time to fix it? The way I interpreted the rules before I wrote my story was no supplies for making a hut or putting out the fire. Then, just yesterday I reread the rules and it occurred to me that the no supplies rule, meant period. We're to bring nothing, not even a cell phone, pocket knife, tooth brush, nothing! *end of paranoid rant*
Isn't this one of the main fallacies of human beings? We always have to have stuff with us where ever we go, and every where we go. This first round is supposed to prove that we can creatively survive being abandoned on an island with just the clothes on our back, our brains and wits. Having said this, I'm going to rewrite my story. I'm sorry if this my cause others to rewrite theirs, too. The few who have submitted their stories have followed the rules, except me.
Posted Aug 20, '10 at 3:03pm
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I think it is ok, but bringing a gun on a vacation? Take that out and replace it with something more survivor like, and it is fine.
Posted Aug 20, '10 at 6:22pm
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So the word limit is 2250?
Hmm...I think I spent too much time on getting onto the island...
Posted Aug 20, '10 at 7:39pm
Day One - Jet Lag
I'm so glad it's Sunday. Both of my flights have been on schedule and the food at LAX was good, for a change. I took the limo to a smaller air strip just outside of San Diego to meet my pilot, Dwight Miller. I am Josephine Moore; I developed a biodegradable soap, 12 years ago and Dwight Miller has been my pilot for the past ten years. Dwight will fly us to Hawaii, where we'll change from helicopter to a pontoon plane. Then our flight continues to a tiny island close to the Solomon Islands. It almost seems silly to travel so far just to relax for 4 days on an uninhabited island. The Atlantic Seaboard is dotted with them but most don't have fresh water to drink or trees for food and shade. On Friday morning, Dwight will take me to Sidney, Australia where I'll meet my husband and begin our second honeymoon. Another pilot will be bringing a visitor Wednesday afternoon but that's all I know.
Day one - The Storm
Dwight knew this storm would be bad and that we couldn't avoid it. The closest land was the island we were heading for. I couldn't see it yet and the sky was getting angry, fast. He didn't have to tell me to strap on my life jacket but what I was looking for was the raft and parachutes. He said not to worry about the chutes in this type of a storm. As he spoke I found where the raft was and just pulled it a little closer to me. I double checked my life jacket straps and blew the whistle, lightly. Dwight told me to take the controls while he strapped into his life jacket. I could feel the sudden up drafts that for me were gentle but I could tell this was just the beginning of a nasty gale. Lightning struck the tail and I grabbed the raft, located the cord and watched Dwight. He nodded and I deployed and dropped the raft just seconds before we crashed. I unstrapped my safety harness and looked over at Dwight who was already opening his door. My window was down so I just slipped through it before the copter started taking in water. Now to the raft. The storm obliged us by sending streaks of lightning so we could see both the raft and the island. I pretended not to notice when a large warm object bumped my hip. I was getting to this raft but this object demanded respect and when the storm sent another streak of lightning we clearly saw the dorsal fin. I didn't change course or speed but dove into the raft as best I could as Dwight was there and holding it steady. I grabbed the waist band of his jeans and leaned back with all of my might. The Shark bumped the raft just once and then we were drifting toward the island. Just before I drifted off to sleep I asked Dwight if He or I were bleeding, one last time the sky seemed to obey by sending more lightning, we had all of our limbs and digits!
Day Two - The Storms Aftermath
Dawn was breaking over the ocean with soft tinges of pale pink to blushing peach to lavender with mauve trying its best to cover the night sky. Pearl white sand beach stretched from one horizon to the next with gentle waves rolling into the bay. Not an angry cloud was to be found as if a giant eraser had been waved to blot out last night's terrible storm.
