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The Christmas Chair
Story I wrote for a local contest
"Oh, you are finally here! I was worried you would not make it. Come sit down." Louarn's aunt pulled him into a hug. He could tell she was stressed, as always during the holiday months.
"Well, I finally managed to fix the car. Sorry for being so late." He pecked her on the cheek and looked around the house, "And might I say that the house looks wonderful, perfect for a Christmas holiday." His mother would try and hook him up on a blind date with someone she had met recently.
His aunt waved him into the living room. Then she went to check on the dinner. His mother sat on the couch. Louarn gave her a quick hug and a kiss before looking around the room. The walls were painted a pale blue, with Christmas lights and decorations hanging everywhere. Decorations covered the Christmas tree, almost completely covering up the plastic, green needles.
One item stood out the most, however, a polished, mahogany wood rocking chair. A faded red blanket hung across the back. The chair had been around for generations. Louarn could not guess as to why his aunt still had it. No one ever sat in it, the chair seemed to be only for decoration.
When he asked, she would only reply that it had been a gift for his great-grandfather, a thank you for trying to saving a child's life. She dubbed it the "Christmas Chair" because of the date it had been given. Louarn was surprised at how well it looked for its age.
He could already hear his mother giving him a speech about why he did not have a girlfriend yet. Louarn did not bother to listen, tuning her out completely. He had heard all of the speech before, every holiday for the last seven years. Why did he not have a girlfriend yet, at twenty-five, he should be settling down by now.
"Louarn? Are you listening to me?" The room snapped back into focus, he had started to drift off.
"Yes mother," he replied back automatically. The woman frowned but did not say a word. Instead, she stood up and went to help her sister in the kitchen.
Bored, Louarn glanced around the room, His eyes landed back onto the rocking chair. It seemed to be moving ever so gently. Louarn could not tell if it was really moving, or just his eyes playing tricks on him.
Intrigued, he moved closer, carefully observing the wooden chair. The chair rocked faster as he got closer. By the time Louarn stood directly in front of it, the chair looked as if someone had just gotten out of it. He felt a tingle of fear, but managed to assure himself it was the wind, or his aunt had gotten a pet and forgot to mention it.
Before he could investigate further, the door swung open wide, letting cold air creep into the room. A man walked into the room, accompanied by a little girl. Her blonde hair sat in a braid and she was biting her thumb. The girl's eyes landed on Louarn and she broke into a wide grin.
"Louarn," she cried enthusiastically, rushing into his arms. Smiling, he picked her up and swung her around.
"How is my favorite cousin doing today?" Without waiting for her reply, he stepped back, observing her. "My, my Danny, aren't you just growing up fast. I might have to glue cinderblocks to your head to make you stop." Giggling, the girl covered up her head.
James walked over, narrowing his brown eyes onto Louarn, blonde hair almost crackling with electricity. "Lou, how many times do I have to tell you to stop calling her Danny? Her name is Danielle." Louarn chose to ignore the hostility in his relative's tone. He was not sure what made the man hate him so.
"Danny, Danielle, what's the difference," Louarn replied lightly, "I swear James; you are nothing like you used to be." Louarn ruffled Danny's hair and walked back to the couch, sighing heavily, so much for a Christmas spirit. One family member would be playing matchmaker and another would be sending him dark glares throughout the night.
The rest of Christmas Eve night passed by slowly, almost painfully; Louarn's mother and aunt talked about wonderful girls they had met while James glared daggers at him throughout the night. Danny would glance longingly at the presents they would open in the morning. She had begged her father to let her open one early, but he refused.
Around eleven, Louarn decided he was done. Wishing everyone a good night, he walked through the halls until he made it to the guest room. As the door opened, Louarn noticed that his bag was on the opposite wall he had placed it on. It looked as if someone had taken it and thrown it while it was open. A trail of clothes and bathroom items led from one wall to the other.
"Very mature James. A great example for Danny," he muttered to himself, picking up the items on the floor. Not bothering to place the items back neatly into his bag, Louarn tossed them on top and promised himself to do it tomorrow. No doubt Danny would be up bright and early to open presents, but James would most likely just mess it up again after everything was picked up.
As he crawled under the blankets, Louarn failed to notice the door slowly creaking open.
"Presents! Yay, time for presents," Danny's voice echoed from the living room. Louarn smiled at Danny's excitement. She had much more energy than anyone else in the house. As promised, she waited until seven in the morning to wake everyone up, even though Danny had more than likely been up for hours.
Louarn reached up and stretched his arms, only to feel a sharp pain near his wrist. Jerking his arm back sharply, he inspected the wound. A deep cut ran down the middle of his arm, almost from the wrist to the elbow. Blood poured out of the wound in waves, Louarn felt dizzy watching the red liquid slide down from his arm to the bright white sheets.
With Louarn's mind clouded by shock and pain, he focused on searching his bed for what caused the bloody gash. Within a short time, he found it. A black switchblade rested just above his pillow, blade opened. He stared at it for a few minutes, trying to comprehend the sight.
