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When I read this article there were no comments as yet, and I was invited to be the first. My immediate thought was, "I wouldn't know where to start".
For one thing, the article says almost nothing. Someone at the Economist had a half-baked idea about criticising government involvement in business but clearly didn't know enough to actually say anything. So he babbled for a few paragraphs and then said, "So, what do you think"?
I think the Economist should stop writing articles on stuff it knows nothing about. That's what I think.
But let's try to play along.
"the deepest contradictions that now lie at the heart of Chinese society" have nothing to do with government involvement in enterprises. Really. A much deeper contradiction would be how people who are accustomed to saving 50% or more of their incomes can at the same time be the world's greatest consumers.
"How can the party maintain control over a place that, in ideological terms, is no longer communist?" Gee, I dunno. Maybe the same way they maintained control when it was ideologically communist. Or, maybe not. Who cares? It's their problem; let them figure it out.
"The closure in the 1990s of vast numbers of state-owned enterprises shattered the party's grassroots base." What? Now where would a comment like that come from? Do you know how big the party membership is? Some enterprises were closed, but many more were - wait for it - combined and privatised. How did the "base" become shattered, exactly?
And can you imagine? Those Chinese have government departments so secretive they have no listed phone number? I think we should call MI-6 and complain. But gee, I can't seem to find a phone number for them.
"the new breed of party members: 20-somethings who tote iPhones and tweet furiously". Is that all they are? All these new government employees are just teen-agers with cool phones? And where is your evidence that they "tweet furiously"?
You aren't by any chance trying to kiss off the new best and brightest by such categorisation, are you? Can we assume that every young person hired by the Economist or the UK government is just a fad-driven numbskull who "tweets"? Wow.
But at least the author got one thing right, the part about "Otherwise, the report warned, they might become tools of "hostile foreign forces".
No kidding. The NED and tons of other so-called NGOs are, as well all well know, simply tools of US foreign policy used to destabilise reluctant colonial victims. If I were China, I'd watch them carefully too. And in fact, if I were the UK, I would watch them carefully.
Wasn't it Mr. Cameron who said he would force Twitter and Facebook to censor themselves, so as to prevent their use to destabilise the UK in the future? How much more so for China, then. Right?
"Xinjiang, where the authorities are on high alert against separatist unrest among Muslims", is one very good example of how Western governments use the social media for destabilisation. Rebiya Khadeer's World Uighur Congress isn't funded by the CIA (NED) for nothing, is it? Nor is the lovely "Free Tibet" NGO in London.
How nice. Let's all argue that China should relax all its controls so the US and UK can return with a new "Opium Culture" and try to finish what they started long ago.
I have a good idea. Why doesn't the Economist just go to sleep. China doesn't need your advice, and not everyone in the world is as ignorant or simple-minded as you imagine.
Elite communists (those high up in the Politburo) are the owner of China. Private sector and the published laws are window dressing, because the communist dictatorship is above the law and will never subject itself to the rule of law. In reality, whatever the communist dictatorship says is the absolute law, period. Any prosperous and large private business will be crushed if the "owner" is not in bed with the Party. In fact, no private business can grow big without rampant corruption and the consent of the Party anyway.
Bismarck, the "party commisars" that you refer to, that existed in Russia are not in any way related to what happens in China. Russia and China took very different paths.
When the Jewish Bolsheviks moved from the US to Russia to begin their revolution, their purpose was to destroy the country. When they felt they'd accomplished that, they exported their model to Hungary (Bela Kun), Germany (Rosa Luxembourg), Austria (Ernst Bettelheim), the US (Emma Goldman), Spain, Mongolia and then China (Gregory Voitinsky).
But China didn't take. The Bolshevik's brand of "communism" didn't appeal to the Chinese, and everything China did was totally different from Russia and Eastern Europe. There were no shared values between the Jewish Bolsheviks and the Chinese, not then and not now.
And again, you are in no position to speak for "Most military officers in Communist military", nor for "businessmen" of whom you may have spoken to one or two about the food in the restaurant.
Also, I think you would be very hard pressed to provide any kind of evidence that the Chinese political structure "runs along Leninist lines". I can't even imagine how you pulled that one out of an organisation diagram of China's government.
China is not "communist" in any way that anyone in the Western world would understand. The government is a meritocracy, and an excellent one, from everything I've seen.
China is interested above all in domestic stability for the sake of developing the country, and wants to take all possible preventive measures to mitigate foreign interference and to keep a finger on the pulse of the people. HOW they choose to do that is their business.
They are doing what is right for them, for their country, their traditions, their culture. They are not trying to foist their methods on anyone else, and the West has no right to critique China's domestic policies. You have yours, they have theirs. You do whatever you think is best, and so do they. Live and let live.
This is not a competition. I have no wish to insult or offend you. It's just that it is really tiresome to read all these posts by people who "know" everything about China but actually know little or nothing and just spread more misinformation.
And that includes the writers at the Economist. Their entire staff know enough about China to almost fill the head of a pin but they pontificate 24 hours a day - mostly with juvenile, flame-baiting drivel, as I have often enough pointed out.
And I wish you would avoid slandering me by mentioning my website, since it is unrelated. My posts here are for commentary and to provide useful information to readers, not to promote anything.
And to put a point on it, as an example, an article on my website is titled, "An open letter to President Obama from the Chinese People". That article averages about 100,000 hits per day.
Any links I post on Economist threads like this one, would generate at the outside maybe 200 to 300 clickthroughs a month. It's not like I need that traffic, so please drop the insults. They usually come from Bardamu, who appears insanely jealous; I'm surprised you want to join him.
Bismarck888 wrote:
"would you like a Communist cell operating in your company. Most businessmen don't. Even military commanders in the PLA are not so hot about political commissioners assigned to their units."
You make this sound like you're writing in the US in the early 1950s, when "communist cells" struck fear into the hearts of the FBI - and perhaps for good reason, since most of the party leaders back then were Khazar Jews imported from Russia and were actually bent on revolution.
But the meaning of this term will have changed a lot in the past 60 years, and I suspect from your comment that you have no clear idea of what this is, what its purpose is, what it means, or what it does. You seem to be spouting Cold-War rhetoric based on some kind of propaganda.
Also, I believe you are in no position to claim as you do that "most businessmen don't want it", and even military commanders "are not so hot". You have no access to their views on anything. How do you know what they want? Which "military commanders" have you spoken with? Which businessmen?
So, I would return your own words to you: "When you don't really know anything about the issue, you launch a rant. . ."
New Conservative wrote:
"You don't know what NGO stands for do you? Non government organization."
Please don't be presumptuous. That's a rather childish assumption you made, isn't it?
And you need a better source of information than Wikipedia. The NED was created by the CIA because the US was receiving too much flak about CIA destabilisation efforts around the world. They needed a nicer-sounding cover.
According to Allen Weinstein, who was one of the founders of NED, "A lot of what we [NED] do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA".
USAID is the same, and there are scores of others. Most pretend to be what you refer to as 'real NGOs', but they are all financed directly or indirectly by the CIA.
