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The Notre Dame de Chartres Cathedral is an architectural masterpiece of the 12th and 13th centuries, imposing its unity and harmony on the surrounding area. It is often considered a perfect gothic cathedral, one that has traversed the centuries without major incident despite the many chapters of history that have unfolded around it. With its beautifully preserved stained glass and statuary, it is possible today to admire this monumental ensemble in its (mostly) original splendor. Its exceptional state of preservation and the speed at which it was built (most of the building was completed in just 26 years) make the cathedral a major and unique testament to the world of Christendom in the Middle Ages. Although it was built on the base of a Romanesque construction, it shows great architectural homogeneity and demonstrates a certain continuity between the two styles. The Chartres Cathedral was the center of medieval Christianity. A major pilgrimage site, it is visible from many kilometers away with its bell tower that rises to 112 meters, guiding pilgrims to this holy place.
World Heritage
Partly built starting in 1145, and rebuilt in 26 years after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, the porches adorned with fine sculptures from the mid-12th century, and its shimmering stained glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries, make it a unique and remarkably well-preserved masterpiece.
Chartres Cathedral was selected as a World Heritage site in 1979 under criteria (i), (ii) and (iv).
Criteria for selection
Criterion (i) : Constructed rather quickly and completed almost all at once, the Chartres Cathedral, through the unity of its architecture and decoration, contains the total and achieved expression of one of the most unanimous aspects of the Christian Middle Ages
Criterion (ii) : The Chartres Cathedral has had a considerable influence on the development of Gothic architecture in and outside of France.
Criterion (iv) : The Chartres Cathedral is both a symbol and a model of construction : it is the most illuminating example of the cultural, social and aesthetic elements of a Gothic cathedral.
Source : UNESCO / ICOMOS
Several buildings succeeded one another on the present site of the Cathedral from the 4th to the 10th century. In 876, King Charles the Bald, grandson of Charlemagne, made a donation to the cathedral – a holy relic known as the "Veil of the Virgin". This event made Chartres a high-profile sanctuary and a popular pilgrimage destination (see "Pilgrimage").
In 1134 the city was destroyed by fire but the Romanesque cathedral of the era was spared. In the following years, the cathedral was expanded thanks to the space freed by the fire. In 1160 most of the building had already been rebuilt. But in 1194 another fire destroyed part of the building, this time sparing only the crypts, the western facade and the towers. Its reconstruction began immediately. In 1240, the windows were already made and the official dedication took place on October 24, 1260.
What is notable is the extreme rapidity of reconstruction, as was well as the continuity of financial resources needed to carry out the project. This sheds light on the city's economic prosperity, or at least of its donors, professional trade associations and public figures.
The coronation of Henry IV
Henri IV was the only French king crowned in this cathedral and not in Reims, as was the custom. Reims and Paris were indeed held by the Armée de la Ligue Catholique (Army of the Catholic League), which opposed the king because he was Protestant. He eventually converted to Catholicism and was crowned King of France in Chartres in 1594.
Tourist Office
Tourist Office Chartres
Maison du Saumon, 8 Rue de la Poissonnerie, 28000 Chartres
Website - tel : 02 37 18 26 26.
Open daily.
October through April: Monday to Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday and holidays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ;
May through September: Monday to Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sunday and holidays: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Accommodation available for visitors with disabilities. Audio guide rental available for visiting the city.
The Maison du Saumon that houses the Tourist Office is without a doubt one of the most beautiful houses in the city. Completed in the early 16th century, it takes its name from the beautiful salmon carved on the ground floor. The Tourist Office presents the various attractions throughout the city with models, architectural reproductions and documentaries. It is a good introduction to visiting the Cathedral and the city.
Tips for Visitors
Chartres Pass
The pass includes access to many museums and monuments. Provide discounts or benefits from other tourist and cultural sites. Available at the Tourist Office for €15.50.
"A day in Chartres": Free interactive visit for smartphones and tablets (in French and English)
Discover more than 30 sites of Chartres and let the "App" guides you over unusual and inaccessible places.
Children's visit organized by the Tourist Office (in French)
Theatrical Visit for Children (1 hour, 30 minutes)
"Raconte-moi l'Histoire de Chartres" ("Tell me the history of Chartres")
Price: adult with kid €6.50 / 4 to 12 years old: €6.50. Free for children under 4 years old.
Reservation recommended , available through the Tourist Office.
City tour at 2 p.m., anecdotes and quizzes provide a fun and educational way to retrace the history of the city.
Tours organized by the Tourist Office during "Chartres en Lumières"
Guided tour (in French)
From April to September, Saturday evening and Tuesday evening in July and August.
Guided walk to discover the monuments of the city. Information available at the Tourist Office.
Mini train
May, June, September, Friday and Saturday nights. July and August: every night. Departure from the front of the Cathedral.
"Privilege" Tour (in French) on Fridays evenings from April through September.
Visit the Cathedral and its crypt by candlelight, then follow the "Chartres en Lumières" tour.
Calendar of Events
Chartres en lumières (April through September)
Website - Every evening, from nightfall to 1 a.m.
Chartres en Lumières (Chartres, Illuminated) is a must-see event. From April through September, 24 monuments are illuminated and accompanied by music, offering beautiful sights and an exceptional experience for visitors.
In late September, the Fête de la Lumière (Festival of Lights) closes the Chartres en Lumières event with shows, music, and more illuminations…
Soirées Autrement (June through August)
At 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. Discover the Cathedral otherwise.
Covered Market on Wednesday and Saturday morning, in the covered hall at Place Billiard, near the Cathedral.
Organic market and handicraft on Wednesday evening, place Billiard.
Flower Market on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Place du Cygne.
Christmas market in December.
Getting to Chartres
By Car
From Paris: highway RN10 towards Rambouillet via Porte de Saint-Cloud
From elsewhere : highway RN10
From Tours and the southwest: highway RN23
From Bretagne (Brittany): highway RN154 from Rouen, Evreux, Dreux or Orléans
By national highway (may incur tolls):
From Paris: A6 direction Bordeaux-Nantes via Porte d'Orléans, then A10 and A11 towards Nantes, exit 2, then highway RN 10
From Nantes, Angers and Le Mans: highway A11, exit 3
From Bordeaux: highway A10, exit Allaines, then highway RN 154
From Le Mans: highway A11, exit 3, then highway RN 10
From Rouen and Orleans: highway RN 154
Nearby classified sites:
Château de Versailles: 75 km (46.5 mi), time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Château de Fontainebleau: 115 km (71.5 mi), time: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Paris, Banks of the Seine: 92 km (57 mi), time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
By Plane
From the airports of Paris-Orly (82 km, 50 minutes) and Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle (102 km, 90 minutes)
Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
Website - tel : 39 50.
23 kilometers north of Paris
Aéroport de Paris-Orly
Website - tel : 39 50.