"Louarn? Are you coming? It's time for presents," Danny's knocking and shouts snapped Louarn out of his confusion. Shouting that he would be out after a quick shower, he hurried to the bathroom connected to the guest room. He did not want everyone to worry about what had happened.
His first thought was to get the blood to stop. Grabbing a towel, Louarn wrapped it tightly around the cut. After ten minutes, he started to panic when the blood did not slow. He grabbed another towel and increased the pressure, elevating his arm on the bathroom counter.
When the blood had successfully slowed down to a full stop, he stood up. Louarn just finished cleaning his arm and slipping on a long-sleeved shirt when he realized Danny had been knocking the whole time.
"Are you almost done, Louarn? Grandma said we can't open the presents until you come out. Louarn?" It took him a moment before he could respond. He said that it would just take a few more minutes and he would be out to open presents.
As Danny raced excitedly down the hallway, Louarn grabbed all of the sheets and the dirty towels and threw them behind the bathroom door. He would figure out what to do with them after opening some presents. The sight of all the blood made him dizzy.
Making sure the wound could not be seen under his shirt, Louarn walked down the hall. His mind focused on the switchblade. Why had the knife been on his bed in the first place? He did not own a knife; neither did his aunt or mom. It had not been on his bed last night, so how did it get there?
Louarn barely noticed as he sat on the couch in his aunt's living room. Presents were passed back and forth, yet he stayed in a haze. Who could have done such a thing?
"Louarn, dear, are you alright? You seem a little pale," his aunt remarked.
Instantly, Louarn looked up, "I am fine. Just feeling a little sick, is all." Behind his aunt was James. Louarn's eyes narrowed. Could James have really done such a thing? Louarn knew that he hated him, but could it be so extreme?
Trying not to make a scene, Louarn stood up and walked out of the room, mumbling something about how thirsty he felt. He stormed off to his room, trying not to punch a wall.
In front of his door he froze. The switchblade was stuck in the door, the metal almost halfway through the flimsy wood. Panicking, Louarn struggled to pull it out. Once it came free, he hurried into his room.
Staring blankly at the sight, the knife fell, narrowly missing his foot. The bloody towels and sheets that had been hidden behind the door were now strung up over the room. Holding them up were more switchblades, all the exact same as the one by his foot.
He bit back a scream. The sight was disturbing. Some of the blood had not yet dried, and dripped onto the floor, leaving bloody puddles. Louarn felt too sick to stay in the room any longer. He rushed back out of the bedroom and slammed the door shut, leaning on the frame for support.
His mother heard the noise. She and everyone else rushed to see what the problem was. Without asking her son the problem, Louarn's mother burst into the room. Once her mind comprehended the sight, she let out a terrified wail. The others let out a gasp of shock themselves.
Louarn grabbed Danny's arm and covered her eyes from the sight. She did not struggle, but held on tighter, shaking with fear.
"Who could have done such a thing," his aunt asked, gaining her voice back first. Seeing his accusatory glance cast towards James, she gently pulled her sister and Danielle back into the living room. Louarn could faintly hear his aunt coaxing the little girl with more presents.
Having also noted the glare sent in his direction, James boiled. "You think I did this?"
Louarn stood up, feeling less faint. "Who else could it be? You seem to be the only one in the house to hate my guts. I can't believe you hate me so much as to do something as this." Louarn gestured towards the bedroom. He choked on his next words as he glanced around. The bedroom had changed. The sheets were pulled aside to show an open wall. And on that wall, was a message.
'The truth cannot be hidden. I refuse to stay silent any longer. Tell the truth!'
Louarn paled; the words were drawn in a dark red, dripping substance.
Emotionless, James turned to face his younger cousin. "I must have done that in the few seconds you were not looking, right?"
Louarn opened and closed his mouth a few times before he could speak again. "Then who could have done it? This is the only way to get into the room. And what does it mean by telling the truth? I have not done anything!"
James gave him a droll stare. Before Louarn could respond, his aunt burst into the room.
"The chair, it's on fire! What is going on," she cried. James and Louarn quickly responded, rushing to the room to put out the fire. James grabbed a fire extinguisher resting on the wall. In the living room, they were met with anguished cries.
James gasped, looking towards the engulfed chair. In the seat sat a little girl. Her thin brown hair fell out in clumps and her skin burst open like an overfilled balloon. Oozing liquid poured from the marks. Her stone grey eyes met Louarn's frightened blue ones and never left.
"You did this to me! How could you. My daddy trusted you, he believed you were coming to save me, but you were the one that killed me. And now, after all these years, you come back. Why? Why won't you leave me to die in peace?" The girl scratched at her face, leaving deep cuts one her pale skin. She continued to cry and rock herself on the burning chair.
All eyes turned on Louarn. He stood their speechless. What could this girl possibly be talking about? He had never murdered anyone, never even thought about murdering someone.
"Answer me," the girl cried in agony.
"I-I don't know what you mean. I haven't killed anyone." Louarn was now trembling in fear.
