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WHAT: Mountain biking, trail running and paddling
WHERE: River Trails, Lawrence, KS
WHEN: Saturday, September 6, 2014
DIVISIONS: Solo racers and 2-Person teams (male, female, co-ed)
It's true. You have officially found it. Off-Road Heaven.
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09/12/2014 - Split Times have been posted!
09/06/2014 - GREAT JOB TO ALL OF THE 2014 WAKARUSA CHALLENGE RACERS!!! What a great day of racing. We hope you all had a great time at the race! We would like to thank you all for coming and racing, thank the Lawrence Mountain Bike Club, all of our great sponsors, Lawrence Parks and Recreation, and ALL OF OUR FANTASTIC VOLUNTEERS! Division results have been posted, and we will be working on getting split times and photos up as soon as possible.


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Chris Herrmann homered off Rafael Montero leading off the 11th inning, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 5-4 victory on Wednesday and sending the New York Mets to their season-high seventh straight loss.
Montero (0-3) relieved to start the 11th, and Herrmann worked the count full, fouled off a pitch and connected on a belt-high fastball for his first game-ending home run in the major leagues.
New York went 0-6 in Milwaukee and Arizona, the Mets' longest winless trip since 1999, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. At 16-23, New York dropped seven games under .500 for the first time September 2014.
Tom Wilhelmsen (1-1) walked Matt Reynolds and Lucas Duda with two outs in the 11th before throwing a called third strike past Jose Reyes.
Making his second start since a three-day suspension for failing to show up for a game, Matt Harvey allowed three runs, six hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings, leaving with a 4-3 lead.
Jake Lamb's two-run homer in the third was the 11th home run in eight starts this season off Harvey, whose fastball reached 98 mph. After giving up an RBI double to Paul Goldschmidt, Harvey struck out the Arizona slugger twice.
Mets starters have gone 17 consecutive games without getting an out in the seventh inning, tying the club high set in 2002.
Michael Conforto and Juan Lagares homered for the Mets, who led 4-3 before Yasmany Tomas's RBI double in the seventh off Robert Gsellman, whose turn is being skipped in the rotation because of an off day.
Diamondbacks starter Patrick Corbin allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings.

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"The Con of Man" and a Path to the New Earth
by Gary Purviance
You saw the video - Now own the ebook. Stunning new messages from the other side of the veil. This groundbreaking ebook is the amazing true story of Gary Purviance's own spiritual journey on a quest for confirmation… proof of something on the other side of the veil.
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Daily aspects
Current timezone: America/Sao_Paulo, UTC-03:00 change timezone
Moon (Libra) Conjunction Jupiter (Libra)
The conjunction between the moon and Jupiter could mean financial increase – accompanied by social success – but maybe too much seduction for pleasure and conviviality. Inventiveness, libido and ambition are in satisfactory condition.
Moon (Libra) Sextile Venus (Sagittarius)
The sextile is to be considered as actually good aspect for marriage and the developing relationship. Your affection is courteous, adaptive and flexible - Family life is valued. Quarrel must be avoided.
Moon (Libra) Sextile Saturn (Sagittarius)
This sextile gives responsibility and reliability – accompanied by organizational talent. You face your objectives and your mind is inspired by enthusiasm and deliberation.
Moon (Libra) Square Pluto (Capricorn)
This square could cause extreme mood changes – accompanied by inhibitions, licentiousness, extravagance and uncontrollableness.
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The Girl With the Dragon TattooAudiobook CD - 2008
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I read this years ago, but decided to give it a listen this time since I want to finish the series. Great narrator! Hits the accents without being muddled. He also doesn't over feminize the female characters.
Great Audio Book for long drives!
Starts a bit slow and intense with its verbiage but it's a great mystery!
I love this trilogy! I love the contrasting settings in this first book between busy, close urban world and cold, snow packed, remote Swedish village. I avoided book for a long time because all I ever heard anyone talk about were dark, violent scenes from the movie. I've never seen the movies. Then on a whim I downloaded the audio book and was hooked. Narrator Simon Vance strikes perfect tone - cool, in control, matter of fact, present. Larsson does a great job telling complex story and creating edgy, flawed characters that combat injustice with intellect, creativity and moral flexibility; fight isolation with sexual promiscuity; experience true human connection by disregarding social norms; and succeed through dogged, persistent effort. You become emotionally connected to these characters. Be prepared - no tidy, happy ending. Then it's time to start book 2 "The Girl who Played with Fire"
Firstly, I just want to say that after watching the Swedish trilogy on DVD (English subtitled), I was able to appreciate the book much more. Granted, the first chapter was a bit stale for me and that it still took time to learn the names and orient myself, it did not take long to get fully immersed. I find that listening to a complex novel such as this is easier than reading it as reading for me generally puts me to sleep rather quickly, and I lose interest. The reader, Simon Vance does a good job at his male voices, particularly the older ones like that old Vanger dude. On that note, I really wished that they had some voice actors for this one since it can be somewhat tricky differentiating the characters (I have not read the novel, only listened), and Simon can't do female voices. Furthermore, I am not that familiar with spoken-word books such as these so the whole abridged and unabridged thing is alien to me. Overall, I would say that despite these shortcomings, I was enthralled and found the story to be intelligently written from a brilliant "late" author who I am sad not to see any more work from. RIP Stieg Larsson.
Some published reviews have said that this book is "ingeniously plotted" and "full of sub-plots", which would be true only for those who normally read American pulp fiction of the kind found in airport book stores; the book is fast-paced but rather pedestrian overall for anyone who's used to reading European books about crime; I've even read comments by readers who thought that there were too many subplots whereas I'd say that the book is altogether much too straightforward and has no real subplots; those facets that some might think of as subplots are all dealt with in a straight-line fashion as the basic story unfolds
Great to listen to on CD. Glad I heard it and loved every bit of it. Lots of turns and very well written. Glad I listened to the whole series. Not as good as movies.
I'm sure by now this novel needs no introduction. However, If you *haven't* read it or seen the movie yet, this tale of intrigue winds together the lives of an investigative journalist and a tough, troubled young private investigator as they attempt to unravel the snarled lives of one of Sweden's foremost industrial families.
This is one sexy, blisteringly paced novel, and I wouldn't have even picked it up were it not for an interview I heard on CBC Radio One's _The Current_. The late Steig Larsson's longtime partner (who, in twists worthy of the series, is being cut out of all proceeds from this trilogy by Larsson's family) explained the novel was meant to have been entitled _Men Who Hate Women_, and I found knowing that really coloured my understanding of the story. Despite not being a fan of crime fiction or mystery, I loved this story, and especially Lisbeth Salander.
Incidentally, that interview is available at http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2010/10/oct-1310-pt-1-eva-gabrielsson.html
In fact, I was so disinterested in the novel that I got it on audiobook, figuring that if I hated it I'd just pay less attention or turn it off. The audiobook version is, on the whole, worth picking up. I found the narrator affected a strange, lilting and soft voice when voicing female characters. That threw me a little, because there isn't a flat or weak female character to be found in the book. The narrator's voice work with the overall narration and male characters, though, is fantastic. After a while I managed to ignore the way he voiced the women, and I quite enjoyed this audiobook during commutes.
One of the most captivating books I have come across in a long time.
The protagonist is very special, I watched the European movie, and was very impressed. Then I listened to this,
The reader does a perfect job. The story is fantastic, the characters are riveting, the plot is again, world class.
Don't miss this one.
