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Estimating streamflows in areas where there are no gages once took days but now only takes minutes, thanks to scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey, who have developed a user-friendly streamflow-estimating system called "StreamStats." The system can be accessed on the internet (http://ma.water.usgs.gov/streamstats), and uses an equation-based method for estimating statistics that indicate the range of streamflow that can be expected at user-selected sites.
A pilot project has been completed in Massachusetts. The USGS plans to implement this kind of service nationwide as part of its National Streamflow Information Program.
"With this new web-based tool, users can view maps of areas of interest. They need only to select a site on a stream to get estimates of streamflow statistics", said USGS hydrologist Kernell Ries, the principal investigator. "Automatically the physical characteristics of the watershed that drains to the site will be measured, a set of equations will be solved, and the estimated streamflow statistics and a location map will be provided to your desktop within seconds."
Ries said that previously, users of streamflow statistics had to measure the physical characteristics and insert them into the equations by hand, which can be tedious and time-consuming.
The estimating method and the web page are described in a report and a fact sheet that have been recently released. These products were developed in collaboration between USGS and MassGIS, the state geographic information agency, and the Massachusetts departments of Environmental Management and Environmental Protection.
Federal, state, and local agencies need streamflow statistics for such activities as (1) developing environmentally sound river basin management plans, (2) siting and permitting of new water withdrawals, interbasin transfers, and discharges of pollutants, (3) determining the streamflow needs of aquatic plants and animals, (4) designing structures such as bridges, culverts, spillways or floodwalls, (5) land-use planning and (6) developing flood insurance rate maps. Municipalities and other groups also need streamflow statistics for the design and management of water supplies, waste discharges, and power generation.
"The StreamStats program is an essential tool for state planning and permitting agencies," said Vicki Gartland, who is a water-resources program manager at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management. "StreamStats quickly provides important streamflow statistics used for managing stressed river basins and calculating potential impacts of water withdrawals in areas without gages. Also, Streamstats allows us to determine how much industrial waste a given river or stream can handle. That's important when it comes to issuing permits."
USGS hydrologists developed a set of 13 equations that can be used to estimate streamflow statistics for most streams in Massachusetts based on long-term records of flow from USGS streamgages. One of the equations can be used to estimate the 7-day, 10-year low flow -- a statistic used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and State agencies for permitting of pollutant discharges. Another equation estimates the August median flow, which is used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in New England as the minimum flow needed to protect aquatic animals and plants. At present, this website only provides low-flow statistics, but work is underway to incorporate flood statistics as well.
At the web site, users are shown a map of Massachusetts with town boundaries and locations of USGS data-collection sites. Users can zoom in on areas of interest and add more information to the map, such as roads, and streams, and images of USGS topographic maps. Users can select the location of a data-collection site to get streamflow statistics for the site from a database or they can select any site on a stream to automatically get estimated streamflow statistics and prediction intervals that indicate the accuracy of the estimates for the site they selected.
This website is an example of future enhancements to the USGS mission of providing streamflow information to the nation. These plans are described in "Streamflow Information for the Next Century," USGS Open File Report 99-456 which is available on the web at http://water.usgs.gov/osw/nsip/index.html. The report describes methods for estimating streamflow statistics for data-collection sites as well as for sites where no data are available.
The report, titled "Methods for Estimating Low-Flow Statistics for Massachusetts Streams", by K.G. Ries III, and P.J. Friesz, is published as U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 00-4135. It also contains estimated streamflow statistics, drainage-basin characteristics, measured streamflows, and information on the locations of 146 sites in or near Massachusetts.


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Delve into a site that saw a great deal of action during the Wars of Independence with England. Bothwell Castle, built on a grand scale in the late 1200s, was hotly fought over.
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Cross the moat to find yourself in a fairytale setting, complete twin-towered gatehouse and lofty battlements.
Craigmillar Castle
Step inside Edinburgh's 'other castle', once a rural retreat from Scotland's capital.
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Step back in time to see and hear how whisky was made in the 1900s – and then sample a dram for yourself.
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Unravel the story of how owner William Duff and architect William Adam clashed over the creation of this splendid Georgian mansion.
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Updated: The Deal's Gone Down [maybe]: Oakland's Angstadt Reported to be Berkeley's New Planning Director
UPDATE at 7: Well, not so fast. When we raised the question in the public comment period that preceded today's special 5:30 Berkeley City Council meeting, councilmembers roundly denied that Oakland's Eric Angstadt already had a lock on the city's director of planning job. -more-


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Japan Follows Global Easing Trend, Gold Price Should Decisively Breach $1800 in Q4
The Dollar Gold Price fell to $1772 per ounce Wednesday morning in London, a few hours after hitting its highest level for nearly seven months after the Bank of Japan became the latest central bank to announce further quantitative easing measures.
"It seems that the stars are now aligned for gold to move higher," says Anne-Laure Tremblay, analyst at BNP Paribas.
"The next hurdle to overcome will be the $1800 an ounce level, which we expect to be breached decisively in the fourth quarter."
The Silver Price fell to around $34.60 an ounce – having hit $35 a day earlier for the first time since March.
Stocks and commodities were little changed on the day by lunchtime, while US Treasuries gained.
Japan's central bank announced Wednesday that it is increasing the size of its asset purchase program from ¥70 trillion to ¥80 trillion, pushing the deadline for the end of the program to the end of next year.
The Bank of Japan has also abolished the minimum bid yield of 0.1% on JGB and corporate bond issues.
"Japan's domestic demand is still firm," BoJ governor Masaaki Shirakawa told a news conference today.