"You still deny the truth? After you betrayed your best friend? After you betrayed his daughter? After you killed me?" The girl leapt up suddenly, grabbing Louarn's throat and squeezing, she pulled him down to the ground. Louarn could not break free of the deathly strong grip, no matter how hard he tried. He could see that the wound on his arm had opened again, blood soaking through the shirt.
Louarn looked around, silently begging for help, only to find that no one else was in the room. Everyone had vanished, even James and Danny.
He could feel blackness creeping up. His throat burned from pain. The girl no longer gripped his neck, but something still squeezed. She sat again in the rocking chair, crying out and demanding answers.
"That is enough, Izobelle! He isn't the man you think he is." Suddenly, the wails stopped. Everything grew silent. Louarn realized he could breathe again. Dropping to his knees, he sucked in as much air as he could, struggling to grasp what had happened.
"How could you defend him," the girl, Izobelle, now stood in front of James. Her hate-filled eyes now trained on only him. Danny stood behind, clutching a piece of paper in her hands.
"Because, I know who you are. You are the girl in this picture, right," Danny said softly. She was shaking from fear, but managed to hold out the picture in her hands. The brown haired girl grasped it immediately. Her gaze softened for a moment when she looked at the picture.
"Yes, and that is my daddy, in the middle. The one on the left is Mr. Smith. He was my daddy's best friend. He took care of me when daddy was busy with work. I liked him he seemed so nice." Her voice trailed off and her eyes grew dark again, "but then he killed me, and lied to my daddy." She thrust the picture back at Danny, who flinched.
"Don't you see? That man over there is the same one as in the picture. He is the man that killed me, and then pretended he tried to save me. He told my daddy that someone had kidnapped me. Mr. Smith said he tried his hardest to fight him, but the man managed to take me anyway. He lied, why did he kill me? Why did he lie?" The girl fell to the floor, sobbing. Danielle, no longer as scared, moved closer and patted her back.
"I know that the man killed you. But it is not the same man as over there. That man is my daddy's cousin. He could never hurt anybody. Daddy told me he used to cry when one of his pets died. I think the man in the picture is Louarn's great-grandfather. I know they look alike, but they aren't. Can you please forgive him?"
The girl looked up. She sniffed and wiped at her eyes. Her body started changing, looking more like the girl in the picture. "Then where is that man, and my daddy?"
Danny frowned, "You daddy is probably waiting for you. I don't know about Mr. Smith, but he is probably dead now too. You should go and find your daddy; he must be waiting to see you." Danny held out another item in her hand. It was her favorite stuffed animal, a pink elephant.
"Take it. Ginko will give you good luck, and help you find your daddy." The girl sniffed again and gingerly grabbed the animal, hugging it to her chest. She thanked the girl and walked over to Louarn, who still knelt on the floor, struggling for air.
"I am sorry mister. I did not mean to hurt you. I thought you were the bad man. Please forgive me."
Louarn managed to smile. "Of course, I understand. Now, I would listen to Danny and find your dad. He must be worried about you." The girl nodded eagerly and vanished, taking the burning chair with her.
James walked over and helped Louarn up. While they were walking, Louarn could not help but to ask the same question he had been asking himself for months.
"Are you ever going to tell me what I did to make you so very angry at your younger cousin?"
James smiled and shook his head, "I think we are even now."
"Louarn come look! They are really pretty!" Louarn groaned and tried to pull his arm away from Danny.
"Wasn't Christmas yesterday?"
She huffed impatiently, "yes. But we have a late present. You need to come see it." Groaning, Louarn crawled out of bed and followed the girl to the living room. Standing in the center was the old mahogany chair, softly rocking back and forth. On the chair was a small package, wrapped up in a white sheet.
"See? It's from Izobelle!" Louarn walked over and picked up the card sitting on top. In messy, child-like handwriting were two simple words.
'Merry Christmas'.
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Jul 13, 2010 at 12:22 pm #1261125
Addie BedfordBPL Member
@addiebedfordLocale: Montana
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The Global Test: One Gear List for Two Years and Five ContinentsJul 13, 2010 at 12:35 pm #1628632
Chris WBPL Member
@simplespiritLocale: .
Thanks for sharing your story and gear lists. Very impressive and sounds like you had a blast.Jul 13, 2010 at 2:44 pm #1628658
Jon RhoderickMember
@hotrhoddudeguyLocale: New England
Could you elaborate on the "fake wallet"? sounds like an interesting study of human nature.Jul 13, 2010 at 2:53 pm #1628659
Gabe JoyesMember
@gabe_joyesLocale: Lander, WY
Thanks for sharing!Jul 13, 2010 at 3:20 pm #1628665
Jon – In my back pants pocket, I carry a simple, thin wallet filled with about $10-15 in various currencies and a few "credit cards." The credit cards look real but are actually a collection of old cards from movie rentals, memberships, and credit card applications with our named scratched out. I keep enough money (including USD) in my wallet to satiate a thief, but the variety of currencies would make it appear like there is a lot of money without allowing for a quick conversion.
The idea is that my fake wallet makes an obvious target for pick-pocketers while keeping my real valuables safely hidden in my money belt and hidden zip pockets. Similarly, if I was ever held-up, I would happily hand over my fake wallet to satisfy the thief.