14 kilometers south of Paris
By bus
Bus station in Chartres
10 Place Pierre Sémard, 28000 Chartres
tel : 02 37 18 59 00
Next to the train station.
By train
Gare SNCF
8 Place Pierre Sémard, 28000 Chartres
Website - tel : 36 35.
Dozens of trains per day from Paris. Takes at least 1 hour from the Paris-Montparnasse train station.
Getting Around
Parking open 7 days a week, 24h/24h:
Parking Châtelet - Cathedral.
Parking Coeur de Ville. Entrances: Place des Epars and Place de la Porte Saint-Michel.
Urban Transport
2 bis Boulevard de la Résistance, 28000 Chartres
Tel : 02 37 36 26 98.
Bus network accessible to visitors with reduced mobility
Tips for getting around
"Relais des portes" :
A complimentary shuttle that serves the city center area (free).
Monday to Saturday: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The Mini Train
Website - Tel: 06 80 73 10 05.
Price: €6.50 / children 3 to 14 years old: €3.50
Operates from April through October, first departure at 10:30 a.m.
Commented tour of around 30 minutes that retraces the history of the old town. Departs from the right side of the Cathedral.
Evening tour, see: "Calendar of Events - Chartres en Lumières". Price: €7.50/ children 3 to 14 years old: €4.50. Every evening in July and August ; Fridays and Saturdays only in April, May, June and September.
Sleeping / Eating
The selection of accommodation proposed below consists of establishments that offer a good quality/price value. These addresses are nearby the classified area. The prices shown are for the off season, on the basis of 2 people.
Hôtellerie Saint Yves
Rue des Acacias, 28000 Chartres
Website - tel : 02 37 88 37 40.
Room from €74.
Chambres d'hôtes "Les Conviv'hôtes"
10 Rue du Pot Vert, 28000 Chartres
Website - tel : 02 37 90 88 62.
Room from €68. Kitchen available. Credit card not accepted.
Le Boeuf Couronné ***
15 Place Châtelet, 28000 Chartres
Website - Tel: 02 37 18 06 06.
Room from €89.
Best Western Le Grand Monarque ****
22 Place des Épars, 28000 Chartres
Website - tel : 02 37 18 15 15.
Room from €125.
Its restaurant, Le Georges, offers gourmet cuisine.
Menu from €54.
The selection of restaurants proposed below consists of restaurants that offer a good price/quality value. These addresses are nearby the classified area. "Formule" corresponds to a lunch special with a starter and a main course, or a main course and a dessert. The "menus" usually consist of a starter, a main course and a dessert," for lunch or dinner.
Le Café Bleu - bistrot
1 Cloître Notre Dame , 28000 Chartres
Website - tel : 02 37 36 59 60.
"Formule": €16.90. "Menu" from €28.
L'Esprit Gourmand - traditional French cuisine
6 Rue du Cheval Blanc, 28000 Chartres
Tel: 02 37 36 97 84.
"Menu" from €25.
Les Feuillantines - traditional French cuisine
4 Rue du Bourg, 28000 Chartres
Tel: 02 37 30 22 21.
"Formule" from €25. "Menu" from €35.
Le Saint Hilaire - fine cuisine
11 Rue du Pont Saint-Hilaire, 28000 Chartres
Website - Tel: 02 37 30 97 57.
"Menu" from €30.


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Our Review On The Cloud V Diamond Herbal Vaporizer
The company's flagship device when it comes to herbal vaporizers, the Cloud V Diamond is the perfect combination between power and style. Powered by a generous built-in battery and offering users the ability to adjust their vaping temperature between 300F – 435F, the Diamond is an outstanding performer.
The Cloud V Diamond is available in only two colors – black and silver – and it comes packed in a very nice cardboard box with all the essential accessories inside. You will find the fully assembled vaporizer, two extra mouthpieces, a micro-USB charging cable, a packing tool, a cleaning brush and a user manual. The first thing that you notice about this unit is it's incredibly compact form factor, very similar in height and width with the PAX 2. It measures around 114 x 28 x 17 mm and the build quality on it is very good. It comes with a magnetic top cap to protect the mouthpiece and it's the kind of device you can easily take with you anywhere you go.
It's powered by an internal 2000mAh battery and it has just the right amount of weight to it. It feels very comfortable in the hand and it's a pleasure to vape. A novelty about this device is that the heating chamber is ceramic and it can hold between 0.2 – 0.3 grams of finely grinded dry herb mixture. It does have some power in the battery when you first take it out but it's ideal to leave it plugged in for at least four hours before the first use.
To access the chamber you have to first take off the top cap and then the mouth piece. After you fill the chamber with loose leaf make sure to use the packing tool and then mount the mouth piece back on. Press the button three times and it will start showing the rising temperature on the LCD display. A green indicator light will blink as the Cloud V Diamond heats up and you'll know once it's ready to vape.
The power button and charging ports are located on the sides, and on the front of the vaporizer we have the LCD display as well as the two plus/minus adjustment buttons. You can increase or decrease the temperature by pressing on these buttons and the device will heat up or cool down accordingly. You can set it anywhere between 300F – 435F in 1F increments for a smoother or harder hit.
The internal battery is completely recharged in about four hours with the provided USB adaptor and it packs enough power for 3-5 vaping sessions depending on the temperature you enjoy. Vapor quality is clearly the best from all of the other Cloud V vaporizers and the overall experience is definitely in my top five.
It's recommended that you clean the chamber thoroughly after each vaping session with the provided mini-brush and the mouthpiece with a damp cloth. You can also switch from Fahrenheit to Celsius by pressing the power and minus buttons simultaneously for a few seconds.
Considering the $129.99 price tag, it's not the cheapest nor the most expensive herbal vaporizer out there, but it's certainly one of the most compact. It works flawlessly and it reaches temperature in a matter of seconds so that's a pretty big thumbs up for the Cloud V Diamond.
Conclusion | Cloud V Diamond Herbal Vaporizer
Affordable yet efficient
Considering the $129.99 price tag, it's not the cheapest nor the most expensive herbal vaporizer out there, but it's certainly one of the most compact. It works flawlessly and it reaches temperature in a matter of seconds so that's a pretty big thumbs up for the Cloud V Diamond.


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Rotterdam: An extra-time goal by Pedro Ibarra carried Argentina to a 2-1 victory against Spain and fetched them a berth in the final of the Rabobnk Junior World Cup hockey tournament for men here Friday.
Spain, who led by 32rd-minute penalty corner goal by skipper David Algere, yielded ground in the face of persistent onslaught by Argentina who equalised in the 55th when Mattias Gonzalez set up Lucas Rossi for a deflection inside the circle.
Past the 75th minute, Ibarra, left unmarked on the right, drove home after a Spanish defender unwittingly cleared the ball straight to the argentine forward.
It was Argentinas second consecutive entry into the World Cup final. They had lost to India in 2001 in Hobart.