"However, exports and output look weak, and a decline in oil prices is weighing on Japan's consumer prices…we judged that further monetary easing was necessary now to ensure that Japan's economy does not slip from a path towards sustained growth with price stability."
"Further easing is still possible this year because the BoJ is emphasizing uncertainties in its outlook," says Masamichi Adachi, Tokyo-based senior economist at JPMorgan Securities.
The BoJ's move follows last week's announcement by the US Federal Reserve that it will buy $40 billion of mortgage backed securities each month until the US labor market improves "substantially", as well as the European Central Bank's unlimited sovereign bond buying program unveilied earlier this month.
"The main message from today's decision is that the BoJ is following the global trend set by the Fed and the ECB," says Junko Nishioka, chief Japan economist at RBS in Tokyo.
"Whether central banks intend it or not, there is a competition for loosening monetary policy around the world," agrees Izuru Kato, chief market economist at Tokyo-based financial consultancy Totan.
"[Shirakawa won't want to seem] reluctant to compete in the race."
Shirakawa however denied the BoJ's move is a direct response to other central banks' policies.
"I do not think any central bank would act simply because another central bank acted," he said.
"If it is a question of comparing the BoJ to the Federal Reserve or the European Central Bank, I think the issue is not of methods but of the impact of those methods…. I think monetary conditions are easiest in Japan. I do not think that you could argue that the BoJ is less bold that the Fed or the ECB."
Shirakawa also denied the move is a response to anti-Japanese protests in China, which have seen some Japanese firms repatriate their staff.
The Yen fell around 0.7% against the Dollar immediately following the BoJ's announcement, although by lunchtime in London it had regained around half its losses.
The Gold Price in Yen meantime rose to within 5% of last year's all-time record, while the gold in Dollars set a new six-month high at just below $1780 per ounce.
"Gold is given a boost on the back of anything that is a form of quantitative easing," says Bernard Sin, head of currency and metal trading at refiner MKS in Geneva.
"At some point there'll be some profit taking but we'll continue to trend higher."
Here in the UK, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to leave its main interest rate at 0.5% and maintain the size of quantitative easing at £375 billion when it met earlier this month, minutes from the meeting published Wednesday show.
"For most members this decision was relatively straightforward," according to the minutes, "although some of these members felt that additional stimulus was more likely than not to be needed in due course, while others saw the risks to inflation in the medium term as being more balanced around the [2%] target."
UK inflation as measured by the consumer price index was 2.5% in August – the 33rd consecutive month it has been above the Bank's target.
Over in Europe, Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann yesterday warned of the "potentially dangerous correlation of paper money creation, state financing and inflation", adding that Goethe's play 'Faust' highlights "the core problem of today's paper money-based monetary policy", the Financial Times reports.
"The state in 'Faust Part Two' is able at first to rid itself of its debts while consumer demand grows strongly and fuels a strong recovery," Weidmann told an audience in Frankfurt.
"But this later develops into inflation and the monetary system is destroyed by rapid currency depreciation."
Elsewhere in Europe, €326 billion was withdrawn from banks in Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain in the 12 months to the end of July, according to data published by Bloomberg Wednesday.
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And I made the RP for Veir, but he left so I closed the RP as well lol since I didn't want to do it super bad myself. I'm writing on a visual novel with Zero right now though
Nah im goin to do that again??why??
Yes....how you know??
wait you chat with trashh..lol
yah, the most hurtful thing we can do is spread rumors, which naturally fades away over time.
Nah, too much competition.
what this and what happens at the klub?
Here at my school our way of "beating up someone" is scoring higher on a test than them. :P
Nothing much. I heard these kids were fighting, a cop came and tried to separate them, then one of the kids hit the cop. I wasn't there to see the fight, but there were a lot of witnesses and one of them told me what had happened. What about you? And yeah, my school is mostly calm, it's in the top 5% in California.
yeah. My friends have these mini-food fights but they're casual.
No, not homeschooled. I've seen kindergarteners throw crayons at each other, if that counts as fighting. In my school I've heard about these 2 incidents (which both happened on school ground) in which people were injured including a police officer, but wasn't there to witness it.
okay, but you've fought people before? I've never seen a fight irl.
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what do u mean by she used to have a crush on sauske?does it mean now she dont have?when sauske was leaving konoha she pleaded him to not leave or either take away her.she also told him that she will help her in taking revenge.it was not just crush.—This unsigned comment was made by Waqas naseem (talk • contribs) .


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The Village of Blackville is situated along the banks of the beautiful Main Southwest Miramichi River, where the Bartholomew River flows into the main river. Incorporated as a village in 1966, Blackville has a population of 958 and has had a long history related to forestry and salmon fishing.
Blackville is considered the "Salmon Fishing Capital of the Miramichi".
The village of Blackville is governed by an elected council made up of a mayor and four councillors. Read more ».
Famous for our river, remembered for our people.
12 South Bartholomew Road
Blackville, NB E9B 1N2
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President Barack Obama's current tax proposals don't appear likely to win congressional approval, though a variety of popular wealth transfer techniques may be curbed as part of a budget compromise needed to raise the nation's debt limit.
That is the view of analyst Andy Friedman in The Washington Update's latest white paper. The report comes after Congress reached its borrowing limit on May 18, thus setting up a fresh round of negotiations to raise the nation's debt ceiling.
Because the Treasury can continue to pay bills with current tax receipts for another four months or so, Congress has until the early fall to agree on a new budget, and, as has become the norm in Washington, the two parties' budget proposals "are opposite in almost every regard," Friedman writes.
