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Translation of strong in Spanish:
adjective/adjetivo (stronger /ˈstrɔːŋgər; ˈstrɒŋgə(r)/, strongest /ˈstrɔːŋgəst; ˈstrɒŋgɪst/)
- 1 1.1 (physically powerful) [person/arm] fuerte; [eyesight] bueno to have strong nerves tener* (los) nervios de acero to be strong [person] ser* fuerte or fornido (for lifting things etc) tener* fuerza I can't lift it, I'm not strong enough no puedo levantarlo, no tengo bastante fuerza to have a strong stomach tener* mucho estómago (lit) poder* comer de todoExample sentences
Example sentences1.2 (healthy, sound) [heart/lungs] fuerte, sano; [constitution] robusto you mustn't get up till you're stronger no te levantes hasta que no estés más fuerte she's never been very strong nunca ha sido muy fuerte
- Polar bears have a heavy stout body with strong muscular legs and well-developed neck muscles.
- Get these out of the way while you're fresh and strong enough to use heavy weight.
- The man facing them was taller than both by a few inches, and had strong, brawny arms.
Example sentences1.3 (firm) [character/leader] fuerte; [leadership] firme you must be strong and resist temptation tienes que ser fuerte y resistir la tentación
- Despite being paralysed from the neck down after a car accident, Clive was a strong and independent character, she said.
- A man possessed of a strong independent spirit, he lived on his own in Derreens until his early nineties.
- The new Bollywood stars are role models for them, strong, independent and bold.
- Hmm, you've got to have a pretty strong constitution to whack down two uncooked eggs as Mr Hogg suggests.
- And, frankly that would have any man with a strong constitution running for The Other Bus.
- To explore the hole you needed a very long ladder and a strong constitution: it stank and was crawling with rats.
- 2 2.1 (solid) [material/construction/frame] fuerte, resistente the chair's not strong enough to take your weight la silla no va a aguantar tu peso the strong ties that bind our two countries los fuertes lazos que unen nuestros dos países 2.2 (powerful) [country/army] fuerte, poderoso; [currency] fuerte; [economy] fuerte, pujante she had strong reasons not to do it tenía poderosas razones para no hacerlo 2.3 (violent) [current/wind] fuerte a strong breeze was blowing soplaba una brisa fuerte
- 3 3.1 (deeply held, committed) [views/beliefs/principles] firme; [faith] firme, sólido; [support] firme we have strong reservations about this candidate tenemos grandes dudas acerca de este candidato I'm a strong believer in discipline creo firmemente en la disciplina, soy un gran partidario de la disciplina 3.2 (forceful) [protest] enérgico; [argument/evidence] de peso, contundente, convincente he protested in the strongest possible terms protestó de la manera más enérgica I sent him a strong letter le mandé una carta bastante dura she condemned the action in strong language condenó la acción enérgicamente or con palabras muy duras she made out a strong case for reform presentó la necesidad de una reforma de manera muy convincenteExample sentences
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- He slowly backed out of the stream before the rush became too strong to resist.
- We've got a pretty strong south wind.
- Although there was a very strong wind we managed a swim in the Atlantic.
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- Does that argument reveal a strong case for electoral reform in Canada?
- The evidence suggests that a strong case can be made for a planned strategy using militia.
- If the case is as strong as it sounds, then it may settle on favorable terms to the white plaintiffs.
- I look forward to establishing a strong working relationship with you and to continue representing your company.
- They have strong beliefs, but strong beliefs firmly anchored in the real and the achievable.
- This Institute has already established a strong track record in the research arena.
- 4 (definite) 4.1 [tendency/resemblance] marcado; [candidate] firme, con muchas or buenas posibilidades she has a strong foreign accent tiene un fuerte or marcado acento extranjero he has a strong chance of being promoted tiene muchas or buenas posibilidades de que lo asciendan 4.2 [features] marcado, pronunciado; [chin] pronunciadoExample sentences
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- The male with the wheat colored hair and strong hawk like feature came forward, behind Mint, surprising her.
- This collection as usual, featured lots of strong colors and a variety of shapes.
- She heard Vasic's voice, soft yet strong enough to cut through the chatter.
- Her crunch has the ability to sense strong emotion and she could track me here.
- In the minds of Chinese, this history inspires a strong sense of indignation.
- Her strong sense of duty called to mind her grandfather George V and Queen Victoria.
- 5 (good) [team] fuerte; [cast] sólido she gave a strong performance as Ophelia su interpretación de Ofelia fue muy convincente tact is not one of her strong points el tacto no es su punto fuerte geography is my strongest subject geografía es la asignatura en la que estoy más fuerte, geografía es mi mejor asignatura she's a strong swimmer es una buena nadadora to be strong on sth this writer is particularly strong on characterization el fuerte de este escritor es la caracterización she's strong on French history su fuerte es la historia francesa the report is strong on speculation and weak on fact el informe tiene mucho de conjetura y pocos datos concretosExample sentences
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- Thresher sharks can grow up to 20 ft and are strong swimmers who can completely vault out of water.
- The spokesman explained that, if caught in a rip tide, strong swimmers should swim for shore at a 45 angle to the current.
- Myra's grief was tinged with guilt that she, the strong swimmer who could have saved him, should have been there with him that day.
- Fear is a powerful motivator, and it takes strong ethics to resist the temptation to abuse it.
- He said attitudinal change among the people is a strong weapon to defeat the cult of violence.
- I resisted the strong temptation to tell him to go jump off a cliff, and kept quiet.
- 6 6.1 (concentrated) [color] fuerte, intenso; [light] fuerte, intenso, brillante; [shadow] intenso, bien definido or perfilado; [tea/coffee] fuerte, cargado; [beer/painkiller] fuerte; [solution] concentrado don't touch strong drink no pruebe las bebidas fuertes 6.2 (of high intensity) [lens] poderoso you need stronger glasses necesita unas gafas or (especially Latin America/especialmente América Latina) unos lentes con más aumentoExample sentences6.3 (pungent) [smell/flavor] fuerte
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- By 1216 the castle was sufficiently strong to withstand a siege by forces opposed to King John.
- Basically any pumpkin that is strong enough to withstand sharp carving tools can be used for making designs.
- You are entitled to goods which are not faulty and are strong enough to withstand normal use for a reasonable period of time.
Example sentences6.4 (unacceptable) [language] fuerte, subido de tono that's a bit strong, isn't it? [colloquial/familiar] [dated/anticuado] eso es un poco fuerte, ¿no? this film is strong meat esta película es bastante subida de tono
- Bright lights, especially flashing lights, and strong smells, can also bring on an attack.
- Sometimes we had to break down doors, and that was hard for my guys who are going from strong sunlight into interiors that could be hostile.
- Throughout the dream, I am overwhelmed by a strong smell of dampness.
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- The chicken tasted very fresh and the sauce was delicious with a strong mustard flavour.
- It proved fresh and filling with a strong tomato flavour and far too much pasta for a mere mortal to consume in one session.
- It had a dark orange sauce with a strong coconut flavour that was really quite enticing.
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- Apart from the sexually explicit scenes, the language is very strong.
- Their language is so strong, we've got to redefine, we've gotta take back words.
- The language is strong beyond maximum Trebor strength yet never jars; the performances even stronger.
- To drink strong liquor is also useful since nights get rather cold on the grasslands.
- The jury heard how Hart had drunk strong coffee repeatedly as he drove, had the driver's window wound fully down and the car radio on.
- Also on display was his lager and strong ale, so we gave it a quality control test, to make sure that they still tasted good.
