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Procedure day: I wasn't exactly "prepared' because the previous few months at work were crazy busy, but I did chat with the nurse a few weeks prior to get pre-op instructions (basically not to eat for 8+ hours before, not to take ibuprofen for 2 weeks before), and I picked up my prescriptions from the pharmacy (vicodin, zofran, ativan, antibiotic). I showed up to the facility with my dad. We were about one hour early, but they got things going anyway. I finished up my paperwork, gave a urine sample, got my IV started, etc. Then I waited around for a while again before talking to my anesthesiologist and surgeon (basically just saying hi) and getting on the operating table. After I got situated on the table I was out in seconds. My surgery lasted 2 hours, 45 minutes. A long time, my nose was apparently a fractured, broken mess on the inside, which my surgeon was definitely not expecting!
Post-op: I didn't feel great when I woke up. My whole face hurt (obviously) and I was quite nauseous. I got a little extra IV zofran, which helped the nausea. I didn't take any pain meds, not sure they would have helped (I'm sure I still had a good amount of fentanyl lingering from the procedure). After what seemed like a few minutes my dad came in and helped me to the car. It wasn't the worse two hour car ride. I didn't vomit, which was good. I tried to eat a little when I got home, but I wasn't hungry. I think I put down a little macaroni and cheese so I could take my meds. I took note that at least I could taste a little and feel my mouth and lips (they say that sometimes people lose this for a few weeks!). Then I went into a fitful sleep (waking up about every hour, peeing every two).
POD #2-4: I didn't have the easiest recovery. The first 72 hours were the worst. The bruising and swelling kept getting worse and worse. At one point my puffy eyes even obstructed my vision, mostly on the right. I was taking vicodin for pain, mostly my pounding headache pain. And every time I took the vicodin I'd sleep for 1-2 hours. I'd wake up and be ok for about an hour, and then I'd get a bad headache, take the vicodin and start the cycle over. It was rough. Icing didn't help, just made me sweaty and wet when I woke up (and I couldn't shower while the cast was on… gross). By day 3 I was allowed to take ibuprofen, and that helped break the cycle. Sleep got a little easier, but was still extremely difficult because I was 100% congested. I got a somewhat used to mouth breathing and waking up every hour or two to take a few sips of water, though. I was so "comfortable" on night 4 that I even punched myself in the face and made my nose bleed and swell back up.
POD #5: Cast removal day. I was a little nervous for obvious reasons. I got to my appointment about 30 minutes early and was taken back right away. The RN came in and asked me how I was doing. She tried to very gently take off my cast. But to be honest it hurt like hell. Lots of pressure-type pain. Pulling out the sutures didn't really hurt too much, mostly because my nose was still pounding from the cast removal. She game me a mirror and some water and asked me what I though. I didn't really look or reply, just tried to breath. She gave me some space (in the nicest way possible, she's such a lovely person) and a few minutes later my surgeon comes in. He was sooooo excited to see my nose! He just loved how the bridge turned out (good to be proud of your work). He then proceeded to… this is gross… clear all of the gunk and whiteheads from my nose like a very vigorous extraction session in a facial. Oh my goodness the pressure. It was awful. But I'm sure it needed to be done. He put some tape on my nose and that was that. I'm taking the internal nasal splints out myself and can come back or send him pictures whenever I want.
So breathing got 100% better after the removal of the external cast, even though I still had the internal splints in place. My face was feeling so much better, despite still looking like a puffy panda bear. But then the stomach cramps hit. Bad ones. Thinking back, I hadn't pooped since a day or two before my surgery (damn narcotics). So about a week. Yes, that was a problem. I won't get into details, but it was an awful day of nausea, near vomiting and laxatives. It takes my guts about a week to recover from such an incident.
POD 6: Feeling so much better today. Actually looking at my nose and face and not feeling like I'm gonna die from belly pain (although thats not totally fixed yet). I love love love my nose from the sides! And the front is obviously extremely swollen (like 2mm of edema throughout), as are my cheeks, which still resemble a chipmunk. But I can tell the front is going to look great, too. My nostrils are uneven, more-so than pre-op, but I'm sure its just swelling as its already improving! I'd be happy with this as my final result, and I know I'm going to love how things turn out :)
Going back to work tomorrow with a swollen face and bruised eyes, though. Not gonna be pretty. I'll update as things settle down (and post much better pre vs post-op pics, but these give an idea), please ask any questions and refrain from any negativity if possible. Thank you!!!


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Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. [To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.]
Subtitle:Men's Ministry Guiding Values
Author:Jack Delk
Men Treasuring Christ and Growing Together
Men's Ministry pursues the mission of Bethlehem by helping men treasure Jesus Christ above everything this world has to offer and by growing together as men in devotion to God. Since growing in godliness is a community project, the paths that Men's Ministry lays out involve their participants in a supportive network of relationships through small groups, seminars, Bible studies, and service opportunities.
Guiding Values
We are dedicated to awaken and equip men to grow in these guiding values.
Devotion to God: Knowing, loving, and obeying God in all things, as well as enjoying God, which results in praise and worship.
Taking Initiative: Real manhood begins with a decision to reject spiritual and social passivity, especially when doing nothing is the more comfortable and natural option. Passivity has it roots in the sin of unbelief.
Accepting Responsibility: Men have a God-given, unique calling to accept responsibility (Genesis 3:9). It is not a right or a burden, but a duty given by God. Authentic manhood revolves around three primary responsibilities (and a wise father will train his son to embrace these with enthusiasm):
a will to obey (God's revealed will in the Scriptures)
a work to do (not just his job, but also the work of his home, church, and community)
a woman to love (his wife)
Leading Courageously: Leading with truth rather than surrendering to feelings always separates the men from the boys. While leadership at an early age may look differently than at later stages of life, the underlying principles of godly leadership remain the same. Godly leadership is …
servant leadership (Luke 22:26; Ephesians 5:23, 25; Matthew 7:12)
not authoritarian or self-aggrandizing. It does not assume Christ's authority (or the parents') but advocates for it.
not patronizing or condescending. It does not presume superiority, but mobilizes the strengths of others.
courageous leadership. It steps out to lead when it's not easy to do so.
