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Don't tell other people – tell us!
If you have had any problems regarding the service provided by our practice then we need, and want, to hear about them. Helen, our practice manager, is available to discuss issues promptly and in confidence, or you can request a complaints pack and put your concerns in writing.
On the other hand if you've got something positive to tell us, or a suggestion on how we might improve our services, then we'd equally love to hear about it. You can also leave a review on Google or the NHS Choices website.
You can either write in with your complaint (or praise!), call 01642 483638 and ask for an appointment with Helen, or fill in our feedback form on the Contact Us page of this website and we will reply within 48hours.
Confidentiality and Data Protection
We record some of our patients' data on our computer which is linked to the Tees Health Authority. Without doing this, many of our services would be difficult to organise and this may in turn affect our ability to provide an appropriate level of service to you. For example, repeat prescriptions are computerised to aid the accuracy and speed of issuing the correct medication. However, The Data Protection Act 1998 and Access to Health Records Act 1990 give patients the right to see written records and/or any records held on our computer. Requests are by appointment and may be subject to an administration charge. Please contact our Practice Manager – Helen.
No information will ever be released to another person (other than for a patient under the age of 16 – to a parent/guardian) unless a signed letter of authorisation is provided, or unless we are legally obliged to do so.
Privacy Notice
The Coatham Surgery has a legal duty to explain how we use any personal information we collect about you, as a registered patient, at the practice. Staff at this practice maintains records about your health and the treatment you receive in electronic and paper format.
What information do we collect about you? We will collect information such as personal details, including name, address, next of kin, records of appointments, visits, telephone calls, your health records, treatment and medications, test results, X-rays, etc. and any other relevant information to enable us to deliver effective medical care.
How we will use your information Your data is collected for the purpose of providing direct patient care; however, we can disclose this information if it is required by law, if you give consent or if it is justified in the public interest. The practice may be requested to support research; however, we will always gain your consent before sharing your information with medical research databases such as the Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Q Research or others when the law allows.
In order to comply with its legal obligations, this practice may send data to NHS Digital when directed by the Secretary of State for Health under the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Additionally, this practice contributes to national clinical audits and will send the data that is required by NHS Digital when the law allows. This may include demographic data, such as date of birth, and information about your health which is recorded in coded form; for example, the clinical code for diabetes or high blood pressure.
Processing your information in this way and obtaining your consent ensures that we comply with Articles 6(1)(c), 6(1)(e) and 9(2)(h) of the GDPR.
Maintaining confidentiality and accessing your records We are committed to maintaining confidentiality and protecting the information we hold about you. We adhere to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the NHS Codes of Confidentiality and Security, as well as guidance issued by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). You have a right to access the information we hold about you, and if you would like to access this information, you will need to complete a Subject Access Request (SAR). Please ask at reception for a SAR form and you will be given further information. Furthermore, should you identify any inaccuracies; you have a right to have the inaccurate data corrected.
Risk stratification Risk stratification is a mechanism used to identify and subsequently manage those patients deemed as being at high risk of requiring urgent or emergency care. Usually this includes patients with long-term conditions, e.g. cancer. Your information is collected by a number of sources, including The Coatham Surgery; this information is processed electronically and given a risk score which is relayed to your GP who can then decide on any necessary actions to ensure that you receive the most appropriate care.
Invoice validation Your information may be shared if you have received treatment to determine which Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is responsible for paying for your treatment. This information may include your name, address and treatment date. All of this information is held securely and confidentially; it will not be used for any other purpose or shared with any third parties.
Opt-outs You have a right to object to your information being shared. Should you wish to opt out of data collection, please contact a member of staff who will be able to explain how you can opt out and prevent the sharing of your information; this is done by registering to opt out online (national data opt-out programme) or if you are unable to do so or do not wish to do so online, by speaking to a member of staff.
Retention periods In accordance with the NHS Codes of Practice for Records Management, your healthcare records will be retained for 10 years after death, or if a patient emigrates, for 10 years after the date of emigration.
What to do if you have any questions Should you have any questions about our privacy policy or the information we hold about you, you can:
- Contact the practice's data controller via email at email@example.com. GP practices are data controllers for the data they hold about their patients
- Write to the data controller at The Coatham Surgery, Coatham Road, REDCAR TS10 1SR
- Ask to speak to the practice manager Mrs Helen Williams
External Lead for support and guidance for The Coatham Surgery is:- Liane Cotterill, Senior Governance Manager & Data Protection Officer, North of England Commissioning Support, Teesdale House, Westpoint Road, Thornaby, Stockton-On-Tees, TS17 6BL
Complaints In the unlikely event that you are unhappy with any element of our data-processing methods, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the ICO. For further details, visit ico.org.uk and select 'Raising a concern'.
How we use your Medical Records
Important information for patients
This practice handles medical records in-line with laws on data protection and confidentiality.
We share medical records with those who are involved in providing you with care and treatment.
In some circumstances we will also share medical records for medical research, for example to find out more about why people get ill.
We share information when the law requires us to do so, for example, to prevent infectious diseases from spreading or to check the care being provided to you is safe.
You have the right to be given a copy of your medical record.
You have the right to object to your medical records being shared with those who provide you with care.
You have the right to object to your information being used for medical research and to plan health services.
You have the right to have any mistakes corrected and to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office. Please see the practice privacy notice on the website or speak to a member of staff for more information about your rights.
For more information ask at reception for a leaflet OR visit our website coathamsurgery.co.uk
Should you have any concerns about how your information is managed at the surgery, please contact Helen Williams, Practice Manager our named Data Protection Officer.
External Lead for support and guidance from our CCG nominated Data Protection Officer – Liane Cotterill, Senior Governance Manager & Data Protection Officer, North of England Commissioning Support, Teesdale House, Westpoint Road, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees,TS17 6BL.
If you are still unhappy following a review by the practice, or our local lead, you can them complain to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) via their website www.ico.gov.uk
Non Attendance
As a courtesy to your fellow patients and clinical staff, please attend your appointment by the allotted time or let us know if you need to cancel your appointment so that it can be released to assist another patient. Clinician appointments are usually allocated 10 minutes. If you are late, the clinician will ask you to re-book your appointment if it is a non-urgent matter.
Zero Tolerance
The Practice has a policy of "zero tolerance" of verbal and physical violence towards GPs, staff or other patients.
We work hard to make your surgery a safe and pleasant environment. Therefore we strongly support the NHS policy on zero tolerance. Anyone attending the surgery who abuses the GPs, staff or other patients be it verbally, physically or in any threatening manner whatsoever, will risk removal from the practice list. In extreme cases we may summon the police to remove offenders from the practice premises.
Examples of Unacceptable Behaviour
- Violence
- Threatening or abusive language involving swearing or offence remarks
- Derogatory racial or sexual remarks
- Malicious allegations relating to members of staff, other patients or visitors
- Offensive sexual gestures or behaviours
- Abusing alcohol or drugs on practice premises
- Drug dealing on practice premises
- Wilful damage to practice property
- Threats or threatening behaviour
Equal Opportunities
The practice fulfils equal opportunities, disability discrimination and sex discrimination regulations, ensuring that everyone receives fair and equal treatment.
Chaperone Service
Certain consultations and treatments require our GPs to undertake intimate examinations of their patients. In these situations, all our staff will always consider your comfort, dignity and privacy as a priority. However, if you would feel more at ease, you are entitled to request a chaperone be present with you during such examinations.
Please tell your Doctor before the examination starts if you would like a chaperone, and the surgery will be able to provide one.
This website has been designed to provide our patients with information only. We will endeavour to ensure that the site is kept up to date and that all information provided is accurate, however, the Practice cannot be held responsible for any situations arising from use of the information provided. The information provided on this site should never be used as a substitute for you, the patient, consulting their own doctor.
Whilst we will try to provide access to this site 24/7, we cannot guarantee uninterrupted acces to it, or the sites to which it links. We accept no responsibility for any damages arising from the loss of use of this information.
Any links from this website are intended to offer our patients access to further information in a convenient manner. The practice cannot accept responsibility for sites linked to, or the information found there. Please be aware that by linking to particular sites we are not endorsing them; neither do we imply a lack of endorsement by not linking to a particular site.
Important note to patients: When consulting the Internet for medical information
- Always look at more than one website/source to ensure you get a balanced view – where possible consult additional information sources other than a website to compare opinions.
- Be cautious when reading – don't forget the Internet is a free for all; anyone can publish anything!
- Check to see who supplied the information on the site – who are they? What are there qualifications?
- Check that the site has been updated recently and is not out of date.
- Make sure the site isn't sponsored by an associated company or product, it could just be an advert in disguise meaning the information is biased.
- Never rely solely on information you find online. Always consult your GP if you feel you have a medical condition that requires consultation.
Freedom of Information
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 obliges the practice to produce a Publication Scheme. A Publication Scheme is a guide to the 'classes' of information the practice intends to routinely make available.
This scheme is available from reception.