It leaves the other (mostly American) writers in this genre in the dust.
I am sure when they make the American version of the movie, it will be diluted to pap. AHHH Hollywood.
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Book 1 in a series of 3
Set in Stockholm, Mikael Blomkvist is being convicted of libel issues and sentenced to some fines and 3 months in jail. He resigns his post as publisher of "millennium" magazine and is soon contacted by Hanrik Vanger , a has been industry big shot with a mysterious request. He wants Mikael to write his autobiography all the while using the information he uncovers to solve his grandniece, Harriet's 40 year old murder.
Salander, a punk rocker with attitude, works for Milton securities. Her idiosyncrancies are accepted solely because of her exceptional competence and emotional detachment to her work. Her character is mysterious and she inevitably gets caught up in Blomkvist's case, as her interest is piqued as to why someone of such dedication to his work would sloppily write untruths about a financial mogul.
As Harriet's murder soon becomes the focal point of the story, both Blomkvist and Salander are thrown together in what becomes the hunt for a seriously demented killer.
The story is set a very comfortable pace, with interesting characters. The narrator has a strong, calm voice that makes listening to these 13 CD's very enjoyable.
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GreenSky Credit is a public company traded on the NASDAQ as GSKY. The popular financial tech – better known as fintech, a crude mixture of the two words financial and tech – corporation is rooted in Atlanta, Georgia, where the company was founded some 12 years ago. GreenSky Credit – also simply known as GreenSky – regularly provides sizable loans to financial institutions, construction causes, solar panel developers and manufacturers, healthcare organizations, and a handful of other recipients.
Chief Executive Officer David Zalik helped found the company back in 2006; he's held the title of CEO for 12 years straight without skipping a single beat. All considered, Greensky Credit has served just short of two million customers – to be precise, about 1.7 million customers' needs have been satisfied by the services of GreenSky Credit – via 12,000-odd merchants ready to disburse funding to approved customers at any time, and ultimately loaned more than 12 billion United States Dollars to its 1.7-odd million customers.
Who is David Zalik and what has his career path been like?
Current GreenSky Credit Chief Executive Officer David Zalik is known as a billionaire by some of the top names throughout financial services, among the readership of Forbes and related finance and money publications, but not a majority of people he's worked with through GreenSky Credit.
Mr. Zalik is an incredibly humble man for a billionaire – but that isn't the only remarkable accomplishment that Mr. David Zalik is proud of; Zalik is one of the world's few billionaires who were able to skip high school and still make it all happen more wildly than his craziest dreams could have. Before entering high school, he had already earned some of the highest SAT scores in the state of Alabama. As such, David Zalik decided to settle at Auburn University, where his first entrepreneurial endeavor was collecting subpar, junk parts from scrapped personal computers and later building full-sized, working personal computers that operated more effectively – the young, budding businessman would make between $1,000 and $2,000 per computer he built from scratch.


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The 142nd running of the Preakness Stakes is Saturday, but the weekend actually kicks off with the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
The race includes many of the top 3-year-old fillies, who'll be competing for a purse of $250,000, and begins Friday at 5 p.m. ET. The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, the Kentucky Derby's Kentucky Oaks and the Belmont Stakes' Acorn Stakes are the three big races of the year for fillies.
Here's how you can watch the race online.
When: Friday, May 19, at 5 p.m. ET
Watch: NBC Sports Live Extra
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Sunday the 8th November 2015 the residents of Thatcham came out in there hundreds to pay their respects to those that lost thier lives fighting for our country. Thatcham has always honoured this day and to see the British legion, Army, Scouts Giudes Brownies etc as well as the Town mayor and civic dignitaries is truly breathtaking. From the Memorial the procession lead off towards St Marys church for a service of remberance.
Our thanks goes to John Herring reporter for the Newbury Weekly News for taking this photograph of the event.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
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The Weak in Politics on Friday 21st August 2015
Heard down the Canberra corridors of power
'I see China have devalued the yuan again'
'That could make it more difficult for Clive to raise the funds for his next election campaign'
Heard in the Parliament House bar
'So how would you sum up Tony's attitude to marriage equality?'
'He hasn't got a problem with it so long as it doesn't apply to gay marriage'
Heard at the MCG
'What the hell happened to the Australian Ashes team?'
'Well with two Marshes playing and another on the selection panel it got bogged down'
I want to be absolutely clear about this
Why does Tony believe that Coalition MPs shouldn't vote with their conscience on gay marriage? Is it because he's aware their consciences are under too much stress from having him on them, he agrees with Tanya Plibersek about a binding vote or because he's a conscience objector?
Heard down the Canberra corridors of power
'I see Tony's going to the climate change conference in Paris'
'They must have got his bookings mixed up'
Heard in the Labor Party HQ
'Tanya has succeeded in binding the party to gay marriage from 2019'
'I'm still hopeful she'll agree to heterosexual marriage equality'
Heard in the Coalition party room
'How are you getting to the fundraiser next week?'
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It is Froday:
"And here he was a little halfling from the Shire, a simple hobbit of the quiet countryside, expected to find a way where the great ones could not go, or dared not go. It was an evil fate. But he had taken it on himself in his own sitting-room in the far-off spring of another year …"
Much as I enjoy working on 'Journey', I get so lost in it that I find I'm neglecting other things - don't mean boring stuff like housework but much more important things such as Froday and Woodsday. I'd intended to post a Fro spam today but somehow, not sure how it happened, I found myself reading back through some of my old LJ posts. It's a strange experience, some of the posts I have no recollection of writing, and others - omg I think there's a few I'll just have to delete!! My earliest posts have all had the pics removed because the host site made it impossible for me to renew my membership and then they deleted all the pics!! I was actually paying then - didn't know about Photobucket. I was so green!!! I've also noticed that I often just ignored comments to my posts - I've tried to figure out why and I think it's because at first I didn't get notifications in my mailbox and just forgot to go back and look - very odd!! But ohhh - the memories!! The day I discovered Elijah was coming to Collectormania and I was actually going to meet him - I wish I could bottle the way I felt that day!! My pics of NZ and Orlando and Pasadena - they bring it all back so vividly. Consequently, I had no time left to do that Frospam, so I will just repost two of the pics I asked Elijah to sign at Orc 2005:)
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The fear of flying is an anxiety disorder. Every person responds to fear of flying differently. A common reaction is to avoid flying as much as possible. Some reactions like using drugs or alcohol to deal with the experience, can lead to negative and potentially dangerous behavior like being abusive to other people on the aircraft. Depending on the person, the fear of flying includes one or more of the following fears or concerns:
Events striking
A spate of plane crashes, a striking sequence of a disaster film, a documentary on aviation safety or the events of September 11, 2001 can encourage or trigger a psychosis of the aircraft.
- Concerns about airline accidents or from hijackings, bombings
A bad memory
- Fear of being over water or having the aircraft land in water
- Concerns about turbulence and other weather conditions
- The security screening process
- Being idle for long periods of time
Fear comes primarily from the unknown. Few passengers are familiar with all the basics of aeronautics. Hence a panicked response to the slightest noise that is considered suspicious.
- Fear of the unknown
- Not understanding the sights, sounds, and sensations of a normal flight
The fear behind the fear
Very often a symptom of fear, like the airplane, can hide a deeper fear.
- Being in an enclosed or crowded space
- Issues from past psychological or physical trauma
- Loss of control, or being dependent on technology or people
- Loss of personal freedom
- Fear of the dark (flying at night)
How does an airplane fly?