Adopting an Eternal Perspective: Is this life simply a matter of miserable, hard work? No joy? No happiness? Is this life simply a long up-hill climb with the burden of responsibility, sacrifice, duty, protection, and leadership? The call to biblical manhood was never intended to be burdensome! (See 1 John 5:3; Hebrews 12:1-2.) Let us anticipate the joy of a great reward (Hebrews 11:24-26; 1 Corinthians 2:9; 1 Timothy 4:8; 6:6). This principle speaks to the concept of delayed gratification; staying the course set forth in God's Word with faith. He will be the joy and fulfillment, rather than the immediate pleasures offered day-today by the culture.

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I'm FTM trans masculine. Just ask.
I'm cool with polyamory and relationships best described as "it's complicated" as long as everyone's being open and honest and fully consenting.
I'm really shy and awkward. Once I get to know you it goes away (well, mostly) but if you need someone who's a talker, I'm not the person for you. I like listening to people talk more than doing the talking myself.
I'm a huge nerd. The kind of nerd who's been to multiple Harry Potter conventions and comic cons (including SDCC once) and who watches people play video games on youtube (yogscast yay). I've been a nerdfighter since 2007, if you know what that means.
I'm a bleeding heart liberal hippie atheist who believes in the radical notion that people don't deserve to die just because they're poor. Along with that, I'm an intersectional feminist, working on unlearning all my own problematic behavior and beating compassion into the rest of society's head. It's not going well so far.
I'm an indoors body. I like my adventures to take place in my head (D&D) or at least in civilization (hide and seek in target). I'm trying to say my idea of a bad time is hiking. There's a reason humans invented indoors, and that reason is air conditioning.
Thai food, sushi, pizza.
I don't really give a fuck about music. I can listen to you talk about it but I couldn't hold a conversation to save my life. I mention this just because some people are VERY PASSIONATE about music and it's kinda weird to me, and I don't want you to get your hopes up about musicing.
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The other day Jerusalem hosted a gay pride parade for Israel's LGBT community. The Huffington Post covered it, which is surprising in and of itself, but of course it can't help but throw in opinion: "Jerusalem Hosts Subdued Gay Pride Parade." The reason why it is subdued, of course, is because there were more than a few protesters. In fact if you look at the article there is more about the hardships the LGBT community faces in Israel than it's strengths.
Fortunately, that didn't stop the HPers from mostly looking favorably on the march and Israel for hosting them. The anti-Zionists who always claim simply to have a problem with Israel's actions and not Israel itself were nowhere to be found. Informative, no?
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade: HP Can't Help But Editorialize
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What is revealing of course is gay rights don't exist in the Arab World and you never ever hear them say a word about it because it can't be blamed on Israel!ReplyDelete
Norman, its simple. The Marxist idea of class struggle, with poor as the proletariat, the middle class as the bourgeoisie, and the rich as the landlord class, has been transformed into the Muslims and especially Palestinians as the working class, America and other Western nations as the bourgeoisie, and Israel as the landlord class by the far left. This is why the leftists never complain about Palestinian (and) Islamic terrorism.ReplyDelete
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[SB.TV Interview] @EdSkrein on iLL Manors and Plan B
SB.TV talks to rapper-turned-actor Ed Skrein, on his role in iLL Manors, Plan B as a spotty 16-year-old, the demonisation of the youth and changing people's moral compasses…
How did you get involved with iLL Manors?
Me and Ben [Plan B] have known each other for years, we met in a community studio called Tribal Tree in Camden, when we were about 16. We've been collaborators and friends ever since then. He kept telling me that I should act, I just took it with a pinch of salt, I used to take everything he said with a pinch of salt, but now when he says those mad things I think "ah man, he's serious isn't he?!" He wrote the short film called Michelle, which we made in 2008, so that gives you some indication of how long this cake has been in the oven. I've been involved in the process completely from the beginning. I was there at the casting for the short film, I was there at casting for the main film, I remember when we were thinking about the names and Ben text me with like six names, most of them I thought were rubbish, but I thought iLL Manors was the one straight away.
What was it like working with Ben Drew?
It was a really natural relationship on set, because we've worked together for so long, I don't wanna say iLL Manors is like a baby of ours, but it has been a long time coming. It was quite intimidating having an integral role in a feature film, 'cause I've never studied acting, I'd never done any acting before in my whole life, but it was a nice challenge. Because Ben believed in me and I believed that he would pull this crazy idea together, we just kinda did it. It's been the most stressful project that either of us has ever worked on. I couldn't say it'll be the most stressful project we'll ever work on, 'cause I know how life goes.
Is it true you taught him to rap?
I wouldn't want to take that credit, he says things like that, but you know, when I met Ben, I was a spotty little 16-year-old brash rapper, he was a spotty little unconfident singer. He used to come around my flat in Angel, I used to show him all my old records and what I considered the essence of hip hop. I remember him sitting there and asking 'how do you freestyle like that?' I'd sit there and freestyle and he'd start to freestyle. I would never say I schooled him, but we've influenced each other a lot, in a lot of aspects of our life. We've both grown up a lot over the years.
Apart from the fact that you share the same name, are there any other similarities between yourself and Ed in iLL Manors?
Nah not at all, Ed is kinda like me in a parallel universe. I've been lucky to grow up with strong parents and strong direction. They supported me in the things I wanted to do in my life. My character Ed had completely the opposite, he grew up with no love, no direction and he has been beaten in to apathy and into this hatred of the world. If this was real, you should take responsibility for his actions, and be held up for them, but I definitely feel sorry for the guy, 'cause that could have been me – and in the same token, he could have been me.
Was it quite hard for you to get into the role of Ed? He's quite a nasty piece of work…
Even after I've said how different to me he is, it was still quite easy to get into the role, I don't know what Freud would make of that. It was easy to get into the role, but it was hard to get out of the role. I could hype myself up no problem, but then to go home and wind down is the hard part, especially when you're doing it everyday, every week for a long period of time, it was difficult.
iLL Manors is a powerful film, what message would you like the audience to come away with?
