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You have to live your own life once retired. It is nice to be near your children but you should not follow them around. There are many options open to retirees. I just read several great posts by recent retirees on the retirement site Retirement And Good Living about what they are doing. Some are sailing full time, RVing across the US and New Zealand, backpacking across the globe, volunteering in Africa and elsewhere, started businesses based on hobbies and much more. It gives some perspective of the possibilities.
There's the other side that once you get to an age where health and mobility problems arise, you need to be near your children so that when they need to assist you, or visit in the hospital or check on your care, it doesn't involve travel and more time from work and their families than they can afford. It isn't just about you; it's about not being a bigger inconvenience to them than your end of life issues already are. For you, it's a huge comfort that they can visit easily and often. I agree that not living with them is probably best if that is an option unless you are very close to your in-law..
When I retire next year at 62, I plan to move in with my daughter and her husband and their four children. It will be tight but cozy. I will be bringing my third wife with me. I didn't throw my money away on the 401K scam, so I have managed with some luck to accumulate four cars, two boats, several pieces of exercise equipment, a very large model train collection, three flat screen TVs, a few computers, and a bunch of i-stuff. I like to be connected! I will be taking my Social Security as soon as allowed. I do have emergency savings of $500 in a checking account, plus a stamp collection investment that I've had since I was a kid and is worth about another $100. I'm really looking forward to retirement and plan to do as much traveling as possible.
We've been through this recently. My MIL decided that due to age and infirmity, she wanted to live close to family. Actually, the way she put it was, "I'll have my family all around me." I cautioned her about this gently, pointing out that my own mother is geographically surrounded by family, most of whom visit at best once a year. Still, my MIL had high expectations.
We had a glimpse into what those expectations were this past Christmas when she tried to contact my SIL (who lives next door to her) and couldn't. No response on cell or landline. She tried BIL, no response. My mother-in-law panicked and said, "Oh my God, something's happened to them! We've got to find them!" Those of us present exchanged looks. No doubt my SIL and BIL were off having a quiet dinner by themselves, something they rarely get, knowing my MIL had people at her house if she needed help. They saw my MIL's number come up on their cellphones and chose not to answer. I think they probably do this often and cover later by saying, "Oh, I left my cellphone in the car."
My MIL also assumed she had access to their house any time day or night. I was there when one unannounced visit went hilariously wrong. My BIL was home alone, watching a video, not the G-rated kind. And the sound was turned up loud.
She does regret leaving her network of neighbors and friends behind. And for the first year, at least, she was pretty depressed about making the move, because she found herself alone far more than she'd expected.
Two words about visiting adult children: recreational vehicle. You park it in their driveway, plug into their electricity, be generous in taking them out to dinner and contributing to expenses. You have your own bed, bath, kitchen, and everyone has their own space for those times when you all need it. Then when it's time to go, you simply start it up and drive out, and plan for your next visit.
Charge them rent? I have to pay my mother the going rate for day care so she'll watch my daughter. Charge rent, that's funny.
I live right across the street from my son and his family. We aren't moving anywhere, and neither is he.
this is rather pathetic for the WSJ. Not worth the subscription. Feels like the AARP newsletter...
Interesting, given my husband and I are doing exactly what Mr. Hebeler is preaching against. First, I believe each couple's decision to move to where their children or grandchildren are is a personal decision. There are MANY factors which went into our decision. Yes, we will leave friends of over 30 years. However, I am hopeful we will make new ones. No, we are NOT moving in with our children. OMG, are you crazy?! Finally, yes, they may decide to move away one day, but I will take Colorado over Iowa any day.
Am now in mid-70s and still active. I like my life as it is. But I suspect there will come a time when I should do whatever is easiest for daughter. I would much prefer a senior living facility and am not sure I care where it is located or if I have to move.
Perhaps what makes this advice so dreadful is that it is based on assumptions that are in many cases -- or at least my own case -- completely erroneous. What if the parents have no support network in their old home? What if they are aging not so gracefully? What if the child is far more financially settled so that the issue of the children needing to move back home is an absurd concept?
Two years ago my family moved 1,000 miles for a job. My only hesitation of taking this new position was leaving my elderly mother. I asked her to come with us, but she refused. She a circle of friends and a community that she did not want to leave. Times change, and in our case very quickly. Her health quickly deteriorated. She lost her ability (and license) to drive. Suddenly all the friends are dead, or have moved, and those that remain, aren't such good friends after all. The religious community that she had been active in for more than half century, abandoned her in her times of need. Twice she called me from the hospital and ask that I be with her right then. "But, mom, I am a 1000 miles away." Nearly early day, I beg her to move to be close to us. She does occasionally visit, but nothing more.
I am grateful that she doesn't read the WSJ. I have heard excuses similar to these in the past, even though they have no basis in reality. If she read this, I know I would hear, "See, you are so wrong about my moving! I read it in the WSJ."
This can be horrible advise. It assumes good health, an otherwise strong support network, and $$$. Ultimately, my mother was not thrilled to move near her daughters - but her lack of planning, money, and ill health made it a necessity. Only your kids are going to care enough about your final years. If you have any healthy relationships, don't put them through the nightmare of waiting until it's impossible to continue on in your current house.
I've seen both cases where an elderly person moving in with a child was beneficial and cases where it turned out to be a drastic mistake. The latter far outnumber the former in my experience. That said, this is a very personal decision, and it's important to consider all sides of such an important decision. Incidentally, the opposite case of an adult child moving back into the parent's home has similar problems and consequences.
We are a few years away but we live smack in the middle between both of our children so we plan on moving close to one of them. Which one is up in the air at the moment but there is no need to make a decision right now. For us the key is not being a giant pain, respecting that they are adults with their own lives. For us it's about being able to come over for dinner on a weekend (if THEY are available) without every visit becoming a road trip. We also want to be a part of our grand-children's lives while we are young enough to enjoy it. Ultimately, there so many individual factors that once size fits all advise doesn't work.
I am grateful for the thoughtful advice! To up sticks and move after 60 is indeed filled with potential danger, as is trying to keep us with your children's moves. But to be a thousand miles away while grandchildren are growing up and young parents could use a hand? What about a little condo in their location as a second home?
The problem with waiting until you are too old or sick to move closer to your children is that all the decisions then fall on the child and there is resentment both ways. My parents took great care of me for 18 years but have invested very little in me over the past 25. My kids barley know them. My Dads priority has been his hobbies for many years. Now he is in his mid eighties and doesn't like to drive or fly. When the time comes I secretly hope my sisters will take them.
Thank you for addressing this issue. While I am sure many situations work out, this did not work out for us. My parents decided on their retirement to move by us (one block away) for half of the year. My dad was very connected in their home city. As soon as my mom got here, she did not want to leave and they sold their previous house. They then had zero social network except us. My dad started stopping by my house 2-3 times a day despite the fact that I worked nights and had 2 small kids. He would just want to chat. He could not get reconnected really at all in this area. We became their entire focus, which put tremendous pressure on us as they were always dropping by, then would make comments about my house keeping or the kids behavior if they were fussy at naptime etc. Finally I had to set firm limits on their visits which hurt their feelings, but otherwise I thought my family was going to be destroyed.