The air is a mixture of gases transparent but dense (1.2 kg/m3 at 20°C). The fact that air is invisible, strengthens misunderstanding, because we see the road when we drive cars, the water taking the boat but by plane, we see only the empty, then it n is not the case. When the aircraft accelerates prior to take-off, pushed by its reactors, the air passing over the wings, moves faster than air passing underneath, because of their shape, more convex above and therefore longer to go in the air to accelerate its course. A force is created and sucks the wings and thus the plane up. This force is called lift and opposes the action of the weight of the aircraft. More the speed difference is important, more the force is important. Engine thrust, which moves the plane, is opposed to the drag that slows the aircraft.
Engine failure: If an engine were to stop working, those remaining would provide enough power to continue to fly at the same pace. If all engines stopped, the plane descended gently like a glider for about 25 minutes from an altitude of 10,000 meters. It will not fall like a stone. Manufacturers must prove that the engines are able to withstand an impact with a bird less than 2.5 Kg
Turbulence happens on just about every flight, but most of the time the amount of turbulence is very small, and the level of risk is very low. You can experience turbulence for many reasons, typically due to weather conditions such as thunderstorms. Severe turbulence can happen in any phase of flight, but it's most likely to be hazardous during cruise when passengers and crew may be out of their seats and not belted in. In most cases a passenger experiencing turbulence will feel nothing more than a slight vibration. http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/
The wings are the safest elements of the aircraft, they can not break. There has never been in the world, accidents due to broken wings. They were designed to be able to move five to ten meters during a flight, it serves as shock absorbers.
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How to manage the fear?
• Prior to departure
- A basic treatment: those with a real phobia that paralyzes and hampers, consider depth work with psychotherapy or behavioral therapy to help determine the origins of their fear and find appropriate solutions.
- A course offered by some airlines. It begins with a personal interview with a stress specialist aviation, then continues with a theoretical course on aviation with the pros that match all issues of concern, then one session of flight simulator that allows a simulation (turbulence, sensations of take-off, any technical problems ...).
- No stress: learn to manage stress and anxiety through the method that suits you best (relaxation therapy, yoga, relaxation ...) to use these exercises on D-Day.
- A prescription of anxiolytics for those who really CAN NOT control their anxiety. This decision-stamp does not heal fear but can live more calmly theft. It is strongly advised not to drink alcohol can multiply the feelings of fear during flight.
- D-Day: arrive early to pick her up when recording: in the center of the plane to feel less bumps and next to a window if you want to see what is happening outside. Avoid being placed above the wings and engines in order not to focus on their operation!
• Once on the plane
- Before take-off should not hesitate to prevent the crew from our grief. We must take possession and slowly get used to this new environment. To occupy our mind, we read, we talk with his neighbor; we concentrate on crossword puzzles…
- The launching phase: it is the most feared while only 28% of accidents occur during this period. But it remains impressive (roar of engines, increasing power, silence ...). We must then trust the technology and the pilot, who knows his job, as there is trust your dentist or doctor.
- In flight: usually when the autopilot is engaged, fear descends. However, turbulence can disrupt this moment, as in a train or a car. We must then consider the air holes as the pavement of a celestial road: not very pleasant but not dangerous.
- The landing phase: it is experienced as bad as the take-off: jerking when driving through the clouds, landing gear noise that comes out ... We remember that this is normal and we smiled at the idea that the flight is coming to an end!
So I hope that your next flight will be the best of your life and remember, the flight is the beginning of your trip!


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Sunday, October 20, 2013
My Other Creations: Halloween Treats
So here's my party-ready set of Halloween treats:
Shall we start with the beverages? Head to your local grocery store with your husband or buddy and have deep and serious discussions about which sodas look most like poison. It is quite entertaining to watch the reaction of shoppers who overhear you.
The Authentique "Thrilling" paper collection provides so many great labels that you could add to soda or candy or any ghoulish treat. I added the "may cause cackling" disclaimer, but other than that, the label was good to go! Graphic 45's "Steampunk Spells" line also has some ready-to-use labels. After I labelled my beverages, I added some Simon Says Stamp straws and a Halloween ticket that I made from Tim Holtz's "Odds and Ends" stamp set.
Next up is the little treat bag. It started out white, but I put a quick end to that by spraying it with Dylusions green ink and doing a subtle pattern with black ink and a Simon Says Stamp Chevron stencil. I attached an ephemera card from the "Steampunk Spells" set, then added a fabric-covered brad I made, a Prima black flower, a Tim Holtz clip to keep everything together and a piece of Doodlebug's black and white doodle twine.
Last but not least, my favorite seasonal goodie: test tube treats! I've done a previous post on these, but it never hurts to repeat the info! For this project, I love Martha Stewart's test tubes. They are big enough to hold a good amount of candy and they come with a cork and with specimen label stickers. You can name your specimens whatever you want. I add some funky yarn and ribbon around the top and it's a great little party favor.
Here's a list of my favorite candy to use for "specimens":
Here are the fabulous products I used from Simon Says Stamp to spook-i-fy these goodies for Halloween:
And I know you've got some spook-tacular ideas of your own! Share them with us on the Simon Says Monday Challenge Blog and you could win $50 to use at Simon Says Stamp!
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you have, once again, outdone yourself!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2013 at 8:02 AM
Your home must be absolute FUN at Halloween, can you see us as start to queue up now outside your door, clammering to be invited inside to test those specimens.ReplyDelete
WOWSA !!!! What a fabulous creative imagination! Love it!!!ReplyDelete
Love your list of favourite candy to use and the Dr. Image is just perfect as are your decorated bottles . I always love your quirky take on the challenges. Tracy xReplyDelete
oh cool those are soooo fun!!!!!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous array of treats for a party!! Very cool & professionally done! Love it!ReplyDelete
Simon Says Stamp!
Great collection of Halloween treats! Love the neat vintage labels and fabulous card!ReplyDelete
Lots of fun ideas there!Love the names and the addition of all the fibers etc. Hope someone has fun enjoying them all!ReplyDelete
Yay!!! I love parties! Your project is fantastic! Michelle. All the labels and images are just awesome! Your creation is always so delightful! :)ReplyDelete
Cool treats...totally spooky! Love the idea of shopping with my husband...can see the faces of people passing by as we talk poison! LOL!ReplyDelete
Such fun Halloween makes... "may cause cackling" - it certainly worked on me, and I haven't even had any of the potion!ReplyDelete
Alison x
Oh my gosh Andrea....these Halloween pieces are TO DIE FOR! :) haha...pardon the pun. I love each of them. I love Martha Stewarts' Halloween test tubes! You've made them look so Halloween festive with their little labels and spooky goodies inside! That treat bag is absolutely darling and I will be looking at my Steampunk Spells paper pad in a whole new way now! You are always so original with your projects! These are awesome! <3 CandyReplyDelete
So cool! perfect HAlloween party! BArbarayayaReplyDelete
"May cause cackling.".......I love this!ReplyDelete
You've out yourself here. This is so creative. Great job, my friend!
If I recall, didn't your husband help you drill holes in the plastic animals? And now he's helped choosing poison too? Yes...sounds like he's a keeper.
I like your candy conversion chart too. That will most certainly come in handy when choosing my candy. For real. I love it!
Great project, Andrea!