- 7 (in number) (no comparative/sin comparativo) an army ten thousand strong un ejército de diez mil hombres (before noun/delante del nombre) a ten-strong team un equipo de diez personas ( or jugadores etc)
- 8 [Linguistics/Lingüística] (no comparative/sin comparativo) [verb/ending/declension] irregularExample sentences
- It is very concrete, and consists of strong nouns and a strong verb, with no modifiers.
- to be going strong [car/machine] marchar bien [organization] ir* or marchar viento en popa he's 85 and still going strong tiene 85 años y sigue (estando) en plena forma see also come on 5
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The Annual Indoor Sculpture Exhibition
On Saturday, May 1, 2010, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, New Hope Arts Center opens its doors with a Patrons Preview Party to the 9th Annual Juried Indoor Sculpture Show and will present fifty artworks represented by thirty-two sculptors whose mediums include marble, limestone, wood, steel, glass, ceramic, fiber, found objects, mixed media, and installations. Tickets are available for $20 either in advance or at the door. Refreshments will be served.
Open submissions were received from many areas of the country and were carefully reviewed by the New Hope Arts Selection Committee. Artworks were then presented to the jurors' panel: Wendy Wilkinson Gordon, a Lambertville, NJ artist and sculptor and co-owner of Harry H. Gordon Studios, ; John Goodyear, also of Lambertville, NJ, an internationally recognized sculptor and Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Visual Arts Department at Rutgers University; and Kathryn Graves of Morrisville, PA, a sculpture fabrication and installation artist and Administrative Coordinator of Trent House Association in Trenton.
The resulting fifty sculptures include works by artists new to New Hope Arts and also artists who have shown in previous New Hope Arts Sculpture Shows: Steve Flom of Maple Shade, NJ with a trio of sensuous and introspective women in marble and limestone; Kevin Forest of Buckingham, PA, with two mysterious and imaginative bronzes (including a must-see steel-and-wood "Pleasantly Hostile" sculpture); John McDevitt of New Hope, PA with two works in steel, poetic variations on his iconic style; Adam Capone,of Lambertville, NJ with his towering "King of New Hope," a found-wood assemblage; Louis Pruitt of Ottsville, PA, with a strong "faux bronze" entry constructed of lightweight mixed material; and Frances Heinrich of Princeton, NJ with her large installation "Fast Forward" and smaller "Low Tech Mystic," a pedestal diptych.
Etta Winigrad of Paoli is welcomed again this year with two entries in her patented (and popular) smoked clay style, "Birdman" and "Hidden III."
Returning after an absence of several years is Nancy Kay Anderson of Lambertville, NJ, presenting a duo of intricate works woven from such materials as white pine bark, silk, waxed linen and metallic thread.
Among the sculptors exhibiting at New Hope Arts for the first time are: Margarita Leon of Princeton, NH with two sculptures, "Con rembo y confianza " and "Miendo aguantado", using copper, clay, resin and eggshell ; Leora Brecher of Wycote, PA with "Reclining Figures", made from her spiral shell-like clay; and Simone Spicer of Wyndmoor, PA, with her heroic and striking "Soldier", constructed from cardboard and rubble.
Following the opening reception, the exhibition will open to the public at noon on Sunday, May 2, and continue through June 12, 2010.
The New Hope Arts Center is located at the corner of Bridge Street and Stockton Avenue
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A Pox on the Patriarchy
It's a blustery July evening. It's not raining, but the skies look purposeful. They know something's up.
And it is.
I'm in the car with Sarah, who is driving me to the open session of the Lincolnshire Bombers, her local roller derby team. I'm being allowed into the inner sanctum. To a world where names like Hannihilation and Kathital Punishment, Catfight Candy and Kelly Kaos are order of the day. I'm excited – and nervous.
We pull up to an unprepossessing big building – just like any other leisure centre in the UK. I look around, and see some other women, like Sarah, trailing a little suitcase behind them as they walk towards it. And I know what they've got in those suitcases – like Sarah's little black number, they contain their alter-egos. They contain the armour that transforms them into those puntastic, warrior names that abound in roller derby culture.
We enter into the large sports hall where the training session is to take place, and I am introduced to Lil Cherry Kick'her and Twisted Innocence, who are leading the session today. Sarah tells them about my 'Chicks Doing Shit' column and they agree to let me watch the session. Not only this, but they take me into the centre of the hall, to stand by them as they instruct their charges.
Madness, I think – we'll be killed! Why can't I stick to the edges like the wallflower I am?
But here I display my ignorance about roller derby – it's a sport unlike all the rest. Contrary to most people's assumptions (and Lil and Twisted assured me that I was not alone in assuming this – maybe they were just being nice), Roller derby doesn't involve hitting a ball from one end of a pitch to another. It doesn't go up and down, it goes round and round. And it is, in the true sense of the word, a contact sport – in that the aim of one side is to prevent, using their body, the other side from getting past them. And vice versa. No balls allowed. (Well, men are increasingly interested in starting up their own teams – but who can resist a great pun?)
So Lil and Twisted get their crew into order and have them rolling round the hall doing drills. Watching them makes me dizzy, but I don't want to look away – it's addictive to watch. The arcs they create are graceful in a way I hadn't anticipated – not associating it with the hard-core reputation of roller derby. And as they weave in and out of each other, they resemble a flock of birds – intuitive, agile and elegant.
In the moments where they're not demonstrating moves and skating over to help skaters out, Lil and Twisted tell me about the evolution of roller derby. The flat-track version evolved in 2001, and the HQ of the sport is the WFTDA, in America. The UKRDA is the British chapter – and the Lincolnshire Bombers have been active in the development of the Association – and in achieving the recognition of roller derby as a sport in its own right. The sport is now even being considered for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics. They are up against sports such as baseball, squash and karate – and some are concerned that the recent displays of anti-female decisions made by the IOC don't bode well for roller derby's chances.
But if the decision were to go against them, you could see that just being grist to the mill of these women. The game is powerfully female – and femininely powerful. Roller derby women don't go A to B, they present A[rse] to V[agina]. And when 'whipping', a move which involves propelling a team-member from behind you to in front of you, fists are resolutely clenched. When I mention this to Sarah as an example of the kind of female strength exhibited by the sport, she soberly points out that it's actually a tactic – I think she's not impressed by any hint that roller-derby is not a sport first and foremost. But I still think it's a great a metaphor for the roller derby attitude of empowerment.
And they take the empowerment thing seriously. It's on their website: 'The Lincolnshire Bombers…are dedicated to creating a positive change in the lives of our skaters and wider community, by providing opportunities for women and men at all times." And it's this, along with their general no-nonsense attitude (the Bombers' website baldly states that 'You will get hurt'), that makes them such great examples of Chicks Doing Shit.
It's clear from the way the Bombers recruit and train their members. When members turn up to their first session, they will each find their own 'buddy', an experienced team member, who has come along to support them. Lil is captain of the Bombshell Bruisers and Twisted plays for the Damebusters; they have a busy training and bout schedule of their own. And yet here they are training up their 'Cherry Bombs' – the women who haven't yet popped their cherries – that is, passed their skills, without which they can't graduate onto their new names.
And on the subject of names, it will seem strange that, in an article littered with the bout-names of her fellow bombers, I referred throughout this article to 'Sarah'. Well, she was Sarah when the article began. She hadn't passed her skills.
But in the session I was allowed to watch, Lil and Twisted put her through her paces – making sure that she had done all the drills she needed to get the final ticks on her sheet. It's another example of the kind of generous mentality that made this session such a pleasure to watch.
Since it was an open session, the ability levels varied – but there was a sense of communion that was incredibly inspiring to watch – and made me determined to join my own roller derby team in London. Roller derby doesn't just pay lip-service to the idea of women in it together – it is abundantly clear that they roll the roll too.