Lived this with my parents moving in with me, into an "inlaw" apartment we built for them, but was horrible anyway. My dad loved it - but he was suffering from alzheimers so it wasn't enjoyable for us, and my mom never made any connections nearby and was miserable. Now facing the same choices with our kids with retirement around the corner. We want to be near grand-kids to see them a lot, but they live in a very high cost of living area where we have no other ties. Our friends and social lives are elsewhere so this isn't easy.
My wife and I moved to be closer to our daughter and grandson a little over a year ago. We hated to leave our friends and community we had lived in for years, but we have made new friends and don't regret the move at all.
I think overall it has been good for us. It is a new adventure and has been positive. We live in our own house and help with babysitting which we enjoy.
I think getting involved in a local church is one of the best ways to meet new friends, which has worked for us.
Why Moving in Retirement to Be Near Your Children Is a Mistake
Relocating can leave you stranded in an unfamiliar location and without a support group.
To Big Baby Boomer…….Wow… am I grateful that I am not your daughter!
Could not agree more with Anonymous. My in-laws live in Southern California. My Father-in-law will be 90 and while pretty mentally sharp and still able to drive, I detect a deterioration of his mental abilities during our weekly phone calls. My mother-in-law has serious dementia and now can't navigate stairs at all. My wife and I have pleaded with them to move out here. My wife is a physician and I get along well with her parents, but they don't want to leave California for the "cold" Northeast. They have no other family on the west coast. Just stupid.
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One of the things I liked the most about spending time in New York in December were all the Christmas songs playing on the radio. It is something I really miss at this time of the year in Brazil, even though I have to admit that they would not have the same effect without the freezing weather and the snow covering the streets. For those of you who enjoy Christmas songs as much as I do, I compiled a selection of some of my favorite tracks.
Made In Brazil Christmas Podcast
The tree on the picture is the biggest floating Christmas tree on the planet, 85 meters tall or the equivalent of a 28-story building. It is built on Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio, where it will stand until January 6.
The complete tracklist is after the jump.
1. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
2. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays – 'N Sync
3. Last Christmas – Carrie Underwood
4. Please Come Home For Christmas – Jon Bon Jovi
5. This Christmas – Chris Brown
6. I Don't Wanna Spend One More Christmas Without You – 'N Sync
7. Miss You Most (At Christmas Time) – Mariah Carey
8. O Come All Ye Faithful – Katharine Mcphee
9. Where Are You Christmas? – Faith Hill
10. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire) – Toni Braxton
11. My Grown Up Christmas List – Kelly Clarkson
12. Hark The Herald Angels Sing/Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) – Mariah Carey
13. O Holy Night – Celine Dion

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November 27th, 2015
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Capcom's Dead Rising Movie Trailer!Goon
Dead Rising was one of the best zombie games to come along in a very long time. I think its safe to say it was one of the driving forces in making zombies a viable base to make a game around. Resident Evil tread the path but Dead Rising definitely got things kick started.
Now Capcom's insanely popular game is making a sequel and a movie is soon to be released according to Kotaku. They have already released a short trailer and the full version of the movie is going to be availble to download on Xbox 360 and on the official website.
The film is set in an alternative reality in which areas affected by outbreaks are strictly quarantined, and those living in the area are cordoned off from the rest of the country. Two brothers, George and Shin, hatch a plan to escape. Starring actors Hiroki Yoshida, Hiroshi Yazaki, and Shibyou Osen, DEAD RISING is a live-action movie co-written and directed by Dead Rising designer and Mega-Man creator Keiji Inafune.


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ARMSTRONG, TEXAS (Kenedy County). Armstrong, a rural community on U.S. Highway 77 twenty miles south of Sarita in west central Kenedy County, is on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, originally constructed here as the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway in 1904. The community was named for Capt. John Barclay Armstrong, who around 1893 founded the Armstrong Ranch two miles northeast of the site. The railroad stop served the ranch as a shipping point. In 1913 a local post office opened under the name Katherine; it was renamed in 1915. The population of Armstrong peaked in 1929 at an estimated twenty-five. In 1948 the settlement had a railroad station, and in 1956 several dwellings were at the site. From 1931 to 1950 the settlement had one business. In 2000 Armstrong was a dispersed community with a post office, an estimated population of twenty, various dwellings, and the railroad station.
Frank Cushman Pierce, Texas' Last Frontier: A Brief History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Menasha, Wisconsin: Banta, 1917; rpt., Brownsville: Rio Grande Valley Historical Society, 1962). Marker Files, Texas Historical Commission, Austin.
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Donna's Wedding Flowers
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Hi my name is Donna and I recently ordered wedding flowers for my daughter's wedding this past weekend (September 28, 2013). I just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU and to tell you that everything arrived perfect and that all the flowers were fresh and stayed that way till the wedding. I will spread the word and share my experience with your flowers.
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Album Rating: 3.0I was wondering how you rhyme an entire review. Interesting.
And thanks for the send :thumb: Sounds awesome, especially the chords.
Great idea, but when you've got something unique like that you should really put in the effort to make it go perfectly. Anything else is a waste. And if you're not going to bother with that, it seems to me like you should compensate with a fresh perspective on this, or at least a less-reviewed choice of album.
wow, 21 posts! i'm old enough to drink!
Album Rating: 3.0It's always nice to see something new. keep up the good work!
Lots of credit Kirk Hammet does deserve
but beware; Kirk Hammet leads to anger, anger leads to hate; the dark side are they. win you may, but suffer your father's fate you will. hmmm hmmm hmmm!!!
Album Rating: 3.0Once upon an eerie night
someone mocked a review on this site.
He tryed to poet some on his own
but just ended up getting pwn'd.
I liked this album, though lacking in bass it creates a unique old-school feel unlike anything else. I used to think i could hear the bass easily, though many have pointed out that may well be a fuzzy Bass EQ on the guitar and believe them now. Good stab at a review, though i think the lack of bass had more to do with shoddy production then Jason's confidence level.
Album Rating: 4.0I must think of a clever way to review now...
I'm going to write a review where all the words are spelled backwards.
Album Rating: 1.5^^ I thought of doing that, actually. Well, actually, each line is backwards. Then I realized I would kill myself before I finished, and went and read this review.
Oh hellz ya dawg I just thought of a great concept for my Christina Aguilera review. ^ And that would actually be interesting, you should try it.
Album Rating: 3.0I actually thought of a cool concept of a revew... I'm thinking of actually writing a straight forward review, that would be great and origional. :D
Album Rating: 3.5This was a very fun read and I shall vote. NEGATIVE, just kidding man, I loved the creativity. Keep up the good work.
Album Rating: 4.5Thanks for the feedback guys. Iluvatar, your concept is good but people would probably get sick of trying to read a backwards review, and end up negging you.
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound OffGreat review, I was bouncing in my chair whilst reading it.
Supoib review. Gets my vote.
Metallica suck, though. Don't get my vote.
Album Rating: 3.0I should write a backwards review...a short one at that.
Album Rating: 4.0I stopped reading when the rhyming started...
Album Rating: 4.0AA gut it! Ay weell rite mee naxt reeviu lake dis.
Very original metallicaman. You're really full of suprises. Vote:thumb:
Album Rating: 3.0How can the vocals leave you in awe though? James doesn't really sing that well, pre-Black Album.
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November 28, 2015
DALLAS (AP) School officials say the highly contagious norovirus is the suspected illness that sickened hundreds of students and staffers at a suburban Dallas high school.