I got this idea from a friend who was robbed at gun point in San Jose, Costa Rica. It was her first day in the country, but luckily she had a fake wallet to hand over. Unfortunately, her friend who had been in the city for three months, lost her purse, which contained cash, credit cards, a passport, and camera.
We went through some really sketchy areas and very crowded markets throughout Latin America, but never lost a dime!Jul 13, 2010 at 3:42 pm #1628671
Brian LindahlBPL Member
@lindahlbLocale: Colorado Rockies
I'm not sure about availability, but did you guys consider taking advantage of internet cafes as opposed to carrying a netbook? If so, what was the decision making process that made you select bringing the netbook?Jul 13, 2010 at 5:04 pm #1628695
Brian – Good question. Internet cafes were widely available and typically very cheap. Most hostels had a computer or three available for backpacker use for free or a small fee.
However, I would not travel for an extended time without the netbook. It was easily one of the most useful items that we brought, despite its weight.
Our netbook, with its 8-hour battery life, allowed us to make good use of our many, long bus rides. We could backup and edit photos, write emails (with Gmail Offline), watch movies, read books (PDFs), draft blog posts, and even write this article.
The vast majority of hostels had wifi, which meant we could use the internet at our convenience – free, no time limits and from the comfort of our room. Additionally, during the night I was able to upload all of my photos in full resolution for sharing and as a secondary backup.
Having the netbook therefore allowed us to spend less time at a computer desk while getting more done. We were actually very productive.
Most of the internet cafes and hostels provided very slow, poorly functioning computers. I can't tell you how many times I sat down at one of those, only to give up in frustration because the computer was on life support or the keyboard had sticky keys. Also, most hostels force time limits and curfews on computer usage, creating queues and sign-up sheets.
I might not have brought the netbook if I was traveling for a short time period or if I did not care to stay connected.Jul 13, 2010 at 5:50 pm #1628710
John S.BPL Member
The fake wallet has long been a recommendation from travel sites when visiting locations with high risk of street theft.Jul 13, 2010 at 8:12 pm #1628749
William JohnsonMember
Kristin and Danny,
One of the best reports I have read in a great while, and certainly a stellar addition to the BPL website.
Thank you for taking the time to let me travel along with you!
Love it. Looking forward to future parts.Jul 13, 2010 at 9:34 pm #1628776
Manuel EspejoBPL Member
@manuel-espejoLocale: La Cuchilla de los Santa.
Happy to read about some Thru-Hiker's adventures in my Country!!!
"Our tent works well on mountain peaks as well as tropical beaches. Tayrona National Park, Colombia."Jul 13, 2010 at 11:41 pm #1628800
Thank you all for the support and kind words. Initially, Kristin and I were a bit nervous in submitting this article. We have been reading BPL for years and so this was kind of a big deal. Plus, there are some really amazing athletes, gear makers, and gram counters in our BPL community. We can't compete with them!
While we might not have the lightest gear systems, we're pretty happy with our budget setup that allows us to travel and tackle most conditions. That being said, we do have a skin-out "life" base weight of less than 20 pounds.
Luz – we really enjoyed Colombia. We found it safe, friendly, and easy to travel around. We loved the huge variety of fruits and veggies! Colombia has changed dramatically in the last 10 years, but the international perception has been slow to adjust.Jul 14, 2010 at 2:07 am #1628805
Fred ericBPL Member
@fre49Locale: France, vallée de la Loire
I am 100% for separating my cash, as to give robbers "enough" but not that much.
But i wouldnt do the fake card trick or give a false number, a few people have been killed for that.
Like 2 frenchs a few years ago in London because their aggressors tried the cards and killed the 2 guys after they discovered they were given false numbers.Jul 14, 2010 at 2:30 am #1628807
Daryl HawkinsMember
Truly awesome!
Don't worry about what others may think or say. You're doing something you enjoy. You're living your own adventure. It's yours and don't ever let someone say otherwise.
When traveling as a couple….have a code word, like "Apple Pie" that when one says this phase to the other, both of you know that one senses that something doesn't feel right.
I'm a firm believer that if one walks or rides though the world armed with just their intellect and wit, they will do just fine!
Be Safe!
darylJul 14, 2010 at 5:03 am #1628820
Jonathan RyanBPL Member
@jkrew81Locale: White Mtns
this is a great article. Considering the awesome trip you just successfully completed who cares if people judge your gear. The reasoning behind your gear selection makes perfect sense!Jul 14, 2010 at 5:25 am #1628823
Kerri LarkinBPL Member
@bumperLocale: Coffs Harbour
I tend to skim a lot of trip reports but yours grabbed me wiu it's combination of simple honest gear tips and stunning premise of a two year hike. Wow!