Rebiya Khadeer's World Uighur Congress, all the "Free Tibet" organisations around the world, the Falun Gong in the US, the VOA, Radio Free Europe, and so many others are all financed as so-called NGOs by the US State Department or the CIA through one of its offshoots, and all have the same purpose - to destabilise countries that won't obey the US.
You can call these organisations whatever you want, but if you follow the money trail it always leads to the CIA. Do some homework.
Do you recall Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese "dissident" who was given the Nobel Peace Prize last year? He was the president of something called "The Independent Pen Center" in NYC, a sure-enough NGO by your standards, that purports to promote "freedom of speech" or some such. The IPC is funded by the CIA indirectly through the NED, and is just one more nice-sounding name used by the CIA and the US government to try to destabilise any country that won't obey the master.
And Chinese companies profiting from the sale of cigarettes - just as your companies and government do, by the way - is hardly in the same category as using the largest military in the world to force an entire nation to become addicted to hard drugs - and shooting dead those who refused.
You need to grow up. It isn't China with the weird internal blinders.
FYI, the "stuff that happened 150 years ago" is very relevant to China and the Chinese. Too bad you weren't here in the 1920s to read all the signs surrounding downtown Shanghai that read, "No dogs or Chinamen Allowed". Maybe if that happened in your country you would feel differently.
The US is determined to use all its tools, including social media like Twitter and Facebook, to try to destabilise China and remove a competitor to its drive for world supremacy, and China is determined to never let the West bring it down again.
Given the depth of your apparent knowledge and understanding of such broad world affairs, I have no doubt your own government would feel blessed by receiving your advice and insight. Maybe you could begin there, and forget about China.
And in the end, China is none of your business. Fix your own country; God knows it needs fixing. China has your phone number; I'm sure they will call you if they feel lost and don't know what to do.
China is not a Communist Country. It is a the world's most vital Capitalist State.
The Chinese are a diaspora scattered over many nations in Asia. They exist in various economic systems from Capitalism in Taiwan, Communism in China, International Finance Capital in Hong Kong, Gambling, gaming and Leisure in Macau; and Enlightened Philosopher Kingdom in Singapore. But they are all doing fabulously well! Booming with 10% plus growth rates for the past 20 years. Communism, Capitalism, Gaming, and Philosopher King--they are ALL DOING WELL. And the it is NOT the economic system but the people that bring the prosperity.
The Chinese civilization is several thousand years old. And it had the world's largest economy for nearly 90% of civilization. The Communist in China have only 'Been on the Scene' for less than a century. The Chinese economy was dominant once, and probably will be dominant again in the near future.
The Communist are as responsible for the rise of China as they are for the daily weather in Beijing--really just bystanders. Remember for much of Communist history, 1945-1980, China was poorly lead, on the brink of starvation and worst than Africa economically. It is only in the last few decades, that the Communist have learned to GET OUT OF THE WAY of the economy. Simple Laissez Faire. It is not the triumph of Socialism or Communism. A Neolithic Caveman Barter Trade Economy System would likewise succeed in the Middle Kingdom.
I think the best government could do is to get out of the way of the individual. It is individual entrepreneur spirit that was always present--the desire to get rich.
And like all people, there are different levels of ambition and drive. Some nationalities may be more entrepreneurial including the Jews, Lebanese, Indians and Chinese.
They tend to start small business concerns world wide like Mom-and-Pop dry goods, 7-11's, and hole-in-the-wall restaurants.
That is the basis of wealth, not Macro State Systems. The People, the Shop keeper, the Micro economics is far more important than your Macro Model. Communist Party or a college fraternity party in charge would also do fabulously.
In terms of facts, this is a solid article and I was initially surprised that only 13% of private enterprises had Party Cells until I realized that statistic doesn't take the size of enterprises until account. Obviously a family owned resturant or grocery store doesn't have a party cell; but I would imagine just about every large enterprise (lets's say over 200 people) does.
Your analysis is shoddy. The fact that the party abandoned ideology is not a source of tension in China. People don't want an ideological party. They want a governing party that delivers results. The Communist Party is completely different from western parties that westerners keep comparing it to. It is not an umbrella for politicians of a common ideology that voters can choose instead of politicians with a different ideological party. The Communist Party is the all powerful shadow government. If it actually did have an ideology that would create far more tension given the ideological diversity of China: no matter what ideology that government/party promotes the majority of people would disagree with it. So it is better for the Party to eschew all ideology and just focus on practical policies.
"Many of them joined the party in the first place only because they were top of their college class and they saw it as a way to earn a lot more money."
I'd add earn a lot more power. But if you look at this realistically, what is the problem? The Party recruits the best and the brightest to govern the rest of society. China is a flawed and corrupt meritocracy in the same way that Brazil or India are flawed and corrupt democracies. Given that China (like all developing countries) has a pyramid shaped access to education this enables the people at the top of the pyramid to rule over those beneath them. If there was majority rule, the less educated masses (and the demagogues who manipulate them) would over the highly educated minority. Which approach do you think would result in better policies?
It is very ironic if you compare current Chinese political environment with western world (especially American). While Americans are demanding their political leaders to answer some strange questions, "Are you pro life or pro choice", "Do you agree marriage should be within hetero sex", "is there a god" etc, Chinese are becoming much secular and practical after devastating ideological experiment carried out during culture revolution. Chinese Communist Party are trying to become the backbone of Chinese society while American parties evolve into cohorts of extremists whether it is liberal or tea parties
I've had dozens of these same conversations with sympathisers just like you. They're all different, but they're all the same. Revisionist, deny factual history if you can, spin it if you can't. Make sweeping claims of denial without evidence, and try hard to derail the main thread of thought by introducing irrelevancies and thereby avoid having to face the real issues.
And in this case, the real issues are unrelated to dates or to Palmerston or anything else you raised. Nice try, though. Your repeated comments about the sale of cigarettes in China is a bit too transparent and childish, though. Don't you think? Hardly relevant.
So. You couldn't find a photo on Wikipedia, so that means an event never occurred. Is that right? I told you before, that you need a better source of information. Besides, Wiki is heavily censored whenever any mention is made of Israel or anything related to the Jews.
The "No dogs or Chinamen Allowed" had nothing to do with a Park; at the time it included the entire foreign concession area in Shanghai. And yes, the signs said precisely that. Your agreement is irrelevant.
And yes, many of the Chinese elite were lined up, ordered to smoke opium, and many were shot for refusing. The Chinese government archives have tons of detail, and photos, and you can't spin this away with baseless and fabricated claims. It's clear you've done no research and have no knowledge on which to base your denials.
The Yuanmingyuan in Beijing was destroyed in large part because the Sassoons wanted punishment for the destruction of their opium. Congratulations on what was arguably the greatest cultural travesty in the history of the world. But then, it protected the profits, didn't it?
I don't know where you got your information about signs today in China that read, "No Japanese allowed". That is a stupid and dirty accusation, and entirely without merit. There have never been such signs anywhere in China.
And you can stuff your "anti-Semitic" comments. The opium in China was entirely a Jewish business. Stating historical facts is hardly anti-anything.