And what of Sarah?
Reader, Roxy Bruise It passed. Lil announced her graduation at the end of the session to general applause. So Congratulations to Roxy. And long may she, and all the Lincolnshire Bombers, remain the quintessential Chicks Doing Shit.
Huge Congrats to Roxy Bruise It! And thanks Caroline for bringing Lincolnshire Bombers to the masses :O)


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1 mile from Ampleforth, Carr House Farm
3.5 miles from Coxwold
Reference: 0463
Explore, dream and discover – this idyllic 16th century farmhouse, the home of Anna and Jack, finalists for numerous B&B awards. They are the official friendly face of North Yorkshire with a depth of local knowledge they are keen to share, whose families have farmed here for more than 100 years. Uniquely situated in the spiritual triangle of the abbeys of Ampleforth, Byland and Stanbrook. Sleep in comfortable, romantic four poster beds, eat delicious award winning Yorkshire food, smell fresh air, listen to birds, see spectacular views and walk with one of the friendly dogs for company. WiFi access.
- Prices: £40.00 pppn
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- Sorry, no smoking
- Room type: 1 double, 1 double/twin, 1 double/family, all ensuite
From the A1, take A168 for Thirsk, then A19 for 2-3 miles towards York . Turn left to Coxwold. At the crossroads turn left to Byland Abbey and then on to Wass. Take the Ampleforth road for 1 mile and we are on the LEFT signposted CARR HOUSE with a pheasant logo on.


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What most people do not know, is that in the Aegean, the Ionian and all the Hellenic seas, one can find almost any kind of gamefish, met in the Northern hemisphere. Whether you are a fan of saltwater or freshwater fishing, in Greece you may have the catch of your life!!!
Jump on a boat !
In saltwater you may want to go offshore on a boat, chasing Amberjacks, Tunas, Bluefish, Mahi-Mahi Palometon (Leccia Amia) or other gamefish, using the technique you like.
You can go Trolling or Drifting or Vertical Jigging for the "Big fish" , or you may want to use Tenya, Light Jigging, or even Spinning to go after Snappers, Barracudas, Seabass or False Albacores.
Or stay inshore...
In case you want to stay inshore, Spinning with the appropriate lures and softlures, will give you much adrenaline when a Barracuda finds your lure irresistable (it happens really often...). You may want to go Spinning on the foamy rocks after a windy day, looking for the pure silver of the coast, the King, the Seabass. But be careful in that case, because -as I say often- you will never know what may hit your lure... Be prepared for the extreme!!!
It is not well known, but it was in Greece, where the Shore Jigging had it's first steps in Europe. At least there is not a known other source before 2007... Using the Jigs from a rocky shore, it is not rare to catch an Amberjack or a Dentex, or a big Barracuda or even a Tuna (mostly a big False Albacore) . In all those cases, adrenaline will flow in you blood in large quantities, since the strength of -let's say- an Amberjack, is unparalleled when caught from the shore.
You are not fan of Game-Fishing?
Are you a fan of Casting and Surfcasting? In that case be prepared for fishing nights (or days) when your rod tips will "bound" again and again... I do not have much to say here, but I will provide a photo of a good fishing day from my friend Vaggelis.
Still not convinced?
A lot of information about fishing in Greece you may find in the following Salt water fishihg sites, made by Greek fishermen :
- SeaSpinning
- LureBites
- Sea-Maniacs
- Sportfishingclub.gr
- GreekSpinners
- Psarema.gr
- Psarades.com
- Bluedreamsfishing
And what about Fresh Waters?
What many people (even in Greece) ignore, are the potentials of the Hellenic Fresh Water Fishing.
Many lakes and rivers of Greece, are home for Carp, Trout (Rainbow, Fario, Brown), Pike, Perch, Barbel or even gigantic Catfish. I think (not sure) that the largest Catfsh caught in Greece with a fishing line was about 160kg!!!
Fly-fishing, Match-fishing, Carp-fishing, Spinning, or whatever technique you may want to use, there is no chance that you will not have a great time in a breathtaking beautiful environment. The Greek hospitality is famous and in the Greek mountains you will find simple people, who will provide you with shelter and guidance for relaxing vacations and great fishing experiences.
More information about fishing in the Fresh Waters of Greece you can find in three great fishing sites made by Greek fishermen.
Well the thing is that fishing was never concidered as a sport activity. Fishing was always more of a make-a-living activity and as such, the education of the people on Catch-and-Release and other sensitive matters was left behind.
Also in Greece there was never (until only recently) a site or a magazine with a world wide publicity. In the latest years, some people -like the ones owning the fishing sites I already mentioned- using the great power of the internet, did some nice work and finally Fishing-in-Greece has a potential to be made known to the world.
Greeks are sea people. We have always been. As such we had advanced fishing techniques since ancient times.
|From the ancient settlement of Akrotiri, a fisherman with a bunch of Mahi-Mahi.
We are here to continue our fishing legacy, advance it and show the world that if you want to go fishing in Europe, it is worth to visit our waters in your journey...
There was an advertising message a few years ago, saying "Live your Myth in Greece" . I will rephrase it and say...
Fish your Myth in Greece...
Have a good fishing ;-)


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Rice smuggler in Manila detained
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima confirmed that Tan has a pending warrant of arrest before the Caloocan City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 126 for violation of Republic Act 7832 or the Anti-Electricity and Electric Transmission Lines or the Materials Pilferage Act of 1994.
De Lima, however, said Tan Tan can post a P40,000 bail for his temporary liberty. He went to the NBI to deny allegations that he was into rice smuggling.
During the interrogation, Tan admitted that he has many businesses such as scrap metals, fertilizers, and rice trading. However, he said, these are just small businesses. Tan was accompanied by his counsel, Atty. Benita Salazar
De Lima said the NBI has positively identified that "Davidson Bangayan" and "David Tan" are one and the same person based on the pictures being investigated by authorities.
De Lim said that despite this, the NBI cannot take Tan into since there was still no case filed against the alleged rice smuggler.
Tan was immediately presented to NBI Deputy Director Virgilio Mendez for appropriate action.
The name of Tan earlier surfaced as the one who allegedly entered Davao City. He was also identified by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
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This homily invites us to consider the meaning of freedom. The Lord Jesus Christ called us along the path to true freedom with this promise, "If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (John 8:31, 32) The struggle of this age is over the meaning of freedom. It is a contest with extraordinary implications. As Christians, freedom has a specific meaning. Viewing it within that context is the only way we will obtain happiness and human flourishing. It is the only way we will understand these new commandments and be able to live them. That is because we need ongoing conversion in Jesus Christ. (See, Gal. 2:20)
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Keywords: Pope Francis, beatitudes, freedom, law of freedom, conversion, daily homilies, freedom, ten commendmments, holiness, happiness, Year of Faith, Deacon Keith Fournier
CHESAPEAKE, VA (Catholic Online) - On Monday, June 10, 2013, the Gospel for Mass was the account of the Sermon on the Mount as recorded by St. Matthew. (Mt. 5:1-12) In what has become a part of my daily routine I read the summary of the homily of Pope Francis offered on the Vatican Radio website.
Some Catholic writers are perturbed that only a summary of these daily homilies offered by Francis at his celebration of Morning Mass in the Casa Santa Marta residence are made available. I am not at all. It seems apropos for this papacy. The homilies are prayerful reflections from a simple priest.
He has prayed through the readings and simply wants to feed the faithful by breaking them open as bread. I know that simple priest preaching is Pope Francis, the successor of Peter. But his practice of giving what one priest friend of mine calls his ferverinos (short sermon) is a part of the uniqueness of this papacy.