Thanks for telling such a good story
KerriJul 14, 2010 at 6:35 am #1628835
Ike MouserMember
wow you guys are luckyJul 14, 2010 at 6:39 am #1628838
Ike MouserMember
as people who are spending 2 years on the trail, what other meals do you recommend?Jul 14, 2010 at 7:08 am #1628843
Lucas BoyerBPL Member
@jhawkwxLocale: 38.97˚N, 95.26˚W
Great read! Congratulations on ridding yourself of the anchors that hold many of us in place. I particularly like your point on your "life baseweight". Many of us on BPL are gear hoarders or are holding on to that 2 lb thermarest because we never know when we might need it….I keep telling my wife that we are going to have an estate sale and price everything at basement prices and donate what's left. Backpacking continually proves me wrong in my efforts to cling to those life keepsakes that I will never use. We just did a 10 day trip w/ the first 5 spent backpacking. Upon returning to the car, I was extremely cranky about having to dig through the trunk and sift out what I was looking for.(even though all I had fit in the trunk of a Honda Civic) Whereas, on the trail my kit is easily sorted in seconds. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of budget did you allocate for a trip like this?Jul 14, 2010 at 7:18 am #1628847
Matthew PerryBPL Member
@bigfoot2Locale: Hammock-NOT Tarptent!
"Our sarong can be used as a skirt or dress (for myself only, Danny passes)…"
What….no KILT?
–BIGFOOTJul 14, 2010 at 9:22 am #1628879
John McSpectator
@hairlessapeLocale: PNW
I'm really looking forward to more articles. I did a 9 month trip from South Africa to Egypt 12 years ago. You're article has flashed many forgotten memories. THANKSJul 14, 2010 at 11:47 am #1628912
I will address your food question in two parts. First, I will describe my food preferences and second, I will describe the food we ate while traveling and more specifically, while backpacking.
Healthy food gives me energy and makes me feel good, so I tend to eat lots of whole grains, fruit, vegetables, beans, seeds, nuts, and dark chocolate. I avoid white flour and white sugar as much as possible, as well as other processed foods, especially those with trans and hydrogenated fats.
Everywhere except for in Patagonia, we found cheap and local fresh produce. The closer we were to a jungle, the better the selection. The wealthier countries, such as Chile and Argentina, had a diet high in meat. Their preference made the availability of other edible protein sources (specifically nuts and whole grains) scarce and expensive. I ate meat occasionally, when my other option was starvation. I thought Peru and Ecuador had the best food, and Colombia as well. Guatemala had a great traditional breakfast. In all of those SA countries we found vegetarian restaurants which offered a filling and tasty set lunch menu for ~$1.60. Those countries also had central outdoor markets where the locals came to buy everything in bulk, which offered a better selection than the supermarkets, and also used less packaging.
We did not go out to eat very much. For lunch we typically made avocado and cheese sandwiches on whole wheat bread. We could usually find whole wheat bread at supermarkets, and in big cities sometimes they would have a specialty bakery. If we cooked in a hostel or a friend's home, we usually made eggs with root vegetables (carrots, squash, beets, onion). Everyone who came to visit us brought a stack of dark chocolate bars. Sadly, even though Latin America grows much of the world's cocoa, in most countries it is hard to find a tasty dark chocolate bar (I like 70%+). Nuts were expensive everywhere, but we always carried almonds or walnuts to use as a snack or to add to breakfast oatmeal.
Our backpacking menus were very consistent across the continent. For breakfast we had oatmeal and various add-ins, the most common being raw wheat germ, almonds, honey, mini-bananas (first day only!), dried fruit, cinnamon, and dried milk powder. Lunch was usually sandwiches, cheese or tuna or peanut butter (if we could find it). Dinner was either whole wheat pasta (the pot cozy was necessary for the longer cook time) or dehydrated potatoes with a dried soup packet. For dessert, chocolate!
I hope this information helps, let me know if you want me to expand on something.
Thanks for all the positive comments!
KristinJul 15, 2010 at 2:16 am #1629161
Daryl HawkinsMember
Guys thanx again for the effort you put into your gear lists. Have either of you read Rolf Potts book?
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel.
I just started reading it the very day your article showed up here. Talk about timing! While I'm not currently a backpacker, I do plan, one day, to ride the Americas on a motorcycle.
darylJul 15, 2010 at 2:40 am #1629164
Arapiles .BPL Member
@arapilesLocale: Melbourne
I used to carry exactly the same thing when I lived in London – sign of the times I guess.Jul 15, 2010 at 2:47 am #1629166
Julian WatsonMember
my wife and I are really impressed with your list/gear (and a bit jealous of your trip !). Enjoy and travel safe. When do you get to Oz ?!Jul 15, 2010 at 1:00 pm #1629332
Matthew DuchowBPL Member
Great write up! I appreciate the gearlist, and my wife (a microbiologist and water chemist) was especially interested in your water treatment choice. Well thought out equipment. I agree that the netbook is a worthwhile item. I have found mine to be a great tool in my travels.
Thanks again – Matt
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Rosia Montana: how Romanians united to save a mountain village from mining apocalypse
Alexandru Predoiu / WNV
11th January 2017Last week's decision by the Romanian government to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for Rosia Montana, a historic Carpathian mountain village under threat of gold mining, is a massive victory for campaigners after a hard 15-year struggle, writes Alexandru Predoiu - one that has united farmers, city-dwellers and new-age protestors against cultural and ecological destruction. more...