In general, the Democrats are seeking to cut defense and raise taxes while the Republicans want to cut nondefense spending, avoid new taxes and reform entitlements.
Specifically, the GOP is seeking to slow the rate of Social Security spending through a modified ("chained") consumer price index and to increase Medicare premiums for the wealthy.
Friedman says the president is willing to accept these entitlement reforms if the GOP will agree to new taxes, but in his view the current political environment is not favorable to most of the president's proposals.
Those tax changes include a 28% limitation on tax exemptions and itemized deductions. This means a taxpayer in the 35% bracket would get a lesser (28%) tax benefit in itemized deductions for mortgage interest, charitable contributions and state taxes.
The cap would also apply to tax exemptions such as employer-paid health premiums and municipal bond interest, meaning that a person in the 35% bracket would pay a 7% tax on each of these items, which Friedman regards as unlikely to pass legislative muster:
"Taxing health insurance premiums is contrary to the goal of the health care reform law to have employers provide coverage for their employees," Friedman writes. "And taxing municipal bond interest would raise the borrowing costs of the states, most of which are not in a position to absorb those higher costs."
The president also proposes adoption of the "Buffett rule," which would would set a minimum tax of 30% on taxpayers with adjusted gross income of $1 million or more. Friedman expects Republicans to block this change, which "would effectively eliminate for millionaries the benefit of the lower tax rates for dividends and capital gains income."
The retirement plan lobby and many financial advisors are up in arms about another Obama proposal to limit the maximum accumulation in retirement accounts to the sum that produces an annual annuity of $200,000 at age 62, currently amounting to $3.4 million. Friedman considers passage unlikely.
The president's proposal on estate, gift and generation-skipping exemption amounts would undo the fiscal cliff compromise just reached before the turn of 2013.
That compromise adopted (on an inflation-adjusted basis) the exemption prevailing in 2010, shielding estates smaller than $5.25 million and taxing amounts above that at 40%.
The president wants to use the 2009 figures, which would lower the generation-skipping exemption to $3.5 million and the lifetime gift tax exemption to $1 million while raising the tax rates to 45%.
"Coming so quickly on the heels of the fiscal cliff compromise, the president's proposal is unlikely to pass Congress," Friedman concludes.
The Obama proposals likeliest to have the greatest traction are in areas Friedman describes as "loophole closers." One of these is the popular "stretch IRA," which enables heirs to stretch out payments over a lifetime, allowing the account to grow on a tax-deferred basis.
The president would require full account withdrawals (and associated taxes paid) within five years after the original IRA holder's death.
This is classified as a loophole since the purpose of the IRA was to provide retirement income for the decedent, not for his heirs.
The president also wants to lessen the tax advantages of a variety of wealth transfer devices such as the grantor retained annuity trust ("GRATs"); intentionally defective grantor trusts ("IDGTs"); and dynasty trusts.
Republicans and Democrats view these loophole closers differently. Democrats see them as removing unintended tax benefits and as ways of reducing the deficit whereas Republicans see their elimination as a means of rationalizing and reforming the tax code.
"Nevertheless, loophole closers remain one area of possible agreement as Congress approaches the need to increase the debt limit," Friedman writes.
The Washington Update analyst concludes his report with a warning for wealthy taxpayers and their advisors. Most of the proposed wealth transfer changes would take effect after the date legislation is enacted.
"These effective dates put a premium on individuals acting now to take advantage of these techniques to augment their gifting programs, before any changes (if enacted) become effective."
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Sample Spanish nightlife and Madrid's tasty tapas on an evening walking tour that will tantalize your taste buds! Led by an entertaining foodie guide, this walking tour is the best introduction to the laid back Madrileno lifestyle. You'll visit Madrid's tucked-away corners and feast on tasty treats you would never discover on your own, leaving you with a lasting feeling for Madrid and its people, and an appetite for its fabulous food and drink!
- Soak up the atmosphere on a walking tour
- Led by a local guide
- Small group ensures personal service
On the walking tour you'll visit four traditional bars/restaurants to try authentic Spanish delicacies. It might be chorizo in cider, octopus from Galicia, cider from Asturias, sherry from Andalucia or other regional specialties. The tour price includes your first drink and tapas at the first bar you'll visit. You can then choose how much or how little you'd like to eat and drink at the other bars/restaurants you'll visit on the evening walking tour. For a satisfying night out you should expect to spend about 30 to 35 euros per person.
Along the way, your English-speaking guide will explain the traditions behind Madrid's food and wine, and advise on local specialties. Your local guide will also assist with language and translation, while providing interesting facts about Madrid's history, culture and customs.
As the average maximum group size is eight people, you will enjoy a unique personalized experience on this special evening walking tour of Madrid's fabulous tapas bars and restaurants. It's the perfect way to discover local insights, while sampling traditional food and drink in great company. Ultimately, adding more color and flavor to your Spanish sojourn!
First stop:
An authentic Asturian bar, frequented by Spaniards of every age and description. A great place to kick off the evening trying their specialties of cabrales (blue cheese), chorizo and cider, which is poured in a very original way!
Second Stop:
A typical, very traditional "fino" or Sherry bar. This hostelry has changed very little in the last century with standing room at the bar or seating at wooden tables at the back. The bar is complete with the authentic oak sherry casks. "Fino" and "Manzanilla" sherries of various hues and tastes are served by the glass or from bottles filled directly from the kegs. Drinks come with complimentary olives or bread sticks.