But maybe you have forgotten about the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where Israel state TV was telling veiwers that "no country should go to China for the Olympics because China is worse than Hitler and the Nazis". And encouraging all viewers to boycott all Chinese products. And maybe you've forgotten Shahar Zubari, your Israeli bronze medal winner who, in a press conference after the games told the Chinese (and world) media that he couldn't wait to get out of China because the Chinese people were "just a bunch of shits".
When the State of Israel, and hundreds of Jewish columnists all over the world, can be so hatefully and viciously anti-Chinese, you are in no position to climb on your little white moral horse and cry about "anti-semitism".
Aside from all your irrelevancies, you are factually incorrect about the assimilation of the Kaifeng Jews. Your statements about them being "last listed in the 1700s" or "were completely sinicized by the 1800's" is just a convenient fabrication meant to derail discourse and mislead readers.
Not long ago the LA Times (and others) ran articles on Kaifeng Jews returning to Israel (Aliyah) and how they were so "happy to finally be "free"". And how they walked in the rain to a polling station to vote. So nice. They arrive in Israel and in 24 hours have a passport, are placed on a voter's list, and there just conveniently happened to be an election.
The Kaifeng Jews were the Sassoon's trusted opium distributors; there is a wealth of background documentation for that, and you can't spin it away either.
For someone who appears to know so little and who misleads with such ease, perhaps you might learn some Chinese history yourself. And put yourself back in your place while you do it.
Burkean, you make some excellent points.
For sure the Chinese don't want ideology, as you've stated. And they don't want "politics"; they just want government. And maybe that's the real difference.
You just touched a topic dear to me because it is currently my job to get the children of China's elite (both party members and otherwise) into the top-ranked universities in the USA. The motivation is very straight forward: The elite parents are highly competitive and numbers driven (that's partly how they were able to rise to their status) and by international ranking systems the Ivy League schools (along with some others such as MIT, CIT, and Britain's Oxford and Cambridge) truly are top-ranked (there is no reason to put quotes around that). Going to one of these schools will give a student a great education, but even more than that it will look great on a resume. After that they'll come back to China and use their Ivy League resume to get a good job and probably join the Party.
Could you please tell me what about that is even slightly hypocritical?
With apologies to the Economist, but for the benefit of readers like New Conservative, I have here two links to easily-read historical articles on China, dealing with the opium history and the unforgivable destruction of what was the greatest cultural museum in the history of the world.
Maybe these will open some eyes and create a bit more understanding of China's concerns.
Mr. Wong's Chinglish is hilarious. Well done, sir.
As for the Party getting involved in business, well, that's an interesting topic. I've been here in China for a decade, and from my experience I feel that having good relations with the Party can be a deal maker, or breaker, depending on how you do it. Political connections are very important. Just ask a Boeing, or BP, or Bayer, or Toyota executive, if you doubt me.
The red-collar guys (and gals) are certainly around. They're an obnoxious nuisance, but you learn to deal with them. However, you can be assured that China will not revert to its 'better Red than expert' hiring policy, which mandated idiocy at the highest levels of management. The epic failure of placing ideology over competence is something that China learned a great deal from; unfortunately, this learning came through the suffering of common people.
Hopefully, the West will get its sh*t together in time to avoid a similar embuggerance in regard to ideological purity. Both Left and Right fume and rave about nothings, while the commonwealth rots into garbage.
Congrats on all your success. But your attitude is horrible. You obtained your education in America, you travel under American (or at least Western) diplomatic documents and if you ever get into some trouble, you're not going to be calling the Chinese embassy.
America's economy is your economy as well.
I also fled the states because of they don't do the healthcare as well as Taiwan, and while I'm a big fan of Taiwan (China as it was supposed to be) and disgusted by the way half of Americans assume that America is the greatest, not by virtue of evidence, but just because we're American, I still haven't renounced my US citizenship to plump for Taiwan.
(Seriously, Taiwan runs a more successful economy, and it does all of it without the supposedly essential practices of one party rule, blocked internet, and no social safety net. Taiwan has socialized medicine and it's awesome, the mainland doesn't.)
I love how you not-so-shrewdly snuck the extraordinarily mediocre UBC into that list of elite schools.
Oh Canada...
The Chinese Communist Party is probably doing the same thing not just in China. It is "expanding its influence" in the private and public sectors at many places in the world, even in countries like Canada. CSIS (Canadian Security and Intelligence Service) knows a lot about it but Harper and his side-kick Baird are hell-bent on selling dirty tarsands oil to China via the Northern Gateway pipeline, so they're sucking up to Peking as Newt Gingrich recently pointed out after the SC. primaries. As is well known, Chinese hackers have done a lot of damage to many private companies and government agencies (CIA probably knows but no one wants to talk about it, coz it's so "embarrassing" lol). Besides, many of the elite in China, including politburo members send their children/grandchildren to study at "top-ranked" Western Universities such as Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Oxford, U.B.C. etc. Is it pure hypocrisy or "deep penetration strategy" of the CPC?
To all the jealous Americans hating on China:
It must really bug you that your once great capitalistic society has turned into inefficient socialism (not successful socialism like the Germans or Swedes, but the inept socialism that only America and Italy are capable of) and that the China is now one of the few true capitalistic places in the world.
As someone who was born in America, who holds dual US and EU passports, and who was educated at two (undergrad and MBA) Ivy League schools, I chose to work in Asia because Asia is where most of the world's economic growth is, and in Asia we business folks are not bogged down by your socialistic class warfare.
And it's obvious that this brain drain from West to East is becoming exponentially faster because our PE firm (and just about every other company that I've talked to) are receiving exponentially more CVs from Ivy League and Oxbridge graduates every month. Pretty soon all America will have left are University of Phoenix graduates...
While your economy is in the crapper and is still being dragged down even further by unbearable debt, an undereducated workforce, a 30% obesity rate, and socialism, our's is thriving better than ever. It's no wonder why China has grown from just one-tenth the size of the US economy in the year 2000 and will overtake America's by 2016, in just 16 short years.
In the meantime, I will continue enjoying my 10% economy growth and ever-growing wealth and you can continue hating and rotting in your own vomit!
Watching China:
Don't get overly excited by the Chinese system. The big "miracle" is China catching up to the rest of the developed world by copying and applying the technology and advances that the rest of the world has created. (China's leaders themselves admit that China is still basically catching up to the rest of the developed world).
It just looks so impressive because the population of China is so massive.
Nobody questions that just by its sheer size China is already a superpower and will be even more so in the future. But there is nothing special going on beyond the size of it. What China is doing is something very ordinary at a very large scale.
China is doing good. The Communist party is trying to get all the best students into its organization. I was shocked one day when I was giving awards to some outstanding employees. but found out most of them are party memebers! what a shock !
As a Chinese who has been studying in Canada for 7 years, I must say that I agree with most of Mr./Mrs. watchingchina's comments. But I do believe that the closing and privatizing of state-owned firms back in the 90s' did shake a part of the "base", and provided opportunities for religion groups such as "FaLunGong".