I think the most important thing that we can take from it is to stop this demonisation of the youth. Still make them responsible for their actions, they make mistakes, but when the riots happened everyone jumped out and said "ah these kids, they're just young criminals, opportunist thieves – no care for the community", but the truth is, what sense of community do they feel like they have? Their lift is full of piss and probably broken, the council ain't come to fix the lights on the stairs, and even on the stairs you've got condoms and kids spitting all over the floor, smoking weed or smoking worse, half of the block is boarded up, they say that they're going to knock it down, but they ain't done it for ten years, there's dog sh*t everywhere in the flats and then when they go to school the teachers don't believe in them. It becomes a negative cycle. I think we need to understand where these kids get their hate from and their apathy, and then possible we can start to make things better.
"people are going to step out of their middle class bubbles"
I saw a great quote in the paper, "social care costs a lot of money, but the riots cost even more." We spend all this money fixing up the riots, but we're not spending money on community centres and fixing the lift, fixing the lights, giving them some grass and a playground, giving them djing, acting and painting courses, doing positive things to prevent the riots happening in the future. That's what I'd like to see, the middle and upper classes taking a bit more responsibility for what is going on.
What reaction are you hoping this film is going to receive?
I think people are going to step out of their middle class bubbles and come and see the film and they might go home to their friend and say "oh it was amazing, but it was a bit harrowing" and then they'll forget about it and go back to their normal life… holidays in Tuscany and Yacht in Southampton. I want this film to have a lasting impression, to be honest I don't care if they hate this film, I feel like this film has a stronger purpose, if we can make people really start to think about it and slightly change people's moral compasses towards the youth, then I think we'll have achieved what we wanted to achieve.
I hope this can be a springboard, and we can keep voicing our concerns and opinions and keep trying to push change. I hate it when I see rappers getting famous and then it's all about them, "I'm in the club popping bottles." You're in a position of power now, you've got 'x' amount of followers on twitter, you sell 'x' amount of records, people listen to you – so why are you just talking about the new Lamborghini you bought, why are you not trying to push some positive change and make a positive impact, I'm not saying you need to stop enjoying the fruits of your labour, but doesn't mean you can't put some time back in and do something positive with the position that you're in.
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The inspirational leader of the 2005 SBC Cotton Bowl championship squad, Kevin Burnett made his final season as a Vol his best.
The Carson, Calif., native was elected team co-captain for the second consecutive year and was named a first-team All-American and All-SEC selection after finishing second on the team with 120 tackles and third in the SEC with 9.2 tackles per game. He tied for the team lead for the team with seven special-teams tackles during the season.
Burnett had a fast start to the 2004 season with eight tackles and a fumble recovery in the win over UNLV and was later named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after setting a new career-high with 16 tackles (10 solo) in a 30-28 win over Florida. He led the Vols with six tackles against Texas A&M in the 2005 SBC Cotton Bowl.
During his four years at Rocky Top, Burnett amassed 264 total tackles, 23 TFLs, eight sacks, eight pass breakups, recovered three fumbles and forced three more.
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Lewis endured five surgeries in the span of 23 months following his sophomore year, including three operations to repair his anterior cruciate ligament and two scopes, one each on his left and right knee.
He began to wonder if the Fresno State loss, played his sophomore year in November of 2009, would be his last time playing in a college game After sitting out two full seasons, Lewis finally saw the field again last season against Ohio State, near three years after his original injury.
"My heart was racing 100 miles a minute," he said following the game. "It was great. My nerves was going. That first play, it was a great feeling, one of the greatest feelings of my life just being able to get back out there."
Lewis appeared in five games in 2012, playing on a knee that he estimated was between 80 and 90 percent. The chance to go through a full offseason to reach full health and strength would give Lewis an opportunity to end his career on a high note.
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It has been said a kidney stone is the most painful experience a human can have next to childbirth. The kidney stone hurts when it moves in the kidney and through your urological system. The quicker you pass it, the less pain you'll have to endure. While some large kidney stones may require medical treatment to help them pass, most kidney stones can be passed at home.
Drink distilled water. To pass the kidney stone quickly, you must drink a lot of fluid to stimulate urine production. However, tap water contains bacteria, metals and other impurities which can actually increase the sedimentation of the kidney stones. Distilled water flushes out kidney stones without making them larger.
Use lemons. Add a few lemon slices to each glass of water or other beverage you drink. Lemons are high in citric acid, which helps break the kidney stone up and helps it move through your system faster.
Exercise. Exercise help prevents kidney stones because it not only helps the body flush toxins which cause them, but it allows the kidney stone to pass quicker by getting it to move. It also increases your thirst, which makes you drink more water.
Increase your intake of citrates. Citrates prevent calcium from building up, which will help your kidney stone not increase in size before you pass it. Citrates are found in grapes, carrots and oranges. The most efficient way to increase your intake of citrates is to drink grape, carrot or orange juice.
Strain your urine. Each time you use the bathroom, use a urine strainer to catch any kidney stone fragments which you pass. This lets you know you have passed the stone and gives your doctor a sample of the type of kidney stones you're producing. You doctor can provide you with a urine strainer and specimen cup.
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- See a doctor if you believe you have a kidney stone. A doctor runs tests to confirm you have a kidney stone and determines if you can pass the stone naturally or will need medical treatment.
- Beer is a natural expectorant and increases your urine output. Drinking a beer a day while trying to pass the kidney stone allows it to pass quicker.
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Mila Kunis Named Sexiest Woman Alive
No arguments here… The super hot Mila Kunis was just named the sexiest woman alive by Esquire magazine.
I'm pretty sure Ashton Kutcher is the envy of every man on the planet, and I would be willing to bet Demi Moore isn't taking it so well.
Mila's new title comes complete with a tastefully topless photo on the cover of Esquire proving that she deserved to dethrone singer Rihanna as sexiest woman alive 2012.
Mila told Esquire: "If I wanted to charm the pants off you, I could. I think that if I bought into the hype, I would lose all sight of who I am…And I never want to lose that."