Pope Francis called the faithful gathered for Mass to live the Beatitudes, these new commandments of love, by following the Holy Spirit and allowing Him to change them. He made it clear that we can only live these new commandments by having a heart that is open to the Holy Spirit. In fact, we cannot even begin to understand them without having a heart open to the Holy Spirit.
The official Vatican account contained a few quotes and a summary: "They are the new commandments. But if we do not have a heart open to the Holy Spirit, they will seem silly. 'Just look, being poor, being meek, being merciful will hardly lead us to success'. If we do not have an open heart and if we have not experienced the consolation of the Holy Spirit, which is salvation, we cannot understand this. This is the law for those who have been saved and have opened their hearts to salvation. This is the law of the free, with the freedom of the Holy Spirit. "
Pope Francis continued, "We can regulate our life, according to a list of commands or procedures," but it is a "merely human" list. In the end this "does not lead us to salvation". The Pope recalled that many were interested in "examining", "this new doctrine and then arguing with Jesus." And this was because they "their hearts were closed in on their own concerns", "concerns that God wanted to change."
Pope Francis asked; Why do people "have their hearts closed to salvation?" The Pope said it is because "we are afraid of salvation. We need it, but we are afraid" because when the Lord comes "to save us we have to give everything. He is in charge! And we are afraid of this" because "we want control of ourselves". He added that in order to understand "these new commandments," we need the freedom that "is born of the Holy Spirit, who saves us, who comforts us" and is "the giver of life":
"Today we can now ask the Lord for the grace to follow Him, but with this freedom. Because if we want to follow him with our human freedom alone, in the end we become hypocrites like the Pharisees and Sadducees, those who quarreled with him. This is hypocrisy: not allowing the Spirit to change our hearts with His salvation."
"The freedom of the Spirit, which the Spirit gives us, is also a kind of slavery, of being 'enslaved' to the Lord which makes us free, it is another freedom. Instead, our freedom is only slavery, but not to the Lord, but to the spirit of the world. Let us ask for the grace to open our hearts to the consolation of the Holy Spirit, so that this consolation, which is salvation, allows us to understand these commandments. So be it! "
This homily invites us to consider the meaning of freedom. The Lord Jesus Christ called us along the path to true freedom with this promise, "If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (John 8:31, 32) The Apostle Paul wrote to the Galatians Christians, "For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery." (Gal. 5:1)
The struggle of this age is over the meaning of freedom. It is a contest with extraordinary implications. Almost every contemporary concern that we face can be positioned within this struggle. As Christians, freedom has a specific meaning. Viewing it within that context is the only way we will obtain happiness and human flourishing. It is the only way we will understand these new commandments and be able to live them. That is because we need ongoing conversion in Jesus Christ. (See, Gal. 2:20)
Freedom has consequences. Our choices have the capacity to not only change the world around us, but they make us to be the kinds of persons we become. The capacity to make choices is what makes us human persons. What we choose either humanizes us further or leads us, ultimately, into slavery. The capacity to choose reflects the Imago Dei, the Image of God, present within every human person.
As the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council wrote in their document on the Mission of the Church in the Modern World, "Authentic freedom is an outstanding manifestation of the divine image within man." (Gaudium et Spes, "Joy and Hope" #17) We should listen closely to the voices using the word freedom. What do they mean by the word? We need to heed the voices of authentic freedom.
We are fortunate to have three Popes proclaim authentic freedom with clarity. The vision of human freedom they proclaim exposes contemporary counterfeit notions of freedom. Blessed John Paul II, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Francis insist upon the necessary connection between freedom and truth. They remind us of freedom's obligations to view the other as another self. This is the law of freedom Pope Francis spoke of in his homily.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI warned of a dictatorship of relativism at work in the secularist and materialist age in which we live. He opined that the antidote is the message of authentic freedom which insists that there is such a thing as truth, which can be known through the exercise of reason. Freedom must be exercised in relationship to this truth. Otherwise, it is illusory and leads to new forms of slavery and anarchy.
In 2005 he told an assembly of families: "Today's various forms of dissolution of marriage, free unions, trial marriages as well as the pseudo-matrimonies between people of the same sex are instead expressions of anarchic freedom which falsely tries to pass itself off as the true liberation of man. This kind of anarchic freedom is what Blessed John Paul referred to as a counterfeit notion of freedom. He warned us in his encyclical letter, The Gospel of Life, that it will lead to the "death of true freedom."
According to Benedict this was Blessed John Paul II's mission, "when, in face of all attempts, apparently benevolent, in the face of erroneous interpretations of freedom, he underlined in an unequivocal way the inviolability of the human being, the inviolability of human life, from its conception until natural death."
Exposing "erroneous interpretations of freedom" and proclaiming the truth concerning freedom is the task Pope Francis is also embarking upon. This brief homily on the Beatitudes reminds us that understanding and living this kind of freedom requires the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives because it requires our conversion.
By calling what is always wrong a right, contemporary men and women are becoming bound by the chains of their own self delusion, materialism and nihilism; imprisoned by the lie of what Benedict called "anarchic freedom."
To an age enamored with so many false concepts of freedom the Catholic Church proclaims the unchangeable truth that some choices are always and everywhere wrong - choosing them does not make one free, rather it erodes authentic human freedom and leads to slavery and tyranny.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church addresses the wrong exercises of human freedom reminding us of the extraordinary implications of our use of our power to choose: "Mortal sin is a radical possibility of human freedom, as is love itself." (CCC, 1861.)
True Freedom is not about the fact that we can choose, it is about how and what we choose. Freedom will never be found in decisions that are made against God and against the Natural Law. The struggle of this age is between anarchic freedom and authentic freedom. Pope Francis stands on the shoulders of his two great predecessors in pointing the way to that kind of freedom.
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The deserted ice cream parlor at the market square: a relic of fond memories melted into the past. In contrast: the dynamic PINO in front, a symbol of the future: moving forward together … sustainably.
Part recumbent, part upright tandem, and now a part-time cargo bike to boot. An unbeatable concept: the PINO is truly the most versatile human-powered vehicle for cycling duos or anyone who – with the new PINO PORTER option – would like to manage all their daily shopping and transport by bike.
The captain in the second row has the same unhindered view as the stoker; and the tandem is incredibly adjustable, making it possible for passengers who (still) can't pedal to ride in the comfortable front seat: for example, children from 3'3" (100 cm) in height (with optional Children's Crankset) or people with special needs.
And in the front row, you'll feel like a VIP guest as you lean back and roll into the panoramic horizon, floating comfortably on the suspension fork; thanks to the second freewheel, you can even take a break and let the captain pedal alone for a while.
The nimble tandem can also be taken practically anywhere, because the PINO frame – in any version – can be quickly and easily broken down into two frame halves. The tandem's ultra-stiff tube joint is extremely heavy duty.
On the tandem version, the Luggage Rack and optional Lowrider carry supplies for the whole family – and the hydraulic disc brakes ensure that everything stays safe and under control when the going gets … speedy. And, with the versatile PINO, this is sure to happen often – be it with freight or a date …
Julian, 26, lives in Bergkamen in the Ruhr region. When it comes to cycling and bikes, he really knows his stuff. Since his 14th birthday, he's competed in "pretty much every downhill race in Germany," he explains, motioning to his personal machine parked in front of his house: a monster mountain bike with a beefy suspension fork that tells you at a glance it means business.
Julian lives on an estate at the outskirts of town with his girlfriend, Sonja, their son, Jaden, and her daughter, Diane. The PINO PORTER prototype is being prepared for the seven-year-old Diane: "I wanna ride the tandem, too!"
