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Intellectual giftedness is an intellectual ability significantly higher than average. Gifted individuals learn more quickly, deeply, and broadly than their peers. Most people with Asperger are also very intelligent. High intelligent children and adults often developed asynchronously; their minds, cognitive and emotional functions are developed differently and are ahead of their physical growth. Their interests are completely different from those of their peers and they prefer the company of adults or older children because they can relate to them in a better way.
Giftedness is not evenly distributed throughout all intellectual spheres: an individual may excel in solving logic problems and yet be a poor speller; another gifted individual may be able to read and write at a far above average level and yet have trouble with mathematics.
Those with high intelligent are also know as gifted and same as those with Asperger they experience the world in a different way than most people do. They both have high reasoning capabilities, are curious to learn, have a large vocabulary and especially an excellent rote memory. Gifted children as well as children with Asperger Syndrome can be physically and emotionally sensitive and can question authority. They will never accept no for an answer without being told the reason for it. Actions need explaining and a clear purpose or else they miss the logic of it. Some gifted children same as those with Asperger have trouble talking and interacting with their peers because they do not share the same interests. Both can be isolated as a result of their inability to interact with peers.
Both my children are gifted and have been diagnosed with Asperger. I use their high intelligence to teach them the stuff they are unable to pick up on due to their Asperger characteristics. This means I am open about them having Asperger Syndrome, what advantages they have because of that and what challenges in life they will face. We explain the difference between those without Asperger and those who do have it. Not in terms of wrong or right but in a positive way. They have so many qualities others do not posses. We encourage them to use those qualities such as their high intelligence. I emphasize their strong points and simply tell them they understand some stuff better but need to work harder in interacting and connecting with other people. When they are unable to read between the lines I explain the lines and the underlying ideas behind it. This way they have both learned to not take things so literally all the time.
The best example I can give you is a conversation with my 10 year old about language and the double layer language has for those without Asperger. I told him sometimes adults without Asperger say something but mean something completely different like: " at the foot of the mountain" (off course mountains don't have feet) my ten year old son looked at me and told me: mom, people are much better off having Asperger because I always say what I mean!
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Tuesday 8 February 2011
Cambridge students will to pay £9,000 in tuition fees from next year unless their parents are low earners. Photograph: Geoffrey Robinson/Rex Features
It is the world's top university whose alumni include Nick Clegg. And now the Liberal Democrats' U-turn on tuition fees has paved the way for Cambridge University to charge £9,000 a year.
This morning we learnt that Clegg's alma mater has grabbed this opportunity. An internal university document is unequivocal:
The level of tuition fee charged from 2012 entry should be the maximum permissible, i.e. £9,000 pa with any subsequent adjustment for inflationary increases. Continue reading...
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Monday 7 February 2011
David Cameron acts as a hands off chairman of the board in No 10 rather than a chief executive. Photograph: Leon Neal/PA
It is the season for columns pleading for the appearance of Leo McGarry in Downing Street. McGarry, played by the late John Spencer, was the hugely effective and ever courteous White House chief of staff in the fictional West Wing.
A series of mishaps in Downing Street has prompted the latest round of columns calling for David Cameron to get a grip over his operation.
Martin Ivens in yesterday's Sunday Times ran the latest in his regular series of 'Dave needs a proper chief of staff' columns. And over at the Telegraph today James Kirkup suggests that Cameron is a little too laid back and should get a grip.
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Since the mid-1960s, the Arctic has warmed about 3.6°F (2.0°C)—more than double the amount of warming in lower latitudes. In 2012 (the last complete calendar year available at the time scientists began working on the 2013 Arctic Report Card), the annual average temperature was the sixth warmest on record.
After record-breaking melt during the 2012 season, the 2013 melt extent was more on par with the long-term average. The reprieve from the record warmth and melting of the past six summers is likely connected to a strong positive phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation during summer 2013.