The huts were simple, 5 in a semicircle around the bay of lapis lazuli colored water that was crystal clear. I walked over to closest hut and climbed stairs, past the first landing that was a wrap around deck up to the door. It was latched to the floor because it was a hurricane shutter. In the Pacific, hurricanes are called typhoons, 'big wind'. The sparsely furnished hut had one square table, two wooden folding chairs and two hammocks and only had a few decorations, four hurricane lamps, one pitcher and basin with a mirror hanging on the wall above it. Two of the hurricane lamps were on a long wooden shelf that ran the whole width of the north facing wall, just above the shelf hung the mirror and below it was the table and chairs. The north and south walls were solid with no windows and the south facing wall, had a shelf with the other two lamps. Two windows with hurricane shutters on the east facing wall with the door between them and it too was a hurricane shutter that doubled as a porch roof. The west facing wall had three windows with hurricane shutters. The hammocks were on the south wall and anchored to the pylons coming up through the floor. Mosquito netting was rolled up and tied to the ceiling above each hammock, thus completing the 2 minute tour.
I went around to every window and propped them open and moved on to the next hut and did the same. While I was airing out the huts, Dwight was gathering food and water so I grabbed a couple of buckets from the outside shower closets and met up with him at the lagoon.
The lagoons waterfall could just barely be seen from the deck of the huts. I could have taken a canoe but my arms were pretty sore and I knew I would need my strength for fire building and food gathering. I filled the two buckets directly from the waterfall and placed them in the canoe as Dwight came up with an arm load of wood. I took off for the fruit trees that surrounded the lagoon and as I walked I took off my outer shirt and tied it around my waist so I would be able to carry our daily allowance, plus some for snacking. I told Dwight that I would see him before he had the fire blazing, which turned out to be true!
Day Three - Where There's Smoke
Dwight and I decided to walk the circumference of the island. We brought a bucket of water with us and took turns carrying it while the other ate. We walked as far as we could before reaching the steep cliffs. We both wanted to reach the top of the island. We found an easier way once we turned around, tucked behind a huge boulder was a narrow path that must have been ancient. Perhaps this was a dried stream bed. We climbed as carefully as we could and once again took turns carrying the bucket. The climb was worth the sweat but after enjoying the view we realized our perilous situation. The island was on fire and the lagoon and the bay were the safest and furthest away from this blaze. "Dwight, do you think the storm did this?", I asked. "That would be my guess", Dwight answered We both hadn't said very much before now. I think we knew it was too soon to make dinner reservations and buy concert tickets for any future dates with our spouses. We were both waiting to see what each hour brought. For me, I was hoping Wednesday afternoon brought rescue. Dwight was hoping we could make it through the night.
Day Four - Rescue or Recovery?
I was making my third canoe trip carrying all of the buckets I could find full of water from the lagoon. While I was dousing the huts roof top with water, Dwight was cutting a fire line in the jungle. He found a fierce looking rock that could pass for an ancient pick axe. It was even 'L' shaped but Dwight still had to get on his knees to work. As with most men, who don't know when to take a break, I brought him water, handed him the bucket and said, "It's your turn." I tossed him a piece of fruit, too. "I'll be back soon.", He said. "I've only made three trips and have been dousing just one hut. It'll will take all of the water we can haul.", I smiled and then added, "Besides we're not digging the Holland Tunnel!" I almost dug as far as he had when he returned. Carrying two freshly grilled fish kabobs, a bucket of water and more fruit. What a feast! "How?", is all I dared to ask. "They volunteered.", He laughed and said, "Really, they just leaped into the canoe." We had just stood up to walk back to the hut after digging to the back side of the waterfall when we heard a pontoon plane. Like two kids, we took off running.
The pilot was speaking English with a heavy Australian accent, "Did you know this island's on fire?" "I laughed", and said, "No, I always look this way."
As he turned his sea plane around we quickly removed as much sandy dirt as we could from our jeans. With what was left of the water in the bucket we washed our faces and hands. Dwight ran to secure the canoe and all the shutters.
Please accept this as my final story. I ask a moderator to delete the original that I feel was breaking the "no supplies" rule.
Posted Aug 20, '10 at 9:41pm
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So the word limit is 2250? Hmm...I think I spent too much time on getting onto the island...
My proposed word limit is 5000, so I think you'll be fine.
Posted Aug 21, '10 at 11:06am
So I can write over 2250? Or will I be penalised?
Posted Aug 22, '10 at 7:47am
2650 words...will I get penalised for that? I hopes not...