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Steampunk Set by AzmalWatch
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Steampunk themed jacket, hat, belt, baldric, and holster. More on this later once it is modeled. Treat this as a preview.
That looks more dieselpunk, than steampunk ,friend.
Perfect! Love it!
Looking great...well done.
I love it! great work (:
nice design, i love it
Ok want one of these for our SP collective
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Wow.. just wow.
Is that the Righteous Bison I see?
I love the gold zipper right up the front - no buttons. Very unique detail!
I seriously want to buy this for my film project ;o
That is just so cool in so many ways
Fantastic work!
Oh that is hella nice! I'm loving the creative use of Tandy's steampunk conchos on this one!
dear lord your talented, i dont think i could respect you anymore than i do just for seeing this!
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amazing work man, cant wait to see anymore magic you create
Oh lord, this set. ALL my feels. It is stunning.
Great Job!!!
Love it. Did you draft your own pattern? and what weight is the leather, looks to be of a thicker sort?
Yep, custom pattern and it's around 3oz, a little on the thick side for making garments. Harder to work with but I like the results.
Just gorgeous. I think I spent 10 minutes just studying your seams. There are so many great themes blended together in this outfit. The gun is outstanding. It's such a great mix of WWII meets technology meets modern bare midrift.
Gorgeous, as per usual my friend
Thanks, and btw your project will be coming along within the next couple months. Hopefully sooner.
Sounds great man, I'm loving everything you've put out so far so I'm stoked to see what you do with the design
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For a girl, i suppose?
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Very dapper! I suspect I'd need a larger size, though, lol.
All well putt together love the design! Micheal Jackson would have loved this look!
Awesome looking gear
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I've noticed in a lot (all?) of the information about retreats it is said that students an encouraged to not take notes after meditation. What is the reason for that, and are those generally the instructions for a daily practice as well?
I ask because some of the things that have come up in my meditation lately seem to be important for further investigation, but I either forget them in the midst of daily life or not remember the details.


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Sure, Georgia would prefer to be playing a week later and about 220 miles further south in the Sunshine State on college football's ultimate stage, but the Bulldogs can't complain too much about landing in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Fla.
The No. 16 Bulldogs (9-3) will play No. 19 Michigan State (9-3) on New Year's Day at 1 p.m. on ABC.
"We're genuinely excited about the opportunity to go to the Capital One Bowl," Georgia coach Mark Richt said Sunday night. "We're excited about going to Orlando. We're excited about getting a chance to play a great top-25 team in Michigan State. We're thrilled. We've had a couple of practices not knowing who we're playing and now we can practice with a little bit more purpose."
Florida and Oklahoma are playing in the Bowl Championship Series national title game Jan. 8 in Miami, but the preseason No. 1 Bulldogs are making the best of their postseason destination.
"We would rather be sitting in a different seat right now," receiver Mohamed Massaquoi said last week. "As things happened, we're not, so we're just going to embrace what we have now and make the most of our situation."
Instead of a matchup of the nation's two top teams, the Capital One bowl matches a pair of the nation's top running backs in Georgia's Knowshon Moreno and Michigan State's Javon Ringer, two of the three finalists for the Doak Walker Award.
Ringer has rushed for 1,590 yards, ranks third in the nation in rushing yards per game and his 21 rushing touchdowns are the second most in the nation.
"The guy you hear the most about is Ringer. You see a lot of highlights," Richt said. "You're mainly watching Javon running people over, running them over, scoring touchdowns."
The Capital One gets the first Southeastern Conference pick after the BCS bowls.
Georgia was picked over No. 20 Ole Miss. the Rebels (8-4) beat Florida and ended the season with five straight victories.
"There was some talk out there, but I felt confident with what we had done and positioned ourselves with one more win," Georgia athletic director Damon Evans said. "It's a good bowl. Outside of the BCS bowls, it's the highest bowl payout."
Florida Citrus Sports Executive Director Steve Hogan said the bowl picked its SEC team after "vigorous discussion," with its bowl scouts.
"It was very, very close. There was a lot of debate," Hogan said. "I don't want to reveal any numbers, but Ole Miss got very serious consideration. They had a nice season. I think the thing that probably made it such a big discussion is the two didn't play each other on the field. I think what tipped the scales is that Georgia had the better overall and better conference record."
Michigan State will be playing in its first New Year's Bowl since playing in the game when it was called the Florida Citrus Bowl in the 1999 season. Michigan State is returning to the site of last year's Champs Sports Bowl, which it lost to to Boston College.
"This is another step in our progression of things," said Spartans coach Mark Dantonio. "Our goals were to make a New Year's Day bowl game."
Michigan State finished third in the Big Ten behind Penn State and Ohio State, which both beat the Spartans handily. The Spartans have one win against an opponent currently ranked: a 37-20 victory at Northwestern.
"Both teams come in here with nine wins and have something to prove and want to get to 10 wins," Hogan said. "The Big Ten has had a pretty good run here in our game."
The Big Ten has won the last four Capital One Bowls including Michigan's 41-35 victory over Florida last year. The last SEC team to win was Georgia on Jan. 1, 2004, defeating Purdue 34-27 in overtime.
The Capital One Bowl pays out $4.25 million. Under the SEC's bowl distribution formula, Georgia retains $1.26 million plus a travel allowance. The remaining balance from each bowl is divided into 13 equal shares with one share going to the conference.
Georgia sold about 10,400 tickets to the game before tickets went on sale to the public Sunday night.
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Phineas L. Tracy
Phineas Lyman Tracy (December 25, 1786 – December 22, 1876) was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of Albert Haller Tracy.
Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Tracy graduated from Yale College in 1806. He engaged in teaching for two years. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1811 and commenced practice in the village of Madison, New York. He moved to Batavia, Genesee County, about 1815 and continued the practice of law.
Tracy was elected to the Twentieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of David E. Evans. He was reelected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses and served from November 5, 1827, to March 3, 1833.
He was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1840, voting for William Henry Harrison and John Tyler.