Most of the Arctic boundary waters were warmer than average in summer 2013, but a few cool pockets appeared in the western Arctic and the Greenland Sea. Warmer waters are drawing new species from lower latitudes into the Arctic.
In May 2013, there was record-setting loss of Eurasian spring snow cover, and spring snow cover was below normal again in June—the fourth lowest on record. This is the sixth year in a row that Eurasia has set a new record low in either May or June snow extent.
In March 1988, thick, multi-year ice comprised 26 percent of the Arctic's ice pack. In 2005, that number dropped to 19 percent. In 2013, it dropped to 7 percent.
Averaged over September 2013, sea ice extent was 2.07 million square miles—larger than last year's record low, but still more than 17 percent below average and the sixth smallest September extent on record.
Models project that extreme dust events combined with global warming could advance the spring thaw in the mountains of the Upper Colorado River Basin by as many as 6 weeks by 2050. The earlier disappearance of snow could amplify water disputes, extend the fire season, and stress aquatic ecosystems.
To be consistent with NOAA's use of 30-year periods for the official "climate normals," the National Snow and Ice Data Center switched its baseline period for sea ice analyses from 1979-2000 to 1981-2010. Compared to the new normal, the low ice conditions of the recent past will appear less abnormal than they used to.
On July 30, 2013, a weather station on the southwest coast of Greenland preliminarily set a new record high temperature for the country, but whether it will stand as an "official" record after scientists apply quality control procedures isn't yet known. What is known? Greenland's getting warmer.
From record-low Arctic sea ice to the highest global sea level of the modern record, the 2012 State of the Climate report provides a complete rundown on the state of Earth's climate and how it is changing.


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Americans, afraid of an animal that's more scared of you, and the size of a small dog.
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That can carry rabies and attack if cornered and is very unpredictable.
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Raccoons are about the same as possums, and I'm in no way scared of them. Snakes, sure only the ones that are poisonous enough to kill you are scary, but not every single snake. Walk up to a possum that isn't near its babies and it'll probably run away.


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Joined: Feb 2010
Location: Edmonton Alberta Canuckastan
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Good to see you made it to Panama. So is this where you'll turn around? Good luck with the return to Canada, I saw in the news that there's massive flooding in Guatamala.
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good to know if i ever ride down to panama, i'll have the same bike as the cops
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Location: DC Metro
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I'm sitting in my girlfriends house in Mexico City (I live in Washington DC) and wishing I had my bike here (Honda VFR). It's not a KLR and certainly not up to a trip like that but after reading all your report I miss it like no other.
My next ride will be of the KLR, V-Strom persuasion. However, after reading that your KLR made it to Central America TWICE, I think I know where I'll be spending my $$$. If only we could get the Honda Valerado in the States...
I spent some time in Costa Rica a few years ago. If you can, the Nicoya Peninsula has a town called Ostional. There is an enormous sea turtle population which returns each year to nest. If you can a side trip might be in order.
Safe travels.
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Did you tip the policia for the escort and advice? Just curious.
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Good stuff Pat, good stuff. Thanks for the effort - following daily.
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Location: Vancouver, BC
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Following your report here in Vancouver. Sounds like a great trip. You're not missing much in BC, worst spring in years. I've had to cancel a BBQ three weekends in a row and haven't even put insurance on my bike yet. Enjoy it for us!
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Epic, man. Epic!!!!!!!!!
"A man turns his back on the comforts of home, and when the dust all settles and the story is told, history is made by the side of the road..." - DBT
Joined: May 2008
Location: Nanaimo, Van Island, BC
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Real ride report to follow when I can break out the laptop instead of this Ipod.
Panama = Beautiful
Yazvisa = End of the road, kinda interesting, not sure it was worth the extra 550KM in one day though LOL
Ride from David to the Carribean side = Fun
Sixoula fronteria from Panama to Costa-Rica = Old railway bridge (cool)
Headed for Nicarauga today, possibly the island in the lake (Ometepe?) or Granada area.