Richardson High School Principal Charles Bruner sent a letter to parents Tuesday saying the number of students who fell ill peaked Friday at more than 600. The number fell to about 240 Monday. The school has 2,550 students.
Workers on Thursday began wiping down all surfaces, a practice that's been repeated each subsequent night. An anti-bacterial solution also is being applied through the day in high-traffic areas, such as bathrooms, hallways and elsewhere.
The norovirus can cause stomach pain, nausea, vomiting and other complications. The gastrointestinal illness is believed to have sickened hundreds of passengers aboard two separate cruise ships in the last week.
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The NHL brought in the top 100 prospects for the 2010 Entry Draft to Toronto last week for six days through Friday. Among the group were Minnesota Duluth recruits Joe Basaraba, a forward from Fort Frances, Ontario, and Justin Faulk, a defenseman from South St. Paul, along with Duluth defenseman Derek Forbort, a North Dakota recruit. The players went through extensive interviews and physical testing in 31 categories. The results of the physical tests are available here from the Central Scouting Bureau with the top 10 listed in each category. Faulk was ranked in the leg power tests, while Forbort was noted in the wing span measurement. The Minnesotan listed in the most categories was forward Nick Bjugstad, the 2010 Minnesota Mr. Hockey winner headed to the University of Minnesota. The NHL Entry Draft is June 25-26 in Los Angeles.
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With all of the recent media attention regarding rape – is it legit? Is it "real" rape? What is the definition of rape? – I can't help but reflect on my own experience. I struggled for a long time, trying to determine if I was indeed sexually assaulted, because it didn't fit the definitions society has taught me. But I was, and I survived it, and I am reminded of it every day. And because of this, I feel the need to tell my story.
I am in my late 20s. I have a career and a dog. One night, I had a party. The only people present were close friends of mine, who I had known for years. I was going through a difficult time in my life to begin with, and I got black-out drunk. I don't remember much of the party. But I do remember having my clothes peeled off of me. I do remember the details of being violated. I do remember the obscene comments that were made. I do remember being consciously present but so affected by the alcohol that I couldn't move or protest, and any speech that came out was garbled. I do remember someone's tongue in my mouth, while other friends egged her on. And I do remember my best friend walking in on the situation and rescuing me.
The perpetrators were not males. They were two females, both married to men, both of whom I had trusted and felt secure with. The actions they carried out were confusing to me. I am bisexual and recently exited a long-term relationship with a man, so a million thoughts went through my mind: Did I ask for this? Was I a willing participant? Did they think they were doing me a favor? Is this what being with a woman as an adult is like? In addition, because there was no penetration, I didn't know how to define what had happened. Did it even count in the same league as someone who was raped? I felt like the term "molestation" would only apply to children. I had no idea how to categorize what had happened. I processed it with a couple of close friends, including my best friend that had witnessed it happening, and determined that it was indeed a form of sexual violence. I feel comfortable now calling it sexual assault. But I didn't feel comfortable accepting that it had happened.
I have worked in the mental health field for years and, ironically, have worked with many survivors of sexual trauma. One thing that is common among victims of sexual assault is to distance themselves from the events. When they talk about what happened, it's like they're talking about something that happened to someone else. And I did that, for months. I could state to close friends that it had happened, but I wasn't feeling the emotion behind it. I knew I felt violated, but I couldn't express the anger.
The first big breakthrough I had was when I was watching a very benign movie called "Kissing Jessica Stein." To summarize as briefly as possible, it is about a relationship between two women. While I was watching it, I was overcome with fury. I started to cry. I couldn't figure out why. When I let myself feel this, and allowed myself to think, I realized I was furious that my first experience with women as an adult was against my will. I did not get to have the excitement of a "first time" kissing a woman or sharing intimate moments with a woman. And having women make comments about my body now makes me horrifically anxious because it reminds me of the Night At The Party.
Ever since Senator Todd Akin made his comments, I've been overwhelmed with a resurgence of the confusion I felt. Was my rage justified? Can I count what had happened as an act of sexual violence? But President Obama's statement, "Rape is rape," was what I needed. Somehow, that brought me peace. I will continue to struggle with the aftermath of my experience, but the ability to categorize it into something I can comprehend was vital toward working through it.
What I learned from all of this is that there is no single definition of sexual violence. "Rape is rape." It just is. Any sexual act you feel is in violation of your personal safety, your rights, and your own body is unacceptable. It doesn't matter if you're drunk. It doesn't even matter if you're naked and about to have sex and change your mind. It doesn't matter if the perpetrator "didn't mean" to hurt you. You did not ask for this to happen to you, and you did not want it to happen to you, but it did. Don't be afraid to acknowledge it.
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Two men remanded in custody after murder in The Meadows
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Two Polish men have appeared in court accused of the murder of a man in The Meadows.
Pawel Bugajski, 21, of Claypole Road, Hyson Green, and Patryk Strutkowski, 21, of Alfreton Road, were arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday, January 29.
They were charged after the death of Hama Faraj Noori (pictured), 56, at his home in Uppingham Gardens at around 8pm on January 25.
Police have said a post-mortem examination was inconclusive and further tests are being carried out to establish the cause of Mr Noori's death.
Both suspects, wearing white T-shirts and navy trousers, were remanded in custody on April 16 at Nottingham Crown Court to appear at a plea and case management hearing on May 23. Their trial has been given the date of July 28, to last two weeks.


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Wednesday Video Spotlight: The Pixies' "Bagboy" video, directed by LAMAR+NIK, who have Oklahoma ties
On Friday, the Internet kind of exploded when the Pixies released "Bagboy," their first music video in many moons.
The video, which features a teenager sneaking into a tidy family home to smash dishes, shoot fireworks and bathe in milk and cereal, is currently a Vimeo Staff Pick. Plus, it has earned about 853,000 views on YouTube.
It also is the latest imaginative music video from the directorial team LAMAR+NIK, following their super-sweet mini-movie for Shawnee singer-songwriter Samantha Crain's "Never Going Back," which debuted in February.
Like Crain, LAMAR+NIK are Oklahoma talents: Jesse Lamar High is a student at the University of Oklahoma who lives in Norman, and Nik Harper is a former student at OKC's Harding Charter Prep High School who now lives in the Seattle area. Spenser Sakurai, their director of photography on the Pixies video, dwells in Norman and is a former Oklahoma City Community College student.
Along with "Bagboy" and "Never Going Back," LAMAR + NIK are the masterminds of the buzz-worthy videos "Magnolia" for Lushlife and "Reds" for Houses.
I'll be bringing you much more on LAMAR+NIK very soon, but until then, just admire the work:


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Ole Miss took the lead in the first inning and never relinquished the lead in a 4-1 victory over UK in the first round of the SEC Tournament on Tuesday at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Ala.
With the loss, the Cats were eliminated from the SEC Tournament and finish the season at 30-25 overall with an 11-20 conference record.
No. 5 seed Ole Miss took the lead early in the game with a run in the first and third innings.
Senior outfielder Zac Zellers laced a double into the right-centerfield gap with one out in the fourth inning, and moved to third base with two outs.
Sophomore centerfielder Austin Cousino walked, and UK head coach Gary Henderson called for a delayed steal by Cousino, in hopes of scoring Zellers from third before Cousino was tagged out.