Seventh-ranked Argentina fully deserved the victory. Following their surprise 3-1 win over the high-flying Australia Wednesday, Argentina were in an upbeat mood and their confidence reflected in the manner in which they handled the first-half reverse to bounce back.
On the other hand, Spain, ranked No. 1 in the tournament, depended far too much on their skipper, David Algere, who on the day was tightly marked.
Algere was forced to play from a withdrawn position that took away his effectiveness. Spains failure to build on the first-half lead was to prove their undoing as they appeared content to fall back on the ropes and ride the punches.
Such a tactic was bound to backfire as Argentina, on resumption, mounted waves of attack and kept the Spanish defence under pressure that eventually paved the way for the equaliser.
A fast left-wing move saw Gonzalez in possession inside the circle and he showed presence of mind to essay a short pass to Rossi stationed near the goalmouth. Rossi wasted no time in slamming home from close.
Thereafter, the Spaniards barely survived the argentine attacks and the teams ended the regulation period tied 1-1.
Came the extra-time and Argentina persisted with their attacks and within five minutes, Ibarra cracked home to second angle from the right for the golden goal.
Meanwhile luckless Korea, who nearly made it to the semi-finals, went down 4-5 to Germany in a 5-8 classification match .
The Koreans, who were down to nine men after two players received yellow card suspension in the last 10 minutes, led 3-1 and 4-3. However, Germany equalised seconds before close and then went on to win the game with Sebastian Draguhn scoring the golden goal four minutes into the extra-time.
Germany meet The Netherlands for the fifth and sixth place decider after the Dutch defeated Pakistan 4-1. Korea face Pakistan to decide the 7-8 spots. (PTI)


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Picture: Pete Doherty Music Industry Soccer Six held at West Ham United Football Club, The Boleyn Ground London, England - 20.05.07
Pete Doherty and Carl Barat will be stepping out on stage together once again at Glastonbury this weekend, according to reports.
The pair played an intimate gig at the Hackney Empire earlier this year when Barat joined the bill for what was billed 'as an evening with Pete Doherty'.
According to the Daily Mirror, the two former band mates are set to play together again on the acoustic stage at the Somerset festival.
A source told the paper: "The Hackney Empire gig reminded them of how well they used to work together before the band fell apart and they wanted to see if they could recreate that chemistry at Glastonbury.
"The acoustic stage will probably have to double the number of security staff it employs to prevent a stampede."
Both Doherty and Barat are already scheduled to play at the festival with their respective bands Babyshambles and Dirty Pretty Things.
The Libertines officially parted company with Doherty for the last time on July 1st 2004 after Barat came to the decision to sack his co-front man due to Doherty's addiction problems.
The singer said at the time: "Peter's erratic mental state worries us greatly and having him on tour would only compound his problems."
Doherty then launched himself into Babyshambles while Barat disbanded the Libertines after a tour of the US.
Since then the tensions between the pair have lessened and the former co-front men recorded a special version of A Day in the Life for BBC Radio 2's 40th anniversary Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band show.
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Original paper
Appearance of basal faces in natural amethyst crystals from Four Peaks, Arizona
Kawasaki, Masayuki; Nagase, Toshiro; Onuma, Kazuo; Katsumata, Tooru; Sunagawa, Ichiro
European Journal of Mineralogy Volume 18 Number 2 (2006), p. 273 - 278
published: May 11, 2006
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The surface microtopography of rough basal faces and internal inhomogeneities of amethyst crystals from Four Peaks, Arizona were investigated by means of optical, scanning electron microscopes and cathodoluminescence tomography. Rough interface overgrowth was shown to have taken place along the c-axis on mechanically broken surfaces and the present rough basal surfaces were demonstrated to have formed because of later heavy dissolution.
crystal morphology • rough (0001) face • natural amethyst • growth history • dissolution


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Today, RIM has annouced that they have acquired Gist.
"The Seattle-based Gist offers services that help you keep tabs on the people in your professional network, and allows you to see past messages and attachments from each contact, news about their company, and their recent messages on services like Twitter. The company also offers a number of mobile apps, and it appears that RIM will be using the technology for BlackBerry users."
"We're excited that the Gist team is joining RIM and bringing their expertise in providing customers with a contextualized, streamlined, and consolidated view of information about their contacts to BlackBerry platform.
Gist helps users to automatically create and maintain a rich contact profile for everyone in their network," said RIM.
"We're extremely excited about our future at RIM and how Gist will be used by millions of BlackBerry users around the globe," Gist said.
Gist, which raised $10.8 million in funding, launched in 2008 as a "professional" communications manager, aimed at satisfying the filtering needs of a business user. Like the web service, the app organizes your streams according to your email contacts so it's a useful way of following your colleagues, friends and professional contacts.


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The winner of the Bahrain Grand Prix is Sebastian Vettel who achieved a pole-to-flag victory even as Kimi Raikkonen put up a good fight. Vettel's win is the first for Red Bull this year. There had been plenty of controversy around the Bahrain Grand Prix but it was surprisingly incident-free and was a good race for Lotus. Kimi Raikkonen caught Vettel around half distance and went from 11th place all the way to second.
His team mate, Romain Grosjean, skipped four places from having the No. 7 grid position to get to third place. Fourth place went to Mark Webber while fifth place was taken by Nico Rosberg who run Hamilton and Alonso off the track.
There will be an investigation of these events after the race. Di Resta had to fall behind to sixth place after Rosberg, who had then gotten new tires, passed him on the pit straight. Di Resta had been the leader for a short period but had proved that in being the sole major participant to pit twice, choosing an alternative pit strategy can pay dividends.
Alonso had a good start but he didn't achieve the pace to remain there. He ended up in the seventh spot. It was an unfortunate race for McLaren. Hamilton had the No. 8 spot after experiencing issues with the left rear wheelnut, resulting to delays in the first and second pitstops. Team mate Jenson Button stayed in the top six for majority of the race but had to retire due to a puncture in the closing stages and a mechanical problem on the second to last lap.
Felipe Massa was able to match the pace of his team mate even when the Ferrari team was split by Hamilton's McLaren. Massa had led Michael Schumacher to the flag, after the German race swiftly drove through the field from being No. 22 on the grid to No. 10.


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Martha Robinson Death Smith, 72, of Hermance Drive, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2000.
A native of La Grange, Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late Charles Walter and Mary Robinson Thompson Death, and was the widow of Charles Laster Smith. She was retired from the Central Intelligence Agency.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hightower Funeral Home, Bremen, with the Rev. Bill Tidwell officiating. Burial will be in Pineywoods Cemetery, Buchanan.
Survivors include a daughter, Amanda Ham, Atlanta; two sons, Randolph C. Smith, Athens, and Ashley Smith, Atlanta; a sister, Betty Death, Milledgeville; and a grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Ray Bouchillon, Doug Brock, Bill Carter, Chuck Fields, Howell White and Richard White.