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Day 39 – The end of the road and back!
Today's plan was to head down to the end of the road in the city of Yasviza. I would kick myself If I came this far and never took the extra day to go see it.
Up early I take some time to check in on the computer Where I find a message from Nate (HammerDown on ADVRider) Which explains that he was the Alberta licenced jeep that had passed me yesterday on the highway and to call if I needed anything while I was in town.
I pack my gear and heading into the communal area of the B&B for some Breakfast. Excellent local coffee and a few great eggs are prepared for me by the owners, they are quite interested in my trip but think I'm crazy to be riding so far.
Packed up and the wall of the dining room signed, (as is tradition for the guests here to do) I say my goodbyes and head out going the wrong way down a "una via" street and over a few curbs. I guess the ride from last night is still fresh in my head.
On the way out of town I manage to take a wrong turn and end up in the Ghetto's of Panama city. I can feel the greedy eyes upon me and my bike, Its only 9am and this place has a sketchy feel to it, I would hate to get lost down here after dark.
Soon following the GPS arrow south I manage to get free of the slums and find some nice old colonial buildings and the right road to take me south. Ave. Balboa takes me along the waterfront of Panama city and allows for a few choice pictures before dipping inland and out the other side.
Old statue just outside the slums
Panama City waterfront...
The road south to Yazvisa is well travelled but in a state of disrepair. 50Km south of Panama city the road narrows to the familiar 1.5 lane wide country standard that you can find all over Central America. Leaving the coastal plane the road traverses some rolling hills and farmland every once in a while spanning a river or creek with a narrow one lane bridge.
Note: this is not the one lane bridge... lol
Nearly 270 kilometres after leaving Panama City this morning the road curves around its final bends and leaves me staring at the village of Yazvisa without even the courtesy of a sign to say, "the road ends here amigo".
I know there should be a footbridge over the river here somewhere, its what I've come to see, the start of the Darien gap. A little driving around in the "streets" of Yazvisa (4' wide concrete strips) and a few questions later and Im face to face with the bridge to no-where.
The 'roads' of Yazvisa...
Its quite an achievement for me mentally to know that I drove as far south as possible and made it to the end of the road. I'm relived to know that I've made it half way but at the same time slightly disappointed... I almost wish I had the funds, the time and the tenacity to head for South America.
End of the road...
I made it!
I take a few pictures at the bridge and get ready to make the long trek back to Panama City when I realize that I'm running low on fuel. I'd neglected to fill up at the station an hour down the road figuring that Yazvisa would have fuel. I was wrong... I ask around and finally get pointed behind a restaurant where I bang on a door and am greeted by a giant of a man who looks like he just woke from his afternoon siesta.
He doesn't seem overly personable but it's entirely possible I just woke him from a perfectly good mid-afternoon nap. I explain my dilemma as he cuts me off and just asks me how much fuel I need. Two gallons of nice red fuel slosh into my tank from his personal stash. I end up paying a premium for it at $4 USD per gallon but that sure beats sitting on the side of the road empty.
The indiginous population in this area live in stilt houses built out of whatever scrap wood is available...
The ride back into town is interesting, much better than a four lane super-slab but a five hundred plus kilometer day on a KLR will take its toll on anyone and by the time I get back to Panama City I'm feeling pretty wiped out.
I pull up Nate's phone number and find a payphone thinking that maybe he's care to join me for dinner and a beer or at the very least be able to give me some good tips on cheap places to stay in town. After scrounging up enough change to use the payphone I get in touch with Nate only to be cut off... A bad connection I guess, but the phone managed to keep my money, greedy thing!
Back on the phone with Nate I propose my dinner plan to which he responds that he'd already eaten and was babysitting his 3 year old sun while his wife went out to play this evening bun in the same breath he also manages to offer me a bed for the night. I was going to ask about cheap places to stay but you cant get much cheaper than free!