Julian lifts her into the seat, adjusts the Children's Crankset to her leg length, attaches it with the quick-release, and pulls the chain around the sprocket. "Can I start pedaling now?" asks Diane as Julian disengages the kickstand. Deffo. They take a spin around the courtyard, returning with a satisfied grin on Diane's face.
Now for the serious stuff: shopping … big time. Fetch the PORTER BAG. Wrong: the mobile shopping bag is already here. It's stowed – practically invisibly – behind the seatback. Lift it up – rotate it 180 degrees – place it over the seat – pull forward, and then unfold. The giga-shopping cart is ready for action.
And with more space underneath: Julian unfolds the wings of the PORTER RACK under the front seat and loads up two crates of empty bottles. He straps them down with a bungee, and hops on the saddle.
First stop, beverage shop. Trade the empty bottles for full ones, secure the load, and on we go. "Now for the real test!" Julian heads to the supermarket. We check out with a shopping cart full of groceries. Everything in the PORTER BAG? It fits. A volume of 80 liters swallows a lot of cereal boxes. The zipper closes effortlessly.
Too much weight? A quick call to chief developer Marec: "What's our maximum load?" "Forty kilos, both top and bottom." Quick guesstimate … still well within the limits. Time to head home – but with a test ride through the fields on the way!
Julian's first observation: "The groceries aren't pedaling at all!" And how is the handling? "Just as easy as in tandem mode," says the passionate downhiller. The ride is smooth and stable; thanks to the suspension fork, the groceries are unfazed by the bumpy path through the fields. The beverage crates stay put. Superb! Homeward bound.
A break? No way: Sonja's waiting for her turn in the front seat. Time to transform the station wagon back into the dynamic duo's "chat-mobile". Julian folds up the wings of the Rack and stows the folded Bag out of sight behind the seat. "Works like a charm!" comments Sonja.
She prefers the tandem to solo-biking. "With two people in the pedals, you can really burn some rubber," she explains. Understandably: she was drag racing souped-up cars long before she met Julian.
Conclusion: The PINO PORTER keeps its promises. Julian is satisfied. With himself and his boss, who developed the bike out of a love for the load.


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On The Wings Of…..Me?
Web access logs are a funny thing, when you own your own domain. You get to look at a lot of interesting information, such as the domain names from which people visit your site, but also a little about how they get there.
I look at them from time to time, and occasionally find some odd things vaguely related to things I've written about and the articles I host here. There are lots of hits from people searching for information about Bungee Jumping. No surprise there. Or there's people looking for information about computer hackers. Again, no surprise there.
But three were very curious. They were Google search requests with the syntax "www.arik+air" and then another "arik+jobs+publish" and finally, "on+the+wings+of+arik".
Having explored the peculiar history of my first name, I figured I'd see where these searches led and plugged them into Google myself. It turns out there's a new twist: Arik Air is an airline.
Somewhere over the skies of the African nation of Nigeria, there are airplanes bearing the name Arik. According to its corporate history, it emerged in part from the liquidation of that nation's national airline. A local businessman, stepped up and purchased one of its aircraft for his personal use, and soon word spread and private citizens in the gas and oil industry were using his plane to fly around the country. It wasn't long before he bought another, and then a few more. I don't know where the idea for its name came from.
I'd like to forget this, if you don't mind
I get irritable at the end of the summer. It wasn't always that way. I liked the fall, liked the transition to the new season, a shot at a fresh start whether academically or at work. September always seemed like a clean slate. Now I dislike it, in no small part because of the insisten cultural pounding that always starts toward the end of August around Sept. 11. The image pictured is pretty much what I saw that day, and it seared itself into my brain as I stepped out of the subway tunnel at the 22nd St. and Park Ave. and walked west toward the Flatiron building.
This is the time of the year where people ask me "where were you when it happened?" I was underground, okay? I didn't actually see the planes hit, but I saw the buildings fall. I stopped to vote. The primary election for mayor was on that day, and I stopped as I left home, first thinking I wouldn't bother, as everyone knew that Bloomberg was going to win in the general election. Then I remembered how much I really disliked Mark Greene and figured I'd go to the trouble of voting for Alan Hevesi, not that Hevesi stood the slightest chance of winning or anything, but it seemed important at the time. If I hadn't stopped to do that, I'd have seen the whole thing, not that I would have wanted to.
I remember the subway ride was uncharacteristically slow, but nothing else about it. I wasn't terribly eager to get to the office, and it was an incredibly beautiful day, the kind of day that makes you depressed that you have to be cooped up inside doing things that seem important but really aren't.
So I got out of the subway and walked west, crossed Broadway and noticed something I can only really describe as a buzz around me. I didn't hear anything that told me something was wrong, but it was just a sense of something out of place, of people agitated for some reason, but I couldn't place it and from where I was, couldn't see anything amiss. The first clue was people looking at their wireless phones, that look that says "I'm trying to make a call but can't get through, let me look and see how my signal is." Two or three guys were doing this, and as I pressed on in the along the south side the Flatiron building a woman, walking east who seemed to know the guys walking near me, said "This is just insane."
At this point my pager went off. I reached down to grab it and looked south, at 22nd Street and Broadway. I don't remember which came first: Did I read the pager, or did I see the holes in the towers? The message was a news alert from CNN that arrived at 9:12 AM. It read: "World trade center damaged; unconfirmed reports say a plane has crashed into tower. Details to come." I could clearly see that there were two holes, one in each tower, and couldn't figure out why that would be caused by one plane. Of course by this point the second plane had already crashed into the towers ten minutes prior. CNN got around to "alerting" me to the second plane by 9:22, by which time I was already in my office.
From that location I was one of several who watched the towers come down from Jim Spanfeller's office. Someone hadn't paid the office satellite TV bill, so I and my colleagues couldn't watch TV news like the rest of the world. We didn't really need it.
That's the gist of my Sept. 11 story. I'm not terribly interested in observing the 5th anniversary of what was for me a really unpleasant day with the rest of you. Images of that day on TV make me shaky. Seeing the trailer for that Oliver Stone movie made me mad, but I was glad to see no line outside the Zeigfeld theater where that cinematic calamity happens to be playing as I walked home tonight.
I want to get over it. Its the rest of the country that insists on dredging up old video tape and pictures and survivors tales and permeating the media with it all. I don't want to weep and shed tears while watching stupid movies made by and for stupid people about it. I'd like to forget it, and frankly I wish those of you who insist on partaking in this cultural weepfest, buying special anniversary editions of magazines and watching TV documentary specials about it all would find something else to entertain yourselves. I have a better idea: Go rent "The Cruise" instead. I found a clip from that neglected 1998 documentary on Youtube, and it appears below.
On The Telly Across The Pond
The phone rang late in the morning as it often does. I expected the usual — some PR person looking for a little attention for a client. It was a PR person, but was actually one who worked for my own outfit fielding a request from an outside outfit needing some comment on the latest corporate happenings at a certain computer company. A TV news crew wanted to chat with me on camera.
"Great," I said. "When do they need me?"
"They're setting up now. Can you be down in five minutes or so?" was the answer on the other end of the line.
So that's how I happened to appear on "the telly" in London and throughout the UK last night.
I've appeared on BBC TV a few times over the years, most recently in a live shot from its studios on the West Side of Manhattan, but almost never been able to see the segments. This week's slot on the World Business Report was a little different, as the network streams the show online in Real Video format. But what it doesn't let you do is save the file as it streams to your computer. So how did I get the video above? Well it was a bit of a hack….
This turned out to be an excuse to try a new program I just learned about called Display Eater which captured the video, sort of. What it appears to have done is capture a long string of still images, which it then converts to a Quicktime video clip.