Athens Daily News, Monday, Nov. 6, 2000
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My running this week sucked because I was lazy about it, so I'm not even going to bother posting it here. But I do believe that I am finally recovered from my shin splints, because they barely hurt at all now. I also lifted weights on Thursday for the first time in about 4 years, and yes I'm really really sore from it.
Here's a funny little story from this morning. One of the bathrooms in my apartment was starting to get an ant problem, so I moved out all my stuff and sprayed the place. Little ant bodies are continuing to accumulate all over the bathroom. To my surprise, today I went in there and saw the ant queen hiding on the top of my bottle of shaving creme. So I got my insect spray and did what needed to be done. I felt kind of bad about it though. I've never seen an ant queen, but I've always wanted to (she was one big momma!). And I actually really like ants (I'd say they are my favorite insect) and I played SimAnt all the time when I was a kid.
Things with Allacrost are going really great right now. Ever since I dropped that class I've had so much more time to work on it, and our whole programming team is fired up again now. We've finally figured out how to bind C++ and Lua together effectively, which was the major barrier holding us back. I don't see much from stopping us anymore. It's only a matter of code and time now. :)
My future in Neuroscience?
On Friday, I went and spoke with a molecular biology professor about the Neuroscience program at UT. What happened during that meeting was totally unexpected. First of all I've been really concerned about my complete lack of biology/chemisty knowledge, but he said that doesn't matter. In fact, they've actually been looking to bring in people from other fields (especially mine). So that was certainly good to hear. I also confirmed that the students that they accept automatically get a fellowship for their first year (and maybe their second) and after that its their advisor's job to find them funding. Much different than what I've gotten used to in ECE! But what shocked me the most was when the professor asked me for my credentials (GPA, test scores, publications, etc.), he said that if I would have applied last year, he was pretty certain I would have been accepted. At that moment I thought "HOLY CRAP!", because I thought that if I would get accepted into this department at all, it would be by the skin of my teeth. But he made it sound as if I would have little trouble getting in, as long as I played my cards right.
Ever since that meeting, I haven't been able to stop thinking about my future. I'm losing sleep over it, and even when I do sleep my dreams are about it. This is the biggest decision I've ever had to make in my life. Do I pursue a PhD in neuroscience, or do I stick with what I know and work at Freescale after I graduate? I've been weighing my options and I just can't make up my mind! I'm almost certainly going to apply though, because I have to get accepted first to be able to make a decision at all. Here's an analysis of the two options:
PhD in Neuroscience
+ I know for a fact that I love learning the material in this field.
+ My research can have a direct (positive) impact on people's lives, which is something that I've always wanted to do.
+ I find research in the field so much more motivating/enlightening than work in computer architecture, where there isn't much innovation at all (just faster clock speeds or more processor cores: big deal)
+ I'll be able to learn a hell of a lot, and I love learning
- I'll probably be committing six years of my life to this. In other words, I'd be about 30 when I graduate, which is SCARY!
- I have no idea what it means to do research in this field, or in molecular biology. So I have no clue whether I will actually like this type of research or not.
- I have some ideas of what I want to do with this knowledge after I graduate, but I don't know how difficult it would be to be able to do the type of work I would like to do (as in, getting support for it)
- How much free time will I have? I want to still be able to dedicate myself to other things while I study for my PhD, including Allacrost, translating Japanese, etc.
Fulltime job at Freescale
+ I'll make more money than I think I'll ever need (money isn't that important to me though)
+ Its an area I know and know well. I already know what I can expect from taking this path.
+ I really like the company and its policies. As far as work in computer architecture goes, I don't think there is another company in the world that I would fit in with this well.
- I don't feel like I'll be able to accomplish anything in life if I just become an engineer here. I'll help make some processors a little bit faster or consume less power, but that just...won't make me happy I feel
- When you do nothing but write code at work all day, the last thing you want to do when you come home is write more code. Working could be very detrimental to my contribution to Allacrost
- It will be so much more difficult for me to make friends and have a social life. That's something I've been trying to work on lately, because I finally realized how important it is to have those things.
The main question I'm trying to answer for myself here is "What path would make me feel the most happy?". From studying/working over the past year, I've discovered that being successful does not necessarily make one happy. Right now I'm leaning more towards the PhD in neuroscience, but the fact that I don't fully know what I'll be getting myself in to is why I'm only sticking my feet in the water right now instead of taking a full dive.
Wikipedia trivia
Okay, now here's my Wikipedia question of the day: How is Alan Greenspan related to the emacs editor?
- Alan Greenspan is an advocate of laissez-faire capitalism.
- During the cold war era, laissez-faire economics assumed a stronger ideological edge, and some argued that if the Free World was truely defined by it's freedom, then it's citizens should have full economic freedoms.
- Richard Stallman uses the term Free World to describe the set of software, people, commercial/non-profit companies, that adhere to the 4 basic freedoms of free software.
- Richard Stallman is one of the original designers of the emacs editor?


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THE Crown has dropped a second case against a stalker after his first trial became the most expensive in a court's 200-year history.
Jeronimo Bouceiro was due to go on trial again yesterday for stalking the same female police officer.
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The Portuguese national's first trial lasted more than a year and cost the taxpayer in excess of £50,000 before he was finally found guilty.


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This is a story about sleep deprivation, daily expectations; essentially life taking its toll on YOU.
One day in the Cayman Islands, I met a couple, & their big greyhound dog, along the beachside. They began chatting away about life on the brilliant blue!
He was from Canada & she was from tough Detroit. After he moved down to the islands, he asked her to come, too. She debated. She stayed to see her adult children. She was locked into a job she could retire from but couldn't seem to extract herself from.
Finally, after a year of him asking her to come away to his beachfront abode, she accepted.
She recounted to me that for 6 solid months, she slept in, drank coffee in her pajamas, & ultimately had ZERO drive to do anything. She would turn on the Detroit news/weather/traffic so she could connect with what had been a part of her life, always. But in time, that lost its novelty. She began to venture out to the water, slowly.
And after 6 months of no desire to do ANYTHING, she perked up & wanted to paint. She wanted to sew. She wanted to dance. Suddenly, the ocean looked vividly blue & the sugar sand so white!
She was happy & integrated when I met her. And it took 6 WHOLE MONTHS.
My point is, by the time you get a day off, all you want to do is rest & recover. Sure, you'd love to travel, run, play with your grandkids, organize that dang ol' closet.. you know the one I'm talkin' about! But sleep may be the only thing on your mind.
So I'm giving you full permission.. to rest. Go easy on yourself. Don't push so hard, the world already does that to you.
Sleeping in one day isn't going to repair your sleep deprivation but it won't stop the world from turning, either.
Be kind to you. Listen to what you want most. You are precious & what you do with your time creates a life.. your life.