I'm disappointed about "The Economist"'s articles about China, at least for this one, as it's superficial and lacks deep analyses. For anyone who wants to know a bit more about China, I'd recommend them the works of John King Fairbank and other well-known experts. I'd also say the works of early missionaries are also informative.
Actually, I myself am a member of communist party and I have always found different kinds of excuses to avoid in taking part in the party meeting. Neither did I find it was interesting nor did I think it was significant to participate. Since I found it wasted time and the contents the party delivering were always meaningless in my view. As the article mentioned that many private films had been forced to form party cells so as to control and monitor the activities of the films. In my view, I thought that under the premise of without violating the films normal operation, it is acceptable to allow such kind of orginaztion exist. Foremost stability of the society is the premise for the ecomonic development and only economic developing our life will be better and better. We don't know to see our country to split out for the reason of so called democracy. Finally, wish our China and the whole world will recover from the past depression in the lunar new year.
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Fabric Stores and AndrocentrismA message from an artist and someone who works at a fabric store: Stop gendering your babies with colour!Every day I have parents and grandparents-to-be come in and have fabric cut to make quilts, blankets, baby clothes, diapers, curtains, etc for their soon to be newborn. And yet, I'm always asked the same questions over and over:"What do you have that's for girls?""Where is the boys section?""We won't know the gender, so we need to keep it neutral until it's born"And worst of all: "Does this fabric look too girly to you?"I usually give some sort of half-hearted, "Well, it's your choice, I'm sure they'll love it!" response, but my secret answer is: QUIT IT. No, that fabric is not "too girly". Why would an infant boy care if his pillow has pink flowers on it? Why would a girl care if it has footballs or zoo animals on it? Why are pink and blue so wholeheartedly reserved for girls and for boys that the thought of giving that colour to the other gender is laughable, or worse
Inspiration: What Did Princess Ukok Look Like?Found here at the Mary SueThe mummified remains of "Princess" Ukok, as the scientists named her, was discovered nearly twenty years ago in the Altai mountain range in East-Central Asia. Kept for all that time in Novosibirsk, Russia, it was not until very recently that she's been revealed to the rest of us. But among the general wonder and fascination that always comes with finding mummified and ancient bodies, Princess Ukok has another: She's covered in remarkably preserved, completely badass tattoos.People have been tattooing themselves and each other for almost as long as humanity has existed; it just seems embedded in human nature to adorn our bodies in one way or another, whether through cheap drugstore eyeshadow or ancient ritual inking.From Buzzfeed: Princess Ukok and her warriors are believed to be members of the Pazyryk nomads who existed as early as the 5th century BC when they were
I Am Not Your Juliette FAQAnswering a few questions about my latest piece What pattern is it?It's a modified Simplicity pattern Unfortunately, this exact pattern isn't available anymore. But there are other patterns that are very similar. I made bodice C and drafted new sleeves for it. I wanted round sleeves for the skulls.The bodice is fully lined and boned, with inserted metal grommets. The instructions pretty much tell you what to do.I used long zip-ties from the hardware store for boning.Just clip the ends of and file them into rounds with a nail file. Flexible and strong!How did you do the bleaching?I used flour paste as a resist and bleach to discharge the fabric.I can tell you how I did it, but I do not recommend trying these methods unless you are familiar with the chemicals you are using and the potential hazards. This stuff is TOXIC. It will KILL YOU. Like, really for real kill you if you d
How I (Finally) Got Good SkinI get lots of compliments on my skin in my photos. I got told yesterday on my latest set how nice it was. I won't ever deny it; I use photoshop to take out distracting blemishes, but for the most part, my skin is how you see it. I wanted to go into a bit more depth on how I got to this place. This journal may get a bit gross at times, just sayin'My skin was not always baby-smooth. Throughout my teenage years I had what is known as cystic acne. Life was depressing. I can't say which kind of acne is worse, all-over surface type, or one single giant zit-from-hell in the middle of your forehead. I had the second kind. I was extremely self-concious, and I wouldn't have dared to take stock photos had I not found a way to clear up my skin. Day-to-day, I took my stress out by picking at my skin. You can't see it in my photos now, but I do have some permanent damage from skin-picking. It's a reminder that self-harm is self-harm. You don't have to be taking a razorblade to you
ZenSometimesIn the zen gardenRocks contemplate people
Nature morteI tried to paint herI had already set the backgroundthe cold and warm colors, the surroundings,the atmosphere, the light,the soothing feelings,the sheets on the bed, forever unmade,a plate of fruits on the nightstand...but then she leftand all I have nowis a fresh paintingd'une nature mortewith a plate of fruits on the nightstand,the tortured feelings,the atmosphere, the dust,the cold and distant colors, the surroundings,and her form, imprinted in the sheets on the bed,forever unmade...
Golden Ink and Going BackI thought I was in love with that four-year old red-haired boyShining in a silver knight costume with a black dragon sewn onBecause I was in the pink Sleeping Beauty DressI was a good Belle, too(Back when I hadn't picked up a bookExcept for the blue one with the golden pagesBrimming with witches and fairies and magic)I wanted to be a princess, back thenThey were the ones who always found love, at the endI wanted to be Wendy, tooBecause she wore a blue nightgown and learned to flyNow, I'd rather be Peter Pan, honestlyBecause he managed to swerve this whole ordeal of growing up(And maybe a little because of the flying)Now, I just want to go backBack when the only kissing I thought aboutWas in The Princess and the FrogAnd the only houses I had to be weary ofWere houses made of candyBack when the only disappointmentWas when my parents were too tired to read me a bedtime storyOr when I found out that the real Little MermaidDies by Hans Christian Andersen's handBack wh
The reality conjecture. Monolithic dreamsWhen you live so long among dreams,they start shaping your realityWhen you live so long without...reality shapes you
Apologies to LaoEach day is its own microstep--since I woke from my mother's womb,I longed to mimic new words, trammelthe sound until it blossomedlike a newborn, and oh how I birthedstories--told them how I wantedthe author's sacrosanct titleonce I've grown. But growing meantlearning the practice of citizensand their due contribution: beast-slayingnature of please, thank you,an apology: sincereor not. Then there is time--the firstbreath of nine, exhalationof five, the suffocating mandateof overtime. You grow used to it:the cyclical disappearance of parents,pervasive need of sleep, a home-cooked meal's gradual transmogrificationto a microwave's impatient beeps,the drive-thru's static, monotoned voiceby a man who has already learnedwhat I am learning: to cherishthe alarm's morning hymn over my mother's--now I'm rarely late for work--can navigatethose can-lined aisles, the cold-greyof the warehouse with deep stridesuntil I lose track of every step withinmy eight hours--my mind
orange juiceand i don't think you ever understood, that you ever could, that at the last beat of your heart, mine quivered. because we were the porcelain girls, sliver-lipped like moonlight and not breathing a word.we sold our souls for solace but lost our flesh along the way, skeletons slipping free from skin and bending at the break. we were idols -cellophane skin and ossified bodies trapped betwixt five-thousand character limits and image size constraints, binding our bodies by the same. we were lost to decimals and the space between our thighs, tea and tablespoons, calculations and heartbeats.you found me in pieces, numbers, blurry webcam photos.you told me:babe, you're sick. real sick. scary sick.we can do this, together. i'll help you. just, drink some oj, okay? your heart is weak. you need to go, now. get out before its too late.i left, but you were the one to never come back.a year later, i found you at nine.the figmented number, single digits glory, the point
thawingmy love,i swear, there is a ghost beneath my bones.she slides around the rungs of my ribs, gentle like a lover's hands but cold, so unlike yours. i lay in bed at night, days after you have gone, your jacket and seven blankets struggling to keep me warm -but her arctic touch seeps deeper, slides its way past my lips and settles in places i swore only you could touch. and i am left gasping, arching, desperate for a body one hundred and thirty eight miles away, a voice that doesn't seem nearly as warm after traveling through the airwaves, a spring that only exists in your arms.because i miss laughter, i miss your eyes, i miss the feeling of thawing after forty days in the tundra of my own heart, and two in yours.