He was appointed presiding judge of Genesee County Court in 1841, and continued in that office until 1846, when he retired from public life. He died in Batavia, New York, December 22, 1876. He was interred in Batavia Cemetery.
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- United States Congress. "Phineas L. Tracy (id: T000346)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Using the Branch to Sell Mobile
American Banker published an article last week describing Bank of America's quest to bolster the ranks of its mobile banking customer base. According to the article, the bank is outfitting its teller stations with quick response (QR) codes that can be scanned by mobile devices to download the mobile app. What a great idea! For too long, most financial institutions have limited the merchandizing of mobile banking capabilities. Even after investing in sought after capabilities such as mobile remote deposit capture, many banks enrol mobile banking users primarily through the online channel. Go figure! In-branch merchandizing is a logical way to leverage remaining foot-traffic for the mutual benefit of online banking enrolment, and QR codes at the teller line is a great way to do so in my opinion. After reading the article, I was eager to see them for myself at a local Bank of America Branch. Upon entering the branch, I was instantly greeted by a charming and enthusiastic employee who was quick to answer my query. She had no personal experience with the in-store merchandising though, and even asked me what app I use to read QR codes. The merchandising wasn't at the teller stations, but at the deposit preparation desk (below) and also prominently positioned at each new account desk. Once scanned, the QR code directs the user to the appropriate app store to download the bank's 4.2.69 version of the mobile banking app. Note that the merchandising didn't simply advertise mobile banking, it sells the benefits of the bank's newly released mobile deposit capability. Placement was perfect – right where in-branch depositors will be filling out deposit slips. Use of QR codes is smart for their ability to allow consumers to easily inquire without taking bank staff's time. It reminds me of another clever application of QR codes. My wife is a first grade teacher. She enjoys the use of iPads in her classroom and integrates them into her curriculum. One way she does so is by loading a variety of educational games onto the iPads for use throughout the day to reinforce lessons. She makes a number of "low-technology" games available as well. Games are a great way to provide some educational fun while she is working with other students. Like new banking capabilities, the problem with games is that they must be explained. Having to do so in the classroom is distracting and diminishes the value of "self-service' learning games otherwise provide. To address this problem, she recorded instructions for each game on YouTube and provides a QR code for each game that links to the explanation video. Students wishing to explore a new game simply scan the appropriate QR code and they're off. It saves her countless interruptions. Apparently Bank of America tellers will soon be enjoying the same benefit.
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USAA and UPS Stores: A Lesson in Branch Relevance
In October 2010, USAA announced its partnership with The UPS Store to act as an in-person deposit gathering channel for the bank – something USAA has done without for years and still managed to enjoy a deposit growth rate of roughly three times the industry average. Last week, USAA announced its Easy Deposit service is now available at 1,700 The UPS Store locations. From its start in 1983, the objective of USAA Federal Savings Bank was to leverage the company's strong brand equity and high customer satisfaction among its insurance, credit, and brokerage customers to build a strong banking franchise. USAA struggled with attracting member checking and savings deposits— for good reason. Without a branch network, USAA relied on mail-in deposits. To facilitate, it has provided free self-addressed stamped envelopes for members. But this approach, with its delayed funds availability and high internal processing cost, was not a competitive proposition. USAA more recently pioneered desktop and mobile RDC solutions for its banking customers as an alternative for mail-in deposits which used to be its mainstay. The solutions have been a huge success. So why this? The obvious answer is that despite the overwhelming success of Deposit@Home and Deposit@Mobile, a significant number of USAA members aren't opting in. Far from an indictment against remote deposit capture, USAA's latest move – along with its opening additional full-service retail branch locations in Killeen, TX and Washington, D.C. speaks volumes about the enduring relevance of branch banking in our increasingly multichannel world. Moreover:
- This move gives credence to the "branch is not dead" argument. Financial institutions serve a diverse customer base with differing needs and preferences. As much of a success as Deposit@Home and Deposit@Mobile have been, they have not rendered branch banking obsolete – even for USAA. Traditional retail banks should expect significant deposit transaction migration to self-service channels with desktop and mobile RDC, but not overwhelmingly so. There will remain – for at least a number of years – important customer segments for which RDC solutions won't appeal.
- On the other hand, retail branches are disturbingly devoted to deposit gathering. USAA's move will give it quick access to 1,700 locations near its target geographic markets at a small fraction of the cost of traditional branches. Traditional banks that think they don't compete with USAA need to think again.
- As transactions continue their migration to self-service channels, there will be increasing demands placed upon retail FIs to re-think their branch models. The status quo is no longer sustainable. As transaction volumes leave the branch, so will foot traffic. FIs will have to create new reasons for customers to visit the branch and obtain proportionally higher cross sell ratios just to maintain. At the same time, declining transaction volumes will produce increasing unit costs on the remaining transactions. It's not a pretty picture.
- USAA obviously isn't selling in The UPS Stores. Any cross-selling will be for UPS Store products and services, not those of USAA. This isn't a problem for USAA because it has become adept at selling its wares without face-to-face interaction. Traditional retail banks need to learn this art! For most U.S. financial institutions precious little sales effort exists apart from the branch network. This too is unsustainable.


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Since her debut in 1988, Sarah McLachlan's atmospheric folk-pop has gained a devoted following not only in her native Canada, where she established star status with her first album, but also in the U.S. and U.K. The following two decades saw her grow both as a musician and songwriter, continually redefining herself and emerging as a major voice in the growing adult alternative pop format. She also founded Lilith Fair, a concert tour that helped usher other female songwriters into the mainstream during the late '90s, while maintaining her own presence on the charts.
After touring in 1999, Sarah McLachlan took a break, pretty much keeping to herself until she released her new album, Afterglow, earlier this year. McLachlan just completed her North American tour and will spend the rest of the year touring Europe, but, considering her taste for hiatus, who knows when she'll be back on the road. To tide fans over, McLachlan's people have prepped a new live CD/DVD package. On November 23 Afterglow Live will hit the shelves of your local music store. The set includes a 23-track DVD packaged with a 15-track CD.