Enjoy. ANd if it take months or years for you to get your spark back, so be it. It's not a competition. Everyone is different, so you must listen to your own internal guidance. And breathe easy.. as long as it takes.


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"The Borrowed Christmas" is the new family movie by Rossetti Productions. John Dale has everything. Money, notoriety, the biggest house in town. But what he really wants, is a good, old fashion Christmas. With no family in town, John turns to the local "Rent-All" store and Anne Weston. Anne's store is struggling, and in an attempt to save the shop, she takes on this unusual order, from this unusual man. She goes about trying to fill the order, but ends up filling a need much greater.
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Very nice lobby, newly renovated hotel but I must say for people used to 5 star or 4 the service lacks a bit! Confused staff , reception was good though.. Bell men stand around in the already small lobby talking to the front counter girls and ppl waiting is not classy! Rooms are nice and clean but I would ask the bathroom contractors for my money back!! Stayed in a high floor room And a suite both with nice showers but the water pressure feels like they didn't pay the city to get enuf water... Anyways dinner at the restaurant was fantastic with Fernando their manager very attentive... He knew how to look after his guests ( coming from a restaurant owner) .. All in all a good experience nothing to rant and rave about the hotel it's average if you get a good rate, good location for everything but once again except the restaurant it was just like little better than holiday inn service with fairmont pricing... Lots of other omnis are way better so please don't discard the brand
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A brilliant goal you wont have seen: Quique Martin (Salamanca) vs Elche
We love great goals, but when a great goal is scored in the final minute of the match by a team playing with only 9-men, it is that much sweeter.
In the last round of matches in Spain's second division, Salamanca hosted Elche and heading into the final seconds of the game things were looking decidedly dicey for the hosts. Fuster had fired the visitors ahead after twenty minutes, and with Salamanca chasing the game they had Pelegrin (80) and Sales (90) both dismissed.
Cue the wonderfully named Quique Martin to score a superb last-gasp injury-time equaliser. Instant control, sharpness of mind, the top corner, and a fair share of luck. It was a great way to finish the match.
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"Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.""Mark 10:15 ESV
What matters at the begining of our walk with God also matters every step of the way. Each day as we come to God, how do we come?
Do we come quietly confident that we have done enough to please him? Or do we come terrified that our ongoing sins have angered him against us? Or do we simply come trusting he is our Father, we are his children, and that our sins or lack of them can never change that?
Do we come demanding him to do what we want? Or do we come asking him what he wants us to do? Do we come fearful? Or do we come confident in him? Do we come feeling guilty or knowing the joys of sin forgiven? Do we come through the lens of our complex theological reasoning? Or do we come taking the truth about him at face value?
Do we come imagining ourselves to be mature? Or do we come recognizing we are exactly what Jesus calls us here: children.


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The Insolvency Service have announced an independent review of pre-packs following some discussion of the issue in the House of Lords. See the Insolvency Service statement here. It will be interesting to see who is commissioned to undertake the review. My money is on Dr Frisby following her recent cite in the BIS House of Commons report and her long history of empirical work in the area.
Here is there salient bit from Hansard:
"Lord Mitchell (Labour)
My Lords, I speak to Amendment 84AHNZA, which calls for the Government to commission an independent review into pre-pack administrations. Noble Lords will see that this amendment represents the recommendations of the BIS Select Committee report to the Insolvency Service, released on 29 January this year.
It might be helpful if I attempt to define a pre-pack administration. I find many people do not know what it is, and I am not surprised. It is where the directors of a failing company seek to preserve its continuing existence after administration by lining up replacement owners and finance before the administration takes place-in effect, relaunching the company with many of its creditors and minority shareholders stripped out, while effectively continuing the existing business in another name. It gives the business a second chance, but often at the expense of these creditors and shareholders. My contention is that it is often unprincipled and unfair. Usually, there is no creditors meeting and no consultation with the court before this takes place. The sale may be to individuals who were directors of the firm before the pre-pack administration, and the new firm may have a similar name. As I say, the only difference is that the new company is shorn of its debt and maybe its smaller shareholders. Effectively, it is cooking the books. Such firms have sometimes been known as phoenix companies, having risen from the ashes of the old insolvent company.
My interest in pre-packs arose when a company in which I had a minority shareholding interest wanted to restructure its financing to my detriment. To do this, it needed me to sign off on a revised deal. I refused. It threatened me with a pre-pack, a term that I had not heard of before, but about which I learned pretty quickly. I still refused and, fortunately, it backed down. However, I saw how that could be used as a negotiating tactic. More to the point, I saw how the small people can get hurt. Despite that, I am prepared to concede that pre-packs can have a very important function. They can allow a company to continue and the administrator to move quickly to preserve the business and, most importantly, jobs. That is what all of us want.
A few weeks ago, I went to see the BIS Minister responsible for this issue, Jo Swinson MP. I cannot say that it was a particularly helpful meeting. Her approach was that pre-packs are good because they preserve jobs and the company. My view is that they can be bad when creditors such as SMEs are cast adrift and where employees are similarly left in the lurch in a very much weaker position. We beg to differ.
I believe that the time has come to have a comprehensive and independent review into that practice to see where improvements can be made and safeguards can be added. My purpose in introducing the amendment is to oblige the Secretary of State to look seriously at how those abuses can be addressed. They tell me that this is a hugely complex area and that it will be hard to draw up appropriate legislation. Indeed, the Government have tried and failed in this Parliament. My response is, "Since when did we turn our backs on something just because it is too hard?". That should make us more determined.
I recognise the complexities, and I do not introduce the amendment today claiming to know all the answers. Let me outline some of the areas that need to be addressed. The first is consistent with what I have been arguing with regard to levels of remuneration in a company: the need for transparency. To cite the Association of British Insurers in its evidence to the BIS Select Committee in December 2011:
"We think that the heart of the problem lies in the serious conflict of interest inherent in an insolvency practitioner devising a pre-pack sale in secret in conjunction with the directors and secured lenders of a failing company, and then immediately implementing that transaction as administrator with a duty to act in the best interests of all creditors".
The question that many small businesses find themselves asking after a pre-pack insolvency is: to whose benefit is this insolvency? They find that the answer is: those who drew up the insolvency plan and called in the administrator. It is there that the problem lies. When parties connected to the old company are involved in the new company, that compounds the frustration felt by unsecured creditors. The percentage of pre-packs which are sold to connected parties is higher than for business sale administrations.
There have also been some egregious abuses. My honourable friend Luciana Berger MP tabled a Private Member's Bill in the other place to amend the Health and Safety Acts to prevent companies avoiding fines by being in administration. A construction worker, Mr Mark Thornton, had been killed by a steel column on a building site in my honourable friend's constituency. A judge said that he was unable to award a £300,000 fine because the company was in administration. The company responsible was later bought out by its directors in a pre-pack deal and continues to trade. That shows at the extreme level the potential for abuse of pre-packs by connected parties. I am proud that the Labour Party has committed to fixing the health and safety loophole that allowed that and other such cases to happen.