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Original Review by Alan Rogers
Wastelander Panda: Exile (2014) is an unusual beast. The most recent creation of a larger Wastelander story arc, it's an Australian 6-part series of 10 minute episodes that follows a family of anthropomorphic pandas across a post-apocalyptic world (think Mad Max) in search of a young girl. Isaac (together with his mother and brother) must find this girl to replace the one he killed at the beginning of the story. Children are a great commodity because of their child-bearing potential and, so that the exiled family can return to Legion (the self-contained human settlement from which they were exiled) Isaac must return with a replacement. So, Wastelander Panda: Exile is essentially a story of a violent panda's quest to kidnap a human child. Director Victoria Cocks has created quite a dark and violent world where the presence of the pandas is played completely straight. The score is composed by Australian Christopher Larkin.


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Todd recently confessed he isn't totally against the Fallout Movie idea in an interview with GI.biz, adding "We've had a couple of inroads, particularly with Fallout, which is a bit stickier than Elder Scrolls, but everybody's kind of asked and I've taken a number of [Fallout movie pitch] meetings over the years and nothing quite clicked where I felt, 'Oh, that would be as good as the game."
According to Howard, making a film based in the apocalyptic setting of Fallout risks potentially influencing fan opinions of the games in a negative way.
Personally, I think Bethesda is preparing for the right offer, and The Fallout 4's Wanderer Trailer is their take on something like that, just to see how fans would react to it. Or even better, they might be already working with some studio for some time now. If you remember Todd's appearance on E3 2015, when Bethesda announced Fallout 4, he admitted that Fallout Shelter is hinted in Fallout 3's Trailer. Check it below, to remind yourself;
Bethesda is well known at hinting various things in details of the trailers and even the games itself. Cinema Blend has an interesting article called "Fallout 4 Live-Action Trailer Is Probably The Closest We'll Get To A Movie", and all I'm asking is why? Why create a Live-Action Trailer in a first place? There's a reason to that, trust me.
"And that may happen. I don't rule it out, but nothing really has clicked where - the games are popular enough and that's their identity." ~ Todd Howard


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Networking Leadership 101: Building Your Core Professional Network
No matter how strong your skills, chances are you can't solve your most complex challenges on your own. Study after study demonstrates that the more leaders and organizations can manage and navigate their professional and organizational networks, the more they can achieve their goals.
At CCL, we've been researching how to network more effectively and how to teach critical networking skills as part of leadership development. Our research focuses on several levels of networks:
- Personal networks expand the individual's ability to learn about new opportunities and influence others
- Leaders' networks connect internal groups and external stakeholders to enable the flow of information and resources as needed
- Collective networks create shared leadership – direction, alignment and commitment – outside formal hierarchical channels
Personal networks are of utmost importance to leaders who consistently tackle the toughest problems, cross boundaries, rely on information from existing relationships, and need to make new connections all the time.
But despite its importance, to many of us, networking sounds distasteful, self-serving, even phony. We don't know how to maintain critical relationships or leverage existing ones.
To address this need, the Center for Creative Leadership is delighted to partner with +Acumen to offer a free, 4-hour online course focused on how to build your core professional network.
- You'll learn why professional networking feels uncomfortable and unnatural for many of us, and how you can change your mindset.
- You'll read about real people—reluctant networkers—who have made a significant impact through just a few connections with others.
- You'll use technology-based tools to visualize your current network, and discover common network traps to avoid.
- Finally, you'll understand what it takes to be intentional about your network, and how to achieve some quick and easy wins to get started.
At the end of the course, you'll understand that, far from being awkward or selfish, networking can be one of your most powerful strategies for achieving your organizational and your professional goals.
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Annual Honor Lecture to Feature Econ. Prof. Joe Baker
Published: September 12, 2008 | Category: AcademicsSouthern Utah University is proud to announce that Dr. Joe Baker, professor and chair of SUU's Department of Economics, will speak at this year's Grace A. Tanner Distinguished Faculty Honor Lecture on Tuesday, September 16, at 11:30 a.m. in the SUU Auditorium.
Baker's lecture, "Class, Ability, Mobility: Is it Better to be Rich or Smart?" will also serve as the first of SUU's University Convocations presentations for the 2008-09 school year.
Following the presentation and a brief question-and-answer session with Baker in the Auditorium, the campus and local communities are invited to congratulate Baker in person at a reception on the Garden Level of the Sherratt Library, from 1-2:30 p.m.
Baker's tenure as the Distinguished Faculty Lecturer marks the 29th annual presentation through the Grace A. Tanner Center. When asked of his thoughts about representing SUU's academic community in this fashion, Baker responded, "Given the talented faculty on this campus, I consider it a special honor to be selected to give the Tanner lecture."
This annual faculty lecture series is sponsored SUU's Grace Adams Tanner Center for Human Values. The featured presenter is selected based on the academic merits of his or her work, including, scholarly research, measured contributions to the lecturer's respective field, and the topic's broad appeal to SUU's academic community at large.
Baker's lecture is based on his forthcoming article for the Journal of Education Finance. According to Baker, the article and his presentation will question "to what extent can academic ability overcome meager economic resources, and to what extent can affluence overcome meager academic ability?"
Baker's studies examined "the academic and economic paths of two groups of eighth graders through early adulthood: students with high academic ability who are living in low-income families, and students with mediocre academic ability who are living in affluent families."
Joe Garrett Baker was awarded a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Utah in 1977. He joined the SUU faculty in 1997 and is Professor of Managerial Economics in the School of Business. Before joining SUU Dr. Baker did policy-related research at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education in Oak Ridge Tennessee and the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C.
Baker has authored numerous scholarly articles and reports. He has served on three advisory panels for the National Institutes for Health, is a member of the Utah State Council on Economic Education Board of Directors, has been a National Science Foundation faculty research participant, and is a member of the Utah Parents for Choice Advisory Board. Dr. Baker participated in the U.S. Department of Education International Economic Education Exchange Program in Prague Czech Republic and was a consultant to the President's National Commission on Coal. In 2000-01 Dr. Baker was named as SUU's Outstanding Educator.
The Grace A. Tanner Center for Human Values seeks to promote access to scholarly and scientific learning in all areas of human values, which embrace moral, artistic, intellectual and spiritual concepts. The resources within the Tanner Room, located on the Garden Level of the Gerald R. Sherratt Library, provide a focal point for the pursuit of these ideals. The room's collection includes bound copies of each of the past 28 SUU faculty Tanner lectures.
Additional information on this fall's University Convocations line-up can be found at www.suu.edu/convocations.