Next stop:
This intimate local bar gives you a real taste of Madrid, with bulls' heads on the wall set off by various football shirts, and sawdust on the floor where locals deposit their olive pips before a final clear up at the end of the night. On the bar there is a huge selection of "tapitas" and "pinchos" (similar to canapes). Beside the bar is a model ship full of prawns which are usually provided as your complimentary "tapita" with drinks.
Final stop:
A very popular bar/restaurant serving wonderful "tostadas" and great salads, meats, cheeses and Tapas. This is a fantastic eatery with very good quality, no nonsense food and a great atmosphere with orders being shouted from waiter to waiter to bar to chef!
After this the night is yours! With the largest density of bars and restaurants per square meter in Europe, Madrid is famed for its vibrant nightlife. Even at 4 o'clock in the morning the streets are teeming with revelers, some only part way through their night out, others going to partake of the traditional "chocolate y churros" (gloopy hot chocolate and deep-fried doughnut twists) before bed. Madrid is not a place to sit back and watch the world go by, but rather somewhere you should throw yourself into the melee!
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
- Minimum age is 17 years
- Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
- A moderate amount of walking is involved
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please note that some tapas will be shared with other travellers
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- Drink and Tapas in the first bar
- Guided visit to 4 bars/restaurants
- Assistance with language translation
- Advice on Spanish food and beverages
- Gratuities (optional)
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Food and drinks, unless specified
7pm or 8pm depending on the option selected
Tour departs from Statue of the Bear (Oso y Madrono) in Puerta del Sol
4 hours
Tour concludes at the last bar/restaurant, however a taxi back to your hotel can be organized by the guide (not included in tour price).
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Control Center Modules (KDE3 Architecture)
Control center modules
The KDE control center is a modular application. It acts as a container for "Control center modules". Modules are implemented as dynamically loadable libraries.
In order to write a control center module, inherit the class KCModule from the libkdeui library. This class in turn inherits QWidget. Basically, you only have to reimplement some methods to load and save the configuration of the items that are configured in your module. In order to notify the control center about a new module, it has to install a .desktop file in the directory applnk/Settings in the KDE directory hierarchy.
Further information is available in the KCModule class reference.
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Every Sunday, we're making Christmas cards, so by the first week of December each year, we will have all of our cards already made.
[Though this challenge blog is owned by Sparkle and her company Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, you are welcome to use any company's images for these challenges.]
The only REAL rule is that you must make a new Christmas, Holiday, Hanukkah, or Winter card. The weekly challenges are extra and you can choose to do them or not do them. Also, there is no back linking. Backlinked cards will be removed. Easy enough, right?
You can adjust the challenges to accommodate however many cards you need for the holiday season. Maybe you need to double up or only make one every other week. Sparkle typically makes 2 cards each week, which is over 100 cards for the year.


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Savant saw The Flower of My Secret expecting more in the way of a broader farce, or
a drama with more powerful plot turns. Only on a second go-round did I appreciate its particular
charm as a movie that's not consistently funny or shocking in the ways Almodóvar films
tend to be. The script is a tightly-woven pattern of little abandonments, dysfunctional relationships
and little 'secrets' that turn out to be thefts. Star Marisa Paredes plays a writer who seemingly
cannot get back to an honest and satisfying existence until she quits her secret life writing
meaningless romance stories.
If Pedro Almodóvar is trying to create a body of work counter to the development
(or non-development) of the genre back-handedly known as 'the women's picture," he's succeeding
brilliantly. The Flower of My Secret isn't as funny as Women on the Verge of a Nervous
Breakdown or as wrenching as All About My Mother, but it has a kind of integrity lacking
in major Hollywood romance movies that are mostly forgotten
after the movie star buzz has died down. This is a good story based on intimate character observation
and emotional turmoil. The hidden relationships and surprises are structured like a farce, but without
the comedy. As Leo says while defending her 'unpublishable' novel, "Life is like that." Her publisher
quotes her contract covering five romance novels a year: Central romantic story, sex suggested but
not depicted, no social comment, happy endings. The Flower of My Secret purposely goes against
all that. There's a happy ending, but it's no romantic dream, just a decision by a finally-secure
woman to respond to the overtures of a charming but not-particularly-attractive man.
Almodóvar's clever story interlaces themes as well as it does emotions. The movie starts with
an intense scene about organ transplants (a commendable theme in several Almodóvar movies) that
turns out to be a cheat, a 'soap opera' for teaching purposes. Leo's secret writing career is
profitable but too much for her to bear now that she's lost her husband Paco. She 'steals' counseling
time with her best friend, who steals Leo's husband behind her back. Her newspaper editor steals her
identity and writes her next two novels for her. Leo's housekeeper is secretly an enormously talented
modern dancer. The housekeeper's son steals Leo's un-copyrighted novel, which becomes a big-budget
movie. Leo is therefore the secret author of books, some of which are not written by her, and a movie
that even the moviemakers don't know she wrote.
Leo's frantic insecurity drives most people nuts and has apparently contributed to the flight of her
husband. The only time she
feels truly comfortable is back in her mother's rural hometown, where the neighborhood women gather
to embroider (I think that's what it is) and sing songs to keep each other company. Her mother is
an annoying troublemaker but transforms into a 'whole person' in her natural element. She's even
capable of giving Leo good advice.