Ohh Andrea! This is perfect! What fun Halloween treats! Really spooky! Love the candy list! Hugs, SandraReplyDelete
I peeked around and I Love your style Andrea! those goodies look yummy! Thanks for your comments on my blog! Muchly appreciated! I wondered if anyone would pick up on the Bradbury phrase! I too am an obsessive reader, being in the library field for over 25 yrs!ReplyDelete
Wishes From A Broad
I want to come to your house on Halloween! This is so frightfully beautiful and whimsical! Brilliant ideas and like a display!ReplyDelete
WONDERFUL! I love, love, love all your creative and fun Halloween creations. Blessings!ReplyDelete
I hope you all had as much fun on Halloween as you did making these treats. I was floored when I saw this. Reading your blog was such a hoot!! I really would have liked to have been one of those people overhearing your discussion with your husband about which sodas look the most like poison ... genius! Fabulous ideas! Wasn't up for much of a Halloween party this year but your blog let me join in the fun vicariously. Awesome inspiration for next year -- Mary ElizabethReplyDelete
Loving these Halloween treats Andrea! They look like incredible fun. Jenny xReplyDelete


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Perspectives on Zen, including audio Dharma talks, reflections on practice, and the occasional random insight
Sunday, February 1, 2015
There's a Hole in My Robes! - Dharma talk
Life seldom plays by the rules, let alone 'our' rules. We're late on our first day of work; we miss an important job interview; we forget to fill our medicine prescriptions--life doesn't obey our commands. In a sense, Zen practice is about learning to embrace whatever comes our way, regardless of the circumstances. I came up with the title of this talk after my Zen robes split down the back. Better grab the needle the thread and start sewing!
Zen isn't about being passively peaceful in the face of difficult events, but about responding as skillfully as possible. It's about acting gracefully when you get caught in the rain without an umbrella.
Introduction and sound engineering by Tom Inzan Gartland.
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This roundup includes the following news briefs
CDC Updates Guidance on HBV Immunization for Health Care Personnel
Building on previous recommendations from the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for evaluating hepatitis B virus (HBV) protection among health care personnel and administering postexposure prophylaxis, the CDC has provided explicit guidance(www.cdc.gov) for individuals working, training or volunteering in health care settings who have documented HBV immunization years before hire or matriculation (i.e., those who were immunized in infancy or adolescence).
Because vaccine-induced antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) wanes in time, testing health care personnel for anti-HBs years after vaccination might not distinguish vaccine nonresponders from responders. Pre-exposure assessment of current or past anti-HBs results upon hire or matriculation, followed by one or more additional doses of HBV vaccine for workers with anti-HBs levels of less than 10 mIU/mL, if necessary, helps ensure that these individuals will be protected if they are exposed to HBV-containing blood or body fluids.
Facilities also should ensure that health care personnel have timely access to postexposure management and prophylaxis, including hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) and HBV vaccine. For exposed workers thought to be susceptible to infection, HBIG and HBV vaccine should be administered as soon as possible after an exposure. The effectiveness of HBIG when administered more than seven days after percutaneous, mucosal or nonintact skin exposures is unknown. HBIG and HBV vaccine may be administered simultaneously at separate injection sites.
Professional Organization Offers Guidance on Hospital Personnel Attire
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America(www.shea-online.org) has offered an "expert guidance" document with recommendations on suitable attire for health care personnel who work in acute care hospital settings other than the operating room.
The guidance was published in the February issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology(www.jstor.org) and is online. Among other things, it addresses white lab coats, neckties, footwear, bare-below-the-elbows strategies and laundering of garments worn in the workplace.
Authors were particularly interested in sifting through literature for evidence that would point to possible contamination of personal attire and the potential for such attire to contribute to the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms in hospitals.
IOM Solicits Input for Study on Responsible Data-sharing
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is seeking public input for a study on how researchers can share data from clinical trials in a responsible manner. According to a Jan. 22 press release(www8.nationalacademies.org), the IOM has released a discussion framework(www.nap.edu) that provides preliminary principles and definitions and poses key questions to solicit input from all possible stakeholders, including researchers, clinical trial sponsors and patients.
Comments may be submitted online(www8.nationalacademies.org) and should be in the committee's hands by March 24. The committee expects to release a final report with its recommendations on responsible data-sharing by late 2014.
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Many older Americans and retirees are now working temporary and seasonal jobs as well as project assignments.
There is a big demand in this area as employers generally do not have to pay benefits and the costs of off boarding are minimal by comparison to having to let a full-time person go. Any time employers find hiring from a certain area is more cost effective, you can be sure this area will be given a great deal of attention.
Research has shown that the profitability per employee has risen substantially during the past five years and much of this is due to employers increased hiring on a temporary or project basis.
The percentage of the workforce that is temporary has increased from around 17% in 2009 to 25% in 2012. Because of this increase, there are many more temporary jobs or project assignments available to job seekers of all ages. These kinds of jobs are particularly attractive to older workers, though, as benefits are not as necessary as they were when these workers were still raising a family and before some could take advantage of Medicare.
Click here for more information on how to find temporary jobs and project assignments along with a list of the temporary jobs most in demand.
Seasonal/summer jobs
In addition to temporary jobs many older Americans are now working seasonal jobs. These kinds of jobs are often misunderstood and when RetiredBrains asked readers to identify a number of seasonal jobs most could only point to holiday jobs; mostly in retail.
Seasonal jobs are diverse and you should certainly look for something that appeals to you as most pay very little money. The average person that takes a seasonal job is more interested in the experience. Jobs listed this summer include working as a movie extra or guiding tours at the zoo; working in national parks for the concessionaires who run the hotels, restaurants, gift shops and marinas, working in Alaska at resorts and fishing lodges and for transportation and tourism companies. If you are a golfer there are jobs at golf courses as rangers or starters; or even driving the ball pickup tractor at driving ranges or working behind the desk at the pro shop.
Richard Rynearson is a retiree that uses CoolWorks.com, the largest job board for seasonal jobs, to find summer work. He's worked a number of summers at various national parks both for the park service and for the private concessionaires within the parks.
He is now on his way to Alaska to continue working summer seasonal jobs. When asked about his experience he happily related one: "I put in 40 hours a week from May through September and it was one of the best summers of my life."
"It's like unpeeling an onion. ln several months, you can go down many more layers than you can in just a few days of vacation," Rynearson said.
Of course not everyone will have the experience Richard had, but if you are interested in checking out what kinds of summer and seasonal jobs might work for you, click here.


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Lan Duong, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Advisor
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Phone: 951-827-5681
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Lan Duong is Associate Professor and Undergraduate Advisor in the Media and Cultural Studies Department at UC Riverside. She is the author of Treacherous Subjects: Gender, Culture, and Trans-Vietnamese Feminism (Temple University Press, 2012). The book explores the films and literature of the Vietnamese and Vietnamese diaspora through the cultural politics of collaboration. Dr. Duong's second book project, Transnational Vietnamese Cinemas: Imagining Nationhood in a Globalized Era, for which she has recently received a Fulbright and Asian Research Institute Fellowship, examines Vietnamese cinema from its inception to the present day. Her research interests include feminist film theory, postcolonial literature, and Asian/American film and literature. Duong's critical works can be found in Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, the Journal of Asian American Studies, Amerasia, Asian Cinema, Discourse, Velvet Light Trap, and the anthologies, Transnational Feminism in Film and Media and Southeast Asian Cinema. Her most recent work is a collaborative effort, an edited anthology called Troubling Borders: Literature and Art by Southeast Asian Women in the Diaspora (University of Washington Press, 2013). Troubling Borders was awarded Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2014 and the Bronze Award from the Association for Borderland Studies for the Best Book in Border Studies. She is also a poet and has been published in Watermark, Bold Words: A Century of Asian American Poetry, Tilting the Continent, and Crab Orchard Review. Dr. Duong teaches classes on Introduction to Cultural Studies, Introduction to Film, Feminist Film Theory, Asian American Women's Films and Literature, Asian Horror, Southeast Asian Diasporic Literature and Film, Vietnamese Cinemas, Chinese Cinema, Hong Kong Cinema, and The Vietnam War in Film.