But Ole Miss junior catcher Stuart Turner threw to an uncovered second base on the attempt. The ball sailed into centerfield and scored Zellers. Ole Miss's lead was cut to 2-1, but the Cats would not get any closer.
Ole Miss (37-20, 16-15 SEC) would push two more runs across in the sixth inning and hold on for the win.
UK got two hits apiece from junior sophomore Matt Reida and freshman pinch hitter Zack Storm.
Zellers' double was the only extra-base hit from the Cats' lineup. On the other hand, the Rebels produced four doubles from four separate players.
Senior left-handed pitcher Jerad Grundy pitched 5.2 innings, allowing four runs on nine hits. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Chandler Shepherd finished the remainder of the game, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings.


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n the great green room there was a telephone, and a red balloon has signaled bedtime for countless children since the publication of Margaret Wise Brown's classic Goodnight Moon in 1947. Brown, who never had children of her own, nonetheless understood the intrigue of rhythm and rhyme for young children. From her days of early childhood education at Bank Street College in New York through her career as editor and author, until her untimely death in 1952, she was constantly writing stories and rhymes that appeal to young children. Recently, her younger sister Roberta Brown Rauch has brought forth some of Brown's manuscripts that had never been published. Noted artist Susan Jeffers was invited to illustrate several of these for a book, and the result is the newly published Love Songs of the Little Bear. In the illustrator's note at the back, Jeffers describes how the title poem gave her the vision for "a young character, a family, and a setting." Following that poem, set "one morning in May," are three others that take Little Bear and readers through the seasons: "Green Song" (summer), "Song of Wind and Rain" (fall), and "Snow Song" (winter).
But this is not simply a visit to the calendar. The happy, loving relationship between mother and child, suggested so warmly on the cover, becomes the impetus for Little Bear's own exploration and pleasure in the natural world "where the little things creep . . . where the little bugs are all asleep." Jeffers' large, full-page pictures have many details that add to the enticing rhymes, such as a goose and a pig for playmates in the rain.
Even though Brown's poems had presumably not been sufficiently polished for publication, their unusual rhyming schemes are just right for a young child. She understood the lure of repetition of both phrase and sound. In the winter poem, "Snow, snow, slow, slow, in the soft fall of the snow," she has captured the feeling of quietness and rest. And it is the very feeling a child needs at bedtime!One interesting note we usually think of Brown in connection with rabbits because of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. With the publication of Love Songs of the Little Bear, we'll have to change our thinking.
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A search warrant in Washington County sends two to jail for possession of heroin.
Major Crimes Task Force Agents say they found Freddy Taylor Jr. and Russell Beardsley with heroin and drug paraphernalia.
Agents says Taylor has been a part of an on going investigation for selling heroin.
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Chapter Three
Lunch Date
"I told you not to sent them to your parents' house, Penny! Look what happened!"
"Well if you hadn't knocked that slut up, maybe we wouldn't be here!" I knit my eyebrows together in confusion. Knocked up? But that would mean…
"Dad." I say, barely being able to control my anger. "You got somebody pregnant?" I hold back tears. How could he have done this? To Mom, to his kids, to that woman's family? Doesn't he know any better? He's the one who always told me to make good decisions.
I don't see you making good fucking decisions, Dad!
"Dad?" Lawrence asks slowly. "Is it true?" I'm holding on to the last bit of hope I have, but unfortunately, my dad nods his head, looking down at the floor. God, he's such a coward that he can't even look at me!
"Annette, we didn't want you to find out like this…" My mom starts, but I silence her by holding my hand up.
"I don't want to here it!" I scream. My grandmother gently grabs a hold of my arm, trying to calm me down, but I shake her off harshly. "Just get out." I say. Nobody moves an inch. Oh my God, can't they tell that I just want to be alone? "I said get out!" I scream at the top of my lungs. Slowly, they all start to file out. First my parents, who are arguing with each other as if their lives depend on it. Then Ian, Hayley, and Olivia go, who are looking at me as if I'm some sort of monster. Then my Grandparents start to leave, each giving me a quick hug before they do.
"It'll be alright." Grandpa whispers in my ear before he goes like everybody else. Lastly, Lawrence starts to leave, and he's carrying Gracie, who's crying hysterically. Once it's just me left in the cramped, ugly hospital bedroom, I let out a loud sigh.
"I am an awful sister."
I'm discharged from the hospital two days later. I had a minor concussion from the fall I took when I fainted, and they had to stitch up my head. But I'm pretty much all better now. All I have to do is not push myself too hard physically (no running, jumping, swimming, sports, etc.) and make sure that my head-wound doesn't open up again.
Should be easy enough.
The day after I come home, I'm lounging on a pool chair, reading a book and trying to get some color into my freakishly pale skin, when I hear my cell phone ringing next to me. I put my book down and pick my phone up, and I smile when I look at the caller ID.
"Are you okay? I heard that you went to the hospital and…" I cut him off by laughing.
"I'm fine. I just sliced my head open on a piece of metal. No big deal." There's silence on the other end. Okay, so I could have worded that just a little bit better. "I'm all stitched up now. Everything's fine." I add quickly.
"Okay…so when do you think you'll be coming back to Modesto?"
"Hopefully never," I say, chuckling a little bit. "I've been begging my grandmother to let me stay until graduation. I think I'm wearing her down."
"Wait, what?"
"I mean, it's not like they don't have the room. Their house is huge! And I told them I'd do all the cooking and cleaning, so I won't be a burden, either."
"Yeah, okay, whatever. You're leaving us? For good?" He sounds kind of mad. Why the hell is he mad at me? Can't he see what I'm going through? All I want to do is get away from my parents and that tramp that Dad impregnated (I still can't believe that). If he was really my best friend, he would realize this and support me!
"But what about your siblings? You can't just abandon them!"
"I'm not abandoning anybody, Nate." I say slowly, trying to keep a level tone. "I'll go back for the holidays, and maybe they'll come up here to visit on some weekends. I just need some time, okay? Can you understand that?"
"Yeah." I smile. We may not always see eye-to-eye, but Nathan always ends up supporting me in the end (and vise-versa! I'm not a horrible friend, you know).
"I'll talk to you tonight?"
"Sure. Bye, Annette."
"Later." I put my phone down and close my eyes, enjoying the feeling of the hot sun on my skin. I hope I can stay here. I know my parents will be on board with it. One less mouth to feed, one less bed to fill, it'll be convenient for them. I just hope my grandparents will let me stay with them for my senior year.
And yeah, it'll be tough moving to a new school with new people without the support of Nathan and Carly and all my siblings. But it's better than going to my old school and having people label me as "the girl whose parents got divorced because her dad's an unfaithful slob".
I can't live with that. I need to stay here.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the eight dwarf. What's up, Clumsy?" Is he actually making a joke about my head injury? How dare he! I swear, I'm going to…keep calm, Annette. Immature douchebags like him don't phase you.
"Don't you have work to do?" I ask boredly, picking up my book, trying to find the page where I left off.
"Actually, your grandparents asked me to take you out. You've been here for a week and haven't made any friends." I roll my eyes.
"I don't need to make new friends. I've got my books and I've got Nathan." He smirks at this.
"Nathan? Is he your boyfriend?" He asks teasingly.
"No, he's my best friend. It's possible for people of the opposite sex to have a non-romantic relationship." Good going, Annette. Use those sexy words that make this sound like a science class.