The interesting element of The Flower of My Secret is that its potential for farce or heavy
drama is purposely undercut, so that what remains is instead a credible account of a nervous breakdown
narrowly avoided. Leo is much like her counterpart in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
when she discovers her husband has been unfaithful with her best friend - except there are no crazy
farcical fireworks. She accepts the end of her marriage as if she's understood all along. Her best
writing work is stolen by an irresponsible young artist who uses the proceeds to fund a stirring
dance presentation. Leo doesn't object, as she's matured beyond possessive indignation. The key is
when her own editor / hopeful suitor writes her trashy novels behind her back, and the publishers
can't even tell the difference. Leo hated writing them, so it's a weight lifted from her shoulders.
It'll all work out in the end.
Marisa Paredes shines in the kind of role that Bette Davis must have been looking for for forty
years. 1
Most of the rest of the cast are Almodóvar veterans, with the surprise of Manuela Vargas as
the cook who turns out to be a fiery modern flamenco dancer.
Sony Pictures' DVD of The Flower of My Secret looks stunning, much better than the 1995
release prints that had to go down a generation for the addition of subtitles. The enhanced picture
shows off the classy art direction, which is somewhat subdued from the director's more extreme
films. If it weren't for a few coarse words, there's little reason the film couldn't have been PG-13.
There's a trailer and a Spanish-sourced interview featurette that lets us hear what the actors have to
say. All of them look like they're having a great time, even if the structure is identical to
American EPK work - clip, adoring testimonial to the director, clip, director chat, clip, and so forth.
Sony's package text doesn't even try to represent the movie inside, overstating Leo's grudging
relationship with Ángel as an affair, and her writing problem one of inspiration. This
movie is a lot of things, but saying it is a "hip, romantic comedy" is lazy and meaningless.
On a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor,
The Flower of My Secret rates:
Movie: Excellent
Video: Excellent
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History of Halloween
Chris LeggCrosswalk blogspot for Chris Legg, licensed minister and professional counselor and Campus Pastor for FBC Tyler
- 2012 Oct 22
As Halloween is right around the corner again, I thought I would re-release the two articles about Halloween with some new thoughts inserted in places. Maybe those of you new to this website would enjoy the material here…
This has consistently been one of my most popular articles.
This is much longer and more in depth than many readers might want, but I would rather be thorough here for those who do want it.
A Historical Understanding of Halloween
This is an in-depth look at the history of Halloween, and the timing of the other major Christian Holidays. There will be a follow-up article about what I think the appropriate Christian response to these issues are.
Before recorded history, people have used the length of days to divide out the year, and celebrated the coming and past events. The winter solstice is the shorted day of the year, and the longest night. The summer solstice is the opposite. Also, in between each of them is the equinox, fall and spring, which are the days when the night and day are essentially the same length. Before official calendars and clocks, these were important for measuring years and seasons.
As I recently read, clocks weren't common in Europe, for example, until after the 1300′s. Before that, the precision of a few bells throughout the day was enough. (Chasing Francis by Ian Cron)
I want to show you how these play into our celebrations today and how I think we should respond. This may be longer than the typical blog, but I think you will appreciate it. If the history and background is just of no interest to you at all, skip down…
The pagan religions tended to focus special or "Holy" days (whence we get the words "holiday") on obvious changes like these, and how they linked to the events of that time of the year. Remember, before grocery stores and before integrated heating, the three main events for most the those cultures, up through the 1800s were winter (and its hardships), and planting and harvest seasons. Life was pretty much utterly dependent on these.
An example many Christians can relate to here is the Jewish pattern of making use of the moon and its cycles to determine when events and Holidays (Feasts and Sabbaths) were to be held.
Let's start looking at these in the order they tended to. For the pagans in Briton, for example, the new year started at the end of harvest… they had gathered in the crops that were supposed to keep them alive until next harvest. This would have been a time for preparation (for winter) and celebration (for the harvest). It was already starting to get cold… winter represented death, so part of the celebration would have been to seek to appease/interact with/pacify the evil spirits that killed people in the cold winter.
In modern times we have a hard time identifying with what winter must have meant. Imagine living in the same depth of cold as we experience today… or worse… but imagine no way to completely weatherproof your home, imagine the diseases and death that came with cramped conditions of a family huddling together, usually with the animals, in the deep cold, with little or no concept of hygiene, and sleeping with the vermin and their parasites, for months.
When the winter solstice approached, the religious leaders would call everyone out. Again, there were two parts to the event. First, recognize who was dead. Who hadn't made it? The mortality rates were probably staggering. We know that later, even in early colonial times in North America, it wasn't uncommon for half of the population to die every winter! In Jamestown, for example, 440 of the original 500 settlers died in the first three years (Kelso and Hancock). What then? Well, you redistributed the goods. People who had more than they needed gave it to those who were running low. There was likely a new series of weddings – new widows and widowers married to one another and moving their families together into the best holding and combining their resources. You would have acknowledged death, but celebrated life in the midst of it. "Well, I made it this far through the winter" was something worth celebrating. So, you got your biggest best log for the fire to prepare for the longest night of the year, you gathered around the evergreen tree as the symbol for life that perseveres in the midst of death, you hang the Holly branch as another example of it… what else are you going to hang in the homes of all the newly weds to encourage fertility? There aren't any flowers or garlands. You share the excess, you bid each other goodnight, and then you hunker back to try and survive the second half of winter death.
Maybe, after a few months, you check to see if the animals, especially the burrowing sleepers, have started to emerge, or if they hide back as if they were afraid of their shadows. That's right, Woodchuck Chuckers…
Then, spring begins to arrive. What do you naturally celebrate then? New life. For humans, the long winter is almost over and many of them, in addition to surviving winter themselves… while bored and trying to stay warm, got pregnant many months ago, and are now very pregnant – celebration! The stores of food are thinning, but berries, fish, deer, birds, etc. are back. Domesticated animals begin to experience the abundance of green and being to have offspring, some in amazing numbers! So, what would be your symbols of the Spring Equinox? Symbols of fertility… Rabbits (what do things reproduce like? Rabbits!), eggs, bright colors, flowers, lambs… new life. Gods and goddesses of fertility and rain are the focus of attention.