yoursi am morethan thedisarrangementof my bones.i amflower presssighs, andthe archof my spine, talentlesspianist fingersand thesaltwateron my skin.i amthe soundof shiftingsheets andthe laughterin your throat,my champagnekisses andthe pressof your hands.i am what liesbeyond the hikeof my skirt,the riseof my jeans,the gossamer sheenof my shirt- i amthe fleshthat isyours.
It's Greek to Me, Take TwoWe're all born defenseless,Vulnerable to the world and its harsh,Biting nature.As we grow, we inch our way into theWorld,Into life.First our handsThey reach out into the great river.The ripples that are made distortOur future, making it ourOwn.Like a fingerprint.This fingerprint becomes a mereSmudge as we live.Our arms enter next,Flowing in seamlessly, effortlessly.We hold our future tight, not wantingChange,However inevitable it is.We embrace the future inAdolescence,And strange thoughts start to occur.We want to grow up so fast,Right now.We claim that sticks and stones areThe only things to break bones, thatWordsCould never hurt us.But it is the words that truly hurt,Breaking us down bit by bit.Young adults, on our way out into theWorld,And we believe we are impenetrableThoroughly dunked in the river of life,Drunk and intoxicated on our imaginedPower.It is the very Styx that we thought couldn'tHurtBut it has. Parents do their best, trying t
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Another strange dream last night. I had a dream that DH and I were at my friends house, only it is not his current house, it was the house he grew up in. We were at a party and most of my childhood friends were there, including an ex boyfriend. :confused: The we flashed to a hospital and I was in labor but I was only 32 weeks pregnant. I was at the registration desk checking in and complaining that I was 32 weeks pg and have not had an u/s yet. I was demanding an u/s. I don't know what the heck my problem is, but I have had a strange sleeping week this week.


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Boom"You know Syrup, you should tell me your real name before your time is up." said the middle-aged man who sat in the chair away from her. He had been working with kids like this for years, but he couldn't get through to her.Boom by Byoki-Desu
"No. I've told you a lot of things, and if you can remember, the first one was that no one will know unless this works." Syrup was a small, very tan girl with messy, dark brown hair. She was dirty with black smudges, and always smelled of strong smoke. Though she was young, about twelve, the man was very surprised at how mature she was.
The colorful plants in the room brought up painful memories. She took a breath and inhaled the smell of new leather that still hung in the room. Her own smell was masked by her trained nose, though the man was only barely starting to adjust to her. "And the second thing I told you. That I didn't do anything wrong."
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We've had a website built on 126.96.36.199 which has ben running for a year and a half. Obviously wnating the latest thing Istarted to try an update it via the download manager. Some packages would and some wouldn't update. I've since found out that this is not the way to do it.
In doing what i've done I've updated lib_mage and lib_js_prototype. I think this might have caused a problem with me indexing our categories, or at least that is the only thing that I can see changed around the time the category stopped indexing.
Is there any way I can revert these to the earlier version? I have the 220.127.116.11 file package so I could upload the appropriate files if it is as straight forward as that. Hopefully it is.
Any advice or tips would be very helpful, other than don't fiddle with thnigs if you are not sure, I've learnt that one already
So when you tried the upgrade did it upgrade any of the packages or have you only updated the two you mentioned? If so I would imagine just replacing them with the earlier versions should do it. Of course I would suggest you try this on a dev server first to make sure it all works correctly. Do not under any circumstance try it on live until you are completely happy.
These are the only two that I managed to update. All other I tried showed an error message.
I suppose my other question was which files in this package do the updates relate to, where do I find them?
I'd try to download them manually. YOu should be able to do a ./pear download package name and extract them from there.
If you get stuck give a shout with more details and I'll see what I can do for you.
By the way, I personally would never attempt a Magento upgrade through the updater. Either use vendor branches with SVN or on a dev server upgrade your current set up manually (you should be ok to just throw a new version over your current code base and let it do the db upgrades for you then when you are happy upload the changed files - rsync if possible to upgrade your live server). Of course that all depends on whether you have any core modifications or not (which you really really don't want if you can possibly help it!).
What files would need to be replaced to revert lib_mage and lib_js_prototype to their earlier form? I can't find files or a directory that appears to relate directly to them.
On a dev server that has a backup of your current setup working (DB included) try extracting the latest version of Magento over the top of what you currently have to see if this fixes it. It sounds like the partial upgrade may have killed your currents set up. Of course this is based on you not having made any core modifications. IF you have made modifications to core files it's going to be a fair bit harder to sort out and certainly not easy to do in the forums as we won't know what has and hasn't been modified.
If you want to go back to 1.4 (presuming the DB hasn't partly upgraded) you could always do a clean install on 220.127.116.11 and diff that against your current setup (use either cli diff or something like Meld). At least then you'll be able to see what is different and replace them.
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They paid and stayed. We double-checked.
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for Familiesby A verified traveler
business tripPosted Jul 26, 2014
Pros: position, great parks, golf course
Cons: hotel staff kindness and willing to help
Location: hotel is located on the lace, surrounded with beautiful landscape, very relaxing
hotel position is great, on the lake surrounded with loots of trees and during the day and evening there is a wind all the time so it is not hot during summer it is great hotel for vacation but less for business because it is not close to city business center
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Nice stayPosted Jun 21, 2014
Nice huge hotel with modern comforts. The staff upgraded me to a suite which was huge! The staff was courteous and helpful in English. However, the hairdryer barely worked, aircon worked but never able to get the room right, either too cold or stuffy. The hotel is surrounded by a golf course and lake, its a 20 minute walk just to get to the gate of this property. Overall, good stay.
for Business Travelersby John from New York
Great business hotelPosted May 13, 2014 on Hotels.com
Very clean and well-appointed hotel located near a beautiful lake. The food and bar options aren't terribly exciting, though.
for Everyoneby Denmarkian from California
Convenient location for my business needs.Posted May 1, 2014
Pros: Spacious rooms, luxurious common areas, clean throughout, friendly staff, comfortable with one of the best "western" breakfast offerings around
Cons: Nothing that I can think of - maybe a little less outside air pollution so you can see across the lake :-)
Location: Location on the lake shore and ajacent golf course is beautiful and well maintained
I have stayed at this Kempinski location several times and never found the experience any less than fully satisfying - a true five star experience.