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iPad 2 China: Apple's newest tablet gets one step closer to the Chinese market
China -- even with all its new Apple stores -- always seems the redheaded, tech un-savvy, stepchild when it comes to product launches, getting gadgets months after they've launched just about everywhere else.
Thankfully our months of waiting (or flying to Hong Kong) for the iPad 2 are nearing an end, as the tablet was awarded a China Compulsory Certification late last week. The license is compulsory for 3G products being sold on the Chinese mainland.
The move signals that the iPad 2 is set to make its official entry in the Chinese mainland market soon. Although no date has been released (yet), think a matter of weeks from now, not months.
- More on CNNGo: iPad 2 hits China's gray markets
Industry insiders, according to WantChinaTimes, expect the Wi-Fi version of the iPad 2 to hit the Chinese market in May. The fate of the 3G iPad 2 in China is still up for debate.
In response to the coming Middle Kingdom launch of Apple's coveted tablet, the once sky-high Hong Kong prices for the product are beginning to come down, and they're expected to go even lower as May approaches and demand for gray-market iPad 2 in China wanes.


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Stephens Co. August Unemployment Figures Out
Recently released figures from the Georgia Department of Labor show mixed unemployment numbers for Stephens County.
According to the August figures, Stephens County's preliminary unemployment rate in August was 9.4 percent, which is down three-tenths of a percent from the revised July rate of 9.7 percent.
However, the number of employed in Stephens County also went down from July to August as 114 fewer people were listed as employed in August in Stephens County than in July.
The labor force also declined in August in Stephens County, with 164 fewer people in the labor force as compared to July.
Those trends are comparable to August 2011 in Stephens County. This August's unemployment rate is a full percentage point lower, but there are fewer people in the labor force and fewer people employed when compared to a year ago.
The number of unemployed did decrease in August when compared to both July and August 2011 in Stephens County.
Looking elsewhere around the region, Franklin, Habersham, and Banks counties all saw similar trends in August. Franklin County had a preliminary August unemployment rate of 10.6 percent, while Habersham County's rate was 9.2 percent and Banks County's rate was 6.7 percent.
Overall, the Georgia Mountains region, which includes Stephens County, also saw drops in the unemployment rate, labor force, number of employed, and number of unemployed. The Georgia Mountains region had a preliminary August unemployment rate of 7.8 percent.


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Green Bay Career
2014-15 Season
Recorded best finish at UIC Fall Invitational (9/20), placing 14th ... Recorded season-low round of 82 in second round of Horizon League Championship (4/24-26), finishing T29.
2013-14 Season
Played in five events for Green Bay, recording best finish of T11 at Butler (3/22) ... Recorded season-best round of 82 at IPFW Spring Classic (4/6-7).
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Shot a 182 at the 2012 Green Bay Invitational.
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First team all-conference during her junior and senior year while playing on the boy's golf team...Individual sectional qualifier junior and senior years...State qualifier sophomore year...Team MVP junior and senior years.


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- 1/2 head of Savoy cabbage (about 1 1/2 pounds), finely shredded
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Six 6-ounce pieces of fresh cod fillet, about 1 1/2 inches thick
- 18 fresh sage leaves, 12 whole and 6 minced
- 6 paper-thin slices prosciutto di Parma
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup dry white wine
- Juice and finely grated zest of 1 small lemon
- 1 cup chicken stock or canned low-sodium broth
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
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Preheat the oven to 400°. In a small saucepan, boil the carrots in lightly salted water until just tender, about 2 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water until cool. Set aside.
In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil. Add the onion and sauté over high heat until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the cabbage and toss to coat with oil. Reduce the heat to moderate and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the parsley and coriander and season with salt and pepper. Keep warm over very low heat.
Pat the cod dry and place 2 whole sage leaves on top of each piece. Wrap a slice of prosciutto around each piece of cod and secure it with a toothpick. Lightly dust the cod with flour and pepper.
Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet. Add the cod and cook over moderately high heat until browned and crisp, about 2 minutes per side. Using a spatula, transfer the fish to a small baking sheet and roast in the oven for about 8 minutes, or until cooked through.
Meanwhile, set the skillet in which the fish was seared over high heat. Add the wine, lemon juice and lemon zest and boil, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan, until only a few tablespoons remain, about 7 minutes. Add the chicken stock, butter and the reserved cooked carrots and boil until reduced by half and thickened, about 5 minutes. Add the minced sage and season with salt and pepper.
Reheat the cabbage if necessary. Bring the sauce to a boil. Mound the cabbage in the center of 6 warmed plates. Set a piece of cod on the cabbage and discard the toothpicks. Spoon the sauce over the cod and cabbage and serve.
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Lady Bug here. Well Monday, the 21st of Nov was 3 years since I left my momma for Rainbow Bridge for a life without suffering. I am doing very well up here and have lots of friends. I watch over my momma but she doesn't see me. Once in a while I will come to her in her dreams but not very often. She still misses me alot but Maiya and Renny keep her occupied so she doesn't dwell on the fact that I am not physically. I miss my momma also but I am happy now that I can walk again and breathe well again and I have my sister up here with me now so all is good.
Thank you to everyone for being friends with my momma and Maiya and Renny.
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Momma here................My Sweet Angel Lady Bug, I miss you dearly and please know that I think about you and Cinder every day. I brought your videos with me on this trip to see your grandpa so I can look at them as I do every year since you have gone. I love you and miss you my sweet angel girl!!!!!!!!!
Today is 1 year ago that I had to let Lady go to Rainbow Bridge. I miss her every single day.
My Dearest Lady Bug,
Today is a sad day for me but at the same time I know you are pain free. I hope that you are happy and able to run and play and be young again with no health problems. You had a rough life from the very beginning. You always were having to go to the doctor for something being wrong from your enlarged bladder when you were just a pup right after I brought you home to the many ear infections and then you had the impacted stomach that led to almost half your life spent fighting problems from that until the last 2 years of your life when I was finally able to get the doctors to sew up your back. You had almost a full year of not having anything wrong until the last year of your life where you suffered with the pnuemonia that led to almost having kidney failure and then at the same time your back legs started failing you, that I believe was spinal stenosis.