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With that said I've spent the last several weeks distracted by a particular song from a Broadway musical. I've randomly been humming along to Seasons of Love from the musical Rent. It's led me to spend an awful lot of time thinking about how we go about valuing (or not valuing) ourselves. I've also gotten more than a few strange looks from people when I randomly start humming on the street or in the gym.
I'm no stranger to thinking about this. In various contexts, I've thought about how we value ourselves for more than a quarter century. Years ago I learned something about value from a band director. This one time at summer band camp we were playing a John Phillip Sousa march. The director of the band just happened to have been in John Philip Sousa's band. The director stopped rehearsal one day when I had played a wrong note. "You, Horn," he bellowed. "When you play that note incorrectly it as if you have walked up to the Mona Lisa and poked your finger through her eye."
I was no stranger to being pointed at by directors when I played a wrong note. My high school orchestra directly repeatedly made me play a note over and over again when we were playing Bedrich Smenta's overture from The Bartered Bride. In a fit, the director threw his baton at me and came storming through the orchestra knocking over stands. This time I wasn't poking my finger through the eye's of the Mona Lisa on purpose. The score I was playing off of had the wrong note. Another director, with exceedingly long fingers, tapped his baton on his music stand and pointed at me (I was sure that his finger was going to make it all the way into the back of the orchestra and poke me). "You," he said. "You have no passion. You young people today know no passion." This one concerned me to no end. A note I could figure out how to play correctly (even on a horn that is notorious for being impossibly difficult to play in tune). But passion? How on Earth am I supposed to figure that one out?
Had Dwight only explained himself I might have learned something very important--the goal here wasn't spending hours in a practice room learning to perfect every note and phrase. The goal was to bring the music alive and create an experience. Music as a process, not a goal.
Anyway, I found innumerable ways to scurry about trying to be perfect. Years later in my second masters program I had a complete melt down at the copy shop. I was having my thesis printed out and it was printed out incorrectly. You see, the paper I used had a watermark on it. I was very specific with the copy shop people that I wanted the watermark positioned so it was forward on the paper, not backward. I got my thesis back with the watermark backward. No holes through Mona Lisa for me. I made them reprint the whole thing. Twice.
After telling my advisor this he asked me if I knew much about the quilts that Amish women make. Among the things they are known for is their quality. Yet, as my advisor said, the last stitch that is made is always made incorrectly because only God can make things perfect. He then pointed out a typo in my bound thesis.
Of course I'd have none of this and later snuck into the library to correct my error.
Once I finally got over that bout of crazy perfectionism I thought it was a good time to go for a doctorate. When I was first accepted into my program at Antioch University New England I was provided with a bookmark (this was a step up from the pencil they sent me home with when I interviewed at the program). The bookmark haunted me for a long time. Written on it was one motto the school frequently used:
Be afraid to die until you have won some small victory for humanity -- Horace Mann
"Oh great," I thought. I was already neurotic enough about trying to do things perfectly. Now not only did I have to make sure I didn't poke my fingers through the eyes of Mona Lisa: I needed to make sure I won a victory for humanity. Was one enough? Would two or three be better? How about four?
No sleep for Jason. I'll spare you the tales of being taught the finer points of the use of dashes (did you know there are three different kinds, the hyphen, the em dash, and the en dash?). This was a particularly crazed chapter of crazy dissertation writing.
My error here has been in interpretation. I spent a long time (and at times, still do) conflating the process achieving with the end result of achievement. I measured the value of my live (sorry about the eye Mona, that should have been life) by a result rather than a process. It's ironic, because had I paid attention to a different motto from my education (Goddard College often talks about learning being about the journey, not the destination) I might have saved myself from some needless stress.
Focusing on the end result of achievement rather than the process of achievement creates a rather horrific hall of mirrors. It's not very pretty. The end goal is never achieved, thus value can never really be attained. There is always another paper to write, task to do, or goal to achieve. Life can quickly pass by, unvalued, unappreciated, and filled with long days of neurotic achievement (think about the watermark and dashes, people).
It is easy (and it many ways natural) to value our children and our friends for their achievement. We marvel in a child's first steps and are proud. We hang report cards on the refrigerator and give rewards when our children get all As. We celebrate graduations form grade school, high school, and beyond with parties, gifts and accolades.
These are all valuable accomplishments. They deserve recognition and accolades. However, is this how we measure the value of a woman or a man? We do measure value in accomplishments? That makes value something conditional. We have to accomplish something in order to be valuable--and if we don't accumulate accomplishments we have less value.
In-and-of-itself, valuing achievement is a good thing. As a society we value movement toward something. An investment in education represents movement toward a better life. Investment in a job represents movement toward increased wealth (and hopefully the idea of shared wealth, too), productivity, and the betterment of humanity. I don't really take issue with any of this at a very basic level. Yet, I also take great issue with it.
When we transform valuing achievement into valuing people for their achievement, we start to lose little bits of our souls. When we base the total value of a person on the end result of what they have achieved rather than the process of achievement we poison a person and begin a life long process of killing off their essential intrinsic value of the process of being alive.
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This OSU Blue tomato looks awesome in my garden! I grew 2 plants side-by-side. They have the same growth habit & fruit formations. They are standouts when wandering through the garden & get a lot of comments.
Here is the basic information that I have found (online research):
Jim Myers from Oregon State University (OSU) bred this tomato by crossing a regular tomato plant with a genetic stock of a tomato that had a gene from a wild relative with anthocyanin-containing and the Aft gene. It grew out as a regular tomato plant containing the purple pigment and the Aft gene. Anthocyanins are of same class of compounds that produce pigments in red wine that work as antioxidants. Fruits like blue berries have high concentration of anthocyanin, adding to their health benefits. The anthocyanin is produced in fruits exposed to sunlight. The OSU Blue tomatoes become darker, the more light that they get. Cooler temperatures also help the colour expression.
I wouldn't call mine blue. They are black with a slight tinge of purple. The bottom of the fruit that was less exposed to sunlight is is more of a mucky-orange colour. My plant ranges from 1.5″ to 2″ fruits, too large to be cherries. It is productive. The actual foliage has a purplish-blue cast to it. When cut open it is an orange-red colour. I have only tasted 1 fruit – not so good. A sharp sour taste followed quickly by nothing. Very bland. Good texture. I will leave the next one a little longer before taste testing!
In addition to the extra-healthy genes the colour is fun. I would imagine that this would be a great tomato to try some crosses with!


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Extract from the preliminary findings of the special rapporteur on cultural rights following her country mission to Cyprus, 2 June 2016
" I salute religious leaders who have chosen to try to be part of the solution rather than the problem through the Religious Track process and encourages them to continue their efforts. Concerns have been expressed to me from a variety of stakeholders however, about the cultural rights impact of any process which enhances the role of religious leaders vis-à-vis others, in particular because of the complete lack of women leaders, and the fact that in addition to religions, secularism is also an important part of Cypriot culture for many.