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Luxurious hotel, let down by servicePosted Sep 19, 2012
Pros: Location. Good locally brewed beer.
Cons: Service
Location: Fantastic location, right on the lake, nice lakeside gardens. 10~20 minute taxi ride from the shopping centres, bars & restaurants etc.
Room service was slow and the food delivered was not hot. It was very difficult to get some of the staff to understand our simple requests. I understand very well that we are in China, but Kempinski is an international hotel chain catering for international guests. Restaurant food was not so good, Potatoes under cooked, lack of vegetables. Pool and jacuzzi area was very good, although there was no dedicated pool for young children. Room was good, clean and comfortable. Hotel setting is fantastic.
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wrong room typePosted Nov 13, 2011 on Hotels.com
we ordered non smoking, lakeview, king size bed, we got a smoking, non-lakeview 2 double bed room. funny is they said the room is non-smoking but there are ashtray and matches in the room Overall, room is a little dated, if we cannot get the room type we paid for from Hotels.com, we should be upgraded instead of downgraded


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Estonian ports handled 3.9 million tons of cargo in July that is 13% more than a year earlier. This has come as a surprise also for many in the logistics business since only four months ago no-one dared to forecast such growth and increased their confidence for the future, writes Äripäev.
According to economists, since the July figure also exceeds the result in July 2008, it is not statistical growth or a low-base effect.
Loading amounted to 2.8 million tons which is a fifth more than a year earlier. The last time that loading volumes were as high was four years ago. In seven months, Estonian ports loaded 18% more than a year earlier.
Also cargo unloading continues to grow and amount to more than one million tons in July. This is the highest figure for the last five years and 17% more than in July 2009.
Ain Kaljurand, CEO of state-owned Port of Tallinn that includes, among others, Estonia's main merchant port Muuga, said that the company's cargo handling had grown by about 17% in seven months in annual terms. "In other words, most of the growth shown by the statistics is coming from us," said Kaljurand.
According to the CEO, practically all cargo groups including liquid cargo, dry bulk, containers and ro-ro showed strong results. "What is positive is that the container and ro-ro business is up in our region, mainly because of the economic upturn and growing consumption."
Kaljurand added that the company was equally optimistic about August and expects positive figures also by the end of the year. "Growth may not amount to fifth, but we are definitely upbeat," said the executive, adding that the company was in talks with Kazakhstan that is considering exporting a few million tons of grain through Muuga.
Port of Sillamäe in Northeast Estonia also saw its cargo volumes go up. "We are working to ensure that growth will continue also in coming years," said Margus Vähi, chairman of Silport, but declined to disclose results by different cargoes. According to Vähi, exports and imports were largely dependent on the recovery of world markets and the key to the transit business is still the ease of border crossing from and to Russia. "Until now, this channel is still blocked," he said.
Estonian Railways said it carried 16% more freight in seven months year on year. According to press spokesperson Urmas Glase, July freight volume was 2.24 million tons or 13.3% more than a year earlier. Oil and oil products amounted to 1.6 million tons. Among others, Estonian Railways is now shipping oil from Venezuela to Belarus.
Glase added, however, that the optimism may still be premature since 2009 was the worst year of the last decade. "While we carried over 44 million tons in 2005-2006, 36.7 million tons in 2007 and just over 26 million tons in 2008, the figure in 2009 was only 25.3 million tons," he said.
A study of a bank account owned by convicted former Environment Minister Villu Reiljan and his wife Anne Reiljan shows how important business is in politics in Estonia, writes Äripäev in its investigative journalism report.COMMENTS (2)
Eesti Päevaleht writes that recent leaks from the customer support database of Gamma Group, the UK-based developer of FinFisher (aka FinSpy), one of the world's most powerful surveillance software systems, show that the system is being used also in Estonia, most probably by police or intelligence agencies.
The ambitious plan that is backed by Finnish businessmen and is being promoted by leading IRL politician Eerik-Niiles Kross to build Europe's largest data warehouse in Estonia raises doubts, writes Delovye Vedomosti.COMMENTS (4)
Estonian listed ferry group Tallink and Bridgemans Services Ltd. have entered into a charter agreement to charter Tallink's cruise ferry Silja Europa to Australia from August2014 as an accommodation vessel. COMMENTS (5)
The supervisory board of Enterprise Estonia (EAS) on Wednesday appointed Hanno Tomberg as new head of the business support agency, write Postimees.COMMENTS (2)
European transport commissioner Siim Kallas warns that economically, Estonia must move forward as otherwise it would run out of steam.COMMENTS (5)
More and more wealthy Russians and Ukrainians who are concerned about instable political and economic situation in their countries are now investing in Estonian real estate, writes Äripäev.COMMENTS (6)
In 2013, average monthly gross wages were 949 euros and the average hourly gross wages were 5.73 euros. COMMENTS (2)
Estonian shipper Tallink Grupp carried 756,101 passengers in May, 4.6 percent less than in the same month in 2013.COMMENTS (5)
Tallinn District Court decided this week to reject the claim by LHV banking group against Äripäev.COMMENTS (1)
Four employees of Information Board (Teabeamet), the Estonian foreign intelligence service, are suspected of embezzlement.
Äripäev writes that Estonian businessman Margus Linnamäe, owner of Estonia's largest pharmaceutical retail and wholesale group Magnum, and co-owner of Postimees and BNS media groups, paid no income tax on 20 million euros in dividends that he took out this year.COMMENTS (1)
According to the flash estimates of Statistics Estonia, the gross domestic product of Estonia contracted 1.9 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014COMMENTS (4)
According to a report prepared by a group of international, mainly US e-voting experts, Estonian Internet-based e-voting system ( I-voting) is insecure and should be withdrawn, writes Eesti Päevaleht.COMMENTS (4)
The government has started replacing members of supervisory boards of state enterprises which means that Neinar Seli, current chairman of the supervisory board of Port of Tallinn, may also lose his seat.COMMENTS (1)
Estonian national carrier Estonian Air served 110,666 passengers during the first quarter of 2014, down from 121,693 in the same period last year.COMMENTS (7)
Oleg Ossinovski, one of Estonia's richest businessmen and owner of a large group specializing in transit trade, says that the Estonia must learn how to live next to an empire, but is not doing a good job right now.COMMENTS (20)
Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi expects Estonia's economy to expand only 2% in 2014, down from the earlier September forecast of 3.6%, reports ERR.COMMENTS (1)
The coalition of Reform Party and Social Democrats are promising more funding for various purposes, but do not yet want to say where the additional money will come for, in other words, from which sectors it will be taken away from, writes Postimees.
Äripäev general manager Igor Rõtov writes that the change of government and replacement of Andrus Ansip as Prime Minister with Siim Kallas is a good opportunity to overcome political and economic stagnation.COMMENTS (6)
Andrus Ansip, Europe's longest-serving Prime Minister, will resign along with his government on March 4, he announced at a traditional Independence Day speech on the state of affairs of the nation Sunday night, reported ERR.