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As the web has evolved, one thing has remained constant — a growing need for immediacy and timeliness. It's not enough to receive e-mail or read blogs; I need to be pinged when new messages or posts. When my friends post their status updates, I want to be informed at that moment. Don't post your event recap after the fact — live-blog it, or live-stream it. I don't just want to know the clicks in the past three days — tell me who has clicked in the past three minutes. I don't want to read about history after it happens; I want to read about it as it happens.
Since its inception, the internet has been playing catch-up to the speed of life. When people think about the next step in the evolution of the web, one answer is gaining more and more consensus: real time.
'…We'll Cross the Streams'
Forgive the "Ghostbusters" reference, but it is actually appropriate in this context. Allow me to explain. In recent months, the emphasis on real-time has become apparent. Twitter's real-time search results have become increasingly popular, putting pressure on Google. One feature that emerged from the aftermath of the big Facebook redesign several months back was the "live feed" of real-time status updates, and FriendFeed has gained plaudits for similar functionality. Publishing mechanisms have become more instantaneous, more mobile, more nimble.
A recent post on TechCrunch draws the distinction (referencing John Borthwick's thoughts on the matter) between pages, the static way in which we have viewed the web up until now, and streams, which the author argues are the next dynamic wave of content consumption. (Here is a really great overview of the concept of streams, though the concept has been around in one form or another for a while.)
'We're in Now Now.'
(Another 80s movie reference — this time, "Spaceballs" — but again, relevant!) The new standard for organizing content, the article contends, is by "nowness." Nowness goes beyond publication; the essence of nowness is conversation (read: social media), both among trusted sources and in the bigger crowd. That's why social search like Twitter's is becoming so big. That's why Twitter and Facebook are increasingly more important as referrers than Google for many blogs and articles. That's why Wikipedia and the concept of crowdsourcing have become new standards of information aggregation.
One consequence of social media and syndication is that content distribution becomes something akin to throwing out a message in a bottle — a bottle that you've hopefully equipped with a tracking beacon. I can nail a copy of my message to the tree on my island and hope that people swim up to come and take a look, but when I cast it out in the bottle, it's hard to say what will happen. Maybe it will sink to the bottom, or maybe it will wash up on the shores of Slashdot. Maybe someone will find it, make a thousand copies and distribute my message farther than I ever thought it could go. Maybe someone will find it and burn it to a crisp.
I'm About to Lose Control and I Think I Like It
Essentially, the process of content distribution becomes completely decentralized. You have your centralized placement, sure, but the real magic is happening out there in the stream, in the social web. If you have your ear to the ground, you can see what's going on, but if you don't…?
People get very concerned about controlling their content, knowing exactly where it is at all times and who is messing with it, but the age of control is over. Traffic and syndication are no longer linear. It is hard to predict how the stream will behave. And the stream is powerful. It can carry you away if you're not prepared. But it can also bring you great benefits.
So, how will the shift to real-time affect universities? It makes it all the more important for universities to already be present in the stream, watching and participating in conversations, adding to the mix, responding when appropriate. We need to enable our content to be dynamic, to be fed out and enter the social mix. We have adapt to the new metrics — retweets, favorites, recommendations, diggs, tags, trending topics — of the social web as a means of tracking our relevance.
Also, there's a lot going on at universities, and we're always looking to stay relevant. Part of embracing the stream is to tie what's going on within our walls to the topics out in the stream. The overlap potential is huge, it's just a matter of capitalizing on it.
It is also important to understand that though the stream can be harsh at times, it can also be self-policing and self-correcting. It may not be possible to put out every fire or address every red flag, but that goes with the territory — and that's OK. Embracing the stream means letting go a little bit. It may be hard to maintain a balance between presence and restraint, but that's the challenge of the stream — getting wet without falling in.
Here at Tufts, this is our challenge as we venture farther and farther out into the stream. So, what else should we be doing?
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Papua New Guinea
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The Kokoda Track has historical significance for people in Papua New Guinea and Australia and is a powerful symbol of the enduring relationship between the two countries. Increasing numbers of trekkers are experiencing the physically challenging 96-kilometre walk every year, making the Kokoda Track PNG's most popular land-based tourism attraction and an important source of national income.