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Truro Tractors regret to inform you that we do not ship outside of the UK at present.
1. We accept all major credit and debit cards instore. All online transactions are handled through our secure payment gateway via Paypal.
2. All orders processed via the website are charged on placement of the order.
3. Any order placed outside of the website can be processed via telephone, mail, fax, email or in store.
4. All prices include VAT where applicable.
5. Any items ordered which turn out to be out of stock or sold out and subsequently will take longer than our terms and conditions states we will inform you immediately and give you alternative options, either for other products or for a full refund.
6. For deliveries before a UK bank holiday, we recommend that you order in advance. For Christmas deliveries, we recommend that you order by the 12th December. During holiday periods, we will endeavour to dispatch all 'in stock' orders within 24 hours, however we cannot guarantee delivery as the post may be delayed in your area.
7. New Holland Clothing orders if not in stock can take up to 15 working days to arrive from the date you placed the order, if ordered within the UK, otherwise additional delivery time will occur, If these orders are for any special event, please place your order in enough time.
8. Kab Seating if out of stock at our depot can take up to 6 weeks to arrive due to the manufacturer having to build the product.
1. If you are not happy with your purchase you have the right to cancel your order within seven days of receiving your products.
2. If you are retuning the any items to us due to being unwanted you will be liable for any charges incurred in returning the goods to Truro Tractors or if you fail to return goods you will be liable for any charges incurred in relation to attempts to collect the goods.
3. All items returned to Truro Tractors must be packaged adequately to protect against damage. If you fail to take reasonable care of the goods before they are returned to us, and these result in damage or deterioration, we will charge you for the reduction in value.
4. In the unlikely event that you receive goods which were not what you ordered or which are damaged or defective, or are of a different quantity to that stated on your order form, Truro Tractors shall make good any shortage or non-delivery, replace or repair any damaged or defective goods, or refund to you the amount you paid for the goods in question. Please follow our returns authorisation procedure by contacting Truro Tractors by email or phone. We will email you a returns authorisation number along with details on how and where to send your item. Please notify Truro Tractors of the problem in writing as soon as possible and preferably within 28 working days of delivery of the goods. NOTHING IN THIS CLAUSE AFFECTS YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS
1. We are unable to sell any CHAINSAWS via our website due to health and safety reasons, all Chainsaws must be handed over face to face by a Truro Tractors representative or collected in store at our depots.
2. All machinery must be used in a safe manner, with the appropriate safety equipment, and all instructions must be read throughly.


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Mother, twins crushed to death
Articulated vehicle rams into tricycle operators, passersby in Ibadan
Tears flowed freely yesterday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, when an articulated lorry lost control and crushed five persons, including a mother and her twins, to death.
The tragedy occurred at the busy Oja Oba Market in the heart of the city, while traders were just opening for business and commuters were waiting to board vehicles to work.
The ill-fated truck was said to have lost control and rammed into commercial tricycle operators, who usually milled around the place to pick up passengers.
No fewer than four of the tricycle operators were affected with one completely burnt.
Apart from the nursing mother, a civil servant identified as Monsuru Adebayo, an engineer with Ibadan Properties, was killed in the auto crash while several others, mainly motorists waiting to board vehicles, were injured.
The remains of Adebayo, who was waiting for a taxi beside the road and other deceased persons, were said to have been deposited at the Adeoyo State Hospital morgue while the injured persons were receiving treatment both at the hospital as well as the University College Hospital (UCH).
The incident disrupted commercial activities in the area as many traders did not open for business while many wept uncontrollably.
An eyewitness, who identified herself as Mrs. O. Kemisola said: " The incident happened around 8: 00a.m. I was about opening my shop when I heard people shouting. I ran for cover because I was not sure of what was happening. I later saw that a driver was trying to struggle with the truck he was driving, apparently due to brake failure, ran over seven tricycles parked alongside the road with passengers inside."
"A woman with her twin children were standing beside the road, waiting to take a taxi to drop her kids in school, when the truck ran over them. It was a gory scene.
It took the intervention of law enforcement agents to prevent the irate mob from setting the truck ablaze while the driver was said to have escaped.
The Interim Chairman of Ibadan South West, Alhaji Rauf Folarin, who visited the scene said the casualty would have been more if normal business activities had picked up before the accident occurred.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adekunle Ajisebutu confirmed the incident but said four persons were killed while three were injured.
Ajisebutu, a Superintendent of Police, said the driver had been arrested and was in custody.
Meanwhile, the Oyo State Government has condoled with the families of victims of the accident.
The Commissioner for Information, Toye Arulogun while condoling with the families, described the incident as "unfortunate and highly regrettable."
According to him, such deaths were needless and avoidable, only if people would desist from street trading, keep vehicles in good condition and abide by traffic laws.
He said, "This accident is one too many. You can see the number of casualties and the victims of the accident ranging from traders, passersby, tricycle riders among others. We condole with their families.
"We pray to God to uphold the families they left behind and we are using this medium to call on the people to see the government's frequent campaign against street-trading as a clarion call to put an end to this kind of bloodbath. We will not rest on our oars in sensitising the people about the inherent dangers of street-trading."
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As an adviser, you are probably aware that your clients are increasingly considering the needs of their grandchildren when deciding how they want to use their money to help their family.
Passing on wealth can be one of our greatest gifts to our family and it's important to consider the benefits and potential drawbacks of what is called, intergenerational wealth transfer.
Different ways to give
Intergenerational wealth transfer includes many different ways of giving, including business succession planning, leaving a legacy for the family or simply helping out with important financial events in their family's lives. Sydney-based BT Financial Adviser, Richard Kerkmez, says a growing number of his clients are looking for advice on the best way to use their money to help their grandchildren.
More involved than before
"I'm finding that grandparents are now playing an increasingly important role in bringing up their grandchildren," Kerkmez says. Many of my clients are looking after their grandchildren while their parents are at work and so have a greater involvement in the day-to-day lives of their grandchildren.
"At the same time, housing affordability has become a huge issue, particularly for first home buyers. So, many clients are wanting to help their grandchildren with the deposit and/or repayments for their first home."
Asking the right questions
Typically, strategies around wealth transfer is about having the right money in the right hands at the right time. This means different things for different types of people. For this reason, Mr Kerkmez says it is very important to ask the right questions to help clients get very specific about their goals. Spend a great deal of time asking questions, listening and probing to uncover what my clients are really trying to achieve. "Only then will I be able to gain their trust and design the right strategies to help them achieve their goals," he says.
For instance, a client may say they want to help their grandchildren with their first home. Aside from the usual questions on cashflow, assets and liabilities, I ask:
Do you want to help pay for the deposit and/or repayments?
Do you want to invest this money in them now, at retirement or include it in your legacy?
How much money will you be able to use after you have provided for your own retirement?
What is the income of their parents? Are your grandchildren financially dependent on you?
The answers to these questions may lead them down very different structural tracks to maximise tax efficiency such as family discretionary trusts, testamentary trusts, or gifting.
6 key issues grandparents should consider
Here's a checklist of issues to consider when you want to help out the grandchildren.
Age and income of the grandchildren: Remember investment income for minors is taxed at penalty rates (up to an effective rate of 45%). Whereas, for over 18s, investment income up to $20,542 may be tax free. This can be particularly important when developing strategies to help pay education costs.
Centrelink benefits: If clients receive a pension or part-pension from Centrelink, they are only able to gift up to $30,000 every five years at a maximum of $10,000 per year without adversely affecting their entitlements.
The right team of experts: Make sure your client has access to all relevant specialists such as accountants and estate planning lawyers.
Relationship risks: Encourage clients to think about the risks associated with relationship breakdowns in the family, such as sibling rivalry on the death of a parent and divorce of any family members. This could mean a gift for a grandchild ends up as an asset to be fought over in divorce courts. Consider the appropriateness of testamentary trusts or drip feeding financial assistance rather than gifting lump sums.
Pay themselves first: According to Kerkmez, grandparents sometimes fall into the trap of being, too generous and not properly considering their own living and lifestyle needs in retirement before deciding how they will help out their family. Make sure your clients understand the money they require before committing to help out their family.
Manage family risk: Families are often called on for help in the event of illness and injury of a child or grandchild. Talk to your clients about whether they might be willing to help pay for their grandchildren's income protection or trauma premiums with their own so they can look after their family while reducing the risk of financial stress on them.
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This information is current as at 31/07/2017.
BT Financial Group - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation. This document provides an overview or summary only and it should not be considered a comprehensive statement on any matter or relied upon as such. This information does not constitute financial advice. It has been prepared without taking account of your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of this, before acting on this information, you should consider its appropriateness having regard to your objectives, financial situation and needs. Information in this blog that has been provided by third parties has not been independently verified and BT Financial Group is not in any way responsible for such information.