UK's 'development for profit' private equity arm set to grab £6 billion of aid funds
Global Justice Now
10th January 2017A bill to quadruple the UK's aid funding to a profit-driven 'private equity' company owned by the government comes before MPs today for its third reading, writes Global Justice Now. Trouble is the investments do little or nothing for the poor, and instead entrench corporate power in health, education and infrastructure. Parliament should seize this last chance to reject the new law. more...
Four essential 'green lines' for Brexit negotiators
Viviane Gravey, Queen's University Belfast
5th January 2017Will the UK keep Theresa May's promise to 'leave the environment in a better state than it found it' in the Brexit negotitions? Or is the government bent on the 'bonfire of red tape', including environmental protections, demanded by right-wing former and serving ministers? Viviane Gravey sets out four 'green lines' by which to judge the Brexiteers' true colours. more...
Never mind Trump - the global energy transition is racing forward
Jeremy Leggett
3rd January 2017As the new year begins, the global clean energy transition is progressing much faster than most people realise, and is probably irreversible, writes Jeremy Leggett. President-elect Trump's prospects of revitalising the US coal industry, and giving the oil and gas industry the expansionist dream ticket it wants, are very low. more...
Time to give the chop to fracking: FraXit now!
Professors Peter Strachan and Alex Russell
19th December 2016Fracking has no social licence in the UK, will contribute little to the economy, will have a huge adverse impact on other sectors, will be a disaster to climate and the environment, and won't even improve energy security, write Peter Strachan and Alex Russell. Do we really want to see 16,000 or more shale gas wells drilled in the British countryside? Let's FraXit now! more...
Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson new US Secretary of State?
Steve Horn / DeSmogBlog
12th December 2016President-elect Trump's widely anticipated appointment of Exxon's CEO Rex Tillerson as new US Secretary of State is creating a government of, by, and for the oil and gas industry, writes Steve Horn. more...
Civil liberties of indigenous people illegally suppressed at Standing Rock
Colin Samson & Øyvind Ravna
9th December 2016The US is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, write Colin Samson & Øyvind Ravna. Both require free, prior and informed consent for any intrusions on indigenous lands and stipulate that indigenous peoples shall own and control their traditional lands. The US is violating both at Standing Rock. more...
Vital EU wildlife laws saved! But will UK keep them after Brexit?
Oliver Tickell
7th December 2016Two key wildlife laws that underpin nature conservation across the EU will be retained intact, the EU Commission announced today after an 18 month review that generated record public engagement due to fears that they would be weakened. Now campaigners are determined to ensure the UK retains the laws post-Brexit. more...
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The New York Mets allowed a total of 4 runs against the Miami Marlins in their sweep of the floundering fish this week. Tonight, the club multiplied that 4-run total by 4 and added 3, just for good measure.
The New York Mets (11-9) dropped the series opener against the Colorado Rockies (10-9) 19-8 tonight behind atrocious pitching and a few defensive mishaps. After the Mets jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, Chris Schwinden quickly surrendered 2 runs to put the Mets behind. The Mets would jump ahead 6-2 following an energetic top of the 5th inning, but the wheels fell off for Schwinden, Manny Acosta and the New York Mets in the bottom of the 5th.
15 Colorado Rockies made plate appearances in the bottom half of the 5th inning and 11 came around to score. Both Carlos Gonzalez and Dexter Fowler connected with 3-run bombs that helped to break the game open, with Fowler flipping his bat as an exclamation point. Ultimately, Schwinden allowed 6 runs, 5 earned, in 4 innings of work before handing the ball over to Manny Acosta. Acosta could only wish his line read similar to Schwinden's, as he was hammered for 7 runs, 4 earned, in 1/3 of an inning. Ramon Ramirez allowed 4 runs, none of them earned, and Bobby Parnell allowed a grand slam in the bottom of the 7th to Ramon Hernandez that put the exclamation point on the Rockies night.
The Mets offense continued to show encouraging signs coming off of their walk-off victory last night, especially as Scott Hairston achieved a major milestone in becoming only the 10th Met to hit for the cycle in franchise history. Hairston drove in 4 on the night after struggling heading into the night and was the first Met to hit for the cycle since Jose Reyes did so in 2006.
Ruben Tejada collected 4 hits on the evening and joined Scott Hairston, Lucas Duda and Mike Nickeas in having multi-hit nights.
The Mets will look to avoid a series defeat tomorrow evening at 8:10 PM ET in Colorado as Dillon Gee will look to rebound from a horrific outing in one of the best hitters environments in baseball.


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Dear Thing,
I'm pretending you're someone else for a moment: Why have you stopped caring? Why, when I tell you how I'm feeling, you fail to step up like I know you would have before? What's changed? I know what I feel isn't normal, but is it really wrong? The more I think about it, the more I realize - it isn't. And if I can just get this out... We can move past it, or through it, or do something.
As you can guess, Thing - all quiet.