Directions written down, the sun set well below the horizon and quite tired from my days travel I set out on a new adventure, night riding in Panama city! I return to the waterfront before finding the road to Israel and heading toward Nate's. Either Nate gives a good set of directions or I'm an excellent navigator, I found it first time with no wrong turns!
Panama City waterfront @ Night
Nate greats me at the door, his son Matson in tow. I unload the bike and park it inside the compound next to Nate's KTM 640 Adventure before the two of them show me to my room for the evening. I grab a quick shower and change out of my smelly riding clothes before heading downstairs to hang out.
Nate is a Pilot and makes his living flying out of Panama city, an avid motorcyclist and baseball fan he's making a habit of finding Adventurers on the road and inviting them home. Apparently it wasn't that long ago that Antontrax had stayed here for a week while exploring the area.
We crack a few beers and watch the baseball games while bullshiting about my trip, bikes, jobs, local culture and more. Matson is an awesome little guy who at the age of 3 is already bilingual and has a passion for motorcycles. Like father like son, right?! With a 6am flight Nate turns in early, tells me to make myself at home and that If I was still around he would see me tomorrow evening.
I retire to my room and manage a quick skype call home and an e-mail or two before passing out in the glory of air conditioned goodness.
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i bet a/c is worth its weight in gold down there.
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Really turned on by Mexican route
I was going to read the first couple of pages of your report and head on to what I really was interested in, namely RRs from Southeast Asia. Well, here I am another 11 pages later and thoroughly enjoyed your honest, balanced reports. In fact, I couldn't stop reading!
Patrick, I was most impressed with the Mexican coastal run. Compare the locations' beauty and the food and nice people you met with the media reports of drug cartels, murders and other mayhem and well, you've given a very nice contrasting and positive view of Mexico. How do you feel about Mexico? Or put another way, have you got a favourite country/people based on this trip?
And last, when I've been travelling in SEA, it's always nice to meet some folks from home. Well, most of the time anyway
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I dont give any credit to the image a country gets from the news reports... Unfortunatly you only ever hear of the bad things that happen in these countries, bad news sells more newpapers ya know... I know what people say about Mexico but to tell you the truth, not once did I feel insecure or like I was treated diffently for being a foreigner. Dont let the nay-sayers win!
My favorite country sofar, well thats a tough question, I've loved every country I've been to and will have to reserve judgement untill I've seen Belieze as well.
The people are all very friendly, Mexicans, Gautemalans, Hondurans, Nicaraugans, The Tico's and Panamanians as well... 90% of people are great and by staying out of the major centers I've done my best to avoid that last 10%.
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Day 40
Not a lot to write about today... I wake up after a great sleep at Nate's house to a deafening thunderstorm. A quick check of the computer tells me the whole country is socked in and it doesn't look like is going to let up anytime soon... I don't want to go ride in the pouring rain but I also don't want to spend any of my precious "down days" (non riding days) here waiting out a storm.
I pack in 450Km of slab on the way north from Panama City to the town of David where I search around and find a cheap but clean hotel with secure parking right downtown. The next order of business was laundry, I was running out of clothing, my last pair of fresh socks went on this morning. It takes a little work to find a place that has both a washer and a dryer, most just hang things to dry, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to get a pile of wet clothes back.
$2.50 gets me express service at the place around the corner from the hotel, the lady suggests I go get some dinner and come back for my clothes afterwards, sounds like a plan. Dinner was mediocre to say the least, I'm very much missing food that has some flavor. The beer was cold and probably the best part of the whole day... I return for my laundry and stop by a convenience store for drinks and snacks on my way back to the hotel. I crash out early tonight, the internet isn't working and as such I loose all drive to work on these reports. Tomorrow I head for Costa-Rica again.
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Day 41
I'm pretty sure I am the only guest at the hotel, it was a quiet night and I slept amazingly well for not having air conditioning. I plan to head to the Carribean coast today and depending on time and what I find possibly into Costa-Rica at the Sixoula frontera.