I acknowledge that there are strong arguments for pre-packs. To my mind, the strongest of those is the rate of job preservation. Figures from one study suggest that pre-packs preserve the entire workforce 92% of the time, as opposed to 65% of the time in other administrations. So clearly, they are not a bad thing. However, a few factors need to be considered alongside that. Pre-packs have a higher rate of failure than companies restructured in other ways. Another is that those jobs could continue in other companies. Also, the effect on jobs in small companies needs to be considered, as they could be vulnerable to losing out on large payments owed when a company goes into administration. By way of example, the Federation of Small Businesses has told me about a publishing company in London which had to lose a member of staff after it was not paid £100,000 owed to them by a company that went into pre-pack administration.
What possible solutions could the review consider? I know, for a start, that the Government are currently looking to strengthen and clarify the guidelines under SIP 16, which is the Insolvency Service guideline. I welcome that. However, what other safeguards could a review consider in detail? One that has been considered is that when an administrator has been advising a company about a pre-pack administration, before that pre-pack could be sold, an independent administrator would have to inspect the deal. It is true that that would add to the cost of the administration, but it would reassure creditors and remove what some argue is one of the clearest potential conflict of interest when pre-packs are put together: that of the administrator brought in by the management to organise a pre-pack insolvency.
That potential conflict of interest was recognised in 2010 by the judge in the case of Johnson Machine Tool Company Limited, when the court did not allow the administrator to charge his fees for pre-administration work on the pre-pack as an administration expense. That was because the people gaining from the work were not the management or the creditors-exactly what the critics of pre-packs argue.
Clearly, this is a difficult question, not least because there is no set definition of pre-pack in law. That very fact is a sign that some of its abuses were not envisaged by policymakers in the past and that we need a review to see whether improvements can be made and safeguards added. I beg to move."
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Noble Lords will be aware that the administration procedure is the primary mechanism for effecting business rescues. It is important to recognise that the objective of administration, if the rescue of the company is not feasible, is to provide the best return for creditors. A pre-pack sale is merely a means of achieving that outcome and should therefore always be in the interests of creditors. I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Mitchell, for his helpful description of pre-packs for the benefit of the House.
As the noble Lord said, pre-packs can be an effective way to the best outcome for creditors, enabling businesses to be rescued and preserving jobs, but we recognise that there can be scope for abuse. That scope is greatest where pre-pack sales are to connected parties, such as the directors or their families. Again, I am grateful for the anecdotal evidence given tonight by the noble Lord, Lord Mitchell. That is when most concerns are expressed, and it is vital that everyone involved has confidence that such sales are at fair value. We have been listening carefully to concerns expressed about the use of pre-packs, and Ministers have met with stakeholders to discuss the issue. I am aware that, as the noble Lord, Lord Mitchell, mentioned this evening, he recently met with the Minister for Employment Relations and Business Affairs, Jo Swinson, to discuss the issue. We have also invited those who have complained about the procedure to provide evidence of abuse, so that that can also be pursued.
I reassure noble Lords that work is already under way to improve the transparency about pre-pack sales. There is a statement of insolvency practice, SIP 16, setting out the information that has to be provided to creditors by insolvency practitioners. That is being strengthened to ensure that more information will be disclosed and that creditors will receive that information at an earlier stage. Insolvency practitioners will also have to confirm that a pre-pack sale is in the best interests of creditors. That should provide greater confidence that the pre-pack sale is justified. The Insolvency Service is proactively monitoring information disclosed under SIP 16 reports to establish whether there has been any abuse. Where there is evidence to suggest abuse, it is reported to be relevant regulatory body for action to be taken. Such action can include fines, sanctions and, ultimately, loss of the insolvency practitioner's licence. The Insolvency Service will report on its findings in this regard.
We therefore already have measures in place to protect against abuse, and continue to monitor the pre-pack process to ensure that it is being used appropriately. However, I share many of the concerns raised by the noble Lord, Lord Mitchell, which I know have been expressed on other occasions in both this House and the other place.
I agree that an independent review into the issue would be beneficial. For that reason, I confirm that we will commission an independent review into pre-pack sales in late spring, once the strengthened SIP 16 is in place and after the Insolvency Service has reported on the findings from its monitoring.
On the review issue surrounding continuation of supply to insolvent businesses, this is now the subject of a Government amendment being debated shortly. We propose to consult on the issue prior to implementing reforms and I am satisfied that this will address the concerns in this area. In view of this assurance to commission an independent review into pre-pack sales, I hope that the noble Lord will agree that it would be unnecessary to introduce a statutory requirement to do so, and will therefore withdraw his amendment. I conclude by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Mitchell, for raising this important issue."
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Longmans, Green, and Co., New York 1900 - This is an unusually clean copy of the U.S. first edition of Churchill's fourth published book. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria is the first of Churchill's two books based on his newspaper despatches sent from the front in South Africa. In October 1899, the second Boer War erupted between the descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa and the British. Churchill, an adventure-seeking young cavalry officer and war correspondent, swiftly found himself in South Africa with the 21st Lancers and an assignment as press correspondent to the Morning Post. Not long thereafter, on 15 November 1899, Churchill was captured during a Boer ambush of an armored train. His daring escape less than a month later made him a celebrity and helped launch his political career. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria contains 27 letters and telegrams to the Morning Post written between 26 October 1899 and 10 March 1900. It was published in England in mid-May 1900 and sold well. Churchill returned from South Africa in July 1900 and spent the summer campaigning hard in Oldham, where he won his first seat in Parliament on 1 October 1900 in the so-called "khaki election". The American edition offered here is more scarce than the British, with a single printing of which no more than an estimated 1,850 copies were sold. This edition is bound in pebble grain red cloth that proved quite susceptible to blotchy wear and soiling, particularly on the spine. This is an unusually clean and bright copy which we grade conservatively as very good plus. The binding is square, clean, and tight with sharp corners and only light wear to extremities. This copy has been substantially spared the blotchy wear and spine darkening that most copies suffer, and retains bright spine gilt with only light, uniform spine sunning. The contents are notably bright with no previous ownership marks. All maps and plans are intact, including the folding maps, which remain properly folded. The top edge gilt is bright. Trivial spotting is confined to the fore and bottom edges. Bibliographic reference: Cohen A4.2, Woods/ICS A4(b), Langworth p.55. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]
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Zanta Claws III came first in the December monthlies? Wooaah.. Mega thanks to everyone who voted for it, it's always an honour! Also thank to everyone for the general positive feedback on Zanta III, it means a lot! I've also found i have two flashes that made it into the 2010 portal history! I've never even had one in there before so i'm pretty honoured!
In other news i'm working on a triple bill of stuff, a university project, Hammer & Fail 2 and a shocking secret project :O
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2012-03-28 22:35:35
I came to pay my respects. *lies down some flowers* Goodbye, Ed.