Through all of this you still met me at the door every day so very happy to see me and still followed me from room to room. You were my first dog and you tought me so much about unconditional love.
You have touched a place so deep in my soul, a place I didn't know could be touched. I will never forget you and I will love you every day. I miss giving you big hugs and I miss the hugs you would give me back and the kisses you would give me.
You are my sweet angel!!!!!!!! Rest in peace.
I love you Lady Bug.
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Copy this diary entry and paste into your diary and delete my answers - then you can fill in your own. We can get to know our pals better!! Have fun! Then send a rosette OR send p-mail to 4 pals and ask them to post in their diary!!!!
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1. What color is your collar?
I had a red one that is mostly what I wore, but mommy bought me a black one with diamonds (Lady's momma here......it was really rhinestones but we won't tell her that) a short time before I went to rainbow bridge. My harness was red.
2. What kind of food do you eat?
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3. What are your favorite treats?
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Red but black was nice on me also, but of course we could wear anything since we have neutral coloring.....BOL!!!
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Nick Conway to stick SGVCOG with his legal bills
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#1 Jul 17, 2012
Old Nick Conway, being true to his 'ways' has asked the SGVCOG to pay for his legal bills, since they reaped the rewards for his illegal activities and voted on it to allow him to steal.
Southern California, SGVCOG is ripe for another "i'm an idiot" award.
Now Nick COnway will pick the pockets of the tax payers of Southern California cities that are members of SGVCOG, I do believe it's around 31 give or take the ones that will be leaving the disgraced Org. called SGVCOG.
Told Ya So!
#2 Jul 17, 2012
Who will Nick Conway/SVCOG take down with him?
I've got a list but lets wait and see for our selves?
#3 Jul 20, 2012
Don't forget Nicholas T. Conway of SGVCOG will be seen live in person Monday July 23, 2012 at:
Central District
Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
210 West Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Department 30
#4 Jul 23, 2012
No one is above the law, not even Nick Conway!
Going down Nick Conway.
#5 Jul 26, 2012
Could it be that Nick Conway is planning on throwing his good friends on the sgvCOG's Board of Directors under the bus in order to save his own skin from a long trip to prison?
We will be watching this closely.
And still the sgvCOG continues to conduct business in it's usual idiotic fashion, thats the best that sgvCOG can do since Nick Conway there leader is facing Felony charges in court next month.
#6 Aug 5, 2012
The $20,000 Plus in dues we are supposed to send to the sgvCOG should definitely be put on ice until the Glendora City Council examines the issues.
The Executive Director of the SGVCOG was arrested for 4 felony charges of conflict of interest.
This is some very serious stuff, and not the time for the usual shenanigans.
Glendora, California..
#7 Aug 12, 2012
That Nick Conway who has a new NCK name: Dirty bag.
#8 Aug 13, 2012
Nick Conway of Pasadena, California has been arrested in 2012 and will attend his court trial and then be convicted and sent to prison.
SGVCOG is short on brains and money after supporting this criminal.
Yep, old Nick Conway is digging deep in to SGVCOG funds
#9 Aug 17, 2012
The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Thursday, August 16, 2012 cancelled portions of a contract with Conway's firm, Arroyo & Associates Inc.
Then fumbled through the steps to hired away three of his employees.
Then the sgvCOG went into emergency CLOSED SESSION to try and iron out the details not made public during the open meeting held on August 16, 2012.
These people who went into the CLOSED SESSION are ina near state of FEAR over legal step that may take place at what ever they do!
#10 Aug 18, 2012
Those mentioned three clowns (jeffers, Kagul, Betta) from Glendora, California city government and the entire city council are worthless, they all conspired along with Nick Conway to steal from the tax payers of California and the Federal government.
In order to stave off more defections by local cities, the governing board of the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments has moved to separate itself from its embattled Executive Director Nick Conway, who is facing four felony conflict-of-interest charges.
The regional agency Thursday night cancelled key portions of a contract with Conway's firm, Arroyo & Associates Inc., and hired away three of his employees. The COG board also gave a qualified thumbs up to a plan to hire a new executive director and make that hire an employee, instead of a contractor."
Day late, much more than a dollar short.
sgvCOG needs new leadership and members who can pass a POLYGRAPH TEST first.
#11 Aug 22, 2012
It would not be impossible for regional organizations to be helpful. A new format is needed, not the top down approch but the bottom up approch.
So far the SGVCOG has been a big failure, but here's how they could contribute:
1.) Listen to the people who live in the cities - so, for instance, a Glendora representative would actually get information from Glendora, California residents.
2.) Take the residents' concerns to the regional gatherings.
3.) Inform the other representatives, and listen to the tasks they were given by the people they serve.
4.) Compare the local agendas with the state's agendas.
5.) Compose communication that negotiates with the state, or, if needed, flat out refuses state mandates that conflict with local goals.
Then we'd all be proud of membership in regional organizations. As it is now, they are only a source of shame and embarrassment.
#12 Aug 31, 2012
Mr. King of the city of Walnut has pulled that cities membership and La verne has suspended theirs just because of Nick Conways legal problems.
The insurance carrier of the "San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments" SGVCOG has REFUSED a claim to cover Nick Conways legal fees.
Alliant Insurance Services sent a letter to the SGVCOG dated August 22, 2012 stateing the company would not cover Nick Conway's legal fees.
In short SGVCOG would have to cover their own MESS they created, that means dig in to the DEEP pockets of each member city.
#13 Sep 1, 2012
Wonder what Nick Conways going to do next?
Punt or fall down with the ball?
Either way 30 cities and a few county supervisors and water boards are in DEEP $$ trouble.
#14 Sep 5, 2012
Ex Post Facto, the new law cannot apply to old acts.
Otherwise you could be charged for things that were not a crime when you did them.
The logic being of course that a reasonable and prudent person would not have done it if the act was already illegal.
Blame this one on our legal system being based on old English common law.
The way to get around the ex post facto rule is to use the RICO act and seize all assets, including pension payments.