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This is how I started seeds this year:
K-cups (foil peeled off, emptied of coffee grounds, and rinsed) + a Disposable Foil Pan with Cover! You can clean a used foil pan or buy yourself a new one.
Put them in a sunny window and spritz with water every day or two. The clear lid allows you to see if your seeds have sprouted, and it locks moisture in so you can water them less frequently (remember to keep the soil moist for new seedlings)!
These guys are going through their awkward teenage stage, and have already moved out of the greenhouse...soon they'll be in the garden!
Have fun sprouting your own seeds this spring!


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David Bowie…Glen Frey…Natalie Cole…Alan Rickman…Dan Haggerty…Abe Vigoda…Lawrence Phillips…Barney Hall…Kitty Kallen… You might recognize many of these names if you're old enough. Even younger folks will recognize several of them.
If you watch the news closely, especially the obituaries, you'll know one thing they have in common. They all died within the last several weeks (even days in some cases). Another thing they have in common is they were all celebrities.
It's kind of amazing how we think some people should never die. We get caught by surprise when they do. This is particularly true of our celebrities.
We grew up idolizing them (or, at least, admiring them a lot). When they're gone, it's almost unbelievable. Sometimes, it can be really hard to accept.
"I was shocked to hear of David Bowie's death."
Then there are those close to us. Friends. Family. People we've know all, or most, of our lives. We don't think they're going to die. It sneaks up on us.
I was shocked to hear of David Bowie's death. I didn't know he had cancer, so it caught me by surprise. He's just one example of that happening.
Several years ago, my wife and I were on vacation in Maui. We weren't there long when we received a call that my Dad had suffered a heart attack.
"I just figured he'd be okay. He wasn't."
I've known many people who have experienced heart attacks, so I just figured he would be okay. He wasn't.
We immediately made arrangements and flew home. He was in a coma for a week or so, and he finally passed. I never got to talk to him again. I surely didn't expect that.
Why don't we expect these things to happen? Why do we think they'll never happen to us? People die every day…lots of people. We're still shocked when it happens to someone we know or, at least, know a lot about.
I guess it would be morbid to expect death to be waiting around the corner. Yet everybody knows that we (and everyone we know) will die someday. Still, we seldom expect that day to be in the near future.
At least a couple of times each year, I head back to my hometown and have breakfast with some of my old high school buddies. The last time I did that, we had a conversation surrounding this topic.
One of these years, our number will shrink.
We acknowledged that, one of these years, our number would begin to shrink. At one of these get-togethers, sooner or later, one of us will be gone. It might even be me.
As one who believes Jesus is Lord, I'd like to think it's no big deal. But it is. Even Jesus thought so.
When his good friend Lazarus died, he raised him from the dead. In fact, he raised others from the dead as well. Why bother?
He bothered because he felt the pain of loss. He had compassion on others who did as well. Death is the great equalizer—even for Jesus.
But Jesus defeated death. He gives us resurrection, victory, and hope. Thanks be to God!


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Here's the cheesy "before" pic. I better pay attention instead of hamming it up for the camera, we're almost up next.
I have to learn how to dismount more gracefully! Honestly I should have had that foot out of the clips long before this point.
You have to make sure you dismount and walk across this point tor you get a penalty. I forget what the guy next to me said but he was being funny! I'm working hard, honest!