Soon, though, it is a busy time – planting season – sowing. Harrowing, plowing, tilling, planting, watering, fertilizing, tending, keeping out animals, chasing off dangers, pulling diseased plants… this is a busy time, not to mention calving seasons, new born lambs, piglets, rabbits, etc. There are some celebrations, but mostly people are too busy to play much.
The busiest seasons of all – the reason we still have summer break really probably hearkens back to the days when the children were needed at home for harvest. During the summer, different plants – vegetables, grains, fruits, ripen and must be taken off of the vine or they rot and are lost for the whole year. There is little room for error – seeds must be taken and preserved for next year, and everything is harvested. Celebrations here are minimal… the rest of the year is dependent on how things go in just a few short weeks!
Harvest season is wrapping up, people are slaughtering or hunting meat, and salting, smoking or drying it. When all of this is done, in time to prepare for winter, as the Fall Equinox approaches, it is time to party. The people need to gather together, and trade out stores for the winter. People whose crops failed need people to give them enough to survive the winter. They might go house to house and ask for what they need. Celebrations are held to celebrate the bountiful harvest… baskets are filled with the fresh good things of harvest – vegetables, dried fruits, gourds, meats – in such an abundance and variety that today we would call it a "cornucopia". However, we mustn't forget the dark side of this holiday. Just as mid-winter accepts death and looks forward to the hope of life, fall accepts life but looks forward to the imminence of death. The mysterious sources of sudden illness and death, "spirits", must be dealt with. They are prepared to run free throughout winter, they are coming out of their realms to prepare to assault the people. So, we hang out gourds, carved to scare away even evil spirits, we light huge bonfires (made up of the dried sheaves of threshed wheat, probably) to scare them away, etc. Children, taking advantage of the scary mindsets, dress themselves in scary costumes, and the adults (who of course, are just indulging their children) pretend to be scared of these little evil spirits, and bribe the evil spirits with little treats to stay away from their homes this winter. The air of fear of death, while celebrating harvest, must have been an odd mixture. Pacify the evil spirits, and also try to scare them away.
In the British Isles, this was called the season of "Samhuinn". This was literally just their name for the month we call November. The last day of the month before November was called "Oidhche Shamhna" – roughly, "November Night." And apparently this was treated as the beginning of the year for the early Britons. The celebrations connected to this time were linked to the pagan groups, like the Druids. (Beltane, wikipedia's citation)
So, how does this play out in regards to Christians holidays?
When the early Christian, mostly the medieval Roman Catholic Church, came to the far Western World (there were allegedly already some Christian influences there, possibly lending credence to the legend that the Apostle Thomas may have visited the British Isles before the turn of the first century), they began to interact with the local peasants and seek to convince them to convert from their pagan ways (Coffman).
There are only a few major events in the Christian calendar, and we are only really aware of the dates on one of those – Easter. Thanks to the Jews, and their faithful adherence to the lunar calendar and the clarity of the New Testament connection to the death and resurrection of Jesus to the Passover, we know pretty nearly when Jesus died and rose…
And the supposition I am about to present still fits really well with this one too…
Otherwise, the Christian leadership apparently decided to compete with the pagan festivals by setting their (our) holidays (remember, "Holy Days"). For example, we really have virtually no idea what time of the year Jesus was born in… though there are some pretty good arguments based on the time when Zacharias' family was in the temple, and the times of the year that shepherds stayed out all night with their flocks, etc., we really don't know (Sheifler). However, it was almost certainly NOT late December.
It seems likely that the Christians decided to essentially, throw a bigger and better party on or near the pagan ones! Ok, remember what was being celebrated by the pagans at the Winter Solstice? The hopes for life to come – salvation from the death of winter that is near… so, what a perfect place to (otherwise arbitrarily) celebrate the birth of New Life! So, my assumption is that the mostly illiterate farm families just began to integrate both celebrations! After all, if your typical life is scraped together with death always around the corner, wouldn't it make sense to go to both parties?
It is easy to see, then why, to this day, we celebrate Christmas with evergreen trees, holly bushes, yule logs (the big log meant to last out the entirety of the longest night of the year, remember)… as well as giving gifts (spreading the wealth). Of course, many of these fit nicely in with the Nativity story as well – the birth of the Savior, the gifts of the Magi, the later charitable works of Nicolas (Saint Nicolas… or Santa 'Colas… Santa Claus). Instead, we celebrate the Christ's Mass (the name for the main Catholic worship services)… "Christmas".
With Easter (though for years, it was taught that the name came from the name of a fertility goddess, but that seems to be under debate…it might be connected, but some seem to say it that before the goddess, it came from the word for "East" – and that literally meant "rising"… or even that the goddess connection was error (since that is where the sun comes up)) is also easy to see the integration, and what a natural integration it is! (unknown article *, Harper) If the spring equinox was about new life, a new degree of abundance, then what better connection that the True New Life – Resurrection, and the purchase and the eternal defeat of sin and death, the victory of the Lamb of God! Today, we still celebrate His work, we have fun with colorful eggs, bunnies, lambs, and lilies.