2012-03-28 22:53:58
RIP Edd, you have been a hero to many and shall always be a inspiration. I know your up in heaven drinking more Coke then you could ever dream of! So keep drinking coke, and making all those up there with you laugh!
2012-03-28 23:11:37
You were the best, rest in peace Edd
We will miss you, you were a pro ;(
2012-03-29 00:03:54
Goodbye Edd.
2012-03-29 00:24:52
Newgrounds just won't be the same without ya. We'll all miss you, man.
2012-03-29 00:30:27
Farewell Edd.
2012-03-29 01:32:10
Rip Edd, you will never be forgotten.
2012-03-29 02:25:51
Goodbye, Edd. No one will ever be able to produce the amount of genius you had in your work. I hope you are at rest.
2012-03-29 08:29:13
Can't believe you're gone. Rest in peace dude.
2012-03-29 10:44:59
2012-03-29 11:53:02
I cried when heard he was dead. R.I.P Edd Gould
2012-03-29 12:28:21
Thanks Edd. Your animating angels in heaven bud.
2012-03-29 13:34:14
edd you where always a role model to me. when i was sad you picked me up. but now your gone and i'm so so so sorry i couldn't help. rest in peace dude.
2012-03-29 13:43:40
goodbye edd, we will always love you
2012-03-29 13:43:42
goodbye edd, we will always love you
2012-03-29 14:02:55
Ah Edd, i will never forget you ! Even if i want to. You are too amazing to forget .
2012-03-29 17:12:46
rest in peace man! watched Zanta 1 and 2 before great animations and we'll always remember the work you did here! :)
2012-03-29 18:16:05
Rest In Peace, you will be missed
2012-03-29 19:02:35
R.I.P Edd it was fun.
2012-03-29 19:44:54
Well fuck now we'll never know what that secret project was.
2012-03-29 19:48:45
R.I.P Bro just came to pay my respects you'll be missed.
2012-03-29 21:03:47
Well, I guess now, Newgrounds will never be the same. .....
2012-03-29 21:06:20
Good night,Edd. Hope you have a good time in Heaven
2012-03-29 21:19:54
I am deeply sad to know that you have died. The thing that makes it all worse is that you were only 23. You could've had a long happy life ahead of you. Another thing is that cancer is killing millions of people around the world, and you are only one of it's many victims. R.I.P Edd, thanks for all of your work. We'll miss you.
2012-03-30 00:45:56
...Come on, plz be joking. plz don't be dead...
2012-03-30 03:48:55
Thank you for years of good fun.... you where a true men amongst men.... you are missed and loved. Rest in Peace.
2012-03-30 09:07:13
I came here to pay my respect to you, Edd. You'll be greatly missed. I wish you could've lived a long, beautiful life. You were far too young to die.
Requiescat in pace.
2012-03-30 10:25:48
I wanted to write a comment saying how much will I miss you and that is a shame that you are not with us anymore, but I'm not good at that... I just hope that you are in a better place.
2012-03-30 12:12:33
Whenever you are now...I will miss you...
2012-03-30 13:43:39
Edward, what can I say. My words, that of a single person you shall never know, may never mean anything to you, but it must be said that you were always something that brightened my life, and indeed meant a lot to me. You were somebody that I could always look up to as an animator and as model friendly human being, and as a fantastic pun-maker which I always strived to be. You were too awesome for this world Edd, and it is surely a less colourful place without you. I hope you're somewhere where you are treated like the Zeus you are. I hope you have wi-fi up there to see the millions you made happy and will sorely miss you. Your legacy will never be forgotten and will always have a place in our minds and hearts. Goodbye.
2012-03-30 17:32:08
Thanks for everything you did for the animation community. You will be missed by a lot of people and we will always keep you in our hearts, while your work continues to live on here on NG and inspire other animators. Cheers Edd.
2012-03-30 18:38:08
Rest In peace man, you will be missed,
2012-03-30 18:39:12
We'll all miss you. But I suppose we shod be happy for you. Good luck in heaven you funny SOB. As for us. We lift are Coke cans in honer and say "Yo! Don't drink it all before we get there." You truly are the funnies guy in the UK. See ya later you funny bastard.
2012-03-30 22:29:27
If Coke gets banned in the future, I'll follow your role model in WTFuture. :>
2012-03-31 02:04:15
We miss you..
2012-03-31 04:28:53
Rest in peace my friend. You will be missed dearly.
2012-03-31 09:37:27
I will dearly miss your work, it was such a pleasure to have you sharing your creations with the community as it made my days at least a lot more enjoyable- and i'm sure it did for a lot of other people. Thank you, Edd.
2012-03-31 11:32:05
Rest in peace, edd, your vids were hilarious, you were a great artist, and you were obviously a great human being.... the worlds a lesser place without you, hope god enjoys your vids in heaven, much <3, man.. :'(
2012-03-31 12:22:01
R.I.P Edd, your vids were the best, you were a great animator and its gonna be harder for me to watch other flash vids because your's was the best. We all miss you x :/
2012-03-31 13:26:42
No way why cancer why? no more eddworld, that's what you wanted?
2012-03-31 13:51:33
Rest in peace Edd. You may be gone, but you're world will keep on spinning.
2012-03-31 17:05:26
every1 go to the bye edd video theres some pricks on there who were saying shit about him could somebody tell me how this happened? i hadnt heard until i saw the goodbye vid
2012-03-31 17:10:41
read that post by tom hadnt even payed attention til i heard around the portal makes me feel like a jackass
2012-03-31 18:31:39
RIP. edd you will be missed...
2012-03-31 21:03:55
Rest in Peace Edd, you were truly one of the best internet animators I have ever seen, you were hilarious and kind. It is such a shame that you had to go, but you and your work will never be forgotten, you brilliant person.
2012-03-31 21:54:44
R.I.P Edd D:
2012-04-01 00:54:33
Your flash videos always made us all happy.
2012-04-01 01:25:40
R.I.P, asshole :(
2012-04-01 01:40:28
I blew up in a bottle of nerf piss
2012-04-01 01:41:16
How does "I blew up when you died" turn into "I blew up in a bottle of nerf piss"?


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Monday, August 6, 2007
Our first day at the remote Honduran village of Pueblo Nuevo is a day of greetings, relationship building, and river exploration. We say our goodbyes for the day and get into our four-wheel-drive SUV to return to the city. A vehicle like this is the only thing that can reach this mountain village other than a horse. Back in the city our hotel is waiting.
Keys in ignition, seat belt, clutch in, turn the key… nada. We realize the battery is dead and get the sense that God has a sense of humor. Cosmic smirk. But I am not laughing, yet. Half a dozen men and innumerable boys from the village try to push-start the engine, but after many unsuccessful attempts we give up. One fellow produces a car battery from his house, but has no jumper cables. Not to worry, he has a bit of what looks like speaker wire too. He strips the insulation back from the ends by pulling it with his teeth. It is not able to start our SUV. While I am grateful for his efforts, I am not surprised.