Which is what I would recommend for the city of Bell felons, Cudahy felons, Vernon felons, Irwindale felons and of Course NICK CONWAY of the SGVCOG - felon.
Technically, they would still get their pension, just the monthly payment would just never get to them.
#15 Sep 7, 2012
Have the backers of Proposition 31 heard of our very own local "Nick con Conway?"
Since the SGVCOG has now been exposed as a mechanism to enrich Nick Conway and our local representatives as farcical actors in his production, why would anyone in this region give this proposition any serious consideration at all.
A complete failure, the sgvCOG should be disbanded and turned over to honest citizens committee.
#16 Sep 24, 2012
GET OUT Glendora, California.
I understand Walnut and other cities have bailed but the sgvCOG is CONwaying the membership by not telling anyone.
Apparently 20 percent of the Cities have already witheld their membership.
They officially are not members next month.
WTF is wrong with our Glendora City Council?
Why do they stay in this corrupt organization.
Where is our City Council Leadership?
Get us out now!
When they get arrested, then we will replace them and have some honest elected offcials here in Glendora, California.
Go away Douglas Tessitor and Gene Murabito.
#17 Sep 26, 2012
Good news and Bad news for sgvCOG, now it appears Glendora city manager Chris Jeffers has gotten into the fray in trying to save sgvCOG from it's self. Alhambra City mayor Barbara Messina has created too many enemys.
From those who attend a sgvCOG's latest meeting pretty much felt A.C.E. would win out and be able to seperate fromn sgvCOG, what's bothering the sgvCOG member's right now is who is going to pay for Nick Conways legal defense fund?
Glendora's last city council meeting September 25, 2012 has a special "closed Session" meeting item, Impending lawsuit. This could be the one Nick Conway will be filling against each and every city in the sgvCOG to force them to pay for his sinful defense.
#18 Sep 29, 2012
It's always nice to hear something new about Nick Conway of the sgvCOG.
Since so many crooked people stood and are still standing by him, like Chris Jeffers of Glendora, California.
One of Jeffers buddies had to leave Glendora in a hurry, seems there were issues that had become to hot to handle and cover up anymore.
So off went Josh Betta to the City of Bell, California?
#19 Oct 12, 2012
We haven't mention th4e name of Nick Conway sgvCOG member for a while?
His buddies on the outside are waiting to find out what happend next to Nick Conway also, because either way it's going to cost somne serious MONEY.
#20 Oct 17, 2012
This all reminds me of Nick Conway and his sgvCOG connections a 4 Felony charges and final arrested.
Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez, was arrested October 17, 2012 Wednesday along with Mark McNeil, a principal assessor, and Ramin Salari, a tax consultant and Noguez campaign contributor.
Noguez, whose real name is Juan Renaldo Rodriguez, is charged with 24 felony counts, 13 counts of misappropriation by a public officer, five counts of perjury, four counts of accepting bribes and two counts of conspiracy.
This could lead back to people living and working in Glendora, California also like it did with Nick Conway.
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Regarding A. Madhavan's critique:
1. The words 'ruthless' and 'relentless' are listed as rhymes in The Penguin Rhyming Dictionary.
2. And more importantly, I believe that the heart of poetry is the poetry of the heart. Therefore, for my part, being 'sentimental' is not necessarily a bad thing. And showing emotions is human. We come to this world through love, and without love life is meaningless. I view kindness and compassion among our greatest virtues. They hold the keys to human salvation. Alienation from Man, crusty insensitivity represent a grave danger to human survival. Indurated callousness feeds the shadow, the dark side of life affiliated with cruelty, violence and war.
3. Poetry thrives on imagination. Those who spurn it- like Plato, who wanted to ban poets from his Republic- have their answer in Einstein: I'm enough of an artist to draw freely on my imagination, which I think is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited, imagination encircles the world (Interview with Albert Einstein by George S. Viereck, published in the Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post, October 26,1929) .
4. We live in a mathematical universe, which involves codes and emblems.The brain processes the information encoded in the world by means of symbols. Human communication proceeds through metaphors. This is not a pathetic fallacy but a scientific fact.
5. Furthermore, although a poet has a passport to travel through kingdoms of other worlds, I don't think that saying that Life spins our fate like roulette in a film set, invokes the 'supernatural'. Mind you, the actual world is bigger than us. The credo that humans can exercise complete control over their life does not hold water. Rather, it seems to reflect a measure of naive detachment from reality.
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Thank you for your comment, Tom. I view this opus as a narrative verse. Although the genre is associated with ballads and idylls, among them with such classic epics as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, or Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, narrative poems neither have to rhyme, nor have they follow rhythmic pattern. They tell a story, which can be long or short.
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Thank you for your comment. I agree that the notion of truth is confusing and controversial. At the same time I believe that the value of definition appears to be rather overrated. If one says, for instance, "It's raining now", or, "Many tourists visit New York", we don't really need explanations to understand the plain meaning of these sentences. Nevertheless, let's provide a common denotation for truth and define it as correspondence between belief and fact. Thus truth represents the opposite pole of falsity. Throughout history philosophers and scientists have struggled with the problem of what can we know for sure about ourselves and the universe. Unfortunately, truth remains murky and elusive. Even mathematics, the most exact among the sciences, in corresponding contexts fails to pass the test of irrefutable certainty. Bertrand Russell, a great mathematician, envisions "the perfect model of truth in the multiplication table, which is precise and certain and free from all temporal dross". Yet, in his own playful definition of the Queen of Sciences, he defines mathematics as "the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true". And the fact remains that in relation to nature the laws of mathematics are saturated with uncertainties. Furthermore, the cardinal concepts of science - such as matter, energy, space and time—represent poetic metaphors in an ultimately unknown reality. Let's face it. We don't have definite answers to fundamental existential questions: Is the universe finite or infinite? Who are we? Where do we come from? Are we alone in the cosmos? What is consciousness? Is the universe alive? In"The Problems of Philosophy", Russell writes: "Has the universe any unity or plan or purpose, or is it a fortuitous concourse of atoms? '