Ed Sheeran's album = epicness.
French oral was okay. Irish was a no-go and shall be til Monday. Lovely. *Sarcasm*
Okay, feeling kinda strange now. Gonna go... Lie down or something.
Thanks for taking my rant!
~Frankie 9/12/11


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Kipchoge wins Chicago marathon in Kenyan sweep
(Reuters) - A smiling Eliud Kipchoge broke away from a pack of three in the closing three kilometers to lead a Kenyan clean sweep in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
Defending champion Rita Jeptoo won the women's race to continue Kenya's dominant day.
In ideal conditions, Kipchoge, a former world 5,000 meters track champion, clocked two hours four minutes and 11 seconds to claim his third marathon title in only four races at the distance. He narrowly missed his personal best of 2:04:05.
Sammy Kitwara (2:04:28) and Dickson Chumba (2:04:32) finished second and third.
The three Kenyans were closely bunched at 36km before Kipchoge made a decisive move at a little rise in the course and was never challenged.
"I can say I am now a fully experienced (marathoner)," the 29-year-old who won 5,000 meters medals, but never the gold, at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, told reporters.
"It was like a championship. I missed a little bit (my target of my personal best) but I am happy."
A slow early pace wiped out any chance at a course record or fellow Kenyan Dennis Kimetto's world record of 2:02:57 set last month in Berlin.
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Networks pre-empt shows in deference to Boston bombing
At least two networks are canceling regular series episodes judged inappropriate in light of events in Boston.
NBC has canceled Thursday's episode of its lurid serial killer series "Hannibal" because it features a plot involving child killing. It will substitute another episode.
And ABC has canceled Monday's episode of "Castle" because of a bomb-related plot line.
CBS, meanwhile, is pre-empting Friday's episode of "Vegas" to air a special on Friday's hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers. The episode will air Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Door Lock Schedule
One of our front doors is set to be open all day long. One back door (off the Commons) is set to open for an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon to accommodate kids arriving and leaving on buses. Other than these two doors, the rest of our doors are locked at all times.
Fire and Emergency Drills
Board policy requires that all schools conduct a fire or emergency drill monthly. Please understand that in order to properly simulate an emergency situation, staff will not be notified of exactly when these events will take place.
Building Emergency Response Team
Some Open School staff members are also members of the BERT team. This team will meet periodically to plan emergency drills and discuss processes related to emergencies. If you are on this team, you will know.
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Propping Exterior Doors
Please don't. In certain kinds of emergency situations, it is possible for us to lock all exterior school doors at the touch of a button. If a door is physically propped open with a rock or other tool, this is no longer possible and student safety could be compromised.
Automatic External Defibrillators
Our school has two AEDs, located in public areas with easy access. The central wing device is located just inside the main entrance, and the west wing device is across from Jacob's room. Use of these devices is extremely straightforward, as it has recorded messages that walk the user through the process. It also has detectors built into the chest pads that will only allow the device to be triggered in case of true cardiac distress. The cabinet itself is equipped with an alarm that goes off when the door is opened.
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Clinical commissioning groups
The King's Fund and the Nuffield Trust are working together to assess the implementation and impact of CCGs. Between 2012 and 2015, we are following the evolution of clinical commissioning in six case-study sites and will publish the findings annually.
This first report is based on fieldwork conducted before CCGs had become fully authorised. It provides an overview of developments through to March 2013, plus an assessment of the opportunities and challenges ahead.
Key findings
- CCGs have an important opportunity to support improvement in general practice but will need to strike a careful balance if they are to perform this function without alienating their GP members.
- There needs to be greater clarity on how responsibility for the development of primary care is to be shared between CCGs and NHS England area teams.
- NHS England area teams will not have sufficient capacity to monitor or manage GPs' contracts closely and will need to delegate some of their responsibilities to CCGs.
- Levels of member ownership and involvement in CCGs are highly variable, and there are some significant disparities between the views of CCG leaders and member GPs.
- There is a foundation of goodwill on which CCG leaders can build. Converting this into active support and engagement is one of the most pressing challenges ahead.
Policy implications
There is a limited window of opportunity within which CCGs will need to win the support of their local clinical community and demonstrate benefits to patients.
CCG leaders should prioritise building member relationships and cultivating a sense of collective ownership, including by:
- creating a governance structure that supports the involvement of local clinicians in decision-making and delegates power where appropriate
- clarifying the relative roles of member councils, locality groups and the governing body
- supporting peer-to-peer dialogue and performance review
- communicating a vision for the CCG that describes how it is distinct from previous commissioning organisations.
Find out more
- Read Chris Naylor's blog: Why we cannot afford to be pessimistic about CCGs
- See our press release on this report: Conflicting opinions among CCG leaders and GP members over who 'owns' new commissioning groups
- Find out about our related event on the future of primary care
- Visit the Nuffield Trust website for further blog post and video interviews with CCG members.
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Would you let me konw if there is any analysis completed on the amount of SI's that Trusts are reporting. This would enable Trusts to benchmark against other Trusts who are a similar size to themselvesi.e. as we are a large acute Trust it would be valuable to benchmark on how many SI's other trusts are reporting on an annual basis?