Hence, I suggest not only supporting the Religious Track, but also multiplying the tracks through which people of good will on different sides of the various divides can work together. For example, I would like to see the creation of consortia of academics and scholars from all regions of Cyprus, coming together to identify shared research agendas and take forward investigations of core issues, like the standards for excavation, the meanings of cultural heritage, historical narratives, and the history of communal relations. While I recognize that this is not currently possible at the institutional level, even though in my view this would be entirely separate from any question of recognition, I also believe that it cannot be carried out by individuals alone. Therefore, creative, intermediate, shared and widely accessible spaces, venues and engagements must be created to enable such exchanges. Those spaces that already exist such as the vital Home for Cooperation should be fully supported.
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20048&LangID=E#sthash.PSIHk1Ui.dpuf
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As part of your treatment plan, your doctor may also address other stroke risk factors you can control such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes. These, combined with understanding any history of previous strokes or transient ischemic attacks (TIA) will allow your doctor to treat these conditions appropriately, and bring them under control.
There may be additional risk factors for stroke, such as being overweight, physical inactivity or smoking that your doctor may be able to assist you with.
Being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AFib) can lead to a number of changes in your lifestyle. Find out more about how these changes will affect you here.
If you have been diagnosed with AFib, it's important to speak with your doctor frequently and follow their advice about how to help reduce your stroke risk. There are blood thinner medications available that can reduce your risk of stroke, including Coumadin® (Warfarin), Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate), Xarelto® (rivaroxaban), Eliquis® (apixaban), and Lixiana® (edoxaban). Only you and your doctor can determine the treatment plan that is right for you.


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Copyright (c) 2017 by Randall R. Peterson ALL RIGHTS RESERVED This is a work of fiction. All persons, locations and actions are from the author's imagination or have been used in a fictitious manner.
By R. Peterson
Memories are works of art that never end up in a museum. We decide on a perspective, choose our own colors, and the images always die with us. The images of Brian Deskota and Gloria Storms remain vivid, although I don't know how much truth there is in my recollections … I was much younger and too close to those involved be entirely objective.
David Fess broke his B string and while the lead guitar player replaced it and re-tuned his guitar Brian adjusted the controls on his distortion pedal. Almost the entire Cloverdale High School Senior Class and double that number of lower classmates and alumni were crowded together in the field behind the Porter's barn. A steady line of approaching headlights shone in the distance as Eddy Claymore and Richard Glen collected five dollars per person at the pasture gate. Jim Hunting and Bert Monson had just tapped the third keg of beer; there were two more on the way.
Clint Early stepped up to the microphone double-timing the E, A and D strings on his Rickenbacker bass. "Ladies and Gentlemen!" His voice boomed over the 600 watt Sun P.A. system. "I think this calls for a drum solo!" The crowd broke into hoots and drunken applause as Doug Mansfield began his best Ginger Baker impersonation. Brian squinted to look through the other side of the raging bonfire. Gloria Storms looked exceptionally breathtaking dressed in tight jeans torn at both knees. Her long strawberry-blonde hair partially covered a black Alice Cooper tour shirt. At least two other seniors as well as three alumni on break from college were all vying for the popular cheerleader's attention. Brian didn't blame them; the girl had it all: S curves, no matter what angle you were looking from, a pair of legs that went all the way up to her neck and a way of walking that made you feel like you were standing up in a roller coaster.
Gloria smiled at one of the college freshmen, a guy named Jerry Bolger, and Brian saw her whisper in his ear before they walked arm in arm toward a Toyota Celica parked in the shadows … probably to smoke a joint Brian thought although there were plenty of the rolled marijuana cigarettes being passed around the fire. Brian shrugged his shoulders there was no reason for him to be jealous, it wasn't as if they were going steady.
Brian stared into the flames remembering the playground behind Cloverdale Elementary during third grade recess, watching as legions of boys made fools of themselves sometimes with daring and dangerous feats, like hanging upside-down on the monkey bars and trying to perform a loop to loop on a swing-set, each of them trying to get the attention of the girl with the golden curls. The guys were still trying to make themselves stand out, this time by hanging Rolex watches from their wrists and spinning loops with Corvette Stingrays. Gloria loved being the center of attention, she always had. Brian wasn't worried, not really. They ended up together at the end of each night and always would.
David Fess had replaced his guitar string by the time Doug finished his drum solo and was just twisting it into tune. When Brian heard the string reach 246.9 Hz, he had perfect pitch; he began the opening riffs of Johnny River's Seventh Son played in a heavy metal style reminiscent of early Grand Funk Railroad.
Most of the girls were dancing in front of the bandstand; some on Charles Allen's father's flat-bed hay-truck but at least a dozen sat on the edge of the stage, clapped their hands and chorused the oohs and aahs in the correct places. Brian could tell by the sparkling eyes staring up at him as he played that they adored him … if only Gloria felt the same way. Brian stared at the Toyota it wasn't rocking yet … always a good sign.
It was three AM when the last keg ran out; someone said the cops were on the way. Brian had just finished loading his guitar and amplifier into a friend's van when he saw flashing red and blue lights approaching in the distance. This was Sheriff John Walker's way of letting the Cloverdale High School students know that the party was over. Brian looked for Gloria but didn't see her … hadn't caught a glimpse of her for over an hour.
He straddled the seat of the Harley Davidson soft-tail and brought it to life with a heavy booted downward thrust on the kick-starter. He felt Gloria slid onto the seat behind him. No other girl on Earth could radiate the woodsy allure of Chanel No 5 in exactly the same way. "We better get a move on," she whispered in his ear. "If you don't want to spend the night in Judge Parker's drunk tank!"
"I'm not drunk," Brian told her, "a little high … but I can manage."
"You do a little more than manage," Gloria sounded angry although she put her arms around his waist and held tight as he roared across the field. "I saw all those chicks flocking around you as you were packing up your equipment. What were you doing … passing out grain?"
"You weren't around …" Brian began. Gloria cut him off.
"Do you know where you're going?" Gloria shrieked when the bike bounced over a dyke.
"We figured the cops would show up and so we developed a contingency plan. Anytime you get a party going this size there's bound to be someone who wants to go squealing to the police. Lemont Porter took down part of the pasture fence on the north side yesterday; an old logging road in the woods will lead us back onto the highway… far from the flashing lights."
Gloria turned around; a long string of headlights followed them out of the field and onto the wood road.
"You and your friends are almost too clever," Gloria hugged him tight.
"Almost?" Brian grinned. "I thought we did pretty well."
"Whoever told about the party also told the sheriff about your escape plan!" Gloria pointed to flashing lights just around the bend. "See ya later … jailbird." Gloria giggled as she slid off the back of the bike as Brian slowed.
"Where are you going?"
"Anywhere but jail!" Gloria laughed. "My uncle is the prosecuting attorney … remember? I don't want to embarrass my mother's brother by having his niece arrested for underage drinking!"
"You're going to stay out in these woods all night alone?"
"Of course not," Gloria giggled. "I have my own contingency plan! I can't wait forever to have you come and rescue me."
Brian watched her flag down a car three cars behind and then stared as the off road vehicle ripped through the trees making its own road.
"License and registration." The officer said as he shined a light in Brian's face.
It was after 9AM when Brian posted bail on the underage drinking charge and decided to ride past Gloria's house to see if she made it home okay. He parked the bike a block away down the street and crept across the lawn to just beneath Gloria's upstairs bedroom window. It was Sunday morning and Brian knew both Gloria's patents would be asleep.