And the funny thing is, Nathan and I actually were romantically involved for a while. It was kind of inevitable, really. I mean, we've known each other since we were three, we've been best friends since we were seven. He knows everything about me and I know everything about him. We spend practically every second of the day, every day of the week together. When you're with somebody so much, it'd be odd if you didn't develop romantic feelings for them. Nathan and I started dating at the beginning of sophomore year. But after about a year-and-a-half, we decided that it'd be best if we just stayed friends.
"Whatever. Just get changed and meet me in the driveway in ten minutes." Beau says. Oh, please. Like I'm going to listen to him.
"I don't know who you think you are, but I do not take orders from you. In fact, it should be the other way around. You work for my grandparents, I'm staying in their house, so you kind of work for me, too." I say, crossing my arms, hoping that acting like a total bitch will get him to leave.
"I don't want to be here anymore than you do. Believe me. But your grandmother asked me to show you around the city, so that's what I'm going to do."
"Whatever she's paying you, I'll double it." I really don't want to go out. Especially not with him.
"Oh, come on! What are you afraid of, huh?"
"Wondering into a dark alley, getting kidnapped, raped, eventually rescued but the trauma will be unbearable so I'll turn to drugs and alcohol, and eventually get murdered by my drug-dealer because I owe him too much money." I reply robotically. I swear, I think about the weirdest things when I'm about to fall asleep.
"Um…okay." He says, looking at me as if I'm the strangest person he's ever met. I probably am, but whatever. It's not like I care what he thinks. "But seriously, just come have lunch with me. I promise nothing bad will happen to you." I don't know what makes me give in. Maybe it's the fact that I know he won't leave me alone until I do, or maybe it's that sparkle in his blue eyes. Either way, I put my book down and let out a loud sigh.
"Fine. But if I die, I'm blaming you."
He takes me to this little café about ten minutes away from the house. It's nothing special, just a regular diner. But still, I can already tell that I'll be hanging out here a lot.
"So why are you working for my grandparents, anyway. You can't be older than nineteen. Is this just some sort of summer job? Are you going to school in the fall?" He laughs.
"No, I don't go to school anymore."
"High school flunk-out?" I guess.
"College drop-out, actually. I didn't need it. I already knew everything that they were teaching and I didn't want my parents to waste money on my tuition."
"Too cool for school, are we?" I ask, laughing. He laughs too, running his fingers through his messy brown hair.
"I guess." We walk to the outside tables with our food and Beau looks around for a couple of seconds before he walks over to a table where five people are already seated. When he sits down, all of them immediately greet him with friendly smiles and laughter.
So, yeah. I feel just a little bit out of place.
"Come on, Annette!" Beau yells at me. I walk over hesitantly and sit at the only empty chair. I awkwardly look around the table, and twirl my hair nervously when I see that everybody is looking at me expectantly.
"You might want to introduce yourself." Beau says.
"I'm Annette." I say shyly. I've never really been good with meeting other people. I'm always so scared that I won't be accepted.
"I'm Reyna." A girl with short mousy brown hair and hazel eyes says, stretching her hand out for me to shake. "That's Derek and Mellie, or Dellie, as we like to call them. They're so in love it makes me want to vomit," I look over at the couple to my right. The girl has dirty-blonde hair and blue eyes, and the guy's got light-ish brown hair and golden-brown eyes. I can tell that Reyna is right. They are in love. I don't even think they noticed that I sat down at the table. They're in their own little world, smiling and laughing and holding hands under the table. It's totally sickening.
And I'm totally jealous.
"I'm Avalena," A girl with long, curly dark brown hair, brown eyes, and a pretty nice tan says. She's got a little bit of a Hispanic accent. "My friends just call me Ava."
"What friends?" The guy next to her asks with a slight smile. He has messy brown hair and emerald green eyes, and he's got an athlete's build. She elbows him in the ribs. I raise my eyebrows at them.
"Despite how they act, they're sexually attracted to each other." Beau whispers in my ear. But I guess he wasn't quiet enough, because Ava's looking at him as if he just said that he kicks puppies for fun.
"Ugh! As if anybody would ever want to do him." She says in a totally disgusted voice.
"Your sister did." He says with a smirk.
"Okay, my sister doesn't count. She's a slut."
"Guess that runs in the family." Ouch.
"I swear, Warren! I'm about to-"
"Enough!" Beau yells, and I swear that he sounds just like my dad whenever he breaks up a fight between me and Lawrence. "You'd think I'm raising five-year-olds." We all just talk about random stuff after that, and I have to admit, it's the most fun I've had in a long time. I find out that Derek and Mellie are both going to USC in the fall, and Warren, Ava, and Reyna are going to be seniors at a private school called Chesterfield Prep.
"It's one of the top high schools in the nation. And if you do well, the teachers give you a glowing college recommendation. You can basically get into any school you want if you take it seriously." Reyna explains. Huh. I've never been to a private school. Maybe I'll talk to Grandma about that tonight.
I'm silent after that. I just eat my burger and kind of go back and forth, listening to the conversations around me. Derek and Mellie are talking about college, Reyna and Beau are talking about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (?), and Warren and Ava, well…
"You are the most annoying human being on the planet!"
"Well you're not exactly Little Miss Sunshine."
"Te juro que te mato si no te callas la boca,"
"Hey, Freakin' Puerto Rican. This is America. We speak English here, comprendo?"
"Okay. I'm going to smash you ugly face in with a hammer. Is that clear enough English for you?"
I laugh and roll my eyes. Seriously, they argue more than my parents. It's actually kind of scary. They both look like they're going to wring the other's neck at any second.
Okay, now they just sound like five-year-olds.
"It's your turn, Reyna." Beau says in an exhausted voice. She sighs and clears her throat before yelling at the top of her lungs,
"Both of you shut up! Warren, you're being about as mature as a two-year-old, and Ava…calm your tits, woman. You shouldn't let him get to you like that. Now shake hands and apologize!" I can barely contain my laughter. They both look absolutely appalled at the idea of physical contact. But they turn towards each other, and manage to shake hands without breaking each other's bones.
"Now apologize." Reyna says in a motherly tone.
"Sorry you're such a whore."
"Sorry you'll never be able to get a woman to date you if your life depends on it."
"Would you two just make out already?" Derek asks in an annoyed voice.
"As if." Ava responds just as Warren says,
"Not even if it would resolve world hunger."
"So did you have fun?" Beau asks on the car ride back. I laugh a little.
"Yeah, actually, I did. Your friends are-"
"Interesting," I say. "Ava and Warren…"
"They fight like a married couple."
"More like a brother and sister who hate each other's guts." Seriously, I didn't think it was possible for people to despise somebody that much. I mean, even Mom and Dad are more civilized towards each other than those two.
"Oh, please. The rest of us are taking bets on when they'll just give up and admit that they love each other." I burst out laughing at this. Seriously?
"I don't think that's possible. I mean, they were looking at each other like they wanted to murder each other. You really think they're in love?"
"Stop living in a world of black and white, Annette. Love isn't like the movies."
"True. But I still don't think it's possible for them to even smile at each other, let alone love each other." At this point, we've pulled up at my grandparents' driveway.
"Whatever. I'm still betting that's it's going to happen by the end of first semester." I laugh and roll my eyes. He can think what he wants to think. But I've read enough novels to know that a relationship between those two doesn't stand a chance.