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Please do not close Holly Hall clinic in Dudley. My disabled husband has been taken ill twice recently, both times at the weekend and while not needing A&E has needed urgent antibiotics. The clinic has been ideal.
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Allow Me To Introduce Myself To You All My Name Is Sara And I am An Adult With Autism, And Chair Of My Local Autism Partnership Board Here In Grimsby North East Lincolnshire, And An Officially Trained Champion For All Those On The Autistic Spectrum Here In Grimsby North East Lincolnshire,
We Now Have A Partnership With Humberside Fire And Rescue Service On Both Sides of The River Humber Here In Grimsby North East Lincolnshire. Who We Have Now Trained Up On Autism On A Voluntry Basis, We Have Also Won Community Awards Through Humberside Fire And Rescue Service Hull, For All Our Autism Awareness Training Sessions We Have Now Done With Them, As Well As Continuing To Do On Going Autism Projects With them.
I am interested to know Bluecare Luton. Who is funding this company. Are there trained care workers. As for I am concerened that they have not fully trained worker. The worker are even not educated. They can not speak or write English. This is important to have fully trained care worker to handle specially old and ill person. I have visited them and I have found that they are not fully qualified. I am surprised how they have got funds. Please feed back to me about this company.
having had acupuncture for the last few years because of failed lower spine surgery ,I have now been told I can't have no more sessions because of CCG policies. I have been given a number of different medications which I have had bad side affects Had epidurals etc. did not help. Acupuncture had no side affects, lowered my blood pressure, helped a lot with the muscle spasms and most important helped me sleep and gave me a purpose in life. My pain clinic Dr tells me it is one of the cheapest. Find something that really helps then told CCG policies will not allow it. I find this very distressing and worrying what my life is going to be from now on without Acupuncture.
A local treatment centre has been providing sub-standard treatment for over 8 years despite the Trust concerned being told to update. It has ended up being the only centre in the SW (and probably the country)_ not providing up to date treatment. Complaints to the DoH are referred to the Trust who reply with the same excuses they have been making for 8 years. There is seemingly no-one in overall control who can check what is being provided for taxpayers' money. During that time the Trust has spent money on many non-essentials (£10,000 for a small piece of customised wallpaper for its entrance foyer!!!). A review was done at huge expense following complaints which found what patients had been saying all along. Rather than any action, another review is being spoken of - anything in fact but action. The facility is NHS but this is irrelevant - whether NHS or privately provided there needs to be an independent body (containing professionals with adequate knowledge of what they are dealing with) that can check just what is being provided. A private provider has said it could have a unit up and running in months with treatment costs less. In the meantime patients continue to receive sub-standard treatment.


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Ice Bar and Night Life in Torremolinos!
... was surprised as to how many American songs that they play at the clubs here. But it makes it more fun because we can all sing along. And thank goodness that I listen to 92.5 at home because I know all the Spanish songs too :) Suavemente.. best song yet. Haha.
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So I ordered a 2016 Sti limited with a bunch of goodies but really want to make my car stand out when I get it.
This will be the first time I'm truly modifying my car to make it stand out. I always just kept my past vehicles stock and clean. I want to order parts before it arrives in August. Few questions tho. I got the car in white and love how the cherry blossom red emblems look on the white. Will the oem or jdm ones fit on my 16? Also I plan to put all the oem lips on the car. I'm going to change every bulb on the car to led but never delt with them. What are some tips before just jumping into some? Also I'm gonna tint the windows to the PA legal limit but was wondering if they sell tint that's legal and has color in it? Also I want to tint my fog lights pink to match the emblems. Is that legal and how do I do it? I also want to color match my vortex generator or make I cherry blossom red to help pull out the emblems. Which do you guys think would look better. Also just looking for suggestions for other mods with pics to help me visualize what it would look like. At first I'm gonna work on the exterior but when I'm satisfied there I'm gonna do the interior as well. Only interior mods I'll be doing is a "thank you for not smoking" sticker as well as a "no food and beverage" on the passenger side along with dropping a killer system in the car. Probably something like a JL audio W7 or W6 with matchin components. When it comes to this car money won't hold me back for making it what I want. So don't be afraid to suggest expensive mods. I dreamed of owning a Sti for many years and couldn't believe I got approved to get one brand new. So any help would be great and I look forward to owning my first subie.
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Beautiful modernist brutalist gold plated pewter brooch signed by Gilles Vidal, a French Canadian designer. The brooch is just under 2" x 1 3/4:, mark of Gilles Vidal on the back. This is unpolished, wear consistent with age - very nice condition.
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Here is some information that I was able to find on Gilles Vidal. Canadian modernist designer a Montreal based designer, who worked in pewter and was in production in the late 60's to early 70's Vidal's designs were sophisticated and dainty. It was also said that Vidal had concocted his own pewter formula which provided an ability to work finer designs that still held their strength, as pewter, a lead alloy is very soft and finer work can bend easily and be damaged
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