Here we are, an engineering team that has come to install a hydro-powered battery charger, and our car's battery is dead. We have come as deliverers of technology, and our technology has abandoned us. We have come with compassion to help those who we consider poor, but tonight it is us who need their compassionate help.
Two men hike off to the next town where someone is known to have a pick-up truck. After an hour or so they return with it and we are excited. It is dark now and even if we get it started it is too late to go back to the city. Still, we could charge our battery back to health if we could only get the engine started. Since our speaker-wire jumper cables will not reach, they remove their own battery and install it into our vehicle. Good plan. Bad implementation. They connect the cables backwards, spark! a fuse blows. We give up for the night.
We will sleep at the church, a rectangular cinder block structure with a corrugated metal roof and concrete floor. Gratefully, we have inflatable mattresses and swimming pool "rafts" on which to sleep. These items had been our backup plan in case severe weather prevented us from leaving the village at night. We borrow a "candil", a small kerosene-burning lantern used by the villagers and the exact technology we hope to displace with electric lights. John, forever faithful, also has a flashlight. We think about the 10 electric lanterns we brought from Texas but left back at the hotel and the irony deepens. We have protein bars, Slim Jims, and water for dinner.
Some of the electrical equipment we brought is laying around and becomes a table for our candil: old technology laughing at the new. The soft yellow light illuminates the church building like a beacon for adventure. A card game initiates. The sky is cloudless and moonless and the stars are spectacular. The glow of the Milky Way is bright (Juan's first time to see it) and a huge meteor streaks across the sky lasting seconds (Juan's first time again). Tonight the word "awe" is not exaggeration.
Heartfelt conversations occur spontaneously and a sense of love and acceptance is palpable. Community is happening. God's presence is with us. We end our night with a lengthy time of reflection and group prayer. We reflect on God's sovereign plan overriding the plans we make, and how his turn out to be better. He is cultivating a sense of compassion in us and giving us insight into how the villagers live, why they end their day early (because it's so dark) and why they get up so early (which I will describe in a minute).
The weather is nice, it has cooled off and there is a gentle breeze. The hinged wooden window covers of the church are all open and cross ventilating well. I am apprehensive about one thing, however. I will not have may CPAP machine to help me with my sleep apnea and severe snoring. Since I don't want the students to hate me, I decide to sleep outside on a concrete slab under the stars. By midnight it is cold and I sleep fully dressed, even wearing my hiking boots. Other than Teresa who has a tarp, there are no blankets or sheets for anyone. It is the worst night's sleep I can remember.
Around 2:00, the moon rises and something happens that is at the same time delightful and annoying. Roosters from all the village homes begin to crow at the lunar dawn. A loud one nearby to my right is answered by another far away to my left. One up the mountain joins in and is answered by another at the river bottom. It is a cacophony of commotion. They are a wanna-be wolves howling at the moon. The are wild satyrs playing mythical flutes, no, make that trumpets. I have glimpsed, and lived to tell about, the secret side of chicken subculture.
My alarm clock, the sun, rises at 5:30 and I cannot find the snooze button. Santos comes and invites us to a breakfast of scrambled eggs, corn tortillas, and refried beans. I drink a cup of warm milk, perhaps fresh from the cow. Soon our host from the city, Humberto, arrives in a pick up to help us charge our SUV's battery. After "reading" the owner's manual in Spanish, we finally deduce the location of what must be the blown fuse. It is a monster 120 amp fuse, and we have blown it. That's a lot. We exchange raised eyebrows and say "dude" several times. Then, for reasons that are too boring to write, we are unable to get the old fuse out of its socket, and even if we could, there is no replacement. The joke of "How many electrical engineers does it take to change a fuse?" is right on the tip of my tongue, but the tension of the moment tells me I should keep quiet.
My thoughts at this point are that this SUV will never leave the village because a tow truck will not be able to pull it up and down the rutted hills that approximate a road. Instead, it will rot here as a monument to failed engineering projects. My name will be attached on a placard as the guy who left the parking lights on. This is unacceptable.
Could the rental car company send a mechanic? I will surely be fired from BU if I let us ride back to the city in the bed of Humberto's pickup. Even if we are able to rent another car, is this going to set us so far back in our schedule that we are unable to recover? It's time to improvise. Humberto and perhaps a dozen village boys stand watching and Spanish chatting in the shade as we try various fuse replacement kluges. Eventually, we get the idea to stuff the fuse holder with a copper braided solder wick that John (of course) has in his tool bag. Will this really work? Will it be able to handle the current? If the contact is intermittent, will it cause the SUV computer to shut down the engine?
With a few more prayers we try to start it again. The engine turns and it comes to life! Cheers erupt from the crowd, followed by relieved laughter. God has told us a joke. It's an interactive kind of joke with some profound lessons imbedded. Two hours later we are back at the hotel, ready for a shower and a nap. We return tomorrow.


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'Curry's too hot' Tough lags at notorious Rose West jail moan about quality of food
PRISONERS at a nick where Britain's most psycho woman killers are banged up are demanding to be served finer food.
Infamous inmates at Low Newton – where mass murderer Rose West is serving life – have been given a comments book on their wings so they can review their grub.
But it is clear that despite being some of the worst crims in the land, many are far too delicate for the nosh served up to them.
Passions are running so high that entries over the last 12 months fill three exercise books.
And judging by the comments left by the fed-up and whinging prisoners they can't stomach their three meals a day.
"Chicken fajitas were too hot"Outraged lag
One told governors at the nick in County Durham – where it costs the taxpayer £57,000—a—year to look after a single lag – that: "Pasta was overcooked and very mushy."
Another added the food was too spicy for her tastes – moaning about searing curries and chicken fajitas.
She whined: "Chicken fajitas were too hot.
"The chicken curries are so hot they taste awful. Please could we go back to our 'normal' mild dishes as not everyone likes hot, hot food."
Another diner added: "Make sure the girls are wearing hair nets coz I found a hair in my food."
Yet another disgruntled inmate said the rice pudding was too sweet, although an apple pie got the thumbs up despite being a little cold for one dangerous lag's palate.
And another inmate gave her meal a mixed review, telling bosses: "Tea was fine, well sort of like. Pure stinkin really. Really manky mate.
"Bang tidy the curry sauce…noodles mingin but ate them cos I was starvin marvin err stinkin."
And another demanded chicken parmo – a North East favourite of deep-fried chicken covered in cheese – be placed on the menu.
One inmate said the pastry on her sausage roll was too thick and her custard had lumps in it and another complained there wasn't enough gravy with her mince cobbler.
A prison service spokesman said: "Prisoners are provided with three meals a day in line with nutritional guidelines set by the Food Standards Agency."