"Thanks for this," I say as I exit the car. "I had a lot of fun." He smiles and drives away.
When I walk into my grandparents house, I'm surprised to see both of them sitting on the living room couch, smiling at me. I knit my eyebrows together in confusion. Who died?
"Um…hi?" Grandpa laughs.
"Annette, dear, your grandfather and I have been talking and…we've decided to let you stay until graduation."
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JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) -- Police in Jackson have arrested a staff worker at an adolescent residential psychiatric treatment center on sex charges.
According to The Jackson Sun, police were called early Thursday when another worker reported he caught 24-year-old Larry McIntosh in a sex act with a 13-year-old female resident.
A statement from police said the staffer immediately reported the incident to his superiors, who notified police.
McIntosh was arrested at the center -- Madison Oaks Academy. He was charged with aggravated statutory rape and statutory rape by an authority figure. McIntosh was booked into the Madison County Jail at 2:40 a.m. Thursday with arraignment set for Friday.
Police said the Tennessee Department of Children's Services will take part in the investigation.
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Background: Sarah Holtry worked as a nutrition coordinator for a nonprofit, and she and her husband got the idea for opening the shop after they noticed how much their own children enjoyed frozen yogurt. The shop opened Sept. 18.
In their words: "I'm excited that we are the only frozen yogurt shop in the area and we can offer so many flavors," Sarah Holtry said. "Everyone in the community has been very welcoming. One of the best things about this is seeing every kid come in here so excited. It's definitely a rewarding job."
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The ongoing financial crisis has made many prospective condominium buyers reluctant to buy based on specifications alone, the Wall Street Journal reported, but one Tribeca whole-block warehouse conversion project, between Hubert and Laight streets, is bucking the trend.
The Elad Group's 250 West Street is drawing strong interest, the Journal said, thanks to its large units, and is selling despite the fact that it won't be completed till fall 2012. Twenty-two buyers have reportedlt signed contracts so far in the 111-unit building and 11 more have made deals to purchase, but have not yet gone into contract.
"Believe it or not, we have a market going, despite a global financial collapse," said Donna Olshan, president of Olshan Realty and publisher of a newsletter on apartments selling for more than $4 million in Manhattan. Last week four of 10 such sales were at 250 West Street, she said.
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Back in 2008, the Elad Group found a buyer for its Tribeca warehouse building at 250 West Street but it turned out the buyers couldn't come up with the cash. Elad held on to the 11-story warehouse, occupying an entire block from West to Washington streets, and has today listed the first of its units, according to Curbed.
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Developer the Elad Group has unveiled its first new condominium building in New York since 2006. The condo, at 250 West Street, will have 111 units in a renovated 11-story warehouse occupying an entire block from West Street to Washington Street in Tribeca, the New York Times reported, and is set to be completed by the fall of 2012.
Units will range from 1,250-square-foot studios to 5,000-square-foot four-bedrooms, said Tom Elliott, vice president of Elad, as well as a penthouse with its own garage and elevator. The apartments would most likely be listed for $2 million to $10 million, he said.
Elad, which is behind the embattled conversion of the Plaza Hotel, recently sold the last condo at the 181-unit Plaza.
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Find Your Sweet Spot: Mental Prep for Age Group Nationals
By Dr. Mitchell Greene
It may seem obvious to some, but many triathletes don't appreciate just how much their mindset affects their performance and their enjoyment of triathlon. While experiencing too much pressure can hijack attention, induce near-panic states, and alter a triathlete's race strategy; too little stress can lead to unfocused preparation, an uneven race effort, and disappointing results. With the spotlight on Age Group Nationals, racers need to find their sweet spot – that primed mental state that signals their readiness to test themselves against the best.
While there is no one-size-fits-all mental approach for a major race, the "inner game" for competitive age group triathletes is often a matter of addition by subtraction. Removing mental obstacles allows for an athlete to naturally transfer their training progress into racing success. Those soured by their inability to find their sweet spot should try to shed unnecessary psychological burdens this week instead of creating reasons to make Nationals something to really worry about.
Obviously, if you are experiencing greater than normal race-related tension this week, it is tied to your concerns about your final results – and, more likely, the significance you have attached to them. I like to remind my athletes, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, that there will be plenty of time to worry about results after the race is over. As race day approaches, it is important to put your attention on the source of these internal distractions that may be disrupting your normal mental and physical preparation.
One tool I employ to help triathletes look inward and find their sweet spot is to teach them about "side games." A "side game" is something an athlete gives great importance to in addition to their stated goal. Let's say you declared that your number one goal at nationals is to reach the podium. However, you may have another goal that remains unsaid, yet takes on as much significance (if not more) than your stated agenda. That undeclared goal is what we call our "side game." Here are some examples of popular side games for triathletes. There's the "If-I-don't-reach-the-podium-I-am-a-failure" game, and the ever-popular "I-would-rather-die-than-get-passed-on-the-run" game. Recently I worked with a triathlete who unsuccessfully played the "I-have-to-do-well-because-my-coach-will-be-crushed" side game. And, for many of you, the "My-whole-family-will-be-here-I-better-not-disappoint-them" side game could very well be in play.
As you might be able to see, these "side games" can become high stakes games of self-protection, particularly when a "big" race is on the schedule. In other words, reaching the podium is certainly well and good, but proving your worthiness to yourself and/or others is what really feels at stake and is the source of your tension. In competition, we want to remove as much of our ego-based concerns so that we can race with as much verve and freedom as our training dictates. In and of themselves, "side games" are neither bad nor good, but they are loaded with potential costs and benefits. The dark side of these games is that they can rob you of your satisfaction this week, let alone impact your performance especially if the race is not going as planned.
The good news is that once you notice the games you are playing, you (and only you) get to choose if you want to continue playing or not. Reminding yourself that you have the power to "choose your importances" is one of the best pieces of advice I can give triathletes who are feeling frazzled prior to nationals or any other important race. The triathlete mentioned earlier, who was concerned about her coach's approval, took the time before her big race to clarify for herself what this race meant to her (versus her coach), who she was racing for and whether what her coach thought would be something within her control. She was surprised at the end of our conversation to feel tears flow down her cheek, yet that physiological release buoyed her and signified that this "side game" was over.
Similarly, you may find that closely examining your "side games," asking yourself why they have become so important to you, and whether you want to ditch one or some, will provide you with an additional psychological lift this week. This is certainly a time to recognize this tri season's accomplishments, focus on where you can improve as a triathlete, and savor having found your sweet spot for success.
Dr. Mitchell Greene is the sport psychology consultant to the Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon and the SheRox Triathlon series. Dr. Greene works with a range of competitive triathletes, from professional to recreational. If you have a question concerning the mental aspects of training and racing, visit Dr. Greene's website, www.greenepsych.com or email him. He will use some of your questions in future issues of USA Triathlon's Multisport Zone. He is also available to collaborate with you in developing a personalized mental training plan to maximize your training programs.


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Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya is the first free standing Siva temple of its kind in Houston . The new 4,000-square feet house of worship was inaugurated on December 18, 2007 and is an integral part of the Chinmaya Prabha facility in Sugar Land, Texas.
Swami Chinmayananda, while inaugurating Chinmaya Prabha in Houston in the early 1980s, had envisioned the idea of a Siva temple on the premises. The addition of this landmark marks an important milestone towards fulfilling the grand vision of Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda. The temple construction was initiated on the Mahasivaratri day of February 26, 2006 when over a thousand people participated in the brick laying ceremony.