The road snakes its way up into the mountains where the fog and rain soon engulf me. With limited visibility the patch and pothole ridden road turns into an interesting game of "don't bend the wheel". I wouldn't want to ride this road on anything less than a KLR, it wouldn't be any fun on a more street oriented bike.
Over the crest I wind my way down into a central valley where the road passes around a huge reservoir and in the distance the hydro-electric dam that created it. Its a pretty awesome moment as this all rolls into view and the sun breaks through the low cloud.
Crossing the dam I roll into the hills again for another round of rain and fog. Its not long before I'm headed downhill and the fog breaks reviling a gorgeous scene like straight out of a travel brochure. Lush green hills leading down to a crystal clear blue ocean all topped off with a fluffy cloud dotted sky.
The Caribbean coastline is nice but less than what I had expected of Panama. The beaches were dirty, the water while warm wasn't all it was talked up to be and there was really nothing that caught my eye or interested me enough to make me want to spend more than an hour here, let alone my afternoon and evening. I decide I will head on to Costa-Rica and see If I cant find something there.
The Sixoula border crossing is quite an interesting spot. An rusty old rail bridge across the river now serves vehicle traffic, warped wooden planks nailed down to the original rotting rail ties and gaps in the railing sealed off with scrap pieces chain link fence.
The Panamanian Auduana official didn't like the idea that I wasn't leaving the country the same way I came in but his his will to fight tired quickly and he reluctantly cancelled my import permit and stamped me out of the country.
The ride across the bridge was interesting, my front wheel kept trying to drop into the groves between the planks and then there was the open holes to the river below which I had to avoid and the pedestrians who no matter what wouldn't move to the other side of the tracks so that I could ride faster than walking pace.
On the Costa-Rican side of the bridge I'm waved into the Customs and immigration office where the Auduana officer tells me he's just going on lunch but he'll be back in an hour to give me my importation paperwork. I tell him no problem, I still have permission from my previous time in Costa-Rica that wasn't cancelled when I entered Panama. The official seems miffed at this as I guess he was hoping for a 'propina' (tip) to stay and do paperwork on his lunch break. I head into immigration, fill out my entry form and get stamped in without issue.
Into CR the road passes by miles upon miles of banana and plantain plantations which must be the main employer's in the area. Unfortunately the road doesn't really parallel the coastline, a few quick jaunts out to the coast reveal nothing exciting and I keep pushing north.
Working on my tan (burn)
Another cool KLR
Soon without finding anything of great interest, the road turns inland towards San Jose and the central valley and while the coast was fun the mountains were better. Gorgeous twisty roads with little to no traffic and great pavement had me laughing in my helmet. I even went so far as to get a little carried away and drag my pannier around one corner... Ooops...
On the the San Jose side of the mountains the weather has closed in and the rain drizzles just enough to set the mood. Its late in the afternoon maybe around 5:30 or 6pm and I still have to make it through town and to a hotel. Stuck in rush hour, lane splitting and hopping curbs when possible I make it to downtown San Jose and on to an insustrial neighborhood slightly south.
By now its dark and the rain has turned into a downpour from a drizzle, I'm thoroughly lost and have only the arrow on the GPS to guide me towards the Pan-American highway out of town. I approach an intersection and as I look to the GPS to verify my course the bike is pulled out from underneath me. I'm sent sliding into the intersection by a water hidden railway line cut into the roadway.
I jump up and instinctively look around to gauge who might have witnessed my mishap, unfortunately the intersection is busy and I just became the nightly entertainment. I right the bike, hope on, start it up and ride away before pulling over to check it out. The only damage sustained were a few scratches on the pannier case and a bruised ego. I should have known better, should have been watching better, but all in all, no harm done.