Brian was picking up a handful of sand to throw at the window when he heard Gloria giggle. "Getting our hands dirty, are we?"
She lay in a lawn chair with a blanket over her.
"You slept outside with a dangerous killer on the loose?"
A serial killer had been stalking girls in the northeast and had been front page headlines for months.
"Of course not," Gloria said. She stood up yawned and then kissed him. Her breath smelled like fresh mint. "I just got home. I went for breakfast in Missoula in Tim Clawson's Land Rover."
"You lead a charmed life!" Brian watched as she walked toward the back door.
"The best things in life never come easy," Gloria called over her shoulder as she went in the house.
The Cloverdale Stallions were down five points in the final quarter of the championship game with the Butte Bulldogs; there was two minutes on the clock and it was fourth down with thirty yards to go. Coach Bender sent in a new wide-receiver with a play he wanted to try. "Eighty-six!" Brian moaned when he heard what the coach wanted them to do. The Bulldogs would be expecting a long-pass on the outside; it was the same play that Bender had used all season whenever the team was in a critical position. Brian glanced at the opposing team from the huddle. The Bulldogs were already setting up for the play he was supposed to call with their best running-backs covering both sides. "This is like handing them the game," he told his teammates. "To hell with it! Toss me the pig on nineteen and I'll run it down the middle!"
"If this works … you'll be a hero," Clay Ruston said seriously. "If it don't, you won't be able to date any girls that want children because Coach Bender will roast your nuts over a fire made from your team jersey and your hair in the locker-room after the game." The rest of the players in the huddle laughed and agreed.
Gloria and her cheerleaders had been boosting moral from the sidelines. Now she held her breath as the Cloverdale Stallions formed at the line of scrimmage. Brian's voice sounded forceful and husky, the way it always did when he was going against adversity and the situation was critical. "Sixteen, eight, thirty-four, four, nineteen …" Gloria heard the clash of helmets on the line and knew the ball had been hiked.
Brian scrambled backwards with the football seeming to look for an open receiver. The Bulldogs had read Coach Bender's play correctly and within two seconds every wide receiver would have double and triple coverage. By sheer brute-force two Cloverdale linemen forced an opening in the center and Brian hurdled through it clutching the football tightly under his arm.
The stadium was on its feet and the roar of the crowd was like a hurricane. Coach Bender was screaming profanity as he unwittingly stepped across the sideline onto the field, manic that his first-string quarterback had ignored his play.
Brian threw off one tackle and then another as he surged forward. Suddenly his way was blocked by a massive two-hundred eighty pound defensive back. There was no way to go around the enormous Butte Bulldog charging toward him. Brian feigned to the left and then quickly to the right just before the monster lunged. The huge defensive back was caught off-balance and stumbled. He was halfway to the ground when Brian sprinted up him using his cleats like a mountain climber and leaped into the air just as three other Bulldogs crashed together where he'd been only an instant before. Brian's legs were a blur even before he hit the ground running. The next ten yards were a series of near tackles as Brian zigged and zagged his way forward twisting away from one tackle after another.
There was a moment when the Bulldogs thought they had him. Massive fingers reached for him from both sides at the ten yard line like huge bear claws and slashed the air instead. Brian dashed over the goal-line with the closest pursuer at least two strides behind.
It took at least half a minute for the crowd noise to subside before people noticed the referee blowing his whistle. The Stallions victory celebration was short lived when the referee announced a technical foul against Cloverdale for having a coach on the field during game play.
The Stallions were given a ten yard penalty and ordered to repeat the down. Coach Bender was furious and no amount of arguing could change the referee's mind. Bender blamed Brian and replaced him with the secondary quarterback for the last play of the game. The long pass to the right was knocked away and almost intercepted. The Butte Bulldogs won the championship game twenty-six to twenty-one.
Brian looked for Gloria as he left the locker-room after a heated meeting with the football coach. Most of the cars had already left the stadium parking lot. There was a victory dance planned in the school gym but Brian didn't feel up to going. Several people asked if he wanted a ride, his bike was at home, but he decided to walk.
Thunder beat the night clouds like a wet blanket and a drizzly rain began to fall an hour later just as Brian walked up his driveway. He was just reaching for the front door knob when he saw someone climbing out of the hammock on the front porch. "That's two showers you got tonight and you're still not washed up!' Gloria grinned as she pointed to his dripping hair.
"You walked all the way out here after six girls have been murdered in the northwest in the last two months?" Local authorities and the FBI suspected a serial killer but so far no one had been caught.
"My sister dropped me off." Gloria looked at her watch. "She'll be back in about ten minutes to pick me up. Besides, lots of guys say I'm the killer … maybe I am!"
"Bender says he's rescinding my scholarship endorsement," Brian said ignoring her remark. Gloom was begging to settle over him as he thought about his future.
"The guy's a jerk. Who needs him?" Gloria reached out and wiped a wet curl of hair off from his forehead.
"I do. A scholarship is my only chance to go to college."
"Take off your blinders," Gloria said. "Your future is blocked only because you insist on such a narrow view of things." She turned around and stared at the city lights in the distance.
"Where were you after the game? This had to be one of the worst days of my life!" Brian was trying to get her to look at him but she shook his hand off from her shoulder.
"I was with happy and successful people. I don't want to be part of the worst day of your life … I want to be part of your best days."
Brian tried to smile. He hated to be around depressing people himself. He thought to change the subject. "My mom's sister, Fran, works in Wedding Bells and she said you bought the designer dress in the store window."
"I did and it's amazing," Gloria smiled. "I have to go back again for another round of alterations … your aunt is quite the seamstress … but it looks fabulous!"
"I can't wait to see you in it." Gloria allowed Brian to pull her close to him. She was struggling not to give in.
"I didn't know you were going to the prom … who did you ask?" she whispered in his ear. She turned her head when he tried to kiss her.
"Stop kidding around," he told her. "I plan to borrow my uncle's car … a Cadillac Coup De Ville … for once we can ride up to a school function in style."
"I already have a date … and I'm not kidding." Gloria pulled away. Suddenly she was furious.
"Who?" Brian was shocked.
"Ted Evans," Gloria said. She grinned but her smile resembled a crocodile. "The senior prom is only a week away and I hadn't been asked yet … I'm in the running for prom queen and I wasn't about to show up without a date."
"That second year law student renting a room from Sheriff Walker?" Brian's mouth hung open. "What's he got that I don't have?"
"He's good looking. He's president of the young Republicans at Montana State and he's got money! Oh and don't try to tell me he might be the killer. Would a guy like that rent a room from the sheriff?" Gloria laughed as she turned and walked toward the car lights.
"What makes you think I'm going to the senior prom with Brian?" Gloria replied to her sister when they were only a mile down the road.
"You've been fussing over that dress in Wedding Bells for over a month," her sister gasped. "Did you and Brian break up tonight?"
"What's to break up?" Gloria wiggled her fingers in the air. "You don't see a boy's class ring on my finger do you?"
"I just took it for granted…" Her sister's voice trailed off.
"That's the problem." Gloria smiled suddenly sure of herself. "Everyone, including Brian, takes what we are supposed to have for granted."
"But this isn't just another dance." Her sister objected. "This is the senior prom … one of the most important nights of your life!"