In 2008, the Australian and PNG governments signed a Joint Understanding to work together to protect the Kokoda Track and Owen Stanley Ranges and improve the livelihoods of communities living along the Track.
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The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Papua New Guinea Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Immigration signed the Second Joint Understanding between Papua New Guinea and Australia on the Owen Stanley Ranges, Brown River Catchment and Kokoda Track Region on 8 July 2010. The second Joint Understanding will continue the work being done by the Australian and Papua New Guinean Governments through the Kokoda Initiative on the sustainable development of the Owen Stanley Ranges, Brown River Catchment and Kokoda Track Region and the protection of its special natural, cultural and historic values.
The Kokoda Initiative is delivered through the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities and the Papua New Guinean Department of Environment and Conservation.
Kokoda Track Safety Package
The Australian and Papua New Guinean governments are working together to implement a range of safety projects along the Kokoda Track. This includes a major upgrade of the Owers Corner Road, repairs to other local roads and bridges, safety enhancements at airstrips, improvements to radio communications, assessments of health issues and subsidised first aid training.
The two governments have committed $4.9 million in funding for these important infrastructure and safety projects, which will benefit local communities and trekkers.
- More about the Kokoda Track Safety Package
- Factsheet: Kokoda Track Safety Package - Activities
Sustainable Livelihoods Project
Under the Kokoda Initiative, the PNG and Australian governments will work with Track communities on the Sustainable Livelihoods Project.
Identifying potential economic benefit streams and improving the livelihoods of landowners and communities, including through tourism-related income generation, is an important objective of the PNG-Australia Joint Understanding on the Kokoda Track and Owen Stanley Ranges.
In mid 2009, a specialist team visited Track communities and engaged with trek operators to identify existing and potential opportunities for livelihoods projects and to develop a concept for a rural micro-business program along the Track corridor. A number of opportunities were identified and this work has resulted in the development of a micro-business support program which will be piloted from early 2010.
- Factsheet: Sustainable Livelihoods Project
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Kokoda Stakeholder Forum - Sydney 2012
As part of the Kokoda Initiative, Papua New Guinean and Australian governments host an annual stakeholder forum. The events are held in both Papua New Guinea and Australia with the aim of bringing together the many stakeholder groups working to deliver the Kokoda Initiative or with an interest in the program.
"The track" - A historical desktop study of the Kokoda Track
The Track was commissioned as a reference document by the Department to assess the wartime routes of the Kokoda Track and to assist the Department's work under the Kokoda Initiative.
Kokoda Education Resource - Department of Veterans' Affairs
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Anyone see any lines that look really good? This year I'm going to try and pick 4 games each week and wager from 1 to 3 units on each. Here is what I have so far:
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At the Jan. 31 regular meeting, the Butler Board of Education unanimously approved the Aaron Decker School's proposal for a full-day kindergarten program beginning in the fall of 2013.
The proposal, spearheaded by Aaron Decker School Principal Virginia Scala, was highly detailed and even contained a would-be day's itinerary.
Currently, Butler's kindergarten program runs from 8:10-10:45 a.m., but under the new proposal students will continue to learn until 2:20 p.m.
Right now, students only receive 60 minutes of language arts and 40 minutes of mathematics instruction, when they should be receiving at least 90 minutes of language arts and 60 minutes of mathematics instruction, said Scala. This fall, students will finally receive the proper amount of education, she said.
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"Every part of the day, to the moment they arrive to the moment they leave, will be a learning experience," said Scala when she originally proposed the program to the board on Jan. 24.
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Scala felt that the need for a full-day program was imperative because the school district loses kids whose parents send them to towns that already have full-day programs in place. Surrounding towns such as Bloomingdale, Riverdale, Boonton, Lincoln Park, Wanaque and West Milford all have full-day programs, while Butler does not.
Not only does Butler lose prospective students to other schools, but if the students return to the school system at a different age, they return educated and prepared at a different rate, according to Scala. She said she feels that a full-day kindergarten program would entice more parents to keep their kids in the Butler educational system, and also educate all students at the same rate, on the same level.
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