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There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about in-depth in any given week. So The Wild Hunt must unleash the hounds in order to round them all up.
- First off, congratulations to all same-sex couples in the state of New York, who will soon have the right to get married. Huzzah! New York is the sixth, and largest, state to legalize gay marriage. I'm sure there are plenty of Pagan officiants ready and willing to perform the matrimonial honors! You can read my Washington Post piece about religious exemptions to the just-passed bill, here. For more on Paganism and gay marriage, click here. Is this the tipping point? I'm hoping to spotlight some voices from New York on this issue soon!
- An article on environmentalism and religion has a somewhat odd assertion by Celtic Reconstructionist LaQuetta Purkiss, who claims that while "Wiccans tend to be liberal and favor government restrictions, Celtic Reconstructionists like herself lean more conservative and often oppose federal government intervention, unless industries or individuals refuse to regulate themselves." Which made me scratch my head, since that doesn't seem to accurately describe the political/environmental stances of prominent Celtic Reconstructionists like Kathryn Price NicDhàna, Erynn Rowan Laurie, or P. Sufenas Virius Lupus. Here's what the CR FAQ has to say about the movement's ethical basis. Is there a strong libertarian streak in CR concerning environmental policy that I've missed?
- CNN"s Belief Blog highlights more Native voices in the wake of the James Arthur Ray verdict. Valerie Taliman, who I quoted in my recent round-up of reactions, tells CNN that "according to our teachings, what he's done to these people will come back on him over a lifetime […] let's see how spiritually grounded he is now." In related post-verdict news, the Atlantic Wire looks at people who bought Ray's shtick (Oprah, Larry King, The Today Show, and the American public), and Time Magazine does a reactions piece as well. Remember, this case isn't over. There's sentencing, and the inevitable appeals down the road.
- Is there anything more charming than Christian rappers? The Calgary Herald spotlights MashetiMoses, a Catholic rapper who talks about escaping from his godless 'pagan' past. "He describes being raised in a 'pagan' household with no religion whatsoever. His mother used to make a living reading Tarot cards and being a psychic. "We had all sorts of weird idols in the house," he says." Sadly, even the best of upbringings sometimes can't stop someone from following in the footsteps of DC Talk.
- Speaking of Christians, some of them are holding vigils outside a pub in Dorset. Why? "We aim to hold peaceful vigils outside occult events, in the hope of turning people away from the path of evil towards God's love." Look, if you really want to turn us away from the path of wickedness, maybe you should have a pint (or two) with us, instead of praying and going on like some cartoon stereotype.
- According to High Mountain Tempel, they are the "San Diego's most occult band." Sounds like the gauntlet's been thrown down! Then again, I assume that would be an easier hill to climb than being the "most occult" band in the Bay Area. I merely remark.
- Come to Iceland! Attend a Pagan ceremony!
- Is Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia really ignorant about the doctrine of discovery?
- Amy Levin at The Revealer looks at occult practices and Islam in Iran.
- Damon Albarn (Gorillaz, Blur) has written and will star in a new opera about John Dee. You know, the guy who gave us the Enochian language, and consulted Queen Elizabeth I.
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While Congress recently voted down the increase in the US debt ceiling, that vote was largely irrelevant. And all that matters is how the Senate will vote. Watch it live in progress below. It is virtually unlikely that the process of debt ceiling increase will be overturned so within minutes the US should have a brand spaking new debt ceiling of $16.4 trillion.


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I was recently invited to participate in a special thematic edition of Prisma Social, "Narraciones de masculinidad(es)". That edition, Number 13, including my article, "He ahí un hombre": Composite Masculinity in Retratos y Recuerdos by Lucio V. Mansilla," was just published. So, here is the abstract and a link to the full content.
Studies of Lucio V. Mansilla typically focus on his appropriation of otherness in Una excursión a los indios ranqueles (J. Ramos), his literary 'pose' as causeur (S. Molloy), or else his cultural function at the center of Argentina's Generation of 1880 (D. Viñas). These approaches hinge on the fragmentary nature of Mansilla's self-construction. In contrast, this article focuses on the composite portrait of Argentine masculinity Mansilla constructs in Retratos y Recuerdos, published in 1894. Mansilla's text aims to portray the physical and psychological characteristics, as well as the moral and political ideologies, of the Argentine men who shaped the modern nation. In doing so, the author suggests an elite masculinity that is constructed by an elaborate network of fraternal relations, homosocial bonds, which are charged with an inexplicable erotic tension.