I thought this was all well and good, until when I played the resulting Quicktime clip and learned that Display Eater doesn't record audio. Here, the solution was to turn to my favorite, app, Rogue Amoeba's Audio Hijack Pro which saved the audio stream of my segment into MP3 format.
Armed with a silent video clip and an MP3 sound file of the segment, I poured both into iMove HD, which would have seemed to be a straightforward operation. All I had to do, it seemed was synchronize the sound file and the video file as best I could. Simple right? Wrong.
As interesting and potentially useful as Display Eater is, it doesn't come close to capturing the full video stream, but more an approximation of it. The result I had was a video clip that was not only out of sync with the audio, but actually shorter than the audio clip that accompanied it.
So at least now you know why the audio and the video are not synced up right.
One interesting bit of trivia about this clip: Steve Jobs appears once late in the segment giving one of the keynotes for which he is famous. But he actually appears twice, though its kind of hard to spot him. Can you guess where it is?
So what's my problem anyway?
Silent in this space now these 71 days. It's not as if I've had nothing to say, rather that I've been saying it elsewhere, where my words pay my bills.
This is of course the curse of blogging. In order to make it seem worthwhile you have to feed the beast regularly. This of course takes effort and time, the latter of which is in critically short supply these days it seems.
The onset of summer hasn't done much for my time budgeting. Perhaps better calendar management will help. I'm somewhat encouraged by what I see of the new Google Calendar service. It seems that with a little outside help, it will sync up with the Outlook calendar on the Windows machine at the office, and thus bridge the gap with the iCal calendar on the Mac, all the while creating a long-term record of where I go and what I do.
Will this magically create some kind of quantum singularity through which I can pull additional time which I can use for writing pointless screeds here? Certainly not.
The key is to simply waste less time, though one could argue that blogging is itself a waste of time. There certainly appear to be a lot of people with opinions on that very subject.
I have been at times variously inventive and not with how I've been wasting my time these 71 days. There have been a few too many hours playing "Command and Conquer: Generals", another set of lost hours downloading Van Morrison and John Lee Hooker concerts (see sample below) from Dimeadozen and trading them with the folks on the Vantrades mailing list.
Intermittently I've devoted some hours to raising money for the Columbia's J-School Annual Fund, an effort to which I have committed five years of my life.
But mostly the hours are tied up with the job. Its as simple as that. It's now been almost a year since the big change and there hasn't been a single nanosecond of regret or second-guessing. I guess that, coupled with the lack of personally blogging, combine to be a pretty good sign.
Enough about that. Here's a shot of Hooker from '76.
The OQ Peice on HST
It's been about a year since this was published, but I'm just now getting around to posting it. Below is the text of the piece I wrote on Hunter S. Thompson for the summer 2005 issue of Oregon Quarterly, (cover at left) the magazine sent to alumni of the University of Oregon. It's a more concise version of the blog entry I wrote on Feb. 26, 2005. I offered it up to OQ editors Guy Maynard and Ross West on a lark, and they were kind enough to publish it. Sadly OQ never published the text online, so here's the text. You can see it as it appeared in the magazine here, courtesy of my Pixily account.
Going, Going, Gonzo
Six-thirty came and gave way to 7 o'clock as I anxiously paced the hallway of the University's Sweetser dormitory. Five friends were coming down to Eugene from Corvallis, and they were appallingly late. The date was Feb. 28, 1991, and we had to get to the ballroom at the Eugene Hilton by 7:30 in order to get seats at a lecture given by the outlaw journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
I shouldn't have worried about running late. Just as we sat down a woman, presumably with the UO Cultural Forum, which had invited Thompson to speak, took the microphone and apologized for this tardiness. Last seen at the hotel bar, he had disappeared.
Thompson was governed by his own twisted version of the circadian rhythm. If his daily routine, as described by his biographer E. Jean Carroll is accurate Thompson, would typically lunch around 7 p.m. on cheeseburgers and fries, several bottles of Heineken, followed by carrot cake or ice cream, a snort of cocaine, and a "snow cone" — a glass of shaved ice flavored with a generous pour of Chivas Regal. No wonder he was late.
An hour late. Ken Kesey '57 and Ken Babbs made a brief and disastrous effort to sate the increasingly impatient audience by telling a few choice anecdotes about their friend. The effort was cut short by a surly heckler. Right about then Thompson emerged from wherever he had been hiding and sat down at the table from which he'd speak. In his hand, he held a yellow plastic cup filled with Chivas and ice — perhaps the remnants of a "snow cone." He opened by mumbling incomprehensibly into the microphone.
Drunk and likely stoned, and with no prepared remarks, he rambled for about ten minutes. This changed when someone in the audience called out a question. Thompson perked up. His voice became clearer. He seemed to draw strength from two-way dialogue.
There was much in the news to talk about. Operation Desert Storm was winding down, Kuwait having just been recaptured by U.S. forces the day before. "I have the tape machine running back home recording the whole war," he said. I piped in with a strangely prescient question of my own: Should we go in and get Saddam? Answer: "I don't see what difference that would make." Ever the political junkie, he described then-President George H.W. Bush as "the meanest yuppie who ever lived." He predicted that the 1990s would be "like the 80s but without the money."
At one point, one of my friends approached the stage and casually tossed a small plastic bag of marijuana into Thompson's lap. This started a stream of other ever more interesting tossed gifts: More grass, several sheets of LSD, and a mysterious paperback book offered by an agitated long-haired chap who insisted it was "extremely important" that Thompson read it.
Later Thompson received a strange visit from a local homeless woman known popularly around campus as Hatoon (see sidebar). Entertained, Thompson let her try to make a speech on the peril of water in campus drinking fountains, but she struggled and sputtered. Seemingly frustrated, she said, "If you could point a laser beam at my brain, you might understand." Thompson smirked, and pulled a laser sight — the kind used on rifles — from a pocket and pointed it at her as she had described. She didn't like this and fled the stage.
Throughout the course of his sometime variously incoherent and eloquent ramblings, emerged the kernel of the message that runs through his published work: That the American Dream is nothing if not ambiguous, uncertain, and for far too many elusive. Chronicling "the death of the American Dream" was his journalistic mission, despite the inconvenient fact that through his own success he proved his entire premise false.
As Thompson's talk wrapped up, the crowd — including me — rushed forward in search of his autograph. Someone standing next to me reached through the scrum and swiped Thompson's cup of Chivas, still about a third full. While he wanted the cup as a memento, he was kind enough to let me drain its remaining few ounces of watery Scotch. Perhaps I hoped it to be an elixir, that might mystically convey a touch of Thompson's gift for powerful prose.
I wasn't the least bit surprised to hear that Thompson had turned a gun on himself on Feb. 20, 2005. Watching his father die after lingering powerlessly in a Louisville Veteran's Administration hospital in 1952 would have left an indelible scar upon Thompson's then 14-year old psyche.
A piece he wrote in 1964 for The National Observer on the 1961 suicide of Ernest Hemingway in Ketchum, Idaho is about the closest thing once can find in the Thompson oeuvre to the kind of self-reflection his readers hungered for, particularly in his later years. And it's also easy to see it as a blueprint for the exit Thompson would choose for himself forty-one years later.
It opens with a quote from a neighbor describing Hemingway in his final days as "That poor old man. …He was so frail and thin and old-looking that it was embarrassing to see him."
"Frail" was no adjective for Thompson. He knew the clock was running out. Approaching his 68th year, various health problems had started to mount. He sometimes used a wheelchair after breaking a leg last year, had recently acquired an artificial hip, and was at the time of his death recovering from spinal surgery.