This year's Bonnier award for investigative journalism went to Dannar Leitmaa and Margus Järv, journalists of Eesti Ekspress, who reported on the vote-buying scheme of Europarliament member Kristiina Ojuland in Reform Party's internal elections, writes Äripäev.COMMENTS (3)
The Lawyer, a leading international website for the entire legal profession, has named SORAINEN the Baltic Law Firm of the Year 2014 for advising on innovative landmark transactions while maintaining high levels of client service and developing its strategic vision. COMMENTS (1)
The police have declared Neinar Seli, chairman of the supervisory board of Port of Tallinn and chairman of the Estonian Olympic Committee, a suspect for violating anti-corruption legislation by participating at a vote in October where Port of Tallinn decided to allocated 250,000 euros to the EOC, writes Eesti Päevaleht.COMMENTS (6)
A survey made by Äripäev among businessmen on how they view the possibility of Siim Kallas replacing Andrus Ansip as Prime Minister shows that most would like the switch and agree that it would strongly improve the image of the ruling party.COMMENTS (11)
The likelihood that European Commission vice president and Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas is preparing a comeback into Estonian politics is growing, writes Eesti Päevaleht.COMMENTS (3)
Estonian building material producer and one of Estonia's biggest exporters Wolf Group has acquired 75% of Spanish company Olivé Química S.A., reported aripaev.ee.COMMENTS (1)


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PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. Howard Bo Callaways remarkable story of victory and defeat came to an end Wednesday afternoon in a packed Catholic church across a two-lane highway from the gardens his family has nurtured for more than 60 years.
Callaway, a lifelong Episcopalian, converted to the Catholic faith in his final year. In a wheelchair because of a cerebral hemorrhage that almost killed him in June 2012, Callaway attended Saturday night mass most weeks at Christ the King, a few hundred yards from the Callaway Gardens entrance.
He loved it here, Edward Callaway said of his fathers time in the church.
Father John R. Madden Irish to the core became Callaways priest and friend. Madden told a story of seeing Callaway just after the hemorrhage nearly killed him almost two years ago.
I thought he was gone, Madden said. I wondered why he wasnt gone.
Now, I know. He had two years left, and he did a lot. He loved his family more. He loved his God more. He became truly humble and meek.
More than 500 family, friends, military leaders, business executives and politicians from U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss to county commissioners gathered to remember a former congressman, West Point graduate, Secretary of the Army, Republican leader and businessman. Callaway died Saturday.
It was Edward Callaway who put his fathers life and death in focus. An active man who often walked the gardens and had a lifelong love affair with baseball, Callaway lost his speech and his ability to swallow when he was stricken.
The last two years were a metaphor for his life, Edward Callaway said. He got back to Columbus and he couldnt swallow and could only mumble. For someone who loved to break bread and loved people, it was painful not to be able to eat or speak.
Bo Callaway vowed to regain his speech and learn to swallow again, tasks doctors said would be extremely difficult. In February, he regained some of the abilities the hemorrhage robbed from him.
That was the essence of my father, Edward Callaway said. Many times after crushing defeats, he picked himself up.
Newt Gingrich, who said he was honored to be asked to speak about Callaways political influence, defined Callaways life another way. Bo never had adversity, Gingrich said. He had events. And some were better than others.
Much like the family gardens that were carved out of thousands of acres of Harris County forest, Callaway walked a political path in the 1960s that had not been cleared. From 1964 to 1966, Callaway experienced the victory and loss that became part of his life.
In 1964, Callaway was elected the first Republican congressman from Georgia in a century. Newt Gingrich, still three decades away from leading the Republican takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives, met Callaway for the first time that year.
Gingrich, who first visited Callaway Gardens on his Baker High School senior trip, was an Emory student when he saw Callaway debate Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd in 1964 when the two men were competing for the Third Congressional District seat. Callaway was the Republican and Byrd was the Democrat. At the top of that ticket that year was the presidential race between President Lyndon Johnson and Republican Barry Goldwater.
Twenty-two times in a 30-minute debate, Bo asked Lt. Gov. Byrd, Are you going to vote for Goldwater or Johnson? Gingrich said.
Two years later, Callaway was knocking on the door of the Georgia governors mansion. He won the popular vote, but was 3,000 votes short of a majority. That threw the race into the Democratic-controlled General Assembly. In what Gingrich called a ruthlessly partisan move, in which the Democrats basically stole the governorship, Callaway lost to segregationist Lester Maddox.
That legislative vote altered not only Georgia history, but U.S. history, Gingrich said.
The odds are if Bo Callaway had become governor, the first president from Georgia would not have been Jimmy Carter, Gingrich said. It would have been Bo Callaway.
Edward Callaway talked of the crushing defeat his father suffered in the governors race.
He just was a little early, Edward Callaway said.
It was 36 years later before Sonny Perdue would become Georgias first modern Republican governor.
Callaway moved to Colorado and purchased a ski resort, but he stayed active in politics. He was later appointed secretary of the Army and served under Presidents Nixon and Ford.
During his tenure, Callaway was responsible for the conversion to the all-volunteer military. Norman R. Augustine, who was under secretary of the Army with Callaway and a close friend for 41 years, remembered that conversion and Callaways character during it.
He was a man of uncompromising integrity, Augustine said. ... I remember we would say we were going to try and build a volunteer Army. He would always correct us and say, We will build a volunteer Army. ... Bo set out not only to create a new Army, but to make it better than it ever was.
Callaways Army roots started at West Point and continued in service during the Korean War. Gingrich said Callaway did his alma mater proud. Bo was the personification of what West Point wished its graduates could be in civilian life, Gingrich said.
The U.S. Army had a large presence at Callaways funeral. Maj. Gen. H.R. McMaster, commanding general at Fort Benning, read the story of Judah from the Second Book of Maccabees.
Uniformed representatives from the armies of Canada, Australia, Italy, France and Germany showed up to pay respects.
At the end of the nearly two-hour Mass, Fort Benning soldiers honored Callaway and his service as secretary of the Army with 19 cannon shots. The smoke from those blasts drifted toward Callaway Gardens.
As taps played, six Army Rangers carried the flag-draped casket down a line of more than 50 officers and slid it into a hearse that had Army seals on either side.
Augustine, who met Callaway during their time in the Pentagon, said his friend put service first.
Bos alphabet only had 25 letters, Augustine said. The letter I was conspicuously missing.
Callaway was interred in a private service on family land. He was laid to rest in a plot near his parents, wife Beth, his brother and sister.


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I have been diving down here for almost 17 years. Living in san antonio, this is closer to fly to than Miami, so needless to say. These reefs down in Cozumel are by far the best i have been too. Hands down.
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This trip our guide from The Ocean VIP Club took us to snorkel shallow Palancar. My tip is ask for this experience as you see much more than when you snorkel over the large deep but beautiful Palancar Reef.
It's a HUGE reef and there's a ton to play around in. Great drifting. Great swimthroughs. Great fun.
If people would stop fishing, this is one of the best reefs for diving in the world. The coral are fabulous, the fish are slowly trying to return. Reef formations of incredible beauty. A MUST for any diver visiting Cozumel.