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So, i've taken a small break from the poetry; debate's been eating my time like a fat kid at Cici's... on the way home from atlanta, I managed to write ... something. I'm not sure whether it's poetry, prose, a reflective essay or a story, but shit i've never been big on labels.
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I have grown terribly dissatisfied with my life, I am not who I used to be – anymore. No, something has happened to me – I feel lost, trapped and ever so fucking alone and I just want everything and everyone to be still still still. I know, I know, I have so much to live for, such a rich fulfilling life ahead of me – the only problem is – I see the future, I see my destiny – as I peer into the crystal ball of modernity, I am disheartened by the direction my boat is drifting.
Highschool, College, a Masters degree then work, work, work – until I'm a useless old fart and can't tell the difference between living and existing. That's what this world wants for us all, an anesthetized life – free from pain and strife: we all dream of that same place – whether you call it Oklahoma or your lover's arms, we're all looking for a place where everything is predictable and nothing hurts. We sail and cruise and drive through existence looking for a who, a why, a god and a how, but never do we find the answers to our petty questions, we sail and drive and cruise to someone else's rhythm, in a direction I'm ashamed to call "progress."
False are the idols of modernity, false are the amenities of a comfortable middle-class existence. We bust our balls to maintain the petty comforts of our lives without realizing that it is ourselves that we are slowly murdering. The house, the cars, the money, the girls – shit I'd trade it all for a taste of the real – a taste of every beautiful flavor life has to offer. But there is some repentance in it all, for I'm afraid although I see beyond the shimmering idols of modernity, I am a weak man. As much as I want escape, as much as I want to live, my weakness leaves me trapped like a butterfly caught in the tarantulas den, or an autumn leaf lost in winter winds – out of place, out of control, and increasingly – out of my fucking mind.
I don't know what it is about me, or what's been going on lately – everyone and everything in my life is confusing the fuck out of me, I am coming to what feels like a stand-still in my quest for meaning and I'm afraid I'm falling falling falling into darkness, into nothingness. I'm lonely, confused, and thirsty for the first drop of love, of life, of whatever is to come, but if there's one thing I do know it is this: I have grown too full for this small cup of existence, I can no longer call this place home and for quite some time I have not been able to recognize these familiar faces - I need change that doesn't jingle in my pockets.
I am looking for a friend, but surely in all the wrong places – I cannot find it here. This place is cold and all of the color is gone - the land is black and the clouds overhead are gray with the tears of god. But I cope, I live, I fight the good fight; Hoping that somewhere, there is someone in the world as lost confused and meaningless as myself.
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Nowhere & NothingnessPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 1:04 PM
as i stop at that
worn old stoplight
at the corner
of nowhere and nothingness
and take a long drag
of that burning red death-stick
ironically called life,
I turn to my left
and then to my right.
then realize this:
I have something in common
with these broken
who stop aside me
on the left, or the right
it didn't really matter
there was no gradient here
at this broken
stop light
that here,
at eleven thirty
on a Sunday evening
we were all in similar places
in this endless journey
we call life
we were all
sleepy, restless
and miserable
fucking souls
racing our metal extensions
into night
into destruction
into destiny
none of us really expected
to see
Some racing
to a broken fucking
place that
someone decided to call "home"
hell, it was them -
at some point or the other
but now,
now these people knew
hell, even their deceased mothers knew
that this was just another place
like any other
to rest their broken little
heads, on broken fucking
the ironic part was,
that every night was
we knew nothing of
the happiness of a goodnights sleep
Some were racing to
their end
following an endless road
looking for their checkered flags,
or crystal meth, or some black
tar – anything, really that keep their
hearts going bump through the night
it was really all one in the same;
and they knew it too,
that sooner or later,
they'd be too tired of racing through
these broken streets
wishing, hoping
of the night they would hear their
little metal extentions screech
to a final stop
because they knew their hearts would soon follow
and death would dance
to the sound of twisted metal
and broken fucking
Others were racing
to their night job
wishing, hoping
that the supervisor wouldn't
notice he was late
fearing that day
that he would have to turn
to his wife
his children
his parents
and tell them that this was the end
that this was the day
their comfortable lives
came to a screeching fucking halt
and they would be poor,
empty, and oh so fucking
like last Tuesdays garbage
or the newborn waiting in the dumpster
for a mother
someone else's problem, now
left to face that cold world, alone
and isolated
without a soul in the world
to care, just care
fate wrote death on their
gritty warn palms,
and destiny,
was a bastard.
frankly, I felt
This corner simply wasn't enough
I was racing into nowhere
into nothingness
we all were, in a sense.
but me,
I had no destination
I was racing
to the sound of my own heartbeat
until my little metal extention morphed
into the little engine that couldn't
wishing, hoping
that this rock was flat
and I would fall
off the edge of the earth
into nothingness,
Into nowhere,
before that needle hit the red.
But everything
remained the same
we were all running
from something we all knew
at heart,
we could never escape
not even on Nietzsche's birthday
but surely,
That didn't stop us
cuz' that broken old stoplight turned
and we put the pedal to the metal
and the sound of
tires burning and
engines roaring
permuted the air
and death
also lingered
we were cold,
and tired,
and broken.
fucking broken
and we were all racing away
from our own
Labels: Nietzsche, Philosophy, Poetry
Fatal SciencePosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:12 PM
Never before have I seen
a race
so arrogant and
as to hold the power
to destroy themselves,
their unborn children
their pets
hell, even rip mother earth
a new one!
and be as bold
as to look god strait in the eye
and promise that this,
this nightmare
was really for
world peace
this was, of course
the biggest joke of the twenty first century:
was the solution to
all of mans problems"
we built and built
and built
-- Machines, Factories,
Prisons, Schools,
Trains, Airplanes, Cars
and of course, motors
to run those trains, airplanes and cars.
"Stronger, Faster, More Efficient!"
this was modernity's mantra
growth was no longer an option,
it was a condition of life.
"by whatever means necessary"
we thought,
as we raced to our death beds
sure, the trains were on time
but overnight
we had death camps,
biological warfare
and an arms race.
everyone was finally ready
to fall asleep for the very last time.
we can't blame them
how were they supposed to know?
that those motors
would propel trains
with people, or less than people aboard
to their final demise
but nevertheless,
on time.
with the same science
that created that wretched bomb'
we aimed those missles into the sky
and fired
fired fired!
blowing our own savior
right out of that fucking sky
God was dead,
and we had killed him.
what waters could we turn to
to clense our hands
of the sin to end all sins,
the murderers of all murderers.
"what festivals of attonement
would we invent now?"
they called to the heavens,
but no one answered,
so they built offerings to the gods
iPods and Attombombs
Trains and Deathcamps
Cars and Resource Wars
Sex and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
this was our festival
but their holy water remained wine
or crown n' coke for that matter,
for science was their new god
their new idol
and there, that night
in the shadow of their befallen god
everyboddy just wanted to get a little fucked up
because there was no
fucking reason
to live
any other way.
we had already built our own coffins,
and now there was only time for one last puff
of our final death stick
as we drowned ourselves
in the blood
of our new
A Softer WorldPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 8:20 PM
This world needs more people like us:
and Artisans
maybe then,
we could paint beautiful wars;
with epic beginnings and tragic endings
instead of waging wars
with greedy beginnings
and no endings
at all.
a knock but no answerPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 7:39 PM
Labels: Nietzsche, Philosophy, Poetry
Your AwakeningPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 11:03 AM
This is for you,
my dear friend with
two crutches
or four, or a million
for that matter
"at least, at least"
they say,
"this is all that happened!
you could be in a coma
or a vegetable
or dead
or a million pieces!"
(right now)
you hear their comfortable lies
but there's a hint of truth to it
this is all that happened
they do not see, simply can't see
all that you've lost
your independence
your freedom
your sweet ride
that you drove senselessly
into the night
searching for a who, a why,
a god,
and a friend
who was just as lost in lifes torrent
as you were
(or are,
I really don't know the answer.)
that never stopped you though
you didn't want that answer in the first place!
the mistry and misery of life was enough
to satisfy your thirst
for life,
for existential experience.
through the highs and lows,
you wanted it all
"to smoke weed on the goldengate bridge"
"to drive on the wrong side of the road"
your plan, to live life on the edge
"so it goes" you'd say,
laughing in the face of destruction
as you watched the city burn,
you lit a cigarette,
or two.
Captivated by your disasterous charm,
infamous smile, and your
rough palms and plush lips
tainted with smoke
and a love lost.
"you wanted it all,"
I thought
"through the highs, and the
we can't always get what we want
Fate has a poor sense of humor,
but that's how it chose to play it's hand
there's no deed that we may seperate from the doer
no subject from its predicate,
no predicate from it's clause,
no subject from infinite possibilities.
The irony of the matter is,
that you weren't the person
driving on the wrong side of the road
you were just another old joe,
or jane,
or natalie,
for that matter
not knowing what destiny had written
on those gritty warn palms
of yours.
But in your moment of truth
there was not a whisper
much less, laughter
as the truck smashed into your
sweet ride
there was onlyt eh sound of crushing bones
and twisted metal
as the stench of carnage permuted the air
the stench of death, also lingered
thank god, thank heavens
(or the spaghetti monster,
for that matter)
that that wasn't your stench,
your last night,
your final cruise through existence.
your fire burnt strong,
as they lifted your worn body into the ambulance
and ripped off your clothes
on that dark,
December night.
Sadly that is,
that is,
how fate played it's hand
you wanted it all
and your prayers were answered
there's nothing you could have odne differently
nothing that could stop
destiny from taking it's course,
no deed that could be seperated from the doer
no subject from it's predicate.
it was done
now there's simply not time
for "what ifs" and "if onlys"
only you, and your crutches
and a will to fight
that I hope you haven't lost
that spark, that twinkle
in your amber brown eyes
that kept me up to all hours of the night.
I do not understand
I don't
what it means to be you
your crutches, I will never hold
but I do know what it is to have crutches
hopes, dreams and thoughts,
that we rely on,
and hold closer
than life itself
because it's that
Sure, it's not fair
"why you, why me
why any of us for that matter?"
because that is how this moment was structured.
there is no subject that can be seperated from it's predicate
no deed from it's doer
no predicate from it's clause.
only you, me,
and millions of other nobodies
clinging to their crutches
fighting for just
one more
I don't make very many promises
but I'm a man of my word
If you never know again
how to jump, bike and play
that there will be room
on my picnic blanket
in some park
at the corner of nowhere and nothingness
that we can watch children do
what children do best
and leave the rest to fate.
Honest Men are CheatsPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 10:42 AM
On winter days,
even at the heart of the gulf of Texas;
Sugar Land, Texas
to be exact
my mother always told me to
stay inside
where it was warm and safe
where the bitter cold,
or the murderers or the rapists
or life
couldn't hurt me.
but I knew better
than to listen to her words,
of caution, of reproach
she had taught me better.
I am an honest man,
or at least I'd like to think so
I am not ashamed of giving credit
where it is due.
But who wouldn't?
(like to think they were honest men, that is)
the murderers? the rapists?
surely they had mothers too
who had nurtured them
taught them the virtues of an honest man
surely, they were honest men too
at least
some of
the time
this was this,
and that was that
until one day
I met a man with a burley black mustache
the most honest of men, perhaps
who showed me what a lie I was living!
he knew nothing of this "honesty"
i spoke of
but seemingly knew all there was to know about men;
and women I suppose -
this man, and his black burley mustache
showed me this was that
and this, was
nothing at all.
there are some that take pleasure in being
what they think, is an "honest man"
spending their entire lives
next to their mothers,
where the cold or the rapists
or the murderers
or life
can't hurt them.
and they are honest men, too.
for what do they know?
(that with every day, every step
every breath of their comfortable
petty lives, they are lying)
To themselves.
And this profound conclusion
was made possible by that man
with the burley black mustache
whom I met on the philosophy shelf
at a bookstore no one has ever heard of
at the corner of nowhere
and nothingness.
It took a man of real honesty
to show me
that my only mother was fate
and it was my destiny to remain
forever by her side -
no matter where I went,
what I did
and what women I slept with.
Now I see
my mother taught me
how to be an honest man
Sure, I steal sometimes
and lie even more often
and swear wilder than the
rowdiest of cowboys-turned sailors
I am an honest man,
(to myself, at least)
Some men, who claim to be honest.
Also claim we need more compassion
more love, more humanity
more Jesus
and less aboritions
but in my honest opinion,
all this world really needs
is a few more honest men
18th & West AlabamaPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:48 PM
Her fingers are nimble
and her eyes, deep and soulful
like the california sunset -- Amber Brown
Her beautiful figure could fool a guy
or two, or three or five
but underneath her shimmering
cover-girl lips and charcoaled framed amber eyes
lies the scar tissue
she wears her heart on her sleeve,
"You're only young once..." she thinks
but under it all, she knows this man, or any other
can't fill the lack of friendship; of love
of seeing beyond that
figure-eight body;
or amber eyes, or covergirl lips
but the spirit of gravity
cannot choke this flower...
from dreaming:
of a quaint home
where she can raise her new born baby girl
or a man to sweep her off her feet
care for her, just like daddy used to...
before the accident.
"One more night" she thinks...
for the thousanth
And oneth time,
as she gets in the car
where a horny businessman thinks:
"tonight's going to be a night to remember"
Fuck you, CupidPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:46 PM
You are the god of love,
but the assasin of friendship
I hate your guts, you fucker
but I like your style
I was only thirteen
when I met that
brown-eyed mess
that beautiful goddess
or infamous tramp
depending on who you ask
or rather, when you ask it
It scares me though, it does
that she could be both a creator,
my brown eyed goddess;
and a destroyer,
that, infamous bitch;
in the eyes of the same lover
although, a lover
no more
fuck you cupid,
for letting your dogs loose
on the best friend I could ever ask for;
but if I could do it all over again
I wouldn't have it any other way
because that is how
this moment was shaped.
Please don't tell me nowPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:43 PM
It has been 7 suns
Since I last felt your warm embrace
And eight
Eight, oh so fucking
Your gentle hands
Exposed a world, I thought
I would never see
But now it's
And I am once again lost
In the torrent of life
Like an autumn leaf tossing in winter winds
Out of place
And out of control.
I would not have it any other way;
Cupid stabbed my heart,
And now,
I must have my revenge
My creator
My destroyer
If you love me;
at all,
Please don't tell me now.
The American WayPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:42 PM
Labels: America, Government, Poetry
To BlossomPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:40 PM
I call you a lot of things
Some good
And some bad
You are my provider – yes
You brought me into this world
And that's a fact that sadly,
I cannot ignore
Whether on purpose, or by accident
Is a subject up for debate
But something you could never be,
Or will be,
Is my father.
No matter who's name is on my birthcertificate
Or whatever last name I bear.
Sure, you are not only to blame,
It takes two to bear a grudge
But as long as you expect me
To live in your shadow;
To be your reflection –
I'm sorry
There's simply no room for you here
I have simply grown too full for your cup
Of rum and coke
Or black label and sprite
From which you drank yourself blind
--To my accomplishments;
My growth.
But I know this is your home,
Your castle,
And like you always said
"we do things (your) way around here"
So please,
Do not be offended
As I take my leave,
My leap
My chance – at life
To see for myself whether or not
The grass is really greener on the other side
Don't get me wrong
You will always be a part of me
The part that I'm always running from
Your shadow
Your reflection
Your smell and your touch
I hope, I pray
To a god I don't believe in
I can be a better father
Than you
A Dance with DestinyPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:48 PM
We exchanged a look
as she troddled up the incline
of the top floor
of a parking garage
in some suburban neighborhood,
no different from the rest of 'em
she had jet black hair,
and plump white cheeks.
Her name was Helen,
I assumed so at least, as she looked
as all helens do, I figured
with piercing blue eyes
in which I could only see my own reflection
and pale milky skin
which was smoother than sandpaper, at the very least
Although we only exchanged but that one brief moment
between shock and awe;
that another human soul was here,
sitting on the ledge
on the seventh floor of a parking garage
overlooking the entire city
on a friday night
sculpting words
into expressions
the trademark of a poet
But this moment had to end,
as all moments do, I suppose
as she quietly creeked
to the other end of that lot
sat atop her throne, and lit a cigarette
or two
and our words danced,
although we never exchanged a word
As the city clock struck twelve
and the pidgens startled into the midnight sky
I think we both shared something
like ordered chaos
or beautiful sorrow
in my dance with destiny,
I tasted fate.
there is no hell like
writers block
the impossibility of
expressing the thoughts
that linger within
that hold each moment hostage
that torture - is like no other
Perhaps this is the quiet
before the storm
the last breath before destruction
or perhaps I just need to breath
...or fart
HandicappedPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:45 PM
what is a knight without armor
or a souljer without a gun
or a doctor without a stethascope
or a businessman without a business
or a poet without a thought
about what to say
or how to say it
I wish I forgot my pen,
... at least then I'd have an excuse
Today, I am useless.
The Simple LifePosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:44 PM
Is this really how it was meant to be? "
This one's for you, Dear StrangerPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:56 PM
We are far apart, you and I
but we are united by these words
which bleed from me on this here paper
and you, so beautifully read
and interpret
and wonder...
"what was this guy smoking?"
the truth is, if there ever was such a thing
that we poets focus too much on ourselves
and not enough on our subjects
there's a hint of narcessism in this whole mess
but who better to clean it up?
this one's for you,
whether your young and wrestless
or saturated by life's beauty
for pronouncing these written words
and giving meaning
to otherwise lifeless vessles
you are every poets greatest wish,
or perhaps -- our worst nightmare.
CreativityPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:55 PM
Creativity is a virtue like no other
the mother of love
and the father of meaningful existence
but it is a virtue for which too few have
the heart
For some, it is easier to follow-
to sit in the back-seat of life's carriage
making passive comentary on a life-
-they were too weak to live.
I hunger for life's underbelly
I drive on an empty gas-tank
and fly kites only in thunder storms
with every action, I write my own destiny
following any road without a who
or a why
or a fucking care in the world
Some people drive to their destinations,
I drive to loose myself,
without any direction.
becuase there's beauty in the struggle.
Never look BackPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:55 PM
Modern MarvalsPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:54 PM
Curious ArtPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 2:52 PM
An artist I am, of words and ideas
my colors are boundless experiences,
unconscious desires,
potential for meaning and lack of direction.
No, I am nothing like the others.
With a stroke of honesty,
I paint with my thoughts, conversations
and actions, of course.
What do I care about paintings of mountains or canions?
or people who have long since deceased
or triangles and squares and circles
and such
I am an artisan of the twenty first century,
with nonsense, I fight the good fight
my canvas is life, and I'm painting my own mosaic
New Years PoetryPosted by Shikhar.Singh at 8:06 AM
Labels: Life, New Years, Philosophy, Poetry