"Don't worry," Gloria smiled as her sister dropped her off at her house. "I know what I'm doing." She had a few anxious thoughts as she stared out the side window into the rain which was now pouring. Brian Deskota was her dream; he always had been. At least a thousand girls would give up their virginity and anything else they had to go out with him. If you want to catch the biggest fish you have to know how to play them out her father had always told her. Now all she had to do was talk Ted Evans or some other boy into asking her to the dance. She was sure Ted had been ready to ask her at least a dozen times at Paxman's, at the grocery store and when she ran into him at the game. He was a stranger in town and wouldn't be a problem to dump later. Dogs were barking at the neighbors but Gloria ignored them hurrying to get out of the rain.
Car lights turning around in the driveway swept over a dark shape crouched in a clump of swaying snowball bushes. It could have been a large dog but it wasn't. Eyes with the intensity of a snake watched as the girl disappeared into the house. The air around the figure held a faint odor like rotting almonds. "One more week … I must take my time with this one and make sure everything is perfect," the shadowy figure hissed. Droll dripped from a gaping mouth onto the wet ground. Silent laughter caressed the white flowers like fingers from an evil wind. "Sometimes very bad things can happen … I must be very careful!"
Inside the house Gloria closed her eyes for a moment as she flopped onto her bed and then smiled. What she was about to do was dangerous to any relationship, but Brian was no ordinary guy. He always needed a challenge and always would. Gloria was sure everything would work out in the end … it always had … and it always would.
What she didn't take into consideration, and most people don't, was that this was Cloverdale … like no other small town on earth.


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Cheshire, in the United Kingdom, is famous locally and nationally for being home to rolling fields and grassy plains, some great attractions, Cheshire cheese, and Lewis Carrolls' Cheshire cat! It also has a variety of places that are said to be haunted, and so attracts a great deal of visitors who are interested in the paranormal and supernatural. Some are very quaint and pretty in their own right, and others are sure to make your spine tingle!
The following five are amongst the haunted spots in Cheshire:
The county town of Chester has over 2000 years f history. It was an important Roman city, called Deva by the Romans, and remains today a lively and charming city. The city has some very well preserved Roman walls encircling the heart of the city, and there have been many reports of ghostly Roman soldiers patrolling the walls and keeping a watchful eye over the city. There are some marvellous old traditional public houses that are said to have ghostly punters; the Pied Bull is believed to be haunted by a man who died in the pub in the 17th century, and the Victoria is said to be visited regularly be spectres from the neighbouring church's crypt. Additionally, an other-worldly monk is reported to live in Saint John the Baptist's Church, where one can also see an unusual and somewhat intriguing open coffin inset into the high arches.
Ellesmere Port Boat Museum
By day, the Boat Museum is home to a variety of different boats, with some beautifully painted barges being particular favourites. There are some old workers' houses, with reconstructed interiors, showing life in days gone by. By night, however, the museum is said to be watched over by a deceased but dutiful night watchman, who still patrols the grounds and keeps his rounds today.
The Gym, Winsford
Fitness fanatics may get more than they bargained for during their workout at the Gym. Men especially have told tales of being pestered by an amorous being. The female spirit is said to take rather a shine to some men who are trying to exercise. Other ghosts are also said to go about their business at the Gym, albeit in a less loving manner. These are said to include a late Minister and a former Sunday School Teacher.
The Lion and Bell Public House, Congleton
Patrons of this pub have more than one good reason for experiencing strange occurrences. It was an old coach house, and the scene of a nasty suicide. A nearby building was a funeral home. There are therefore several ethereal explanations offered for strange things that happen. A nearby road is said to be haunted by a ghostly female.
Church and Village Green, Wrenbury
The quaint village of Wrenbury is reputedly home to a wide variety of different spirits and spectres. They supposedly walk around the village green, the church and churchyard, and other nearby buildings. The village is a really lovely place to visit, with interesting and old architecture, even if you do not bump into an eerie being.
Many old buildings, especially public houses, in Cheshire, have some stories attached to them. There are many roads that are said to have ghostly spectres patrolling up and down. It is easy to find local legends about things that go bump in the night!


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Body English at Hard Rock
Located at the trendy Hard Rock Hotel east of the Las Vegas Strip, Body English represents one of the best club experiences in town. This is destination number one for many of the top celebrities and power players to come to town, not to mention the music industry executives.
Celebrity DJ's spin a pulsating mix of House, Hip-hop and Rock to keep the packed dance floor moving into the night. Body English offer's bottle service booths from their top level lounge that will set you back about $300. Or if your a high roller or music industry exec, they feature VIP booths complete with one way glass and exclusive amenities.
Body English consistently sets the standard for dance clubs in Las Vegas. The dress code is upscale and the cover charge is $30 for men and $20 for women. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings from 10:30 p.m to 4 a.m.
Learn more about the Hard Rock Hotel
Body English
4455 Paradise Rd, Hard Rock Hotel
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This weekend's singers on the featured work by David Lang.
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By Christy Salinas, alto
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By Conspirare soprano Anna Christofaro
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By Paula D'Arcy, writer and speaker
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By Conspirare alto Lauren Vick
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Composer Robert Kyr leads a post-concert panel for Craig Hella Johnson's Considering Matthew Shepard world premiere in Austin, TX, February 2016. With Craig Hella Johnson, Michael Dennis Browne (poet collaborator), …
by Dr. Elizabeth Neeld
This talk was presented pre-concert by Dr. Neeld at the Considering Matthew Shepard premieres in Austin, TX and Los Angeles, CA in February 2016.
Thank you for being …
The "Considering Matthew Shepard" collaborator salutes composer Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare.
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The composer on why Matt's story is personally inspiring and still relevant today.
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By Suzanne Mitchell
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By Stefanie Moore, Conspirare soprano & Annelies soloist
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By Matt Alber, Conspirare Christmas Guest Artist
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Dear Conspirare friends,
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By Rick Gabrillo, CYC Manager
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It's a great day for America.
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Craig Hella Johnson welcomes you to Conspirare's new season and invites you to "The Poet Sings: Pablo Neruda."
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Anton Armstrong, St. Olaf College Choir director
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at my piano (video)
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- Education Secretary Leonor Briones denounces the act of expelling of pregnant teens from school
- Briones calls for change in the educational system by promoting better sex education and awareness in schools
- By having access to an education, teens may have the ability to have a brighter future
Education Secretary Leonor Briones, a supporter for sex education in the Philippines, rejects the expelling of pregnant teens from schools as it is a hindrance towards the individual's bright future.
Briones is firmly against these type of expulsions. As part of her education agenda, the education secretary hopes to implement proper sex education in the nation's education curriculum.
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She proposes that "SexEd" not only be taught in science class, but as a standalone subject. This would enable students to learn more about the safety and dangers of unprotected sex.
Nonetheless, certain schools do not share the views of Briones. These schools expel students who get pregnant.
Furthermore, they do not give these students their right to re-enter the school if the student decides to return.
This act, as Briones says, goes against the student's right for education, and could possibly destroy that individual's future. The school is there to understand the students, Briones states, and help them achieve a better future. This cannot be achieved if the schools do not provide the education needed.
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In the 2013 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey, a striking result appeared. Briones' chief of staff Nepomuceno Malaluan shows through the survey that of the four million youths, who are not attending school, around 22.9% of them get in a mutual relationship or marries. This is seen as a possible result of not having a proper education and having a child at a young age.
It was required by the reproductive health (RH) law that schools must have some sort of sex education.
Yet reports state that in the Philippine educational institutions fail to even reach the minimal expectations of good sexual educational planning. This means that a good sexual educational system in the country is yet to be developed. - Kami Media
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Source: Kami.com.ph