The temple will benefit the community for many generations to come. It will help foster the mission to continue to teach and reinforce spiritual and cultural values, to spread the knowledge of Vedanta and Hindu scriptures, and to conduct spiritual and cultural programs that interest all members of the community. Devotees are able to perform ceremonies for special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries. Children are
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December 8th, 2011
By Noga Tarnopolsky
What can be done about an intractable problem like the movement of the sun?
For many years, if you were in the solar energy business, the solution to the conundrum of energy lost due to the static nature of panels was elusive or costly: the options were either to resign oneself to squandering half a day's worth of power or to mount the panels up on a "flamingo leg," a sturdy mast which rotates towards the moving sun.
If, however, you are Eyal Dror, an Argentine-born engineer and the founder of Eternegy, a start-up company recently highlighted at the Innovation Pavilion of WATEC, the water, energy and environment industry exhibition held last week in Tel Aviv, you think differently.
Dror is a kite surfer. One day, out on the waves, enjoying the sun and reigning his sail in on thin lines of twine, he thought, why not?
Eternegy now offers technology based on steel wires to hold solar panels firm against the wind, and angle them towards the sun. Entire fields of solar panels can be managed through wireless commands. They can withstand winds of up to 140 kilometers and are better suited to desert sand than the poles. Eternegy is on the verge of mass production.
Two hundred and seventy exhibitors representing 100 countries crammed into Tel Aviv's exhibition grounds for WATEC, an annual high-tech mecca.
Scott Kleinberg, deputy director of the private enterprise office at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was shopping for new, cheap technologies that can help with the salinization of deep, old wells in the West Bank.
"We are looking for solutions offered by industry here," he said. "We want technologies that Palestinian farmers can use to extend the lives of their wells."
Eli Cohen, CEO of AYALA Water &Ecology, stood in front of a huge wall depicting the city of Nice, France, and the surrounding lands of the Var valley, in which his company has just completed a self-sustaining system of waterways and enclaves to protect the city from the flooding that has plagued it.
"Old agronomy have been abandoned, causing flooding, and the depletion if aquifers has brought about contamination. Flora and fauna have vanished," he said.
AYALA won a 2008 tender to create a network of natural watersheds protecting the city and its rebuilding its water ecosystem without resorting to any chemical intervention.
Peter Paz deals with another troublesome predicament of urban life: 32 billion cubic meters of water are lost every year to leaky pipes, representing 25 percent of all the water distributed. In London, 650 million liters of water are lost every day.
Most of the losses are incurred due to small, sometimes tiny leaks. But most systems designed to protect urban piping are intended to plug large-scale seepage.
Paz's start-up, Curapipe, offers what might be called laparoscopic surgery for pipes, an alternative to actual pipeline replacement and the attendant urban disruption. Using a proprietary sponge-like unit called a pig, the system employs water pressure to detect small leaks, and deploys an epoxy-based curing compound to seal and cure the affected pipe. Curapipe's system is currently being piloted by Thames Water and will be commercial in 2012.
Tal-Ya Water Technologies exhibited one of the most visually striking pieces in the pavilion, a silvery plastic polymer platform with sci-fi ribs that surround and protect a young sapling, heating its roots and collecting dew, which flows to a central drain for natural irrigation.
"It is basically a mini-greenhouse specifically for the sapling's roots," said Menachem Agassi, the company's soil and water conservation expert. Even smaller versions are made for the propagation of such trifling plants as lettuce. Each platform costs about $2.70.
Still, Agassi was not the only guy at the conference plying mini-greenhouses.
Micha Naveh's enterprise, Hamamit offers everything from greenhouses the size of a lunchbox, for the window-ledge propagation of seeds, or delicate orchids that conserves water to specially outfitted large greenhouses for therapeutic use in special-ed schools.
Hamamit's bespoke greenhouses come equipped, if need be, with thermostats and heating devices that can recreate any environment from the soil to the sky, but "specialize in Israeli environments," according to Naveh. A school in Milwaukee, Wisc., for example, can order a Dead Sea atmospheric greenhouse, or a church in Belgium can order a recreation, in miniature, of the Sea of Galilee.
These are particularly popular with religious institutions. The company also offers improbably miniscule rain-drop showerheads to be fitted on recycled plastic soft-drink bottles, so that, in the event that delicate seedlings in a greenhouse require extra watering, the experience will not prove traumatic.
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There is a link in the story for Eternegy where you can see the design.
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Paul Duffield
Dec 28th 2007
Just wondering if anyone has played
Endless Ocean
on the Wii? I got a copy for Christmas, and was very pleasantly surprised. Allegedly, the game was made by a director who felt that gaming had become too stressful an experience, and wanted to create something that was genuinely relaxing to play. As gimmicky as that may sound, I think it genuinely works. I find myself poking different species of penguin for minutes on end just because it's cute and I want to find out what the details of their life-cycle are. The lack of 'game over' screen and the freedom to just wonder around exploring and doing whatever interests you are a great change of pace, and the graphical details on the undersea-life are nicely nuanced and occasionally jaw-dropping (despite old looking graphics by 360/PS3 standards).
Through this, I've come to realise, that even though I say to myself that I 'enjoy' gaming, I finish the average session (on let's say, Burnout, Bioshock, Half Life, Final Fantasy, Silent Hill, whatever) with a clenched jaw and tight hands. I'm appreciating the games, but they're sure as hell not relaxing me. Which leads me to wonder if video games were ever about relaxing?
Dec 28th 2007
I'm having a time out until I can learn some manners.
Actually things that demand 100% of your concentration are relaxing. I find riding my motorbike relaxing and if I don't pay attention I die.
This makes it so I can't dwell on all the stress and crap in my life. I have heard the same thing said about flying etc.
Paul Duffield
Dec 28th 2007
I think you've got the wrong idea. "Relax" literally means to rest, make less tight, loosen, become less tense, etc. What you're describing is a "preoccupation" or "distraction" (which I guess could be a relaxing distraction, but only if it happens to literally cause you un-tense your body and mind).
Alan Tyson
Dec 28th 2007
Some games, for me, can be relaxing, but the vast majority these days are basically unholy adrenaline engines. Which is not a bad thing, per se, but it's clearly not your cup of tea. I'd suggest C4 games like Sid Meier's Civilization, Sim City, and Galactic Civilizations II - they're long, turn-based, deeply involved without requiring micromanagement, and in my experience usually pretty fun without being hair-raising.
Brad McLoughlin
Dec 28th 2007
Second Life can be very relaxing (in the same explory/enagaging sense), but only with a very decent broadband connection.
Dec 28th 2007
I have to agree that gaming in general is NOT a relaxing hobby. Often, games have you on the edge always having to be prepared for some horrible flesh eating vomit zombie to pop out and rip your beloved character limb from limb. This can provide a terrific sense of excitement and in many ways a sense of accomplishment (granted instead of saving generic world from total destruction in scenario # 3789 you really have been sitting on your ass for the past 4 days)
It is very nice to have those games that come along and are relaxing, where discovery and general bullshittery are the main points. Endless Ocean looks like a great game for providing those moments where you just want to run (swim) around a new world because you can . For me it used to be running around Harvest Moon on my N64 milking cows and putting additions on the house. Or the ever popular cult classic
. Games like this serve a valuable reminder how enjoyable it can be just laying around doing virtually nothing.