Back on familiar roads I make my way to the outskirts of town looking for the Hotel that my previous riding partner Rob has been holed up in for the past week while waiting on parts to fix the charging issue with his V-Strom. Unable to find the spot and with no way to contact Rob I end up at an overpriced chain hotel, down the road, paying their premium eagerly just to get out of the downpour, dry off and lay down.
An interesting day for sure!
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Vancouver calling...
Hi Patrick, Great RR all round. Congrats on the huge achievement! Ride safe to get home. Drizzly as all heck here so don't rush!
Some questions popped into my KLR riding mind....
When Dave's tire blew back on day 16 you inflated that thing to 35PSI? Any reason for that high pressure. Kawa manual recommends 28PSI max and I usually drop that to around 20PSI on rough roads when loaded up (and I'm 220 lbs alone!). Just wondering if you would get a smoother ride on lower pressures, and maybe reduce the risk of flats?
Did you ever find out if Dave got going again?
I'd be very interested in getting your GPS file if you are sharing it, or see your route on Google Earth.
How did you make initial contact with Dave and Rob to make this trip? Was that through this site? I need a ride buddy for a trip and wondered if you (or other readers) can comment on the best way of joining up.
And if you come to Vancouver let me know, there is great riding close to here. Beers on me.
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Italian defence group Finmeccanica has delayed publication of its 2012 results after a bribery probe connected with the sale of 12 helicopters to Indian authorities, it said on Thursday.
China's largest maker of auto parts won a politically sensitive auction for A123 Systems, a bankrupt maker of batteries for electric cars that was funded partly with U.S. government money, the investment banker for A123 said on Saturday.
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FRANKFURT, Oct 11- Germany's Siemens may outline job cuts and office closures on Thursday to stop profits sliding as customers put off ordering engineering equipment because of Europe's economic crisis.
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MUMBAI, Oct 10- Indian shares provisionally ended lower on Wednesday led by a fall in banking stocks including ICICI Bank. ICICI Bank fell 0.95 percent while State Bank of India. Ahead of corporate earnings on Friday, Infosys.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 9- The European Commission has delayed a trade case against two Chinese telecom equipment makers also under scrutiny in the United States, easing tensions between the European Union and its second-biggest trading partner.
BRUSSELS, Oct 9- The European Commission has delayed a trade case against two Chinese telecom equipment makers also under scrutiny in the United States, easing tensions between the European Union and its second-biggest trading partner.
LONDON/ PARIS, Oct 8- A group of seven multinational companies has told the British government that they could halt their investment in the UK green energy sector if state support for renewable energy wanes.
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37345-012: Institutional Strengthening of the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector in Secondary Towns
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The WSS sector in Azerbaijan is characterized by institutional weaknesses, inefficient operations, outdated and dilapidated physical infrastructure, and severe financial constraints. As a result, consumers receive poor quality and low levels of WSS services. To improve the quality, reliability, and sustainability of WSS services in the towns of Agdash, Goychay, and Nakhchivan, ADB will provide a loan for the Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project. In addition to physical infrastructure ... Read More
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Tim Kreider shares a deeply personal story about a friend whose life was full of fuzzy facts. Tim's friend Skelly was a private guy, and his friends didn't push him on the details of his personal life -- even when they discovered the little lies he told to impress them. They all felt they knew the real him, and could see through the stuff he made up to dodge embarrassing realities. But when Skelly died unexpectedly, they came face to face with the fact that, despite how close they were, Skelly was living a life they never could have imagined. Which was the real Skelly? The self he shared with Tim? Or the private self he kept hidden from the world?
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I loved this story, sitting in my car to hear the end of it. When I heard the part about the bamboo "sproing" of launching snow from the tops I was delighted. I met the teller of this story at some time. When I told him I was a botanist/biologist or perhaps said something about bamboo, it reminded him of this amazing experience and he asked me if I had ever experienced bamboo covered with snow. I said, "no' and he told me this wonderful story which was even richer and more real to me in that telling than it was when I heard it on Radio Lab. Thank you for sharing this story with a broader audience. I'd love to hear from you again to recall how we met.