Lots of sea Turtles and other critters on this dive as I have posted in my other comments about Cozumel IT IS DRIFT DIVING. great clarity though
You will see so much life down there, eels, sea turtles, fish, maybe nurse sharks and much more, book this excursion it is well worth it
We were extremely satisfied with the dive sites and the dive operation. They were client and service driven. We dove with 6 of our friends and had the boat all to ourselves the entire trip.
This was a great 2nd dive of the day as the depth was 40-60 feet for the most part. We enjoyed spectacular swim throughs and short caves. Saw a nurse shark, spiny lobsters, manta ray, stingrays, sea turtles, goliath grouper, and lots of other beautiful fish.
We dove with Scubadu and were very pleased with safety, equipment, and service.
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WILTSHIRE Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident of indecent exposure at a shop in Malmesbury.
The incident took place between 4.50pm and 5.30pm on April 3rd 2014 inside the Cancer Research UK charity shop on the High Street.
A male entered the shop and began trying clothes on in the changing room.
He then left the changing room and began looking at other items in the store. At this time, he was completely naked.
This was witnessed by another customer who alerted a member of staff.
The man was then told to go back to the changing rooms and put some clothes on. He did so and then left the store.
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Then a bunch of high school boys came screaming across the yard and landed on our front porch. They were crazy excited. Jumping around. Soaking wet. Boys, drunk on a dose of danger.
Comic relief. It arrived at just the right time. All good scenes, once they are good and tense need a moment of relief. Those boys were our relief.
I talked to the kids about the tent cities. The storm waylaid our campus. In only a short time, the storm turned our beautiful school into a total disaster. Debris was everywhere. Roofs were leaking. Trees fell on power lines and smashed vehicles.
People who have lived here over 20 years said they had never seen anything like this storm in Port-au-Prince. We are shielded, thankfully, from the hurricanes. No one was prepared for a storm with winds this severe.
Once the scary parts had past, the boys wanted to play in the rain and all the water that had collected on campus. In case you don't know this, Haiti is gross. It's really dirty. People pee on the side of the road...right in front of you. Gas station bathroom. That's what this country feels like. I was a little grossed out by the thought of my kids playing in the rain water even on our relatively clean campus, but Kirby inspired me...you should check out the mud fight pictures she posted of her kids. Precious. I told the boys to take off their white polos and have at it. Asher and McKlayne can't have all the fun.
Check out Ashton's belly. So like him. Putting the tattoos on one at a time was just a little too much work. So why not put the entire sheet of tattoos on your belly? That boy. He's the poster child for a kid who attends Christian private school isn't he? White polo. Blue shorts. Tatted torso.
At first, the older kids on campus pointed and laughed at the Hendrick boys. Did our kids care? Um..no. Not at all. They know what's fun. Pretty soon the pointers and the laughers were inspired. They left campus totally soaked from all the fun they had. I'm going to try and avoid their mothers for a few weeks.
I'm sure Ashton is getting worms in this picture. Good thing we have a great doctor. The Amazing Doctor Bacak has already received several pictures of Hendrick boy rashes in his inbox. Even from far away, we still have the best doctor ever. We should all make wagers on how long it will take before Rusty gets a picture of Hendrick boy poop in his email. Two weeks? Four weeks?
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Emanuele and company was Charming!! The food was real Italian farm to table experience. Menu changed every night for the three nights that we stayed there. The open kitchen was very clean. They even let us take a picture with the Chef and company for a great memory. If your looking for non tourist food and feel like you want to live in real Italy for a while than this is the place for you. A 15 to 20 min drive up in to the mountains off the main road of Como, you have none of the tourist traps to get in your way. We opted to go back every night and eat rather to eat in any of the other eateries down by Como. Accommodations was very clean, unique building that had a few room in each made it very quaint. And great views of the towns below. Very sad to leave and we will return. Thank you so much
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We have chosen to put it all together. We are emphasizing speaking in real life situations. During this month we practiced different situations and phrases used for the greetings and farewells, introductions and descriptions of people and things. We practiced whether you are talking to one or more person, whether you spoke to people you are familiar with or not. It's been great to use the language we have been learning for so long.
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In 8th grade we looked at the book of Esther a story of providence. We learned to view God as our provider, watchmen and protector. We also watched the movie One Night with a King. We had fun comparing the book with the movie.
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In 7th grade we tackled the need for orderliness. In our young peoples culture there is a huge lack of structure. We stared with organizing our Environment then our time and finally our relationships. A little order goes a long way.
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5E loves competition and we showed our sportsmanship by competing in our annual Field Day. "Hurray for Evangel Christian School"! We cheered as each student competed in relay races, jump rope, the long jump, softball throw, and the 100 meter and 200 meter dash. Patiently we waited to hear the results, and 5E came up on top again! We took home two trophies, one for 2nd place boys and 4th place for the girls. What an exciting day for 5E! To end it all, we all got free hotdogs and some fun in the sun.
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Grades 1-3 have been exploring their music heritage and that of their fellow students. Learning the musical cultures of the Caribbean had allowed them to see and hear how God gives us all music to make a joyful noise unto Him!
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Our Middle School students finished their songs for the Spring Celebration and they were awesome. The lyrics to the selections were full of the Spirit. The songs chosen for the performance were: "Take Me, Take Me" sung by Manuela Agudelo and Karen Lopez; "The All and All of My Life" sung by Chantel Eaddy, Johannah Gepte, and Melany Farinango; "He Is Here" sung by Jonathan Snape; "God's In Heaven" sung by Isaiah Sanchez, Adrian Villacorta, Ryan Poonai, Joseph Samaroo, Clyde Dichoso; and "Faith" sung by April Arbotante.
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International week was a time where our students learned more about their cultural background. They were also given the opportunity to present their project infront of the class. We cheered on as they proudly gave their presentation. They had fun preparing their projects and, they demonstrated a lot of enthusiasm. They especially enjoyed speaking a few words in their native language. Their most favorite part was sampling the interesting foods from their classmates' countries. Our class represented Brazil, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, The Philippines, Ecuador, USA, Guyana, Ireland, Colombia, El Salvador, and Bulgaria. It was an interesting learning experience.
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The National Junior Honor Society held their last fundraising event on Thursday, May 14. The students of NJHS have been working hard alongside NHS to raise money for the American Cancer Society. This fun fellowship featured students playing games on a Nintendo 64, Xbox 360, and a Wii hooked up to our large projector screen. Other students had fun at our game tables playing board games. NJHS sold snacks and freshly made fruit smoothies. Be sure to check out our pictures in the gallery to see our gamers in action!
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We are wrapping up Shakespeare's, Julius Caesar. One of his most famous tragedies. We learned that Shakespeare took real life individuals and made up fictional scenarios and placed those individuals in those scenarios. We discussed pathetic fallacy and how Shakespeare used this literary technique to express to his viewers the mood of the actions of the play. We were also able to identify the 5 elements of a story laid out for us in this play. As we end the school year soon, we are going to see how everything we learned this year will help us with the Regents that lay ahead. I am confident the students are prepared for this exam. They were exposed to different literary works which expanded their critical thinking skills.
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