Dec 28th 2007
I just finished a multi hour session of Bioshock, and was terrified the entire time. Sitting alone in the dark with the surround sound blasting in my face, you can't help but get sucked into to it. And it was awful. I may go get a Wii now to relax, but trying to get one of those may be counter productive.
Dec 28th 2007
There's a concept called "flow" that gets thrown around in game design circles. It means, in broad strokes, "complete and exact attention to the task at hand". I, personally, think it can apply to both heart-stopping games like BioShock and to super-mellow games like Endless Ocaen and ElectroPlankton and Animal Crossing.
Paul Duffield
Dec 30th 2007
Ah, yeah I see what you mean. I guess the relaxation element comes when you consider what effect that complete attention is designed to have on the player. I think the major difference in the type of attention a game requires out of you depends on whether it has a storyline that needs to be uncovered in a set order or not.
On the subject of linear narrative, I think
made a good point in his Fable review... games that claim to be 'non-linear', but have pre-determined storylines often feel a bit weak. For example I remember seeing all the stuff about how much choice the player will have about how to play Bioshock, but all it really comes down to are slightly different ways to kill the same guys. If it weren't for the achingly beautiful level design and slightly novel weapons, I'd find the gameplay boring as hell. If you've got a storyline that is essentially the thrust of the game, then it seems a waste to dress it up as something else.
Dec 30th 2007
In terms of relaxation, I agree. I might expand that to "a rigid goal structure" that must be uncovered in a set order, but in most games it's pretty much the same thing. Like Unsub said though, some people (I know a few) actually do relax by playing Team Fortress at lightning speed for 30 minutes. Those people are probably a tad unhealthy though.
Linear narrative has a bit of a chimera ever since Final Fantasy VI. In...pretty much every game I can think of, the narrative is set, and the non-linearity comes from adding or subtracting plot points or characters. Chrono Trigger might be an exception, with its 14-some endings.
That leads to an interesting point though, especially about BioShock and games like it: At what point, if ever, does character and gameplay customization become narrative customization? For example, if we traded stories about BioShock, would any of our
experiences been the same? I spent a while reading through a huge thread on the CultOfRapture forums about favorite weapons, favorite moments, favorite plasmids, etc, and I was astonished at how many ways people made it through the game, and how many different moments, outside of the plot, stood out for people. I think that's a different, but at least as important, type of non-linearity.
Dec 30th 2007
The problem we have, as game developers, is that in order to do a properly non-linear narrative means investing dollars in making content that not all of your players will see. This happens to a certain degree in every game (how many gamers saw the longer ending of Halo3, for example), but to go truly full-out in the way that we would really love to ends up making the game prohibitively expensive to make. A typical, linear, current gen game experience costs around $10 million to make. To do real justice to the kind of games people like us would love to play, and believe that we will be playing one day, is currently out of the realms of reality.
The games industry seems to continually suffer from having to be on the bleeding edge of technology just to keep the public interested, which means we've never really had the chance to sit down and settle into our medium properly in the way that something like film or comics have. It's no coincidence that the best titles on any given games console tend to appear just as that machine is being replaced by the newest tech (Final Fantasy 6, Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Odin Sphere...)
Dec 31st 2007
i saw an article in nintendo power about it. I want it verily...
I love ocean critters....i'll have alot of fun with this...
I'll waste weeks of my life...
I suck at most videogames...i dont' have the dexterity to play games with engines similair to most action/adventure games...silent hill, res evil,friggin twilight princess...it's that behind the character view I just can't do...
i generally go for creative games with little stress...wii sims..ilost at least a month of my time building houses and hunting essences...
I have enough stress in my life dealing with day to day bullshit, so this sounds like a game for me...
Jan 16th 2008
Hopefully there's no issue with bumping threads around here.
Someone just talked me into this game, though it's not out in the US yet. And yes, the reason I was talked into it is because the game looks incredibly relaxing. People have already cried "BORING," but I really don't have an issue with simulation games. Maybe I just like to pet fish.
Of course, I'll be picking up Smash Bros. Brawl like every other Wii owner...
Paul Duffield
Jan 17th 2008
Man, nice that this thread should pop up again, since I've seen uh 'deeper' (if you'll forgive the pun) into Endless Ocean, and it's not only relaxing, pretty and involving, it's also truly breath taking.
Later sections have you uncovering sunken temples, huge shipwrecks, and (although you could never dive that far in life), the dark bottom of the ocean with geo-thermal vents and utterly bizzare marine life (my favourite so far being this 20-foot long collection of hanging tendrils). I even found a giant squid! :D
If people find that Boring then they've been labotomised, and only killing poorly stereotyped Koreans with US Uber-man-making stealth suits will make thier brains twitch.
@Flabyo, interesting what yoou say about games development... personally, I really agree, games are pushed in so many different directions that they never have time to truly focus and refine any one part.
Personally, the only Storyline I've ever played which took gaming into a level previously unexplored in Silent Hill 2. I know it's a cliche, but that game was a work of art. Beautiful design, fantastic characters, involving and genuinely moving plot, layers of *subtle* psychological intregue and symbolism.
I think that's what's missing from most games. Games developers can do incredible things with UIs, control systems, strings of code and collections of Polygons, but at best game storywriting is pretty hackneyed and unimaginative... it's just that veneer of high-budget development and breathtaking graphics (and the odd splash of inspired design like Bioshock) that make them seem anything more than that.
Jan 17th 2008
Paul, to what extent is there a plot in Endless Oceans? I keep hearing that there is one, but that it's secondary to the whole "go and and find fish" deal. Have you tried building your own soundtrack at all?
Paul Duffield
Jan 18th 2008
Hmm... well, there is certainly a sort of storyline, in that you play the part of a diver who has been hired by a researcher to help her map and document the under-sea life and topology of a previously unexplored area of sea. Along the way you take people on diving tours, discover new things in the seas, document the sealife (that bit's great, since it's genuinely educational too), collect artefacts and objects found in the ocean. There seem to be a couple of mini storylines appearing that revolve around some of the artefacts you find and your slow uncovering of the map and growing notoriety as a diver give a good sense of direction and impetous. I can't comment on the absesnce or presence of a full blown storyline though, since I've only uncovered 60% of the map, about 10% of the artefacts, and I haven't even reached a new season yet (there are different species around depending on the season). Maybe one of the mini storylines grows larger and more important as you progress. Without giving anything away, there's certainly one that's pretty intreguing and could turn into something bigger.
Suffice to say it's engaging, and you don't really need a 'proper' storyline in the filmic sense to keep you interested, since the act of exploration itself is the main thrust of the game, and what background there is provides a good enough grounding for you to feel like you're going about a specific task instead of aimlessly wandering around (although you can aimlessley wander around if you want to XD).
Jan 18th 2008
Has anyone tried out wifi with Endless Ocean yet? I hear you can't actually wifi out of your region (unlike the DS) but as I'm not sure what you can do over wifi yet, I'm not sure it's a big loss. There aren't too many wifi games for the Wii right now, so I'm surprised at the lack of advertising in the US. I can't think of a game that uses the mp3 card either, but maybe I'm out of the loop. I'm excited for this though--and it comes out very soon over here!
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