This story reminded me of the famous documentary "Grey Gardens", and the amazing degradation of the home and lives of its once-wealthy inhabitants. It also brought to mind two or three men I dated briefly in my youth who, I soon deduced, wove tissues of lies. Even at 19, I quickly realized the duplicity did not spring primarily from callousness, but something much deeper and sadder.
When Tim Kreider said that there were things in his friend's house that he would never tell anyone, my (somewhat wacky) imagination went wild. Piles of what? Piles of feces? Piles of dead cats (or dead dogs, dead rats or partially eaten dead hobos?) It was a very intriguing story. It is a very sad story and I don't mean to demean it or you.
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I wept as I listened to the end of the "Secret Skelly" story. It was so moving and beautiful. I believe Tim did know the "real" Skelly. We all hide parts of ourselves from other people. We all have secrets we are afraid to share. The part we share is as real as the part we don't. Skelly knew something was wrong; he didn't know how to fix it or how to get help to do that. But he shared as much of himself as he could. Tim's description of the day with the snow-bent bamboo (I believe) was wonderful. How could you get any closer to someone than that? I'm so glad that Skelly had the friends he did and that they cared enough not to challenge him about his stories. It's as if even then they knew that his stories were not as important as the person they were close to. Thank you for this wonderful gift of a story.
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A HEARTLESS Barrow thug who "terrorised" a two-month-old puppy by throwing and kicking it around a garden has been jailed.
Liam Backhouse, of Rising Side, Barrow, pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal in Furness Magistrates' Court yesterday.
District judge Mr Gerald Chalk jailed Backhouse for 80 days, banned him from owning pets for seven years and ordered that the Staffordshire bull terrier, and a snake owned by Backhouse, be seized.
Following the attack, which lasted almost an hour, the puppy – originally named Titan but now called Dudley – was left badly shaken and bruised. But, the court heard, after being treated by vets he made a rapid recovery and is set to be adopted by an RSPCA inspector.
The court was shown a harrowing video, captured by Backhouse's neighbour on November 19, that showed the 23-year-old throwing the puppy around the garden of his home, trapping his head in the back door and repeatedly kicking him.
The neighbour had heard the dog yelping in distress at around 10.35am and began to film the incident before calling the police.
Mr Steve Marsh, prosecuting on behalf of the RSPCA, said: "During one incident he called the puppy three or four times to come inside but the dog wouldn't move. He walked over, picked it up and threw it through the air towards the door.
"He tempted the puppy inside and then shouted at it for being there."
Mr Marsh told the court how Backhouse had thrown the puppy at a concrete step with such force the animal was seen to "bounce" from the surface. He also poured a bottle of water over the dog, causing the animal to run away.
Backhouse, who appeared in court in a grey Nike tracksuit, sat with his head bowed throughout proceedings. When the DVD showing the attack was shown to the court he could be seen to wipe his eyes.
Miss Karen Templeton, defending, told the court Backhouse had been depressed and had a low tolerance and that after spending the morning playing with the puppy it defecated on the carpet.
Backhouse then stepped in the muck which prompted him to attack the dog.
She said: "He offers no excuses for what's happened, he is clearly upset.
"He said 'I seriously hate myself for what I have done'.
"He suffers from severe depression."
Mr Chalk, passing sentence, told Backhouse: "The choice to keep a pet is a matter that is entirely voluntary but, once you choose to, there are obligations towards the animal and they are obvious when it's a very young animal.
"This is a small puppy that was defenceless. You have shown total disrespect for this animal and have terrorised it."
First published at 14:03, Tuesday, 04 March 2014
Published by http://www.nwemail.co.uk
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Depressed? I've suffered with depression for over 20 years and never been cruel to an animal. Vile man.