Summer, if you recall, is too busy for anyone to do much celebration… so, for the sake of what is already a long article, we move along…
So, what about the end of Harvest? The people were "celebrating" Death and the preparation for death and winter. So, the Church came along and decided to celebrate what else? Martyrs. The Church had this celebration already, called "All Saints Day" sometimes celebrated by some at different time of the year, but in the mid-700's, it was moved by Pope Gregory III to Nov 1st officially (Brittanica and Christianity History Timeline). Again, it was a great fit. Recognize in faith those who died in the name of Christ when the pagans are preaching fear of the spirits of the dead. The "eve" before All Saints Day was Holy (or "Hallowed") Day Eve… which over time was shortened to "Hallowed 'Eve"… Hallowe'en". Still, they were mixed… the pagan "Fall Festival" or "Harvest Festival" mixed with the Christian "Halloween". (How ironic that most churches have fled from the word "Halloween" and moved to "Fall Festival")… we party, we have bonfires, pumpkins, and costumes.
So, with all of these main celebrations being celebrated in a way that integrates all kinds of natural links, agriculturally obvious connections, pagan aspects of worship, and Christian teaching, what is the right response of the modern believer?
For my thoughts on that question, please check out the other, much shorter article about that!
American Catholic.Org http://www.americancatholic.org/features/default.aspx?id=23
Beltane. http://www.beltane.org/festivals/samhuinn
Choi, Hanel. National Institute of American History and Democracy,http://niahd.wm.edu/index.php?browse=entry&id=172
Coffman, Elesha. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/news/2000/dec08.html
Cohn, Emily. National Institute of American History and Democracy,http://niahd.wm.edu/index.php?browse=entry&id=146
Harper, Douglas. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Easter
History Channel. http://www.history.com/topics/halloween
Kelso, Dr. William and Hancock, Dr. Franklin. PBShttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/previous_seasons/case_jamestown/about.html
* Unknown currently… This article does a good job of gathering and articulating the arguments I found in other places… I am trying to find out who the author is and what his credentials are or his sources…http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/190170
Myra, Harold. "Is Halloween a Witches Brew?" http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/octoberweb-only/42.0.html
Sheifler, Michael. http://biblelight.net/sukkoth.htm. Again, I do not know
All Saints Day material. http://www.britannica.com/facts/5/22039/Saint-Gregory-III-as-discussed-in-All-Saints%E2%80%99-Day-Christianity
As well as information from the www.Wikipedia.org information for Samhain and All Saints Day.
Note: Anytime I use information I find on Wiki, I try to use phrases like "apparently" or "some think" in an effort to designate that information gathered here may or may not come from trustworthy information. However, I think that much of what we find here is pretty well policed and at least created a good start for further research. However,Wikipedia cites
Chadwick, Nora The Celts London, Penguin. p. 181: "Samhain (1 November) was the beginning of the Celtic year, at which time any barriers between man and the supernatural were lowered".


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The UC San Diego's The Guardian has a good article on the Intelligent Design movement / controversy.
Intelligent design assumes that the world is so complex, that it is so statistically unlikely for humans to have formed, that God or some other higher power must have designed it. Even assuming that the two ideas are equally valid explanations of the world, evolution does not require the additional belief, a massive leap of faith, in a mystical higher power in its explanation. However, intelligent design suffers from an utter lack of positive evidence in its favor and thus is as valid of a scientific theory as the notion that a Flying Spaghetti Monster, the subject of a well-known satire of intelligent design, created the world.
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Letter draft, unsigned [Hiram Hill] to Charles Wright
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Hiram Hill wrote from Williamsburg, Massachusetts, to Charles Wright in Kansas Territory. Hill expressed disbelief at the reports of violence and destruction that crossed his ears, but accepted them to be true based on his experiences in Missouri the previous winter. To Hill, it appeared that they would have to "take the field to Regain our Liberties that have been struck down". He also referred to actions of the National Republican Convention in Philadelphia (which named John Fremont as their presidential candidate) and dubbed the nomination "their only hope -- short of a Bloody Revolution".
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Hiram Hill Collection, #382, Box 1, Folder 5
Item Number: 102151 Number of images: 2
Keywords: Barber, Thomas W.; Brown, Frederick; Dow, Charles W.; Hill, Hiram; Kansas Territory; Law and Order Party; Skirmishing; Violent deaths; Wright, Charles A.
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Present: Ryan, Swithun, Alex, Martin, Graeme, Pockets, Tim, Shannon, Martyna, Bryony, Gareth.
Apologies: Torstein, Lukasz
Vacant: Everyone else.
BarredCam – RVW Underneath Till
Tabletops Print – Alex still to do
Swith to speak to Tariq – Done
Grill – Fine
Sign for Vollie Cupboard – Laura didn't. Swith will.
Vollie Party – Done. Good.
Kitchen Overhaull – Not discussed yet for Shannon
Cleaning – Done
DVD – Pockets Scripted.
Alex - Still to do a lot of stuff. Repremand extravaganza.
kitchen equipment
coffee grinder
swithun's table tops
laundry bins
bins in general
drum kit
barrings and watchings
holiday opening times
New events book
KM Update
New Years Eve
Building Half Day
Front of house.
Kitchen Overhaul – Alex says another meeting needed. Ryan and Shannon explain idea. More homemadey, better food. Next Cafe and Events Meeting we will rediscuss.
Display fridge, new one? - If overhaull needed, do we want a need display fridge? Shannon says we should get a taller fridge, and a heater instead where Dfridge is now. Will discuss in Jan.