He was far from the man who a little over three decades earlier had written his last great book, the one Frank Mankiewicz, George McGovern's campaign manager in the 1972 presidential race, often described as "the most accurate and least factual book" about the election. Fear and Loathing: On The Campaign Trail, 1972, a dazzling and disturbing indictment of the dirty business of presidential politics. In it, we see Thompson at the height of his power, flexing his strange muscles for the polemic and inventing fictitious anecdotes that in fallacy contain more truth than most meticulously fact-checked news reports.
This made the terse news reports that first revealed his death that cold Sunday night all the more unbearable to read. They unflinchingly called it a "self-inflicted gunshot wound," robotically reciting the unforgiving clinical facts, with neither texture nor style. How might Hunter Thompson have described the scene of his own final exit?
The indignities of human age had launched their final, unshakable assault upon his body, and he would deny them their prize. Seated at his kitchen "command post" before his typewriter — the word "counselor" cryptically typed on the center of the page — he paused mid-conversation to set down the telephone receiver, his wife Anita on the other end of the line. Then he wrapped his lips around the barrel of a .45 caliber pistol, and figured he'd see what happened next.
On March 1, fourteen years and one day after her encounter with Hunter S. Thompson, Hatoon, a colorful campus figure for more than three decades, died after being struck by a motorist while riding her bicycle across Franklin Boulevard. Hatoon, whose given name was Victoria Adkins, had lived on a bench near the UO bookstore since early 2000 and before that kept her possessions in front of the Knight Library. News of her passing rippled across campus and an impromptu memorial sprang up outside the bookstore, followed days later by an on-campus memorial service attended by many friends and acquaintances. Her death followed Thompson's by only nine days. Both were sixty-seven years old.


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Schizophrenia - How do doctors diagnose schizophrenia?
There are both good and bad sides to being diagnosed with schizophrenia. You might feel relieved to have a name for what is happening to you. And it's a first step towards getting the right treatment to help you cope with your illness. On the other hand, being diagnosed with a serious long-term mental illness can be a shock. You might not be happy at having a label that some people associate with being mad or dangerous.
Doctors are usually very cautious about diagnosing someone with schizophrenia. Usually, they will carry out several different assessments over a period of weeks or months, to be certain you don't get diagnosed incorrectly. You'll see a specialist mental-health doctor (a psychiatrist) before you are diagnosed.[23]
Your doctor may do some of the things below to help work out if you have schizophrenia.[24]
Asking questions
If your GP thinks that you may have schizophrenia, he or she will probably refer you to a hospital or clinic, to see a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist will want to hear the history of any problems you've had. He or she may ask you:[24]
What sort of symptoms have you been getting?
When did you first start having these problems (such as hearing voices)?
If you do hear voices, what do they say?
Do you know that the delusions or hallucinations you have are part of an illness, or do you think they are real experiences?
Do your problems come and go or do you get them all the time?
How have your problems affected your life (such as your studies or your work)?
The psychiatrist will probably ask about any other mental or physical health problems you have had, and whether anybody else in your family has had mental health problems.
If a friend or relative has come with you to the hospital or the clinic, your doctor may ask them what they have noticed about your condition. This may be particularly important if your symptoms are making it hard for you to speak or for people to understand what you are saying.
Doing a mental state examination
During the interview, the psychiatrist will look at you carefully and see how you react to things. This is called a mental state examination. This is to find out if you have schizophrenia symptoms at the time of the interview. The psychiatrist will:
Look at your appearance and behaviour
Listen carefully to the way you speak and what you say
See how you move and how much energy you seem to have
Ask about how you are thinking (whether your thoughts are racing or coming slowly)
Try to work out whether you are having abnormal thoughts (delusions) or abnormal experiences (hallucinations)
Ask about your mood and how you feel about yourself
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organization that is not explicitly right-wing will become left-wing
over time."
John O'Sullivan — National Review Editor at Large
of National Review will recognize O'Sullivan's Law, which
governs the inevitable leftward drift of all but the most rigid
and vigilant organizations. It's the law of compromise and consensus,
as founding principles are de-emphasized, then abandoned, and eventually
forgotten. Its implications are vast; even our cherished, if misunderstood
"democracy," is socialism in its adolescence. O'Sullivan's
Law necessitates and makes urgent NR's supposed mission to
"stand athwart history yelling u2018Stop!"
the similar "Carlson's Law" and its implications for conservatives:
organization that is not explicitly libertarian will voluntarily
and irreversibly surrender its liberties to the State.
really Orwell's Law. Eventually we'll love Big Brother, if not for
gifts conferred, then for threats withdrawn. Years from now, the
"Office of Homeland Security" will likely resemble the
"War on Drugs" in its scope and in the success of its
stated objectives. And "conservatives" Bush, Ashcroft,
and Bennett will broadcast their smiling approval from the safety
of a gated community. Conservatives were once anti-State, the way
Republicans were once anti-tax. How long before they too are viewed
by a cynical public as "paying lip-service" to civil liberties?
worth remembering that there are no temporary measures, no sunset
provisions. All services are essential. With each surrender, by
failing to check its momentum, conservatives aid the force that
will one day smother them.
if you ain't part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
2, 2001
Carlson (send him mail)
is "between careers" in Chicago.


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This Oct. 29, 2013 photo released by NBC shows actress Kerry Washington, right, with cast member Taran Killam during a promotional shoot for "Saturday Night Live," in New York. Washington will host the late night comedy sketch series on Nov. 2. (AP Photo/NBC, Dana Edelson)
NEW YORK (AP) — Kerry Washington's turn as host of "Saturday Night Live" this week gives that television institution something it hasn't seen much lately: a black woman onstage trying to make people laugh.
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The fastest Schumann performance ever
A friend sent me this photo of the back sleeve of a reissue of my Schumann CD on EMI Virgin Classics. I really don't recall having played the Album for the Young pieces so quickly.
Whereas Schumann's Kinderszenen is scenes of childhood viewed wistfully, affectionately from an adult perspective, the Album for the Young is a set of pieces written for children to enjoy playing, with titles which children might enjoy reading and responding to – 'The Happy Farmer', 'The Poor Orphan', and so on. But the three pieces I recorded on this CD are merely marked with three asterisks. Does anyone know what Schumann might have meant by this? Is there a secret meaning to these pieces? Schumann loved coded messages – hidden melodies, sphinxes, people and place-names given musical notes, but I've never heard any theories put forward for the appellation (or lack of) of these exquisite miniatures.
Let me begin any possible discussion by clarifying something: Schumann's actual symbol is an asterism:
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The Company is a global online employment solution, bringing people together to advance its lives, across 36 countries around the world.
If Monster was good, then recruitment and staffing agencies would be out of business. But alas, no.
Also lot's of competition from smaller niche players centered around communities and tech sites on the interwebs.
Plus LinkedIn is a better platform for job adverts and CVs - which is all this Monster really is.
Plus that jobless recovery thing. Tell that to the people on food stamps the families and in shelters. It's Depression time baby. Time for the Xanax.


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U.S. nearly alone on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is poised to become the first U.S. leader in three decades to attack a foreign nation without mustering broad international support or acting in direct defense of Americans.
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Hawaiian Marine Life Profiles: Fish
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Common Name:
Rockmover Wrasse
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Scientific Name:
Novaculichthys taeniourus
Found in Exhibit:
Shallow Reef, Deep Reef
|The wrasse family has the distinction of being one of the most difficult fish to identify. Juveniles often display different patterns and colors than the adults, and again males and females sometimes have varying appearances. These variations resulted in confusion in the past, with males and females of the same species often being identified as separate species. To make identification even more confusing, females can actually change into males.