Discusting vile monster. What is the point in 80 days!! He'll be out in 60 days. A total waste of space on this planet! Scum
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MIDDLEBURY Gerard Jerry F. Trudeau, 83, a life-long resident of Middlebury passed away in comfort with his family present on September 8, 2013.
Gerard was born August 11, 1930, in Hartland, VT, son of Paul L. Trudeau and Cornelia H. Trudeau (Herrington).
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Carolyn Willis Trudeau; his daughters, Michelle Trudeau of Bristol, VT, and Nicole Trudeau Doolan of Derry, NH; his son, Mark A. Trudeau of Middlebury, VT; five grandchildren (Keara and Haleigh Doolan; and Jesse, Andre and Jack Trudeau); brother, Paul Michael Mickey Trudeau of San Jose, CA; and sister, Patricia Trudeau Pascoe of Fallbrook, CA; and several nieces and nephews.
To know him like his family knew him was to unconditionally love him, for those who first met him might misunderstand him. He had a unique and very funny, dry sense of humor. Although he came across as all-business to the outside world, his family would describe him as a very proud, honest, sincere, selfless, hard-working, sensitive, generous, and kind man with great integrity. He loved to look you in the eyes, give big bear hugs, and had a very firm handshake.
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He was an avid reader and had a strong interest in local and world news and politics.
His professional associations and clubs included The American and Vermont Bar Associations; The American and Vermont Trial Lawyers Associations; The Vermont and National Associations of Realtors; Past President of Addison County Bar Association; National Academy of Conciliators; Certified Department of Real Estate Mediator (N.A.R. Approved). He was a 45-year/life-time member of American Legion Post #27 and of VFW Post #7823 in Middlebury; and a 43-year member of the B.P.O.E (Elks) Lodge #345, in Rutland.
Jerry was a true and genuine Vermonter, with a general construction background. He was also an ex-journeyman and electrical lineman. He attended Middlebury High School.
He served two years honorably in the Army from 1946 to 1948 as a Rifleman in Korea.
He graduated from Middlebury College in 1955. He went on to obtain his law degree and graduated from Georgetown University Law School in 1957. Ongoing education was an integral part of his life. He continued to take/attended law, real estate and business seminars/courses until he let his licenses lapse in July of 2013. In his 70s, he even attended a Portuguese course at Middlebury College.
In 1958, he established his law firm as a sole-practitioner in Middlebury, VT, and had an active and diverse law practice for 35+ years. He specialized in civil litigation, real estate and business law. Jerry spent untold hundreds of hours over the course of his law career on an unpaid/pro-bono basis. He was an independent and non-political advocate (ombudsman) for local and state civic betterment. He had a profound interest in the unification of Vermont Courts, and in the reform of the Vermont judicial system. He also advocated improving the ethical and education standards for the Vermont Bar Association. Besides his law career, he owned The Maple Manor Motel in Middlebury and other apartment complexes.
Jerry founded The Equitable Arbitration Services, LTD. This business was started by him to help clients seek alternative methods to eliminate lengthy litigation through court proceedings for any legal matter.
Later in his career, Jerry became a licensed real estate broker-realtor and opened his own real estate business. He was Realtor of the Year in 1992.
Gerards family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to Dr. Allan Eisemann and his oncology team at Rutland Regional Medical Center-The Foley Cancer Center; to Dr. Mark Stickney and his staff; to his team at Addison County Home Health & Hospice; and to all of the staff at The Lodge at Otter Creek for their extraordinary fine care, and for their dedication and devotion to their professions.
A private (family only) interment will be held.
In lieu of a memorial service, those who wish to pay their respects to the family are invited to The Lodge at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd., in The Founders Room, Middlebury, VT, on Saturday, September 14, 2013, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Arrangements are under the direction of Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Rutland Regional Medical Center - The Foley Cancer Center, 160 Allen St., Rutland, VT 05701; or to Addison County Home Health & Hospice, P.O. Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753.
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