Freezer – Shannon turned it off, not being used. Need something to hold coffe grinder on. Trish interested in getting it for a donation. Swith – we can't keep it on or it will become mouldy. Graeme going to go BAMB. SHANNON will tell Trish about the freezer.
Grinder – Ryan is FURIOUS. someone's messing with the grinder. It takes 10-15 secs to pour a shot. SWITH notice on coffee grinder. SHANNON to get in touch with grinder people about warranty. And potentially about getting coffeedude out to look at the shots again.
Laundry Bins – People putting dirty rubbish in the laundry bin. KMs tell Swith and Pomme when laundry's running low. BRYONY to do rota for laundry.
Fridge downstairs - a bit mouldy. Shannon explains why. Clean tomorrow. KMs to empty drip bin more regularly.
Barrings and watchings – Ryan, how to deal with problems at the moment. Nix and Ryan discussed we had barred camera. Pics up on private section on BB. Tim says would be nice as a volunteer to have a book of peoples barred. Furious debate.
If we have it then we need to have a reason with pictures so people can give reasons for barring. Shannon feels dirty, like it's all wrong. More furious discussion. Are we heading towards a police state? Is it legal? Will we be giving people a bad name if they come back to us with genuine apologis later? We really have to find a way, fundamentally we are trying to keep the Volunteers and the cafe users SAFE.
Try pepping up the Night Forum. KMs to try sign up Night Managers to BB when giving them Night Manager Letters. Will look at opening a book next year.
Drum Kit – Pockets, what to do with kit? POCKETS to mark of area in front of stage to store drum kit when it's not needed on stage. Snare drum missing. Thinks it was after being left outside The Cave. Haven't had anything missing (apart from cymbals). Get a new snare. Gareth suggests revamp of whole sound area where we can keep snare and other instruments. GRAEME (building) and POCKETS (sound) will get all over it. Pockets noticed people drinking on sound desk, Bryony noticed people sitting on it. No drinking behind desk Pockets. SHANNON says to look on thread about new snare drum – will find thread and restart.
Holiday opening times. - Closed for a couple of days last year. What about this year? Shall we skip events until later? No events until 04th Jan, and from 22nd. Bryony may open on 1st Jan -oooh!
New Events Book – Gareth, Martin and Ryan working on it. It's a revolution – customised and everything. GARETHMARTINRYAN to add option to contact events@forest, sound engineer contact at back. Different one for August, a seperate page. Do up to July. Get bound properly? Maybe.
KM Update – Bryony taking over Shannon's shifts.
Babies – There are many babies in the world. Some are cute and others are not.
Corkage signs – Torstein said about poster on back of shutters to explain corkage at night time. Spray painting words suggested. Make it artistic instead of a poster. MARTIN to speak to the VA posse.
Underagers – There are people who happen to be underage who are doing shit things. No under 18yrs at the weekends? Bryony says NO!!! Further furious discussions. There are people who are being destructive, we can pull them up. There are decent people who are welcome. Maybe say come back during the day or volunteering. Have autonomy to make the right decision should you need to.
Alex wants dry nights if the band is young, thus the crowd may be young. GARETHMARTINRYAN "Stick it in events book – how old are you?"
Building half day – 10am tomorrow. Will make a list in the morning. Shannon is coming in at 9:30 to switch the coffee machine on. YEAH! POCKETS and TIM are going to film the whole thing, and we'll make an amazing music video along to 'Satistaction' by Benny Benizia or someone.
New Years – RYAN to start a thread. 7 colour lazer for £150 to rent? Shannon wants a budget for the whole thing. Okay on if lazer fits within budget. Starting a thread.
Front of House – Loads of stuff needs to be gotten rid of. Money needing to be invested. Getting rid of some sofas tomorrow. Further discussions to be had after tomorrow.
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No drinking behind the sound desk??? Wait a minute!! No drinks ON the sound desk, that is ok. But no drinking at all behind the sound desk?? That's the type of shit that does make me think of a police state!
You have to avoid penalising everybody for the idiocy of a few. There are people responsible enough to drink behind a sound desk and keep their drink out of the way of it, like putting it on the windowsill or something. It's not fair to have this stupid rule which would be enforced against those people who don't deserve it.
You have to avoid penalising everybody for the idiocy of a few. There are people responsible enough to drink behind a sound desk and keep their drink out of the way of it, like putting it on the windowsill or something. It's not fair to have this stupid rule which would be enforced against those people who don't deserve it.
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Hi John,
I used to be a decent intermediate player during my twenties but have not played in the past 15 years until starting again recently. My game is still rusty but I'm down in Palm Springs for the next month, hope to play as much as possible during that time, and should be available most days at any point between 4 - 10 pm. I'm staying at Indian Palms (border of La Quinta/Indio near the polo clubs) which has decent lit courts and I can also drive elsewhere if it's more convenient. Are you up for a game?
Best regards,
Cell: 604.998.5008 or toll free: 1.855.552.5400 Ext 508
I'll be in Palm Springs/Desert from Feb 12-19. I'll be staying at the Hyatt hotels in both places. 4.0 player here (used to be 4.5, but haven't played in a while.)
anyway, i'm looking forward to getting back into shape. if you're around and interested in hitting, let me know.
Looks like I am tied up during the day this week from tues on out. Maybe we can try again next week. If something opens up I will shoot you a message. I am close by on 50th and Washington in Duna La Quinta. Thanks, Mark
Hey John, also singles is all I play so would be great!
Hey John,
I am working till late on Tuesday and starting an instal on Wed. I can play today? Bit of short notice, just thought I would try. Otherwise I will be around but these short days are killing us.
Thanks, Mark
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