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The Art Partners: "Art database for everyone – Artive"
09 December 2016
The Art Partners met with Ariane Moser, COO of Artive Inc to discuss the new nonprofit organization and management of the technologically advanced and completely impartial Artive Database.
Can you tell us more about Artive?
Artive is a new non-for-profit organisation headquartered in the United States with a stated mission to protect and preserve the world's cultural heritage through technology by recording and indexing data and consolidating the vast amount of databases out there. Artive set out to combine forces and provide a central database for professionals and the general public to make the wider art market a safer place and to preserve our cultural heritage.
What will distinguish your database from other platforms? (USP)
Artive's database, developed in 2014, is technologically advanced, with integrated image recognition technology and over 500 fields of searchable data. We have more big technological development plans in the future. Artive will also be working on enabling public access to its records in order to better exchange and distribute data as part of Artive's advocacy plans.
How the process works?
Anybody can register for a free account and use the database to register losses and other claims and to search the database prior to any acquisition, sale, loan or transport of an object.
Artive's database has also been developed to identify and address current risks in the art market. This means issues such as likely fakes and forgeries or archaeological sites threatened by illegal excavation can be registered as a contingency ahead of their appearance on the market.
We all know that due diligence in the art market is a necessary part of any transaction, loan or acquisition. Users of Artive's database may submit a search of an object of interest against our database and other external, relevant databases. Our research analysts will search against the image submitted, the description and attribution of the work. Artive will also have a closer look at the provenance provided in order to help manage potential risks and red flags and can direct the client to a network of specialist researchers. After completing this process, Artive will issue a report detailing the results of the search.
We wanted to discuss how complicated mediation, legislation, when government try to protect cultural property. How would you react? What is your opinion?
The function of the mediator is to bring everyone to a round table and look at the situation and assess possible solutions and compromises, in line with legal, ethical and moral grounds. It doesn't make a huge difference if a government happens to be one of the parties sitting at the round table. In my experience, certain processes might take longer, since governmental institutions are so big and have a stringent administration and organisational processes in place. I can see how this can be frustrating at times when decisions have to be made within a short time frame for instance.
Example: The most recent case I can think of to illustrate this was one of Art Recovery International's recoveries. It was the case of a Matisse belonging to the collection and heirs of French dealer Paul Rosenberg. Two governmental institutions, private individuals and their legal representatives were involved. It all had a happy ending, but the process of restitution was delicate and challenging. A restitution case of Nazi looted art should always be unconditional – which can be another challenging ground to stand, especially in the context of country-specific legislations on that matter and the different regulations surrounding good faith purchases. But having governmental bodies involved at the table can also be a hidden, positive aspect. The international media covered this case extensively, which ultimately led to another wave of raising awareness about this topic and the discussions surrounding stolen and looted art in the art market.
What can we take in consideration in the world of contemporary art to prevent art crimes and forgeries to be happening in the future?
Well, as with all transactions in the market, one should always exercise due diligence. Asking the right questions, a sufficient amount of questions, being curious about the work's ownership history and travels over time etc. Document all steps and findings on your way.
So if you're contemporary Russian artist, to prevent fakes coming into circulation or being even created, archive your work and document your work, register your authorship with different organisations and agencies. The good thing about contemporary artists is that they are still alive and can be here to authenticate their own work. In terms of forgeries, ask the same questions about its provenance as you would for any other work of art. You could also consult specialist databases dedicated to fakes and forgeries. I know of a"Database of critical works", although I think only members of the trade have access to this resource at the moment. You can of course also use services offered by companies like Art, Analysis and Research to help determine the attribution and authenticity of a work of art.
I was thinking of an analogy to due diligence for an article I'm writing on the importance of due diligence in the art market and as I stopped at a red light I looked, for the first time, at what it actually said on the pedestrian box. Red – wait; Green – cross with care! And I thought this would be a good analogy to due diligence! You consider buying or selling a work? Wait and check. Look left and right and listen. Once you've done everything that your time, efforts and finances permit, cross. But cross with care, there are no guarantees, but at least you were responsible for crossing in a safer scenario than you would have if you would have crossed the red light!
Interview & Photo Credit: The Art Partners