The rockmover wrasse is one species that has a very different appearance as a juvenile as it does when it is an adult. As a juvenile, it more closely resembles a drifting piece of algae than a fish. Juvenile rockmovers, which are sometimes called dragon wrasses, have long filamentous extensions on their fins and sway from side to side, appearing to drift with the currents. They are generally reddish or brown in coloration with white speckles to help them blend into the background. As they age, the fins start to diminish in size, and their color becomes a slightly more uniform brown and white until all traces of the elongated fins disappear.
Rockmover wrasses get their name from their method of finding food, by overturning small rocks in search of prey living in the sea floor. They eat small invertebrates such as brittle stars, sea urchins and worms. Rockmover wrasses are found in the Indo-Pacific region and the tropical eastern Pacific area. They are generally seen in depths of 10 to 70 feet over areas with sandy or rubble-covered bottoms. Rockmovers can also be seen following SCUBA divers in hopes that they will disturb the bottom, revealing the sought-after prey. Unlike many species of the wrasse family, male and female rockmovers have the same color pattern.
Members of the wrasse family can generally be identified by their thick lips, cigar-shaped bodies and prominent use of their pectoral fins. They will use their tail fin only when needed for speed. Wrasses are also known as one of the most territorial fish on the reef. Wrasses are also diurnal, meaning they are more active during the day. At night, the smaller species often bury themselves in the sand, while the larger ones find shelter in the reef.
As far as scientists know, wrasses are born as females, known as the initial phase, but some change into males later in life, known as the terminal phase. It is not exactly known what triggers the change to occur for all species, however, we do know that wrasses live in harems with one male and several females. When the male dies or is removed, the most dominant female will begin the change. The change not only involves internal changes, but can also include growing larger and coloration changes.
On first impression, the rockmover wrasse seems to be just another reef fish, however closer investigation reveals a world full of bizarre sex changes, fascinating camouflage and an impressive tenacity for finding food. Anyone lucky enough to be able to see a rockmover in action, carefully moving rocks from one area to another, looking for a meal and creating holes in which to hide from predators, is in for both amazement and amusement.
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The 12 Days of iMas, Day 7: This iPhone case will crack you up
Today is the seventh day of a 12-day feature where we'll show you the strangest Apple-flavored gifts we can find. Check out the previous days here: Day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Day 7: A beautifully busted iPhone to cover your (hopefully) not-busted iPhone
A busted iPhone is always a great conversation starter: "What happened?" "Did you drop it?" "Are you getting a new one?" "Why are you so clumsy?" This cracked iPhone case from Etsy merchant ShopZeroGravity lets you (or someone on your holiday shopping list) benefit from being one of those cool kids that dropped their iPhone without actually having to deal with the monetary repercussions.
The "cracked" back is actually just a photo-realistic graphic, and its pleasant rainbow hues are definitely eye-catching. We weep for the person that had to actually bust their pricey Apple smartphone in order to render the image for the case, but we can benefit from their clumsiness for the much less wallet-busting price of US$24.50.
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Vansyckle 'Absolutely floored'; Council declares mayor violates code of ethics
OVILLA – After a lengthy two and a half hour question and answer session and then convening in closed session for another hour, council unanimously decided Mayor Bill Vansyckle had committed ethics violations on an investigation regarding the firing of City Prosecutor Rodney Ramsey.
Towards the end of the month of August, complaints were filed on City Administrator Randy Whiteman after he fired Ramsey leading to a special called meeting to "fire" Whiteman. Councilmen James Wade and Richard Dormier were not asked about availability of attending, ultimately leading to the meetings cancellation.
In an affidavit written by Ramsey, he stated during a conversation at Bubba's Barbeque on Ovilla Road and Interstate Highway 35, "Mr. Whiteman stated that he had been aware that I lowered the fine on a few misdemeanor cases and dismissed others. Mr. Whiteman stated that he did not want any citations dismissed."
Whiteman alleged Ramsey's fixing tickets was a reason of firing. One of the citations dismissed by Ramsey included a Suburban address, a neighbor to Vansyckle.
A fence being built without a permit stirred controversy amongst the city. Code Enforcement Mike Dooley said he was told to change the procedure by Vansyckle.
"The previous way was to always write a citation if there was no permit since you know you need a permit to build things," said Dooley.
"Now I have to catch them [whoever is in violation of the code enforcement] and then give them a warning to go get a permit and then follow-up,"said Dooley.
Vansyckle said the reason for procedure change was to "give the citizens of Ovilla a chance, be code compliant."
Of several pages of exhibits, Vansyckle was accused of knowingly assisting Ramsey in his complaint against Whiteman and working for Ramsey.
While Vansyckle did admit to working with Ramsey in the past, he said he did not assist him in any way during the investigation and has worked with 98- percent of all attorneys in Ellis County because of his job as a private investigator.
"I was conducting my own investigation into the matter, to protect the citizens of Ovilla," said Vansyckle.
During a recent phone interview, Ramsey said "he [Vansyckle] didn't do anything for me while I served the city."
"Bunch of thug and hoodlums are upset and trying to protect Whiteman, I have two years to file suit, just not sure whom I will file on yet, we shall see," said Ramsey.
City Secretary Pam Higgins said she was told by the mayor to let him look at Whiteman's personnel file.
A practice allowed by all councilmen, according to City Attorney Tim Sralla.
"As the custodian of records, I had to be present while he [Vansyckle] was looking over the files, where I saw him write down Whiteman's social security number," said Higgins.
After the meeting Vansyckle said he was "absolutely floored" by Higgins testimony.
"I would hate to say something as bad as Pam is a liar but, I did not write down the social," said Vansyckle.
The council will decide upon Vansyckle's punishment for the following offenses during the next council meeting on Monday, Dec. 12 : overstepping his authority when he told Whiteman to suspend his removal of Ramsey, his actions to fax Ramsey Whiteman's letter of suspension and then personally deliver the doctored complaint showing bias against Whiteman, failure to deliver a conflict of interest or excuse himself from the complaint process even though he had participated with Ramsey in filing the complaint and demonstrating his abuse of power when he went to the city secretary and ordered her to allow him to view Whiteman's personnel file while the he copied down Whiteman's social security number violating Whiteman's right to personal privacy.


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Political Science in EIU Summer Institute Program
At the 2014 Summer Institute for Higher Learning poster session, an audience gathers to learn about possible impacts of social media (e.g., Facebook and Twitter) on political participation. The poster was done by students in Professor Anderson's American Government and the Constitution class.
One of the highlights of summer school at Eastern Illinois University is the Summer Institute for Higher Learning Program, which is a bridge program for incoming students and is administered through campus offices such as EIU's Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Student Success Center. For the past two summers, Political Science professors have contributed to this program by teaching the introductory American Government and Constitution course (PLS 1153G), with Dr. Melinda Mueller teaching the course in 2013 and Dr. Kevin Anderson in 2014. During the final week of the program, the students in each of the program's three courses (Political Science, Sociology and Geography in Summer 2014) come together as teams to present posters on what they have learned through their research on a special topic. The posters provide an opportunity for the students to apply their knowledge in an active, intellectually engaging way.
This summer (Summer 2014) the research project focused on key dimensions of media, communications and information in the modern world. Professor Anderson's PLS 1153G class presented posters on important questions related to politics, government and public policy such as: Does use of social media have an impact on political participation? What should be the role of government in rating movies on elements such as violence or sexual content? Are there perceived differences between traditional and digital media relative to factors such as timeliness and reliability of news coverage? Should government be involved in regulating or censoring content in popular music? These are examples of questions that are central to citizenship in contemporary American democracy, and Dr. Anderson's students benefited greatly from exploring their dimensions and nuances.