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Back in the day for a wrestling fan, they could count on five major pay-per-views from WWE throughout the year. Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series. Since 2002, King of the Ring has been dropped and thus we've had the big four instead for a while. With the return of the brand split, PPVs have been more frequent and divide among Raw and SmackDown. If rumors are true, we're about to see the return of the big five.
The PPV schedule for WWE in 2018 has supposedly been leaked and reveals that June's Money in the Bank is set to be a dual-branded show between Raw and SmackDown. For those not in the know, the Money in the Bank event spun off from the Money in the Bank ladder match that began in 2005 at WrestleMania 21 in 2005 where several competitors fight for a contract for a world title shot they can cash in at anytime time within a calendar year. Such a win can be used to build up an upcoming talent and give them a huge push.
The move does make sense as there could be a briefcase holder on both brands, for the men and women. The event itself does beckon the participation or more than one brand within the WWE.
This recent year, SmackDown held the event themselves with Baron Corbin retrieving the suitcase and held the first women's Money in the Bank ladder match, won by Carmella, albeit in controversial fashion.
Set to be held on June 17, 2018, the event will make its return to Chicago, IL, the site of MITB 2011, where CM Punk famously won the WWE Championship from John Cena before running off with the title through his hometown crowd.
Here's the supposed schedule for next year.
- Jan. 28, Philadelphia: Royal Rumble
- Feb. 25, Las Vegas: Elimination Chamber (Raw)
- March 11, Columbus, Ohio: Fastlane (SmackDown)
- April 8, New Orleans: WrestleMania 34
- May 6, Newark, New Jersey: Backlash (Raw)
- May 27, Baltimore: Payback (SmackDown)
- June 17, Chicago: Money in the Bank
- July 15, Pittsburgh: Battleground (Raw)
- Aug. 19, Brooklyn, New York: SummerSlam
- Sept. 16, San Antonio: Extreme Rules (Raw)
- Sept. 30, Nashville, Tennessee: Hell in a Cell (SmackDown)
- Oct. 21, Boston: TLC (Raw)
- Nov. 18, Los Angeles: Survivor Series
- Dec. 16, San Jose, California: Clash of Champions (SmackDown)
Not too different from 2017, though Backlash switches to Raw, Raw gets more shows, Elimination Chamber and Fastlane have switched brands, and No Mercy is absent actually. Still look like a strong schedule and as a wrestling fan, I'm excited.
What do you think of the news? Should Money in the Bank be a dual show? Let us know in the comments below!


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The Juande Ramos, Didier Zokora, Tottenham, Lassana Diarra Love Square
Who's gonna end up with who?
Right, so Juande has got the hots for Didier, who obviously impressed him with his inch-perfect passing during their Tottenham days (that doesn't sound right). He would like to move him into his new pad in Madrid. But he also quite likes Lassana, who apparently has impressed him from afar (just not quite as much as Didier). He wouldn't mind taking him to Madrid either.
Tottenham don't want to lose Didier (we don't know why), but if they did happen to have him wooed away from them by a suave Spaniard they would love to get together with Lassana. Lassana, according to Juande, is not quite as good at his job as Didier but Tottenham probably like him a bit more and think will fill the void just fine.
Could get messy…


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